Williston Weekly

Congratulations to the Williston Leadership Club for winning "Best Use of Construction Materials" at their Future City competition last weekend in Raleigh. The team worked hard to design and build a model city and is bringing home a $150 cash prize! Special thanks goes to club advisor Mrs. Gault and faculty chaperones Mr. Foskey, Ms. Brooks, and Ms. Ricanek. Congrats to all! #WeAreWilliston

Eight Williston students had the honor of performing at The MLK Celebration at UNCW Keenan Hall. The students had the chance to meet the speaker for the evening, MinnieJean Brown-Trickey, who was part of the Little Rock Nine.

Present- in a particular place at a particular time; in attendance.

Your attendance is mandatory and necessary. You are required to be in school and in class. Accept it, embrace it and achieve it. You know where you should be. Be there! Show up, be present and be successful!

• 1/30 Report Cards
• 2/20 Teacher Workday
• 2/28 Interim Reports

We would love to have our Tiger fans to cheer us on! To gain admission to all middle school athletic events, the new ticket prices are $2 for students and $3 for adults.

• 1/31: Girls Basketball vs. Virgo (Home)
• 2/2: Boys Soccer and Girls Basketball vs. Myrtle Grove (Home)

We would love to hear how a Williston staff member was exceptionally helpful or exceptional! ANYONE may nominate Williston staff members for our PTA Staff of the Month. Once a month we will select one staff member from the submitted nominations to honor them with a special gift and recognition. Please use the link below to make a nomination

Williston Middle School's Spirit Store is officially open for business. Students can stop by room 119 between 8 and 8:30 on Friday mornings to purchase Williston Middle School spirit wear.

New Hanover County Schools is partnered with the Say Something Anonymous Reporting program to provide our students with a safe, responsive way to seek help for themselves and others.

Say Something is a youth violence prevention program from Sandy Hook Promise – a national violence prevention organization. Say Something Anonymous Reporting System allows youth and adults to submit secure & anonymous safety concerns to help identify and intervene upon at-risk individuals BEFORE they hurt themselves or others. The system enables school administrators and law enforcement to create effective interventions and to help prevent violence, suicide, bullying, self-harm and other forms of threatening behavior.

With the Anonymous Reporting System, it’s easy and completely confidential to report safety concerns to help prevent violence and tragedies.

Last week, Williston students will receive the student training on the program. This consists of a 25 minute video produced by Say Something. If your child has a personal connection to a school violence experience or horrific event and you would like to discuss this with a school counselor before the video is shown, please reach out to their grade level counselor.

6th Grade - Daniel Petre - daniel.petre@nhcs.net x76565

7th Grade - Brooke Burnett --brooke.burnett@nhcs.net x76558

8th Grade - Kristen Guthrie kristen.guthrie@nhcs.net x76564

For more information and the Parent Guide see the link below

https://nvlupin.blob.core.windows.net/images/van/SHPRO/SHPRO/1/76401/images/NC-parentbrochure.pdf

Our county is operating under a new attendance policy. CLICK HERE to view Policy 4400. Here are a few key things to remember:

• If students miss school, they need to come back with a note
• Elementary and middle school students who are absent more than 20 days in a school year may be retained.
  
• Patterns of unexcused late arrivals and early departures will be monitored and problem solved by the student support staff, including the school social worker.
  

Please review NHCS Policy 3400. Students who do not complete assignments will NO LONGER RECIEVE A "50" IN PLACE OF A "0". Please continuously check PowerSchool in order to monitor your student's progress.

PowerSchool Helpful Tips:

Helpful Tip #1: When you see your child's grade, if you click on the actual grade (A), you will see a breakdown of the individual assignments.

Helpful Tip #2: Please understand that this is a huge piece of communication between you and your child's teacher. In essence, by the teachers entering the grades in the grade book, this is their way of communicating to you about your child's progress. The teachers expect that you are checking Parent Portal each week. If you have any questions about grades, ask your child first (they should know!) and then email the teacher if further clarification is needed concerning an assignment/grade.

Helpful Tip #3: You can download the PowerSchool app for your smart phone. You can see live attendance, assignments, scores, grades and more. There is also a student version that you can download if your child wants to have the information on his/her smart phone.

Helpful Tip #4: If you are coming from an elementary school in New Hanover County, your PowerSchool username and password are the same.

The School Messenger App allows schools to inform you about school-related emergencies, school closures, attendance, and important announcements.

Visit https://go.schoolmessenger.com to setup your account.

All students need to be registered to ride the bus. This can be done through the beginning year paperwork completion in Scribbles. If you have not registered your child to ride the bus, and your child needs bus transportation, please do so immediately.

Due to numerous changes in routes, stops, riders and times throughout the school year, please download the Edulog Parent Portal bus tracking phone application. Once your child is registered, it will have the most up-to-date route information.

If you have any bus transportation issues, please contact one of our assistant principals:

Ms. Matilda Scott

matilda.scott@nhcs.net

Ext 76553

Ms. Alisha Sheesley

alisha.sheesley@nhcs.net

Ext 76554

Website: https://williston.nhcs.net/
Location: 401 South 10th Street, Wilmington, NC, USA
Phone: 910-815-6906
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WillistonMiddleSchoolTigers/
Twitter: @willistontigers