Hurricane Highlights

April 2022

Appreciation Days Ahead!

April 4th - National School Librarian Day

Thank you to our school librarians who help support our students' learning with resources from print to digital media. They help guide our students to discovery and adventures as they learn.

National Assistant Principals Week - April 4-8

A huge shout out to our Assistant Principals! They work tirelessly on behalf of students, staff, and families to ensure that our schools run smoothly and our students receive the best education possible. Please let them know how much you appreciate all that they do for the District.

April 6th - Paraprofessional Appreciation Day

Thank you to our paraprofessionals/aides. These hard working staff members have a positive impact on our students each and every day in our classrooms - helping them to learn and grow, overcome challenges, and be successful students.

April 27th - Administrative Professionals Day

Thank you to the administrative assistants/secretaries in the District for everything they do for our students, families, and staff! They are essential to keeping our offices and school running smoothly each and every day.

News from around the District

We hope you'll take a few minutes to catch on some recent Wilmington News Journal articles:

Be sure to check our District News Feed frequently and keep up with all our district news articles published on our website news feed.

Bus Driver Shortage

Districts across the country continue to experience a severe shortage of bus drivers, and WCS is among them. The driver shortage was already straining school transportation departments before the pandemic, and the situation worsened in the last 2 years.

WCS continues to seek out new full-time and substitute bus drivers.

WCS provides all required on-site paid training.
Flexible training schedules available.
Many of our current full-time drivers started as substitutes in the District.
We provide competitive wages and benefits for full-time employees.

If you or someone you know has a clean driving record and is interested in being a driver, please reach out to the Transportation Department at (937)382-1641 or (937) 382-2357.

Visit wilmingtoncityschools.com/employment for online and printed applications. Scroll down to "Classified Openings".

Hurricane Happenings

WHS peers paving way

for future careers

- Wilmington News Journal

Wilmington High School students in the Peers Helping Peers program recently engaged with Superintendent Mindy McCarty-Stewart to share their experiences and the value of being involved in the PHP course.

WHS Project Lead the Way adds a capstone course

- Wilmington News Journal

Engineering Design and Development (EDD) is the capstone course in Wilmington High School's Project Lead the Way high school engineering program. It is an engineering research course in which students work in teams to design and develop an original solution to a valid open-ended technical problem by applying the engineering design process.

WCS, WPD and other emergency agencies talk safety

- Wilmington News Journal

The Wilmington Police Department hosted safety discussions with Wilmington City Schools officials on March 18. Leaders from the local and regional EMA ...

Facilities and Operations Update

We are always working hard to maintain and improve our facilities and services. Our Director of Operations, Curt Bone, recently provided the Board with an update on some of our projects (completed, ongoing, and planned) throughout the District and a few of the current challenges.

Kindergarten Registration

We may be a little biased, but we think our Kindergarten program is amazing!

Kindergarten registration has opened for the 2022-23 school year. If your child will turn 5 before September 30th, then read on to learn how to register them for Kindergarten at WCS!

Stay 'CaneConnected!

Stay on top of all events and news in the district by visiting our school websites, checking our newsfeed, and following us on social media. Just visit our Parent Resources / Communications page for links to our main social channels and our current newsletters.