Principal: Robert Howard Assistant Principal: Josh Vialpando Athletic Director: John Toplyn Superintendent: Robert Howard
Contact Us:
355 W. Pine St. Walsenburg, CO 81089 Phone: 719-738-1610 Fax: 719-738-3148
Posted on Apr 7, 2026 by Walsenburg Jr. Sr. High School
Walsenburg Jr/Sr High School
CMAS & State Testing Information for Families
Dear Parents and Guardians,
As we approach our upcoming state testing window, we want to share important information regarding schedules, expectations, and opportunities for students during this time. Maintaining a positive and distraction-free testing environment is essential.
Testing Schedule & Daily Timelines
Monday, April 13
Tuesday, April 14
Wednesday, April 15
Thursday, April 16
Tuesday, April 21
Daily Information
Student Expectations During Testing
To ensure a focused testing environment, students must:
Early Dismissal Opportunity
Students who meet ALL expectations may earn early dismissal:
Partnering for Student Success
Families can support students by:
Our goal is for every student to feel confident, supported, and prepared to do their best.
If you have any questions, please contact the school at 719-738-1610.
Thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Joshua Vialpando
jvialpando@huerfano.k12.co.us Assistant Principal Walsenburg Jr/Sr High School
Walsenburg Jr/Sr High School
CMAS & State Testing Information for Families
Dear Parents and Guardians,
As we approach our upcoming state testing window, we want to share important information regarding schedules, expectations, and opportunities for students during this time. Maintaining a positive and distraction-free testing environment is essential.
Testing Schedule & Daily Timelines
Monday, April 13
Tuesday, April 14
Wednesday, April 15
Thursday, April 16
Tuesday, April 21
Daily Information
Student Expectations During Testing
To ensure a focused testing environment, students must:
Early Dismissal Opportunity
Students who meet ALL expectations may earn early dismissal:
Partnering for Student Success
Families can support students by:
Our goal is for every student to feel confident, supported, and prepared to do their best.
If you have any questions, please contact the school at 719-738-1610.
Thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Joshua Vialpando
jvialpando@huerfano.k12.co.us Assistant Principal Walsenburg Jr/Sr High School
Good afternoon Peakview Families. Tutoring for this evening has been canceled. Due to the rise in illness and confirmed cases of Influenza-A, Peakview School will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, January 21st and Thursday, January 22nd. In addition to our regular sanitizing procedures we will taking additional sanitizing measures over the next couple of days. Thank you for your help in keeping our students and staff healthy.
UPDATE: WJSHS will be operating on remote learning status for Wednesday January 21st and Thursday, January 22nd, 2026.
Reminder, tomorrow Thursday December 18th is an early release day. Students will be released at 12 noon.
25-26 School Calendar: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZECrnZbAYJ-8y0f9qR6oSFLeECgqZ40_/view
TWO Hour Delay for Walsenburg Jr. Sr. High School and Peakview School for Thursday, December 4, 2025.
No Peakview Preschool.
WJSHS first hour begins at 9:50AM
Peakview starts at 9:50AM
For bus students: If you normally catch the bus at 7:30, the two hour delay time will be 9:30. Just add two hours to your normal time.
Huerfano Re-1 Schools, Walsenburg Jr. SR. High School and Peakview School, will be closed today, Wednesday December 3rd, 2025.
A message from Nurse Laurie:
If your student needs a FREE eye exam or an updated prescription, please complete the form found in your email, on our website or linked on Facebook and return to Nurse Laurie by Monday, December 1st.
Your student needs the form filled out and returned to the office, which will authorize the eye doctor to perform the testing and provide the necessary prescription FREE.
The Eye Doctor will be here on December 2nd and 3rd.
The form is available in your email, on our website, and on our Facebook pages.
The form is attached to this email, and is available at this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16IIf_dauMnB--wsazefOezS2GwB4AUBs/
Nurse Laurie RN, BSN School Nurse/Huerfano School District RE 1
Dear Parent or Guardian:
Please sign and return the google form by December 1, 2025 if you do NOT want your child to participate. If you would like your student to participate, you do not need to submit this form.
This fall our students will take the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey (HKCS), an important survey about student health. The survey asks students about health topics including unintentional injuries and violence; mental health; school safety; substance use; physical activity and nutrition; sexual behavior (optional); and risk and protective factors.
Your child is in a class that has been chosen to take this anonymous survey. Students do not have to take the survey. The survey takes no longer than thirty minutes to complete. The survey process protects your student’s privacy, and no information is collected that can identify an individual student. Only your child will know how they answer. Students do not get school credit for taking the survey, and there is no penalty for not taking the survey.
The survey results will help your school, community groups, and state health agencies to plan programs and services for youth. The survey is supported by the Colorado Departments of Public Health & Environment, Education, Public Safety, the Behavioral Health Administration, and the Attorney General’s Office, and is administered by the Colorado School of Public Health every other year. This project has been approved by your school district and the Colorado Multiple Institutional Review Board (COMIRB). This survey is being administered to middle and high school students, NOT elementary.
Students receive the survey during class time and are instructed to answer the questions or skip any question they don’t understand or don’t feel comfortable answering. Students who are not completing the survey do other schoolwork during the survey time. We encourage you to discuss the survey with your child and share your views on their choice to participate.
For more information about the study, please visit our website at http://www.healthykidscolo.org or call the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey Director, Dr. Ashley Brooks-Russell, at 303-724-8437. For questions regarding IRB approval, please contact COMIRB at 303-724-1055.
To view a copy of your school district’s survey, please visit: High School Survey: https://bit.ly/HKCS-HS-English-25Middle School Survey: https://bit.ly/HKCS-MS-English-25 Please sign and return this form by December 1, 2025 if you do NOT want your child to participate.
Please fill out below Google Form if you DO NOT want your student to participate
