What a fun week! Right now we are bougeying on the dance floor with over 200 7th graders! Thank you to our PTA volunteers for supporting this event! Earlier this week we welcomed our families for our Spring Sports Family Information Session. Thank you to the many families who joined us!
Please join me in wishing our band students well at their MPA competition this coming week! This is the band equivalency of an EOG! We know they are ready and can’t wait to see them perform! We also have our NJHS Induction ceremony on Tuesday night at 5:30! Students participating in the ceremony should be at school no later than 5:00PM.
Lastly, make sure you check out the section below about our Motto, as we need your input! We’ve had a group of staff and students working throughout this year to help us adopt a new motto for next school year. For 26 years we have had the motto, “When Lightning Strikes, Great Things Happen” and while it has served us well, we’re excited to update it!
SOCIAL WORKER WEEK!
Please join us in celebrating our school’s Social Worker, Ms. Abbi Williams, during Social Worker Appreciation Week this week! Ms. Williams is a tremendous support and resource for our families!
SPRING SPORTS PHOTOS
Spring Sport Pictures will be held on Friday, March 14th at 3:15 pm. Coaches will distribute order forms to each student-athlete.
SPRING SPORTS SAFETY
As a reminder, when students are tracked out they should be dropped off via carpool at 3:15. Student pick-up after athletics is always on the Bus Loop side of our building. We appreciate you working with us to ensure all of our students are safe by following these procedures.
LUFKIN’S MOTTO:
Lufkin Road Middle School’s current motto, “When Lightning Strikes, Great Things Happen,” has served us well—but it’s time for a fresh spark! A team of staff and students has been brainstorming a new motto to kick off the upcoming school year, and we NEED your input. Click this link to vote for the motto that best represents our school. Your voice matters, and we can’t wait to see what you choose!
Vote now! The form closes on March 14th—don’t miss your chance to help shape Lufkin’s future!
PARKING LOT SURVEY
Sometime in the coming weeks, there will be a crew conducting a parking lot survey. This may be during carpool, but should not impact our ability to receive and dismiss students. I share this with you, so you’re aware of why you may see folks in our parking lot doing work during carpool times. They are doing the preliminary steps to begin the process of repaving our parking lot.
NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTIONS (NJHS)
We are excited to welcome our invited students and their families to our NJHS Induction Ceremony on March 11th at 5:30 PM in the gym. Students are asked to arrive by 5:00 PM. Please refer to the Canvas page for more details.
As a reminder, to be eligible for NJHS students must meet all of these requirements:
- Be in 7th grade
- Achieved all As or As with only 1 B during the 2nd semester of 6th grade and 1st semester of 7th grade
- Paid the $25 dues by March 3
If you believe your child has qualified, but has been overlooked for an invitation, please notify Ms. Rutland at hrutland@wcpss.net by March 3, 2025.
RAMADAN
If your child would like an alternative space during lunch while observing Ramadan, please reach out to their classroom teacher. In previous years, we’ve provided the conference room as a quiet space for students during this time, and we’re happy to accommodate again. Let us know how we can support your child!
SINGLE SUBJECT ACCELERATION (SSA)
Single Subject Acceleration (SSA) Information for 2025 can be found by clicking here. Please review the testing request windows and testing windows on that link. If you have questions, contact Ms. Rutland hrutland@wcpss.net
SAVE THE DATES
We will hold our end of year Award Ceremonies on:
- Track 1 - May 28
- Tracks 2-4 - June 25
Specific times will be announced closer to the date of the events.
When your child is absent for any reason, please use the attendance email (attendance484@wcpss.net). Please include the student's first and last name, grade/track, reason for absence, and the dates they are absent. This will help code your student accurately. As a reminder, WCPSS Board Policy requires that absence notes are received within 2 days of the absence. If you have any questions about an absence, please contact Mr. Thunes, our Data Manager, at athunes@wcpss.net. If your student is marked absent from a specific class period, please reach out to the teacher first.
