Purchase your yearbook now before they run out! Email Faith Gray at faith.gray@westsideeagles.org to reserve yours today.
Our Fifth & Sixth Grade Teachers truly are a "Dream Team" with over 61 years of classroom experience!
The "Fabulous Firsties" are wishing you a fantastic first day of school! #gunlockinggreatness
At Coopers Hawk Golf Course, the West Side Lady Eagles won today and the boys finished 2nd. Laney Gentry shot a 43 and tied for medalist honors.
Tomorrow's the day, First Day of School! Just a reminder that the school day begins at 7:50 and ends at 3:20. Students may not be dropped off before 7:25 in the mornings. Also, if there is a change to an elementary student's transportation home, you must notify the elementary office by 2:30!
We are excited: SCHOOL BEGINS TOMORROW at 7:50 am and ends at 3:20 pm. Students should arrive to campus no later than 7:45 am. Please be patient -- Day 1 is always busy! The attached map shows drop-off locations. The tennis court lot serves as the overflow line to get into the K-2 circle drive. Do not stop no the highway waiting to turn into the circle drive. Remember, NO CELL PHONE USE in school zones per state law. Let's have a great first day!
The West Side Elementary Third & Fourth Grade Dream Team is eager to see you tomorrow! #unlockinggreatness
Yearbooks may picked up during the Open House Back to School Bash tonight in Faith Gray's high school classroom Gathright Gymnasium.
Athletes and Parents, the West Side Athletic Handbook is posted here for you to review and understand the expectations for West Side student athletes, parents, and coaches. -- https://bit.ly/410naM2. You will also find other information pertaining to West Side Athletics.
Join the school staff for Open House from 5 to 7 pm Monday, August 11! Meet teachers, bounce in the bounce house, snag a free backpack (limited supply), munch on a hot dog, pet the animals, find out about area businesses, sit for a haircut, and get the lay of the land!
First Priority, a West Side student group, is sponsoring a prayer event Sunday for area schools. The event is free and open to the public.
Attention Class of 2026
Parents and guardians of athletes, mandatory athletic physical for all Grade 7-12 athletes (spring and fall sports) will be Friday, Aug. 15, at Brady-Hipp Arena from 8 am to noon. Athletes who cannot have a physical that day must have one elsewhere before being allowed to practice and participate in the 2025-26 school year.
First Priority, a West Side student group, is sponsoring a prayer event Sunday for area schools. The event is free and open to the public.
Are you planning vacations and family time during the next school year? The 2025-2026 West Side School Calendar can help with that!
Registration and new student orientation will be 8-11 am Monday, August 11.
Families new to the district should enroll students as soon as possible to ensure school records are complete and students have a schedule on the first day of school, Wednesday, August 13. For information, call (501) 825-6258.
Megan Smith Strain, a West Side graduate who is now principal of Center Valley Elementary in Russellville, recently presented a session during the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators' 50th annual Summer Convention in Little Rock. The presentation, with co-presenter Courtney Gunter, a counselor at the school, was titled "Building a Tiered System of Behavioral Supports Through Relationships and Responsibilities."
During 7th Grade Orientation from 3:30 to 4:30 pm Thursday, August 7, parents and students will receive class schedules and locker combinations, and take a campus tour, in addition to meeting Dr. Jonathan Watson, new principal. Students new to the district should enroll as soon as possible to have a schedule ready.
A summer immunization clinic, by appointment or walk-in, is planned on Tue 7/29, by Cleburne County Health Unit! If your child has not had a vaccine since turning 4, 11, or 16, or will have these birthdays before 9/1/25, please contact their doctor or local health unit.
