West Collierville Middle School Explained

West Collierville Middle School
Motto:Choose Kind
Address:1101 N Byhalia Road
Zipcode:38017
Country:USA
Coordinates:35.0695°N -89.6856°W
Established:2018
Former Name:Schilling Farms Middle School
Principal:Tyler Salyer[1]
Teaching Staff:69.00 (FTE)
Enrollment:1,295 (2020–2021)
Grades:6-8
Nickname:WCMS
Mascot:Dragon
Ratio:20.89
Campus Type:Suburban
Team Name:Dragons
Colors:Maroon and Grey

West Collierville Middle School, (formerly known as Schilling Farms Middle School) is a public middle school (grades 6–8) located in Collierville, Tennessee, which operates under Collierville Schools. SFMS was originally located at 935 Colbert Street South in Collierville. The middle school was established in 2018 after the Collierville School Board reshuffling in Collierville, which led to constructing a new campus for Collierville High School, leaving the old high school building open for use as a middle school.[2]

History

The property that is now West Collierville Middle School (formerly Schilling Farms Middle School) was originally Bellevue High-Security Correctional Facility and later the second campus of Collierville High School.[3] After Collierville High School relocated to a newly built campus for the 2018–19 school year, Schilling Farms Middle School was resettled into the old high school building and changed from Schilling Farms Middle School to the name West Collierville Middle School, although the school is in north-central Collierville and is independent of Collierville Middle School.[2]

Academics

West Collierville Middle School offers honors courses in mathematics and English for all middle school grades. Eligible 8th-grade students can take high school English, algebra, geometry, and physical science classes depending on test scores and prior classes. CLEP courses are additionally offered to 8th-grade students at the school.[4]

Activities

Athletics

West Collierville offers three sets of sporting events that coincide with the three seasons of the school year. Autumn sports include cheerleading, cross country, football, girls' soccer, mountain biking, pom, and volleyball; winter sports include basketball, bowling, basketball cheerleading, swimming, trap, and wrestling; and spring sports include baseball, boys' soccer, golf, softball, tennis, and track and field.

Extracurriculars

West Collierville Middle School offers a variety of student organizations and extracurricular activities. Clubs are present for aerospace, literature, Best Buddies, Biblical studies, chess, drama, Dungeons & Dragons, international studies, film, Lego, library volunteering, peer tutoring, photography, debate, student government, stepping, theatre, and yearbooking. There are also divisions of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Junior Beta Club as well as Science Olympiad and VEX Robotics teams.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Salyer named principal at West Collierville Middle. The Collierville Herald-Independent. June 17, 2021. September 6, 2021.
  2. Web site: Collierville School Board names new middle school. https://web.archive.org/web/20200206004703/https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/education/2018/01/25/collierville-school-board-names-new-middle-school/1058898001/. The Commercial Appeal. January 25, 2018. February 6, 2020. August 3, 2020.
  3. Web site: History . August 3, 2020 . colliervillehs.colliervilleschools.org.
  4. Web site: CLEP Information. westcolliervillems.colliervilleschools.org. August 21, 2019.