The Office of ERZ’s are proud to announce they are hosting regional ACT Bootcamps for Arkansas students in grades 9 -12. The bootcamps are free of charge. Listed below is the link to the ACT Bootcamp, at Arkansas State University. Each bootcamp will have seating for up to 100 high school students. If you have students interested in attending an ACT Bootcamp, please provide this information in the link below.
Arkansas State University ACT Bootcamp
Saturday, September 4, 2021
9 a.m. – 12 noon
Centennial Hall, 3rd Floor, Reng Student Union
Contact: Jill Clogston (jclogston@astate.edu)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJQ0rslzEInvYBTYZ1raUNM2SzlZo1zpcPWcAtJZlrQXUxqw/viewform
Football players and parents,
Jr high and Sr high football practice has been postponed for the next 10 days. Senior high will return august 7th and jr high will return august 9th. Practice times will be released at a later date
Westside High School held an AFA (Air Force Association) CyberCamp July 19-23. 16 students from grades 6th-12th participated in the camp. The camp is focused on cybersecurity defensive principles. Students learned cyber ethics, how to detect and defend threats on a windows machine as well as Linux, then ended the week with a CyberPatriot competition. The camp was made possible through a grant from the Arkansas Innovation in Computer Science School program.
Competition winners from left to right: Corbit Hiser- highest score on Ubuntu(Linux) , Kaylie (Atlas) Burnett and Carleigh Hiser- 1st Place Overall Team, Elizabeth Wallace and Crystal Barnes- 2nd place Team, Jason Barrow and Luke Hiser- 3rd Place team.
From Coach Engle
Jr high and sr high football practice has been postponed the rest of this week and Monday. We will resume practice Tuesday July 27th at regular times.
Correction
This is just a reminder that WHS second session summer school for those who have registered for 1st semester 8th grade math and 1st semester geometry credit recovery will began today(July 5th). This will be from 8:30-11:30 am.
Free breakfast and lunch are provided at the middle school cafeteria before and after school. This session is for only 1st semester 8th grade math and 1st semester geometry and those students should have already been contacted and enrolled by this point.
This is an optional credit recovery opportunity and attendance on-site daily is a requirement. There is no virtual option for these classes. These classes will run through July 30th. Both the final grade earned and the attendance record will be reviewed and verified before credit is awarded at the end of the session.
Congratulations to Baile Rogers, Bailey Willis, and Abby Manley for being named to the Jonesboro Sun’s “Best Under the Sun” softball selections.
We're excited to be opening the Warrior Dome for the 2021-2022 volleyball and basketball seasons! The waiting list for the chairback gym seating will open on July 1, 2021 at 12:00 a.m. Please call 870-336-8015 or email dpassmore@westsideschools.org to be added to the list.
Class of 21-22 Seniors and Parents,
We have received several phone calls at the high school asking when Sr. Composite pictures will take place. These will be scheduled after the start of the school year. Information will be given to all Seniors once that date has been scheduled. We typically have 2 consecutive days scheduled to take the pictures. There is also a makeup date that is typically scheduled later in the school year. Once these dates are determined, information will be given to our Seniors and we will plan on posting online as well.
Reminder senior high football players going to 7/7 Saturday morning 6-12-22 @Hoxie need to be at weightroom at 7:45 am.
Don't forget about our free summer meals for kids 18 and younger. The meals will be served at the middle school. Breakfast: 8:00-9:00, Lunch: 11:00-12:00
The Westside Trap Team competed in Jacksonville, AR on Saturday winning the 2021 Arkansas Youth Shooting Sports State Championship!
BACK TO BACK STATE CHAMPIONS! Congratulations, Warriors!
You still have an opportunity to order a WHS Yearbook! Don’t miss out. Only a few extras will be ordered. Here’s the link to order:
https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1002414/Westside-High-School/2021-Yearbook/20210605041510300112/CATALOG_SHOP/
For those students who are enrolled in the Warrior Summer Camp (summer school) for 8th and 9th grade English: Breakfast will be available at the middle school when you arrive. As soon as you get your breakfast, head up the hill to the high school. 8th grade English remediation will be taught by Mrs. Black (in Abbott’s room). 9th grade English, 1st semester credit recovery, will be taught by Ms. McCloud in her room. Virtual Arkansas classes will begin June 3. Classes are from 8:30-11:30. Lunch is available free if charge when classes are over.
If you have signed up for bus transportation, be watching and waiting for the bus to come by your house. This could be as early as 7:30 am. After the first day, you will have a better idea of when the bus will pick you up each day.
High school students who have not turned the chrome books in should do so tonight. Returns will be available until 6:30 PM.
High school virtual students should return their chromebooks tonight until 6:30 pm or Thursday until 6:30 pm. Students will not keep these over the summer.
FREE SUMMER MEALS Westside Consolidated School District is providing free meals to kids 18 and younger this summer. Date: June 1, 2021-July 30, 2021 with no service on July 2, 2021 Place: Westside Middle School Time: Breakfast 8:00-9:00 and Lunch 11:00-12:00
Graduation at ASU First National Bank Arena will be livestreamed on May 24th, 7:00pm. Below is the link.
Westside High School
https://youtu.be/q61SyfAMki4
Graduating Seniors and parents:
Graduation practice will be held on Monday, May 24th at 12:00 at First National Bank Arena. You should arrive at 11:45 and enter through the RED entrance. You will go directly to the arena floor and locate your seat. Please do not bring any items inside with you. This practice is MANDATORY and open only to the graduating seniors and school support staff.
All graduates should report to the RED entrance near the box office no later than 6:15 p.m. on May 24. You must wear your graduation robe in order to gain entrance to the arena. All graduates will be placed in their assigned seating arrangement upon arrival.
The graduation ceremony will be at 7:00 pm at First National Bank Arena. This is a ticketed event. All seniors have been given two sets of four tickets ( 8 total) and they have had the opportunity to pick up one more set of four tickets. All attendees must sit at the location that the tickets have printed on them. ASU continues to have a masking policy for all persons in attendance. FNBA staff does not allow air horns or other noise makers inside the arena. The arena has a clear bag policy that will be enforced. No balloons, gifts, flowers, etc...will be allowed to be brought into the arena. After the ceremony, all persons must exit the arena to meet your graduate as no persons will be allowed to come to the floor.
Mr. George
Virtual WHS students must return Chromebooks and chargers to the high school library between May 24th and 28th. The library will be open during regular school hours each day and until 6:30 P.M. on Tuesday and Thursday.
Live feed link for the Jr and Sr high athletic banquet.
https://youtu.be/dTXiiOWE4Po