2024-25 Wildcat News

🏀🏆 Wildcat Victories & Celebrations! 🎉

Wildcats, we have BIG reasons to celebrate this week! Congratulations to our Middle School Boys Basketball Team for bringing home the County Championship! Your hard work and dedication have paid off, and we are so proud of you!

🏀 JV Girls Basketball – Congratulations on being Runner-Ups in the County Tournament! You battled hard and made us proud!

A huge shoutout to JuliAnn Kyle for winning the Limestone County Spirit Award and to Dawson Mewbourn for his nomination—your school spirit and leadership do not go unnoticed!

We also want to recognize our outstanding athletes who earned All-County and All-Tournament honors:

🏀 Middle School Girls All-County Team

• Kylie Creasy
• Lucee Legg
• Lexi Patterson

🏀 Middle School Boys All-County Team

• Corder Campbell
• Cooper Burchell
• Colton Moss

🏀 JV Girls All-County Team

• Anna Townsend
• Annalise Wiley

🏀 JV Boys All-County Team

• Kobe Watkins
• Luke Redus

🏀 Varsity Girls All-Tournament Team

• Raelee Campbell
• Ella Yarbrough

🏀 Varsity Boys All-Tournament Team

• Dawson Mewbourn
• Jayden Burford

A special congratulations to Raelee Campbell for being named Applebee’s Player of the Week! Keep working hard and representing West Limestone with pride!

🏈 Super Bowl Bound!
A huge congratulations to our hometown hero Reed Blankenship for winning the NFC Championship and punching his ticket to the Super Bowl! Reed and the Philadelphia Eagles will take on the Kansas City Chiefs on February 9. Let’s cheer him on as he represents our community on the biggest stage in football! Fly Eagles Fly!

📚 ACAP Practice Test Update
A big thank you to everyone who completed the ACAP Practice Test last week! We have the results and will be sharing them this week. We are excited to see where you are, close gaps on the standards you need to master, and work toward increasing scores in April for state testing. Keep putting in the effort—it will pay off!

Let’s keep this momentum going, Wildcats! 💙🐾

33% Only in the darkness can you see the stars.

24% Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that.

18% Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

18% Let no man pull you so low as to hate him.

7% Intelligence + character—that is the goal of true education.

Dear Families,

We are always working to improve and simplify communication between you and Limestone County Schools. Keeping up with your child’s coursework and their teachers directly impacts their well-being both in the classroom and at home. School communication plays a big part in all of this, but it’s often not set up to be as simple and easy to access as it could be.

That’s what we’re working to solve. This year, we’re adding a new feature called Rooms to our district app. Rooms enables you to have two-way parent-teacher conversations and keep up with classroom announcements.

Our district app currently offers:

• Live feed updates

• District and school news

• Upcoming events

• Breakfast and lunch menus

• Push notifications for important and urgent announcements

With Rooms, you’ll have access to even more exciting features like:

• Two-way messaging with teachers, staff, and coaches

• Classroom announcements, reminders about coursework, and materials

• Behavior tracking for celebrating good behavior and academic achievement

• Automatic translation

So what does all of this mean for you? This means that you don’t need another app or tool to keep up with your child’s teachers and coursework. You’ll be able to find the vast majority of school and district information in one place: within our Limestone County Schools app. If you don’t already have it, the district app is free and you can search for it in the Google Play and App Store.

Over the next week, you'll receive an invite to Rooms by email or text. Once you receive the invite, you'll follow the link to create a login.

After you’ve created your login, you can access Rooms through the Limestone County Schools app. Once you’re there, you’ll see a toggle at the bottom right-hand corner of the screen—just touch Rooms to get started. If you have multiple children attending our district, you’ll see them both listed in the menu section of Rooms.

We hope this offers you a richer, simpler—and ultimately—easier communication experience.

Our student lunch debt balance is -$2,277.65.

Please check your child’s email and add funds to their account this week.

