Principal Linda Houseal announced that registration is still open for DAFFODIL Pre-K for the 2019-2020 school year. Parents and guardians are invited to come by the school, located at 1321 Buchannon St., to pick up a registration packet. Completed registration packets may be returned between the hours of 2:15pm - 5:00pm daily until all classes are filled. Note:...
Principal Linda Houseal announced that registration is still open for DAFFODIL Pre-K for the 2019-2020 school year. Parents and guardians are invited to come by the school, located at 1321 Buchannon St., to pick up a registration packet. Completed registration packets may be returned between the hours of 2:15pm - 5:00pm daily until all classes are filled. Note:...
Ware County High School experienced its highest state competition participation to date, with a total of 12 students qualifying for the Georgia Student Technology Competition held on March 9 at Middle Georgia State University in Macon. Since the beginning of the district and regional level technology competition in 2015, the number of participants and winners from...
Kindergarten Registration for the 2019-2020 is open March 18 - 29, 2019 daily from 8:00am - 3:00pm. Parents and guardians should go to the school for which their child is zoned to complete the registration process. Please bring with you" Proof of Child’s Residence
Child’s Certified Birth Certificate
Child’s Complete Georgia Immunization Record
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The Ware County Board of Education will meet in a Called Meeting on Friday, March 15, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. to discuss personnel items and any other miscellaneous items. The meeting will take place at 1301 Bailey Street. The public is invited. The meeting agenda is posted prior to the meeting and the minutes are posted as well on the system web page at...
Thirteen Ruskin Elementary fourth grade students were inducted into the National Elementary Honor Society, a prestigious organization that recognizes students' outstanding devotion to the four areas of excellence emphasized by NEHS: responsibility, service, scholarship, and leadership.
Fifth grade NEHS members conducted the induction ceremony with assistance from...
Wacona Elementary School’s Vex IQ Robotics Team has had an awesome season! This year, the team attended four competitions, placing in the top 12 at each one. Wacona competed with four robots in the State Championship held recently in Cumming, Georgia. Out of 41 teams, Wacona Elementary was the only team hailing from south of Atlanta. Students competed in Skills...
Area superintendents and the Executive Director of Okefenokee RESA met with various legislators, the Lt. Governor, and other state dignitaries under the Gold Dome on Monday, March 4th to discuss important educational issues and pending legislation. They are pictured here on the interior steps of the Capitol.
8th grade students and their parents, guardians, or caregivers are invited to the 2019 Gator Prep Zone to be held on Tuesday, March 19 in the Performing Arts Center at WCHS. The first presentation will begin at 5:00 pm and a second will begin at 6:00 pm. This exciting event is the students' first step in their high school career!
On Friday, February 15th, Gov. Brian Kemp signed his first piece of legislation into law. Senate Bill (SB) 25 specifies when traffic should stop for school buses that are loading or unloading passengers. SB 25 reverses last year’s House Bill (HB) 978, which allowed oncoming traffic to continue on a four-lane divided highway if there was a painted turn lane dividing...
Memorial Drive Elementary would like to invite all former Wildcats to our 60th Anniversary Celebration! Former Wildcats include any past students, faculty, or stakeholders. Please join us Friday, March 1, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. for a walk down memory lane as we celebrate 60 years of excellence in education. If you are interested in participating, please call the front...
On January 17th, Ware County Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) members traveled to Coffee County High School for the FBLA Region Leadership Conference, where 38 members competed in 23 events related to business and leadership. Thirty-four of the students placed in the top 10. Overall, WCHS FBLA had 11 first place winners, 11 second place winners, 6 third...
Memorial Drive Elementary School recently donated hygiene and canned food items to the House of Hope, a local charity that offers emergency assistance to the Waycross community. During the month of January, students brought in needed items, and the winning homeroom was awarded a pizza party. Bringing in the most items this year was Mrs. Trina Dill's first grade...
Dr. Shawanna Johnson and Mrs. Ann Nettles’ students enjoyed learning all about fairy tales and nursery rhymes during the month of January. A few of their favorite nursery rhymes and fairy tales were Humpty Dumpty, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Little Red Riding Hood, and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Students participated in STEM activities, writing activities,...
