"Welcome Wildcats!"

Students and parents were greeted by (left to right): School Counselor - Dara Rivera, SRO - Officer Ocnaschek,

Assistant Principal - Janet Page and Principal - Dr. Leslie Feinglas

We celebrate (Assistant Principal) Mr. Marshall's safe return from the Boston Marathon

and his time of 4:09:04!

      In September, Mesquite ISD launched "Talk About It," an anonymous web-based messaging service that opens two-way lines of communication between middle school students and designated officials within their school.

      While the district already has many programs to help students deal with challenges such as bullying, stress, peer pressure and family problems, "Talk About It" helps break   the code of silence often experienced by students by allowing them to reach out to school officials anonymously for help.

      Students may log on to the service from any computer with internet access and have  the ability, on or off campus, to create positive connections with adults by messaging about topics of concern. Students can also use the service through cell phone texts. Faculty recipients are alerted in real-time  to new messages and have the opportunityto respond and safely bring resolution to student issues through an ongoing dialogue.

      All visitors to Wilkinson Middle School (parents, guardians, volunteers, contractors, etc.)

will now be required to present a valid state issued ID in the office. The ID number will be entered into the new V-Soft computer system. V-Soft helps track visitors, students, faculty, contractors and volunteers at our school, thus providing a safer, more monitored environment for the students. V-Soft also has the capability to provide alerts on people who may jeopardize the safety of the campus.

      We feel certain that this will help keep our campus a little safer, and ask for your cooperation in presenting a valid state ID when checking in at the school.

Thank you in advance for your help in this matter.