🎓🦅 2026 Senior Spotlight💚🤍


🏃♀️🏃♂️ West Side High School Girls Track & Field Results 🏅
Our Lady Eagles earned District Runner Up as a team! Here are the highlights from a great meet:
Girls Running Events
100M Hurdles – 3rd Kately Cornett
100M Dash – 7th Hailey McClain, 8th Lilly Stevens
4x200 Relay – 4th Emma Murphree, Lilly Stevens, Hailey McClain, Lyric Henderson
1600M Run – 2nd Lainee Gentry
4x100 Relay – 3rd Kately Cornett, Ashlyn Cossey, Hailey McClain, Lilly Stevens
400M Dash – 4th Ashlyn Cossey, 5th Hailey McClain
300M Hurdles – 2nd Kately Cornett
800M Run – 1st Lainee Gentry
200M Dash – 7th Ashlyn Cossey, 8th Lilly Stevens
4x400 Relay – 4th Whitley Goodson, Hailey McClain, Preslee Stevens, Lyric Henderson
Field Events:
High Jump – 5th Emma Murphree
Long Jump – 7th Lilly Stevens
Triple Jump – 2nd Lilly Stevens, 4th Lyric Henderson
Shot Put – 2nd Ashlyn Cossey, 4th Lainee Gentry, 6th Preslee Stevens, 7th Whitley Goodson
Discus – 2nd Ashlyn Cossey, 3rd Lainee Gentry
Our Lady Eagles earned District Runner Up as a team! Here are the highlights from a great meet:
Girls Running Events
100M Hurdles – 3rd Kately Cornett
100M Dash – 7th Hailey McClain, 8th Lilly Stevens
4x200 Relay – 4th Emma Murphree, Lilly Stevens, Hailey McClain, Lyric Henderson
1600M Run – 2nd Lainee Gentry
4x100 Relay – 3rd Kately Cornett, Ashlyn Cossey, Hailey McClain, Lilly Stevens
400M Dash – 4th Ashlyn Cossey, 5th Hailey McClain
300M Hurdles – 2nd Kately Cornett
800M Run – 1st Lainee Gentry
200M Dash – 7th Ashlyn Cossey, 8th Lilly Stevens
4x400 Relay – 4th Whitley Goodson, Hailey McClain, Preslee Stevens, Lyric Henderson
Field Events:
High Jump – 5th Emma Murphree
Long Jump – 7th Lilly Stevens
Triple Jump – 2nd Lilly Stevens, 4th Lyric Henderson
Shot Put – 2nd Ashlyn Cossey, 4th Lainee Gentry, 6th Preslee Stevens, 7th Whitley Goodson
Discus – 2nd Ashlyn Cossey, 3rd Lainee Gentry

🏃♀️🏃♂️ West Side High School District Track & Field Results 🏅
Our Eagles showed up and competed hard! Here are the boys highlights from a great meet:
High Point Winner-Wyatt Olive!
Boys Running Events
100M Dash – 1st Brooks Hipp, 6th Ashton Smith
4x200 Relay – 4th Brooks Hipp, Leo Stark, Ashton Smith, Jessy Nail
4x100 Relay – 6th Dawson Baker, Weston Graham, Jesse Nail, Brooks Hipp
400M Dash – 4th Wyatt Olive
800M Run – 2nd Leo Stark, 6th Weston Graham, 8th Kaleb McKinney
200M Dash – 3rd Wyatt Olive, 5th Ashton Smith
Field Events:
High Jump – 4th Wyatt Olive, 5th Brooks Hipp
Long Jump – 1st Wyatt Olive, 3rd Lucas Carlton
Triple Jump – 3rd Wyatt Olive
Shot Put – 4th Lee Wildman, 7th Mason Bailey
Discus – 2nd Brooks Hipp, 8th Dylan Knighten
Our Eagles showed up and competed hard! Here are the boys highlights from a great meet:
High Point Winner-Wyatt Olive!
Boys Running Events
100M Dash – 1st Brooks Hipp, 6th Ashton Smith
4x200 Relay – 4th Brooks Hipp, Leo Stark, Ashton Smith, Jessy Nail
4x100 Relay – 6th Dawson Baker, Weston Graham, Jesse Nail, Brooks Hipp
400M Dash – 4th Wyatt Olive
800M Run – 2nd Leo Stark, 6th Weston Graham, 8th Kaleb McKinney
200M Dash – 3rd Wyatt Olive, 5th Ashton Smith
Field Events:
High Jump – 4th Wyatt Olive, 5th Brooks Hipp
Long Jump – 1st Wyatt Olive, 3rd Lucas Carlton
Triple Jump – 3rd Wyatt Olive
Shot Put – 4th Lee Wildman, 7th Mason Bailey
Discus – 2nd Brooks Hipp, 8th Dylan Knighten

REMINDER: First Priority is hosting a Baccalaureate Service at West Side Baptist Church this coming Sunday. See you there!

