Congratulations to our Teacher of the Year, Mr. Picklesimer and Rutherford County Schools Principal of the Year, Mrs. Sneed! Thank you both for working hard each day to help our students learn at high levels.
Congratulations to Mr. Dedrick Roberts, Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School’s Teacher of the Year! We are excited to have Mr. Roberts represent us. He is very deserving of this recognition!
Welcome, Mr. Butner! We are excited to welcome Mr. Butner to WBMS as the Instructional Technolgy Coach. He will make a great addition to our faculty!
@chris_butner
Congratulations to Mrs. Sneed on being named the Middle Grand Division Principal of the Year for the state of Tennessee! Our students and teachers are very lucky to have her leading our school!
Congratulations to the 2022-23 Principal and Supervisor of the Year Division Finalists! We appreciate all of your tireless work for your students every day.
Congratulations, Mr. Edward Freytag on your retirement. You have served the students of WBMS well for many years, and we wish you the best in this next chapter!
Congratulations to Ms. Darla Massey, WBMS Teacher of the Year and Ms. DeAndra Dobbs, WBMS Educational Assistant of the Year! We are proud to have both of these outstanding educators represent us. We appreciate all that they do to make WBMS a great place to work and learn!
We would like to wish our crossing guard, Mr. Harold, a very Happy Birthday! He gets us on and off campus safely every day, rain or shine, and we appreciate him! Happy Birthday, Mr. Harold!
Congratulations to Coach Robinson for being named the Tennessee Middle School Golf Association's 2022 Middle Region Coach of the Year! Thank you for the work you do with our golf team!
Please join us in welcoming new teachers to the Yellow Jacket Family. We are excited to have you on board and are looking forward to another great year at WBMS.
District Championship Bound!! So proud of our Yellow Jackets tonight for defeating a tough Oakland Middle team in double overtime 60-57!! Come out and cheer us on in the Championship game at Rock Springs Middle tomorrow night at 8:00.
A big thank you to New Vision Buchanan for the generous donation of backpacks filled with school supplies. We appreciate you partnering with us to ensure our students are ready to learn!
Thank you to Mr. Ryzell McKinney and the Rutherford County chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha for the generous donation of four chrome books for students in need. Thank you for your support and generosity!
Thank you to all the schools who helped make the Mossy Oak Stinger Tournament a huge success! We are so proud of all our Yellow Jackets archers and coaches for all of the hard work!
It's been a wonderful first week at WBMS! There's so many wonderful things happening across the building to prepare our students for a great year of learning.
We are excited to announce that Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School is a 2024 Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence Lighthouse School! WBMS has met the required criteria in all BRSE performance areas of high performing schools. Congratulations, Yellow Jackets! 💚💛💚💛
Camp Yellow Jacket was a success thanks to the hard work of Mrs. Mitchell and her team! What a great group of students! They learned the WBMS way, had fun, and made some new friends. We can’t wait for you to join us this year!
April Sneed selected as finalist for Tennessee Principal of the Year
As principal of
@wbmsboro
, Sneed has led school to international recognition, most recently being named a ‘model school’ by the International Center for Leadership and Education
Our 8th graders greatly enjoyed participating in the career fair today! Thank you to
@RuthWorksTN
for facilitating the event and
@RiverdaleHighTN
staff and students for taking time to speak with our students about the different pathways they can take in high school!
We are happy to announce
@wbms_webb
as our first Stinger staff member of the month! She was nominated by her students who appreciate her going above and beyond for them. Congratulations, Ms. Webb! Also, thank you to
@wbmssheltonl
and our STEM program for printing the trophy!
Spring Sting 2023 was a success! Thanks
@JTDugger_IV
,
@laura38024
, and the whole team for a great day! Our Yellow Jackets enjoyed food booths, inflatables,
@KonaIceMiddleTn
, photo booth, basketball, tug-of-war, music, etc. etc.!
Thank you
@chrisagarrett
and
@Murfreesboro_TN
for the generous donation toward new soccer goals for both our girls and boys teams. It is very much appreciated!
Congratulations to Mr. Bonilla
@BonillaEla
for being selected as our Stinger Staff Member of the Month! His students praised him for going above and beyond in the classroom and helping them progress in ELA. Way to go, Mr. Bonilla!
#goyellowjackets
🐝
Congratulations to our very own Middle TN Educator of the Week: Katie Garner! Mrs. Garner is an exceptional educator and is very deserving of this recognition.
Tonight was a wonderful night recognizing over 300 students. We recognized 40% of our student body for Perfect Attendance, Honor Roll, Principal’s List, and Specialty Awards. We are so proud of our Yellow Jackets!
Excellent performances tonight by the WBMS band and choir! A big thank you to Mr. Stuppy, Mr. Freytag, and Miss Moore for their hard work and dedication to our music programs.
We have Spirit! We are celebrating spirit week with dress up days and a pep rally! Our students were so excited to attend and particate in the rally. Congratulations 8th grade, for winning the spirit stick!
Our students greatly enjoyed the career pathways fair today! Thanks
@RiverdaleHighTN
for meeting with them and
@RuthWorksTN
for helping coordinate the event.
What a fun night with Kittrell and Buchanan families, the band, and cheerleaders from our mini-camp helping lead our cheers to support our Yellow Jackets!
Congratulations to Ms. Massey, WGNS educator of the month, Mrs. Gail Vaughn, 2020 Ruthies Favorite Teacher Finalist, and Mrs. Sneed, 2020 Ruthies Favorite Principal Finalist. It’s a great week to be a Yellow Jacket!
Congratulations to the WBMS archery team on another all-time high team score of 3067 at the Shot Through the Heart Tournament! Reagan Garrett shot a 248 for another first place finish for middle school female!! Great job, Jackets!
