⚽ Soccer Update for Thursday, April 21st ⚽
The soccer game for today vs Wynne has been cancelled and will be played tomorrow, Friday, April 22, 2022 at Westside with a 5:00 p.m. start time.
PINT SIZE HERE/HOPE begins with you . . . is the motto for the upcoming American Red Cross Blood Drive sponsored by the WHS National Honor Society on Monday, April 25th in the high school library, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Donation Goal: 35 units and if we collect enough units, a WHS senior will receive a scholarship! Plus, 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.
Students (16+ with signed parental consent), parents, guardians and community members, click here to sign up to donate and save lives: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=WestsideHS
Remember, 1 blood donation can save up to 3 lives. ❤
The baseball game scheduled for tomorrow, 4-21-22, at Walnut Ridge has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled.
Are you or someone you know looking to replace a bed in your home? Now is the time.
The Westside Band Boosters is hosting a one-day Mattress Fundraiser on May 14th , from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. There will be over 25 beds on display for customers to try. The brand name mattresses are made to order, have full factory warranties, are available in all sizes, and are priced below retail. In addition to beds, there will also be luxury pillows and even adjustable power bases! Delivery & financing is available.
Check out this cool video to see how it works:
https://youtu.be/dtWPNME9W2w
WHS ACT Aspire Testing Schedule 2022: 8th, 9th, 10th Grade
*WAMI day = Westside Alternate Method of Instruction day*
9th and 10th Grade Testing - April 21st and 22nd (Thursday and Friday)
9th and 10th Grade Will Test On Campus. 8th, 11th, and 12th Grade Will Attend Virtually From Home (WAMI days). Class assignments will be completed through Google Classroom
8th Grade Testing - April 25th and 26th (Monday and Tuesday)
8th Grade Will Test On Campus.
11th and 12th Grade Will Attend Classes On Campus. 9th and 10th Grade Will Attend Virtually From Home (WAMI days). Class assignments will be completed through Google Classroom.
Upcoming Parent Meeting:
The WHS Athletic Booster Club will have a meeting on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 6pm in the high school cafeteria.
WHS/AFJROTC packed another 23,000+ meals today at the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas.
Dating back 5 years to the time we started this Community Service project, today cadets hit two huge milestones:
Over 2000 Hours donated!
Over 500,000 meals packed!
These cadets have gone above and beyond in demonstrating the Air Force Core Value of “Service Before Self”.
It's a great day to be a Warrior!
⚾ Friday, April 15, 2022 Baseball Update ⚾
The baseball game scheduled for today vs Blytheville has been cancelled and will be played on Friday, April 22, 2022 at home. The game will be a Varsity Double Header with Senior Night Recognition.
April 18th - 23rd
*Warrior Upcoming Events*
Westside High School has selected Seniors Samara Brogan and Spencer Honeycutt for this year's representatives to the Governor's Scholastic Honors Day.
The Arkansas Department of Education is pleased to announce that the Governor's Scholastic Honors Day will be held May 7, 2022, at the Governor's Mansion in Little Rock.
Scholastic Honors Day recognizes Arkansas' best and brightest students. Students will meet the Governor as well as his wife and have pictures taken.
Selection Criteria:
Public and private high schools are encouraged to select two students in the senior class who best represent excellent academic achievement.
Due to scheduling limitations, each high school can only select two (2) students to attend the event. No exceptions.
A slideshow will be created honoring the selected students. The slides will include the student's photo, name, school and hometown.
The event will be hosted at:
Governor's Mansion
1800 Center Street
Little Rock, AR 72206
Congratulations Samara and Spencer! It's a great day to be a Warrior!
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.
The WHS FFA Dinner & Auction is Friday, April 15, 2022 in the high school gym. You can get food at 5:30 p.m. and auction starts at 6:00 p.m. Check out our auction items and food options on this post!
Parents, Guardians and Community are welcome to come out and support our students!
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
WHS/AFJROTC Cadet/Major Hunter Walpole has been selected as the Air Force Association and Air Force JROTC Cadet Leadership Award Winner for the state for 2021-22, recognizing him as the #1 AFJROTC Cadet in the State of Arkansas for this school year.
This award began four years ago and a WHS/AFJROTC cadet has been selected as the state winner each year, including Luke Walz, who was selected as the state winner in 2018-19 and Laityn Tippy, who was the National winner in 2019-20. The award was suspended last year due to COVID restrictions.
Cadet Walpole, who was recently selected as the next Cadet Group Commander, will compete at the Region Level in late April and if selected at the National Level in early May.
Congratulations to Cadet Walpole!
⚾Wednesday, April 13th Baseball Game Update⚾
The Baseball vs Blytheville game scheduled for today has been canceled and will be played on Friday, April 15, 2022, 4pm at HOME. This game will be a Varsity Double Header with Senior Night Recognition.
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.
🥎Softball Game Update🥎
Softball vs Blytheville game scheduled today (4-12-22) will not be played and has been scheduled for Thursday, April 14, 2022.
⚾Baseball Game Update⚾
The baseball game scheduled for today (4-12-22) vs Barton will be played away at Barton. Varsity game only with a start time of 4:30 p.m.
*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.