There will be a meeting on May 1st from 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. at the West Side School District Board Room, 7295 Greers Ferry Road, for parents of Private School/Homeschool students who reside within the West Side School District. This meeting will provide information on the proportionate share of Special Education services for eligible Private School/Homeschool Students. If you have any questions, please contact Stacy Lyman at (501) 825-6258.
🎓🦅 2026 Senior Spotlight💚🤍

Students in the Vet Science class are practicing giving subcutaneous injections.
The West Side Art Show reception will be postponed until tomorrow from 3:30 to 4:30 pm due to inclement weather.


District Baseball & Softball Tournament Thursday @ West Side
Softball
Shirley vs WS 1 pm
Calico vs Concord 3 pm
Finals 5 pm
Baseball
Calico vs WS 1 pm
Shirley vs Concord 3 pm
Finals 5 pm
3 pm games may start early if 1 pm finishes early, but finals will not start before 5 pm
Softball
Shirley vs WS 1 pm
Calico vs Concord 3 pm
Finals 5 pm
Baseball
Calico vs WS 1 pm
Shirley vs Concord 3 pm
Finals 5 pm
3 pm games may start early if 1 pm finishes early, but finals will not start before 5 pm
The Class of 2027 prom committee and our parent volunteers did a great job preparing for prom. We appreciate their hard work!!
Thank you, Mr. Eddie Canathan, for being so generous and helping our students have a great night!
Thank you, Mr. Eddie Canathan, for being so generous and helping our students have a great night!










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6th Grade Graduation 5/7

The West Side Agriculture Education Program is proud to announce that Laiden Lindsey is officially a Certified Veterinary Assistant! 🐾
Laiden passed his certification exam this morning and will be receiving his credentials soon. Veterinary assistants are an essential part of a successful animal healthcare team, working alongside veterinary technicians and veterinarians.
Laiden completed 200 hours in the school-based veterinary assistant program through his agriculture classes, as well as 300 clinical hours at Sartin Animal Care Clinic in Heber Springs. During this time, he gained the required skills and hands-on training for the profession. A big THANK YOU to Dr. Sartin and his staff for their support!
After graduating from high school, Laiden plans to attend the University of Arkansas at Monticello to study Pre-Veterinary Medicine. His ultimate goal is to attend veterinary school and specialize in exotic animals.
Laiden passed his certification exam this morning and will be receiving his credentials soon. Veterinary assistants are an essential part of a successful animal healthcare team, working alongside veterinary technicians and veterinarians.
Laiden completed 200 hours in the school-based veterinary assistant program through his agriculture classes, as well as 300 clinical hours at Sartin Animal Care Clinic in Heber Springs. During this time, he gained the required skills and hands-on training for the profession. A big THANK YOU to Dr. Sartin and his staff for their support!
After graduating from high school, Laiden plans to attend the University of Arkansas at Monticello to study Pre-Veterinary Medicine. His ultimate goal is to attend veterinary school and specialize in exotic animals.
Jeff Jeffries, a registered nurse and member of the school board, and District Nurse Rachel Southerland taught CPR and Stop the Bleed to seniors and juniors on Wednesday.
⚾️🥎Senior Night🥎⚾️

The date has been set for the public auction of The 2026 Building Trades Student-Built Home! 🏘️
⏰ Saturday, May 9 @ Noon. Come early to tour!
🏆 Largest home built in many years!
🛠️ Custom cabinets & solid slate countertops! Vinyl plank flooring!
📣 Please share and spread the word!
💰 All proceeds go to build next year's home!
West Side students have the opportunity to participate in this program each year! Go check it out!
⏰ Saturday, May 9 @ Noon. Come early to tour!
🏆 Largest home built in many years!
🛠️ Custom cabinets & solid slate countertops! Vinyl plank flooring!
📣 Please share and spread the word!
💰 All proceeds go to build next year's home!
West Side students have the opportunity to participate in this program each year! Go check it out!

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Grades 3-6 ATLAS Testing April 27-30th. Good luck students! We know you are going to do an amazing job!

🎓🦅 2026 Senior Spotlight💚🤍

🎓🦅 2026 Senior Spotlight💚🤍

