Greetings Parents, Guardians, Staff and Community Stakeholders, I am Ms. Terri Gallop, Public Information Officer with WCS with an announcement.
Happy New Year!! Our FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TEAM along with our WCS Staff are very excited about the WCS District Spirit Week activities planned. To start off the New Year 2024, we will focus more on our theme and slogan, "LIFTING AS WE CLIMB". Beginning at 3:00 pm on January 4, 2024, Parents and Guardians from all five (5) schools will come inside to the WCMS Media center to receive a free School Supply Refresh Packet for your Scholar from their school's table. You will need to sign for each Scholar for our documentation. There is still time to sign up if you are interested in cheering for the teams or playing in the basketball games which will begin at 6:00 pm. The Staff will be wearing black shirts vs. the Students will be wearing white shirts. We are looking forward to our community coming together for fun, fellowship, light refreshments, the school supply packet and educational information from the district. See you all there!!
January is also School Board Appreciation Month. Thank you to our School Board Member, Mr. Carlos Riddick-Chair, Ms. Vanessa Cherry-Vice Chair and members Ms. Lois Clark, Mrs. Sherri Gilliam and Mr. Fred Norman. Thank you for all that you do.
On behalf of WCS Board of Education and Interim Superintendent, Dr. David O. White, thank you for all of your continued support. Good evening!
Greetings and Happy New Year!! To start off the New Year 2024, "LIFTING AS WE CLIMB", the WCS Staff is very excited about the WCS District Spirit Week activities planned. There is still time to sign up if you are interested in cheering for or playing in the Staff vs. Students Games on 1-4-2024 at WCMS. Beginning at 3:15 pm, Parents and Guardians from all five (5) schools will come inside to the WCMS Media center to receive a free School Supply Replenish Packet for your Scholar from their school's table. You will need to sign for each Scholar for our documentation. Beginning at 6:00 pm will be the first basketball game. We are looking forward to our community coming together for educational information from WCS, fun, light refreshments and the school supply refresh. See you all there!!
On behalf of Washington County Schools Board of Education and Interim Superintendent Dr. David O. White, wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Greetings Parents, Guardians, Staff and Community Stakeholders, I am Ms. Terri Gallop, Public Information Officer with WCS with a very important announcement.
All Washington County Schools will begin at the regularly scheduled time for Tuesday, December 19, 2023. The roads have been monitored and it will be safe for our buses to be on the road to transport our scholars to and from school. As always, safety first. Also, as a reminder, each of our schools will dismiss early at the following times: WCECHS - 12:00 pm, WCHS - 12:30 pm, WCMS - 12:00 pm, PES - 12:15 pm, and CES - 12:00 pm.. Wednesday, December 20, 2023 will begin our Christmas Break. Please take some time during the Holiday Break to rest, relax, spend time with family and friends or read a good book. Thank you for all of your continued support and we will see you on January 3, 2024.
Parents, Guardians and Staff if you are not receiving the All Calls, please contact the school of your child to update your phone number and email address in Powerschool for further communications.
On behalf of WCS Board of Education and Interim Superintendent, Dr. David O. White, have a safe and happy Holiday Break!
Due to flooding, ponding of water on roads, and high winds, all of Washington County schools are closed today, December 18, 2023. Please be safe as you move about the county and be sure to tell a friend about this update.
This is a friendly reminder of the Pines Elementary School "McTeacher Night" to be hosted on Thursday, December 14, 2023 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to PES to assist with needs at the school. Please come out and bring your family and friends to have dinner with us. We look forward to seeing you all there.
Sharing the attached fliers with dates, times, and registration link are on the flier.
Shawnda Cherry, ECU edPIRATE Associate Director of Teacher Residency 252-328-1831
Books Books and more Books!! There is still time to visit, support and purchase items from the Pines Elementary School Book Fair! Scholars, Families and Staff Member have been visitings and purchasing items al week long. Friday, December 1, 2023 will be the last day to shop as the Book Fair will come to a close. We look forward to seeing you there. Thank you to the many staff and community volunteers and the ladies of Zeta Phi Beta, Incorporated Upsilon Xi Zeta Chapter for giving your time and efforts to make this Book Fair a huge success.
Click on the link to view the WCS NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER 2023 https://5il.co/29b3x
Washington County Schools is seeking feedback from the community on our District Improvement Plan. Please take a few moments to review our plan and give us feedback in the Feedback Survey link before November 24, 2023. Your voice is important as we continue to grow our district.
Feedback Survey: https://forms.gle/Grcf2UxMjbcH7CGD6
BoE Meeting Presentation https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1h7pojPCcGmnBdRILnMEbth8bP82jUYXcINqrUS-2GIk/edit?usp=sharing
Improvement Plan https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LN7aSM5cS3uyK4d0UIan6awCE5b5TuPh/view?usp=sharing
Congratulations young ladies on presenting their Early Childhood Projects as a culmination of each experiences at PES. They worked well with assigned teacher and class. We may have some new teachers in the near future.Job Well Done! Thank you parents and staff for your support.
Congratulations young ladies on presenting their Early Childhood Projects as a culmination of each experiences at PES. They worked well with assigned teacher and class. We may have some new teachers in the near future.Job Well Done! Thank you parents and staff for your support.
Congratulations young ladies on presenting their Early Childhood Projects as a culmination of each experiences at PES. They worked well with assigned teacher and class. We may have some new teachers in the near future.Job Well Done! Thank you parents and staff for your support.
On behalf of Washington County Schools, to all of the VETERANS, we personally salute each of you on this Veterans Day! Thank you for serving and protecting our freedom both foreign and domestic. You will never know the gratitude that we have. We honor you! https://bit.ly/3svCoun
PES and WCMS will be celebrating Veterans with post Veterans Day programs on Monday, November 20, 2023. Veterans are welcome to attend these celebrations in honor of your commitment and service.
These activities will be postponed until further notice. Come out to support Pines Elementary School with their PARENT- TEACHER UNITY WEEK of activities and fellowship. Parents we look forward to seeing you there.
Summer Programming Parent/Caregiver Survey-Please Distribute
The Office of Learning Recovery at NCDPI is interested in hearing about students’ summer programming experience from the perspective of parents and caregivers. The feedback collected will help OLR provide our district with information for continuous improvement of summer programs. This survey is anonymous and will remain open until December 17, 2023.
Survey Link [English] http://bit.ly/3QFbvO3
Survey Link [Spanish] https://bit.ly/45UunwA
Guidance Document https://bit.ly/3Mpr2if
WCMS and PRS Student Government Association Scholars traveled to Wilson Community College for a tour and to learn about TRIO Program, Talent Search and Upward Bound.
WCMS and PES Student Government Association Scholars traveled to Wilson Community College for a tour and to learn about TRIO Program, Talent Search and Upward Bound.
Pines Elementary School is gearing up for their BOOKFAIR! Please come out to support.