The 2025 Girls State session will take place June 1-6, 2025 on the campus of The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. As one of the local liaisons for Auxiliary Post 49, I want to inform you of the process for local delegate selection.

Alabama Girls State is an amazing learning and scholarship opportunity for the current 11th grade girls of Limestone County. This youth leadership program offers a phenomenal experience to its delegates. The mission of the annual session is to honor those who brought us freedom through our enduring commitment to develop young women as future leaders grounded in patriotism and Americanism. The young women who participate in this program will become knowledgeable of the democratic process and how our republic form of government works at the local, state, and national levels.

All potential delegates can obtain an application for Girls State from their school administrator, counselor, American Legion Auxiliary Member, or the local American Legion Auxiliary Post 49. The completed applications must be received no later than February 1, 2025. All delegates will be selected by the members of Post 49. Once an applicant has been selected for this year’s session, a member of Post 49 will contact the delegate, her parent/guardian, as well as the school counselor or administrator. All delegates will be registered for the Alabama Girls State by a Post 49 member.

SUBJECT: Early Registration for the Boston Trip Ends 1/31—Sign Up Today!

Exciting news! There’s still space available on our upcoming Boston trip. Don’t miss out! You can find all the trip details and sign-up information here: https://worldstrides.com/custom/2025-west-limestone-hs-bo-218680/

Early registration ends on 1/31, so be sure to sign up by the deadline to take advantage of:

• A $100 Early Registration Discount

• A reduced deposit of just $49

To register, use our Trip ID: 218680:

• Online: worldstrides.com/signup

• By phone: 800-468-5899

If you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to email me. I’m thrilled about this incredible opportunity and hope your child can join us!

Calhoun invites Limestone County School students to come to Calhoun's February 6th basketball games - Women's at 5:00 p.m. and Men's at 7:30 p.m. - in the Kelley Gym on our Decatur campus (6250 Hwy 31, North, Tanner) to experience college life and cheer on our Warhawks as they take on Wallace State. Admission is FREE!

The career coaches and I have been working with CTC and the central office regarding some solutions for seniors who need their licenses and if they have bank accounts for employment.

We have created a survey for seniors to complete:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_exo7XeWyLysMksAVRVTXldhYoDh0qQb9B5cgLJGDNVk1rQ/viewform?usp=sharing

Here is a QR code:

FAFSA has opened a little earlier than expected with "beta testing." This means it is officially open, but they will just have some technical issues that they will need to work out along the way. I have attached some notes below for you and your families. This break may be an opportunity for you to get started or submit together!

1. I came into all of the senior classrooms a few weeks ago to assist you with your FSA IDs, but if you missed or had any issues, here are the steps again (with links):

"These are the steps we recommend you take as soon as possible:

1. Students should create their FSA IDs (How to Create an FSA ID)

2. Students should determine their Dependency status (Dependency Questions)

1. If the student is dependent (most students are), the student then needs to determine who else should contribute to their FAFSA (use the Parent Wizard Tool)

1. The parent indicated by the wizard should also create an FSA ID

2. Please do not instruct all parents to create an FSA ID— use the Parent Wizard Tool to advise the correct parent to do this task

2. If the student is independent, the student should proceed to the next step

2. I also had several students have an error message about their SSNs already being in the system. If you were one of these students go here and "live chat" with the helper to get it resolved: https://studentaid.gov/help-center/contact

3. Remember, as you fill out the form that you are completing the "2025 - 2026" version since this is when you will be a freshman and to use your personal email addresses. You will need your SSN and parent/guardian information handy. You should not need your family's tax return information. Your parent/guardian's section should link the information in for them.

4. Here is the official form's link: https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa

5, Additional resources:

- "2025 - 26 FAFSA Checklist" attached!

- These are amazing tutorials on FAQs: https://www.youtube.com/user/FederalStudentAid

- The whole website can be toggled to Spanish at the top right of the screen. Spanish resources and information here too: https://studentaid.gov/es/resources

- Here is a link too for a helpdesk that usually works better than trying to get in contact with FAFSA staff: https://alabamapossible.org/programs/alabamagoestocollege/students-and-familes/

- I will start having appointment slots for assistance and main event days in January. This will give their system time to work out some of the technical bugs. If you need your form done quickly for offers or performance scholarships, let me know!

