2013-2014
Student Achievements
1st Place in the Middle School Division for the You've Got Talent Show
Ace of Spades- Jordan Rosengart, Daniel Crowe
GSU Math Tournament
1st place overall in Division I
1st place individual - Jonathan Carter
Chess Team
Region Champions
Boys Golf Team
Region Champions
4-H D.P.A. Winners
Addison Taylor, 1st Wildlife
Colby Brown, 1st Safety
Maggie Howell, 3rd Human Development
Caitlin Waters, 2nd Between Meal Snacks
Brooke Bennett, 1st Photography
Isabella Hunter, 3rd Target Sports
Keylee Phillips, 2nd Photography
Russell Williams, 3rd Photography
Bulloch County Young Georgia Author Winners
2nd in 6th grade - Katelyn Carter
My Passion, Art
2nd in 7th grade - MaKenna Cross
In 1776
2nd in 8th grade - Jessica Fu
The Reflection
WJMS Girls Track Team
Region Champions
New Track Records:
Jazmyn Davis
Triple Jump
32 feet 3 inches
Noah Caplinger
3200 Meter Run
11:40
Kasey Baynon
3200 Meter Run
12:55
1600 Meter Run
6:08
800 Meter Run
2:34
On Saturday, January 25th, students from across the area competed in the annual Regional Student Technology Fair hosted by Bulloch County. Two students from WJMS won first place and will advance to the state competition in March. Seventh grader, Davis Vasilatos won first place in the Project Programming and the Technology Literacy categories. He also won second place in the Robotics category. Seventh grader, Matthew Redwine won first place in the Web 2.0 Applications category.
Nine finalists competed in the school-level Geography Bee for the opportunity to advance to the state competition in Milledgeville. These students scored the highest on a qualifying test of all those in the school. After many rounds of difficult Geography questions, Bryce Westerfield won first place, Thomas Bruner won second place, and Jackson Popkin won third place.
Nine finalists pictured:
Back Row: Payne Van Tassell, Thomas Bruner, Clark Henderson, Jake Meeks, and Jackson Popkin
Front Row: Jake Peeples, Claire Hattaway, Bryce Westerfield, and Javier Molina
*Bryce Westerfield advanced to the state level competition and competed in Milledgeville.
Competing against 500 other entrants, Logan Anderson won the Averitt Center for the Arts Holiday Card Contest. His winning design featured Santa Claus and was purchased to use for the Averitt Center’s 2013 Holiday Card. Logan's earnings represent the most a student at WJMS has ever received for their artwork.
School Achievement
The WJMS Student Council sponsored a canned food drive to benefit the Statesboro Food Bank during the holiday season. Classes throughout the school began collecting cans in October and had one month to bring in as many as possible. The homeroom who brought in the most canned goods won a pizza party, and the winners include: 1st place: Mrs. Starling (8th) and Mrs. Renfroe (7th), who tied with 112 cans each, 2nd place: Mrs. Carter (8th), who brought in 95 cans, and 3rd place: Coach Rockett (8th) with 57 canned goods. Collectively, the school brought in over 520 cans to donate! Thanks to all who participated.
