Westside High School

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

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.

Students entering grades 8-12 should pick up Chromebooks in the high school library on Wednesday, August 3rd, between 1 P.M. and 7 P.M. or Friday, August 5th, between 7 A.M. and 1 P.M. Parent and student must both sign paperwork. Please note: Chromebooks will NOT be available for pick up during open house.

Immunization Update from WHS!

Westside Schools Open House Dates:

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.

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.

High school locker rentals will resume at 12:00 today. Sorry for this late notice. Please plan to come this afternoon if you had plans to rent a locker. Sorry for the confusion.

WHS parents and students, Due to a vendor issue, parking tags may not be available until after school starts. We will plan on having those for sale for our student drivers once school begins. Students will have until Friday, September 2 (Friday before Labor Day) to purchase and properly display the parking tag in their vehicle. The link below is to the document with Open House, Chromebooks, Lockers, and other important information and dates for WHS. We will see you all back at school soon. Enjoy the remainder of your summer break! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xlrrv7JnY3FAYXn-EezNTn48oPIN7DYYGmIBtXI9s5M/edit?usp=sharing

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

Westside Senior, Lukas Kaffka, signed a Letter of Intent to play basketball for Graceland University in Lamoni, IA starting the fall semester of '23. It's a great day to be a Warrior! ❤🏀 #WarriorNation

Please see the following link for High School specific back to school information. https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:4a7f1ca0-8e57-35e5-8919-7bb4f4daac20

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.

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.

Yesterday in Eldorado, AR, at 2022 YADCA (Youth Anti-Drug Coalition of Arkansas): See Through the Cracks, Shatter the Illusions of Marijuana and Alcohol, Brianna Tribble received the Outstanding Youth Leader Award for the State. She and her brother Landon Tribble also accepted the Outstanding Coalition Award for the state, awarded to Westside High School's Children's Volunteer Club.

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

The WHS Drama Camp that was scheduled for July 5th-8th has been cancelled. A reschedule date has not yet been determined.

High School Parents, Report cards/final grades for the 21-22 school year are accessible to you and your student by logging on to the student's HAC account at  https://hac20.esp.k12.ar.us/HomeAccess20. If you would like a paper copy, please contact the high school office with that request beginning Monday, June 13th . Instructions to help with HAC can also be found using the following link. https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:83d47088-e730-37b5-af9a-efbb161d2b94

Sr High State Championship was today and we competed against the top 64 squads in the state. Sr Red took 3rd place in the state. Each shooter received a $500 scholarship. Cole Cureton also competed in the Champion of Champions shoot off. Cole qualified by shooting a perfect score in the East Regionals. He shot against 14 other shooters and finished as the Champion. He received a championship ring and $2500 scholarship. Could not be more proud of the Westside Trap Program. Go Warriors! Team members: Cole Cureton Maddox Tarvin Blaine West Lucas Primm Mason Burris

Westside High School will be hosting an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, July 7, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. in the ROTC Building. There is a goal of 30 pints. Help save a life. Schedule your blood donation appointment today! *All donors will receive an exclusive Red Cross recycled cotton tote bag, while supplies last! Use this link to schedule your appointment directly: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=WestsideHS