Mark your calendars. This is a free event for the community. Come on out and show your support.
We would like to thank the entire Washington County community and supporting business for school supply donations. Please click https://www.wcs.k12.va.us/article/1225181 for more details!
WMS would like to thank our community partners for sponsoring our
character incentive program. These students received
incentives such as tickets to the upcoming NASCAR race, movie
tickets, and bowling tickets. Thank you @BristolMotorSpeedway,
@legacytheaters, @InterstateBowl.
The AHS Mighty Falcon Marching Band will be opening the Rob-Con comic convention this Saturday, September 2nd at the SWVA Higher Ed Center in Abingdon. Check it out: https://www.facebook.com/100057326325623/posts/pfbid02YFSfHY3EtY4ZWeTxLLtHvGmLopQYgsRKGhi5TonpQazarv2XmoD9qgaozPZZgFZql/?mibextid=cr9u03
Check out this opportunity for after school care.
Washington County Public Schools' School Nutrition Department is now serving Whiteside's Fresh Local Sweet Corn. #Farm to School #WashingtonWay @WashCoSuper
Referrals for gifted education services are now being accepted Aug. 28 - Sept. 15. Please complete the link below to make a referral. Should you have any questions, please contact Susan O'Dell at sodell@wcs.k12.va.us.
https://forms.gle/5eE2sCMFU6RWEUDE6
Thank you
WCPS Transportation Supervisor, Tom Williams, getting dunked for St.Jude's! @WashCoSuper #WashingtonWay WCPSBest
Watauga Elementary families supporting their school at the "Shaked" fundraiser tonight. Go Wildcats!
All parents of school-aged children and youth with disabilities who receive special education services in Virginia are requested to complete the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) annual Parent Involvement Survey.
WCPS is pleased to share that we are offering a new resource to support mental health and wellness. This is a free resource to help provide support for all staff, parents/guardians, students, and families in our district. For complete details, click here: https://www.wcs.k12.va.us/article/1207845
Highlands Ballet Company invites WCPS students to "Get a Jump on Fall" See flyer for more details and contact information
Teen Consignment Sale coming up soon.
Wee-Cycle Children's Consignment Sale is coming up. See Flyer for more details.
The Washington County Fair will once again sponsor the Miss and Junior Miss Washington County Pageants (Sept. 11) and the Little Miss Washington County Pageant (Sept. 9). See flyer for more details. Applications can be found here: https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:bd3cddfe-df0b-3612-9a71-f9eb21d7aad7
Washington County Moose Lodge is Accepting clothing donations through August 17th. Dates for Free Shopping will be Aug. 19, 2-6 pm and Aug. 20, 2-6 pm.
On behalf of High Point Elementary School I would like to thank the Washington County Sheriff's Office and the Virginia State Police for their assistance with the situation that led to High Point going on a soft lockdown for most of the school day today. They provided guidance and extra personnel to ensure our students and staff were safe. We greatly appreciate their expertise, professionalism, and collaboration. I would also like to thank the Administration at High Point Elementary for making decisions that erred on the side of student/staff safety and for communicating the status of the situation multiple times throughout the day to our parents. We will brief the situation with administration and law enforcement tomorrow to ensure that we continue best practices and improve in the areas that need adjustments. One of the early take aways is that we can communicate more efficiently by encouraging parents and stakeholders sign up for the Washington County App. Please visit this site (https://www.wcs.k12.va.us/article/1133965) for more information about this app and a link to download it. Again, thanks to everyone who helped keep our kids and staff safe, nothing we do is more important. If you have suggestions on how we can make our schools safer, please don't hesitate to share your ideas with us.
Just a reminder that Dr. Perrigan will be at John Battle High School this afternoon from 5:00-5:45 pm for a Meet and Greet with anyone who would like to stop by with questions or comments. This will be immediately prior to the Meet the Trojans Program.
HPES is in soft lockdown based on advisement by local law enforcement due to a search for an individual in the area. All students continue to be safe. Students are doing their normal indoor activities, and all exterior doors are secured and being monitored carefully.
If the individual is not located by the end of the day, HPES will dismiss in a modified manner which may increase car rider wait time and possibly the arrival of buses home. In addition, we will have an increase in law enforcement presence to ensure the safety of everyone. Thank you so much for your patience and for trusting us with your children.
