Mrs. Cherie's kindergarten, first, and second graders are learning about Claude Monet in art class. They then painted glue-resist water lilies with watercolors.
Mark your calendar, plan to attend, and help spread the word about a Night of Worship at 6:30 pm Saturday, Oct. 5, at Eagle Bank Stage in Greers Ferry City Park, sponsored by West Side First Priority, the student-led Christian organization. Your support is much appreciated!
We ended our Rock Your School Day with a concert performance by West Side's own students: Lee Wildman, Brooks Hipp, Ty Wallace, Grayson Inzer, and Landon Dodson joined by Dr. Brandi Wallace and Emily Wallace!
A BIG THANK YOU to the sponsors of the annual West Side Athletics Golf Tournament. They helped to make it a huge success!
3rd & 4th grade had lots of fun for Rock Your School Day! They made butter & biscuits, decorated boots, played bingo, learned to square dance, and how to saddle a horse!
More Glow-in-the-Dark fun!
We are having a blast for Rock Your School 2024! From glow-in-the-dark fun to crime scenes and Edgar Allan Poe! Learning can be fun!
More Rock Your School Fun! We've got some line dancing, wanted posters, chocolate chip mining, and bandana folding going on in 5th & 6th grade!
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Fall Festival, the family-fun game night for kids of all ages, will be held from 5 to 8 pm Friday, Oct. 4, mostly in Brady-Hipp Arena. Bring your family, your friends, and your appetite -- be ready to smile! The festival is a fund-raiser for the junior class.
It was a tough start to the fall season for West Side eSports as the Super Smash Bros. team fell to Bauxite, 1-3, the Mario Kart team lost to West Fork 0-2, and the Fortnite Duos team was defeated by Walnut Ridge, 0-2. After graduating an outstanding group of seniors last spring, eSports is rebuilding with mostly underclassmen who are competing hard and getting better by the day!
Peggy Davidson, affectionately known as “Mrs. Peggy” by her students and colleagues, has been teaching for 44 years. Of those years, 43 of them have been spent at the West Side School District. Davidson says that West Side holds a special place in her heart. “West Side is home,” Davidson says. “I started at West Side at age 6 and have continued off and on throughout the years.” Davidson has taught first, second, and third grade. Her advice to other teachers is to learn to love every part of the job. “Have a passion for teaching and a desire for students to succeed,” Davidson says. “Realize that students learn in different ways and at different times. Many times you have to play other roles other than just a teacher.”
Both the Eagles and the Lady Eagles won the 1A-5 district golf championship today! Lainee Gentry was the medalist with a 92, for the Eagles Max Gipson was the medalist with a five under par 67. The Lady Eagles will play in the state tournament at Mountain Ranch in Fairfield Bay on Wednesday, October 2. The boys will compete in the state tournament at thunder Bayou in Blytheville on October 8 --good luck to our Eagles!
Recently, high school students got to enjoy the Poe Show which depicts the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe.
West Side Elementary EAST has kicked off its projects for the school year. Projects include: park splash pad, QR code of GF Lake rules posted at marinas, an elementary tutoring program, and a Screamin' Eagle Podcast to post on the school website.
Elementary music students Hudson Graham, Clare Hipp, Blayde Carlton, Cecilia Davis and high school band students Makaila Keller, McKinzzie Branscum, Charles Barden awarded certificates of completion to Mrs. Cherie Grizzle and Mrs. Jennifer Corpier for Sound & Stage training.
First Priority, the student-led Christian organization, will lead prayer and worship at the Ballfield Complex starting at 7 am Wed 9/25. Students, parents, and the community are invited to attend.
Haygen and Holden Smith were very successful at the North Central Arkansas District Livestock Show! Haygen won 1st place Light Colored Crossbred Market Hog & 2nd place Duroc Commercial Gilt. Holden won Reserve Champion in pee wee swine showmanship.
6th grade has worked hard learning about timelines and the earliest writing: hieroglyphics and cuneiform. Their projects turned out really neat!
Fall Festival, the family-fun game night for kids of all ages, will be held from 5 to 8 pm Friday, Oct. 4, mostly in Brady-Hipp Arena. Bring your family, your friends, and your appetite -- be ready to smile! The festival is a fund-raiser for the junior class.
