2025 Senior Spotlight: Ava Wilkerson
📣 The Senior-Faculty Games are an annual tradition where our 2025 seniors take on faculty for bragging rights in a fun-filled afternoon! 🏀🎉 Elementary students may not buy from the concession stand during the games, but they can pre-order items using the form going home today. 📝 All forms are due by April 24th. Games will be held April 29th!
Several West Side students competed yesterday in the State SkillsUSA competition at Hot Springs. CJ Parks won the General welding competition second year in a row for him and Jacob Jones finished second. CJ will go to Nationals in June in Atlanta. The welding Fabrication team of Landon Dodson, Max Gipson and Grayson Inzer won the welding fabrication competition. These three will also go to Atlanta in June for nationals. Randy Carr, welding instructor, thanked all the family that showed up and supported not only their own children and the other students. "I am very proud of these young men. God has blessed me for many years with the opportunity to teach kids a skill and I have been blessed with some great kids," Mr. Carr said. He also thanked The West Side School District for "letting me do what I Love to do for these kids. " He also had high praise for Donna Gallaway Carr "for putting up with listening to me and Ernie Murphree talk about welding all the time. She puts up with a lot and has to put life on hold for my competitions. " He added, "Most of all I want to give all the praise and glory to God because without I wouldn’t be able to do what I do. That’s for all the support from our community."
Seniors on the baseball and softball teams will be honored between the varsity and junior varsity home games vs. Shirley on Tue 4/22. The first team to finish will wait for the other team before the ceremony begins.
West Side softball and baseball had its inaugural Elementary Day at the Ballpark last week with a great turnout. The kids loved it, and both West Side varsity teams won vs. Rose Bud -- Softball 15-5, and Baseball 9-0. Enjoy the photos and the video @ https://bit.ly/4ileVjx
Let's Go Eagles!!
West Side Elementary had lots of fun yesterday with our egg hunt. Thank you so much to the parents who sent eggs and goodies as well as all of the volunteers who helped make this day possible for our kids!
FLIGHT Camp for students who completed Gr 3-6 have been set for summer. Parents may follow the link below if interested in sending their child. Each week has a new theme. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1w7cJoyWdyfP7DFDvLbBcTk_-p_0aNuUO9wEhOebz7Dk/viewform?edit_requested=true
2025 Senior Spotlight: Mandy Smith
Game Day!! 💚🤍🦅🥎
2025 Senior Spotlight: Charlie Barden
The Greers Ferry Fishing Derby held Saturday was a success! Thank you to sponsors Greers Ferry Bait & Tackle, GFL Laundry, West Side School District, and Trout Unlimited and to the City for prize donations and mowing around the pond before the derby. We extend a special thank you to the Bittles, who let us use their pond every year. Congratulations to the winners ... Biggest fish: Oakley Sasaki; Smallest fish: Aubrey Willis; and Most fish: Harvey Johnson. Can’t wait for next year!
The fishing derby was a huge success! Thank you to all of our kiddos who came and participated. Thank you to all of our sponsors: City of Greers Ferry, Greers Ferry Bait & Tackle, GFL Laundry, West Side School District, and Trout Unlimited. Lastly, thank you to our volunteers: Mrs. Jures, Brayden, Easton, & Seth Jures, Mrs. Ann, Mrs. Tabatha, and Ashley Boyd. We couldn't have done it without all of you!
Wednesday's scheduled varsity-only home baseball game vs. Armorel will begin at 4:30 pm.
See the baseball schedule @ https://bit.ly/41zhwBc.
See the softball schedule @ https://bit.ly/4bjiZ1H.
Shirt Twinkies & Good Friends!
Congratulations to our welding students! Dylan Strain, Jaxon Peel, and CJ Parks competed in the Arkansas Elite Welding Academy Competition. CJ won the pipe welding competition at the Arkansas Elite Welding Academy in Quitman. $15,000.00 in scholarships and other prizes.
It's Book Vending Machine Friday! Congratulations to Tybee Wright, Lindzey Bailey, Blayde Carlton, Annabelle Rutledge, and Layla Hicks!
CHAMPIONSHIP CELEBRATION!
Make plans to celebrate our 1A State Basketball Champions — the Lady Eagles next Saturday, April 19th! Let’s pack the house and show our pride!
Order your championship t-shirts here:
https://stores.rawkimprinting.com/westsideatletics/shop/home
It's Game Day!! 🥎⚾️💚🤍🦅
The time of today's conference softball and baseball games at Viola have been moved up 30 minutes to a 4 pm start. JV games will follow the varsity game.
