Cook, Lowrance, and Paisley students all made trips to their school Book Fairs this week. Book Fairs are great opportunities for every student to discover new and exciting books that help them foster a love of literature. Happy reading, everyone!
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We have our winners for the 2025 WS/FCS High School Battle of the Books:
1st Place - Early and Middle College
2nd Place - John F. Kennedy High School
3rd Place - Paisley Magnet School
Congratulations to everyone on a great battle!
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Don't forget to order your yearbook for only $25! Online ordering closes March 17th. You can order at strawbridge.net with school code YB29999 #PaisleyIB #IBMYP #EveryDayinEveryWay #Yearbook
Tryouts for spring sports start soon! Students must have a current physical and meet academic and behavior expectations to try out. All students trying out must have a ride home afterwards. We hope to see our Panthers out there! #PaisleyIB #IBMYP #EveryDayinEveryWay #PaisleyIBSports #PaisleyAthletics
Hands-on learning is the best! Ms. Jackson's science students learned about the layers of the Earth through a lab where they manipulated and dissected eggs #PaisleyIB #IBMYP #EveryDayinEveryWay #ScienceisFun
It's National School Choice Week! Celebrate your ability to choose Paisley IB Magnet for next school year by filling out an application at https://wsfcsncc.scriborder.com/ before the choice period closes on Friday! You must apply to our magnet program if you are new to Paisley or if you are a Paisley 8th grader who wants to stay for high school. #WSFCSChoice #WorthTheChoice #PaisleyIB #IBMYP #EveryDayinEveryWay @wsfcs_schools @schoolchoiceweek
Is there any better way to celebrate writing scary stories than a campfire party with s'mores? Our 8th grade English 1 class doesn't think so! #PaisleyIB #IBMYP #EveryDayinEveryWay #Spooky #WritingisFun
Congratulations to Paisley's 2025 Core Awards winners! We are beyond lucky to have you as part of our school community! #PaisleyIB #IBMYP #EveryDayinEveryWay #CoreAwards
Need new Paisley gear? Head to https://paisleymsathletics.availstores.com/ to purchase Paisley Athletics apparel now through January 19th. Sales benefit the Paisley Athletics Department and all orders are shipped straight to your home #PaisleyIB #IBMYP #EveryDayinEveryWay #PaisleyIBSports #PaisleyAthletics
Our High School will be hosting an open house on Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. in the Media Center. If your student is a current 8th grader who is interested in an small, inclusive, and academically rigorous high school program we hope that you will join us to hear more from our teachers and students! #PaisleyIB #IBMYP #EveryDayinEveryWay #PaisleyHighSchool #OpenHouse
Basketball tryouts are taking place next week! Students trying out must have a current physical uploaded into dragonflymax.com and must have passing grades for Quarter 1. Students must also have a ride home after tryouts #PaisleyIB #IBMYP #EveryDayinEveryWay # PaisleyIBSports
Nine exceptional Black male educators from WS/FCS joined over a thousand educators from across the nation at the 2024 Black Men in Education Convening in Philadelphia from November 21-23. Learn more on our website at https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/article/1896659.
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It's a big DILL when students get to choose what to make in their Nutrition and Wellness class! Today the 6th graders decided to put their cutting and measuring skills to use by making pickles! #PaisleyIB #IBMYP #EveryDayinEveryWay #FACS #Nutrition&Wellness
Paisley's International Festival is Thursday at 5:30 pm! Come out celebrate the world, see our arts, and enjoy our fall book fair! Everyone is invited and admission is free! Our PTSA will be selling pizza and food trucks will be attending. We hope to see you there! #PaisleyIB #IBMYP #EveryDayinEveryWay #PaisleyInternationalFestival @SpeasGlobal
Congratulations to Alyvia, Bella, Sancia, and Zakaria for winning the Forsyth Central Library Bookmark Contest! These 4 amazing IB students were selected out of 2000 entries! And thank you to our librarian, Mrs. Somers, for encouraging our students to participate and celebrating their accomplishments! #PaisleyIB #IBMYP #EveryDayinEveryWay #ReadingisFun
Mrs. McIver's FACS classes got to learn about drones, how they work, what they are used for, and they types of careers that drone pilots can have! Thanks to @marcjacobsws for coming to speak with our kids about this awesome technology! #PaisleyIB #IBMYP #EveryDayinEveryWay #CTE
Congratulations to our amazing First Lego League team for winning 2nd place for their innovation project at the regional qualifier on Saturday and advancing to January's state competition! You are great representations of Paisley IB students! #PaisleyIB #IBMYP #EveryDayinEveryWay #FirstLegoLeague
The book fair opens in less than two weeks! Don't forget to set up your student's eWallet account for cashless, stress-less shopping. Friends and family can even contribute funds! Set one up here: www.scholastic.com/bf/paisley #ScholasticBookFairs #PaisleyIB #IBMYP #EveryDayinEveryWay
The magnet application has opened and tours have begun! Sign up to tour Paisley at bit.ly/paisleytours24 to see why our IB program is the right choice for 6th-10th grades #PaisleyIB #IBMYP #EveryDayinEveryWay #WorthTheChoice
Paisley will be hosting a food drive from November 1st - November 22nd. Please consider donating non-perishable foods and hygiene to support families that need help this holiday season. All items will be given to Crisis Control Ministry. Students should bring their donations to their homeroom teacher. The homeroom that collects the most items will win surprises for their class! The most needed items include canned stews, soups, meats, vegetables, and fruits, peanut butter, jelly, baking items, and all cleaning and hygiene items, though everything is needed and appreciated. Please see Mrs. Halsey or Ms. Medrano if you have any questions.
