Wallace Middle School

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Happy Labor Day from WCPS! We hope all of our students, staff and families have been enjoying this long weekend! We will see you back on Tuesday.

If you are attending the volleyball game tonight, please enter through the double doors at the bus pick-up area. No entry will be permitted through the gymnasium doors. Doors open at 5 PM, and games start at 5:30 PM. Please use the gymnasium doors to exit the building at the conclusion of tonight's events.

Wallace Middle celebrated its first Character Incentive giveaway for the 2024-2025 school year. Students were nominated by their teachers for exhibiting outstanding character. Mr. Worley and Ms. Odum recognized students during their grade-level lunches. Students were given Chick-fil-A gift cards. Shout out to Chick-fil-A at Exit 7, Bristol, VA, for being a community partner and supporting Washington County Public Schools students.

WMS School Community, We are excited to announce the following program that will benefit our students. The At-Risk Afterschool Meals component of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) offers Federal funding to Afterschool Programs that serve a meal or snack to children in qualifying areas. Starting Wednesday, September 4th, Wallace Middle School students who stay after school for tutoring can receive a snack free of charge each week on Mondays and Wednesdays. Please see the attached letter.

Dunk Your Superintendent! If you don’t like the idea of a new cell phone policy or think school starts too early in August, now is your chance to take out your start of school frustrations, and dunk Dr. Perrigan! He’ll be in the dunk tank at Dairy Queen in Abingdon (Exit 19 location) on Saturday, with the fun beginning at 4:00 p.m. Proceeds raised from the event go towards St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. WCPS students and staff have loved participating in fundraisers for St. Jude and are thrilled to be able to give back.

September Excellent Attendance Opportunity!

Fall school pictures will be on Monday, September 9 for all Wallace Middle School students and staff.

The Wallace Middle School faculty and students will participate in a Lockdown drill on Wednesday, August 21, 2024.

See the flyer for information about concessions for Back to School Bash tomorrow. Back to School Bash is Thursday, August 15 during the school day. This event is for WMS students only.

EXCELLENT ATTENDANCE PIZZA PARTY! Anyone who has excellent attendance will have a pizza party with the school resource officer at the end of the school year. Please see the flyer for more information.

On Wednesday, August 14, the WMS faculty and student body will participate in a lockdown drill.

Due to the projected weather forecast for Friday, August 16, WMS is moving the Back to School Bash to Thursday, August 15. This event is for WMS students only and will occur during regular school hours.

We've had a great few days of welcoming back our students for the 2024-2025 school year! Click the link to watch a video to see some of the fun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CpJ2C3Ifek

BUS PASS POLICY For a student to ride a different bus or get off the bus at a different stop with another student, you MUST have WRITTEN permission from BOTH students' guardians. It can not be done with phone call permission. For a student to ride a different bus or get off the bus at a different stop to a caregiver's, relative's or friend's house, WRITTEN permission from the guardian that includes the address MUST be given (If this will be an alternate arrangement throughout the year, one note indicating to be used "as needed" can be used for the entire school year.) For a student to ride the bus for sports or school activities, WRITTEN permission MUST be given by the guardian. A separate note for each activity must be written (ie: cannot use a football pass to go to baseball workouts, etc.). If the same sport/activity has different locations (ie: JSB, Wash. Co. fields, etc.) you will need to indicate that on the note since there are different buses used. One note for each sport/activity will cover that specific sport/activity for the year

WMS School Community, We are excited to announce the following program that will benefit our students. The At-Risk Afterschool Meals component of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) offers Federal funding to Afterschool Programs that serve a meal or snack to children in qualifying areas. Starting Monday, August 12, Wallace Middle School students who stay after school for tutoring can receive a snack free of charge each week Monday through Thursday. Please see the attached letter. https://5il.co/2taz0

See the flyer about attendance

First Day of School: We've had a great day welcoming back our students for the 2024-2025 school year! Here are some highlights of the fun that took place. Be sure to check back as we share more photos over the next few days!

As our students head back to school, please remember to use caution! Observe the speed limit in all school zones, watch for school buses and pedestrians and plan additional time to reach your destination. We appreciate your help to keep our students, teachers, staff and parents safe as we begin a new school year.

Special Recognition: The WCPS Board recognized Dustin Forrester, of Glade Spring Middle School for performing the Heimlich Maneuver on a choking student this past school year. Thank you for your quick actions, Mr. Forrester!