The 2023 District Basketball Tournament continues this afternoon at Viola ... West Side's seniors boys play on Thursday evening.
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Quarterfinal games in tonight's district tourney at Viola ...
4 p GIRLS Concord v Shirley
5:15 p BOYS Calico Rock v Rural Special
6:30 p GIRLS Rural Special v Calico Rock
7:45 p BOYS Concord v Viola
Bracket @ https://bit.ly/3DNQQ3m
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In this month's Talon, the West Side's Family & Community Newsletter ... Activities During February, Master Gardeners working with HS EAST, School Counseling Week, WSE Star Students, and Pre-K Registration. #YourJourneyStartsHere
Happy Valentine's Day from West Side Elementary!
9th Grade Orientation Thursday at 4 p.m or 6 p.m. in the cafeteria (for our 8th graders and their parents)
STAR STUDENT: ZOEY SLAVENS
Congratulations to Mrs. Sonjia's 2nd grade Star Student, Zoey Slavens! Zoey was selected for the honor because she shows honesty in the classroom! She received a water bottle and certificate from Officer Donald. Way to go, Zoey!
West Side Elementary families,
We are still collecting data about the culture of our school. This includes West Side Elementary’s rules, values, and traditions. It is also connected to the relationships among staff members and between staff and students. School culture plays an important role in the school and in helping students reach their full potential. If you have not already completed the school culture survey please provide your honest answers now. Your responses will be used as we work to improve our school for your learners. If you would prefer to wait for a paper copy of the survey, they will be available at parent-teacher conferences this Thursday, February 16. We ask that you only complete the survey one time. Thank you for your time and participation; we appreciate you!
West Side's senior girls play at 6:30 pm Monday 2/13 against Calico Rock in the District Tournament at Viola, and the Senior Boys have a bye to the Thursday 2/16 semifinals.
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Attention: WSSD Grandparents Who are Raising Grandchildren
Are you a grandparent who is raising your grandchildren? If so, this meeting is for you.
WHEN: MONDAY, February 13, 2023, @ noon
WHERE: In the WSSD Boardroom Lunch will be provided!
This month we have a guest speaker, Bethany Hill.
Bethany has been an educator for 23 years. She has taught kindergarten, first, second, and third grades. She has also served in the roles of instructional coach, assistant principal, and principal. Bethany is currently a retention and recruitment specialist at Arch Ford Education Service Cooperative, which serves 27 districts in the state of Arkansas. She supports novice teachers in her region and also provides professional development for schools on family engagement and communication, social-emotional learning, trauma-informed practices, education assistant dogs in schools, and classroom management. Please rsvp to help with the luncheon count.
Orene Morgan, Parent Engagement Coordinator at 825-7744. or orene.morgan@westsideeagles.org
West Side Elementary would like to recognize Mrs. Orene Traylor for National School Counselor's Week. Mrs. Orene does an excellent job of taking care of the needs of our youngest Eagles! Thanks for all you do!
West Side Preschool registration packets for 2023-24 are available! #YourJourneyStartsHere
West Side Schoo'sl Parent-Teacher Conferences will be Thursday, February 16th from 3-7 p.m. School will dismiss early at 2:00 p.m. We hope to see you there!
Mts. Gentry and Mrs. Stewart will be hosting a 9th grade Orientation (for our 8th graders and their parents) in two different sessions: 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. This will be located in the cafeteria.
Congratulations to the West Side Junior Boys team! They placed 2nd in the Jr. District Tournament last night. They played hard against Concord until the final buzzer, and we couldn't be more proud of them. They have had a great season and we are looking forward to another one next year!
National School Counseling Week
We took time today to honor Mrs. Amanda Gentry and show her our appreciation for all of the things she does for our students and our school. Mrs. Gentry is in year 2 in her role as the West Side High School Counselor. She is married to Gary Gentry and has two beautiful daughters, Lainee, grade 8, and Macy, grade 6.
Mrs. Gentry has done a tremendous job working with our Seniors this year to get them prepared for graduation and beyond, helping them with scholarship and college applications, checking up on grades, and heading up graduation plans. She always makes herself available to stuents who need to visit with her. She has helped me so much this year as well! Thank you for all you do, Mrs. Gentry!
West Side High School is having a little competition to see who can have the best attendance each month. The January winner for best attendance at 93.86% was the Senior class!! We are so proud of them because it can sometimes be difficult to get them all to school when Senioritis sets in. They are great role models for the rest of the students!
7th grade came in at a close 2nd with 93.64% and 9th grade at 93.2%. ALL of our grade levels were in the 90's! Thank you parents as well for all of your help ensuring students are at school.
Mrs. Audra Stewart
Congratulations to our January High School Teacher and Staff Members of the Month!
Randy Carr and Officer Donald Crispell
Congratulations to our January Students of the Month!
Lilly Stevens, grades 7-9
Zack Birmingham, grades 10-12
West Side's senior girls play at 6:30 pm Monday 2/13 against Calico Rock in the District Tournament at Viola, and the senior boys have a bye until the Thursday 2/16 semifinals. The bracket will be published after makeups are complete Friday night. #YourJourneyStartsHere
West Side Preschool registration packets for 2023-24 are available!
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The Sr. games against Rose Bud have been cancelled for Friday night. However, the Sr. Boys will be playing Mammoth Springs on Friday at 5 p.m. No Sr. Girls' game. (1 boys game only)