Weekly Announcements 2/17/25
Aislynn Denny
Good Evening Tiger Families!
This is Principal Chase Arrington at Western Guilford Middle School bringing you announcements for the week of Monday, February 17th – Friday, February 21st.
MANDATORY TEACHER WORKDAY:
Monday, February 17th, 2025, is a Mandatory Teacher Workday for GCS. Staff members will be attending various professional developments and workshops across the district.
ATHLETICS THIS WEEK:
Congratulations to our WGMS Tigers Boys Basketball team on qualifying for the GCS Middle School Basketball Tournament. Our Boys are the 5th seed and will travel to Allen Jay on Tuesday, February 18 at 5:00 for the first round of the tournament! Let’s wish them luck! Go Tigers!
Congratulations to our Wrestling Team for officially securing another UNDEFEATED Conference Championship. This makes three consecutive years as conference Champions! Way to go, Western Guilford Middle Wrestling Team!
We are also proud of our Award-Winning Cheerleaders and our Girls Basketball Team for a season that showed your grit, perseverance and growth! You and your coaches should be proud of yourselves! Great job to our Winter Tiger Athletics!
From the Athletics Department
Try Outs for Boy’s and Girl’s Track, Baseball and Softball will be held on March 3rd, 4th and 5th. WGMS Sports Participation Packets must be hand delivered by the student to ONLY Coach Sexton or Coach Phillips by 3:30PM, Thursday, February 27th.
*** There will be NO EXCEPTIONS to this deadline***
Packets will not be accepted after this deadline for Spring Sports. WGMS Sports Participation Packets can be found with Coach Sexton, Coach Phillips, in the front office, and on the WGMS website under athletics.
Students who have already tried out for a sport this year must see Coach Sexton or Coach Phillips by 3:30PM, Thursday, February 27th to check the status of their sports packet including their physical and concussion form, as well as their eligibility.
Eligibility for Spring Sports is based on Semester 1 of the 2024/2025 school year. In addition to the up-to-date WGMS Sports Participation Packet, to be eligible for Spring Sports, students must have passed 5 out of 7 classes and not have more than 13 days absent from school. Students also must live in the WGMS school zone or have a letter of reassignment on file.
A student may not take part in any middle school sport if his or her 15th birthday comes on or before August 31st of the current school year. All sports-related information and documents can also be found on the Western Guilford Middle Website under Athletics.
Eligibility Information:
https://nc01910393.schoolwires.net/domain/21667
PTA MEETING:
The next PTA Meeting is Tuesday, February 18th, 2025, at 5:30pm. This meeting is to finalize items needed for the Valentine’s Day Dance on Friday, February 21st, 2025. This meeting will be held via Zoom. The link is below for your convenience.
Topic: February PTA Meeting Room
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/6532933566?pwd=cENmN2I2bXc3N1IyU2VId09LNnlnUT09
QUARTER 2 AWARDS PROGRAM:
We will have our Quarter 2 Awards Program Friday, February 21st, 2025, at the following times:
- 6th Grade: 8:30am – 9am
- 7th Grade: 9:30am – 10am
- 8th Grade: 10:15am – 10:45am
Invites to families were sent home last week for students receiving any awards for Honor Roll, Perfect Attendance, and/or Leader in Me. This event will take place in the Gymnasium.
VALENTINE’S DAY DANCE:
We will have a schoolwide Valentine’s Day themed dance Friday, February 21st from 6pm – 8pm.
The cost is $5 in advance and $7 at the door. Students can buy tickets during arrival Tuesday, February 18th – Friday, February 21st. Students who receive ISS/OSS February 10th – Friday 21st must have an adult chaperone at the dance with them. We will not accept payments via Cash App for this event.
Families, we need volunteers to support the schoolwide dance. Please click on the link below to sign up for times to support our PTA.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F094DA9AE2CA4F49-46475869-wgms#/
If you participate as a volunteer, we need a volunteer form on file for the 2024-25 school year. If this was submitted in the Fall, you will not have to complete it again.
https://www.gcsvolunteers.com/login.php
Upcoming Dates:
Wednesday, February 26th, 2025, students will receive their Quarter 3 Interim Reports which highlight we are halfway through the 3rd quarter. Please sign and return it to your child’s teachers. If you desire a teacher conference, please indicate this with your signature in the Interim Report.
Thank you, Tiger Nation! Have a Wonderful Week!