Congratulations to the 1st grade spelling bee participants at West Side Elementary! Jeinely Ruiz was the 1st grade winner, and Annabelle Stark was the runner-up! These girls will represent West Side in the Cleburne County Spelling Bee later this month! Way to go!
The West Side Eagles have done it again! Both the Lady Eagles Softball team and Eagles Baseball team will be competing in the 1A State Tournament tomorrow! These state trips make it official that the Eagles have competed in State Tournament for every sport this year! What an great way to end the year!
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: ANDY CHISUM
Mr. Chisum has been the superintendent at West Side for eight years, and when he isn't here working, he enjoys spending time with his family ,especially his two little guys! He also enjoys playing golf. Thank you so much for your service to our school, Mr. Chisum!
Congratulations to Ms. Orene Morgan on being elected to serve as Elementary Vice President of the Arkansas School Counseling Association!
STAR STUDENT: DANIELLE JAMES
Congratulations to Danielle James for being selected as the Star Student in Mrs. Kelli's 5th grade. Danielle was selected because she demonstrates courage to those around her, and she received a certificate and goodie-filled water bottle from SRO Crispell. Way to go, Danielle!
Kindergarten Graduation will be on Thursday, May 20, 2021. Graduation will start at 6:00 in the Gathright Gym.
Link for the Grade 1-4 spelling bee.
https://zoom.us/j/99947847537?pwd=MlByaFlBa1VLakxDZnhjWXo2U0tuUT09
WSE recently celebrated some happiness with two of their teachers. Mrs. Kelli Dew welcomed her first child earlier this year, and Miss Cherie Hughes became Mrs. Cherie Grizzle! Congratulations to both of you!
As part of their unit about ecology, 2nd graders in Mrs. Teresa's enrichment class recently spent some time making their environment a cleaner place by picking up trash left by others.
Softball fans, if you are buying tickets to Thursday’s game on the GoFan website, the correct location of Viola is not listed. Instead, please choose the “Melbourne” location.
West Side School loves our Super Hero Lunch Ladies! Thank you all so much for all that you do for our school and students! We couldn't be West Side without you.
Correction to the earlier post: The West Side Softball Team placed first in the Regional Tournament this weekend, and will play Thursday in the 1A State Tournament. The All Regional Eagles are Sam Corpier, Kortnee Finch, and Haley Gentry. Makenna Bittle was the Regional Tournament MVP! Congratulations to Coach Smith and the girls on your Conference, District, Regional Championships and Good Luck in State!
Congratulations to the West Side Baseball Team for qualifying for the 1A State Tournament. The boys took 3rd in Regionals and will play on Thursday at ICC in their first round of State Tournament. All Regional teams members were Asa Carr, Dax Hipp, and Travis Gentry! Good Luck Boys!
The Class 1A State Softball and Baseball tournaments are hosted by ICC and held at two locations, Viola and ICC. Both West Side teams play on Thursday. The baseball team plays Mount Ida at ICC @ 12:30 p.m., the softball team plays Ouachita at Viola @ 3:00 p.m. When attending different locations, separate tickets must be purchased for each game. Mobile tickets are required for each day and sport are available for $6 @ https://gofan.co/app/school/AAA
STAR STUDENT: ALEX OTT
Alex Ott was selected as Mrs. Wanda's Star Student for the month of April. He received a water bottled filled with goodies and a certificate from Officer Donald Crispell for showing courage to others. Congratulations, Alex!
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: JENNY MAJORS
Jenny has been a cook at West Side for two years now, and the kids love to see her smile when they come through the lunch line. When she isn't at work, Jenny enjoys crafting with her kids, fishing with her family, baking, and working with the kids at church. Thank you, Jenny!
Parents and students, the NWEA Spring Map tests for Grade 7-11 on-campus students and LTVA students who have not completed the tests are Monday and Tuesday morning. Students need to make sure that they have their chromebook fully charged and to bring their chargers to school.
Games in the softball and baseball Class 1 Region 2 tournament at ICC have been delayed by this morning’s rain. The baseball team plays its seeding game at 2 pm and the girls play for the championship at 4:30 pm.
Reminder that the Senior Recognition Ceremony will be held on May 10th at 12:30 in the Brady-Hipp Arena. Parents are encouraged to attend this event.
Congratulations to West Side 5th grader, Danielle James, who placed third in the statewide Arkansas Preserve Our Past art contest! Wonderful job, Danielle!
