September 7, 2025
Good Afternoon Western Alamance Middle School families,
I hope everyone has had a terrific weekend.
7th Graders Vaccine Connect: All students enrolled in the NC Public School System and entering the 7th grade are required to receive the Tdap & Meningococcal Vaccines. If you’re not sure if your child has received the required immunizations, please contact Nurse Benson or your doctor's office. Letters have been sent home (on Friday) with students who are missing the required vaccines. If these are not received by September 23, 2025, your child will be excluded from school! If you have questions or need help with an appointment, please contact our school nurse.
PTO: Thanks so much for your gracious support of our staff! Our drive to stock the teacher workroom is almost complete!! If you would like to sign up, please see the link in the link below.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805044CADA622A4F58-58202734-stock
Let's dodge, duck, and dominate in our upcoming Dodge Ball Tournament. Teams are limited to five players and one alternate. Registration fee is $30. We are looking for a sponsor for the tournament. We accept cash and Venmo. Please email westernalamancepto@gmail.com if you would like to sponsor the tournament. The proceeds from the tournament go to the purchase of a digital sign for the front of our school.
Our spirit wear link is live!! Please follow the link below to order your WA spirit wear! https://https-localapparelnc-com.printavo.com/merch/western-middle-school-swag-shop/
We are in need of parent volunteers for our duty free lunch on Tuesday, September 16. Please see the sign up link below. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805044CADA622A4F58-58414199-duty
Technology Insurance: We encourage everyone to purchase technology insurance. The cost is $25 and must be purchased each year. This can greatly reduce your cost if your student breaks their screen, loses a key, or breaks a port in the chromebook. Technology insurance can be purchased during the first 10 days of school and is good for one use. The link to purchase chromebook insurance is here: https://osp.osmsinc.com/ABSS/BVModules/ProductTemplates/Bvc2013/Product.aspx?productid=AT052-409
ABSS Mobile Learning Handbook: Please read the linked ABSS Mobile Learning Handbook. In order to receive a laptop, all students must return a signed Student/Parent Mobile Device Agreement form. That form can be printed off from the mobile learning handbook. We will also have copies of the form for students during the first week of school.
Infinite Campus: As you are aware, ABSS transitioned from PowerSchool to a new student information system, Infinite Campus (IC), over the summer months. This new platform will now be used to access student schedules, grades, attendance, and more. On Monday, August 4, parents/guardians will receive a message from ABSS with instructions on how to create their Infinite Campus Parent Portal account. Please be sure to check your email to get started.
Free and Reduced Lunch Application
Breakfast and lunch are not universally free for all students. If you would like your child to eat meals at school, you will either need to put money on their online account or you will need to secure a free/reduced lunch status by filling out the required form. Paper forms are available in the WAMS main office or you can fill it out online. Please make sure that you have been approved for free or reduced lunch or that your child has lunch money in their account.
Athletics: Contests begin the week of 9/14.
Fall Sports Pictures: 9/9/2025
https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/clients/western-alamance-middle-school/spring-pictures-9-9-2025/optIn This link will allow parents to sign up to receive updates via email regarding their child's school portraits. These updates include promotions, additional deals and the ability to order more pictures at a later time. When entering student information, parents should be sure to enter the student's name as it is Infinite Campus.