Parents/Guardians looking to apply for Intradistrict Transfer to a different school within the district for the 2019-2020 school year must complete this form and submit it to the Ware County Board of Education by 4:30pm on Feb. 28th. https://5il.co/6evj
Willow D., a fifth grader at Wacona Elementary School, has won the district spelling bee and will advance to the regional tournament to be held later this month; the winning word was candidate. Sixth grader Dallas B., from Ware County Middle School, is first runner-up and will serve as the alternate in the event Willow is unable to compete. All contestants...
Center Elementary School hosted its annual school Spelling Bee on Friday, January 18th in the school's Media Center. Fifth grader Candace A. is the Spelling Bee Champion, while fellow classmate Rhianna D. is runner-up. Hector E. placed third in the school's competition. Candace will advance to the district's spelling competition to face winners from other schools...
The Georgia Deparment of Education's Parent Satisfaction Survey for parents/guardians whose children receive Special Education Services is now open. The survey helps the state determine perceptions of the success of parent engagement efforts. The survey will remain open through May 31st. Please click the link to access the survey.
NOTE: This survey is only for...
The Response to Intervention (RtI) and Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) teams from Memorial Drive Elementary School presented this past week in Athens, Georgia at the Student Support Team Association for Georgia Educators (SSTAGE) Conference.Presenting on academic, gifted and behavior RtI tiers and PBIS procedures were (L-R), Mrs. Tiffany Warren...
Guests were recently welcomed to the campus of the Ware County Learning Center to offer encouragement and support to students during report card conferencing. Volunteers were stationed at various tables throughout the cafeteria. As students entered the room, they were greeted by their assigned volunteer, who talked with the student about their grades, their goals...
Justin Wesson, Timber Marketing Forester with Rayonier, visited Mrs. Christa Wesson and Ms. Lisa Tyre’s third-grade classes at Center Elementary School. Mr. Wesson spoke to the classes about forests, how trees grow, timber as a renewable resource, and the many products that are made from trees. Mr. Wesson read the story Our Family’s Tree Farm and taught the class...
More than 100 elementary and middle school VEX IQ Challenge students and mentors from around Central and Southeast Georgia will unite at Ware County Middle School on February 2nd for the VEX IQ Challenge. The action-packed event will feature more than 15 teams who will collaborate with other schools in a series of back-to-back robot challenges, made possible by...
On January 9, over 8000 genetically improved pine seedlings were planted on approximately 12 acres at Ware County High School. The trees were planted on land that is part of the renovated school forest plot, a site that will be used to teach students many concepts related to forestry science and management. The entire planting process was accomplished with the...
During the month of December, students and staff at Williams Heights Elementary collected canned goods for the annual Salvation Army Canned Food Drive. Student members of the National Elementary Honor Society were responsible for class collection and counting of the donations. We are proud to announce in less than 1 month, Williams Heights Elementary was able to...
Ruskin Elementary School’s National Elementary Honor Society students coordinated their annual Holiday Food Drive to support the local Salvation Army's Christmas Assistance Program. This program provides assistance to local families in need during the holiday season. In a spirit of generosity, students throughout the school demonstrated their joy for giving to...
Williams Heights Elementary School hosted “Hibernate with a Good Book”, a literacy night for students and families. This event was held to encourage students to read outside the classroom, for families to get involved in their child’s education, and to provide parents with tools to help their child read at home.
Families were greeted with a presentation on how...
Dallas B. (left) is the Ware County Middle School Spelling Bee Champion and will go on to compete at the District Spelling Bee in February. Clayton L.. (right) is the runner-up. Congratulations to these fine scholars! Dr. Darlene Tanner is the principal at WCMS.
Memorial Drive Elementary School recently held a Cookie Dough fundraiser. Students in each grade level who sold the most cookies earned a special treat! Top sellers for the fundraiser were treated to lunch at Cracker Barrel. Winners were Damari B., Hosea W., Ally M., Rylee M., Cayla F., Reese W., Sadie W. and Summer C. Not pictured: Dylan C. and Bentley O. Dr....
Ruskin Elementary Kindergartners celebrated Christmas by putting on a Christmas program for their families and friends. To set the stage for the evening, the students were read the story, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Then, a merry time was had by all as the kindergarten students sang such classics as Jingle Bells, Up on the Housetop, and We Wish You a Merry...
Waresboro Elementary recently held its School Spelling Bee. Participants included fourth graders Felipe C., Bailey D., Bryson M., Cade O., and Jermaine S. Fifth grade participants included Gage Be., Jharyn B., Dustin C., Nadya De., Martin E., and Collin P.
