Westside High School

WHS students, Last call for any Enhanced or AP work that was assigned over the summer. All assignments have been on the website all summer long and students were made aware of this before leaving for the summer. These assignments are required to be enrolled in the classes. All work must be submitted online or to the high school office by 3:00 pm on Thursday, August 1.

WHS parents of athletes, There will be a mandatory Arkansas Activities Association meeting for parents of athletes in the high school gym starting at 6:00 pm on Monday, August 5th. There will also be a manditory parent football meeting to follow for parents of players 7-12 grade.

The 2nd show of the Nea Summer Swelter Jackpot Series took place in Rector today for the Westside FFA Show Team. They're off to a great start of the 2024-25 season! The placings are as follows: 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐 KAMRON CRUCE • Class 2 Market Goats: 3rd place • Senior Showmanship GRANT KIMBERLING • Class 4 Market Goats: 4th place • Senior Showmanship JAXSON HINES • Class 4 Market Goats: 3rd place • Senior Showmanship JOHN CALDWELL • Class 5 Market Goats: 4th place 🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑 JESSA THOMPSON • Class 3 Market Sheep: 2nd Place • Market Sheep Grand Drive • ABL: 7th Place • Senior Showmanship: 4th Place RYLEE LEMLEY • Class 4 Market Sheep: 1st Place (WF) • Class 5 Market Sheep: 2nd Place (BF) • Market Lamb Grand Drive: Reserve (WF), 4th (BF) •Senior Showmanship: Champion

WHS AFJROTC Color Guard presentation at the Portia veterans and family day event. Job well done by the team on a warm summer day. Commander: Cadet Huffman State Flag: Cadet George Lead rifle: Cadet Hurt Trail rifle: Cadet Estrada

The first day of school is Wednesday, August 14th! Please mark your calendars. Looking forward to a great year ahead! 🙌🙌

We are excited to announce the Open House dates for the upcoming school year! Join us to meet our wonderful teachers and tour the campus. Mark your calendars, Warriors! ❤🤍

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Applications for Free & Reduced Meals Available Now! 🍽😋 Parents & Guardians: It's time to fill out the Free and Reduced Meal application for the 2024-2025 school year! When families partner with the school, both benefit from: Free and Reduced Price Meals to eligible students Access to ACT testing at no cost to the family Access to concurrent credit opportunities at no cost to the family Access to discounted rate for internet services and other supports Help secure essential state and federal funding for our district We encourage all our Warrior Families❤🤍 to apply today at https://secure.ezmealapp.com/FreeReducedApp.aspx

WHS FFA participated in the NEA Summer Swelter Jackpot Series in Marmaduke on Saturday. Here are the results: Goats Class 1 Market Goats: Kamron Cruce: 2nd Class 4 Market Goats: Grant Kimberling: 6th Jaxson Hines: 5th Market Goat Grand Drive: Kamron Cruce: NP Senior Showmanship (out of 15): Kamron Cruce: Top 7 Jaxson Hines: Top 7 Sheep Class 2 Commercial Ewes: Ashlynn Jones: 4th Class 2 Market Sheep: Jessa Tompkins: 4th Class 3 Market Sheep: Rylee Lemley: 1st Class 4 Market Sheep: Rylee Lemley: 2nd Class 5 Sheep: Rylee Lemley: 2nd Market Sheep Grand Drive: Rylee Lemley: 4th ABL: Rylee Lemley: 4th Jessa Tompkins: 10th Showmanship (out of 11): Rylee Lemley: 1st Ashlynn Jones: NP Jessa Tompkins: NP

On July 1, 2024, starting at 12:00 a.m., call or email to get your name on the waiting list for the 24/25 season Warrior Gym seats! Contact the superintendent's office at 870-336-8015 or email dpassmore@westsideschools.org. Date and timestamp 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. We look forward to seeing all our fans at the Warrior Dome for the 24/25 sports season!