Congratulations to the WBMS track team’s performance at the Riverdale Middle Open Meet. The boys team took first place overall, and the combined boys and girls team took second place. Way to go Yellow Jackets!
While are thankful we only experienced some minor damage to our baseball field, our thoughts are with the students and families we share with
@KittrellSchool
. Those in need can also reach out to our principal at sneeda
@rcschools
.net.
We are thinking of our Kittrell and Readyville families this morning after last night’s devastating tornado. If you need anything or any assistance, please email our principal at culvera
@rcschools
.net.
Congratulations to Avontea Jordan, Social Studies PACT Spotlight for his engagement, helpfulness, and leadership! Thank you,
@Lee__Ramsey
and
@RCSMidSuccess
, for this surprise for him today!
It was a beautiful night for our season opener! A big thanks to the LMS cheerleaders for coming to our side to cheer both teams on. Great sense of community tonight 💚💛🖤❤️!
Congratulations to David Flack for being recognized at the RCS Art Show tonight. His incredible work of art is also on display at central office. Way to go, David!
We enjoyed welcoming several of our upcoming students today at Camp Yellow Jacket! They toured the building and attended several sessions to prepare them for middle school. We are looking forward to seeing them and all of our students as we begin the new school year next week!
We are so proud of these students representing WBMS today at the Middle Math Contest at MTSU! We even got 2nd place in the Tshirt contest which was designed by one of our 7th grade contestants!
Congratulations to all of our Yellow Jackets who have worked hard to earn Principals List, Honor Roll, and Perfect Attendance for the 2019-2020 school year! We are so very proud of your accomplishments!
Big congratulations these track athletes who placed in the RCS tournament last weekend! Carson Gateley, 2nd in High Jump; Izaiah Gonzales, 1st in Shotput, 8th in Discus; Jayden Lewis, 5th in Hurdles; Donevin Howse, 4th in Discus; Abrien Farmer (not pictured), 5th in 400m Dash.
A great time was had by all at Trunk or Treat! Thankful for our partnership with Buchanan Elementary to offer this event to our community. Thanks to all who came out to enjoy some creative Trunks and lots of Treats!
@BuzzingatBES
@sneeda_WBMS
Welcome, staff new to our building or in a new position at WBMS! Dr. Ayers, Instructional Coach, Mr. Pilkinton, 7th grade science, Mrs. Zindle, Math Intervention, and Mrs. Barnett, Attendance Secretary! We are excited for the new year!
Thank you to everyone who attended Thursday's prayer vigil for Dr. Sullivan and his family as Asher Sullivan continues to fight for his life.
Special thank you to FCA, New Vision, World Outreach, Believers' Chapel and RCS employees for organizing today's program.
An excellent spring concert by the WBMS band tonight! These musicians are second to none! A big thanks to our band directors, Mr. Stuppy and Mr. West for their hard work developing the musical talent of our students and our band parents for their support of our program!
Thank you
@RiverdaleHighTN
for coming out and speaking to our 8th graders about high school registration! Our students are very excited to begin this next chapter of their education!
@CowansScience
@CoachLBKing
Friday night's
@BESboro
and
@wbmsboro
Trunk-or-Treat was spectacular! Thanks to all who joined for treats from creative "trunks" and to all who made the evening with our community possible!
@sneeda_WBMS
and
@BuzzingatBES
We are so proud of our 1st ever Amazing Shake participants Landon and Jazara! They represented WBMS so well. Congratulations to Landon for moving on to tomorrow’s second round! We wish him luck!
It was a great opening night for Yellow Jacket football! The team made several big plays on both sides of the ball, and the cheer squad looked sharp as they supported from the sidelines!
Congratulations to our Competition Cheer Squad for taking 1st place at the Magic City Regional Competition! They also earned a bid to Nationals! Great job, ladies. We are very proud of you! 📣🐝📣
This Christmas break brought with it the culmination of a lengthy doctoral journey. These three ladies are responsible for the degree as much as I am.
To anyone thinking of taking this step, I highly recommend
@LipscombCofEd
.
Thank you to our fearless leader, Mrs. Sneed, for building a strong, positive culture for learning. We are blessed to work for and with you each day. Happy Principal's Day!
What an engaging lesson in Mrs. Russell’s general music class! In just two weeks, students learned how to read this piece and apply it to an instrument. The best part...look at all of those smiling faces!
We are excited to partner with Buchanan Elementary again this year for our annual Trunk or Treat on October 27th (rain date October 30th) from 5-7:00. This is a family event offered to our community free of charge. Join us for candy, costumes, music, and fun!
Congratulations to
@BonillaEla
on being named an
@MTSU
College of Education Mentor Teacher of Excellence. Mr. Bonilla is doing a wonderful job helping to prepare his student teacher to enter the classroom!
We are wishing
@sneeda_WBMS
a happy School Principal's Day! She works incredibly hard to support our teachers and ensure that our students learn at high levels. Her leadership guides all of the great accomplishments
@wbmsboro
and we are so thankful for her!
We are so proud of our students who participated today in the MTSU Math Contest! Congratulations to Mason Warren for placing 6th, Katie Peters for 15th place and Brody Raymond for 18th place, and Ashley Lugo Chavez for designing the T-shirt which won 1st place!
Congratulations to these Yellow Jackets for their outstanding performances at the Tennessee State Beta Club convention! Katie Peters earned 3rd place in the Painting competition, and Odalis Villatoro-Mancia scored 5th in Spanish. We are very proud of you!
It was Une Belle Nuit in Paris for our 8th grade formal! Our students looked beautiful, and a great time was had by all. Thank you WBMS Student Council and sponsors, Mrs. Shelton and Mr. Bonilla, for organizing such a wonderful night for our 8th graders!