Everyone check out the article about our A Cappella team's recent state championship! https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/o/atkinshs/article/2159691
Thirty-nine cadets were honored with awards from WS/FCS and local civic organizations during the district's JROTC Joint Service Review on Wednesday night. Congratulations, cadets!
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Attention, Students, Parents, and Staff: The annual Joe Childers Letterman Celebration will be held on Wednesday, May 14. Students on any team the entire year in sports, academics, JROTC, or fine arts, you should consider attending this special event. Tickets are available on the Atkins website, or you can buy them in the front office. In addition, patches, pins, and letters need to be requested this year by using the form on the website. You don’t want to miss it! Please read the full article on the Atkins website for complete information: https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/o/atkinshs/article/2152543
Read our article about new Atkins HS principal, Dr. Keisha Gabriel!
https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/o/atkinshs/article/2151285
Guess who just won the state championship in the NCASA A Cappella competition held this evening (April 12). In addition, Atkins also won awards for best choreography and best vocal percussion (Saul Becerra). And two showmanship awards for AJ Williams and Mae Bramer . Way to go, Camels!!!
Atkins Community, come and check out some of our students' best work on April 15! Check the Atkins website or your email for more information.
Congratulations to Evelyn Wakeford, who finished in second place at the District Poet Laureate Contest last night. Everyone loved her beautiful poem entitled "Love, Simply Put" and her performance was so powerful! Evelyn, we're all very proud of you!
Jordan Samuels also performed, and his poem was well received by the audience. Both students are now published poets and have their poems in the Poet Laureate chapbook.
Atkins was so well represented!
Seniors, the deadline to vote for Senior Superlatives has been extended ONE WEEK, to Wednesday, April 16!
Voting Link is in the article on the school website, or go to ---
bit.ly/besthairvote
AtkinsYearbook.com
WS/FCS is encouraging families to sort out their bus stops for next school year early to make sure everything is in order before the May 30 deadline. Learn more on our website at https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/article/2134681.
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Do you know a former Atkins student who was a champion (state champion or higher)? Check the Atkins website for information about how to nominate them for the Atkins Letterman Hall of Fame. Nominations close on Sunday, April 13.
https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/o/atkinshs/article/2126435
You're going to want to see this! The Atkins school musical, The Wedding Singer is April 3-5 in the auditorium 7 pm. Tickets at the door, $12. WSFCS staff get in free. Come out to support our Theater department led by Director Daniel Becker!
[Awesome Photos by Dawnica Baker]
Congratulations to the Atkins Math Team of 10 students who competed at Appalachian State Regional Math Contest yesterday at the "Comprehensive Level." The team came in first place with Johnathon Storrey as our team's top finisher.
The top eight competitors from all schools present were selected to move on to the state level of which Atkins took five spots. Johnathon Storrey, Eric Chen, Bella Yuan, Tony Jin, and Dylan Zhang will all be moving on to compete again later this month at NCSSM. Mathtastic job to our Calculating Camels! The Atkins Math team is coached by teacher Amanda Malatlian.
The Board of Education recognized Atkins, Hanes, and Diggs-Latham at their last meeting after they won Merit Awards from Magnet Schools of America for creating excellent student-centered learning environments. Congratulations to our wonderful magnet educators!
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Congratulations to the Atkins High School Model UN for their success at their second-ever High School United Nations Conference at Appalachian State University! Learn more on our website at https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/article/2110734.
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The Atkins HS Chess Team was recently featured on local news channel WXII/Channel 12 for repeating as state chess champions. Watch the full story here:
https://www.wxii12.com/article/atkins-high-school-chess-team-takes-victory-at-state-championship-for-second-year-in-a-row/64289114
The Board of Education recognized Atkins High School's success in the Camel City Game Jam during their meeting last week. The event allows student game designers to prove their programming and design skills and network with industry professionals. Congratulations, Atkins!
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WS/FCS students and local mental health experts came together last Thursday to host a panel on mental health titled “It’s OK to Not be OK”. Learn more on our website at https://winstonsalemforsythcsnc.sites.thrillshare.com/article/2061980.
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Congratulations to the Camels baseball team for their win over Dudley on Tuesday, February 25 -- and Congratulations to Coach Jamey May for his first coaching win as head coach for Atkins!
Check out the deadlines for Senior Ads, Senior Quotes, and Senior Superlatives Final vote at AtkinsYearbook.com.
Everyone should read this story about one of the first teachers from Atkins HS, Georgia Harper...
https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/o/atkinshs/article/2052119