This is a friendly reminder that Summer Meals at Westside will be served during the month of July with the exception of July 4th & 5th. Breakfast - 8:00-9:00 Lunch at 11:00-12:00. There are no income requirements or registration. Anyone 18 or younger may come to eat. For more information, contact Chastidy Hedge, chedge@westsideschools.org or 870-935-7501 ext. 4262. Each year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture partners with local organizations like Westside Schools to provide free meals to children when school is out for the summer. For more Summer Meals Sites, go to: https://www.fns.usda.gov/meals4kids This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Westside High School Stakeholders, Please see the following information. We are reapplying for the same ACT 1240 waiver as we had during the 23-24 school year. This waiver request is in the process of being filed with the Arkansas Department of Education. This notification is part of the application process. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the high school principal at cgeorge@westsideschools.org. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mylZ_6ERGwmhbg9wKfx3gH05y-6VodVbsv1zDMWU0Vs/edit?usp=sharing

It's summer break and cadets with the Warrior AFJROTC are hard at work helping pack meals at the NEA Food Bank. It's a great day to be a Warrior!♥️🤍

Join us for Alumni Day this Saturday, June 8th, from 11 AM to 2 PM at the Fine Arts Center. Let’s reconnect, reminisce, and celebrate the strength and spirit of our Warrior Community together. ❤🤍

The Warrior Trap Team had a great end to the 2024 season! 🎉🎉 Our JR red squad competed in the state championship on Friday and made it to the top 16. All three SR teams competed on Saturday, and we are thrilled to announce that our SR red squad emerged as State Champions! 🏆 A special shoutout to Jackson Parks and Cole Cureton for their outstanding performances in the Champion of Champions shootout, where Jackson was the runner-up and Cole placed 4th. Way to go, guys! To top it all off, the team took home a $7,500 prize for first place, which the members will split for scholarship money. Congratulations to Cole Cureton, Hayden James, Slade Smith, Sam Sloan, and Jackson Parks. What a fantastic way to wrap up the season! 👏 Way to go Warriors! ❤🤍

We are thrilled to announce our Classified Employee of the Year and Teacher of the Year award recipients! Congratulations to these outstanding individuals for their exceptional dedication and hard work. WES: Mandi Gipson, Sam Ishmael WMS: Donna Gwinn, Megan Brodell WHS: Kristi Black, Alice Whitaker Transportation/Grounds/Maintenance: Jonathan Shell District Certified & Classified Employee of the Year: Kristi Black & Megan Brodell It's a great day to be a Warrior! ❤🤍

Today, we celebrated our incredible team members for their Years of Service and Retirement. Congratulations to all the honorees! Your dedication and hard work have made a lasting impact on our Warrior Community. ❤🤍💪 5 Years: Landon Adams, Michael Allen, Andrea Brackin, Elizabeth Cambron, Lalicia Cole, Glendil Griffin, Cady Honeycutt, John Houston, Alecia Layne, Peter Mamula, Jonathan Shell, Terry Wyatt, Elizabeth Yearta 10 Years: Samantha Ishmael, Eldon Wyatt 15 Years: Tiffany Baker, Holli Crowe, Breigh Earnhart, Ronda Harvey, Kathey Wilson, Georgie Jones, Janna Kelley, Bethany Miller, Todd Williams 20 Years: Mark Whitmire 25 Years: Cindy Jones, Nicole Manley, Tammy McEntire 30 Years: Melissa Haskett, Aelisa Rogers 35 Years: Mary Jo Clark

📢 Attention 9-12th Graders! 📢 Looking to fulfill your Community Service Requirements this summer? 🌞 Check out the pictures below for examples of areas where you can volunteer and tips on how to document your hours. Let's make a difference together, Warriors! ❤🤍💪

Today Mr. Jerry Reichenbach came to the school because he was unable to make the Military Ball on Saturday. He brought 4 Awards for our school. 1) Konnor Powell was given the AFA Cadet Award for our unit 2) AR-20061 Unit - Westside High School was named as the "Arkansas AFJROTC Unit of the Year" this will make 6 years in a row. 3) TSgt. Mamula was named as the Air and Space Forces Association's - Chapter Teacher of the Year for STEM related topics 4) TSgt. Mamula was also named as the Air and Space Forces Association's - State Teacher of the Year for STEM related topics The STEM topics students participated in were the AS300 Discovering Space, Drones, Cyber Patriot, Stellar Xplorers, and Rocketry. It is an honor to be recognized and we are especially proud of the Cadets for another year of hard work.

Here is the link for the 2024 WHS Graduation Ceremony. The link will go live at 6:45 pm. Graduation starts at 7:00 pm. https://youtube.com/live/Q8Cyim_ftG8