Congratulations to the West Side Baseball Team for qualifying for the 1A State Tournament. The boys took 3rd in Regionals and will play on Thursday at ICC in their first round of State Tournament. All Regional teams members were Asa Carr, Dax Hipp, and Travis Gentry! Good Luck Boys!
Parents and students, the NWEA Spring Map tests for Grade 7-11 on-campus students and LTVA students who have not completed the tests are Monday and Tuesday morning. Students need to make sure that they have their chromebook fully charged and to bring their chargers to school.
Games in the softball and baseball Class 1 Region 2 tournament at ICC have been delayed by this morning’s rain. The baseball team plays its seeding game at 2 pm and the girls play for the championship at 4:30 pm.
The Class of 2022 is selling Little Caesar Pizza Kits. Profits are going towards their Senior Trip that they will take next school year. All purchases are made online and all products will be delivered by FedEx. This fundraiser ends on June 4th.
https://fundraising.littlecaesars.com/fundraisers/support/ed85a522-d556-4749-a2c6-b02f458bb762
Congratulations to West Side 5th grader, Danielle James, who placed third in the statewide Arkansas Preserve Our Past art contest! Wonderful job, Danielle!
West Side fans who cannot attend today's Class 1A Region 2 softball and baseball games may follow live at the ICC Cougar Athletics YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsa8wNmKp_OsapWuozKdiQA. Only 1 ticket per person is required for those making the trip. Tickets are @ https://gofan.co/app/school/AAA
Reminder that the Senior Recognition Ceremony will be held on May 10th at 12:30 in the Brady-Hipp Arena. Parents are encouraged to attend this event.
Both the baseball and softball teams won in today’s Regional Tournament at ICC. Both qualified for next week’s State Tournament. They both play 2:30 pm games on Friday in the Regional semifinals, softball v. Armored and baseball v. Viola. Only one ticket is needed for the two games, available @ https://gofan.co/app/school/AAA
For those who would like to follow along, today’s 5:30 pm baseball game in the Class 1 Region 2 tournament on the ICC Cougar Athletics YouTube channel, https://youtu.be/PyG_DILscTw
The Lady Eagles softball team beat Marked Tree, 15-0, in the opening round of the Class 1 Region 2 tournament today at ICC. The win earns them a berth in next week’s State Tournament. They play the Viola-Armorel winner at 2:30 PM Friday.
STAR STUDENT: CASSIDY BUNTON
Congratulations to Mrs. Amanda's Star Student, Cassidy Bunton! Cassidy was chosen for her demonstration of courage to those around her. She was presented with a certificate and water bottle filled with goodies from Officer Donald. Way to go, Cassidy!
We would like to thank the following businesses and families for the donations of money and prizes for our After Prom Party 2020-2021.
It was a huge success with 57 students attending. We live in the most supporting community. West Side Greers Ferry just shows out when it comes to the love they show our kiddos. A huge thank you to: Cameron Tangen, Linda and Tom Tangen, John and Amber McIntosh, Natural State Nutrition Center, State Farm- Ed Lasyone Insurance Company, Natural State Federal Credit Union in Searcy, The Real Estate Center, MDM Investments (Josh Miller), Community Water System, Ernie and Kari Murphree, Landry Realty, Rotary Club of Fairfield Bay, Cornerstone Pharmacy in GF, Larry and Tina Rooks, Fairfield Resort, CT Designs, Jacks, Diane Gerald, Oasis, Judy Kendrick, Burl Bittle, Nichols Realty, First Electric, Gentry Brothers Logging, Knapp Truss, Sonic, Giggles and Marshmallows, Inger’s Butikk, Subway, Target, FFB Bowling and Golf, FL Davis, ASU, UCA, FAB&T, KFFB, Eagle Bank, Cobblestone, The Sweet Shoppe, Serenity Spa, Indian Hills Golf Course, Mountain Ranch/Tannenbaum Golf Course, Danny’s Place, El Poblanos, Nikki Cothren with Diamond Hospitality, LakeSide Chiropractic (Jacob and Rachel Smith), Marshall Agency, Paige with His Creations, Rachel with Golden Shutter Co.,, Red River Dodge, Round Rock Cafe, Jackie’s, Baptist Health, Bentleys, Junior and Sharon Fife andTracy’s On The Lake. Thank you to all the parents, grandparents, and community members that made this night possible!
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: RACHEL SOUTHERLAND
Rachel is the school nurse at West Side, and we are lucky to have her. She has been here seven years as the nurse, but was once an Eagle herself. When she isn't taking care of all of the kids at school, Rachel enjoys spending time with her family, doing anything crafty, and reading. Thank you Nurse Rachel for all you do for our students and staff!
Mrs. Tabatha's kindergarten class recently released their butterflies after learning about the life cycle of a butterfly! What a fun experience!
May 6, 2021 is designated as the National Day of Prayer.
National Day of Prayer History
In the early 1950s, an evangelical movement called for Congress and the President to proclaim a National Day of Prayer. The movement grew and a young leader, Evangelist Billy Graham, led services for approximately 20,000 on the steps of the Capitol on February 3, 1952. Later that year, Congress proclaimed a joint resolution for a National Day of Prayer. President Harry S. Truman proclaimed a National Day of Prayer to be observed on July 4, 1952. Each year since that date, Americans have observed the day in their own way. The observance moved to the first Thursday in May by President Ronald Reagan and has been proclaimed each year since.
Please join us in prayer for our nation, our leaders, our communities, our churches, our schools and our people.
Congratulations to Haley Gentry and Kamryn Sutterfield on signing their letter of intent to play basketball North Arkansas College! Good luck to both girls as they move on to the next level!
Congratulations to Thomas "Tomcat" Murphree for becoming a Microsoft Office Specialist in Excel 2019 and Access Expert 2019!
Key WSHS Dates
Friday, May 7, Virtual Day
6 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, academic awards ceremony recognizing Grade 7-12 students. Invitations will be sent to students who are recognized.
6 p.m. Monday, May 17, athletic awards ceremony recognizing Grade 7-12 athletes, including fishermen
Friday, May 21, Virtual Day
7 p.m. Friday, May 21, Graduation Ceremony at Brady-Hipp Arena
Monday, May 24, Semester exam review day
Tuesday, May 25, Odd-period semester exams
Wednesday, May 26, Even-period exams
Thursday, May 27, Makeup exams only if approved in advance
There were 102 people that signed-in to fish at the West Side SOAR/Angler Fishing Derby on May 1st. Ian Harper won Smallest Fish with .08lb! Grayson Inzer won Most Fish with 14! Carson Crispell won Largest Fish 8.24lb!! Thanks again to the Johnny & Linda Bittle for the use of their pond.
Mr. Caleb's 5th graders did a project on the 3 branches of the US government. They were split into three research groups for the three branches of government: executive. legislative, and judicial.
