Congratulations to Haley Gentry and Kamryn Sutterfield on signing their letter of intent to play basketball North Arkansas College! Good luck to both girls as they move on to the next level!
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: RACHEL SOUTHERLAND
Rachel is the school nurse at West Side, and we are lucky to have her. She has been here seven years as the nurse, but was once an Eagle herself. When she isn't taking care of all of the kids at school, Rachel enjoys spending time with her family, doing anything crafty, and reading. Thank you Nurse Rachel for all you do for our students and staff!
STAR STUDENT: CASSIDY BUNTON
Congratulations to Mrs. Amanda's Star Student, Cassidy Bunton! Cassidy was chosen for her demonstration of courage to those around her. She was presented with a certificate and water bottle filled with goodies from Officer Donald. Way to go, Cassidy!
Mrs. Tabatha's kindergarten class recently released their butterflies after learning about the life cycle of a butterfly! What a fun experience!
Congratulations to Thomas "Tomcat" Murphree for becoming a Microsoft Office Specialist in Excel 2019 and Access Expert 2019!
The West Side Senior Boys and Kadence Dilks competed in their first 1A State Track Meet in Mineral Springs on Monday. They represented West Side well! Travis Gentry, Dax Hipp, Carson Stark, and Asa Carr placed 3rd in the 4x800m relay. Jake Ballard, Dax Hipp, Carson Stark, and Travis Gentry placed 6th in the 4x400m Relay. Asa Carr placed 8th in the 800m dash. Kadence Dilks was 4th in the 3200m run. Way to go Eagles!
Key WSHS Dates
Friday, May 7, Virtual Day
6 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, academic awards ceremony recognizing Grade 7-12 students. Invitations will be sent to students who are recognized.
6 p.m. Monday, May 17, athletic awards ceremony recognizing Grade 7-12 athletes, including fishermen
Friday, May 21, Virtual Day
7 p.m. Friday, May 21, Graduation Ceremony at Brady-Hipp Arena
Monday, May 24, Semester exam review day
Tuesday, May 25, Odd-period semester exams
Wednesday, May 26, Even-period exams
Thursday, May 27, Makeup exams only if approved in advance
There were 102 people that signed-in to fish at the West Side SOAR/Angler Fishing Derby on May 1st. Ian Harper won Smallest Fish with .08lb! Grayson Inzer won Most Fish with 14! Carson Crispell won Largest Fish 8.24lb!! Thanks again to the Johnny & Linda Bittle for the use of their pond.
Mr. Caleb's 5th graders did a project on the 3 branches of the US government. They were split into three research groups for the three branches of government: executive. legislative, and judicial.
Here is the website for Regional Softball tickets! https://gofan.co/app/events/299849?schoolId=AAA
Here is the website for Regional baseball tickets! https://gofan.co/app/events/299776?schoolId=AAA
Support our West Side 2021-2022 Cheerleaders by purchasing some Fun Pasta! Click the link below and shop away! Makes great gifts! https://funpastafundraising.com/shop/west-side-high-school-cheerleaders. The deadline to order is May 17th!
7th & 8th graders at West Side also got some fishing time on Friday before the derby!
Congratulations to West Side Anglers: Ty Hewitt, Landon Dodson, Logan Fife, & Grayson Inzer! The boys all caught some fish on Greers Ferry Lake in April. Logan and Grayson teamed up for a weigh-in of 5.32 and Landon and Ty had a combined weight of 7.15. Way to go boys!
Mr. Hunter's math classes are learning about measurement and construction!
More teacher appreciation winners at West Side! Thank you again to all of those who have made this week possible!
Congratulations to the Lady Eagles Softball Team for winning both Conference and District Titles! The girls will play on Thursday in the Regional Tournament at ICC
West Side 5th Graders had a blast fishing on Friday at Bittle's Pond!
A few of the lucky winners for the Monday Teacher Appreciation Week Drawing. Thank you to all who have donated time and gifts for our staff!
Mrs. Ashley's Preschool got to watch their butterflies fly away last week after watching them change over the past few weeks. Such excitement in preschool!
