Daily Bulletin
Daily Bulletin - Wednesday, August 12, 2026
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Welcome Back Wolfpack!
Tuesday, August 18:
West Valley PREVIEW Day
WHO: Freshmen and students new to West Valley are invited
WHEN: 7:30 am - 2:00 pm (lunch is provided)
WHAT: A sneak preview for students new to West Valley.
Students will be able to meet all of their teachers and know where their classes are located.
Wednesday, August 19:
First day of school for ALL students (we will follow a Mon/Fri 1-6 schedule)
Students can pick up schedules in the gym starting at 7:15
Tuesday, August 25:
West Valley Open House
WHO: ALL West Valley students and their families
WHEN: 6:00-7:30 pm
WHAT: 6:00-6:30 pm - Parent orientation in the PAC 6:30-7:30 pm
Meet teachers, learn about activities/sports, and join our PTSA!
West Valley Hours:
FRONT OFFICE | Hours: 7:00am - 2:30pm
907-479-4221 | Fax: 907-474-8901
STUDENTS| Class Hours: 7:30am - 2:00pm.
Students will be asked to exit the building by 2:30pm unless they are under the supervision of a staff member or coach.
TRANSPORTATION / BUS CONCERNS:
Know Your Bus Stop Before School Starts!
Check the Transportation website (Transportation) and click the Find Your School Bus Stop button to find the bus stop closest to you.
Make sure to have your child at the bus stop five minutes before the scheduled time.
ANY BUS CONCERNS PLEASE CONTACT DURHAM SCHOOL SERVICES @ 907-206-7789 :
*Call DURHAM Dispatch for student drop-off/pick-up issues, late buses, missed stops, driver complaints, service issues, and lost items.*AT&T customers are experiencing issues with the Durham number
Use the backup numbers: (907) 347-0304 or (907) 385-6916 FNSBSD Transportation Department
Administrative
Center | 3rd Floor, Room 338
Main: (907) 452-2000 xOption 4
Fax:(907) 451-0608
Vehicle Registration:
If you are driving to school, your vehicle(s) MUST be registered for the 2026-2027 school year.
You can find Vehicle Registration forms on the WVH website or you can pick up the form in the front office.
All vehicles with tags from previous years will be asked to remove their tags and re-register.
There is no charge for student parking.
Townpasses | Attention Parents and students:
Parents, we ask if you need to pick up your student early from school, please give the front office a call at least an hour in advance.
We do not always have front office aides to run messages to your student.
We are unable to excuse your student after the fact, so please call ahead.
Thank you for your patience.
Students, we ask if you know you have a townpass called in, please make sure you come to the front office and pick the pass up to show your teacher you are needing to leave the building.
You are unable to leave the classroom without your townpass in hand.
Also students remember to sign out of the front office before leaving the building.
Attendance | How do I excuse an absence?
ANYTIME a student will be arriving late to school a parent/guardian has to call in to excuse the student and then the student MUST stop into the front office and pick up an Excused Admit Pass (BEFORE going to class).
If the student has a note from a parent/guardian excusing them, trade it for an excused admit in the front office before going to class.
Students will not be excused without checking into the office first and picking up this pass.
If a student is leaving the building a TownPass must be called in by a parent or have a note with specified time of needing to leave the building(students must sign out in the front office in order to get excused.
If the student returns to school, they must remember to check in at the front office before going to class or the missed class will remain unexcused.
Parents can not call in after the fact to excuse their students.
We must hear from a parent / guardian BEFORE the student leaves the building.
If a student is marked AU for classes within the day, and the student did not have a pre-arranged townpass to leave the building, parents can not excuse that AU.
Parents can not excuse a student for not attending a scheduled class to go to another class.
Students must communicate with their teachers and get teacher permission.
AU = Absence Unexcused:
Teachers will mark this when students who are either more than 10 minutes late to class or do not show to their class.
TU = Student is tardy to class (under 10 minutes).
Teachers are unable to mark a student Absent Excused.
If a student is planning to be absent the whole school day, a parent will need to call the front office to excuse the absence within 2 school days of that absence.
STUDENTS, YOU MUST CHECK IN AND OUT OF THE FRONT OFFICE AND PICK UP YOUR ADMIT / TOWNPASS.
Attention Parents and Students: |
Activities and Attendance: A student must be in attendance the entire school day (ALL class periods for which they are scheduled, including extension) in order to practice or participate in any extracurricular or co-curricular activity.
*When a student is absent from a class (marked AU) the student cannot participate in any same day practice or game.
*Students who are (10) or more minutes late to any class will be considered absent, not tardy and can NOT participate.
*When students are tardy (10 minutes or less) to class, coaches have discretion to implement consequences related to activity participation.
*For activities or events that are scheduled on non-school days or weekends, students are required to attend every class on the last school day prior to the activity.
*Excused absences MUST BE CALLED IN THE DAY BEFORE in order to participate in an activity.
*Students must remember to pick up their stamped excused admit pass in the front office to bring to their coach / advisor in order to participate.
2026-2027 School Meal Applications Are Now Open!
Applications can be completed electronically at SchoolCafe.com
Printed from our website at Nutrition Services and submitted in person at:
Nutrition Services Office
1305 Charles Street, Fairbanks,
AK 99701
We encourage families to complete their application as soon as possible.
Submitting early helps ensure meal benefits are available without interruption and prevents delays when the school year begins.
Student Cell Phone / Personal Electronics / Bags & Backpack Policy:
Personal electronic devices and backpacks are NOT allowed in classrooms.
Personal Electronic Devices:
Common forms of personal electronic devices are cell phones, earbuds, and smartwatches.
Students will be given the first two weeks of the school year (the short week this week and the full week next week) to make the transition, as it is understood that this is a big adjustment.
During the first two weeks of school, if students bring their phones or backpacks to class, they will be asked to return them to their locker.
We will also not be running the tardy kiosk, and students who have to return items to their locker will not be marked tardy (provided that they are not abusing this accommodation).
After the first two weeks of school, the following consequences will be given for students who bring personal electronic devices to class.
First offense: the student may retrieve the phone from the front office at the end of the school day.
Repeat offenses will be handled in collaboration with parents/guardians to implement school-level interventions that ensure compliance with the policy.
Parents/guardians will be required to pick up the device at the end of the school day.
Refusal to report to the office or to submit a device is considered Insubordination, which falls under normal school discipline.
Bags and backpacks:
Backpacks and other large bags are not allowed in classrooms; however, students are allowed to have a small personal bag the size of a pencil/school supply bag.
This can include bags such as side bags, small purses, satchels, small fanny packs, and of course pencil bags.
These bags should be small enough to be stored on a student's person or their desk.
Refusal to comply with the backpack policy will be addressed with regular school discipline for insubordination.