ANNOUNCEMENT: The Athletic Department will host the 4th annual Awards Night on Monday, May 21st from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. All student athletes, managers and their families are welcome to attend. Join us in celebrating our athletic success this year at WMS. Cake & ice cream will be served. All Summer Practice Schedules, as well as 2012 game schedules, have been posted on the WMS site. Also, check out our new "WMS Athletics Calendar. |
Mrs. Debra Silveous, a teacher aide at Wildwood Middle School, applied for and received a $500 Walmart grant, with which she purchased two netbooks for the special education department at Wildwood! Mrs. Silveous is pictured here with Braeden Oliver and one of the netbooks.  |
Mrs. DeHaven, one of Wildwood's sixth grade reading and language arts teachers, is seriously proud of the excellent job that her students have done with doing research and writing papers about famous people! She is very happy with the great outlines and bibliographies that they have created, also! Wildwood students rock!  |
Be sure to check out the band videos! They are awesome! Go to "Teachers and Classrooms," "Related Arts," and "Craig Lee--Band"! |
Eighth grader, Nicole Wunder, has been selected as a participant in the Health Sciences and Technology Academy (HSTA) of West Virginia University. HSTA is a 9th-12th grade math and science program which encourages students to pursue careers in health sciences, science and math teaching, speech pathology, and audiology. All participants must keep a 3.0 GPA, attend weekly meetings and activities, complete a yearly science project, present their project at a science symposium, attend summer institutes, and complete at least 75 hours of community service. Good luck Nicole and congratulations for being accepted into this highly distinguished program!  |
 | “... and to every action there is always an equal and opposite or contrary, reaction...” ― Isaac Newton Mrs. Athey's 8th grade science class learned how to demonstrate Isaac Newton's law recently. |
 Mrs. Athey's 6th grade math classes built bridges that would hold the weight of one book! |
Update: Two WMS seventh grade students placed in the Regional Social Studies Fair held March 17th at Musselman High School. Johnathan Schattel received Second Place for his project “How Did Switzerland Remain Neutral During WWII?” in the History category. Ian Ward received Honorable Mention for “Who Was Charles Faulkner?” in the State and Local History category. Way to go, Johnathan and Ian! |
Three Wildwood Middle School teachers attended an intensive training to enhance their instruction of English Language Learners (ELLs). Participants received three days of professional development from Lisa Tabaku, who is the Associate Director of the Center for Applied Linguistics. Participants learned fundamentals for teaching students who are learning English, practiced effective teaching strategies, and developed lesson plans that incorporated strategies learned in the workshop. Pictured below are Susan Carney, Carolyn Thomas, and Caroline Moffat.  |
Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Kings and Queens  |
 Regional Math Field Day: Congratulations Nick Chapman for winning a 1st place in the Regional Math Field Day! Nick was the only middle school student from Jefferson County to place in the Regional field day! Awesome work Nick! We are very proud of the following students, who represented Wildwood very well at County Math Field Day festivities: Joe Stimmel, Annie Kate Turner, Emily Foote, Carina Petretta, Jenny Lum, Robbie Barrat, Callan Carder, Jonathan Dockeney, and Dennis Johnson, Sara Swan, Bobby Gianniny, Joshua Hernandez, and Cole Martin, and Nick Chapman! Congratulations to 6th grader Nick Chapman, who achieved a 2nd place for Wildwood! It is an honor to represent your school on Math Field Day, let alone place in the activities. Nice going, Nick(pictured)! |
 Congratulations to (pictured) Drew Polczynski, Tim Butcher, Emma Phillips, Caroline Hayden, and Thomas Gavert, who are the Outstanding Soloists from the Eastern WV Regional Stage Band Festival this past Saturday! The Wildwood Jazz Band was one of only 5 bands to receive a superior rating! |
 Sixth grader Isaac Hylton won first place in the recent Jefferson County Black History Contest for his essay! This win is Isaac's second 1st place essay contest win this year! Mrs. DeHaven, Isaac's teacher, and Isaac are smiling for this picture! |