Good luck and I'm here if you need me!

Mrs. Tara Ellis

Friday, May 16 at 6pm

Underclassmen Awards Day

Monday, May 19

May 20: Graduation at THS and ELHS

May 22: Graduation at EHS and AHS

May 23: Graduation at CHS and WLHS 7pm

Use these codes to enroll in Counselor Watson aka Pops' Schoology Courses to find out valuable information regarding your class.

• Seniors: Class of 2025: 2GJG-KKMX-FTQRR
• Juniors: Class of 2026: PHSX-X7MZ-FJZVT
• Sophomores: Class of 2027: VMT4-QHKK-TQ433
• Freshmen: Class of 2028: 6WPP-D6KQ-J5HVP

When your child feels unwell, they should visit the nurse, who will contact the parent or guardian if it’s necessary for the student to be checked out. Students should refrain from texting or calling home on personal devices during the school day, as having a cell phone out during school hours is against board policy. Our goal is not to keep your sick child at school, but to ensure the proper protocol is followed. If the nurse decides to send a student home due to illness, the absence will be excused by the nurse. Please encourage your child to visit Nurse Gina if they are not feeling well; she will make a professional decision on the appropriate next steps. Thank you, Mr. Taylor

Students made the aluminum foil for our papier-mâché sculptures. There are some very interesting ones.

Busy and fun week for band! Monday: 1st Disney rehearsal at Elkmont High School from 4:30 to 6:00! Students will get the 2 possible pieces we will be performing, as well as handouts with more information. We will also be doing a "rough draft" of the rooming list. Tuesday we have MPA Full Band Rehearsal. Slight change to the calendar for Thursday: Thursday is now All-State Rehearsal only. Friday and Saturday are All-State auditions! Students will get their time tomorrow!

January: School Board Recognition Month/Get Organized Month/Mentoring Month/Poverty in America Awareness Month

27: iReady Training for MS teachers

27: NAEP Testing Window Opens for West Limestone 8th grade Math/ELA

28: Full Band MPA Rehearsal until 4:30

28: Board Member Appreciation Brunch

30: Full Band MPA Rehearsal until 4:30

31: National Hot Chocolate Day

31: Window Closes for MOY MS/HS Reading & Math Benchmark Assessment Grades 6-10

31: All-State Auditions!

31: NAEP window opens

February: Black History Month/American Heart Month

1: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Anita Kyle!

2: Happy Birthday to Mr. Ryan Griffin!

2: Groundhog's Day - Will he see his shadow?

3: Happy Birthday to Mr. Doug Ezekiel!

3: Deadline for submitting ALL Senior orders with Balfour

3-7: School Counselor Appreciation Week

4: Board Meeting Items Due

4: Principal's Meeting

5: Progress Report

6: Guest speaker fro Mr. Ferguson's Class

8: ACT Test

9: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Sarah Carr!

9: National Pizza Day

9: Super Bowl Sunday

10: Spring Sports Pictures

10: North Alabama Homebuilding Academy Hands-On Lessons 6th grade Holland

11: Board Work Session 5pm

11: Board Meeting 6pm

11: Safer Internet Day

11: Good Springs Senior Center Activity Day 10:30-11:30

12: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Sarai Bender!

12: Lincoln's Birthday

13: 11th graders visit Calhoun for John Baylor Presentation 11:15-2:30

14: Happy Valentine's Day

14: Wildcat Cafe

14: AL District High School Scholars' Bowl Competition

15: School Resource Officer Appreciation Day

17: Happy Birthday to Mr. Brad Dean!

