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Welcome, Ms. Kerri McClure, to the West Central family

Community, News June 27, 2022 , by
Welcome, Ms. Kerri McClure, to the West Central family! Ms. McClure recently graduated from the University of Georgia and will be teaching fourth-grade reading and writing in 2022-2023.
She is a wonderful product of Rome City Schools, having attended West End Elementary, Rome Middle School, and Rome High School. We look forward to seeing the great things she will do for our West Central students and their families!

Rome High School Bests the Paulding Patriots to Win the 2021 Region 5 AAAAAA Title

Community November 10, 2021 , by
ROME, GA— Chilly weather did not stop the Wolves from heating up early during the last game of the 2021 season. Rome was on the road visiting Paulding County High School’s Patriots in a game that was a must win for the Wolves to secure a region championship.
During a contest where Head Coach and System Athletic Director John Reid saw big plays from the special teams and his defense work hard to stop a relentless Patriot passing game, Rome’s leader of the Pack said that Paulding gave them a few challenges he and his staff did not expect.
“I told our kids all week that it would be like this,” Reid said after finding out that Carrollton High had edged out the win over Douglas County in the final seconds of their game. “We had to come out after halftime and makes some adjustments to some defenses we did not think we would have to play. Paulding had a really good game plan, but our coaches knew they would play us hard.”
After discovering that Rome had just secured a win that placed them atop the Region 5 AAAAAA heap, he was overcome with excitement. Reid joined his players and coaching staff for a brief celebration, he spoke to his Wolves about staying the course and playing for something more than themselves.
“Get in here; get in tight guys,” Reid said as he gathered his players and was surrounded by Rome High School football supporters. “Listen, we have to work on tying up some of these loose ends. But tonight, we are the Rome Wolves 2021 six A region 5 Champs! Whether it was hard, or whether it was ugly, it was what we hoped to accomplish. Carrollton beat Douglas on the last play. It ain’t easy in Georgia. Every team has great players. That is why we demand that you come to practice and meetings and listen to what we say. Just know, that anything we ask you to do is never going to be easy. We always tell you that nothing gets done by itself. Remember that talk?”
Reid then asked one of his players if he remembered the things they talked about in practice to which the young man replied, “I remember, Coach.”
“That’s the great thing about being a kid,” Reid said in closing. “You get to learn how to get better as long as you apply our core values and work hard every time we are together. But tonight, we are region champs guys! We did something extremely hard!”
Rome finished the game by a score of 46-34. Becoming Region 5 AAAAAA Champions means that Rome has secured at least one home playoff game at Historic Barron Stadium to begin their run.
The Wolves will face John Creek High School’s Gladiators on November 13. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m.
Congratulations on winning the region, Wolves! We are proud of you and will be rooting for you during the 2021 GHSA High School Football Playoffs!
Go Wolves!!!

Rome High School Jr. Air Force ROTC Get a Hands-On Lesson at Air Show

Community November 8, 2021 , by
ROME, GA— Col. Seaborn Whatley, Rome High School’s Jr. Air Force ROTC educator, capitalized on the opportunity to give his students a firsthand look at planes used by our US Armed Forces. During the Wings Over North Georgia Air Show (October 30-31), pilots who are familiar with the A-10 Thunderbolt airplane gave students a tour of the aircraft and offered a chance for questions. While on the ramp, Jr. AFROTC members also caught a glimpse of the Blue Angels practicing for their exhibition happening the next day of the show.
“This is a great opportunity for us, course wise, because we are currently studying aviation history,” said Col. Whatley. “We have been talking a lot about barnstorming, and these airshows are the legacy of the barnstorming events held in the 1920s. Barnstorming usually involved veterans who came out of World War I. There were many jobs involving aviation that were cut, so the aircraft became very cheap. Ex-military pilots bought many of those planes and they would host air shows in local towns. That was really the face of aviation in the 20s.”
Col. Whatley said that many believe without those veterans helping to keep aviation alive, we would not be able to experience the air shows we currently enjoy across the U.S.
“I want to thank the organizers of the Wings Over North Georgia Air Show for allowing us to come out here and run around the ramp while they are getting prepared for the air show tomorrow,” Col. Whatley added. “We were able to allow our kids exposure to these airplanes at no cost. So, they have all been very welcoming and very generous of their time.
While at the air show, students were allowed to see the details of the A-10 Thunderbolt and learn about the operation of the machines. They also asked the pilots about the job of the two planes on the ramp for viewing and how they fit into the mission of the military.
“This event is a nice tie-in to what we are studying and what we can see,” Col. Whatley said as he explained to his students where the flares are released from the wings of the A-10. “The A-10 is the premiere close air support fighter for the U.S. Air Force. Their demo team is preparing to put on a great show for everyone tomorrow and most of this team is local to the Southeast. So, we have had a blast putting hands on a real U.S. Military aircraft.
“They are having a wonderful time,” Col. Whatley added with a satisfied smile. “And even though the weather is a bit wet, they are warm and dry in their hearts.”
Go Wolves!!!

