Teacher: Timothy Hardin
How many years have you been in education? 5 years
Where did you graduate high school? Huntsville, TX
What was your favorite subject in high school? French
Why did you become a teacher? Both of my parents were teachers
What is your favorite part of teaching at West Side? I love that it is a smaller school, and I have the benefit of knowing just about every student and know them on a personal level.
What is your favorite characteristic in your students? My favorite characteristic is the friendliness of my students.
What are your hobbies outside of school? Weaving and stamp collecting.
Who is your biggest role model, why? My dad, he was a teacher, principal, and a preacher.
Question of student choice: What is the most interesting thing you've done? Working for White House communications, I got to meet the president, and fix the computers at the White House.
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Students, Logan Fields and Maggie Ott, in Mrs. Holly’s American History 8 participating in a Constitution Day online scavenger hunt.
Reminder! School will dismiss at 2 pm Thursday Sept. 19 for Parent-Teacher Conferences. P-T Conferences will be held from 3-7 pm. There will be NO SCHOOL for students on Friday, Sept. 20. Thanks!
From Nurse Rachel: Letters are being sent home to students needing medical records and vaccines for this school year. Please check with your student to see if they have received a letter. The most common vaccines missed are Tdap at age 11, meningitis vaccine for 7th grade entry, and a second dose of the meningitis vaccine at age 16. If your child is in any of these categories and you do not know if their shot record is current, please call Nurse Rachel, your doctor's office, or the local health department to check. Deadline to receive shots is October 1st. If you have chosen immunization exemption for your student, those letters are due as well.
From Nurse Rachel: Letters are being sent home to students needing medical records and vaccines for this school year. Please check with your student to see if they have received a letter. The most common vaccines missed are Tdap at age 11, meningitis vaccine for 7th grade entry, and a second dose of the meningitis vaccine at age 16. If your child is in any of these categories and you do not know if their shot record is current, please call Nurse Rachel, your doctor's office, or the local health department to check. Deadline to receive shots is October 1st. If you have chosen immunization exemption for your student, those letters are due as well.
Classes will dismiss at 2:00 on Thursday for P/T conferences. Conferences are scheduled for 3:00-7:00.
Teacher Name – Devin Delynn Carr
How many years have you been teaching? 7
Where did you graduate high school from? West Side High School
What was your favorite subject in high school? Coach Bailey’s Economics
Why did you become a teacher? Really enjoys teaching kids new things.
What is your favorite part of teaching at West Side High School? Working with friends and family in the community I grew up in gives each day an even greater level of meaning and importance.
What is your favorite characteristic in your students? My favorite characteristic is to see the desire to be successful. I like seeing students work hard for something they want to achieve.
What are your hobbies outside of school? Hunting, fishing, and spending time with friends and family at the lake.
Who is your biggest role model, why? The biggest role model in my life has been my grandfather Jerry Carr. Growing up he always worked from sun-up to sun-down farming and he has always been a man of gravitas in my book.
What is your dream job? I have always wanted to be a flight instructor.
The 14th Annual West Side Golf Tournament is Sat, Sept 14 @ Tannenbaum Golf Club. Call Coach Brown at 501-825-7241 to register.
West Side Alumnus & High School English teacher, Jeff Smith, in third grade. This is believed to be known as the last time he was caught smiling. #1982 #FlashbackFriday #EagleSpirit #SocialMediaandCommunicationsClass #MsStephaniesClass
Students Kamren Johnson, James Davis, Matthew Beck, Gage Fetterman, Alissa Allen, Colby Stout, Jozie Hovick, and Andrew Turner working in partners on their Art History analysis activity!
Dax Hipp, Gage Fetterman, and Carson Stark working hard on their hand drawings!
Teacher: Debbie Smith
How many years have you been teaching/in education? 35 years.
Where did you graduate high school? Canyon Del Oro High School in Tucson, Arizona.
What was your favorite subject in high school? English.
Why did you become a teacher? All I have ever wanted to be is a teacher.
What is your favorite part of teaching at West Side School? I love being with the kids. They teach me every day.
What is your favorite characteristic in your students? Their enthusiasm for life.
What are your hobbies outside of school? I like to read, crochet, spend time with family, and travel.
Who is your biggest role model and why? My English teacher in high school is my biggest role model. He started a fire in me for teaching.
How much longer do you plan to teach? I can't picture not teaching. I would say about 5 more years until my last kid is out of college.
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Flashback to the tradition of dressing wacky to show school spirit.
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Teacher: Teresa Birmingham
How many years have you been in education? 21 years.
Where did you graduate high school? West Side High School.
What was your favorite subject in high school? Creative Writing.
Why did you become a teacher? I started teaching to make a difference in the lives of kids.
What is your favorite part of teaching at West Side? The highlight is simply the kids and helping them prepare for their future.
What is your favorite characteristic in your students? Their drive to succeed is especially inspiring to me.
What are your favorite hobbies outside of school? Some of my hobbies include reading, church youth activities, and spending time with family.
Who is your biggest role model and why? My parents are my biggest role models because they always put God first and worked hard to provide for me and my brother.
What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? Chocolate chip.
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Attention Volunteers!
If you are interested in volunteering at West Side School District, we are having a volunteer training at 6:00 pm on August 29th or 10:30 am on August 30th in the Elementary Computer lab.
We hope to see you there!
West Side SD is aware of this. Safety is a top priority of the district. Just a reminder, we do have armed police officers on campus on a daily basis. Local law enforcement is aware of this as well.
Former state basketball champions, brothers, and current faculty members Terry (left) and Randy (right) Carr. Can you guess which grade? #FlashbackFriday #1977 #SocialMediaandCommunicationsClass #EagleSpirit #WatchUsSoar #MsStephaniesClass
The home tennis match originally scheduled for Monday vs. Mountain View has been changed to Wednesday. #EagleSpirit #WatchUsSoar
Evening! Tomorrow's the day! We're excited about what the 19-20 School Year holds for WSE!
Breakfast will be served to students but please remember the bell to start school rings at 8 am. If you have any questions, the elementary office number is 501-825-7744. Thanks, and as always, we appreciate you!
Mr. Long