Was your student: sick? tardy? out of town? had an appointment?
Please submit your attendance notes online by scanning the QR code and filling out the form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1aDh_kJT2AUTb_I_1KGYB9hHlE1LczclJ0p65Fb_DlIg/viewform?edit_requested=true
Paper notes will no longer be accepted.
Thank you!
Jerrod Carmichael -- Comedian, Actor, and Director --
Graduate of Glen High school
Emmy-winning HBO special āRothanielā
Co-creator āThe Carmichael Showā
Hosted the 2023 Golden Globes
*known for discussing complex social issues & political topics
To learn more about Jerrod Carmichael: https://www.aaespeakers.com/keynote-speakers/jerrod-carmichael
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4273797/
Watch him talk about the decision to move to LA https://www.youtube.com/shorts/W-OrstX2RCQ
Last Chance to Order Your 2026 Yearbook!
The last day to guarantee your copy of the 2026 yearbook is February 20, 2026.
Only a limited number of extra copies will be ordered, so donāt wait!
Order here: https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A02185744
Has your child participated in a sport at LMS this year? If you have photos from any school sports activities and would like to share them for the yearbook, please send them to mjmerritt@wsfcs.k12.nc.us.
Did your family build a snowman, go sledding, or have a snowball fight during our unexpected āSnowcationā? Weād love to include those memories in this yearās book!
Please email your photos to Mrs. Merritt at mjmerritt@wsfcs.k12.nc.us.
Velma Hopkins -- Activist
Leader in the 1940s Local 22 union, which fought for better conditions for Black tobacco workers at R.J. Reynolds.
To learn more about Velma Hopkins: https://journalnow.com/winstonsalemmonthly/history-maker-velma-hopkins/article_940faa7a-06c9-11e8-9be6-c31735880353.html
https://wschronicle.com/velma-hopkins-her-activism-and-community-service-still-inspires-leaders-today/
Tiktok about Velma Hopkins: https://www.tiktok.com/@organize.mlklabor/video/7204916202735652142
Note from Ms. Miller, LMS Art teacher -
THIS IS HUGE! Scholastic's is the biggest Art Competition we have of the year. Artists compete across the district, state, and country. LMS has TWO GOLD KEY WINNERS, which is the highest honor. There are VERY few middle school winners as a whole.
These artists' work will be on exhibit at the Mint Museum (ya know, along side Andy Warhol, O'Keeffe and Degas) March 1-April 6th, 2026.
CONGRATS to Miley Ellis (7th Grade) and Mackenzie Doolittle (8th)
Note from Ms. Miller, LMS Art teacher -
THIS IS HUGE! Scholastic's is the biggest Art Competition we have of the year. Artists compete across the district, state, and country. LMS has TWO GOLD KEY WINNERS, which is the highest honor. There are VERY few middle school winners as a whole.
These artists' work will be on exhibit at the Mint Museum (ya know, along side Andy Warhol, O'Keeffe and Degas) March 1-April 6th, 2026.
CONGRATS to Miley Ellis (7th Grade) and Mackenzie Doolittle (8th)
George H. Black -- Brickmaker -- (1879-1980)
Owned and operated brickyard
Made bricks by hand - outstanding reputation for bricks of quality and durability
Bricks used in many houses and buildings around Winston Salem
Helped with the Colonial Williamsburg restoration
Sent to Guyana at 91 by the US State Department to help villagers there learn to make bricks
House and Brickyard in the National Register of Historic Places at 111 Dellabrook Road
Recognized Nationally and Internationally for his brickmaking
To learn more about George H. Black: https://www.cityofws.org/DocumentCenter/View/4040/13---George-Black-House-and-Brickyard-PDF
https://www.digitalforsyth.org/photos/2082
Listen to his story: https://www.wral.com/video/lifestyles/travel/video/11568965/
#LMS #BlackHistoryMonth
She will represent Lewisville Middle School at the State Science Fair on March 21.
Way to go!
Lawrence Joel -- Awarded METAL OF HONOR & SILVER STAR
Winston-Salem Native
First African American awarded the Metal of Honor, the highest combat award, since the Spanish-American war
āJoel, an Army medic assigned to the 1st Battalion of the 503rd Infantry in the 173rd Airborne Brigade, was recognized for having saved the lives of 13 fellow soldiers during a Viet Cong attack north of Saigon on November 8, 1965. Although twice wounded in the legs by enemy gunfire, Joel crawled across the battle area for more than 24 hours, administering aid to his comrades.ā - LJMC.com
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in honor of Joel and all other Forsyth County veterans who died in service to our country. Located: 2825 University Pkwy, Winston-Salem, NC 27105
To learn more about Lawrence Joel: https://www.ljvm.com/venue-info/about-lawrence-joel/
https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/joel-lawrence
Watch him receive the Metal of Honor: https://youtu.be/DkQq_W4BoSc?si=uhW1TanF3BIVnimn
Did you miss the WSFCS rising 9th grader virtual information session?
