Weekly Announcements 1/20/25

Good evening Tiger Nation! This is Principal Arrington at Western Guilford Middle School bringing you announcements for the week of Monday, January 20^th – Friday, January 24^th.

MLK Holiday:

On Monday we will celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Although we celebrate on the 3^rd Monday of each month, his actual date of birth is January 15. Dr. King was a visionary leader and advocate for equality who spearheaded the civil rights movement in America through nonviolent protests. As the youngest person to ever receive the Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. King is widely regarded as America's pre-eminent advocate of nonviolence and one of the greatest nonviolent leaders in world history.  GCS will be closed for students and staff in honor of Dr. King’s birthday and contributions to society.

SCHOOL DEVICES:

Students must bring tablets back to school each time we distribute them for the possibility of Remote Learning.

ASSESSMENTS:

• Wednesday, January 22^nd 7^th Grade Math, 8^th Grade Math, and Math 1 will take their Quarter 2 Interim Assessments.
• Friday, January 24^th, 8^th Grade Science will take their Quarter 2 Interim Assessments.

Please have students arrive on time so we can begin promptly at 8:50am.

PTA MEETING:

We will have our January PTA Meeting on Tuesday, January 21^st at 5:30pm in the media center. Please come to the main office area for entry to the school.

ATHLETICS:

• Tuesday, January 21^st girls and boys basketball will host Allen Middle at 4:45pm.
• Tuesday, January 21^st the wrestling team will travel to Allen for their match starting at 5pm
• Thursday, January 23^rd girls and boys basketball will host Hairston Middle with games starting at 4:45pm.
• Thursday, January 23^rd our wrestling team will travel to Hairston Middle for their match at 5pm.

Please come out and support your Tiger Athletics.

END OF QUARTER:

• Friday, January 24^th is the end of Quarter 2 and the end of Semester 1. School is closed to students Monday, January 27^th for teachers to complete Quarter 2 and Semester 1 grades.
• Those students in semester long encore classes will receive new encore classes Tuesday, January 28^th. We will review new schedules with students next week.
• If students are in orchestra, band, chorus, ESL, 7^th or 8^th Grade Spanish, they will remain in their same encore classes for 2^nd semester and receive only one new class.

REPORT CARDS:

Students will receive Report Cards on Wednesday, February 5^th at dismissal. You can continue to check your child’s progress via Parent Portal and Canvas. If you need aid with logging into either platform, please contact the school and we will provide support.

Thank you Tiger Nation! Have a wonderful week!