Go Hawks!!

Our Open House and Gym Dedication were wonderful! Thank you so much to all who attended. Mayor Battle, Councilman Culver, Dr. Moore, several school board members and business partners joined the celebration. Our student-led tours were made available to all. The choir performance was certainly a highlight as well! Thank you all so much to all who attended and those who supported in other ways.

We are in store for a fantastic 2nd semester! Look for information soon about our Military Family Night, our Community Engagement Book Study and boys and girls track season this spring! Have a safe and blessed Holiday Season! Go Hawks!!!

Open House and Gym Dedication

Please join us Thursday 17 December for our new building Open House. It will begin at 9:00am in our new gym. The morning will include performances by our wonderful Williams Middle School Choir and a ceremony where we dedicate our gym to our beloved Coach David Hughey. Tours of the new building will follow and light refreshments will be provided. We look forward to seeing you Thursday! This is such an exciting time for our community and we are so glad that you are a part of it! Go Hawks!

Ident-A-Kid Program

On Thursday 10 December, Williams Middle School students will have the opportunity to get an Ident-A-Kid Pre-Drivers ID Card. The cards feature a full color photograph along with important identification information including their finger print. Your student should have brought home a yellow sheet that included payment information and an envelope. This program is great way to identify our kids in the event of a school or medical emergency and can also be used to receive student discounts. I hope that you will take advantage of this program! Please return the envelope with your student on or before Thursday.

Heavenly Hats Day!

On Friday, December 11th, the middle school student organization S.O.A.R (Serving Our Area Responsibly) will sponsor "Heavenly Hats Day". The Heavenly Hats Foundation raises funds to sponsor hats for patients that have lost their hair to chemotherapy. Heavenly Hats has donated over 325,000 new hats to patients and hospitals in need.

The J.E. Williams Elementary and Middle School administration, teachers, faculty, students, and staff will be participating in this event. Persons who donate $1.00 can wear a hat for the day. Prizes will be awarded for the most creative, the most spirited, and the craziest hat in both the elementary and middle school grades. All the proceeds will be given to the Heavenly Hats Foundation. Last year we raised almost $500.00 for this cause. All proceeds will be used to cover the costs that are involved with shipping new headwear to all of the patients around the United States. For more information visit www.Heavenlyhats.com.

Happy Veterans Day

On this Veterans Day, we honor all Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, and Airmen who unselfishly serve our country. November 11th is set aside as a day of reflection for the many sacrifices made by the men and women of the Armed Forces. On behalf of the teachers, staff and administrators of Williams Middle School, we wish you all a safe and blessed Veterans Day.

Trikke for a Cure

Thank you to all who supported our Breast Cancer Awareness fundraiser, Trikke for a Cure! It was a great learning experience for our kids and plenty of fun for all. Our teachers and students did a fantastic job of organizing and planning this event. ETV will air a story about it next week and Channel 48 WAFF even came out to cover the event!! As always, thank you for your continued support. Go Hawks!!!

Parenting Day Success!

Thank you to the many parents who came out for our Parenting Day activities! I heard many positive remarks and it was refreshing to see the excitement about school from teachers, students and parents. The Student-Led Conferences were a big hit and we have had quite a few requests to do them again after the next grading period. We will! These conferences allow students to take ownership of their grades and behavior while encouraging them to set goals and ask for assistance when needed. Look for more activities like this in the future!

A quick building update: We are on schedule! The office has begun to transition and PE, band and choir are next. Teachers will be assigned room numbers very soon and more furniture will be delivered as the month progresses. We will have a Ribbon Cutting and Open House on December 17th. More information will be given soon! Thank you for your continued support! Go Hawks!