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STAR STUDENT: Mrs. Kelli's 5th grade star student is Asher Hiatt. Asher was selected for demonstrating kindness to others. Congratulations, Asher!
Kortnee Finch, a senior at West Side, took time this month to participate in the College Application Month event the school held. She applied to Arkansas State University at Beebe. Best wishes, Kortnee!
Another Fat Bear Week winner, Lucas Carlton, picked Otis as the grand champion!
Congratulations to Sophie Brandmeyer! She had 100% accuracy on her Fat Bear Week bracket.
West Side PreK is currently learning their colors. Here is their Red Day pic!
STAR STUDENT: Mrs. Robin's 6th grade star student is McKenzzie Branscum McKenzzie received a certificate and water bottle filled with goodies from Officer Donald because she shows kindness to others. Way to go, McKenzzie!
A COMMUNITY blood drive will be held at West Side School from 9:30-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13. Donors receive a glow-in-the-dark T-shirt and free entry to the Little Rock Zoo. Appointments may be scheduled at https://www.yourbloodinstitute.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/359979. Donations at this drive and two others during the school year could lead to a scholarship for a senior.
West Side's Pink Out night is Oct. 26, when the Eagles play Nemo Vista. Anyone can order a Pink Out shirt to support the fight against cancer by completing the form and submitting with payment to the High School office by Oct. 14. #Soaring2NewHeights
West Side will host a community blood drive operated by the Arkansas Blood Institute. Donations from 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Wednesday help save lives and help secure a scholarship for a senior. T-shirt, antibody test, and A1C for FREE! #Soaring2NewHeights
Senior, Thomas (Tom Cat) Murphree participated in the October College Application Month day at West Side. He plans to start his college career at the University of Arkansas at Beebe. Congratulations, Thomas!
STAR STUDENT: The Star Student for Mrs. Sonjia's 2nd grade is James Hodges. The character word for the month was kindness, and James was chosen because he demonstrates kindness to others. Way to go, James!
West Side's boys golf team, in state tournament play for the first time since 2015, finished runner-up today and sent two players to the overall state golf championship. Max Gipson, who finished 3rd individually, and Travis Gentry were the overall championship qualifiers -- earning All-State honors. Gentry is now an all-state performer in five sports, golf, baseball, basketball, tennis, and cross country. #Soaring2NewHeights
And the winner is...OTIS. Otis is a 25 year old brown bear who is now a 4 time winner in Fat Bear Week. Thank you, Mrs. Franzen for bringing this fun week to our students!
Mrs. Polly and Mrs.Peggy’s first grade class is learning about suffixes.
STAR STUDENT: Mrs. Rachel's 3rd grader, Emmett Brown, was recognized as the Star Student for the month of September. Emmett shows kindness to all he sees! Thanks for your example, Emmett!
The annual flu shot clinic for students and staff will be held Oct. 15. Students received take-home packets this week; they must be returned no later than Wednesday. A record number of flu vaccination doses were administered last year, when there were dramatically fewer flu illnesses and deaths.
More bear fun in Mrs. Franzen's room! Students completed Fat Bear Week brackets to see if they could choose the bear who will gain the most weight prior to hibernation! 7th grader, Sophie Brandmeyer is checking out her bracket!
Emma Johnson, who last week finished as the state’s No. 2 golfer in Class 1A when the Lady Eagles captured a third straight Class 1A Golf Championship, signed a college letter of intent to continue her career at Lyon College in Batesville.
Miss Johnson, daughter of Emma and Jacky Johnson, earned All-State and All-Conference honors for the second time.
She signed the letter of intent today at Brady-Hipp Arena, with students, family, and coaches present, including Lyon coach Matt Sullivan and high school coach Shane Davis, who said, “Emma has always been a hard worker, and it paid off in a big way today!”
In addition to being medalist runner-up, Miss Johnson was part of Lady Eagle golf teams that finished as district tournament champions and Fairfield Bay champions 4 years, Cougar Invitational Champs and State Champs 3 years, state runner-up 1 year. The team was 31-2 during her 4-year tenure.
Lyon, https://www.lyon.edu/, is an NAIA member of the American Midwest Conference.
Lake Area Sports provided a video of the signing at https://bit.ly/3lb5g4A.
Mrs. Jessica Franzen has caused a bear craze in her science classes with her lessons about Fat Bear Week! Students researched the bears from the Katmai National Park in Alaska to determine which bear would gain the most weight in preparation for hibernation. Pictured here are 10th grade biology students working on a gummy bear lab!