17: Presidents' Day/ No School

17: Random Acts of Kindness Day

18: FAFSA Parent Night in the Cafeteria

19: “Live from the Heart” virtual field trip for my Anatomy classes: 1st-5th periods

20: First National Bank Student Advisory Meeting

21: CyberStrike visits West 9:30-10:30 (Mrs. Tara Ellis)

23: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Kecia Maddox!

23: Digital Learning Day

24: K-Tech Academy Field Trip with Mrs. Wilkerson

26: Yearbook Staff and Golf Team Field Trip to Huntsville Havoc Showcase

28: ACT Registration Deadline without Late Fee

28: Wildcat Cafe

March: Women's History Month/National Reading Month/Music in our Schools Month/American Red Cross Month/Nutrition Month

2-8: School Social Work Week

3: Read Across America Day - West students to SCES

3: ACAP Alternate for grades 6th-8th, 10th, 11th Testing Window Opens

4: Board Meeting Items Due

4: Mardi Gras

4: ACT WorkKeys Online Retest- 12th Grade

4: Principal's Meeting

5: TRAIL will visit 7th Grade Classes at 12:45

5: Blazing Your Path LCS Career Expo (All Seniors Attend)

6: National Oreo Day

6: FCCLA State Leadership Conference

7: National Cereal Day

7: End of the 3rd Nine Weeks

7: NAEP Testing Window Closes for West Limestone 8th grade Math/ELA

9: Daylight Savings Time Begins

10: Happy Birthday to Mr. Brayden Clem!

11: Board Meeting 6pm

11: ACT with Writing - 10th & 11th Grades testing; PreACT for Freshmen

11: Good Springs Senior Center Activity Day 10:30-11:30

12: Life South Blood Drive

13: First National Bank Student Advisory Meeting

13: Junior Job Shadowing Day

14: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Benita Andrews!

14: Pi Day

14: Wildcat Cafe

14: ACCESS for ELLs Testing Window Closes

14: Report Card

14: Cheerleader Tryouts for 2025-26

15: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Christi Bolton!

16: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Shelley Kennemer!

16: ACT Late Registration Deadline

17: Happy St. Patrick's Day!

17: ACAP Summative Grades 6th-8th Testing Window Opens

17-22: Band Trip to Disney!!

20: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Phyllis Malone!

20: First Day of Spring

20: 1/2 Day for Students/Parent Conferences

21: Professional Learning Day

22: Happy Birthday to Coach Zane Campbell!

24-28: Spring Break

30: National Pencil Day

April: Autism Acceptance Month/Poetry Month/School Library Month/Month of the Military Child

1: Board Meeting Items Due

1: Principal's Meeting

1: April Fool's Day

2: Paraprofessional Appreciation Day

4: Wildcat Cafe

4: School Librarian Appreciation Day

4: ACAP Alternate for grades 6th-8th, 10th, 11th Testing Window Closes

5: ACT Test

6-12: Library Week

7: World Health Day

7-11: Assistant Principals Week

8: Happy Birthday to Mr. Tim Ferguson & Mr. Weston Stewart!

8: ACAP 6th Grade Science 1 & 2 at 8am; Makeup session at 10am

8: Good Springs Senior Center Activity Day 10:30-11:30

8: Board Work Session 5pm

8: Board Meeting 6pm

9: ACAP 8th Grade ELA 3 & 4 at 8am; 7th Grade Math 1 at 10am

10: ACAP 7th Grade Math 2 at 8am; 8th Grade ELA 1 & 2 at 10am

11: ACAP 7th Grade ELA 3 & 4 at 8am; 8th Grade Math 1 at 10am

11: Prom at the Lofton

12: ACAP 8th Grade Math 2 at 8am; 7th Grade ELA 1 & 2 at 10am

12: Happy Birthday to Mr. Greg Gray!

