West Side Kindergarten Registration will be held on Friday, April 16th from 11:30-3:00 in the kindergarten classroom or on Wednesday, April 21st from 4:00-6:00 in the circle drive. Packets can be picked up ahead of time in the elementary office. Children must be five on or before August 1, 2021.
Continued progress on the new cafeteria and preschool building.
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: PEYTON WARD Peyton is the K-6 music teacher at West Side and has been at the district for two years. She loves exploring and finding new places around the area with her husband. She is thankful to call such a beautiful area home!
Lady Eagles Softball fell 1-3 to Concord yesterday in conference play, while the Eagles Baseball won 14-2 in their match up against the pirates.
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: MARK LEWIS
Mr. Lewis is the 7th-12th Grade Music teacher at West Side, and while this is his first year in our district, he has taught for a total of 36 years in his career. In his free time, Mark enjoys working on home projects, traveling, and training his German Shepherd.
There is still time to give the gift of life and help with West Side scholarship money. The Arkansas Blood Institute drive ends at 2:30 pm.
7th-10th Grade West Side Students will be taking the ACT Aspire Summative Assessments April 6th-8th. Please make sure your child is well rested and has a good breakfast to help prepare for the tests.
3rd-6th Grade Virtual Students will be taking the ACT Aspire Summative Assessments April 6th-8th. Grades 3-5 will test at 8:30 in the morning and 6th grade will test beginning at 12 pm. Please make sure your child gets a good night sleep and brings their chromebook to the test. You may check in at the elementary office prior to testing.
On-campus, grade 7-10 students will take state-required exams Tuesday through Thursday. They should arrive at school well-rested, in time to eat a good breakfast, and remember to bring a charged Chromebook. Testing ends each day by late morning. Virtual students test 4/13-4/15
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: TAMMY CARLTON
Tammy has been a paraprofessional at the district for 19 years and has driven a bus for 26 1/2 years. When Tammy has free time, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, reading, and watching tv.
Happy Easter from West Side School!
Today is National School Librarian Day, and West Side School District has a wonderful librarian. Thank you Mrs. Kim Linville for all you do for our kids and school!
Congratulations to three West Side Athletes who earned state honors by the Arkansas Activities Association. Kamryn Sutterfield, Malachi Miller, and Travis Gentry received 2021 1A All Tournament Basketball Team honors! Kamryn and Travis also received 1A All State Honors! Congratulations on an amazing season!
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: PAM LINEBARGER
Pam is the district treasurer at West Side and has worked at the district for almost twelve years. In her spare time, Pam enjoys spending time with her family and taking care of her fur baby, Millie.
West Side 4H will hold sign-ups on Tuesday, April 6th and Thursday, April 8th at the City Park from 5-8 pm.
The West Side Book Fair on-line shopping will be available next week, April 5th-9th. This is for on-line purchases only.
West Side Elementary Parents: If your child is missing a coat, hoodie, or jacket, please have them to check the lost and found at school. You may also come up and look for missing outerwear yourself after checking in at the office. Help us find homes for these lost items .
West Side Baseball picked up another win yesterday against Nemo Vista. Final score was 16-4. Way to go boys!
WSHS students have gone above and beyond in FBLA this year. Not only did they place in the top 5 at the district level to qualify for the state conference, but they have now placed in the top 4 to qualify for the national conference this summer. These students have persevered through these uncertain times and represented WSHS and FBLA very well. Congratulations!!
Travis Gentry, Dax Hipp, Ruston Holt, and Kirby Cothren placed 1st in Parliamentary Procedure. Kaleb Tangen, Ashton Klepko, and Dawson Inzer placed 4th in Marketing.
West Side Elementary students got to participate in the Jr Chef program this week sponsored by K-12 Culinary.
