Willow Springs School District

The Willow Springs Elementary School would like to recognize the following students as Pawsitive Bears who have shown the character trait of Respectful during the Fourth Quarter of school! These Bears have shown respect to others in all settings and situations: Kindergarten: 🐻 Annaliese Roberts 🐻 Wade McKee 🐻 Everleigh Lemon 🐻 Cadence Campbell 🐻 Alaina Maylee 🐻 Jocelyn Kearns 🐻 Macie Hall 🐻 Trustyn Davis 🐻 Joseph Widner 🐻 Not Pictured: Thomas Savory First Grade: 🐻 Jamey Harden 🐻 Dakota Collins 🐻 Bodhi Trudeau 🐻 Boyd Lewis 🐻 Rachel Kharitonov 🐻 Colbie Holmes 🐻 Skylynn Vaughan 🐻 Eric Skelton 🐻 Noah Higgins 🐻 Elsie Lemon Second Grade: 🐻 Addie Ellis 🐻 Jeffery Collins-Dyer 🐻 Hoyt Zeller 🐻 Sloan McKinney 🐻 Gabriella Trae 🐻 Harper Jackson 🐻 Waylan Ghan 🐻 Benson Williams 🐻 Ameliah Collins 🐻 Quentin Peterson Third Grade: 🐻 Kharma Anderson 🐻 Parker Story 🐻 Joshua Coffman 🐻 Tori Beltz 🐻 Lincoln Kelley 🐻 Jessica Nadtochayev 🐻 Genesis Higgs 🐻 Tristan Bennett 🐻 Brylee Sanders 🐻 Israelia Dunn Fourth Grade: 🐻 Anna Barton 🐻 Jackson Hilton 🐻 Edward Fokina 🐻 Brennan Dye 🐻 Braylon Ebert 🐻 Desley Barton 🐻 Solarah Dhillon 🐻 Oliver McKinney 🐻 Abigail Maggard 🐻 Emilee Ellis Congratulations Bears! 🥳 #OneWillow

This week is Nurse Appreciation Week!🩺 Your kindness and empathy make a profound difference in the lives of our students and their families. Thank you for your dedication and compassion!❤️ Join us in showing our gratitude for our amazing school nurses!🐻 #OneWillow

Please read the information below about the Summer Food Bag Program.

Game Day!!! *Team districts for tennis begins today. Willow is the 1 seed and will host the 4 seed Liberty. Matches begin at 4:00 pm. *Varsity softball is playing in the district semi-finals against Thayer at 1:00 pm in Mountain Grove. *Varsity baseball will host Eminence. The senior night recognition will begin at 4:00 pm. This is a varsity only game. *Middle school baseball at Liberty has been canceled. Good luck Bears!!!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to all the incredible educators in the Willow Springs School District!🐻 Your dedication and hard work have made a positive impact on countless lives and we are grateful for all that you do. You continue to go above and beyond to ensure that our students receive the best education possible. Thank you for being the heart of our district and for inspiring our students to reach their full potential. We appreciate you this week and every day!❤️ #OneWillow

The last day of school is this Friday, May 10. We will dismiss at 12:45 pm on Friday.

Preschool students recently completed a unit on Community Helpers! - They got to hear from Dr. Pigg, an Optometrist!👁 - They visited Pizza Americana to watch how they make pizza (and of course got to eat some!)🍕 - Adam Kimbrough came to talk about his job as an ER nurse!🩺 - They visited the new Innovation Hall to learn about the CTE programs!🎥⚙️ - Dr. Mansfield, a Dentist, came to talk about his job and what to expect if students haven't been to see a dentist before!🦷 - They visited the Willow Springs Public Library and listened to a story!📖 - Officer Moore and Officer Cunningham (the School Resource Officers) visited to talk about their jobs and even let them use their radios!🚨 - Mrs. Gilliam visited to talk about recycling and the kids participated in a recycling relay!♻️ - The high school child development class stopped by for a visit and played some games!🐻 The students learned a lot and had a great time listening to the different speakers and touring new places! 🌟 #OneWillow

Join us as we celebrate the class of 2024! Click the link below for the livestream. https://www.youtube.com/live/Kx2jdzg2izY?si=x1fyR2qeRc70BIUY

