J.R. Trippe Middle School
Built Different. Built Elite.
Dear Vidalia City Schools Families,
To provide an additional layer of safety for our students and staff, beginning Monday, October 19, Vidalia City Schools will implement the VisitU Kiosk system, powered by CENTEGIX, in all school front offices.
What You Need to Know:
Visitors: Bring a valid photo ID (driver’s license or state-issued ID preferred), check in and scan your ID at the kiosk, wear your visitor pass while on campus, and check out before leaving.
Tardy Students: Students arriving late will check in using the kiosk.
Early Checkouts: Parents and guardians will use the kiosk to sign students out.
These simple procedures help us maintain a safe, welcoming environment for everyone.
Thank you for your patience, cooperation, and continued partnership in keeping our schools safe. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Vidalia City Schools
Built Different. Built Elite.
Vidalia City Schools students will be out of school October 12–16 for Fall Break.
Teachers will hold conferences on Wednesday, October 14, and students will return on Monday, October 19.
Fall Break is a great opportunity to rest, relax, refuel, or enjoy a short family trip. As we work together to improve attendance across our district, we encourage families to plan travel during scheduled school breaks whenever possible so students do not miss valuable instructional time.
Enjoy your break! We look forward to welcoming everyone back refreshed and ready to learn!
#FallBreak #FamilyTime
Teachers will hold conferences on Wednesday, October 14, and students will return on Monday, October 19.
Fall Break is a great opportunity to rest, relax, refuel, or enjoy a short family trip. As we work together to improve attendance across our district, we encourage families to plan travel during scheduled school breaks whenever possible so students do not miss valuable instructional time.
Enjoy your break! We look forward to welcoming everyone back refreshed and ready to learn!
#FallBreak #FamilyTime
Great schools are built through collaboration, continuous growth, and a shared commitment to excellence. Our instructional coaches play an essential role in that work by partnering with teachers, strengthening instructional practices, providing meaningful resources and feedback, and encouraging innovation in every classroom.
Their work often takes place behind the scenes, but its impact is felt throughout our schools in the confidence of our teachers, the quality of instruction, and the success of our students.
We deeply value our instructional coaches and appreciate the expertise, encouragement, and unwavering support they provide each day. Thank you to our instructional coaches for investing in our educators and making an impact across Vidalia City Schools.
#BuiltDifferent # BuiltElite #WSTS
Their work often takes place behind the scenes, but its impact is felt throughout our schools in the confidence of our teachers, the quality of instruction, and the success of our students.
We deeply value our instructional coaches and appreciate the expertise, encouragement, and unwavering support they provide each day. Thank you to our instructional coaches for investing in our educators and making an impact across Vidalia City Schools.
#BuiltDifferent # BuiltElite #WSTS
October is National Principals Month! Throughout the month, we will highlight each of our four outstanding principals and celebrate the leadership and dedication they bring to their schools each day.
We are grateful for the many ways they invest in our students, support our staff, and continue the tradition of excellence that defines Vidalia City Schools. Join us each week as we recognize the leaders whose daily commitment strengthens the standard of excellence across our district!
#NationalPrincipalsMonth
#WeSetTheStandard
#BuiltDifferentBuiltElite
We are grateful for the many ways they invest in our students, support our staff, and continue the tradition of excellence that defines Vidalia City Schools. Join us each week as we recognize the leaders whose daily commitment strengthens the standard of excellence across our district!
#NationalPrincipalsMonth
#WeSetTheStandard
#BuiltDifferentBuiltElite
🦸🍕 Pizza on us and reading superpowers for everyone!
Join Vidalia City Schools and the Vidalia Housing Authority for our next Pages & Possibilities gathering! Enjoy pizza, fun reading activities, FREE books, and prizes while discovering simple ways to support reading together.
📅 Thursday, October 8
🕔 5:00-6:00 p.m.
📍 Vidalia Housing Authority Community Resource Center
804 Fourth St., Vidalia, GA
Kids and teens will enjoy activities geared toward their ages, and parents and caregivers are encouraged to join the fun!
FREE and open to all ages! Bring your family, invite a friend, and come ready for some superhero fun!
📚 Indian Nation Reads! Read. Connect. Grow. Together.
