Oct 29th, 2010
LAKE WALES – Janie Howard Wilson Elementary students are “reaching for the stars” with a new reading incentive program designed to promote literacy while rewarding students for reading fun, educational books.
Oct 29th, 2010
LAKE WALES – Members of Polk County Retired Educators Association Unit 11 visited Janie Howard Elementary recently loaded down with everything students need to be successful in school: pencils, notebook paper, folders, glue sticks and crayons.Oct 28th, 2010
LAKE WALES – Physical Education classes at Hillcrest Elementary are taking part in the First Tee National Golf Program. Pictured are kindergarten students, who know that “practice makes perfect” on the putting green.Oct 28th, 2010
LAKE WALES – Kindergarten students at Janie Howard Wilson Elementary were excited to take their very first field trip last week. The students visited the Pumpkin Patch at nearby High Point Church, where they listened to Halloween stories, posed for photos with a scarecrow, competed in a pumpkin race, and decorated pumpkins.Oct 28th, 2010
LAKE WALES – About 200 adults and children showed up with blankets and lawn chairs earlier this month (Oct. 15) for the first “Movie Night” of the year in the courtyard at Polk Avenue Elementary School.Oct 28th, 2010
LAKE WALES – First graders at Hillcrest Elementary decided to really dive into their reading, and focus heavily on the topic of their book: peanut butter and jelly.Oct 28th, 2010
LAKE WALES – Staff and students celebrated the new landscaping project at Janie Howard Wilson Elementary this morning (Oct. 28) with an outdoor ceremony that included before-and-after photos, awards for student essays and artwork, inspirational singing, and an exciting butterfly release.Oct 26th, 2010
LAKE WALES – Staff and students at Bok Academy are battling an infestation of giant lizards that have invaded the middle school campus.Oct 26th, 2010
LAKE WALES – Little Red Riding Hood, her Granny and the Big Bad Wolf visited four local elementary schools recently (Oct. 18) where Kindergarten Support students were studying the classic tale.Oct 20th, 2010
LAKE WALES – New landscaping at Janie Howard Wilson Elementary made existing playground equipment look a little “tired” so about 40 staff members, parents, students and Family Literacy Program volunteers gathered earlier this month to spruce up the area.“Our school incorporates the best technology, like iPads, into the instructional program to make it the highest possible standard.” – Joshua Collier, 10th grade, April 2012
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SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE: Each year, we purchase supplemental Student Accident Insurance for all Lake Wales Charter Schools students during the school day and at school-sponsored events. Families also have the opportunity to buy low-cost 24-Hour Wrap-Around Accident Coverage.
BUS DRIVERS: If you have a CDL/PS license, come see us and join our Transportation Team! Apply in person at 130 E. Central Ave., Lake Wales.
TRUSTEE CONTACTS: If you have concerns, suggestions or questions that cannot be resolved at the school level, please contact the LWCS Trustee who is designated as the parent/community contact for your school.
CAFETERIA MENUS: Students and staff are bragging about our tasty new cafeteria options. To see our latest menus or download applications for free or reduced-price meals, click here.
LAKE WALES HIGH has posted new information detailing the school’s Programs of Study, along with a new Application & Course Registration Form for 2013-2014. Links to both (along with other LWHS information) are available on our Schools page.
NEW CALENDAR: The Board of Trustees approved the new 2013-2014 Calendar on March 18. Start planning now. The first day of school (Monday, Aug. 19) will be here before you know it!
