Fall sports schedules are out!
The first day of school is one month from today!🤩
Here is the full calendar for the upcoming 2023-24 school year!🗓️
All supply lists for the upcoming school year are available and can be found at the link below.
https://www.willowbears.com/page/back-to-school-info?fbclid=IwAR1ICBY4atBdbpzly0rZwwbj-UA4gBjKZFtIyDqdi-Bd2Alv6W7AE3ZdLvM
Here are some important upcoming dates for the 2023-24 school year!
You can find more back to school information by clicking this link: https://www.willowbears.com/page/back-to-school-info?fbclid=IwAR1ICBY4atBdbpzly0rZwwbj-UA4gBjKZFtIyDqdi-Bd2Alv6W7AE3ZdLvM
Mrs. Barker, Special Education Director and Mrs. Altermatt and Mrs. Pollard, Process Coordinators, have been advocating with the Missouri Council of Special Education Admininstrators and Council of Exceptional Children at the Special Education Legislative Summit in Washington, D.C., speaking to U. S. Senators and Representatives for much needed mental health services in schools, appropriations for IDEA and addressing staff shortages.
July 2023 Regular Session Board Meeting
https://youtube.com/live/nckDW7r49aY?feature=share
Our annual FREE Athletic Physical Clinic will be held tomorrow at 8:00 am in Munford Gymnasium. Anyone participating in athletics or marching band grades 7-12 that doesn't still have a valid two year physical on file must have a physical exam prior to the first practice day of their activity.
In this link you can print the form and send with your child. Copies will be at the clinic as well.
https://www.mshsaa.org/resources/SportsMedicine/MSHSAA-PPE-MH-SSMB.pdf
Summer Food Bags for Kids
Convoy of Hope has partnered with Westside Family Life Center to distribute food bags to kids throughout the summer. Pick up times are 10:00 am- noon. The dates left for pick up are : July 7, July 21, and August 4. Kids must live within the WS school district to qualify. To receive the bags, just pull up to the elementary circle drive.
Bear Tennis star, McKylie Cox named girls tennis player of the year by the Springfield Sports Commission! Bear Nation salutes McKylie and her tremendous tennis career!
The boys and girls basketball teams put in some work for the city today! The boys picked up trash along the side of the road around Loves Truck Stop. The girls worked at the golf course washing carts and cleaning the clubhouse. Awesome Job Bears!
Thank you Bev Hicks for organizing this for our kids!
Thank you to Joe Blankenship from Coastal Energy for being the highest bidder at the Chamber of Commerce Auction that resulted in our teams working a day for the city!
We also would like to thank Robert Hollis from our local Shelter Insurance Agency for making a donation in support of both our boys and girls basketball teams! Proud to be a Bear!!
June 2023 Regular Session Board Meeting
https://youtube.com/live/8L4l-ObrsN0?feature=share
These kids did a great job this week at basketball camp! Our campers were in grades 1-6. Today we finished camp with some competitions, camp t-shirts and popsicles!! The Future is Bright!
Thank you to our high school players for helping work with the campers!
Good Luck to our High School Track Athletes Melaina Wilson and Briana Hann as they compete in the State Track Meet today !
Go Bears !!!
Good luck to our HS track athletes competing in the Sectional Track meet today in West Plains!!
Go Bears !!
The active intruder alert was inadvertently triggered this afternoon on campus. A quick response revealed no threat. We apologize for any stress or panic this situation caused to your family. Thank you to our local law enforcement agencies, which were all quick to respond. We will use this incident to further develop our response to potential safety scenarios. We realize these types of situations could be traumatic for some of our students. For those seeking strategies for communicating with your family, please take a moment to read the following: https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-safety-and-crisis/school-violence-resources/talking-to-children-about-violence-tips-for-parents-and-teachers
There was a false panic alarm at the school. Everything is okay.
All medication at the nurse's office must be picked up or checked in for summer school by the end of the school day on Wednesday, May 17. Any medication not picked up by a parent will be destroyed. Thank you!
The Individual Sectional Boys Tennis Tournament will be at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield tomorrow beginning at 10:00 AM.
Good Luck to Coach Cox and the Boys!!!
5th grade in the wild! Our 5th graders took a trip to Mammoth Spring State Park on Wednesday. They explored the fish hatchery, played nature bingo while walking the trail, and toured the historic depot.
Pictures are in the folder linked below!
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-Pg9zXf_KtibroaK2h07bnMdNdHoAz6a
The softball district championship game has been pushed back to a 4:00pm start this afternoon.