Kernodle Middle School

KMS Summer Planning. This week members of our school team have been digging deeper into understanding YouScience, the Guilford Guarantee, and the KMS Experience. Thank you to our school leaders.

Good evening Kernodle Middle School Families,

While the district has worked diligently to minimize the effects on employees and school communities, some assistant principal positions could not be sustained under the current funding structure. Unfortunately, Kernodle Middle School was one of several schools impacted by these changes and Mrs. Orr will transition to a new assignment effective July 1. We recognize that schools rely heavily on strong leadership teams, and we understand the concerns about how this change may affect daily operations. Our staff will continue to work collaboratively with district support to ensure that students and families feel safe, seen, and heard during this transition. Thank you for your continued support of Kernodle Middle School.

We celebrate our KMS team! We are very grateful for the sacrifices of our staff and teachers. As we close out this school year we hope everyone has a great summer.

2025-2026 End of Year Teacher and Staff Student Send Off. We are not a perfect school we strive for excellence. The number of hugs and tears that wrapped up today are the demonstration that we are doing something right. It's been a rocky journey for some. It's been a sweet spot for others. But one thing is for certain our commitment to being bold, brave, and brilliant with our 3c's of communication, collaboration, to build our community is a collective effort.

Thank you to our entire school community for doing hard things this year. The positive feedback from our students and families is appreciated.

We strive to make sure our community feels safe, seen, and heard.

KMS Strong! Our school community rocks! Happy Summer!

Good evening Kernodle Middle School families, this is your proud principal Mrs. Shephard calling with your final announcement for the 2025-2026:

Congratulations to all of our students for a great school year!

Your Feedback Matters: Continue, Stop, or Change! We invite our school community to share feedback from the 2025-2026 school year to be considered as we plan for 2026-2027. The feedback from last year helped us to create our school-wide calendar which will be released next school year and seeking out sponsors to support our school-wide goals. Thank you for sharing your ideas and concerns with us because we want to make each year better. The survey is open to students, teachers, parents, guardians and community partners. Survey link: http://tiny.cc/KMSCommunityFeedback . Please complete it by June 10, 2026.

Summer Reading Challenge and Programs: All students who read and record 600 minutes of reading will be eligible for a prize. Students should log their minutes in Beanstack. Students who cannot record their minutes over Summer Break can enter them in Beanstack when they return to school. To count toward the challenge, minutes will need to be dated during Summer Break. Check out the link below to view a variety of additional reading challenges and opportunities over the summer. https://reviewforeoc.my.canva.site/kernodle-middle-school-summer-reading-2026

EOG Individual Student Reports (ISRs):

You will be able to access your child's Individual Student Report (ISRs) showing test results through your Campus Parent account in Infinite Campus by June 12, following the close of the testing window. If you do not already have a Campus Parent account, we encourage you to set one up. If you need assistance, please contact our school data manager. If you are unable to access the scores online, please contact the school to request a printed copy that can be picked up.

A Note from our Athletic Director: Reminder that any student wishing to do sports at Kernodle Middle or any GCS high school must have an updated physical and completed DragonFly Max account.

End of Year Family and Student Checklist: From our Media Specialist: Returning Library Books and Chargers: We are still missing 28 library books. If students do not return missing library books and chargers, their report cards will be held until parents or guardians are notified.

A Message From Our School Nurse: If your student has medication at the school, it must be picked up by a parent/guardian by June 11th. Any medication left at the school after this date will be disposed of per GCS guidelines. New Medication Authorization forms for the 2026/27 school year are available in the front office or via the GCS website.

Last Day of School: The last day of school for the 2025-2026 school year is Wednesday, June 10, 2026. Hope everyone enjoys their summer!

Summer Work Hours: Beginning Monday, June 15th all GCS offices, including Kernodle Middle School will start our summer schedule. We will open Monday through Thursday 8am to 5pm and we will be closed on Fridays.

End of Year Report Card and Student Fees

We will mail a final copy of your students report card no later than the week of June 18th. Students who owe fees will receive a letter in the mail with directions for how to pay and pick up the report card.

And finally, I would like to thank all of our parents, students, teachers, and staff for the grace you have given me this school year. As I reflect on this time, I am very thankful for the grows and glows I have experienced while joining the Kernodle Middle School community. The things I have learned this year will help me to be a better school leader and you have played an important part of this journey. Tonight’s message will be the final message of the school year. Please continue to be bold, brave, and brilliant. Thanks for listening have a great summer.

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| The last days of school are finally here!☀️💙🚌

Our scholars, staff and families made the 2025-26 school year one to remember.✨

Don't forget to tell your friends farewell and we will see you in August.😎

Rising 6th graders get a jump on tryouts by completing your dragonfly profile and uploads. Physicals can be downloaded on our website. We can’t wait to meet you in August.

| Summer meals will return to GCS starting on June 15!☀️🥪

Families have two options:

🍎Pick up seven days worth of breakfasts and lunch once a week at one of four meals-to-go sites; or
🍎Dine in for breakfast and lunch daily at any of our 13 summer meal distribution sites.

Families must register for the meals-to-go option and can not visit a meals-to-go and dine-in site during the same week.

To register for meals-to-go, visit www.gcsnc.com/summermeals.