Join Vidalia City Schools and the Vidalia Housing Authority for our next Pages & Possibilities gathering! Enjoy pizza, fun reading activities, FREE books, and prizes while discovering simple ways to support reading together.
📅 Thursday, October 8
🕔 5:00-6:00 p.m.
📍 Vidalia Housing Authority Community Resource Center
804 Fourth St., Vidalia, GA
Kids and teens will enjoy activities geared toward their ages, and parents and caregivers are encouraged to join the fun!
FREE and open to all ages! Bring your family, invite a friend, and come ready for some superhero fun!
📚 Indian Nation Reads! Read. Connect. Grow. Together.
Our first Superintendent’s Community Focus Group meeting is coming up Thursday, September 17, and there’s still time to sign up!
Parents, guardians, and community members are invited to share ideas, offer feedback, hear district updates, and join conversations about the future of Vidalia City Schools.
📅 Thursday, September 17
🕕 6:00 p.m.
📍 Vidalia Board of Education
We look forward to working alongside you throughout the year. Your voice matters, and we hope you’ll join us!
Parents, guardians, and community members are invited to share ideas, offer feedback, hear district updates, and join conversations about the future of Vidalia City Schools.
📅 Thursday, September 17
🕕 6:00 p.m.
📍 Vidalia Board of Education
We look forward to working alongside you throughout the year. Your voice matters, and we hope you’ll join us!
📚 Building Stronger Readers. Building a Stronger Community.
We’re excited to support a literacy initiative designed to bring our schools, families, and community together around the power of reading!
Join us September 15th as we work together to encourage literacy, strengthen connections, and inspire a love of reading throughout our community.
Together, we’re building readers, building connections, and building our future.
🏹A Great Start to the School Year! 🏹
We are so thankful for an amazing start to the 2026-2027 school year! It has been exciting to see so many families using the new Vidalia City Schools website and app to stay connected with our schools.
At this time, we are working with Apptegy to resolve an issue affecting teacher-to-parent messaging. A syncing issue between PowerSchool and the app is preventing some guardians from accessing classroom communication. Our team is working closely with Apptegy to have this feature fully available as soon as possible.
If you need to contact your child's teacher or school while we complete these updates, please reach out by phone or email.
📞 Vidalia High School: 912-537-7931
📞 J.R. Trippe Middle School: 912-537-3813
📞 Sally D. Meadows Elementary: 912-537-4755
📞 J.D. Dickerson Primary School: 912-537-3421
📞 Vidalia City School Board of Education: 912-537-3088, ext. 2020
📲 Haven't downloaded the app yet? Download the Vidalia City School District app from the iOS App Store or Google Play Store, then be sure to enable Notifications so you never miss important district and school updates.
Thank you for your patience and support as we continue to improve this new communication tool. We appreciate your partnership and look forward to sharing a fully connected experience with all of our families soon!
🏹 Built Different. Built Elite. 🏹
📲 Stay Connected with Your Child's Teacher
The Vidalia City Schools app is now our district's official communication platform for teacher and family communication.
Over the next few days, your child's teacher will send a "Welcome to Our Class" message through the app. Once you receive that message, you'll be able to send messages directly to your child's teacher, ask questions, and stay connected throughout the school year.
Be sure to enable notifications for the app so you never miss an important classroom update, school announcement, or district message.
We look forward to partnering with you for a great school year. Go Indians! 🏹
The Vidalia City Schools app is now our district's official communication platform for teacher and family communication.
Over the next few days, your child's teacher will send a "Welcome to Our Class" message through the app. Once you receive that message, you'll be able to send messages directly to your child's teacher, ask questions, and stay connected throughout the school year.
Be sure to enable notifications for the app so you never miss an important classroom update, school announcement, or district message.
We look forward to partnering with you for a great school year. Go Indians! 🏹
🎉 Join us for the Community-Wide Back to School Bash! 🎉
We hope you'll join us for an evening of fun as we celebrate the start of a new school year! Come enjoy activities, connect with our schools and community, and get excited for an amazing year ahead.
We can't wait to see our Vidalia City families there!
We hope you'll join us for an evening of fun as we celebrate the start of a new school year! Come enjoy activities, connect with our schools and community, and get excited for an amazing year ahead.
We can't wait to see our Vidalia City families there!
