Go Hawks!

Greetings! I hope everyone is enjoying their summer break. I certainly enjoyed mine! However, it is now time to prepare for a new year. Our summer office hours are 8:30 to 2:30 pm. We have our PTSA Open House scheduled for August 5th beginning at 5pm for New Student Orientation (in the Lecture Hall) and Open House at 5:30 in the gymnasium. You will have an opportunity to join PTSA and meet our teachers, staff and administrators. Also, as a special treat we will have a performance by our Williams Middle School Lady Hawks Cheerleaders!

As a reminder, all students must be in school uniforms beginning August 9th. Please check our school website for the complete listing of our School Uniform Policy. In the meantime, enjoy the rest of your summer and Go Hawks!!

School-Wide Attention to Tolerance Kick-off

On Friday May 21st, we had our SWAT assembly to introduce this student-led program. It was a fabulous assembly that consisted of skits, a PowerPoint presentation on cyber-bullying and an awesome video titled "The Middle". A special thanks goes out to Mrs. Peterson and her 2nd period Keyboarding class for their work, research and dedication to making Williams Middle a safe, bully-freee and tolerant environment. This statement in the brochure sums it all up: "Our goal at Williams Middle School is to help kids get ready to live, learn, and work in a diverse world where everyone is treated with respect. We want to live in a world where our differences are appreciated and even celebrated."

I look forward to working with our SWAT Team and our Peer Mediators next year. Go Hawks!

First Annual Science Fair

This week Williams Middle School will have its First Annual Science Fair. Please come out and take a look at our students' excellent work! All classes and grade levels participated and I am excited about seeing their final products. Judging will take place on Thursday May 12th from 9am to 12noon. After that time the winning projects along with several honorable mentions will be on display in the library. What a wonderful way to wrap up our school year! Celebrating student successes and continuing to encourage excellence is what Williams Middle School is all about. Go Hawks!!

Teacher Appreciation Week

Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week. Let's show our teachers how much we value them by providing Duty Free Lunch on Thursday. Please call our office if you can help out. You may come from 11:45 to 12:30 or 12:30 to 1:15 or you are also welcomed to come for the entire period! We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you next Thursday. Our office number is 428-7330. Thank you!!

Administrative Professionals Day

Wednesday April 21, 2010 is designated as Administrative Professionals Day! Since 1952, the International Association of Administrative Professionals has honored office workers by sponsoring administrative professionals week. To date, it is one of the largest workplace observances other than employee birthdays and major holidays. On this special day, I want to recognize our fabulous office staff. Mrs. Cook, our clerical assistant, greets visitors with a smile and is always welcoming and helpful to our guests. Mr. Friend, our systems operator, takes the time to get to know our students and is dedicated to working closely with the teachers to ensure smooth daily operations. Mrs. Hampton, our secretary/bookkeeper is always proficient and professional and is extremely knowledgeable and innovative. Each of them makes coming to work a joy! So please join me in wishing them all a Happy Administrative Professionals Day!!

ACTE Technology Fair

Congratulations to our students who participated and placed in this year's ACTE Technology Fair! I am so proud of how well they represented Williams Middle School. Jennifer Jones and Stephanie Duncan received Honorable Mention for their Multimedia Group Project. Dustin Acreman and Franklin Ramirez also placed with Honorable Mention for their Web-Page Creation Group Project. Mae Aida and Adrian Hudson placed 2nd and 3rd place respectively in Individual Programming. John Butler and Jordan Kearns placed 1st in the Level 2 Programming Group Project. We swept the Level 3 Group Progamming division! Jonique Robinson and Katelyn Matthews placed 3rd, Adrian Hudson and Mae Aida placed 2nd and Jennifer Jones and Vivian Tran placed 1st! I am so proud of all our students and we are all very excited that the students who placed 1st and 2nd now qualify for the Regional Competition in Montgomery next month. Go Hawks!

Spring Updates

Spring has sprung! We are now in our last quarter of the 2009-2010 school year! During these final weeks there will be many awards programs and celebrations of student success. With that in mind, it is a great time to remind our students that while school is ALMOST over, it is currently still in session! We have begun to see more student dress code violations and also horse-playing. Please help us by reminding your students about proper school attire and respecting all school rules.

Recently, we sent home a School Uniform Questionnaire to the parents of current 6th and 7th grade students. Although we received less than 30% back, most responders (69%) answered favorably about uniforms at Williams Middle School. An updated School Uniform Policy will be sent home and posted online later this month and parents will have a final opportunity to receive vouchers to purchase uniforms.

We need parent volunteers for our next Duty Free Lunch for teachers. It is scheduled for Thursday, April 8th. You may come from 11:45 to 12:30 or from 12:30 to 1:15. Of course you may also stay the entire period if you wish! Please call the office at 428-7330 to volunteer and we thank you for your support!