West End Elementary School Gets Creative with PTO Spooky Sprint Event

Community November 4, 2021 , by
ROME, GA— West End Elementary School put the “fun” in fundraising, as excited students participated in the PTO Spooky Sprint on Tuesday, November 2.
What once was a sprint became a fun-filled obstacle course that took up the whole field at WEE. Since the event was originally scheduled to take place the Friday before Halloween, but was rescheduled due to rain, the obstacle course had a spooky Halloween theme throughout.
Monster mash played through speakers on the field, signaling the start of the sprint. Students raced through a foggy strobe light tent, and dropped down to crawl through spider-webbed tunnels. Next, they jumped up to zig zag through a hay bale maze, followed by a witch’s hat maze, and then through a cluster of spooky hanging ghosts. Parents, peers, and faculty cheered the students on as they ran the course; everyone wearing big smiles.
As students rounded the corner, on the last stretch, they passed through a creepy graveyard and onto a huge inflatable slide. Upon their last round of the course, the students were surprised with bursts of silly string, seemingly out of nowhere, as they passed under a towering spider’s web.
WEE Principal Dr. Dennis Drummond explained that the event is put on in efforts to raise money for the PTO by asking the students to get pledges.
“All of the students who raised at least $10 in donations got to participate,” he explained, “and then we had different prizes as they brought in more funds.”
Spooky sunglasses, glow in the dark teeth, a pizza party, and an ice cream party were among the other prizes. “One of the things they love to do is limo lunch,” Drummond said. “We take our top fundraisers on a limo lunch downtown to Mellow Mushroom and Honey Moon Bakery. That’s always fun.”
Certainly though, each student strives to raise the most funds, as that student gets to be principal for a day.
“It’s fantastic,” Drummond smiled. “It gives me a day off. We do that on the Friday before Christmas break, and they just kind of shadow me throughout the day. They get to make announcements and help me in the cafeteria.”
Drummond said that Melanie Matteo, PTO president, was instrumental in putting the event together.
“It was a lot of fun to get creative and put this course together,” Matteo smiled.
As a mother of four, she said that she feels passionate about creating fun, safe opportunities for the kids to just be kids. “I always say that you never know what a kid goes home to, and so being here and providing a safe environment for them really makes you feel so good.”
Matteo gave a shout out to her PTO team of dedicated parents that helped make the Spooky Sprint a total success.
“This is a really fun event,” Drummond said. “It gets our kids some exercise, it gets us outside and raises a lot of money. I think we raised over $8,000, and that goes right back to our kids and our teachers.”
The Kona Ice truck was on site to offer cool colorful treats, and the students were also offered snacks and drinks after running the course.
The students were brought onto the field in groups so as not to create too much of a crowd.
“We’re back in Phase One,” Drummond explained, “which we’re really excited about, but we still need to keep safety in mind and so we’re having the kids come out by grade levels and then run the course as a class.”
Drummond said that for four years they did a color run, and decided to try something different this year. “The kids love it, they love the obstacles. They said that next year they want to do obstacles and color,” he said.
Drummond expressed gratitude for Nick Bridges and the Rome High School Cross-Country team as they came out to help set up the track and donated Gatorade for the kids.
He added with a smile, “We’re very thankful for very involved parents and great support from our high school family.”

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