The Waresboro School Spelling Bee came down to two fourth grade contestants, with Bailey D. ultimately coming...
Ruskin Elementary's Technology Team created an app in which students could interact and keep up to date with the latest technology. Students use the app to share ideas, tips, and tricks to enhance their learning. Media Specialist and Technology Team advisor Tonya Dixon congratulated the team for their success. “Our students put in several hours after school, and...
Fourth grade students from Memorial Drive Elementary School recently visited South Georgia State College for STEM DAY. The professors from SGSC held STEM classes for elementary students. The students went to 4 lessons where they were able to engage in a science activity, technology activity, engineering activity, and a math activity. Students worked in groups to...
It was the middle of the fall 2018 semester. Hailey Furman was sitting in her car on South Georgia State College’s (SGSC) Waycross Campus checking email to make sure she hadn’t overlooked anything in her classes for the week. That’s when she noticed an email from Harvard University.
It was an acceptance letter into Harvard’s Extension School, the university’s...
A Christmas ornament designed by 8th grade Ware County Middle School student Andi H. has been sent to Georgia's School Superintendent Richard Woods. Andi created the design in response to Woods' invitation to design an ornament to go on the Christmas tree in his office at the Twin Towers in Atlanta, GA. The design was painted on an egg grown on her family farm....
Following in the footsteps of George Washington Carver, Ware County High 9th grader Micah M. is working hard to find new uses for the peanut. Micah won first place in the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Peanut Recipe Competition sponsored by the Georgia Peanut Commission and held in cooperation with the Georgia National Fairgrounds and...
The Ware County Technology Student Association (TSA) chapter recently attended the Annual Georgia TSA Fall Leadership Conference held on Jekyll Island, Georgia. TSA/Vex Robotics members attended the TSA rally, competed in the Cardboard Boat Armada, the Vex Robotics competition, and attended the Saturday night dance and social.
The Cardboard Boat Armada is a TSA...
Several Ware County Middle School students placed in the Ware County Technology Competition held Saturday, December 1st at Waycross Middle School, Student projects included 3D Modeling, Robotics, Digital Photo Production, Animation, Graphic Design, Digital Game Design, and Video Production. Students will go on to compete in the regional technology competition to...
The 2018 Wacona College and Career Fair was a huge success with over 130 fifth grade students, Ware County High School CTAE students, and business leaders in attendance. Engagers shared career information about the education, training, and skills required for various positions in our community. All attendees enjoyed watching college virtual tours of two former...
Wacona Elementary counselor Dr. Kim Callahan presented at the Association for Career and Technical Education’s National Career Tech Vision Conference held in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Callahan was invited to present from a nation-wide group of educators and one of the few school counselors selected. She also served as a Georgia Delegate to the ACTE Assembly of...
Students enrolled in Mrs. Amanda Dial's art class at Ware County Middle School were selected to put their art on display at Memorial Satilla Health Hospital. The artists, shown proudly displaying their creations, include (front row, left to right) Ashlynn M., Bailey B., Dennise G., Kaleigh J., Elayna C., Alyssa C., Lillian G., (back row, left to right) Brian W.,...
Twenty one Ware Middle chorus students were selected to attend Joyful Noise Festival Honor Choir this year in Jekyll Island. Each student passed a rigorous sight-reading audition in order to attend. Choral Director Terri Parker traveled with the select choral students to Jekyll Island on November 2nd and November 3rd. Carole Parker was selected to accompany the...
Congratulations to the Quiz Bowl team from Memorial Drive Elementary School for winning 1st place at a recent tournament!Pictured (back row L-R) Drake S., Eli T., Rylee M., Kasen G., Micah T., Rudra P., Uriah B., Christian W., Joshua S., (front row L-R) Darah D., Hannah H., Ja’lia T., Lilah Brooke B., Molly F.
Eleven WCMS students entered the Arts & Crafts Youth Division at the annual Okefenokee Agricultural Fair. Students were awarded ribbons and cash prizes by the local Exchange Club. Carrie Vanderver with the Ware County Extension assisted with entry registration and art work displays. In addition to winning the art category, Jake C. won the Youth Division Grand...
James Willis, area manager for Georgia Power in Waycross, recently presented a check to Superintendent Jim LeBrun in support of the REACH Georgia Scholars program. REACH Georgia is a needs-based scholarship program that pairs middle school students (scholars) with mentors and coaches who work with the scholars to prepare them from college and careers. REACH stands...
