STAR STUDENT: ALEX PARKER
School Resource Officer, Donald Crispell presented the Star Student award to Alex Parker for demonstrating respect to others. Alex is in Mrs. Renee's 3rd grade. Congratulations, Alex!
West Side is ready to go fishing! Arkansas Game & Fish have stocked 300 catfish into Bittle's pond for the West Side SOAR/Angler Fishing Derby that will be held on Saturday, May 1st from 2-7pm! Come on out and enjoy!
Very few pre-k slots are remain available, but we are still taking registration for the 21-22 school year. You may pick up a registration packet from the West Side ES foyer, then return the completed application to the West Side ES office. Your child must turn 3 by August 1, 2021 to be eligible.
West Side's Annual Senior Recognition Ceremony will be held Monday, May 10, 2021 at 12:30pm in Brady Hipp Arena. All seniors and their parents or guardians are invited to attend. We will celebrate the many successes of our seniors , including both college bound and workforce bound students.
West Side SOAR & Anglers would like to extend a huge thank you to the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission for their help in making the fishing derby possible. The Game & Fish not only provided the materials with the FINS program, but they also stocked the pond with 300 catfish!
STAR STUDENT: MAKENA CORTER
Congratulations to Mrs. Sonjia's 2nd grade Star Student, Makena Corter! She was selected for demonstrating respect to others and received an award and water bottle from Officer Donald Crispell. Way to go, Makena!
STAR STUDENT: GAGE VERSER
Congratulations to Gage Verser for being chosen as Mrs. Amanda's 4th grade Star Student! He was selected because he demonstrates respect to others. Gage received an award and water bottle filled with goodies from Officer Donald. Way to go, Gage!
West Side Welding recently competed in the their first virtual SkillsUSA State competition. Despite the changes necessary to compete this year, the Welding Fabrication team of Barrett Smith, Brenton Knapp and Jared Cothern still brought home gold! Tanner Fife won gold and Asa Carr won bronze in the welding competition. Congratulations to the boys and Randy Carr!
Congratulations to senior, EmaSue Thompson! EmaSue is the daughter of Lance and Shelly Thompson. She will be missed on the Lady Eagles Softball Team! Good luck on your future!
Congratulations to the Lady Eagles Softball team for earning conference champs! The ladies will play Friday at 4pm in the district tournament. Way to go girls!
Congratulations to West Side Lady Eagle, Kamryn Sutterfield, on being selected to the Arkansas Basketball Coaches Association top 5 along with being selected for the Arkansas Activities Association All Star Basketball game.
CORRECTION: All games will be played as scheduled in the district softball and baseball tournament today except the Norfork-Calico Rock baseball game. It will be rescheduled at a later time.
The district baseball and softball tournaments begin today at West Side.
SOFTBALL: 4 p Shirley v. Norfork, 6 p Calico Rock v. Rural Special.
BASEBALL: 4 p West Side v. Concord, 6 p. Norfork v. Calico Rock. The semifinals begin tomorrow at 4 p.m. The finals are Friday.
STAR STUDENT-EMMETT BROWN
Emmett Brown was all smiles when he received his award and water bottle from SRO Crispell. Emmett is in Mrs. Jennifer's 2nd grade and was selected for demonstrating respect to others. Congratulations, Emmett!
Reminder that West Side Anglers and SOAR will be sponsoring a fishing derby on Saturday, May 1st at 149 Section Line Rd from 2-7pm!
STAR STUDENT: FAITH OLIVE
Congratulations to Faith Olive for being selected as the Star Student in Mrs. Wanda's 4th grade! Faith received a certificate and a water bottle filled with goodies for demonstrating respect to her classmates. Keep up the good work, Faith!
The West Side Senior Boys and Girls competed in their first 1A-2 Conference Track Meet yesterday. Congratulations to the Senior Boys which finished 2nd as a team overall! Top 5 individual results are posted here as well. Way to go Eagles!
Girls High Jump - 4th Sidney Severns
Girls Triple Jump - 4th Katie Davis
Girls 100m Dash - 5th Katie Davis
Girls 1600m Run - 5th Hope Lockley
Girls 400m Dash - 3rd Sidney Severns
Girls 3200m Run - 2nd Kadence Dilks (State Qualifier)
Boys Triple Jump - 5th Brenton Knapp
Boys Shot Put - 4th Ruston Holt, 5th Brenton Knapp
Boys Discus Throw - 2nd Brenton Knapp (State Qualifier), 4th Ruston Holt
Boys 4x800m Relay - 1st (State Qualifier)
Boys 100m Dash - 1st Travis Gentry (State Qualifier), 5th Carson Stark
Boys 4x200m Relay - 2nd (State Qualifier)
Boys 1600m Run - 1st Dax Hipp (State Qualifier)
Boys 400m Dash - 2nd Jake Ballard (State Qualifier)
Boys 800m Run - 1st Asa Carr (State Qualifier)
Boys 200m Dash - 1st Travis Gentry (State Qualifier)
Boys 4x400m Relay - 1st (State Qualifier)
A huge thank you to Johnny & Linda Bittle for donating the use of their pond for the upcoming fishing derby! This event would not be possible with you!
STAR STUDENT: WHITNEY COOK
Mrs. Whitney's 1st grade Star Student is Whitney Cook. She received an award and water bottle filled with goodies from Officer Donald Crispell for showing respect to her classmates. Way to go, Whitney!
Attention families of current 7-8th graders: We are very excited to announce that West Side students and parents are getting the opportunity for an educational tour to Washington, D.C. and Mt. Vernon on July 30-August 2, 2022. Please join us on Tuesday, May 4th at 6:30pm via Livestream for a 25-minute informational meeting where each traveler will be eligible for an Early Bird Scholarship of $300!
To join the meeting, simply click this link: https://vimeo.com/event/886336/eb69633830