- Assignments, grading practices, content questions, class environment, peer issues - Classroom Teachers
- Schedule questions, mental health, family emergencies - Counselors
- Staff concerns, student issues teachers couldn’t resolve, grade level questions - Assistant Principals
- Absences, attendance - attendance484@wcpss.net (this is new)
- Concerns that Assistant Principals were unable to resolve - Principal
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Social Worker |
Abbi Williams |
awilliams64@wcpss.net |
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Interim Assistant Principal |
Connie Wiggins-Price |
cwiggins-price@wcpss.net |
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6th Grade Counselor |
Cynthia Alcorn |
calcorn@wcpss.net |
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6th Grade Assistant Principal |
Keith McLendon |
kmclendon@wcpss.net |
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7th Grade Counselor |
Thomas Evanoff |
tevanoff@wcpss.net |
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7th Grade Assistant Principal |
Tameka Manning |
tgregg-manning@wcpss.net |
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8th Grade Counselor |
Marta Barbian |
mbarbian@wcpss.net |
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8th Grade Assistant Principal |
Lisa Adcock |
ladcock2@wcpss.net |
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Principal |
Elizabeth Hanna |
ehanna@wcpss.net |
- March 11 - NJHS Inductions at 5:30 (invitations to follow for students who are included in this process)
- March 13 - Softball vs. Holly Ridge
- March 18 - Boys soccer vs. Holly Ridge
- March 20 - Softball vs. Fuquay-Varina
- March 26 - Rising 6th Grade Open House @ 5:30PM
- March 28 - 6th Grade Dance 3:30-5:30 (permission slip required, will be forthcoming)
- April 3 - PTA Meeting @ 5:30PM in Media Center and online
- April 8 - Reading NC Check-in (2 hour delay schedule for testing)
- April 9 - Boys soccer vs. Fuquay-Varina
- April 10 - Softball vs. Herbert Akins Road
- April 18 - No school
- April 24 - Softball vs. Apex Friendship
- April 29 - Boys soccer vs. Herbert Akins Road
- May 1 - Softball vs. Apex
- You can access our Year Round Calendars for this year here:
💖 Staff Snack Basket - March 27
Our next Staff Snack Basket is scheduled for March 27; however, our snack supplies are running low. Can you help us stock up on some items? For your convenience, we have created an Amazon Wishlist — bit.ly/StaffSnackBasket — which will allow you to have items delivered directly to the school. If you prefer to purchase items outside of Amazon, you can drop off items labeled "PTA Snack Basket" at the front office. Please ensure items are delivered by March 26. We thank you for your support!
🍽️ Cafeteria Crew March 28
Join the Cafeteria Crew on March 28! Spend an hour or two helping out with lunch supervision giving teachers a much-needed midday break. . You won’t be on your own; the admin team will be on hand to help. Sign up for a shift or two–our teachers are so grateful for the help!
❤️🖤 Coming Soon: 8th Grade Lawn Signs 🖤❤️
8th Grade Parents: Next week, we will be sharing the link to pre-order your “Congratulations Lufkin Road 8th Grader” yard sign. Stay tuned!
⚡ April 3: PTA General Meeting and 8th Grade Celebrations
Our next PTA meeting will be on April 3 at 5:30 pm, both in person and via Google Meet. Join us in person if you can!
On the agenda: 8th Grade Celebrations! 8th grade parents, if you want to find out what’s in store for your 8th grader and how you can help make their final days of middle school special, please join us! Sign up here to learn more.
Support Our Students 25-26! Also on the agenda: planning for the 2025-26 school year! If you’d like to pitch in as part of a committee (or in a leadership role), come join us to learn more. Next year’s Executive Board has openings for President (or co-Presidents), Vice President, and Member at Large. We’ll also talk about the various committees that you can join, from Cultural Arts to Fundraising to Events and more.
🐾 Special Offer from Heal House Call Vets
Attention Pet Owners! Dr. Lauren Hughes is a Lufkin parent (Liam C., 6-3) and veterinarian with Heal House Call Vets, providing personalized veterinary care in the comfort of pets’ homes. Now through May 2025, Dr. Hughes will donate 10% of all service transactions to the Lufkin PTA. This can apply to all services provided to new and existing clients during this period.
If you’re looking for top-notch, at-home pet care in Apex, Cary, Raleigh, and Morrisville, and you’d like to support Lufkin students and staff, look no further: https://www.healhousecall.com/lhughes
Share this with friends! You don’t need to have a child at Lufkin to participate — just tell Dr. Hughes you’re a friend of Lufkin.
Thank you to Dr. Hughes for creating this partnership and supporting Lufkin Road Middle School PTA!
🛒 Retail Alliances: Shop Your Support!
Supporting our school has never been so easy! Sign up with one of our retail partners – Publix, Food Lion, Harris Teeter, Lowes Food and more. Find out how.
Are you looking for a special way to celebrate your child’s birthday, recognize a teacher, or show school spirit? Rent the Rock! Painting the Spirit Rock is a great way to spread positive messages and increase excitement in our community. Find out more.
Vice President - Tina Korzeniowski - lufkinPTAvicepresident@gmail.com
Treasurer - Brooke Kelley - lufkinPTAtreasurer@gmail.com
Secretary - Julie Chase - lufkinPTASecretary@gmail.com
