Wesley Chapel operates from 7:30 AM until 2:00 PM. Students may be dropped off no earlier than 7:00 AM. The Tardy Policy is provided below.
School colors are blue and white, and our mascot is the Eagle. The Wesley Chapel Mascot's name is Excel the Eagle. He can be seen periodically roaming the school encouraging students to strive for Excellence...and Beyond
Each year, the teachers at Wesley Chapel compile a list of materials that students will need to be prepared for a variety of activities throughout the school year. The school supply list is found on the home page for the school.
We are very fortunate to have a very active Parent Teacher Association that supports our instructional program. The parents support the school through volunteering, raising money, and sponsoring a variety of programs that enhance the total school program. Please join the PTA and volunteer your time and talents to our school. For more information on joining and how you can contribute call the school and leave a message for Angela Carlson,the Wesley Chapel PTA Co-Presidents. Click here to view the Wesley Chapel PTA Webpage.
PTA School Store
The PTA operates a school store at Wesley Chapel. Wesley Chapel's school store is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 7:10-7:30. Students can purchase a variety of school supplies as well as school spirit items. If your child brings in more than five dollars to spend at the school store, please send in a note granting them permission to do so. The same should be said for silver dollars, two dollar bills, and Sacagawea coins.
Car riders will be picked up in front of the school where you see the covered walkway. Our teacher assistants will direct you in the waiting traffic. We will assist the students in getting in their cars. Please stay in your car and remain in the line of cars. Be patient and move with the flow of traffic. As you approach the sidewalk you will find your child being directed to one of the designated "painted cars" on the sidewalk. Do not come in to get your child. If you must come in the building, please make certain you are out of the flow of traffic. You will receive a hang tag for your mirror. Please PRINT your child's name clearly, so that we can call their name when you drive up for your child.
Remember, cars are prohibited from entering the bus parking lot. Please do not drop your child off or pick them up in the bus parking lot. We cannot be responsible for students who are not in designated areas.
History of Wesley Chapel School
According to some of the histories of Wesley Chapel, the school was founded in 1832 as a part of the Wesley Chapel Methodist Church, located adjacent to the school. In 1901, J.N. Price, a Union County native and member of the General Assembly, introduced a bill establishing a rural graded high school at Wesley Chapel--one of the first in the state. A marker has been placed on campus to denote this status. Fire destroyed the main two-story building in 1951, but it was rebuilt in 1952. A $2.9 million dollar renovation and addition was completed in 1989.
The enrollment of Wesley Chapel grew from approximately 400 in 1990 to near 1000 in 1997. The opening of
Weddington Elementary in the western part of the county reduced the enrollment to approximately 550 at the beginning of the 1997-1998 school year.
The enrollment climbed again by the end of the 2003-2004 school year to near
1000. With the opening of Antioch Elementary in the Fall of 2004 and
Kensington Elementary in the fall of 2005, Wesley Chapel opened with 875 students in the fall of 2005. More recently, Wesley Chapel ended the 2006-2007 school year with approximately 1,150 students. Our school benefitted from Union County's addition of New Town Elementary and Rocky River Elementary Schools, and our enrollment for the 2007-2008 school year was approximately 500 students.
Enrollment for the 2008-2009 school year has not varied much from last school year. The school has experienced renovations in the cafeteria and media center that make our school seem like new. A new wing was built that adds four classrooms, currently housing the third grade. Our arts wing was also built to connect Art, Music, and Spanish classrooms in the same hallway.
Any time that a student arrives late (unable to be in their classroom by 7:30) a parent must accompany the late student to the office to sign them in. Students will not be allowed to enter the classroom without being signed in by a parent in the office.
If tardy students are dropped off without an accompanying parent, they will remain in the office until a parent returns to sign them in. It is unsafe for a parent to drop a child off in the car rider line without accompanying them inside. Additionally, children arriving late and leaving early are missing valuable instruction. Finally, it is very disruptive to the classroom environment when a student arrives late or is called out of class early. The safety of your child and effective instruction are our main concerns, the staff at Wesley Chapel thanks you for your support of this policy.