Congratulaions to WLMS students Tucker Green and Madison Setzer for winning acting awards at the Foothills Performing Arts annual Willy Awards Banquet. They were awarded The Willy Award for their performances in Cheaper By the Dozen.

The Caldwell Recitation Contest was held Saturday, February 28. The recitation Contest is open to all Caldwell County middle school students with prize money ranging from $100 to $250.  Students are expected to memorize and recite a classic or famous literary piece, 3-5 minutes in length.  They are judged on poise, presentation, voice and degree of difficulty.

WLMS was well represented by the following students:

William Sherrill who presented "A County Boy in Winter" a poem by Sarah Orne Jewett.

Madeline Hanson who presented "The Night Before Christmas" by Clement Moore.

Madison Setzer who presented Chapter II "The Garden of Love Flowers" from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass.  Congratulations to Madison who placed 7th in the contest.

Congratulations to Ashlee Taylor for winning the WLMS Poetry Slam!!

Congratulations to WLMS Spelling Bee winner Emily McFarland and runner up, Maggie Nelson.

Emily also placed second in the county Spelling Bee.

Eighth Grade Chorus performs for the NC Music Educators

  The William Lenoir Middle School Chorus performed at the North Carolina Music Educators Association In-Service Conference on Monday, November 10, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. in the Benton Convention Center, Winston Salem.  The chorus was chosen as one of two choruses in the state to perform for approximately 400 music educators, administrators, parents, and friends.  The students prepared five selections of music, one selection from the Grade Two festival list, one from the Grade Three list, and two from the Grade Four list.  The students sounded magnificent! 

We are very honored to have been chosen to perform for such a distinguished audience.

Dream Scholarship Recipients:

Naomi Askew, Amani Banner, Tony Nguyen, Elizabeth Skeens, and Morgan Smith

Model UN Winners - Fall 2008

Best Delegation - Zack Tanner and Jake Vapniarek

Superior Delegation - Julia Sherman and Kourtney Peterson

Excellent Delegation - Molly Owens and Kayla Graham

Honorable Mention - Tonique Bowers and Emily Ingram, Lily Bartlett and Savannah Bartlett, John Bumgarner and Mikeal Anderson, Cole Nero and Gabbi Ferguson

WLMS took 28 students to ASU on Thursday, 4-2-09 to compete in Model United Nations.  The students debated world issues and tried to come up with relevant solutions.  Some were awarded for their ability to work with others, use parliamentary procedure, and understand the issues.  Molly Owens, Tiffany Watkins, Amelia Stallings, and Austin McCall won first place.  Third place winners were Frank Hagan, Austin St.Clair, Tonique Bowers, and Emily Ingram.  Arizona Johnson and Grant Icenhour received honorable mention.

Congratulations to all the students who participated.

Jazz Band

Competed at the 2008 Atlanta Festival and received Superior rating and 1st place in their division.  They were also chosen Champion Middle School at the Atlanta Festival.

3 years competing at District level - 3 Superiors

Teacher of the Year - Carla Reid

Associate of the Year - Sandra Poarch

Volunteer of the Year - September Stallings 

The following students participated on the team:

Leah Dunn, Mikey Lindsey, Elizabeth Purcell, Monica Ramos, Gabbi Ferguson, Adina Jan, Steven Potter, John Franzen, and Austin St.Clair.