WSMS Optional Program Presentation

Optional Schools Booklet

Optional Schools FAQs 2022-23

WSMS offers a variety of enriched academic programs:

• Honors Language Arts
• Creative Learning in a Unique Environment (CLUE)*
• Honors Mathematics
• Honors Algebra I (high school credit)*
• Honors Geometry (high school credit)*
• Honors Science
• Honors Physical Science (high school credit)*
• Honors Social Studies/American History
• World Languages
  • Chinese Exploratory and Chinese I (high school credit)*
  • French Exploratory and French I (high school credit)*
  • Japanese Exploratory and Japanese I (high school credit)*
  • Latin Exploratory and Latin I (high school credit)*
  • Spanish Exploratory, Spanish I (high school credit)*, Spanish II (high school credit)*
• Fine Arts
  • Art
  • Beginning Band, Concert Band, Symphonic Band
  • Beginning Choir, Mens' Choir, Womens' Choir, Chorale
  • Beginning Orchestra, Intermediate Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra
  • Creative Dramatics
• Other Exploratory
  • Facing History and Ourselves
  • Health
  • Keyboarding/Computer
  • Physical Education

*  Students must meet eligibility requirements to participate.  These courses have pre-requisites and participation is dependent on grades from the previous school year and standardized achievement test results.

Tour Our Campus:

Thank you for your interest in WSMS!  We are pleased to have you visit our school.

Please contact our Optional Coordinator, LaTrice Johnson, at (901) 416-2072 or johnsonls@scsk12.org

Our Optional Coordinator:

• Name: Ms. LaTrice Johnson
• Phone: (901) 416-2072
• Email: johnsonls@scsk12.org

Tops (shirts, blouses):

• Top Colors: Black, White, Gray, Dark Navy Blue
  • Must be a solid color
  • Must have sleeves and collar
  • Green shirts are acceptable only if they have the WSMS logo available through Mid-South Solutions
• Undergarment shirt colors: Black, White, Gray, Green, Navy Blue
• Styles:
  • Acceptable styles include polo or golf-style shirts, Oxford or button-down dress shirts, turtlenecks, and white blouses with Peter Pan collars.
  • Sleeveless tops are NOT acceptable.

Bottoms (pants, walking shorts, skirts, jumpers):

• Colors: Black, Navy Blue, Tan
• Length: Shorts, skirts, dresses, or jumpers must be no more than four inches above the knee or longer
• Styles:
  • Full-length dress pants, boot cut or straight-legged pants, cargo pants, straight-legged capri pants, cropped pants, and walking shorts are acceptable.
  • Denim jeans, tight-fitting or baggy pants, tights, and pants made of spandex are NOT acceptable.
  • Tights or leggings CANNOT be worn as the main article of clothing as a bottom. If they are worn as an undergarment, they must be in the school colors (white, green, navy, black, gray) and the shorts/skirt over them must be the appropriate length. If belts are worn, they must be fitted at the waist.

Overgarments (vests, sweaters, sweatshirts, cardigans, hoodies):

• Colors: Black, White, Gray, Green, Navy Blue
  • Must be a solid color
  • May be worn over the uniform top

Shoes:

• Crocs are not permissible.
• All athletic or tennis shoes, as well as boots, are acceptable.
• Shoes should not have heels higher than an inch and a half.
• Mules and clogs are not permitted.
• If sandals are worn, they must have a heel strap.

Other Info:

• No denim material may be worn as uniform clothing.
• Clothing or items that distract other students from their work, disrupt class, or create a potential safety hazard are not permitted (excessively large jewelry, large belt buckles, etc.)

If you would like to order uniform shirts and overgarments with the WSMS logo, please visit Mid-South Solutions to purchase your items.  You can choose to have your items delivered to the school for free.  Mrs. Carr, the librarian, will deliver the items to the students.

New Process for Requesting Records of Former MSCS Students:

Effective 10/3/2022, to provide an enhanced and more secure service for our transfer students, all record requests for our former students must be made online using our new student record request system.

Fax, phone calls, emails and mail will no longer be accepted.

This is a secure, self-service application that requires the following steps:

1. Site Access: Go to https://transfer.scriborder.com
2. Account Creation: Each person requesting records from MSCS is required to set up an account. You must use your school email address; personal email addresses will not be accepted.
3. Verification: Once the account is set up, a verification process takes approximately two business days to complete. You will receive an email notification once your account is verified. You only need to be confirmed once and may submit as many requests as you need.
4. Submit Request: When you receive the "verification complete" email notification, you may log into the national K-12 Transfer request system using the URL link above to submit your request.
5. Processing Time: MSCS will process your request electronically within 15 business days. You will receive an email notification once the request has been processed.
6. Downloading: When you receive the "processing complete" email, you must log in to the K-12 Transfer application to download the requested student record.
7. Support: Please contact support@scribsoft.com if you have issues setting up your account or submitting record requests.