This is David Hitt, principal at Waycross Middle with a very important announcement. Starting tomorrow morning, all 8th grades students that are not in a self contained setting are to remain home. Again, all 8th grade students not in the self contained setting are not to report to school tomorrow through next Friday, January 29th.
This closure of 8th grade is due to the quarantining of several 8th grade teachers. Administration has contacted all parents and guardians of students that have been in direct contact with the staff member who tested positive. If you were not contacted today by Waycross Middle administration, then your 8th grade student is not quarantined but they will need to stay home from school through January 29th.
All 8th grade students will have work posted in google classroom daily and they are expected to do this work each day. Teachers will notify me if a student is not doing their work and I will be contacting those parents. We are moving forward with instruction in all of our classes. If you experience any issues in the digital platform, please contact me immediately at the school and we will get the problem fixed.
If your student is in the band and needs their instrument, please call the front office to set up a time to pick up their instrument. That number is 287-2333.
Again, this school closure only affects students in the 8th grade that are not in the self contained setting. If you have questions or concerns please call us at 287-2333.
Attendance will be taken for all 6th and 7th grade students.
Thank you for your continued support and please be safe.
David Hitt
Principal
Check out the Fall Sports Schedules under the Documents - Athletics Folder.
The alert system we use, Thrillshare, is based in Little Rock, Arkansas, so our call-outs will have a Little Rock caller ID. The number is (501) 712-2633. Please save it to your phone so you will know when the school system is calling with important information.
Check out the Digital Learning Resources!!
https://bit.ly/wxmsdigitallearningresources
Only student-athletes and school personnel are allowed at athletic practices. We certainly appreciate your support, but we must be compliant with GHSA guidelines during this time. This guideline is for your safety as well as the safety of our student-athletes and school personnel. Thank you!
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