STAR STUDENT: ISRAEL DERRICKSON
Congratulations to Israel Derrickson for being selected as Mrs. Robin's 6th grade Star Student! Israel received a water bottle and certificate from SRO Crispell for showing compassion to others. Way to go, Israel!
Unfortunately, the winter weather caused everyone in our conference scheduling issues. We wnat to make sure you are kept up-to-date on the changes.
Thursday, January 26 - NO games
Friday, January 27 - Jr. Boys & Srs @ Concord 5 p.m.
Monday, January 30 - NO games at this time
Tuesday, January 31 - Jr. Girls & Srs. @ home vs. Rural Special 5 p.m.
Friday, February 3 - Srs. only @ home vs. Mr. Vernon/Enola
Saturday, February 4 - Jr. District Tournament begins @ home. Times for our teams still to be determined.

Mrs. Franzen's 7th grade science classes learned to use a microscope recently! They had a blast!



On Monday, Abbie Schmidt and Madi Gomez made Valentines Day card during High School Art Club for the Valentines for Veterans Project with SoldiersAngles.org. This project receives valentine donations and sends them to deployed military personnel and hospitalized veterans.

We seldom get to see the impact West Side teachers have had on students once they leave our district. However, here is one student who recently moved but still being influenced by his art education with Mrs. Caples!
heo Canard, as an extension on a unit on sock puppets in Art II, took the initiative to make his own Muppet-style puppet.

3rd-6th grade GT students did a powder analysis lab as part of the CSI Unit in Mrs. Teresa's class.




STAR STUDENT: CAMDEN BROWNING
Camden Browning is Mrs. Debbie's 6th grade Star Student! She received the honor because she shows compassion to others. Officer Crispell presented her with a certificate and water bottle for her character. Congratulations, Camden!
West Side Elementary EAST recently got some help from a couple of local Master Gardeners. Ms. Fern and Ms. Rualetta helped students stake some flowerbeds and fixed our greenhouse in the outside classroom area.

STAR STUDENT: REGINA BROWNING
Congratulations to Mrs. Kelli's 5th grade Star Student, Regina Browning. Because she shows compassion to others, Regina received a water bottle and certificate from SRO Crispell. Way to go, Regina!
The High School FBLA is hosting a Community Blood Drive 9:30 am to 2:30 pm Wednesday, Feb. 1. Schedule a donation @ https://www.yourbloodinstitute.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/400001
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Today's scheduled after-school programs, Eaglets and SOAR, have been canceled.
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Date correction: Monday, January 30th.
Due to incoming winter weather, tonight's games at Concord have been rescheduled for Monday, January 31 at 5 p.m. As a result, the Monday 7th grade and JH games against Quitman have been cancelled.
STAR STUDENT: KHLOE GUYNES
Congratulations to Khloe Guynes for being selected as Mrs. Renee's 3rd grade Star Student! She received a certificate and water bottle from Officer Donald for demonstrating compassion in the classroom. Way to go, Khloe!
The West Side Elementary EAST program was recently awarded the Wildlife Conservation Education Grant for just over $2000. The grant will be used for an outdoor nature space for the elementary students to enjoy.

The home basketball games scheduled for tonight have been canceled.
Mr. Water's Elementary Eagle Choir preformed the National Anthem at a recent basketball game. They did a tremendous job!


Kindness is contagious and the following students and teachers have been caught being kind this week!
Micah Ubelhor
Quinn Messer
Gage Verser
Mrs. Layne Knapp
STAR STUDENT: EMMA GOMEZ
Mrs. Layne's 4th grade Star Student is Emma Gomez! She received a certificate and water bottle from Officer Donald because she shows compassion to others. Way to go, Emma!
West Side 6th graders recently got to visit the Building and Trades program at Quitman as part of their architecture unit in Mrs. Teresa's whole group enrichment class. The students saw the house being built, looked at blueprints, and asked lots of questions. Thanks Mr. Lonnie Holland for allowing us to visit!




