WGMS Weekly Announcements 8-31-26

Tiger Families,

We made it through our first full week, and I want to start with a huge THANK YOU to our families for successfully braving the car rider line!

For our new families, we know arrival and dismissal can feel like a lot at first. Once everyone learns the flow, though, it becomes extremely efficient. Thank you for your patience, flexibility, and partnership as we continue refining the process.

Car Rider Reminder

Morning Arrival: You may use either lane when entering campus. You can:

• Make the immediate right after entering the parking lot, or
• Continue to the second row, make a right, and enter Lane 2.

I will continue being positioned near the top of the hill to help move additional vehicles off Guilford College Road and into Lane 2. The more we use both lanes, the faster we can safely get everyone onto campus.

Afternoon Dismissal: Please continue entering the specific lane assigned for your student’s pickup area. If someone new will be picking up your student, please share our car rider process with them ahead of time so they know which lane to use.

Thank you, Tiger Nation. On to Week 2!

Athletics This Week

• ⚽ Boys Soccer
  • Thursday, September 3
  • @ Eastern Guilford | 4:45 p.m.

 

• 🏐 Girls Volleyball
  • Thursday, September 3
  • @ Eastern Guilford | 4:45 p.m.

Come out and support our Tigers!

Community Resource: Out of the Garden Mobile Food Market

Tiger Nation, the Out of the Garden Project Mobile Food Market will be available this week for families and community members.

• Thursday, September 3
  • 12:00–approximately 1:15 p.m.
  • Guilford School Road, next to Western Guilford Middle School

Please feel free to share this opportunity with family members, neighbors, or others in our community who may benefit.

School Bus Safety: Help Us Start Week 2 Strong

Families, we also need your partnership in reinforcing safe and respectful behavior on our school buses. GCS Transportation has shared several expectations designed to ensure every student and driver has a safe and positive ride.

Please remind students to:

• Sit in their assigned seat and remain seated during the ride.
• Use respectful language and an appropriate voice level.
• Follow all directions from the bus driver.
• Keep hands, feet, belongings, and other items safely inside the bus.
• Avoid fighting, bullying, harassment, horseplay, or inappropriate physical contact.

Bus safety is a shared responsibility. Behavior that distracts the driver or creates an unsafe environment may result in school-based consequences and/or suspension from bus transportation based on the nature and severity of the incident.

Meet Our School Resource Officer

We are excited to continue our partnership with Officer Azlan of the Greensboro Police Department, who serves Western Guilford Middle School full-time as our School Resource Officer.

Officer Azlan’s work extends well beyond responding to incidents. She supports school safety, builds relationships with students and families, collaborates with staff, and helps connect students with positive opportunities and community resources.

Families may also hear more this year about Confident Girls Rising, a mentoring program serving young ladies at WGMS, as well as Operation Yuletide, which connects eligible families with additional support during the holiday season. Officer Azlan also plans to share periodic safety information and community resources throughout the year.

We are thankful to have her as a visible and supportive member of Tiger Nation.

Family Voice Needed: Superintendent’s Family Advisory Council

Guilford County Schools is seeking two parents or family members from each school to participate in the Superintendent’s Family Advisory Council.

The council gives families an opportunity to share their experiences, perspectives, and ideas while helping shape family engagement efforts across GCS.

Meetings are scheduled for:

• October 5, 2026 | 5:30–7:00 p.m.
• January 26, 2027 | 5:30–7:00 p.m.
• April 19, 2027 | 5:30–7:00 p.m.

Meetings will be held at the GCS Community Education Center, 2703 E. Florida Street, Greensboro. Our school must submit its two representatives by Thursday, September 10.

If you are interested in representing Western Guilford Middle School and Tiger Nation, please contact the school as soon as possible.

Chase Arrington
Principal
Western Guilford Middle School