WOLF WEEKLY
June 1, 2025

Good evening Lake Ridge Middle School Parents/Guardians-

LOST & FOUND
We are nearing the end of the school year and now is a great time for students to take a look through the lost & found to locate any items they are missing. Clothing, lunchbags, water bottles, etc… are in the cafeteria. Electronics, jewelry, and keys are in the front office.

CELL PHONE POLICY 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR
This year, Prince William County Public Schools took a bold and research-based step forward by adopting the new Cell Phone-Free Education Policy. Beginning in August 2025, all schools will implement a bell-to-bell policy that limits cell phone use during the instructional day. This

decision, shaped by community input and a successful pilot across 33 schools, is rooted in a shared goal: creating classroom environments where students are fully present—mentally, emotionally, and socially. The student-created slogan, “Stop the scroll, take control,” reminds us that this policy is about empowerment, not restriction. It is about reclaiming focus, restoring meaningful human connection, and giving our students every opportunity to thrive. For more information, I invite you to review the PWCS FAQ page. We are grateful for your engagement and look forward to continuing this important work together.

MEDICATION PICKUP
As the end of the school year approaches, we ask that parents/guardians begin preparations to come and collect all medications that are in the school clinic. You can come in, starting tomorrow, between 8am – 3pm to meet with the nurse to get your student’s medications. Any medications not picked up by 3:00pm on June 12, will be destroyed, as per the PWCS regulation. We cannot hold any medications for next year and students cannot transport the medications themselves.

MOVING OVER THE SUMMER?
If you are planning to move over the summer, please fill out a form using this link before May 30th. This allows our Registrar time to work on updating your data and getting student records sent to your new school. Contact Ms. Gouro at [email protected] if you have any questions.

POWERMAX FAMILY FUN DAY
PowerMax Company is providing a free family event on June 7, 2025 from 12:00-4:00PM. There will be a range of activities and the chance to win prizes. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

DEVICE COLLECTION
End of the year device collection is fast approaching. Students need to plan on turning in their PWCS laptop, sleeve, and charger on the following days:

  • Wednesday 6/4 - 8th grade collection
  • Thursday 6/5 - 7th grade collection
  • Friday 6/6 - 6th grade collection

If students have lost their laptop sleeve or charger they can bring cash (exact amount only) or check (made out to LRMS):

  • Missing laptop sleeve - $20
  • Missing charger - $25
    • If a student has insurance, parents can fill out an affidavit (attached) about this missing charger.

Any student attending summer school will bring their device in for a visual inspection before they keep it for summer school.

SOL EXPEDITED RETAKE SCHEDULE
Below is the schedule for expedited SOL retakes.

  1. Monday, June 2nd: Reading
  2. Tuesday, June 3rd: Mathematics
  3. Wednesday, June 4th: Reading and Mathematics Make-Up
  4. Thursday, June 5th: Expedited Retake Clean-Up

If there are any questions, please contact your student's subject teacher in either Language Arts, Mathematics, Civics/ Economics or Science.

ATHLETICS
Rising 6th and 7th Grade Families, Prince William County Public Schools will be moving to a new way of turning in your Athletic Physical and completing other components in order to try out for an Athletic Team. We are very excited to announce our partnership with Arbiter Sports which allows all families to turn in their Athletic Physicals completely online, "Tiny Scanner" or any other free application can be used to create a PDF with your phone. Families will create a Free Account, one time and one per family, to upload all documents and even select which Athletic Teams they would like to try out for! You are able to update your account throughout the school year if your student decides to try out for another team. Please head to our school website (https://lakeridgems.pwcs.edu/our_school/sports_information) for a step-by-step guide on how to create your account and begin the process.

Virginia High School League and the State of Virginia have recently passed a new law/bill that states all Athletic Physicals are valid for 14 months from the date of the physical. Due to this change, Virginia High School League has required an updated version of the Athletic Physical to be uploaded to Arbiter Sports, it will notify you as the 14-month mark approaches. This is the only version we are allowed to accept, please DO NOT use former versions of the Athletic Physical. The older versions have 4 pages to complete while the new version has 6 pages to complete. We understand this is a new process for everyone, please be proactive and make the free account now and immediately upload your Physical after completion this summer.

This is new to all participants, please be patient as we work through some of the preliminary issues!

 

Monday will be an “A” day.

 

Jim Dutrow
Principal
Lake Ridge Middle School
703-494-5154