Westside Consolidated School District

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When you see a school bus ... look out for students! ❤🚌🚌❤ Going back to school also means sharing the road with school buses. School begins tomorrow and our buses will be hitting the streets! Please view the images below for reminders and tips on school bus safety. For more information on school bus safety, click the following link: https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Search?key=bus%20safety

Warrior Event Calendar for August 15th-19th!

On Monday, August 15, 2022, Warrior Jr/Sr Football teams will travel to Piggott High School for a preseason benefit game. Game time for Jr High will be at 6pm with Sr High to follow at 7pm. Admission is $5 per person (students & adults). Come root for your Warriors!! ❤🏈❤🏈 #WarriorNation

WHS National Honor Society will host the school year's first blood drive on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 in the high school library from 9:30-3:30. Please sign up to help save lives and earn scholarships for our seniors! Sign up here: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=WestsideHS

Reminder: There will be an athletic parent meeting held tonight in the Westside Fine Arts Center at 6:30 p.m. All parents of 7th-12th grade athletes are required to attend.

Upcoming Immunization Clinic for Back - to - School Immunizations!

"Back to School" will also mean "Back to Student Meal Rates" UNLESS you're eligible for free or reduced meals. Parents must submit an application to be eligible. Apply here: ezmealapp.com

Tuesday, August 16, 2022 will be the first day of classes for Westside Schools. We look forward to seeing all of our students back on campus.

2022 Sales Tax Holiday Beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday August 6, 2022, and ending at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday August 7, 2022, the State of Arkansas will hold its sales tax holiday allowing shoppers the opportunity to purchase certain Electronic Devices, School Supplies, School Art Supplies, School Instructional Materials, and Clothing free of state and local sales or use tax. https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/excise-tax/sales-and-use-tax/sales-tax-holiday

There will be a mandatory athletic parent meeting held on Monday, August 8th at 6:30 p.m. in the Westside Fine Arts Center. All parents of 7th-12th grade atheletes are required to attend.

Westside Open House Dates are as follows: Tuesday, August 9th - Pre-K & Kindergarten from 6-7:30pm and 5th & 8th grades from 6-8:00pm. Thursday, August 11th for 1st-4th grades, 6th-7th grades & 9th-12th grades from 6-8:00pm.

Westside Schools Open House Dates:

HQ AFJROTC has awarded WHS/AFJROTC with the Silver Star Community Service with Excellence Award, recognizing the unit as ranking in the Top 5% nationally for community service hours for the SY 2021-22. This award was given to only 44 of the nearly 900 units around the world. WHS/AFJROTC cadets averaged just over 31 hours of community service each last school year. Cadets who contributed most to this award will be recognized when we return to school in August and authorized to wear the Silver Star Community Service Ribbon. Once again......Warrior Cadets prove to be the BEST of the BEST! #WarriorNation

Volleyball Skills Clinic for grades 3rd-6th! See graphic for more information!

As the HOT July days continue, the Westside Health and Wellness Committee wants to remind everyone about the importance of balancing the heat and exercise. Please see the following link to an article by the Mayo Clinic for important information and reminders of how to stay cool in the hot weather. Stay safe out there Warriors! https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/exercise/art-20048167#:~:text=Exercising%20in%20hot%20weather%20puts,to%20circulate%20through%20your%20skin.

Westside Schools Open House Dates for school year 2022-2023. You can also find these dates on the school calendar at https://www.westsideschools.org.

Reminder- tomorrow is our summer blood drive! Sign up for an appointment or just stop by the High School Safehouse/AFJROTC building. 9:00am-2:00 pm. https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=WestsideHS

We look forward to seeing all our fans at the Warrior Dome for the 22/23 sports season where you can catch all the home volleyball and girls’ and boys’ basketball games! Starting at 12:00 a.m. on July 1, 2022, call or email to get your name on the waiting list for the 22/23 season seats! Contact Dawn Passmore in the superintendent’s office at 870-336-8015 or email at dpassmore@westsideschools.org. Date and time stamp will be notated for placement on the waiting list. Seats are priced at $125 each for all home volleyball and girls’ and boys’ basketball games. Current chairback holders will receive a notification via USPS for renewal.

Please join us for the RAAD Who Am I? Prevention Summit at the Hilton Garden Inn. This is a free event with a chance to hear from your peers, mingle with students from around the state, and make a difference! Thursday Evening: Registration 5pm - 6pm Dinner 6pm - 6:30pm Prevention Art Activity 6:30pm - 8pm Friday: Registration/Light Breakfast 8am - 9am Prevention and Student Speakers (WHS Children’s Volunteer Club members) Peer Panel 9am - 4pm - lunch provided at 12pm