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Chuck,
I have never seen reference to a period-ending whistle in the NFHS rule book or case book, but I have certainly never seen a whistle at the end of a period cause any confusion. Why would anyone think a foul was called since the official raises their open hand rather than a fist? Since many officials (especially where a shot clock is used) tell the players in the pre-game conference to "play the whistle, not the horn," a whistle to signal the end of a period is a good idea, IMHO. Besides, who hasn't had a game where the timer forgot to turn on the "automatic horn button" and the official's whistle is the only sound to signify the end of a period? As you stated, the ball remains live if a try for goal has been released so there may be more confusion if the horn goes off during the try and no whistle is blown to signify when the quarter really ended.
Z
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