Beginning Monday, West Side bus riders will load and unload at the new cafetorium, and parents of Preschool students will drop off and pick up students on the south side of the campus at designated times. The accompanying map also shows the K-2, 3-6, and 7-12 drop-off/pickup locations. Note that the south drive on the campus is one way at all times. Only buses, Preschool parents, and staff are allowed south of the Gathright Gym and Brady-Hipp Arena.
West Side Picture Day is Wednesday, September 15. Please send the order form and payment with your student on Picture Day. Seniors will take cap and gown pictures and portraits for the composite on that day. Senior girls need to wear a tank top and senior boys need to wear a plain white tee-shirt. Seniors will then receive an order form in about three weeks with different poses to choose from. Pictures for senior sports banners will also be taken, so senior athletes will need to bring a uniform of their choice.
West Side Ladies Golf placed 1st out of 8 schools this week at Mtn. Ranch. Kendra Harness and Emma Johnson tied for 1st place overall and Max Gipson finished 4th for the boys. Boys golf finished 3rd overall out of 8 schools. Pictured is senior, Asa Carr.
Cleburne County Judge Jerry Holmes on September 10, 2021 has issued a Burn Ban for Cleburne County
Julie Wallace, co-principal of Quitman Public Schools, works with the West Side District Guiding Coalition during a training session on Thursday. Wallace is a practitioner of the PLC Project and works with Solution Tree, a company known nationwide for helping schools transform culture and achievement. Members of the Guiding Coalition who be leading the PLC process at West Side are superintendent Dr. Brandi Wallace, high school principal Sarah Shannon, elementary principal James Housdan, instructional facilitator Audra Stewart, dyslexia coordinator Debbie Brown, curriculum coordinator Matt Irwin, and teachers Stacy Akers, Devin Carr, Timothy Hardin, Debbie Smith, Sonjia Sutterfield, and Ricki Stevens.
West Side Boys also finished up second out of 4 schools in the 1A-4A division this week. Seniors Brenton Knapp finished 11th and Asa Carr finished 14th, with Travis Gentry and freshman, Max Gipson tying for 5th place.
West Side Lady Eagles Golf lost for only the 2nd time in their match career (27-2) to the 2 time defending 4A State Champions (Brookland) by only 2 strokes. Seniors Kendra Harness finished 1st, Emma Johnson finished 4th, and Kortnee Finch finished 8th. The girls took 2nd overall in the match.
The Eagle Cross Country teams ran their first race of the season at Melbourne High School on Tuesday. The Junior Lady Eagles finished 2nd as a team overall with Lainee Gentry receiving the 7th place medal. The Senior Lady Eagles finished first as a team overall with Kadence Dilks 6th, Ashtyn Knapp 9th, Mckenna Knapp 14th, and Sidney Severns 15th. Carson Stark finished 6th for the Eagles.
West Side's youngest Eagles are loving their new preschool classrooms and playground!
Parents must contact the district Point of Contact if a student has close contact with some who is COVID-positive or a student or household member tests positive for COVID-19. (501) 206-5141
SOAR, the after school tutoring program for Grades 3-6, begins Thursday, Sept. 9. Please be sure your child's application is turned in by Tuesday if you wish for them to stay after on Thursday.
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Happy Labor Day from West Side School!
Happy Labor Day from West Side School!
Cleburne County Judge Jerry Holmes on September 6 lifted the Burn Ban for Cleburne County.
Mrs. Holly’s Shaw World Geography class, including Bella Dewberry, Bradley Hansen, Cassandra Salazar, Jenah Ramsey, Cassie Sorrells, and Destiny Ramsey, put their skills of using coordinates to good use of Friday playing Battleship.
Business sponsorship opportunity -- the Eagle Golf Tournament, a 4-person scramble at Tannenbaum GC on Sept. 18. Sponsorships: (1) $100 hole sponsor (with other sponsors); (2) $200 solo hole; (3) $300 Banner [deadline is Sept 4]. Contact Shane Davis @ (501) 825-7241 for details.
SOAR, the after school tutoring program for Grades 3-6, begins Thursday, Sept. 9. Please be sure your child's application is turned in by Tuesday if you wish for them to stay after on Thursday.
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Cleburne County is under a burn ban until further notice, per County Judge Jerry Holmes.
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