Our next retirement spotlight is middle school cafeteria worker, Mrs. Leatha Smith!
Q: How many years have you worked for the Willow Springs School District?
A: 13 years full-time and 3 years before that part-time.
Q: What will you miss the most about working for the Willow Springs School District?
A: My co-workers and getting to know the kids.
Q: What are you looking forward to the most about being retired?
A: SLEEPING IN!!!! Spending more time with grandkids and crafting.
Congratulations Mrs. Smith and thank you for all that you have done for the Willow Springs School District! We wish you the best!🐻
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The Willow Springs School District is accepting bids for the 2024-25 school year for the services below.
Bids need to be received by May 10 and need to be addressed to Marlenia Barker - barkerm@wspgs.com.
Happy National Secretary Day!🌟
We want to give a big thank you to these ladies who go above and beyond for our school district. You are the glue that holds us together and we appreciate your dedication and hard work!
We are so thankful to have you!🐻
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Join us Thursday, April 25th for Senior Project Night!🌟
Each year, every senior at Willow Springs High School must complete a capstone project and give a final presentation about their project.
Students select a topic, profession, or social problem that interests them, conduct research on the subject, maintain a portfolio of findings or results, create a final product demonstrating their learning acquisition or conclusions, and give an oral presentation on the project to a panel of teachers, experts, and community members.
The showcase will be in the Bears Den from 3:30-5:00 pm where community members can view all of the projects. Presentations will begin at 4:00 pm.
We will have livestream links for the presentations soon.
The seniors have worked very hard on these projects, let's show them some support!🤩
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Game Day!!!
HS baseball at Hartville beginning at 4:30 pm.
Varsity boys and girls track at the SBU Bearcat Classic in Bolivar at 9:00 am.
Varsity golf at the Marshfield Invitational.
Varsity softball at Van Buren at 4:30 pm.
🎉🚍 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐁𝐮𝐬 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲! 🚍🎉
Today we're celebrating and recognizing the hard work of our dedicated school bus drivers who safely transport our students to and from school every day.
Thank you for your commitment to keeping our students safe and for being an essential part of the Willow Springs School District!🐻
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🚨 Elementary and middle school summer school forms need to be returned by Friday, May 3rd.
Game Day!!
HS baseball @ Houston beginning at 4:30 pm.
Varsity tennis hosting Reeds Spring at 4:00 pm.
Varsity golf hosting the SCA Relays.
HS softball hosting Bakersfield beginning at 4:00 pm.
MS softball at Hartville at 4:30 pm.
Good luck!!
Willow Springs High School senior, Maddie Poor was honored at the Missouri Scholars 100 Banquet over the weekend for being named one of the top academic students in the state of Missouri!
Missouri Scholars 100 is a competitive program that invites schools across the state to nominate candidates based on academic excellence. The selection process employs a formula considering the student's grade point average and ACT or SAT scores. Nominees must meet the criteria of an "Academic Decathlon," successfully navigating ten challenging academic events to showcase their scholastic strength.
To qualify, students must hold a minimum GPA of 3.750, a minimum ACT score of 29 or a minimum SAT score of 1,280, rank in the upper ten percent of their class, and engage in advanced coursework in mathematics, science, English, and foreign language. Additionally, nominees must exhibit excellent attendance, exemplary citizenship within the school, and active participation in the school's activity program.
Congratulations, Maddie!🥳🐻
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We'd like to thank Kerry Casey and Mary Schrag from the State Board of Education for recently stopping by to tour Innovation Hall!
This meeting allowed us to showcase our current career and technical education programs and collaborate on future CTE opportunities for our students.
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Middle school students that had a 98% attendance percentage or better got to go on a field trip to Noblett Lake last week!🌟
Everyone had a great time!🎣
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Students in Mrs. Wardle's class recently toured the Willow Springs Museum, the Ferguson Building, the Railroad-Welcome area and the prior Horton Hotel location to learn about our local history!🤩
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The middle school staff member of the week is Mrs. Tammy Henry!🥳
Congratulations and thank you for all that you do!🐻
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The 7th grade math classes recently competed in a jump rope contest to collect data to graph!
Each class divided into groups to see how many times they could jump at 1:30, 1:00 and 0:30 seconds. Then they took the data from the top 10 jumps to create a box and whisker plot; also discussing the I.Q.R. (interquartile range) and the outliers of the box plot.
The class with the greatest upper quartile of 114 was the Maroon 3 Block!💪
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Game Day for the Bears!!!
Golf at Mtn. Grove
Tennis here vs. Houston 4:00
Baseball here vs. Cabool 4:30
Softball at Houston 4:30
Good luck to all!!!
Our next retirement spotlight is high school math teacher, Mr. Russell Jackson!
Q: How many years have you worked for the Willow Springs School District?
A: 18 years
Q: How many years have you been in education?
A: 20 Years (Secondary education)
A: 6 Years (Air Force)
Q: What will you miss the most about working for the Willow Springs School District?
A: The students that want to learn and try to learn.
Q: What are you looking forward to the most about being retired?
A: Being retired! More time on the farm and time to get involved with the American Legion more.
Congratulations Mr. Jackson and thank you for all that you have done for the Willow Springs School District! We wish you the best!🐻
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Scott and Olivia Mackey from EHM and Co recently made a special visit to Mrs. Coffman's classroom and brought several of their animal friends!
Students learned first hand about the diets, habitats, and common behaviors of bunnies, a baby tortoise, a bearded dragon, zebra skinks, a leopard gecko, an axolotl and a ball python.
This was a fantastic opportunity to practice language and social skills! Thank you Scott and Olivia!
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6th grade students in Mrs. Welch's class recently created scale models of the size of objects in our solar system!🪐💫
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The Interscholastic Contest was held at Missouri State-West Plains on April 5th.
Over 30 schools competed - Maddie Poor placed 3rd in Algebra and Kaylee Pendergrass placed 3rd in American Government in our division!
Congratulations!🥳
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The Missouri Council of Administrators of Special Education (MO-CASE) is committed to advancing the field of special education through professional development, advocacy, and support for leaders overseeing special education programs. The legislative platform addresses key priorities to ensure the provision of high-quality special education services for students with disabilities in Missouri.
Marlenia Barker, Special Education Director; Melissa Altermatt, Process Coordinator; and Amy Pollard; Process Coordinator met with Missouri House of Representatives Members Travis Smith, Bennie Cook, Darrell Atchison, and David Evans on Wednesday, April 3 for MO Advocacy Day with other MO-CASE members.
While in attendance, the Willow Springs School District was recognized on the House floor during session.
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