Congratulations to our Local Winners of the 1st -4th grade spelling bee! 1st grade winner: Clara Galeazzi and Raelyn Yaeger was the runner-up. 2nd grade winner: Matthew Sutton and Monica Dungan: runner-up. 3rd grade winner: Carter Bigham and Miah McMackin: runner-up. 4th grade winner: Chloe Galeazzi and Wyatt Wilson: runner-up. These students will go on to compete in the county bee next month.
Game Day!!💚🤍🦅⚾️
Congratulations to West Side Sophomore, Jaiden Bible, for being selected as the April Soaring Eagle! Jaiden will receive a free sub and cookie from our local Subway as a thank you for his hard work and dedication as a West Side Eagle.
The schedule of home baseball games on Mon 4/ 21 has changed to a V/V doubleheader because of recent rainouts. The Eagles play a varsity conference game vs. Calico Rock at 4 pm and a varsity non-conference game vs. Guy-Perkins at about 6 pm.
The Floriculture Team showed remarkable growth and dedication to finish the year with an 8th place in the Arkansas FFA State Career Development Contest. Thank You to Diandra Verser for the team shirts and tumblers!
Don't forget to Purple Up on Friday, April 11th, for our military kids!
Kindergarten Registration for the 2025-2026 school year will be held Thursday, April 17th from 8:30 am to 2 p.m. Your child will need to come with parents to the elementary office for a Kindergarten pre-screener; however, West Side pre-K students do NOT need to take the screener. Children must be 5 on or before August 1, 2025. For more information, please call the school at (501) 825-7744.
Important Dates for West Side Elementary!
High School has some important dates this month!
The fishing derby prizes are in! A big thank you to the city of Greers Ferry for donating prizes every year. Come out to 149 Section Line Road this Saturday from 9 to 12 for a chance to win one of these great prizes!
Kindergarten Registration for the 2025-2026 school year will be held Thursday, April 17th from 8:30 am to 2 p.m. Your child will need to come with parents to the elementary office for a Kindergarten pre-screener; however, West Side pre-K students do NOT need to take the screener. Children must be 5 on or before August 1, 2025. For more information, please call the school at (501) 825-7744.
Today's home softball and baseball conference games (V/JV) vs. Calico Rock have been rescheduled for Mon 4/21.
West Side Elementary at the Park update!
Ms. Jessie's 4th grade science students recently practiced identifying plant structures and their function. They did an activity where they read a short passage about a plant and then identified structures that protect the plants in their environments..
The Greers Ferry Fishing Derby for ages 4 and up, originally scheduled for Sat 4/5, will be postponed until Sat 4/12 due to the threat of inclement weather.
We are excited to announce the West Side Baseball/Softball Teams will be having an Elementary Day at the Ballpark on Tuesday, April 8, 5 pm for softball and at 5 pm Thursday, April 10, for baseball. Elementary students on 10-and-under teams will be called out with starting lineups to take the field with West Side varsity starters. They will receive a signed game ball from 2025 players and sit for a team picture after the game. We look forward to doing this with all of our Youth teams in the future!
FLIGHT Camp for students who completed Gr 3-6 have been set for summer. Parents may follow the link below if interested in sending their child. Each week has a new theme. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1w7cJoyWdyfP7DFDvLbBcTk_-p_0aNuUO9wEhOebz7Dk/viewform?edit_requested=true
Mrs. Robin's 5th & 6th graders have had a blast with March Mammal Madness this year! Fifth grade had a tie for second and third places with Delany McCabe and Amy Orrell taking 2nd and Izzy Schmidt & Brayden Winkler taking 3rd place. Sawyer Turner took 1st place for 5th grade. Brooklynn Stephenson took first place for 6th grade, while Liam Castro and Layla Myers took 2nd and 3rd.
The West Side Fortnite Duos team of Bentley Wallace (left) and Stephen Paden dispatched the Chelsea (Okla.) Dragons 2-0 in eSports action on Thursday. Way to go, Eagles!
Thank you Mrs. Jennifer Corpier for all you do!!!
