Information for Seniors:
Brown's Graduation will be meeting with Seniors tomorrow at 9:45 am in the Fine Arts Center. Mr. Brown will be discussing important information concerning graduation supplies and orders. All Seniors are encouraged to attend. If they have a modified schedule and would not normally be at school during this time frame, they should check in the high school office before attending the meeting.
Reminder for those who turned in their Flu vaccination form:
Flu clinic will be Tuesday, November 2 at Westside Elementary and Wednesday, November 3 at Westside middle and high schools.
**This is a Flu Vaccination Clinic only. COVID-19 vaccinations will not be given**
The 8th Annual Red & White Boys Basketball Games, BBQ Dinner and Auction will be held on Monday, November 1, 2021 starting at 5:30 p.m. in the WHS Gym & Cafeteria.
What's happening with the Warriors? See attached upcoming events for the week of November 1st - 6th!
Funny Little Thing Called Love will be performed by the WHS Theatre students and directed by Rita Johnson , November 11, 12, and 13th. The show begins @ 7:00 PM each evening in the WHS Fine Arts Center. Ticket prices are $3.00 for Students, $5.00 for Adults and can be purchased at the door the evening of the performances. Social distancing will be followed by the audience and masks will be worn by the crew backstage. The cast will not be masked for the performances.
The story line is about the 4 letter word :L-O-V-E and takes place under a full moon on the same evening in various locations around the world; From Florida to Dallas, to Hawaii to a roof top in London, cupid’s love arrow just can’t be ignored. This deliriously funny comedy by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten is a show you don’t want to miss.
Flu clinic will be Tuesday, November 2 at Westside Elementary and Wednesday, November 3 at Westside middle and high schools. Forms are going home with students in the next few days and are also available in the office. If you want your child to receive this year's flu vaccine, please return all completed and signed forms by October 28.
**This is a Flu Vaccination Clinic only. COVID-19 vaccinations will not be given**
Mask Mandate Update
At the regularly scheduled school board meeting on 10-18-21, the school board voted to update the mask mandate. Beginning on Tuesday, 10-19-21, wearing a mask will now be optional across the district. This will continue to be revisited at future board meetings. All CDC guidelines concerning quarantine and social distancing will still continue to be followed.
WHS Boys Basketball apparel sales have been extended through Wednesday, October 20th by 9:00 a.m. You can place your order through the school offices.
As we continue to monitor the weather situation, the Westside High School homecoming court presentation is still being planned to take place at 6:30 at the football field. We will continue to monitor and if any changes are made, patrons will be notified. Go Warriors!!!
Please see the link below concerning a possible security issue on the Westside High School campus today.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EuCyXzfkoDA5jq-HL5UOANffWZcbXipzqVHZcRshNdk/edit?usp=sharing
There will be No School on Friday, October 15, 2021 for Teacher Professional Development Make-up. School will resume on Monday, October 18, 2021.
Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held Thursday, October 14th from 3:30-8:30 p.m. Please contact your teacher via email to schedule your students' conference. The teacher email addresses can be found at westsideschools.org under the staff pages.
Bus 24 has had mechanical issues. Another bus is in route to pick those students up. They will be running a few minutes late for drop off.
WHS Parents,
Please see the parent newsletter from Capturing Kids' Hearts. We will be focusing on our new concept for the month of October: Self-Direct.
What does it mean to Self-Direct?
Self-Direction is the ability and learned skill to cast a vision of future goals and then take intentional steps toward who, where, and what we want to be. Instead of focusing on things to control or avoid, we emphasize our responsibility to make positive choices related to our emotions, attitudes, and actions.
Why focus on Self-direction?
Self-direction strengthens relationships. Self-direction helps to grow social skills and develop meaningful, positive relationships with others.
Self-direction teaches personal responsibility. Learning to self-direct teaches students to take responsibility for their own actions.
Self-direction helps us to regulate emotions: Self-direction empowers students to regulate their impulses and emotional responses to situations and circumstances in their life.
If you could use some extra money, we need custodial help at NEA District Fair this week. Evenings and Saturday. Not hard work and good food.
Westside Parents,
If you have not filled out the "Free and Reduced Lunch" Information, we need for you to take a few minutes and do so. While all students are receiving free breakfast and lunch this year, funding for Westside Schools depend on this information. Please click the link below and fill the information out. It will be a great help to our district. The deadline for submission is Oct. 1st.
https://secure.ezmealapp.com/ApplicationScreen.aspx?fbclid=IwAR1MV3lMBFQ1OwSltEmEp8TFAJbznb7U_l2HeJhVH0vB4QIhqQRGocqp5mQ
**Updated with missing link**
UAMS is hosting an online Q&A panel regarding Students & COVID-19 this evening, 9/20/21, from 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Parents, teachers, and school administrators are invited. Below is a link to the UAMS event webpage.
https://uamshealth.com/students-and-covid-19/
Westside Athletes and Parents,
September 17th is "National Concussion Day." New this school year (2021-2022) the Arkansas Dept of Education is now requiring all school districts to have "Return to Learn" policies/procedures for students that have suffered a concussion. The Return to Learn will be in front of the Return to Play protocol. When it pertains to a student athlete, the student can not begin their return to play if they are still on Return to Learn modifications.
The Arkansas Dept of Education and the Concussion-Return to Learn Task Force have partnered with REAP to adopt a statewide concussion management program K-12 for all school districts in the state of Arkansas. More information will be coming out soon to all the stakeholders about REAP, the new policy, how to implement it, the requirements, etc...
A direct link to the REAP document in PDF format: https://arbraininjury.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Arkansas-REAP-2021.pdf
Please remember if you or someone in your household is waiting on test results for COVID-19, your child should not attend school. Please remember to report this our district point of contact, Holli Crowe. (870) 243-9156
Due to COVID-19 contact tracing and quarantine guidelines, the Sr. High football game scheduled for this Friday at Hoxie will not be played. This game will not be made up. The next scheduled game for our Sr. High football team will be on Friday, September 24th at Trumann.