Griffith Elementary School rewarded students for unprecedented academic growth by kicking off their Friday with a schoolwide dance party! Learn more on our website at https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/article/1751201.
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WS/FCS has invested in eight new OPENGATE metal detection systems, and members of the media were invited to Glenn High School on Thursday morning to see them in action. Learn more on our website at https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/article/1748552.
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Last year's student achievement data has been officially released, and WS/FCS has a lot of good news to share! Learn more on our website at https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/article/1746002.
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September 10 is the deadline for state-required immunizations and health assessments, and for families still making appointments, WS/FCS has help available. Learn more on our website at https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/article/1739460.
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Alice Flores Euceda, a second grader at Mineral Springs Elementary School, joined a proud tradition of published authors from WS/FCS with the release of her first children’s book “Sé Feliz Siempre”! Learn more on our website at https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/article/1736662.
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The Crucial Cougar News at Cash Elementary School capped off a phenomenal first year of their newspaper club with an international award for community engagement! Learn more on our website at https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/article/1727380.
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West Forsyth High School Sophomore Kayleigh Kindlon has an eye on her future with an atypical afterschool activity – volunteer firefighting. Learn more on our website at https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/article/1720090.
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WS/FCS Announces New District Leaders
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education has approved new principals for two schools. LaJoi Wilson-Moore will lead the WS/FCS Virtual Academy and Scarlet Owens is the new principal of North Hills Elementary School.
wilson-moore imageWilson-Moore has worked in Virginia and Illinois school districts but has been an administrator with WS/FCS at North Hills Elementary, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Hill Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School, and Ibraham Elementary School. She has worked as an adjunct professor at several universities.
She is a graduate of Hampton University and Southern Illinois University, where she was a teaching and principal fellow. Wilson-Moore is a career educator with 32 years of experience and was the WS/FCS Assistant Principal of the Year in 2022.
She begins her new role on August 30.
Owens imageOwens served as a principal at Boonville Elementary School in Yadkin County Schools and at Ashley Academy in WS/FCS. She was also an assistant principal at Kernersville Middle School and Hall-Woodward Elementary School.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from North Carolina Central University and an add-on license in English as a Second Language from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has a Master’s Degree in Education for Educational Leadership from the University of Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. She also completed the Executive Development Program at the National Institute for School Leadership in Winston-Salem, NC.
She begins her new role immediately.
🎉 Congratulations to our 11 new WS/FCS Principals on an amazing first week! Your dedication and leadership are already making a difference in our schools. 🏫 Here’s to a fantastic year ahead! 👏 https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/article/1717337 #WSFCS #WSFCSLEAP
Every minute a student spends in the classroom sets them up for a brighter future, so WS/FCS is doing everything possible to keep attendance high and prevent chronic absenteeism. Learn more on our website at https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/article/1716520.
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Reagan Senior Jackson Gaydica made a big difference in his community this summer when he organized a service project that collected over $3,100 of school supplies for Mineral Springs Elementary! Learn more on our website at https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/article/1714915.
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WS/FCS Celebrates The First Day Of 2024-25 School Year
There is nothing quite like the excitement and optimism surrounding the first day of school and WS/FCS celebrated in a variety of ways. There was music at Ward Elementary, community members at Griffith Elementary, a centennial celebration at Old Town, a brand-new principal at West Forsyth, and that first-day feeling at Flat Rock Middle School. WS/FCS Cable 2 Photojournalist Kevin Wrenn covered all of that and more!
https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/article/1712640
Students and families at Ward Elementary School received a warm welcome to the 2024-25 school year from the Winston-Salem Symphony on Monday morning! Learn more on our website at https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/article/1710122.
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WS/FCS leaders celebrated the first day of school this morning at Old Town Elementary School, which is also celebrating its 100th anniversary! Learn more on our website at https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/article/1709185.
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Teall Properties Group Making A Difference By Volunteering In WS/FCS Schools
Based in Winston-Salem, the Teall Properties Group is a strategic marketing and sponsorship company that connects brands with high-school communities throughout the United States. On a sweltering summer day, 67 TPG employees turned their annual retreat into a day of giving back as they worked at Brunson, Cook, and North Hills Elementary and North Forsyth High Schools. WS/FCS Cable 2 Photojournalist Kevin Wrenn caught up with the group at North Forsyth and shares the why behind their efforts.
Have you downloaded the Edulog Bus Portal app ahead of the start of school next week? Learn more on our website at https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/article/1705935.
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Thank you to Spokes of Hope and City Lights Ministry for providing for our families at Mineral Springs Middle School! Learn more on our website at https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/article/1703068.
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WS/FCS leaders shared updates on new district policies at a press conference ahead of the first day of school next week! Learn more on our website at https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/article/1700829.
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WS/FCS Holds No Cost Pop-Up Shops With Lots Of Community Help. We are just one week away from students returning to their classrooms for the start of the school year. Last Friday and Saturday, WS/FCS held Back To School Pop-Up Shops to help them get ready. WS/FCS Cable 2 Photojournalist Kevin Wrenn shares how community support makes this all possible. https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/article/1699682
WS/FCS Summer Enrichment Musical Theatre Program Presents “The Little Mermaid”
The WS/FCS Summer Enrichment Musical Theatre Program started in 1960 and has thrived ever since. For five weeks students work together to prepare amazing productions, and in the process create relationships with their peers that last far longer than the summer. WS/FCS Cable 2 Photojournalist Kevin Wrenn spoke with several members of this year’s production of "The Little Mermaid” to discover the reasons behind the program’s continued success for the past 64 years.
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