Weare Middle School

Infobox School
title=Weare Middle School


principal=David Pabst
schooltype=Public (U.S.)
enrollment=606
campus type=Rural
streetaddress=16 East Rd.
city=Weare, New Hampshire
zipcode=03281
mascot=Wildcat
schoolcolors= Blue and White
homepage=http://wms.weare.k12.nh.us/

Weare Middle School is a coeducational public middle school in Weare, New Hampshire serving the community of Weare. It is part of School Administrative Unit (SAU) 24, and is administered by the Weare School District.

It is a rural 5th through 8th grade school - a learning institution whose charge is a commitment to maintaining a positive school climate, ensuring a consistent connection to the families it serves, and embedding literacy in all of its academic programs.

The school currently serves 606 students in two separate buildings.

In March, 2005, voters (by a vote of 1,452 to 560) [http://www.yourneighborhoodnews.com/goffstown-news/2005/12/news/29-weare-year-in-review.html] approved an $18 million bond for the construction of a new middle school building, following reports of disrepair at the old building.

The new, 2-story 135,000 square foot school building is currently being constructed next to the existing school buildings, which will eventually be torn down to make room for new athletic fields and parking. Construction is expected to be completed in August, 2007.

In 2006, the Weare Middle School Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) team placed 24th at the national championship, and submitted a proposal to NASA to build a very large rocket. Their proposal was accepted.fact|date=July 2008 The 2007 Weare Middle School TARC team not only qualified for nationals, but got the best score in New England, and was the only team in the top 100 from New Hampshire.fact|date=July 2008

The school is currently using aides and volunteers to cover shifts at the school library, and school officials are cutting back in other places following the failure of the school district's $11.9 million budget in March, 2006. [http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070405/REPOSITORY/704050333/1043/NEWS01]

External links

* [http://wms.weare.k12.nh.us/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 Weare Middle School]