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.
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.
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
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!
Happy Easter from West Side 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!
The West Side Book Fair on-line shopping will be available next week, April 5th-9th. This is for on-line purchases only.
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.
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.
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: TERESA BIRMINGHAM
Teresa is the K-12 Gifted and Talented teacher at West Side. In her twenty-two years as a teacher, she has taught 4th and 1st grade as well as her current position. In her free time, Teresa enjoys spending time with her family, watching her son, Zack, play sports, and reading.
West Side Cheer Tryouts will be on Friday, April 9th at 3:13 pm in the Brady-Hipp Arena. There will also be a cheer clinic this Saturday, April 3rd from 8 am to 2 pm in the Arena. For more information contact Mrs. Holly Shaw.
Eagles Softball and Baseball continued conference play yesterday with both teams defeating Norfork. Softball won with a score of 21-0, and Baseball won 12-0!
Per the governor's announcement which changed the mask mandate to a recommendation, the board voted to modify current policy to no longer require students and employees to wear face coverings effective March 31. Although it is no longer a requirement to wear a face covering, it is still recommended by ADH to do so.
All other previous Covid protocol will remain unchanged at this point.