Ware County Middle School Choral Director Miss Terri Parker celebrated with seven chorus students who passed the first round of GMEA All-State Chorus auditions. This is a considerable increase in the number of passing students; last year, only two students passed the first round. The representatives for Ware County Middle School Chorus include: Lilly G., Holly L....
students at Memorial Drive collected items to Stuff the Turkey to assist needy families in the area during the holiday season. As a result, 519 items were donated to the Salvation Army. Congratulations to Mrs. Tabitha Barnard's first grade class on bringing in 220 items and being the winning class for a pizza party!
Shown donating items are students from Mrs....
Each year, DAFFODIL Pre-K students visit Poppell Farms. This year, the students participated in many fun and engaging activities on the trip. The students fed many different animals and learned facts about them. They also took a hay ride to the pumpkin patch and picked out a pumpkin to take home. According to DAFFODIL teacher Amber Thomas, “The students had a...
Center Elementary students led a Veterans Day Program recognizing all United States servicemen and women. After Tyler A. Bennett, principal, welcomed guests to the assembly, Center Elementary chorus member, Kenton M., led the audience in the invocation.
Student Council Member, Tucker D., led the Pledge of Allegiance, and National Elementary Honor Society member...
Memorial Drive Elementary School inducted 27 fourth and fifth grade students into the National Elementary Honor Society. The new inductees join 18 fifth grade members. The evening’s keynote speaker was Miss. Savannah Furman, former Memorial Drive Student and NEHS member. She encouraged the students by walking them through the four pillars of NEHS (Scholarship,...
Ware County Middle FFA had an awesome showing,= at the annual Waycross Fair FFA Contest Events. The Environmental Natural Resource (ENR) Team placed 2nd overall in their competition. The team consisted of (from left) Gavin C., Lane S., Landon D. & Garrett C. Students in the ENR competition must identify animals, trees and equipment associated with the area of...
“Madame Speaker: Will the Senator yield to a question?” With bated breath, the 2018 Junior Youth Assembly hears Waycross Middle School student Isabelle L. pose a question to another youth Senator from half-way across the state. In a heated debate to mandate vaccinations across Georgia, students of the Assembly are entitled to have their voices heard, opinions...
The Ware County High School Animation and Film Club recently visited Georgia Southern University for an engaging STEM field trip experience. The students visited the College of Engineering, where they enjoyed lab activities such as Science with Magic, Energy by Experiment, and 3D Modeling and Printing.
A highlight of the trip was a multi-station activity and...
Slash Pine Electric Membership Corporation recently presented $5,335.81 to the Ware County Board of Education to help fund nutritional programs.
House Bill 431 provides an alternative method for the disposition of abandoned capital credits, which previously had been returned to the state. HB 431 allowed electric membership corporations (EMCs) to donate funds for...
Wacona Elementary School’s National Elementary Honor Society (NEHS) students were excited to present Mattie's Mission with a donation check totaling $1,400!!!!
The Honor Society group sponsored their 2nd Annual “Dodging Childhood Cancer” dodgeball game during Childhood Cancer Awareness month. Students paid to either participate in or watch the game. All monies...
Ruskin Elementary kindergarten students have been hard at work sharpening their STEM skills. Students combined math and writing skills in a special learning activity. Each student was given a set of different shapes, including squares, triangles, diamonds, hexagons and trapezoids. Students imagined what they might design with that particular set of shapes and then...
The Ware County Middle School Robotics Team competed in Covington, GA, in their first VEX IQ Next Level Robotics Competition of the school year. The ROBOGATORS brought home three trophies, and two of the six competing teams qualified for the state VEX IQ Middle School Championship. The competition was fierce, as thirty-seven robot teams competed in autonomous robot...
Students in Mrs. Ashley King’s 6th grade ELA class at Waycross Middle read Alan Gratz’s riveting novel, Refugee, which follows the stories of three refugees from three different eras. After reading, students were tasked with creating a painting that embodied a theme, symbol, emotion, or scene from the novel. To help with this task, local artist Roland Thurston...
September was a month of exceptional talent in the art department at Memorial Drive Elementary School. Students in grades kindergarten through fifth worked hard to learn different concepts of art. Artists of the month include:
(FRONT ROW L-R): Ali S. (kindergarten), Kevin R. (second grade)(BACK ROW L-R): Mrs. Kim Smith - art teacher, Emilee B. (first grade),...