Tonight is the night!🎓 Join us tonight at 6:00 pm in Munford Gymnasium as we honor and celebrate the class of 2024! Reminder, Bear Media Productions will also be livestreaming the ceremony. #OneWillow

It's been an exciting end to the first year of the high school's new aviation program!🌟🐻 On Friday, April 5, Aviation students Jeff Brasier and Clayton Wake attended the state Skills USA sUAS Drone competition in Linn, Missouri. There were 13 teams in the competition which tested the students' skills in FAA Commercial Drone Pilot information, drone maintenance and repair, autonomous flight planning and a final, hands-on flight obstacle course. The Willow Springs students placed first and will be headed to the national competition in Atlanta, Georgia in June! On April 24, Junior Jeff Brasier and Seniors Taylor Bruning and Clayton Wake passed their FAA Part 107 exam! This is the industry certification that enables them to independently operate as commercial drone pilots. We look forward to seeing what these career-ready young people can do with the new skills they worked so hard to develop! #OneWillow

Game Day for the Willow Springs Bears Baseball team this evening at 4:30 pm as they take on the Alton Comets.

Join us Monday, May 6th at 9:00 am in Munford Gymnasium for the Kindergarten Graduation!🐻

Mrs. Kelley recently visited Mrs. Thompson's class to talk about bee keeping and what tools are needed to harvest honey!🐝🍯 #OneWillow

Game Day!!! *Tennis will be hosting Salem beginning at 4:00 pm. *High school softball will be hosting Fair Grove. Senior night recognition will begin at 4:00 pm. *Middle school baseball will be hosting Thayer at 4:30 pm. * Middle school boys and girls track will be at the SCA Relays in Mountain Grove at 4:00 pm. Go Bears!!!

We want to thank our School Board for serving our staff members a delicious lunch today!🍔🥤 #OneWillow

Our next retirement spotlight is school bus driver, Vicki Adams! Q: How many years have you worked for the Willow Springs School District? A: 20 years. Q: What will you miss the most about working for the Willow Springs School District? A: The people. Q: What are you looking forward to the most about being retired? A: Relying on my own schedule. Congratulations Vicki and thank you for all that you have done for the Willow Springs School District! We wish you the best!🐻 #OneWillow #onceabearalwaysabear

Game Day!!! - Today's high school baseball game against Seymour has been canceled. - Varsity softball will be at Summersville at 4:30 pm. This is a varsity only game. - Middle school softball will be at Cabool at 3:00 pm playing one game only. - Tennis will be at Waynesville at 4:00 pm. - Varsity girls and boys track will be at the SCA Relays in Mountain Grove at 4:00 pm. Good luck bears!!!

Reminder, preschool and kindergarten screenings/registration are this week! Preschool: - Screening and registration will be held on Tuesday, April 30 from 8:00 am - 4:15 pm in the preschool building, located at 305 W Fourth St. - The child must be four years old before August 1, 2024. - Please contact the elementary office at 417-469-2474 to make an appointment. - Parents are required to bring the child’s official state birth certificate, immunization records, and proof of residency to registration. Proof of residency could be any one of the following: property tax receipt, rent/lease agreement or utility bill. Kindergarten: - Screening and registration for the 2024-2025 school year will be Wednesday, May 1 and Thursday, May 2 from 7:30 am - 4:15 pm in the preschool building, located at 305 W Fourth St. - Please contact the elementary office at 417-469-2474 to make an appointment. - All children entering kindergarten must be five years old before August 1, 2024. - Parents are required to bring the child’s official state birth certificate, immunization records, and proof of residency to registration. Proof of residency could be any one of the following: property tax receipt, rent/lease agreement or utility bill.

Summer School at the High School is ONLY for credit recovery and/or attendance recovery. There is not an enrollment form. Information will be shared with students and parents if students need to attend for credit recovery and/or attendance recovery. Students need to show up at the front door of the high school by 7:45 a.m. on the first day of the session they plan to attend. There are two sessions and a student can attend either one or both according to what they need to recover. For additional questions, you can call the high school office at (417) 469-3260.

We want to thank everyone who came out last night to help with Senior Project Night and those that came to support the seniors!🌟 #OneWillow