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Lucile Erwin Middle School
Principal: Diane Worner

Name/History: The school is named after Lucile Erwin. In 1938, Lucile began teaching physical education, dividing her time between Garfield, Lincoln and Washington Schools. She took night classes at UNC, training to become a counselor. Lucile was recognized not only as a great teacher but also as someone deeply involved in the community.

Philosophy: Our new middle school is a school for students who are changing from childhood to adolescence. They need something special. Erwin Middle School has been created as a better way to meet the unique needs of the early adolescents. We will attend to the physical, intellectual, emotional and social needs that these students bring to our building. Our middle school students need to be ACCEPTED for who they are and what they value. HEALTHY SELF-ESTEEM IS ESSENTIAL; they need to feel capable, successful, secure, accepted and honored by peers and teachers. Our middle school students need to be in a PERSONAL, CARING and SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT which creates a sense of belonging. Through a clear set of structured expectations and logical consequences, our middle school students will experience ACADEMIC CHALLENGE and have an opportunity to DEVELOP APPROPRIATE SOCIAL SKILLS. Every Erwin Middle School student will EXPERIENCE SUCCESS and be guided to becoming an independent learner.

Mission - In the spirit of keeping it simple, our mission is focused on the ABCs: holding ourselves and our students accountable to a standard of excellence; instructing students using research-based best practices that have proven to raise student achievement; and building a culture of PRIDE recognizing and rewarding positive behaviors and actions.

PRIDE - PRIDE is our motto and our vision at Erwin Middle School. This acronym defines the character goals of our Positive Behavior Support program and aligns to the International Baccalaureate Learner Profile.

  • Positive (Understanding and Compassionate)
  • Respect (Caring and Peaceful)
  • Integrity (Honest and Ethical)
  • Discipline (High Expectations)
  • Excellence (Inquiring and Knowledgeable)

Middle Years International Baccalaureate Program - Erwin Middle School is an International Baccalaureate (IB) candidate school and is in the process of being evaluated to determine whether or not we will become an Official International World School Program.

Extracurricular programs - At Erwin we offer a wide array of activities for students to participate in that promote sportsmanship, inspire creativity, develop self-confidence, and influence positive relationships including Student Council, National Junior Honor Society, Odyssey of the Mind, Yearbook, MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science, Achievement), Jazz Band, Drama Club, Math Counts, Spelling Bee, Geography Bee, Chess Club, Friends of Rachel, Builder's Club, Cross Country, Swimming, Volleyball, Basketball, Track and Wrestling.