The Fair Bear Creative Writing Competition, sponsored by the Georgia National Fair, is a themed writing contest open to fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students throughout the state of Georgia. Students submit stories to compete for top honors and cash prizes. This year’s theme was “Fair Bear’s Family Reunion”.
Stella K., a 6th grader in Mrs. Ashley King’s class...
Ware County High School DECA students collected donations from area schools for Hurricane Michael victims. DECA volunteers are shown here with Ruskin Elementary principal Donna Solomon. We believe learning to give back is as important as "reading, writing, and arithmetic!"
Center Elementary’s staff hosted its first-ever Back-to-School-Bash this school year for all parents and students. Center’s Parent Engagement Coordinator Aimee Mancil along with Instructional Coach Susie Tison planned a night of learning and fun to allow parents the opportunity to see how their child was progressing after the first four weeks of school had started....
DAFFODIL Pre-K recently celebrated Georgia Pre-K Week. This year, DAFFODIL was fortunate enough to have numerous community leaders visit and read to the children, including Mr. Charles Eames, Mrs. Christy Jordan, Mayor John Knox and his wife, Police Chief Tony Tanner, and City Commissioner Marian Solomon-Gaines. According to teacher Holly Thomas, “DAFFODIL Pre-K...
Congratulations to Memorial Drive Elementary's 1st Nine Weeks Young Citizenship Award recipients. This award, given on behalf of the Waycross Exchange Club, recognizes fifth grade students Rudra P. and Destiny A., who are pictured with Principal Dr. Shawn Benefield.
Mrs. Anne Duncan and Mrs. Shalecia Nix’s class has been busy at DAFFODIL Pre-K learning about families and homes. Parents sent in a box which students used to create a house. They placed pictures of their families and pets inside and outside of their houses. Mrs. Duncan stated, “The students have been drawing and naming different shapes as they make windows,...
The Waycross Middle School Lady Bulldogs have had an amazing Cross Country season. They were undefeated in the regular season this year, and the Lady Bulldogs took the Conference Championship in Jesup.. This has not happened in recent school history, marking this a record-making season.
The middle school cross country race increased in distance this year from...
Students in Mrs. Rachel Dowling and Ms. Judy Deen’s class participated in a team-building STEM activity called “Helping Harry.” Mrs. Dowling explained to her students that Harry was very short and was having trouble seeing. She asked her students to think of a way that they could solve Harry’s problem. The students suggested that they build a tall tower to help...
Memorial Drive Kindergarten students have been learning about community helpers. Students were visited recently by bankers from Waycross Bank & Trust. They learned about what a bank is and what a bank does. Each student received their own Waycross Bank & Trust piggy bank to begin saving their money. Thank you to Waycross Bank & Trust for supporting our students. ...
Students in Mrs. Brooke Thomas's class visited the media center to assist "Chef Maxwell" in preparing a story stew. The children helped substitute media specialist Gail Maxwell identify the story elements in the book “Officer Buckle and Gloria” in order to learn the value of each part of a story. The students had a wonderful time discovering the various story...
Ruskin Elementary School media specialist Mrs. Tonya Dixon has developed a challenge to help motivate readers. Through the Reading Belt Challenge, homeroom teachers and students compete as a class to see who can accumulate the most AR points every month. The class with the highest number of AR points with a test average of 85% or higher earns the “Reading Belt” and...
Students in Mrs. Kim Smith's Art Class at Memorial Drive Elementary School have been busy learning about elements of art. In an effort to celebrate their hard work, Mrs. Smith has developed an "Artist of the Month" program. One student is chosen from each grade level for each month throughout the school year; students earn the recognittion by conveying great...
Fifth grade WINGS students at Wacona Elementary participated in the Iditarod Quilt Project. The Iditarod is an annual dog sled race that occurs in Alaska on the Iditarod Trail. Schools that participate in the Iditarod Quilt Project receive one of a number of patchwork quilts that travel across the nation, teaching students about the race. The quilt Wacona...
Common Sense, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids and families thrive in a world of digital media and technology, has recognized Ware County High School as a Common Sense School.
Ware County High School has demonstrated its commitment to taking a whole-community approach to preparing its students to use the immense power of digital media...