East Millbrook Magnet Middle/The Academy of Arts and Design

06/13/2026

That’s it, everybody! Time to call a wrap on the school year and send our 8th graders off to high schoo! 8th Grade Promotion featured words from SGA President Shyanne, a song from Ayiden, speech from Arianna, and lots of love from Mrs Taylor, Mr Artis, Mr Marcin, and all the 8th grade teachers! Good luck, Class of 2030!!!! 👨‍🎓🎉

If you took photos, feel free to add them in the comments!
Thank you, Emily, for sharing your photos with us for this post!

06/06/2026

Let’s take a break from EOGs & reminisce about that awesome Dance concert with Ms. Holloway. The music was so fun, the students were so talented, and the 8th grade celebration at the end was so sweet! Also, donations that night made this the second highest grossing event of the year! Thank you, Cougar families, for supporting the Arts for our kids!

Thanks again to Ms Hamilton for sharing her photos, which are always better than mine!

Wake County Schools Office of Magnet Programs

05/30/2026

05/30/2026

Berk & Max from Push Play Sing finished their residence with our ECS classes this week! Their visits were sponsored with a grant from United Arts Wake County. They kids loved it so much, they RAN into the room for music time! Thank you, Berk & Max, for such a special experience!

05/28/2026

Congrats, Mrs Franklin!!!! Recognized today as Mentor Coordinator of the Month for supporting our beginning teachers!

05/28/2026

We had another celebration today! In addition to teaching 8th grade ELA, Mrs Franklin is our Mentor Coordinator, helping brand new teachers by pairing them with a mentor and providing monthly support. She was recognized as Mentor Coordinator of the Month by Beginning Teacher Support Team! Her son & husband were in on the surprise, and then she zoomed off on her motorcycle at the end of the day like a LEGEND! 🛵💨


Team WCPSS
Wake County Schools Office of Magnet Programs
Wake County Public School System

05/28/2026

Hey Cougar families! As you know, TOMORROW, FRIDAY 5/29 is our 1st EOG! Please have students on campus on time so they can get breakfast, log in to their computers, and be ready when the test begins. Students who arrive late can not join their class and will have to retest on a make-up day. Also remember that even if a student finishes early, they can not check out until the test session ends to prevent classroom and hallway disruption for others.

We are CONFIDENT in our students' abilities, and we hope you are, too! Encourage them to get to sleep early and do their best the first time. THEY CAN DO IT! 🎉

05/27/2026

Congrats to Ms. Ibarra, who was surprised by Team WCPSS with the Employee Excellence Award! We love you, Ms. Ibarra!!!

05/22/2026

We would love your feedback! As you know, we are coming to the end of our federal MSAP grant. Next year is the 5th and final year, so we are making plans for next steps as we implement the Design Thinking magnet theme. We only had 16 parents respond in round 1, but we would love to have at least 50. Thank you for taking a moment to share your thoughts!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Synergy_Parents26

05/22/2026

Last night, Mr Ashford was celebrated at the Wake County Public School System Teacher of the Year banquet. Congratulations to the teachers representing each school, but especially to our favorite CTE teacher!