Students went all out for Tacky Day! See

page 3 for details.

Congratulations to Jasmine Turner

(pictured at left with Assistant Principal Deliki

Lee and Principal Bill Pendrey) who won the

drawing for the iPod Touch, a reward for being

one of the top sellers in the fall fund raiser!

The top seller was Xavian Banks who sold

$344.50 in merchandise. He was awarded $50.

The other top sellers were: Jackson Armour,

Camryn Norman, Alena Hill, Ethan Ramos,

Melani Jennings, Raegan Bentley, Erin Wilson,

Niki Clark, Maci Marksen, Daria Jenkins and

Jasmine Heard.

Three homerooms were awarded prizes for top sales. Pam Hall’s sixth grade language arts

home room came in first with $923 in merchandise sold and enjoyed a pizza party. Dawn

Pickens’ seventh grade math and Katy Meech’s eighth grade Georgia studies home rooms

came in second and third place, consecutively, and were treated to fresh-baked cookies. Al-

most $8200 was raised to benefit W-WMS. We thank everyone who participated in the fund

raiser which will help support activities to promote excellence in teaching and learning.

Fund Raiser Winners

Red Ribbon Week

Tiger

Paw January 2011

Happy New Year!

Sports 2

Clubs 3

Student Spotlights 4

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Tiger Paw Staff 2010-2011

Amy McAvoy

Ashlyn Holley

Brannon James

Divesia Lee

Erin Wilson

Hannah Forrester

Hayley Lavender

Hope Ward

Jacob Morgan

Kasey Gowen

Megan Thackston

Micah Young

Lise Kalla, Adviser

Washington-

Wilkes

Middle School

Principal’s Update

Our principal, Bill Pendrey, returned to

school this week after recovering from com-

plications from knee surgery. He was hospi-

talized for over a week during the Christmas

holidays and then spent many days recuper-

ating at home.

Many concerned students, parents, staff

and others from our community contacted

Mr. and Mrs. Pendrey during this time. “I

want to express my sincere gratitude to

everyone for your prayers and kind well-

wishes,” he said.

Mr. Pendrey is feeling much better and

continues to get around with the aid of a

power wheelchair while his knee is healing.

W-WMS Fall Sports Page 2

The Tiger boy’s basket-ball team did great, ending

their season, 6-3. The captains were Terez Norman

and Chris Jackson (pictured, above). We would like to

thank Terez for providing information to the Tiger

News Staff after every game. He says his favorite

game was when the team played Louisville. The tigers

fought a ferocious battle, finally clawing out a victory

after a triple overtime. Tigers, way to end the season

with a roar!

Girls Basketball

The Lady Tigers came out with a winning season, 6-3. We would like to thank Jada Brittain (pictured, above) for giving us information about the games for the newspaper. Jada says that her favorite game of the season was against Glascock where they had a big victory with an ending score of 51-23. It was a great game. Go Lady Tigers!

Wrestlin

g Marching Band The Tiger Band participated in the Old South

Classic Festival in Newnan, Saturday, November 6. Mon-

tell Walton and Megan Thackston (pictured, below) were

the eighth graders who participated. The band, color

guard, and percussion received ratings of Excellent. The

majorettes received a rating of Superior. “They did an

excellent job and represented our school system well,”

said band director Jeff Thomas. “I am very proud of all of

their efforts.” The band would also like to thank the band

boosters and the community for their support.

Boys Basketball

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Junior Beta Club

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FBLA Future Business Leaders of America

Twelve students attended the Fall Leadership Confer-

ence in Athens on November 12 (photo, at left). The stu-

dents participated in a workshop where they learned

about leadership. The ribbons on their nametags depicted

achievements for our chapter, including attaining the

“silver level” of the state Chapter of the Year award. At

the event, our chapter donated a holiday gift basket for

FBLA’s scholarship auction fundraiser. Also in November,

we joined the high school FBLA chapter in a coat drive

for the needy of Wilkes County. We will join the nation

in celebrating FBLA week, February 7-13. Details soon!

Jr. Beta Club held their annual canned

food drive, December 2-10, with a com-

petition among the home rooms. Al

Dawkins and Pam Hall’s home rooms

tied for third place with 69 items, Trudy

Gallo’s home room placed second with

77 items, and Teresa Eason’s class took

first place with 549 items. In all, 1,148

items were donated to the needy of

Wilkes County (photo, at right).

Beta Club will hold their annual

“Candy Gram” sales starting February 1.

Candy grams are a lollipop with your

personal message sent to another stu-

dent or staff.

Club Corner

Student Council W-WMS celebrated Red Ribbon Week, December 6-10, the largest drug awareness campaign in the country, with ac-tivities sponsored by the student council. Each day, students and staff were encouraged to dress according to a catchy theme to fight drug use. Monday, everyone was encouraged to dress tacky to represent “drugs are tacky.” Tuesday, they wore camouflage to “hide from drugs.” Wednesday, students and teachers swapped their typical attire to signify “swap drugs for a better life.” Thursday, students and staff dressed up as nerds because they were “too smart for drugs.” Friday, everyone wore blue and gold to show their “tiger spirit.” Stu-dent council members observed the costumes each day to see which grade level had the most participation. The award went to all sixth grade students, who were awarded time outside during an academic class.

FCA Trip!

Winter Jam 2011

Augusta

Thursday, Feb. 10

Bus leaves at 5 p.m. See Coach Usry for information!

1180 Tignall Road

Washington, GA 30673

706-678-7132

Fax: 706-678-3546

Tiger Paw

WASHINGTON-WILKES

MIDDLE SCHOOL

W-WMS

We are on the Web:

htpp://wwms.wilkes.k12.ga.us

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Students of the Month Two students have been selected from each grade level for student of the month. These students show a positive attitude, a strong

desire to learn and a willingness to help others.

VFW Essay Winners

Troy Allen, Brannon James and Cristan Chafin (pictured, l-r)

were the top three W-WMS winners of The Veterans of For-

eign Wars essay contest, “Does Patriotism Still Matter?” Troy

claimed the first place prize of $100, Christan came in second

place and was awarded $75, and Brannon received $50 for his

third place prize. All three essays went to the district level,

where Brannon’s placed first. His essay will now go on to the

state level. Good luck and keep on writing!

November students of the month, left to

right: Fernando Bustos, Melanie Gowen,

Tommy Fain, Jah-nay Rusher, Tyrell Cul-

lars, and Alexius Jenkins.

October students of the month, left to

right: Kyle Standard, Jose Angel, Niki

Clark, Keithanial Smith, Taliyah Jenkins,

and Hope Ward.

December students of the month, left to

right: Gavin Fuhrman, Taylor Echols, Mi-

cah Young, D. J. Martin, Kasey Gowen,

and Jose Angel.

Yearbooks are on sale during lunch for $26. Payments can be made in full or split in two installments. Copies are limited so order yours now! See Mrs. Pickens for details.