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The Lady Warriors' eighth-grade team capped off a perfect season with a win over Pickens County in the Mountain Athletic Conference title game last week in Jasper. (Photo/WCMS Athletics)

The Lady Warriors' eighth-grade team capped off a perfect season with a win over Pickens County in the Mountain Athletic Conference title game last week in Jasper. (Photo/WCMS Athletics)

Lady Warrior squad wins Mountain championship

Mark Turner
Thursday, January 28, 2021
For a group of White County Middle School girls, the last two years have been nothing short of perfection on the basketball court. The White County Middle School eighth-grade girl's team wrapped up an unbeaten season last Friday in Jasper, winning the Mountain Athletic Conference championship.
The WCMS football team takes on Fannin County today at 6:30 p.m. in Cleveland in the Mountain Football Conference championship game. (Photo/WCMS Athletic Department)

The WCMS football team takes on Fannin County today at 6:30 p.m. in Cleveland in the Mountain Football Conference championship game. (Photo/WCMS Athletic Department)

White County Middle School set to play for league title

Mark Turner
Thursday, October 22, 2020
UPDATE: The White County Middle School football team are Mountain Football Conference champions after winning their game on Thursday, Oct. 22. Details will be in the Oct. 29 issue of the White County News.
White County Middle School has issued a challenge – The Warrior Challenge.

White County Middle School has issued a challenge – The Warrior Challenge.

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WCMS issues ‘Warrior Challenge’

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, September 24, 2020
White County Middle School has issued a challenge – The Warrior Challenge. This virtual run fundraiser will be from Oct.
Jenna Pratt goes high for a kill during the semifinal match against Lumpkin County last Saturday in Dahlonega. (Photo/Mark Turner)

Jenna Pratt goes high for a kill during the semifinal match against Lumpkin County last Saturday in Dahlonega. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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WCMS second at league tourney

Mark Turner
Thursday, September 24, 2020
The White County Middle School volleyball team brought home the runner-up trophy last Saturday at the North Georgia Mountain League Tournament in Dahlonega. The Lady Warriors knocked off Lumpkin County 2-0 in the tournament semifinals, but fell to Fannin County 2-0 in the championship match.
he 2019-2020 Project Unify Club members took this group photo last year. (Submitted photo)

he 2019-2020 Project Unify Club members took this group photo last year. (Submitted photo)

All in for unity

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, September 3, 2020
White County Middle School’s Project Unify club recently helped achieve a first in Georgia. WCMS just became the first school in the state to be recognized as a Special Olympics National Unified Champion School, says Julie Collins, club sponsor and seventh-grade ELA teacher.
Brooke Puffer and Layla Herbert with Project Unify work together to wrap a present. (Submitted photo)

Brooke Puffer and Layla Herbert with Project Unify work together to wrap a present. (Submitted photo)

All in for unity

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, September 3, 2020
White County Middle School’s Project Unify club recently helped achieve a first in Georgia. WCMS just became the first school in the state to be recognized as a Special Olympics National Unified Champion School, says Julie Collins, club sponsor and seventh-grade ELA teacher.

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WCMS teams begin fall prep

Mark Turner
Thursday, July 30, 2020
It's time for the White County Middle School fall sports teams to start the process of preparing for the 2020 fall sports season. The school's football team has been having workouts for several weeks, mirroring the summer program  used by the Warriors' high school team.
Members of the White County Middle School seventh-grade team are, front from left, head coach Jodie Watkins, Madi Black, Emma Lightsey, Paisley Cathey, Mya Yeh, Jada Palumbo, Kiannah Dorsey, Emily Rhoads, and Sarah Grace Jarrard; back row, coach Kyle Watkins, Emma Kerley, Jenna Pratt, Kylie Watkins, Amelia Kennedy, and Lauren Black. Not shown are managers Brooklyn Thomason and MaKenna Clark. (Photo/WCMS Athletics)

Members of the White County Middle School seventh-grade team are, front from left, head coach Jodie Watkins, Madi Black, Emma Lightsey, Paisley Cathey, Mya Yeh, Jada Palumbo, Kiannah Dorsey, Emily Rhoads, and Sarah Grace Jarrard; back row, coach Kyle Watkins, Emma Kerley, Jenna Pratt, Kylie Watkins, Amelia Kennedy, and Lauren Black. Not shown are managers Brooklyn Thomason and MaKenna Clark. (Photo/WCMS Athletics)

Picture Perfect

Mark Turner
Thursday, January 30, 2020
The White County Middle School seventh-grade girls basketball team wrapped up a perfect season last week by winning the Mountain League Tournament in Blairsville.
Paisley Cathey, right, and the WCMS seventh-grade girls team will try to close out a perfect season this week with a Mountain League tournament title. (Photo/Mark Tuner)

Paisley Cathey, right, and the WCMS seventh-grade girls team will try to close out a perfect season this week with a Mountain League tournament title. (Photo/Mark Tuner)

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WCMS teams begin title chase

Mark Turner
Thursday, January 23, 2020
The Mountain League basketball tournament tipped off this week for the White County Middle School teams. The WCMS teams are competing in the seventh-grade and eighth-grade events through the week, with the league championship games set for Friday afternoon.