The Board of Education recognized 25 principals who qualified for the State Principal Performance Bonus during last week's meeting. These bonuses are based on academic growth in the 2025-26 school year. During that span, three of the district's schools ranked in the top 5% of the state, one in the top 10%, three in the top 15%, one in the top 20 %, and 17 in the top 50 %. Congratulations!

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On Wednesday, August 5, Daggett Shuler Attorneys at Law partnered with WS/FCS to hold their annual Back-to-School Backpack Program. This program allows children from elementary schools around the district to receive backpacks and school supplies that their families may not be able to afford. There are 325 backpacks filled with supplies that will go to children; 250 will be split between Moore, Bolton, South Fork, Whitaker, and Brunson elementary schools, and the remaining 75 will go to the Bright Beginnings program, an initiative led by the YMCA in which children can go shopping with volunteers to get the supplies they need for the upcoming school year. 

“Our hope is that this is a small piece of several pieces in the community that are going to come together to get the school started off on the right foot for these young people,” said David Daggett, managing partner of Daggett Shuler.

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Congratulations to Whitaker Elementary School PE Teacher Sarah Niblock for winning the Triad Area American Heart Association Rookie of the Year award! Learn more on our website at https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/article/2879861.

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WS/FCS middle and elementary schools have now also completed their 2026 Battle of the Books competitions. Battle of the Books tasks students with reading a selection of books and competing quiz bowl style to test their reading comprehension and teamwork. This year's placing teams were:

1st Place Middle: Kernersville Middle School

2nd Place Middle: Hanes Magnet School

3rd Place Middle: Lewisville Middle School

1st Place Elementary: Morgan Elementary School

2nd Place Elementary: Meadowlark Elementary School

3rd Place Elementary: Whitaker Elementary School

Congratulations to our district's avid readers!

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Whitaker Elementary School students are learning to read together through the school’s Nest program. Each Nest consists of students across different grade levels who meet on a regular basis to read books together, allowing younger students to learn reading from their classmates. Each Nest  has a name based on community values and a color its members all wear for special occasions, which helps build a sense of team spirit within the Nest.

Kindergarten Teacher Jessica Perez says the Nests make a big difference to her kindergartners, who are new to Whitaker and still settling into the school’s culture. Not only are they building reading skills, but making friends with older kids and finding positive role models. The program gives them a chance to feel more at home in their school.

“They’re able to connect to someone older than them, and that’s special for them,” Perez said. “They come in every day and ask if they get to do book buddies with their Nest today. It’s a lot to look forward to.”

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