Congratulations to the Lady Bulldogs on their back to back conference championship! Way to go!
Congratulations to the Lady Dawgs Soccer Team! 2019 Conference Runner-Ups.
Chorus scored straight superiors in sight-reading and performance at LGPE.
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...
We are so proud of our former Waycross Middle School students! The 9th through 12th grade Young Georgia Author winners are 9th - Alexandra C., 10th - Maria M., 11th - Kennia K. and 12th - Madeline J.
Congratulations to Waycross Middle's State Student Technology Competition Winners!
Waycross Middle School's Curriculum Night will take place March 18, 2019. We hope to see you there!
We are thrilled to announce the District Winners for the 2018-2019 Young Georgia Author writing contest! 6th: Natalie B. 7th: Stella K. 8th: Mary Hannah L.
Congratulations to the Waycross Middle School Dawg Band for receiving a superior for their performance and sight reading at the District 8 Large Group Performance Evaluation.
GUNA students gathered at the state capitol to participate in the Model UN Assembly.
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.
Waycross Middle School Band students participated in the GMEA District 8 Middle School District Band and performed a spectacular concert for parents and guest. Congratulations to Sean M., Ahlivia D., Cammie P., Matthew S., Clinton T., Milla T., Abigail S., Lauren H., Marcus R., Christopher K., Mariana L., Brycne J., and Madelyn R.
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...
Attention 8th grade parents and students...purchase your 8th grade yearbook page by March 29th.
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...
Congratulations to the following Band Students, Abigail S., Marcus R., Matthew S., Madelynn R., and Ahlivia D., for being selected to participate in the 2019 Region Band. Band Director, Brooke Richardson, is very proud of their accomplishments.
We are proud of our students that participated in the Regional Student Technology Competition last Friday!Amiyah E. 1st place Audio Production 7th/8th grade, Izzy L. and Grace C. 1st place Digital Photo Production 7th/8th grade, Stella K. and Whitney M. 1st place Video Production 7th/8th grade, Layce E. and Quiara J. 2nd place Graphic Design 7th/8th grade, Marcus...
Good Luck to the Student Technology Competition District winners as they compete at the Regional competition on January 25th.
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...