Walter Alan Richards Middle School is a USA public school within the Muscogee County, Georgia

Muscogee County, Georgia

Muscogee County is a county located on the central western border of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the population was 186,291. The 2009 Census Estimate shows a population of 190,414...

 School District

School district

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with an enrollment of about 750 students.

Parent involvement

• PTSA fundraising,
• Parent volunteers,
• Super Warrior Day sponsored by the Columbus Water Works,
• Speakers for classrooms,
• Office and Classroom volunteer program,
• Accelerated Reader incentives supported by the community,
• Financial support for the Annual Awards Program,
• Financial support for technology in the classrooms

Guidance services

• Classroom guidance,
• Small group guidance,
• Individual Counseling,
• Attend parent conferences on request from parent and/or teacher

School programs and special programs

• Gifted education
• Special education,
• Accelerated studies program
• River Kids Network,
• Peer helpers,
• Guidance Department-Counseling groups

After school programs

• Sports - golf, football, basketball, track, tennis, soccer, cheerleading, volleyball,
• Student Council,
• National Junior Honor Society- Edward Reed Chapter,
• Annual and Tomahawk Staff,
• Model United Nations, School Newspaper Staff
• Science Olympiad,
• Math and Math Counts Team,
• National History Day Competition,
• Band, orchestra and chorus,
• Spelling Bee,
• Geography Bee,
• Science Fair,
• Social Science Fair,
• NuLites
• Reading Bowl

Student incentive programs

• Super Warrior Day - every 9 weeks,
• Perfect Attendance Awards,
• Annual Awards Day - Recognition for academic success, citizenship, and attendance;
• National Junior Honor Society,
• Honor Roll Spring Picnic

IB Program

The Richards Middle School International Baccalaureate Magnet Program is a program of advanced study in all academic areas. The program includes a full year of foreign language study in all three years of the program as well as instruction in technology, art, music, and drama.