WLHS promotes academic excellence and offers students many opportunities to pursue interests and career aspirations through advanced coursework in their own district.  8th grade students at WLMS are also able to explore several options for an alternate high school experience. Parents and students can explore these options by accessing the links below.

• Magnet Schools
   
• These offer programs in many areas including engineering, performing arts and many others. The link to the CREC website is below. Students are chosen by lottery. There are open houses at the different magnet schools. Go to the website (www.crec.org) and see when they are offered. You can apply online or you can print out the application. Watch for deadlines. The application process typically opens mid October until the end of January. 

• Agri-Science based HS
   
• Suffield Regional AgriScience High School is another option for our students that have an interest in agriculture and animal science. Suffield VOAG will come and talk to our students in the Fall. Students who are interested will be invited to visit the school and fill out an application. An interview is also part of the process.  Students that are accepted must follow the VOAG track, taking all VOAG classes for their electives as well as for many of the required classes.  The application can be found by following the link below.  Call me if you have questions or make an appointment to meet so that we can discuss your questions. January is the usual deadline for applying. They will be visiting interested 8th graders in October, here at the middle school. 

• Vocational-Technical HS
   
• Howell Cheney Technical High School in Manchester and A.I. Prince Technical High School in Hartford are technical schools that our students may apply to attend.  The link to their website is below. The deadline is usually in December. Cheney and Prince Tech both have open houses in the Fall so if you are interested, check the website