 Seventh grader Ryan Cole took the 4th place prize in the recent Jefferson County Black History Contest! Pictured here are Social Studies teacher Suellen Cassell and Ryan, her student. |
Pennies for Patients Mrs. DeHaven’s 8th grade homeroom won the breakfast by donating a generous $376.34! Mrs. Cotterill’s homeroom was in 2nd place with a total of $286.70. The school was able to raise $1,600.00 total for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society! |
Congratulations to the Jazz Band on a great performance at the Hedgesville Jazz Festival! The band received a rating of excellent. The trombone section was selected as the best middle school trombone section. The members of that section are Wes Baird, Drew Polczynski, and Ryan Cole. Thomas Gavert, Drew Polczynski, and Tim Butcher received awards for being outstanding soloists. Great job Jazz Band. Outstanding Trombone Section: L-R Wes Baird, Ryan Cole, and Drew Polczynski  |
Outstanding Soloists: L-R Tim Butcher, Drew Polczynski, and Thomas Gavert  |
 Congratulations to sixth graders Isaac Hylton and Eva Smith, who won first and second place, respectively, in a recent DAR essay contest! Way to go, Isaac and Eva! |
 Congratulations to the following Regional Science Fair winners: First Places—Nicholas Chapman, Emily Foote, Jonathan Schattel, and Abby Yenchko; Second Place—Chance Manes; Honorable Mentions: Kelly Cooperman, Bobby Gianniny, and Caroline Hayden! Congratulations to all of our science fair champions! Mustang Nick Chapman won the grand prize for his Environmental Science project entitled, “How ‘Well’ Is Well Water?” Other Wildwood winners with their categories were as follows: Animal Science: Laurel Schwartz, 1st Place; Behavioral and Social Sciences: Atley Fortney, Honorable Mention; Biochemistry: 1st Place, Robert Gianniny; 2nd Place, Caroline Hayden; Chemistry: Kelly Cooperman, 1st Place; Computer Sciences: Ian Beverly, 2nd Place; Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical: Abby Yenchko, 1st Place; Chance Manes, 2nd Place; Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering: Emily Foote, 1st Place; Emma Phillips, Honorable Mention; Energy and Transportation: Jonathan Schattel, 3rd Place; Environmental Sciences: Nick Chapman, Grand Champion and 1st Place; Medicine and Health Sciences: Eleanor Kearney, 1st Place; Physics and Astronomy: Tyler Davis, 3rd Place; Anna Park, Honorable Mention; and Plant Science: Annie Kate Turner, 2nd Place; and Maddie Puppos, Honorable Mention. Nice going, Science Students! |
 These 8th graders participated in Region IX Festival Band last Friday night at Musselman. They are L to R: Annie Kate Turner, Drew Polczynski, Alex Lee, Wes Baird, Josh Kluge, and Thomas Gavert. The Region IX Festival Band is made up of the top 10% of band students from every middle school band in our region. These 6 students represented our school very well. Annie Kate and Thomas both had solos in the concert. |
 Congratulations to our cheerleaders, who placed second in the Mustang Classic on Saturday, February 11th! We're proud of you, Ladies! |
Our girls play their hearts out. Did you get a chance to see them this season? |
All of our sports Mustangs did a fine job this season! |
 ESL Teacher Selected for Teachers for Global Classrooms Program(a US State Department Program) Laurie Smelter, ESL teacher at Wildwood Middle School, has been selected for the Teachers for Global Classrooms Program (TGC), a program of the U.S. Department of States Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Over 300 teachers applied to the program from 45 U.S. states and Ms Smelter was one of the 65 teachers who were selected for participation. The goal of the TGC program is to provide teachers the opportunity to explore the themes and applications for global education in secondary school classrooms. As part of TGC, Ms. Smelter will participate in an online professional development course, attend two Global Education Symposia in Washington, DC, and travel on an international fellowship for two weeks to India! While abroad, Ms. Smelter will visit schools, classrooms, and meet with secondary school teachers and educational leaders. The objective of TGC is for teachers to gain new insights and a broader understanding of ways to incorporate international perspectives and global education into their classrooms. |
Mustangs, there are new requirements for 7th and 12th graders beginning next year(2012-2013)! |
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