In the junior high District Tournament @ Viola today, the girls play Shirley at 6:30 p.m. and the boys play Calico Rock at 7:45 p.m. A win puts the teams in the semifinal on Thursday.
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Congratulations to the West Side 4th grade boys basketball team and Coach Briggs Carlton for winning the championship game this year!
Congratulations to Coach Ken Smith and his 6th grade girls' peewee basketball team for winning runner-up in the district tournament!
STAR STUDENT: AUDREY MITCHUM
Congratulations to Audrey Mitchum for being selected as the Star Student in Mrs. Tori's kindergarten. Audrey was chosen because she demonstrates integrity in the classroom. Way to go, Audrey!
Congratulations to the West Side 5th grade boys pee week basketball team on winning runner-up this season!
STAR STUDENT: JAMISON JUSTICE Jamison Justice is the Star Student in Mrs. Tonya's kindergarten class for this month. The character word is integrity, and he received a water bottle and certificate for demonstrating integrity in the classroom. Congratulations, Jamison!
Congratulations to our local 5th-7th grade spelling bee winners! The Fifth grade winner was Robby Whitaker and the runner up was Kolton Long. Sixth grade winner and runner up were Haygen Smith and Trinity McElroy, and the Seventh grade winner and runner up were Lexi England and Lainee Gentry. Each of these students will go on to represent West Side in the County Spelling Bee.
West Side will have a regular school day on Tuesday, February 8. All buses will run their regular routes except the Elephant Bus. The Elephant Bus will not run on Lakeshore Drive tomorrow Tuesday morning.
A reminder for parents ... while children's birthdays and St. Valentine's Day are special times, West Side does not allow flower or gift deliveries at school for students because of the interruption of academic time.
After much consideration, we have decided it would be in the best interest of staff and students to take an AMI day tomorrow. Many of the backroads are still impassable. High School students will need to check Google Classroom for work. Elementary students will be given a packet when they return to school. We will still have the public meeting tomorrow night at 6:00 to discuss the 4 day week option.
The public meeting to discuss the possibility of a 4 day week next year will be held Monday, February 7th at 6:00 in the cafeteria. It will also be available via Zoom for those unable to attend. We will send out a Zoom link for the meeting on Monday.
West Side's junior basketball teams play Wednesday in the Junior High District Tournament, which is next week at Viola High School.
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The public meeting scheduled for tonight is canceled. We will reschedule for a later date.
West Side will take AMI Day 4 on Friday, January 4th. Everyone stay safe!
Guardians, have you stopped getting text from the school? Make sure the school has your number. If that doesn't work, text the word Start to 98900. You should start receiving alerts the following day. Then, add the number 98900 to Contacts with a special name.
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We’re excited to announce our school will participate in #NAEP on February 17! Learn about this national assessment at https://go.usa.gov/xycJE
Our school will have the chance to make a difference in education on February 17! Learn why our participation in NAEP is important at https://go.usa.gov/xycJE
WSHS: The Accuplacer Test will be available to 10th and 11th grade students on Tuesday, February 22.
The Next Generation Accuplacer exam is a computerized test that evaluates a student's current Reading, Math, and English skills in order to place him or her in the appropriate college courses. A study guide is available at
https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org/students/prepare-for-accuplacer/practice