Our artist of the week, 10/8/18-10/12/18, is Willow Passmore (8th grade) with her beautiful zentangle tiger!
Fall Festival - Friday, October 19th, 6:00 to 9:00 PM
Afternoon Folks! This message is for the elementary students who participated in our recent School Partner Fundraiser. Due to the hurricane affecting Florida, the shipment of cookie dough has been delayed. The cookie dough will NOT be here tomorrow. Instead, we will distribute the cookie dough NEXT Wednesday, October 17 at the same time. Let us know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Green and White Basketball games will be this Thursday 10/11 beginning at 5:00. Schedule will be 7thG, 7thB, JrG, JrB, SrG, SrB.
Admission for the game will be monetary donation for Project Kids or canned goods for a Food Drive.
Good evening everyone! We would like to extend a very special invitation for you to join us for a very special meeting, Thursday, Oct. 4 at 5:00 pm in the WSSD Board Room. During this meeting, we would like to share some very timely information about topics that affect your student's learning. Items for discussion include :
The Purpose of Federal Funds, Alternative Methods of Instruction, ESSA Overview for Parents,
The Right To Read Act, and finally the completion of a WSSD Family Friendly Survey.
Please make plans to join us at 5 pm Thursday. Thank you & see you there!
No driving tests in Batesville or Heber Springs this week. Examiner broke wrist. Testing will resume October 8th.
Good Morning! Just a reminder that we have an awesome PE Family Night planned for this Thursday evening, October 4 from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm in the old gym. This event is designed for students in Pre-K through Grade 6. Please make plans to attend!
Ten out of the 12 tennis district players for West Side qualified to compete in the state tournament in Bentonville on October 8-9.
Girls Doubles:
Haley Gentry/Madison Bailey - 1st Place
Kamren Johnson/Alissa Allen - 4th Place
Boys Doubles:
Robbie Schmidt/Ashton Klepko - 2nd Place
Braden Magness/Colby Stout - 4th Place
Girls Singles:
Alex Southerland - 4th Place
Boys Singles:
Asa Carr - 4th Place
Results from today’s Battle of the Bridge Tennis Match between Shirley and West Side
Singles Final:
Josh Wood (6-1) of Shirley def. Asa Carr of West Side.
Doubles Final:
Robbie Schmidt/Ashton Klepko (6-2) of West Side def. Haley Gentry/Madison Bailey of West Side.
Civics students Austin Hewitt and Alex Eoff work to get better prepared for the Act 478 Civics exam by reviewing "key facts" and "pockets" of pertinent civic knowledge.
Less than an hour until we See You at the Pole. Don’t miss the student-led gathering of nationwide prayer in the circle drive at 7:15. #SYATP2018
Mekaelyn Ramsey’s self portrait using prisma color pencils
See Ya the Pole tomorrow, September 26 at 7:15 am
Congratulations to the Constitution Day Coloring contest winners:
K: Taylor McKinney & Allison Moorehead
1st: Abigail Mehring & Alivia Brett
2nd: Faith Olive & Izzy Pearce
3rd: Steven Earl & Sadie Davis
4th: Mylah Gent
5th: Mady Wells & Haven Ashlock
6th: Grayson Inzer & Deeanna Carlton
Afternoon folks. I need to remind folks that if you bring your student to school, please do not arrive and drop off the students before 7:40 a.m. The main entry doors do not unlock until that time. Thank you in advance for taking care of this. If you have any questions, please call me. Mr. Long 501.825.7744 Thanks!
For the second straight year, the Girls Golf Team won the district championship Thursday at Tannenbaum Golf Club. This is the fourth year in past five they have taken the crown.Members of the team are (from left) Kendra Harness, 6th place; Kortnee Finch, 5th place; Kaylynn Finch, Medalist Runner-up (All Conference); Emma Johnson; and Haley Gentry was 3rd place (All Conference). The team will compete tomorrow in the state golf match.
Student artist Emily Akers preparing for her self portrait using expressive line.
7th grader Sam Corpier in Mrs. Shaw's World Geography presented her poster over the desert climates of the world.
Afternoon folks. Don't forget that in honor of Constitution Day, we're asking all the kiddos and staff to wear red, white or blue tomorrow. Thanks!
Phillip Ramsey, Patreca Hutson, and Jeff Smith discuss a guaranteed and viable curriculum during “Professional Learning Communities at Work,” which is the start of lead to a school-improvement initiative in the High School. The teachers, along with Brenda Grogan and Matt Irwin, attended the two-day training at Plumerville.
