Announcements

The weather make-up days information - students will attend school on February 11 and March 11. In-Service day for employees will be March 12.

Double Springs Youth Baseball will hold sign-ups for baseball and softball on February 13. Sign-ups are held at the DSCC from 9am-12pm. Ages 5-12 are encouraged to sign-up. Players must be 5 before April 30 and cannot turn 13 before April 30. We are looking forward to a great baseball season!!

February 14-20, 2010 - Through With Chew Week - View PowerPoint created by Addison Students.

Tuesday, Feb 23rd - The Winston County Schools Calendar Committee Members will meet in the Central Office Board Room at 12:30. Each member will need to bring the sample calendar from their school.

February is Alabama Career and Technical Education Month. Career Tech's primary mission is to prepare high school students for college and future career opportunities. CTE Month is a great opportunity for everyone to visit our programs to see all of the hands-on learning taking place in our classrooms.
Winston County has several CTE organizations, in which students can participate: DECA (An Association of Business/Marketing Students), FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America), FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America), FFA (Preparing students for careers in agriscience occupations), JAG (Jobs for Alabama's Graduates), and SkillsUSA (Preparing students for careers in technical, skilled, and service occupations). To learn more about Alabama CTE month contact your local CTE program, call Winston County Technical Center at 205 489-2121 or visit www.alcareerinfo.org.

March 1st-5th - Alabama High School Graduation Exam (AHSGE)

Part time work is available for Spring and Summer 2010 from the U.S. Census Bureau. More information can be found at the U.S. Census website.

Kindergarten Registration for the 2010-2011 school year will be held March 15th at Lynn, March 16th at Addison, March 17th at Meek, and March 18th-19th at Double Springs Elementary. Read details for the time and information you will need to bring.

Second Grading Period Honor Rolls: Addison High School  Lynn Elementary School   Meek Elementary School  Double Springs Elementary School   Lynn High School   Winston County High  Addison Elementary School   Meek High School  Double Springs Middle School

The 2010 Miss Free State of Winston pageant will be held, Saturday, May 1 at 6:00 pm. The pageant will be held on the stage of the Double Springs Middle School Gymnasium.
Senior division will be grades 10-12. Junior division will be grades 7-9. The pageant entry fee will be $30. The photogenic competition entry fee is an additional $10

For more information, contact Bethany Hogan at (205) 272 - 0127 or (205) 489-2121.
Lisa Davis is the contact person for Lynn School.
Gracie Flynn is the contact person for Addison School.
Bethany Hogan is the contact person for DSMS and WCHS.
Lauren Archer is the contact person for Meek School.

Pageant practice is mandatory and will be held on the Thursday afternoon before pageant on Saturday. There will be admission charged at the door for everyone except pageant contestants and contact workers.

All schools in the county are looking for "Grandparent Volunteers" and to find out specific information, contact Dr. Sheila Wallace or Amy Hiller. View Mrs. Brown who was chosen as "The Foster Grandparent Volunteer of the Year".

GED Classes are now being held at Addison Elementary School. Class time is 4-8 p.m. each Tuesday & Thursday in the AES Riverdeep Computer Lab. Cyndy Bartlett is the facilitator and classes are sponsored by the Wallace State Adult Education Program. GED Classes are also held in Double Springs Monday-Thursday 3-7 p.m. Terri Farris is the Double Springs instructor.

Action Steps for Parents to protect your child and family from the flu this school year.

UNIVERSAL AVAILABLITY NOTICE for anyone who is paid through the Winston County Board of Education Payroll Process. Please review the attached file... (updated Nov 09)