We’ve had a wonderful week this week, but we are so excited about what’s coming up! Next week we have our last 6th grade dance for the school year and our Rising 6th Grade Open House! These events are always fun!
Check out the PTA’s section below. There are several new ways to get involved and announcements about some ways to engage in our 8th grade end of year festivities! Thank you for supporting our PTA!!!
HOSPITALITY HOMIES NEED YOUR HELP TO LOVE OUR TEACHERS!
We have a group of staff who form a committee called Hospitality Homies that spread cheer and fun among our staff! They are asking for your help as we head into Quarter 4! They are launching a "March Madness Letter Push" and need your help. Encourage your children to write thank-you notes to their teachers, sharing what they love about their classes or a memorable moment. These letters mean the world to our teachers and brighten their days!
Let's not forget our amazing elective teachers, counselors, custodians, Media Specialist, office staff, Assistant Principals, and specialized teachers/IAs. They often miss out on these gestures, so a note from your child would be extra special. Thank you for joining us in this heartfelt initiative. Your support helps make our school community a warmer, more appreciative place.
STUDENT SERVICES
Our student services department needs your help restocking their supply closet. If you are able, please choose items from their Amazon Wishlist. You can ship directly to our school (attention: Marta Barbian) or can drop items off at our front office. Thank you for supporting our students!
ART CLUB
🎨 Art Club is Back! 🎨
After a successful interest meeting, Art Club is officially up and running again! We’ll meet next on 3/27 at 3:30 to start diving into creative projects and ideas. Spread the word to any students who might be interested, and stay tuned for all the fun things we have planned! As a reminder, students must be picked up at 4:30 in the carpool loop. For any questions please email Ms. Stone at tstone@wcpss.net.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.
ATHLETICS THIS WEEK
This week we look forward to seeing you for the following athletic events:
- Monday, March 24th - Softball @ Apex
- Tuesday, March 25th - Soccer @ Apex Friendship
- Wednesday, March 26th - Track @ Holly Ridge
- Thursday, March 27th - Softball @ West Lake
DRESS CODE REMINDERS
As the weather has gotten warmer, our students’ attire sometimes changes. Please take a moment to review the WCPSS Dress Code policy with your child. We most frequently find ourselves needing to remind students that their outfits should cover their skin from “chest to mid-thigh with opaque fabric in front, back, and on the side.” We appreciate your help in ensuring our students are dressed according to the policy each day!
6th GRADE DANCE
We have our final dance for 6th grade on Friday, March 28th from 3:30-5:30PM. The permission slip for the dance can be found here. Students will also receive a paper copy from their teachers.
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.
SAVE THE DATES - UPDATED SECTION
Using this link you can view our testing plan for EOGs/EOCs this year. It can also be viewed in the image below. Remember that these are great opportunities to ensure your child has sufficient sleep and a hearty breakfast!
We will hold our end of year Award Ceremonies on:
- Track 1 - May 28
- 6-1: 8:30 AM
- 7-1: 9:30 AM
- 8-1: 10:30 AM
- Tracks 2-4 - June 25
- 6-4: 8:30 AM
- 7-4: 9:15 AM
- 8-4: 10:00 AM
- 6-2/3: 11:15 AM
- 7-2/3: 12:30 PM
- 8-2/3: 1:30 PM
As a reminder, due to our limited seating, no more than 2 people per student can attend these events. All 8th graders are recognized as part of their promotion ceremony. Only some students in grades 6 and 7 will receive awards. Families of 6th and 7th graders will be contacted by our staff if their child is receiving an award. More details will be released prior to the events about things like parking, signing students out, etc.
Our 8th Grade picnics are being held on these dates/times:
- Track 1: May 27th from 1:00-2:30
- Tracks 2-4: June 5th from 1:00-2:30
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 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 5 - Saturday School for Tracks 1 and 3
- 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 23 - Fratelli’s Delicatessen Spirit Night 4-8PM
- April 24 - Softball vs. Apex Friendship
- April 29 - Boys soccer vs. Herbert Akins Road
- May 1 - Softball vs. Apex
- May 1 - Spring Fling 4:00-6:00PM (Permission slips will be forthcoming and are required to attend)
- May 5 - Softball vs. West Lake
- May 7 - Rising 6th Grade BAND Open House
- May 8 - Spring Field Day
- May 8-14 - Lufkin Road Middle School’s Teacher Appreciation Week
- May 12 - Softball vs. Holly Grove
- May 15-22 - EOGs and EOCs for Track 1
- May 16 - 8th Grade Dance 3:30-5:30PM
- May 26 - No School
- May 27 - Track 1 8th Grade Picnic 1:00-2:30
- May 28 - Track 1 Award Ceremonies
- 6-1: 8:30 AM
- 7-1: 9:30 AM
- 8-1: 10:30 AM
- You can access our Year Round Calendars for this year here:
🪩6th Grade Dance March 28: Volunteers Needed
Volunteers needed for the second and final 6th grade dance of the year. Help us with tickets, concessions, set-up, and clean-up. You can also help by lending us a cooler for our refreshments. Thanks in advance for your help! bit.ly/6thGradeMarch28
Parents, help us throw our first 6th grade dance/social! Volunteers are needed to loan coolers, help with set-up or clean-up, and sell concessions. Click here for more info, and to sign up.
🎉 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 truly memorable, please join us! Our first planning meeting will be part of the April 3rd general meeting agenda and will continue until no later than 7:30 that evening.
Sign up here if you’re interested in joining.
🗓️ Dates to know:
- 8th Grade Dance - May 16th - 3:30-5:30 pm
- Track 1 Picnic - May 27th - 1-2:30 pm
- Track 2-4 Picnic - June 5th - 1-2:30 pm
You can donate here or by sending cash or a check (made out to Lufkin Road Middle School PTA) with your child to school.
❤️🖤 8th Grade Lawn Signs 🖤❤️
It's time to pre-order your 8th grade lawn sign! Please place your order here by April 25. We'll plan to distribute these at the 8th grade dance on May 16.
*We're not able to send signs home on the bus due to the metal frames. If you can't pick up your sign at the dance, please contact Megan Delaney, our Communications chair, to coordinate pick-up: LufkinPTACommunications@gmail.com.
⚡ 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! As mentioned above, 8th Grade Celebrations are on the agenda.
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.
STAFF APPRECIATION
🍽️ Cafeteria Crew March 28 - Volunteer with Us!
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!
FUNDRAISING AND SUPPORT
🥯 🍝 🥖 April 23: Spirit Night at Fratelli’s Delicatessen
1481 Richardson Rd Suite 107, Apex, NC 27523
Mark your calendars for April 23 and show your school spirit at Fratelli’s Delicatessen from 4-8pm. It’s a great opportunity to try some delicious food. Fratelli's, located in Sweetwater Town Center in Apex, will be generously donating a percentage of all sales to our school. Whether you’re grabbing a bite with your family or picking up takeout, every purchase helps raise funds for our school programs. See you there!
🐾 ICYMI: Special Offer from Heal House Call Vets
Attention Pet Owners! Last week we shared an offer from veterinarian and fellow Lufkin parent, Dr. Lauren Hughes, who provides personalized, in-home veterinary care. 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, Dr. Hughes, for for your support!
🛒 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