Recording of the session and more information are available here:
https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/page/course-registration-information
Please note:
We have exhausted our banked and remote days due to this unprecedented weather. We will make up this day on April 6.
205-day employees (such as teacher assistants) will not work. They will instead work on April 6.
District buildings will be open to staff. Other than 205-day employees, staff may continue to use telework, annual leave, comp time, or make up the hours, as their position allows.
Our county and city governments are doing a great job working to clean up streets in very difficult circumstances. The WS/FCS Operations Team has worked daily to make our school sidewalks and parking lots accessible. Despite best efforts, some streets remain challenging for school travel.
Thank you for your understanding as we manage this historic winter.
Happening Soon at LMS!!
We are hosting information sessions for students!
These sessions will cover the information students and families need for the 26-27 school year.
Rising 6th grade Open House -
Monday, 02/09/26 beginning @ 5pm
Rising 7/8th grade Parent Info Meeting -
Monday, 02/16/26 beginning @ 5:30pm
Rising 9th grade Parent Info Meeting -
Monday, 02/23/26
Last name A - M @ 5 PM, Last name N - Z @ 6 PM
We hope to see you there!
NIA IMANI FRANKLIN
Composer
Actress
Singer
Miss America 2019
Winston-Salem native
Bachelorās degree in Music composition and Theory from ECU
Masterās degree in Music composition from UNCSA
serves on the UNCSA board of trustees
2024 Composer-in-Residence The American Library in Paris
To learn more about Ms. Franklin:
https://www.uncsa.edu/news/20230119-bog-appoints-nia-imani-franklin.aspx
https://www.wssymphony.org/guest-artists/nia-imani-franklin/
Follow on Instagram: @niaimanifranklin
Listen: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kA0YlTn98xmcAzyKhSX9jIwZIZWQzAWOk
#LMS #BlackHistorymonth
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 will be a remote learning day for students.
Please refer to the work that was sent home with your child, as LMS prepared for 5 days of remote learning and this will be day 5.
You can also refer to Canvas, Remind, newsletter, and/or emails if you need any clarification.
District buildings may open for staff by 9 am. Your building supervisor will let you know if your building is open. Staff may also use telework, annual leave, comp time, or make up the hours, as their position allows.
Students should complete the Remote Learning Day 5 assignments for their grade level available on the WS/FCS website [link], unless your teacher has already provided an assignment. To receive credit for attendance, assignments must be turned in when we return to school. Reach out to your teacher if you have any questions.
We hope to see you back at school soon!
Dr. Simon G. Atkins -- āEducation is not a question of mechanics; it is rather a question of ethics and morality. Education is primarily an effort to realize in man his possibilities as a thinking and feeling being.ā
Dr. Atkins was an educator and founder of Slater Industrial Academy, which is now Winston-Salem State University
To learn more about Dr. Atkins: https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/atkins-simon-green#:~:text=In%201890%20the%20city%20of,Slater%20Normal%20and%20Industrial%20School.
https://www.digitalforsyth.org/photos/stories/simon-green-atkins-and-his-family
https://www.wssu.edu/about/news/articles/2017/09/walk-in-simon-green-atkins-footsteps-.html
Black History Month is a time to honor the courage, wisdom, and enduring legacy of African American leaders who reshaped history and expanded the meaning of freedom. It is a moment to remember those who stood firm when the world told them to bow, who spoke truth when silence was safer, and who built pathways forward when none existed.
This month celebrates more than famous names. It honors teachers, organizers, artists, soldiers, scientists, and dreamers who transformed struggle into progress and pain into purpose. Their lives remind us that Black history is not a side chapterāit is central to the story of justice, democracy, and human dignity.
Black History Month is also a call to action. To learn deeper. To tell the full truth. To protect the legacy that was hard-won and often denied. And to carry that legacy forward with pride, responsibility, and hope.
We honor the past. We recognize the present. And we invest in a future shaped by truth, equity, and possibility.
#LMS #BlackHistorymonth
Tomorrow, Feb 4, 2026, is a remote learning day for students.Ā
Please refer to the work that was sent home with your child, as LMS prepared for 5 days of remote learning and this will be day 4.Ā
You can also refer to Canvas, Remind, newsletter, and/or emails if you need any clarification.Ā Ā
Due to continued poor road conditions on residential streets, WS/FCS will hold a remote learning day on Wednesday, February 4. All student activities, including afterschool programs, will be cancelled.
Students should complete the Remote Learning Day 4 assignments for their grade level available on the WS/FCS website wsfcs.k12.nc.us , unless your teacher has already provided an assignment. To receive credit for attendance, assignments must be turned in when we return to school. Reach out to your teacher if you have any questions.
School and district buildings will be closed to all staff and students. Only essential Operations staff will report. All other staff may use telework, annual leave, comp time or make up the hours, as their position allows.
Thank you for your understanding.
