
The Elementary and Middle School are excited to announce that the online book fair is now open! 📖
Shop BOTH BUILDINGS at this link: https://efairs.literati.com/?school=willow-springs-elementary-school-willow-spgs-mo
Students can shop in person the week of October 23rd. Families are invited to shop on Thursday, October 26th during parent teacher conferences.
Watch for more information being sent home soon!
#OneWillow


Mr. Bell’s 8th grade shop class built a variety of vehicles last week!




Congratulations to the Willow Springs Bear Pride Band for placing 3rd in Class A and 12th overall at the Ozark Marching Festival on Saturday!





Mrs. Coursen's 7th grade art class had so much fun doing their paint pouring projects!








Meliana Wilson and Briana Hann are the District Doubles Champions!!!🏆
On to State Sectionals! Congrats girls!



Some fun photos from Mrs. White's Free Friday during Bear Time on Friday!









Congratulations to Koby Hicks, Chris Wallace, and Zepplyn Gilliam for completing their OSHA-10 Construction Course as part of Mr. Siler's Carpentry Program!
The OSHA-10 Construction Certification is an industry recognized credential.
#OneWillow


Please help us give a warm welcome to Mr. Glen Cox, our next new teacher feature!
About Mr. Cox:
• 24th year in education
• Taught and coached football/track at Doniphan Middle School, Belton middle School, Lamar schools, Bolivar schools, and Stockton schools
• Married to wife, Mary Beth with 2 sons Jared and Trevor
• Hobbies include farming, animals, camping, hunting, fishing, family, and sports
Welcome to Bear Nation coach Cox, we're so glad you're here!🐻


The Elementary and Middle School will be hosting book fairs the week of October 23rd! More information is coming soon.


Mr. Wilson's students were playing duck, duck, goose in Adaptive PE last week!
They have also been using the recess equipment to build strength!
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Preschool students had so much fun practicing their letters in shaving cream on Friday!





Coach Cox's 8th grade social studies classes are building models of Native American homes as they are going through the early American unit.
Coach Cox says the kids are working really hard on these and he is so proud of them!










Lilian Weimer placed 2nd in singles and the doubles team of Melaina Wilson and Briana Hann placed 3rd at the Nixa Tournament today!🏅
Congratulations girls!




Mrs. Dowden's 5th grade math class ditched their pencils to do some of their math problems with chalk!
The students enjoyed doing something different!





Mrs. Welch's 6th grade science classes recently completed a fun density lab!








Please help us give a warm welcome to one of our newest teachers, Michaela Rodgers!
About Mrs. Rodgers - "Hello, I'm Michaela Rodgers. This is my first year teaching and I'm teaching 3rd grade! I grew up here in Willow Springs and went to school here K-12. I'm super excited to get to come back and work in the school district that raised me!"
Welcome to Bear Nation! We're so happy to have you!


We want to thank West Plains Bank and Trust Company for their partnership and donation of $15,673 to the school district from proceeds raised through the Community Debit Card Program!


Another big day in Bears Athletics!🐻
Volleyball is hosting conference rival Liberty (Mountain View) tonight beginning with C team at 5 pm! C team will play 1 set, followed by JV and Varsity.
Cross country is traveling to Ava this afternoon to compete in the Ava Invitational beginning at 4 pm.
Come out, be loud, and support your Bears!



Happy IT Professionals Day!🌐
We have an amazing tech team and we are so thankful for all the hard work they do on a daily basis!


This week in Bears Athletics!🐻
