West Side School District

October is College Application Month and West Side Seniors along with Career Coach Melissa Ritter, School Counselor Amanda Gentry, and Class Sponsors Holly Shaw and Randy Carr kicked off this celebration by discussing the importance of applying early and considering the various options. The goal of College Application Month is to provide a forum for all seniors to complete and file college applications. 24 West Side seniors completed college applications during this event!

STAR STUDENT: West Side Elementary Star Student for Mrs. Renee Smith's 3rd grade is Sage Schopp. The September word was kindness, and Sage does a wonderful job of showing kindness to everyone! Way to go, Sage!

Tomorrow’s District Tennis Schedule on the West Side courts: Girls Singles Final was played today (CCvsCC) 7:30-7:45am warmup Order: 8:00am start Girls Singles 3/4 Boys Singles Final Boys Singles 3/4 Girls Doubles 3/4 Order: 9:30-10 (Approx.) Girls Doubles Final Boys Doubles 3/4 Boys Doubles Final 11-12:00 (Approx.) Awards at the brackets after the last match is played.

West Side’s girls doubles teams (Sam Corpier/Sidney Severns & Kelby Smith/Sarah Carlton advance to day day of the 2A-5 Tennis District Tournament to play each other in the finals of girls doubles. West Side’s boys doubles Travis Gentry/Asa Carr will play in the boys doubles final & Zack Birmingham/Channer Smith will play for 3rd/4th tomorrow.

Kendra Harness, who two days ago led the Lady Eagle in capturing a third straight Class 1A Golf Championship, signed a college letter of intent to continue her career at Williams Baptist University in Walnut Ridge. Miss Harness, daughter of John & Brandis Harness, also earned medalist honors at the state golf match as the top golfer in Class 1A — for the third consecutive year. She signed the letter of intent today at Brady-Hipp Arena, with students, family, and coaches present, including Williams Baptist coach Zane Wright and high school coach Shane Davis, who said, “She is without a doubt, the most decorated golfer in the history of West Side.” In addition to being a three-time medalist, she was named all-conference and all-state three times, and last year was an All Arkansas Prep performer in golf, finishing in the Top 10 in the overall golf championship among the state’s best athletes. Williams Baptist, http://www.wbcoll.edu/, is an NAIA member of the American Midwest Conference. Lake Area Sports provided a video of the signing at https://bit.ly/3mfIIiw

Reminder ... West Side dismisses school at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1. Bus routes and pickup times for car riders will be 1 hour 10 minutes early. Questions? Please contact the school at (501) 825-6258. #Soaring2NewHeights

The tennis district tournament previously planned for today at Fairfield Bay has been rescheduled for Monday and Tuesday on the West Side campus. #Soaring2NewHeights

West Side NEST (PTO) will have their next meeting on Monday October 4th at 5:30. It will be held at the City Park.

The honors come in three’s for the West Side girls golf team, which captured its third straight state championship today — the third year to have the Top 3 individual high scorers who were earned All-State honors. Kendra Harness made it her third year year in a row as the state’s top Class 1A golfer, known as the medalist, who shot better than all others in state tournament play. Emma Johnson was medalist runner-up, Kortnee Finch finished third — her third time in the Top 3 — and all three qualified individually and as a team for the overall state golf championship in October. Lollie Parker will also join the team against the state’s elite women golfers October 14 at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Little Rock. This is also the third year that three Lady Eagles qualified individually for the overall state golf match. West Side’s team score of 270 was 83 strokes better than state runner-up Viola. Bradford finished third.

Due to weather concerns, the tennis district tournament previously scheduled for this Thursday 9/30 @FFB has been rescheduled for Monday 10/4.

West Side Elementary Fire Marshalls for the 2021 school year are pictured left to right: back row - Triston Cowin, Ryan Schmidt, Kaleb McKinney, Haygen Smith, Marley Hunt front row - Weston Graham, Trinity McElroy, Emma Murphree, and Morgan Wixson

Reminder ... West Side dismisses school at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1. Bus routes and pickup times for car riders will be 1 hour 10 minutes early. Questions? Please contact the school at (501) 825-6258. #Soaring2NewHeights

Special Board meeting today at 5:30 P.M. Meeting will be held in the boardroom.

Sr. High GT students recently visited Arkansas State University for their first college visit of the year.

West Side NEST will have an informational flyer and be accepting sign-ups for members at the Elementary School Welcome table tonight during Parent-Teacher Conferences from 3 to 7 p.m. NEST, the support organization of West Side Schools K-12, is composed parents, teachers, staff, and community members who are committed to Nurturing, Encouraging, and Serving Together to make West Side the best place for students to learn and grow. #Soaring2NewHeights

K-1 students enjoyed some healthy fruits and veggies with the K-12 culinary team this week.

School dismisses at 2 p.m. today. Parent-Teacher Conferences are from 3 to 7 o'clock tonight. There is NO SCHOOL on Friday. For information, call the school, (501) 825-6258. #Soaring2NewHeights

Parents, your child should have taken home a one-page Employment Survey last week. Please return the form to school tomorrow if you had a family member move, travel, leave home, or go stay for more than a week to look for or work in agriculture or fishing work.

West Side’s girls golf team won its 5th consecutive District Tourney Championship today at Mountain Ranch Golf Course. All four girls were chosen All-Conference performers as they posted four of the top scores. Viola finished runner-up by 80 strokes. Kendra Harness had the low score and took Medalist honors. Emma Johnson was second and earned Medalist Runner-up. Kortnee Finch was 3rd, and Lollie Parker, 5th.

West Side’s girls golf team won its 5th consecutive District Tourney Championship today at Mountain Ranch Golf Course. All four girls were chosen All-Conference performers as they posted four of the top scores. Viola finished runner-up by 80 strokes. Kendra Harness had the low score and took Medalist honors. Emma Johnson was second and earned Medalist Runner-up. Kortnee Finch was 3rd, and Lollie Parker, 5th.