Westside Middle School Student Council held their annual food drive last week. They brought in several hundred food items and over $2,000 in donations all to support our food backpack program. Thank you all for your support!
Congratulations to the 5th and 6th grade GT quiz bowl team for placing third out of 16 schools.!!!
Left to right
Ella Dement, Presley Nichols, Kasen Boness, Captain Nathan Templeton, Easton Dement, Elliott Ford, and CJ Murray.
Check out what's being served for breakfast and lunch during December at Westside Schools! Menus are attached below!
📅 Upcoming Events at Westside Schools (November 18th-22nd). Let’s come together to support our Warriors! 🏹✨❤🤍
🗓️ Monday, November 18th
🏀 Girls Basketball: 7th/JR/SR vs. Manila @ Home, 5:00 PM
📚 School Board Meeting: HS Library, 6:00 PM
🗓️ Tuesday, November 19th
🏀 Boys Basketball: 7th/JR JV/JR vs. Southside @ Home, 5:00 PM
🗓️ Thursday, November 21st
🏀 Girls Basketball: 7th/JR/SR JV/SR vs. Southside (Away), 4:30 PM
🏀 Boys Basketball: 7th/JR/SR vs. Wynne (Away), 5:00 PM
🦃 First Grade Thanksgiving Program: FAC, 6:00 PM🍂
🗓️ Friday, November 22nd
🏀 Boys Basketball: 7th/JR/SR vs. Trumann @ Home, 5:00 PM
Congratulations to Linda Holman for being named ESS Employee of the Month for October at Westside Consolidated School District! 🎉
Her dedication and hard work have truly paid off, and it's wonderful to see her being recognized. Enjoy your well-deserved goodie bag, Linda! Your commitment and excellence inspire others, and you make a big difference in your school community.
Keep shining! ✨👏❤🤍
To learn more about becoming a substitute teacher in our district, please visit https://ess.com/ for details.
Westside Consolidated Schools is grateful to recognize Ms. Sam Ishmael as September Bus Driver of the Month, an honor awarded through First Community Bank! 👏👏💪 Ms. Sam brings joy to each day with her warm smile and caring welcome for every student who steps onto her bus. Her commitment to safety and dedication to her students make a positive impact on our school community. ❤🤍
Thank you, First Community Bank, for helping us honor Ms. Sam’s hard work and excellence.
Make-up school pictures will be tomorrow for high school and middle school. Elementary is scheduled for Friday.
WMS Yearbooks are on sale now for $45. The deadline to order is November 18th. We are required to have a minimum order of 75 yearbooks, or we will be unable to order them. These are great keepsakes for all of those middle school memories! Please get yours today. If you have questions, don't hesitate to reach out to yearbook sponsor, Tammy Butts, at tbutts@westsideschools.org or call the office at 870-935-7501.
📬 November 2024 Parent Newsletter is Now Available!
We’re excited to share all the latest updates and important info for our district families! Check out the attached November 2024 Parent Newsletter to stay in the loop on upcoming events, announcements, and more.
Westside Schools is hiring Food Service Workers! This is a great opportunity to work friendly hours, good benefits, make a positive impact, and be part of our school community. If you enjoy working with students and want to make a difference, consider joining us! ❤🤍
Apply today @ https://westsideschools.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=12
Congratulations to Westside Middle School’s Employees of the Month for October!!!
Classified-Miss Brooklyn Butler
Licensed-Mrs. Jessica Taggart
Here's the lineup of Warrior events coming up next week, November 4th - 9th—let’s cheer on our Warriors and support all their hard work! 🙌🙌❤🤍
11/4-9: GBB - JR Pocahontas Tournament - Away
📅 11/4:
5:30pm - BBB Red/White Games & BBQ Dinner
6pm - WHS Band Booster Meeting
📅 11/7:
XC State Meet @ Hot Springs
5pm - GBB - 7th/JR vs Marmaduke - Home
📅 11/8:
7pm - Football vs Gosnell - Away
📅 11/9:
AFJROTC - Veteran's Day Parade 🇺🇸
5pm - GBB - 7th/JR/SR vs Trumann - Home
Westside’s Cross Country teams came home with BIG wins yesterday!
❤️ Senior Boys Conference Champs!
🤍 Senior Girls Conference Champs!
❤️JH Boys Conference Champs!
🤍JH Girls Conference Runner Up!
Coach Alex Berry is 4A Conference Outstanding Coach of the Year!!!
⏰ Warriors, don't forget! ⏰ Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday, November 3rd at 2 AM. Be sure to set those clocks back one hour before heading to bed on Saturday night! Enjoy the extra hour of sleep! ❤🤍
🏀 Warrior Basketball's 11th Annual Red & White Game + BBQ Dinner & Alumni Game! 🏀
Join us on Monday, November 4th at the Warrior Dome for a night full of excitement!👏👏 🎈 Events Include:
*11th Annual Red & White Game
*Delicious BBQ Dinner 🍽️
*3rd Annual Alumni Game
Don't miss out on this fun-filled evening of basketball and community spirit! Let's pack the Warrior Dome and support our team! ❤🤍
Pre-buy your tickets today, $12 for dinner & game or $15 at the door. Game only admission will be $5. NO PASSES will be accepted.
Check out what’s cooking for the month of November with menus for each school attached below! 😋
Westside Middle School EAST was awarded the “EYFT” Classroom Scholarship from Arkansas State University! The announcement was made at the ASU football game Saturday night. This is a $1000 scholarship that will be used towards funding an EAST student project. The project chosen was a podcast creation by Reid Archer and Drake Vaughn called “Warrior Talk”. More information on this exciting project coming soon!
WMS students will be brining home letters that contain instructions for families to view their student's results from last school year's state test, the ATLAS. You will have a letter explaining what to do, as well as your login information. If you have any questions or need assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out to the school.
Attention WMS Families: 5th and 6th grade students will be making up their fall festival activities that they missed on Friday. They will be able to purchase snacks at the concession stand. 5th grade will attend at 12:05 pm , and 6th grade will go 12:50.
Also, WMS will not be dressing up on Halloween. This will be a regular instruction day. Thank you for your help with this.
Attention Patrons: If you are the parent of a homeschooled child who meets the following criteria, this is for you.
The Westside Consolidated School District, Office of Specia Education, will hold a meeting with parents of students:
*who live in the school district,
*have a child who has/had an IEP in a public school setting,
*and are currently homeschooling.
Your child may be eligible to receive equitable services through a service plan!
Please join Dr. Kammerer on Thursday, October 31, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. via Zoom. If you are interested or have any questions, please contact the special education department at 870-935-7501. For a Zoom link to the meeting, please e-mail Dr. Kammerer at ckammerer@westsideschools.org.