FFA and Athletics Awards
📅 Tuesday, May 12
📍 WCS Gym
It’s hard to believe the end of the school year is right around the corner! We’re excited to wrap things up with some special moments together 🎉
Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details on all the fun, celebrations, and memories to come. You won’t want to miss it!
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We’re excited to share that our Beta Club has qualified for the National Beta Convention! 🎉 This is an incredible opportunity for our students to represent our school, grow as leaders, and compete on a national stage.
We are currently seeking sponsors to help make this trip possible. Any amount is greatly appreciated and makes a meaningful impact!
If you or your business would like to support our journey, please reach out! Thank you for investing in the future of our students! 💙✨
🎉 We’re excited to invite you to celebrate with us!
Join us as we proudly open the Warriors' W.A.Y. Family Resource Center—a space dedicated to uplifting our students, empowering families, and strengthening our community!
📅 Date: Friday, April 17th, 2026
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
✂️ Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: 10:00 AM
📍 Location: 7685 Andrew Jackson Hwy SW, Cerro Gordo, NC 28430
This grand opening marks a powerful step forward as we grow into a Full-Service Community School—bringing resources, support, and opportunities together in one place for our students and families.
✨ Come be a part of the celebration!
Meet our amazing team
Tour the new Resource Center
Enjoy light refreshments
Connect with our school community
We can’t wait to share this exciting moment with you and showcase all that’s ahead for our Warrior family!
Columbus County Schools invites our families, staff, and community to share feedback on our draft Strategic Plan, which outlines our vision, priorities, and goals for the next several years.
Your input matters. This plan represents our shared commitment to academic excellence, student success, and community partnership. Please take a few minutes to review the draft plan and complete the brief survey below.
🔗 View the draft plan: https://canva.link/5ebk0eg0ldfp18c
📝 Share your feedback: https://forms.gle/YXmMgA2s1evNyHCg9
Together, we’re building the future of Columbus County Schools—one voice at a time.
Substitute Update Training This Summer!
This leadership series is designed specifically for assistant principals preparing for the next step, focusing on key areas such as strategic school improvement, team leadership, budgeting, and effective decision-making. Participants also engage in real-world scenarios, collaboration, and even mock interviews to strengthen their readiness for the principalship.
We are thankful for leaders like Mrs. Cartrette who are dedicated to learning, growing, and bringing that knowledge back to support our students, staff, and school community here at West Columbus!
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Families interested in enrolling their child are encouraged to apply now. For more information or assistance with the application process, please contact Terri Ard at 910-642-5168 or tard@columbus.k12.nc.us
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Las Escuelas del Condado de Columbus ahora están aceptando solicitudes para Pre-K para el año escolar 2026–2027.
Se anima a las familias interesadas en inscribir a sus hijos a que presenten su solicitud ahora. Para más información o ayuda con el proceso de solicitud, comuníquese con Terri Ard al 910-642-5168 o por correo electrónico a tard@columbus.k12.nc.us
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Students have been busy all day preparing and are ready to showcase their incredible talents in band, chorus, dance, theatre, visual arts, poetry, and piano through performances and exhibits you won’t want to miss.
The Secret Geographer left our students a messed-up map and the challenge of locating the lost classroom dice. Their first field mission was to work together to find clues hidden around the courtyard that would lead them to the missing dice.
Each clue contained a piece of a torn map. When our students worked together and put all the pieces together, they discovered something exciting—it formed a map of our school!
Our junior geographers successfully used teamwork, problem-solving, their coordinates, and their map skills to complete the mission. 🗺️
Thank you to Rusty Davis for visiting our 2nd graders for Read Across America Week! 📚
He shared two fun Dr. Seuss stories, Yertle the Turtle and In a People House.
A special thank you also to Alexandra Barnhill Lee, EMS Instructor and Clinical Coordinator at Southeastern, for coming to read to our 2nd graders! She read I’m a Paramedic, shared a special treat with our students, and even showed them how she checks heart rhythm as part of her job.
We appreciate these community leaders for taking the time to inspire our classes and help us celebrate Read Across America Week! 📚
We are so proud of all of their hard work and dedication represented at competition:
🏅 3rd Place – 8th Grade PE: Carson Jones
🏅 4th Place – 6th Grade ELA: Russell Kirkham
🥇 1st Place – Cake Decorating: Kaylee Bethea-Davis
🏅 4th Place – Accessorized Design
🏅 3rd Place – Performing Arts Trio: Dance
🏅 3rd Place – Performing Arts Small Group
🥇 1st Place – Campaign Skit
✨ Golden Ticket Premier Performers: Addison Prevatte, Audrey Herring, and Elizabeth Herring
These pictures highlight some of our amazing entries. We couldn’t be prouder of how our students represented West! 🎉
🏆 Tournament Results:
• First Round: West defeated Williams 7–6
• Second Round: West defeated Tabor City Middle School 16–1
• Championship Game: West vs. Central
We are so proud of the hard work, determination, and teamwork shown by our players and coaches throughout the tournament!
Be sure to come out and support our baseball and softball teams as they kick off their regular season on Tuesday, March 24! Let’s go, Warriors! 💙
