September 14, 2025
Good Afternoon Western Alamance Middle School families,
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Just a reminder that this Wednesday, September 17, is a Teacher Workday. Students will not have school on Wednesday. Please keep reading for this week’s updates and important information.
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 - 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
Please make sure to follow us on Facebook for updates and upcoming events!
Lunch Debt over $700 has already accrued in unpaid lunch debts. Emails and calls will go out this week.
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.
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.
Athletics:
9/15 Cross Country @ Graham 4:30
9/16 Football @ WAMS 4:30 (WAHS Field)
9/18 Soccer @ Broadview 4:30
9/18 Volleyball @ Broadview 4:30
Boy’s Basketball will begin workouts on Monday and Wednesday nights 5:45 to 7:15.