Tomorrow is HBC"YOU" Day! Show your Spirit by repping your favorite HBCU, college, or Fraternity/Sorority.

Have you ordered your yearbook? It's not to late to pre-order yours!
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Tomorrow is Pan African Pride Day! And that means a Color War! Rep your Grade Level and show your support for Black History Month! 6th Grade wear Red, 7th Grade Wear Green and 8th Grade wear Black!

Congratulations to our Bruins who won First, Second, and Third place in the Veteran's of Foreign Wars Patriot Pen Contest.
Award Recipients include: 1st-Carter Ward. 2nd-Calib Padlo. 3rd-Emma Butler. And special Recognition for his unending support of the contest Mr Mueller.









Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, and It's All About the Love in Bruin Country. Wear Pink and Black or Red and Black to show your love of All!

“Look at this stuff, isn’t it NEAT?!” Meet the cast of Western Branch Middle School’s production of “The Little Mermaid, Jr.”! Special thank you to Erin Hingley Photography for providing headshots to our cast!
Tickets on sale later this week! Stay tuned for details!!!

Our Chesapeake Virtual Academy (CVA) is proud to offer fully online courses to students enrolled in Chesapeake Public Schools. Serving students in grades K-12, CVA offers a wide range of core and elective classes, including Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment courses, and provides special education services for students with disabilities, gifted enrichment opportunities, and services for English language learners.
Applications are now being accepted for the 2024-2025 school year. Students remain connected to their home schools and may participate in all sports, clubs, and extracurricular activities. New and returning students should apply online by March 5, 2024. Learn more and apply online: http://cpschools.com/cva

Middle and high school families are invited to a family forum about the fentanyl epidemic on Feb. 20 at Indian River High School. In partnership with Chesapeake Police, we will discuss the epidemic and how to support your child. Register to attend: http://tinyurl.com/CPSNotMyKid

Thank You to our PTSA, Parent Volunteers, and Staff who helped make this dance a memorable event for Bruin Country!




Tomorrow is Black History Day! Show us your Motivational Mondays, African American Icons, Inspirational Quotes and more! We can't wait to see what you'll be wearing!

Congratulations to the THIRTY-FIVE Western Branch Middle School Chorus members who were selected for the 2024 District Chorus! Also, special shoutout to our very Mr. Price who served as the accompanist for the ensemble! #CooksKids

Today our teachers and staff celebrated the Big Game with our very own SOUP-er Bowl! We had 15 soups to sample and even more tasty desserts and accompaniments! Thank You to all who made soups and made our hallways smell DELICIOUS! 🥣🏟️🍪

Meet Mr. Hines and Ms. Edmonds from Western Branch Middle School! 🐻 These two incredible school counselors do so much for our Bruins! We hope you had a great National School Counseling Week! #NSCW24


Tomorrow is HBC"YOU" Day! Show your Spirit by repping your favorite HBCU, college, or Fraternity/Sorority.

Won't you be our Valentine, and order your yearbook today?
Go to yearbookforever.com to pre-order yours!

We LOVE our Counselors! Happy Counselor appreciation week to Ms. Edmonds, Mr. Hines, and Ms Evans!
Counselors work tirelessly to help with Scheduling, Social and Emotional Learning, Student Success and SO MUCH MORE! Thank you for all you do!

Our 2nd Annual Teen Summit will be held on February 24, 2024, at Great Bridge High School from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. All middle and high school students and families are invited to attend. See session topics and RSVP here: http://tinyurl.com/2024TS

Tomorrow's Black History Month Theme is "Strike Em Out Like Jackie!" Wear your favorite Sports gear and memorabilia to help us celebrate History makers in American Sports History.

We love our outstanding Custodial Staff! They work so hard to keep our school looking beautiful! Thank You to our entire custodial staff! 🧹🧽🫧
Bonus Shout out to Ms Wasineus and her Leadership students for designing and building this outstanding showcase! 💙💛

Mr. Cook’s 7th Grade Treble Choir was joined by Western Branch alumni and Emmy Award winner, Patrice Covington! She spoke to students about her professional journey which has included work on cruise ships, Broadway, television, and film! Most recently, she was featured as Ursula in a professional production of “The Little Mermaid,” so it was only fitting that OUR Ursula got to sing for her! She also spoke about the amazing opportunities at the Governor’s School for the Arts! Thank you for your inspirational words and encouragement, Ms. Covington! #OnceABruinAlwaysABruin