12: Drop Everything and Read Day

14: Window Opens for EOY MS/HS Reading & Math Benchmark Assessment Grade 6-10

15: ACAP Makeup Session at 8am; 8th Grade Science 1 & 2 at 10am

16: ACAP Makeup Session at 8am; 6th Grade Math 1 at 10am

16: Progress Report

16: First National Bank Student Advisory Meeting

16: Classified Advisory Meeting at Central Office from 9:30-11:30am

16: Certified Advisory Meeting at Central Office from 1-3pm

17: ACAP Makeup Session at 8am; 6th Grade Math 2 at 10am

17: LCS Job Fair will take place at Athens State gymnasium from 5-7pm

18: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Stacy Cook & Mr. Russ Gant!

18: ACAP 6th Grade ELA 3 & 4 at 8am; Makeup session at 10am

18: National High Five Day

19: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Nancy Christopher!

19: ACAP 6th Grade ELA 1 & 2 at 8am; Makeup session at 10am

20: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Lisa Davis!

20: Happy Easter!

20-26: Administrative Professionals Week

21: Happy Birthday to Nurse Gina and Mrs. Verena Owsley!

21-25: National Public School Volunteer Week

22: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Molly Fenn!

22: School Bus Driver Appreciation Day

22: Earth Day

23: ACAP Makeup Session at 8am and 10am

23: Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day

24: ACAP Makeup Session at 8am and 10am

25: Arbor Day - Plant a Tree!

25: ACAP Summative Grades 6th-8th Testing Window Closes

26: National Pretzel Day

27: National Gummy Bear Day

28: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Shirley Messer!

28: Pay It Forward Day

29: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Karen Murray!

30: Día: El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day)

May: Teacher Appreciation Month/Inventors Month/Mental Health Month/Physical Fitness & Sports Month

1: May Day

1: School Principal's Day

2: School Lunch Hero Day

3: Astronomy Day

4: Star Wars Day - May the fourth be with you!

4-9: Teacher Appreciation Week

5: Cinco de Mayo

6: Teacher Appreciation Day

6: Principal's Meeting

6: Board Meeting Items Due

7: School Nurse Appreciation Day

7: Junior Beta Club Trash Panda Educational Day

9: ACT Registration Deadline without Late Fee

11: Happy Mother's Day!

13: Good Springs Senior Center Activity Day 10:30-11:30

13: Board Meeting 6pm

14: Window Closes for EOY MS/HS Reading & Math Benchmark Assessment Grade 6-10

14: SENIOR History, English, & Scheduled Electives; A-Day CTC Semester Exam

15: SENIOR Math, Science, & Scheduled Electives; B-Day CTC Semester Exam

15: Senior Class Partner-in-Education Field Trip

16: SENIOR Elective & CTC Exams

16: Senior Awards Night at 6pm

17: Armed Forces Day

18: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Magan Stewart!

18: Speech Pathologist Day

19: Underclassmen Awards Day Times TBD

19: SENIOR Makeup Semester Exams

19: Career Tech Awards at Athens Courthouse at 6pm

20: Happy Birthday to Deputy Cody Lewter!

20: History, English, & Scheduled Electives; A-Day CTC Semester Exam

20: Tanner & East Limestone Graduation

21: Math, Science, & Scheduled Electives; B-Day CTC Semester Exam

21: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Trinity Tennison!

22: All Makeup Semester Exams

22: Board Meeting 7am

22: Elkmont & Ardmore Graduation

23: Happy Birthday to Mr. Brady Clay!

23: Teacher Work Day

23: Clements & West Limestone (7pm) Graduation

26: Happy Memorial Day!

26: ACT Late Registration Deadline

28: Happy Birthday to Ms. Makenna Birdsong!

June

1: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Tina Coats!

1: Say Something Nice Day

3: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Olivia Hardy!

6: National Doughnut Day!

6: ACT Registration Deadline without Late Fee

7: Happy Birthday to Ms. Leslie Harbison!

9: Happy Birthday to Mr. Bryan Jach!

14: Flag Day

14: ACT Test

15: Happy Birthday to Mr. Austin Hyde!

15: Happy Father's Day!

17: Happy Birthday to Mr. Jaret Britt!

18: Happy Birthday to Mr. Eric McGee!

