
Warrior Weekly
Issue 26 - March 15, 2024
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Gabby Morris, Duncan Rutherford, and Avery Fleming for winning 3rd place in the state's Junior Book Award Book Trailer contest. They created a book trailer for What Lives in the Woods by Lindsay Currie, which coincidently was voted on by students all across the state of SC as the 2023-2024 Junior Book Award winner! Way to go Warriors!
Congratulations to 7th grader Alex Bauer for winning the school Geography Bee! Alex made it through five tough rounds of competition to claim the title of WMS Geography Bee Champ. Way to go Alex!
Thank You!
Luncheon
Thank you to our amazing PTO and parent volunteers for providing lunch to the faculty and staff on Wednesday. We so appreciate everything you do to support us and spoil us!
Fundraiser
Our sincerest thanks goes out to all those who supported our fundraising efforts for a student member of our Warrior family who is battling leukemia. In just one short morning we were able to raise over $3600! A special thanks goes out to our PTO for organizing this event, to Krispy Kreme of Garden City for donating 18 dozen doughnuts, and the UPS store in Pawleys for providing the signs and making a personal donation to our cause. Everyone's donations, love, and support will go a long way to helping him and his family cope during this difficult time. We are so blessed to be a part of this wonderful community! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Upcoming Spirit Week
Attention 8th Grade Parents
It's hard to believe that it's time to start making preparations for the 8th grade Promotion Ceremony that will take place in May. As part of this event, we need a baby picture of your child. Please submit your child’s picture on the link provided below, or you can email it to Mrs. Grate at jgrate@gcsd.k12.sc.us. You may also send in a copy of the picture with your child’s name on it. Please remember WMS is not responsible for any lost or damaged pictures. Please have these pictures in by April 1st 2024.
IGP Information
The South Carolina Education and Economic Development Act (EEDA) requires middle schools to implement an Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) for all 8th grade students. These plans are determined during a scheduled meeting with your child's guidance counselor, Mrs. Williams. At this meeting we will be creating academic/career goals for your child and selecting their 9th grade high school courses. It is strongly encouraged that a parent/guardian attends the meeting with their child so they can be involved in the high school planning process. To schedule the IGP meeting with your child, please visit
https://calendly.com/kimwilliamswms/individualized-graduation-plan-meetings to book your in-person appointment with Mrs. K. Williams at Waccamaw Middle School. All IGP’s must be completed by Friday, April 26, 2024.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me at kiwilliams@gcsd.k12.sc.us or at 843-237-0106. I look forward to meeting with you and your child to help plan for their future.
High Impact Tutoring
The High Impact Tutoring Program is continuting with both before and after school tutoring. There are morning sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday before school and after-school sessions on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The morning sessions are held from 7:30 am-8:30 am and afternoon sessions are held directly after school from 3:30 pm-5:00 pm.
Each day will be aimed at specific subject areas. Monday afternoon- ELA; Tuesday morning- Social Studies; Wednesday morning- Algebra 1 and 7th-grade math; Wednesday afternoon - 8th-grade math; Thursday morning- Pre-algebra, and Thursday afternoon- Science. This program is free of charge and transportation will be provided for afternoon students only. This is a great opportunity for every student.
If you have any questions about the program please email Mr. Tester at btester@gcsd.k12.sc.us
If you are interested in participating and need transportation, please fill out the attached Google Form. https://forms.gle/zAJUnsmDdvDGDFYQ9
Sports
Saturday, March 16
Track and Field Island Invitational at WHS @ 8:30 am
JV Softball Georgetown Tournament at Georgetown - TBA
Monday, March 18
JV Softball Double Header at St. James @ 5 & 7pm
JV Baseball vs Aynor @ 6pm
JV Boys Soccer at West Florence @ 6pm
Girls JV Lacrosse at Socastee @ 6pm
JV Boys Lacrosse vs Socastee @ 6pm
B Team Baseball at Aynor @ 6pm
B Team Softball at Loris @ 6:30pm
Tuesday, March 19
JV Girls Soccer at Aynor @ 6pm
JV Boys Soccer vs Aynor @ 6pm
JV Softball at North Myrtle Beach @ 6:30pm
Wednesday, March 20
Track and Field at St. James @ 5pm
Girls JV Lacrosse vs Myrtle Beach @ 6pm
B Team Softball vs North Myrtle Beach @ 6:30pm
Thursday, March 21
JV Baseball at Aynor @ 6pm
Girls JV Lacrosse at Myrtle Beach @ 6pm
B Team Baseball vs Aynor @ 6pm
Boys JV Lacrosse vs Myrtle Beach @ 6pm
Friday, March 22
Girls JV Soccer vs Georgetown @ 6pm
JV Boys Soccer at Georgetown @ 6pm
JV Softball vs North Myrtle Beach @ 6:30pm
Volleyball Information
If you are interested in Girls Volleyball, please sign up at the link below to receive more information. This is for all rising 7th-12th graders. The Spring season begins in May!
PTO News
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Community Events
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Waccamaw Middle School
Email: radams@gcsd.k12.sc.us
Website: https://www.gcsd.k12.sc.us/o/wms
Location: 247 Wildcat Way, Pawleys Island, SC, USA
Phone: 843-237-0106
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Waccamawmiddleschool/