Reminder: There will be NO SCHOOL, Friday, April 15, 2022. Westside Consolidated School District will be closed for Teacher Professional Development Make-up. School will resume on Monday, April 18, 2022.
Parents, Guardians, Staff, and Students,
Due to impending severe weather, Westside will be dismissing early today (Wednesday, 4/13/22). Car riders and car drivers will be dismissed at 1:00 with bus riders being released at 1:30. Please be safe this afternoon and evening. If needed, the Middle School Safe House will be open to the community.
Scott Gauntt
Superintendent
#WarriorNation
Students, Staff, and Guardians,
It looks as though severe weather could once again visit us at Westside as a storm warning has been issued for our area for later this afternoon. Please know that we will be watching the weather intently and should the need arise, we will release school early this afternoon in order to get our students home safely. Also, rest assured that all should the need arise, Westside will utilize the safe houses on all three campuses to ensure the safety of our students, staff, and community. As the forecasts start to solidify throughout the morning, we will use this information to make decisions on release times around noon today. Please check your normal communication outlets (facebook, text message, website) for new information about release times, should that become necessary.
*Track Meet Updates* The Jr High Track Meet in Pocahontas scheduled for today has been rescheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, April 11, 2022. The Westside 7th grade Track Team WILL NOT be participating in the meet at Hoxie on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.
Attention Westside Athletes:
Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) will only be accepting the attached as physical forms after July 31, 2022. The first two forms are medical history forms to be filled out by parent/guardian and the third page is to be filled out by the student's physician.
Any student in grades 7-12 who plan to play a sport is required to have a sports physical before you can participate in that sport(s) for the 2022-2023 school year. This includes current 6th graders planning to play school sports next season.
We wanted to remind everyone of Westside Middle School's testing schedule next week that involves WAMI days at home when students aren't testing. Please refer to the two pictures. If you have any questions, please contact the school.
We will be sending another paper reminder this week.
The May 1, 2022 School Choice deadline is fast approaching. If you live outside the Westside Consolidated School District and would like your child to attend Westside for the 2022-2023 school year, please follow the link below for more information and application.
https://westsideconsolidatedar.sites.thrillshare.com/article/638311
*Warrior Upcoming Events* for April 11th - 15th
There will be NO SCHOOL for students on Friday, April 15, 2022 due to Teacher Professional Development Make-up Day. School will resume on Monday, April 18, 2022.
Westside's chapter of National Honor Society is hosting a community wide blood drive on April 25, 2022 from 9:30 - 3:30 in the high school library.
Those who come to give blood will receive a $10 e-gift card to a merchant of choice and automatically be entered to win a new travel trailer camper that sleeps eight, powered by Suburban Propane. If we collect enough units, a WHS senior will receive a scholarship! Click here to sign up to donate and save lives: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=WestsideHS.
The location for the athletic parent meeting for Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 5:30 has been moved to the WHS gym instead of the FAC.
Spring pictures are this Thursday at 8:00. Students interested in having these pictures made should pic up a form in the office.
REMINDER: Attention Westside Athletes entering grades 7-12 for the 2022-2023 school year - There will be a mandatory parent meeting on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 from 5:30-6:00 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center to discuss new AAA athletic physical regulations.
Congratulations to Westside School Middle School student council for achieving Gold-AASC High Honor for Excellence in Student Leadership and an overall Diamond student council rating! We are proud of all they are and do for our school!
Athletic Physicals will be provided on Sunday, April 10, 2022, 3:00 p.m. at the First National Bank Arena for Westside Athletes. Any student in grades 7-12 who plan to play a sport is required to have a sports physical before you can participate in that sport(s) for the 2022-2023 school year. This includes current 6th graders planning to play school sports next season. Please read below for more information.
St. Bernard's Healthcare and Medical Group are excited to partner with
St. Bernard's Sports Medicine to offer comprehensive student athlete
pre-participation evaluations. These are the multi-specialty evaluations we typically provide at the Health Expo.
Athletes and their parents MUST ENTER AT THE YELLOW ENTRANCE of First National Bank Arena. Only clear bags will be allowed in the Arena. You will then proceed to the registration tables.
Wear appropriate clothing - wind pants or gym shorts. No skirts or tight blue jeans. Sports bra recommended for females under their shirts.
https://www.stbernards.info/student-athlete-pre-participation-evaluations-0
🏐 7th Grade Volleyball Tryouts 🏐
Friday, May 6th
3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Middle School Gym
This is for current 6th graders who will be going into 7th grade next year.
Warrior Events for 4/3 - 4/8
🏐 Jr High Volleyball Tryouts 🏐
April 8, 2022
3:30-5:30 p.m.
High School Gym
Anyone who is not currently on the volleyball team but is interested in trying out for senior high volleyball needs to sign up on the form outside of Coach Montgomery's office door in the gym. The deadline to sign up is April 8th.
WHS agriculture students partnered with middle school EAST students to develop a solution for band instrument storage during this school day!
Warrior Nation,
As the weather for this afternoon threatens to get nasty right at dismissal time, please read the following regarding dismissal today. All buses will be held for 30 minutes in an attempt to let the weather blow through. That means elementary students will load at 3:40 with the middle school and high school to follow. Parents, that means your students riding buses will be arriving home at least 30 minutes later than normal. We will be dismissing students with parents upon their arrival in the car rider lines at the elementary and middle school. Student drivers at the high school will be released at 2:25 in an attempt to beat the weather. All other high school students will remain on campus until bus release time unless a parent is here at the high school office to check them out.