19: Juneteenth

20: ACT Late Registration Deadline

21: First Day of Summer

July

1: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Lori Thomas!

4: Happy 4th of July!

4: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Sharon Wallace!

8: Board Meeting Items Due

9: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Tammy Jones!

10: Happy Birthday to Dr. Brittian Anderson!

12: ACT Test (2025)

13-17: MEGA Conference

15: Band Camp 1:30-8:20pm

15: Basketball Camp 9am-noon

16: Title I Retreat 8-3pm at Toyota Field

16: Band Camp 1:30-8:20pm

16: Basketball Camp 9am-noon

16: Board Meeting 6pm

16: Senior Schedules for Last Names A-M: 9-11am; N-Z: 1-3pm

17: Junior Schedules for Last Names A-M: 9-11am; N-Z: 1-3pm

17: Band Camp 1:30-4:30pm

17: Printed ISR and labels delivered to districts

18: Sophomore Schedules for Last Names A-M: 9-11am; N-Z: 1-3pm

18: Band Camp 1:30-8:20pm

18: Happy Birthday to Mrs. LeeAnn Reed!

19: Freshmen Schedules for Last Names A-M: 9-11am; N-Z: 1-3pm

19: Band Camp 1:30-8:20pm

20: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Heather Gough!

22: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Alex Chrisman!

22: Fall Sports Picture Day: Starting at 3:30pm

Fall sports team/individual and senior banners

• 3:30 volleyball 3 teams
• 4:30 cheer
• 5:30 football both teams
• 6:30 band

22: Board Meeting Items Due

22: Band Camp 1:30-8:20pm

23-24: Leadership Academy

23: Band Camp 1:30-8:20pm

24: Band Camp 1:30-4:30pm

25: Band Camp 1:30-8:20pm

26: Teacher Work Day

26: 504 Training for Counselors at West

26: Band Camp 1:30-8:20pm

29: High School Principal's Meeting at Noon

29: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Cheyenne Bonner!

29: Local PD Day

30: District PD

30: Elkmont Elementary Ribbon Cutting at 2:30pm

30: Johnson Elementary Ribbon Cutting at 3:30pm

30: Board Meeting 6pm

30: Possible Band Rehearsal and Parent Meeting/Performance

30: Happy Birthday to Mr. Hunter Camp!

31: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Laura Black & Mrs. Jessica Colbert!

31: District PD Day

August: Immunization Awareness Month

1: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Andria Francis!

4: National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day

4: Friendship Day

12: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Karen Carter!

13: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Lunetta Reyer!

28: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Traci Daniel!

September

4: Happy Birthday to Mr. Bob Watson aka Pops!

5: Happy Birthday to Coach Justin Taylor!

12: Happy Birthday to Coach Kim Cooper and Mrs. Dana Moore!

14: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Dedi Rolin!

15: Hispanic Heritage Month Begins

16: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Tracy Jackson!

17: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Ashley Pressnell!

18: National Rice Krispie Treats Day

30: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Katie Wilkerson and Mr. Buford Bates!

October: Bullying Prevention Month/Down Syndrome Awareness Month/Dyslexia Month/Principals Month

7: Happy Birthday to Dr. Anderson!

14: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Monica Hobson and Mrs. Terry Whitt!

17: Happy Birthday to Mr. J. Ruiz!

20: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Kari Carter!

22: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Tobie Craig!

23: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Chasity Legg!

24: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Jaime Emerson!

25: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Jessica Crumbley!

31: Happy Halloween!

November

1: Happy Birthday to Mr. Davin Kyle!

3: Happy Birthday to Mr. Chuck Chiriaco!

9: Happy Birthday to Mr. Matt Taylor!

11: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Jammie Patrick!

11: Veterans Day/ No School

13: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Arlene Adkins!

24: Happy Birthday to Mr. Bob Barber!

December

2: Happy Birthday to Mr. Ben Campbell!

4: Happy Birthday to Mr. Greg Gray!

