Freshman, Max Gipson, is showing out on the green this year! His win this week at Turkey Mountain was his 8th win of the year out of 10 matches! Way to go, Max!
The West Side XC teams competed in the annual Josh Park Meet on Tuesday. The Eagles competed well with over 1000 runners total. Lainee Gentry finished 24 out of over 240 junior girl runners.
Reminder ... West Side dismisses school at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17. 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
K-2 students recently learned about primary and secondary colors in Mrs. Teresa's whole group enrichment class. Pictured are kindergarteners Blayde, Noah, Grace, and Carter
The Senior Class is selling Eagle Spirit Gear. Check out the picture below for information and visit https://www.wearabilitee.com/ to place an order.
PreK-12 Picture Day is tomorrow + senior cap-and-gown and portraits for the composite. SR girls need to wear a tank top, SR boys, a plain white T-shirt. Seniors will get proofs with poses to order in about 3 weeks. SR sports banner piks will also be taken, so senior athletes need a uniform of choice
Reminder for Picture Day
Friday, September 17th is the deadline to turn in little dribbler and pee wee basketball forms. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE!
Reminder ... West Side dismisses school early at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17. Bus routes and pickup times for car riders will be 1 hour 10 minutes earlier than normal. Questions? Please contact the school at (501) 825-6258. #Soaring2NewHeights
Announcement and Request ... The 16th annual Eagle Athletics Golf Tournament set for Saturday is currently at 25 teams so to better the chances of having enough carts, we are asking everyone who can to please bring one. Greatly appreciated! #Soaring2NewHeights
Underclassmen will be taking assessments Monday and Tuesday morning until 11:25 a.m. this week. Seniors are not required to be on campus until 5th Period at 11:30 a.m., although they may attend to stay current in concurrent credit courses.
Beginning Monday, West Side bus riders will load and unload at the new cafetorium, and parents of Preschool students will drop off and pick up students on the south side of the campus at designated times. The accompanying map also shows the K-2, 3-6, and 7-12 drop-off/pickup locations. Note that the south drive on the campus is one way at all times. Only buses, Preschool parents, and staff are allowed south of the Gathright Gym and Brady-Hipp Arena.
West Side Picture Day is Wednesday, September 15. Please send the order form and payment with your student on Picture Day. Seniors will take cap and gown pictures and portraits for the composite on that day. Senior girls need to wear a tank top and senior boys need to wear a plain white tee-shirt. Seniors will then receive an order form in about three weeks with different poses to choose from. Pictures for senior sports banners will also be taken, so senior athletes will need to bring a uniform of their choice.
West Side Ladies Golf placed 1st out of 8 schools this week at Mtn. Ranch. Kendra Harness and Emma Johnson tied for 1st place overall and Max Gipson finished 4th for the boys. Boys golf finished 3rd overall out of 8 schools. Pictured is senior, Asa Carr.
Cleburne County Judge Jerry Holmes on September 10, 2021 has issued a Burn Ban for Cleburne County
Julie Wallace, co-principal of Quitman Public Schools, works with the West Side District Guiding Coalition during a training session on Thursday. Wallace is a practitioner of the PLC Project and works with Solution Tree, a company known nationwide for helping schools transform culture and achievement. Members of the Guiding Coalition who be leading the PLC process at West Side are superintendent Dr. Brandi Wallace, high school principal Sarah Shannon, elementary principal James Housdan, instructional facilitator Audra Stewart, dyslexia coordinator Debbie Brown, curriculum coordinator Matt Irwin, and teachers Stacy Akers, Devin Carr, Timothy Hardin, Debbie Smith, Sonjia Sutterfield, and Ricki Stevens.
West Side Boys also finished up second out of 4 schools in the 1A-4A division this week. Seniors Brenton Knapp finished 11th and Asa Carr finished 14th, with Travis Gentry and freshman, Max Gipson tying for 5th place.
West Side Lady Eagles Golf lost for only the 2nd time in their match career (27-2) to the 2 time defending 4A State Champions (Brookland) by only 2 strokes. Seniors Kendra Harness finished 1st, Emma Johnson finished 4th, and Kortnee Finch finished 8th. The girls took 2nd overall in the match.
The Eagle Cross Country teams ran their first race of the season at Melbourne High School on Tuesday. The Junior Lady Eagles finished 2nd as a team overall with Lainee Gentry receiving the 7th place medal. The Senior Lady Eagles finished first as a team overall with Kadence Dilks 6th, Ashtyn Knapp 9th, Mckenna Knapp 14th, and Sidney Severns 15th. Carson Stark finished 6th for the Eagles.
West Side's youngest Eagles are loving their new preschool classrooms and playground!