5: Happy Birthday to Mrs. LaTunga Clemons!

11: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Bethany James!

13: Happy Birthday to Mr. Chuck Hood!

16: Happy Birthday to Mr. Kerry Gowan & Mrs. Leonah Kyle!

19: Happy Birthday to Coach Shelby Davis!

21: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Sherry Mashburn!

23: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Laine Morris!

25: Happy Birthday to Coach David Young!

30: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Debbie Anderson & Mrs. Laura Mashburn!

January

1: Happy New Year! 2026!!

1: Happy Birthday to Mr. Greg Burchell!

12: Happy Birthday to Mr. Brandon Wallace!

: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday/ No School

23: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Amanda Gibbs!

25: Happy Birthday to Mrs. Bethany Matthews!

PHONE NUMBERS: Main Line: 256-233-6687 Fax Number: 256-233-8034

CONTACT INFORMATION: You may find a complete list of our staff on our website www.westlimestonehigh.org. There are direct links to each staff member to help make it easier for you to communicate with any one of them.

ARRIVAL TIMES: Please be aware of our arrival schedule.

7:20am: Arrival time - Students arriving on campus must either go to the gym or cafeteria until 7:45. Staff will report to the assigned duty role.

7:45am: Bell Rings to go to 1st Period

7:50am: Tardy Bell Rings/1st Period Begins

DISMISSAL TIMES: Please be aware of our dismissal schedule.

3:00pm: Dismissal Bell - Students will remain in seat until the bell rings.

3:15pm: Teacher Dismissal Bell

STAY UPDATED: To stay updated on what's happening at West Limestone High School or any Limestone County school, please keep your child's information up-to-date in PowerSchool when you enroll and throughout the school year. If your phone number or email changes throughout the year, please email Anita Kyle at Anita.Kyle@lcsk12.org to make those corrections.

LUNCH INFORMATION: If you need to add money to your child's account, please use the following link: https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/getmain?requestAction=home

Breakfast: FREE for all students

Student Full Paying Lunch: $2.60

Student Reduced Lunch: $0.40

Visitor Lunch: $5.00

TITLE I STATUS: We are a Title I School. Our status as a Title I School is determined by the percentage of students who qualify for free/reduced lunch. Title I Schools are provided federal money based on their rank of the percentage of free/reduced lunches within our school district. This money provides schools with the necessary funds to hire staff to reduce classroom sizes or interventionists who work with students to close achievement gaps. Some schools use the money to purchase software, provide professional development, or provide other instructional materials needed.

Based on last year's free-reduced lunch count, our school will receive about $149,130 which will be used to hire two teachers and two interventionists. Of that amount, $2319 will be used for Parent & Family Engagement. The committee chose to purchase paper that will be used to print i-Ready reports, progress reports, report cards, and other school-related activities to share with parents.

These funds are highly beneficial to our school, so please complete the free/reduced lunch application today at https://www.myschoolapps.com/Home/PickDistrict. The link is found on our webpage www.westlimestonehigh.org and on the District webpage www.lcsk12.org. Choose "Alabama" and then choose "Limestone County BOE" for our school district to start the application.

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: If you feel your child could use some school-based counseling or you would like some recommendations for outside services, please see our school counselors Mr. Bob Watson and/or Mrs. Verena Owsley.

ATTENDANCE INFORMATION: When your child is absent, you have 3 days to return a note for it to be counted excused. Notes after 3 days will not be accepted. Attendance

CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM: To address problems with chronic absenteeism, students in Grades K-12 who accumulate 18 or more absences, whether deemed excused or unexcused, are by definition chronically absent and will not be allowed to participate in non-academic school activities (e.g., prom, in-school games, dances, and field days). Chronic Absenteeism

E-LEARNING DAY: Each student who meets the requirements of the E-Learning Day Policy, can use up to 6 days a year without being considered absent. See the E-Learning Day form below for the requirements.

STUDENT SUCCESS: Check out these AMSTI Family Guides to Student Success