🚨 Elementary and middle school summer school forms need to be returned by Friday, May 3rd.
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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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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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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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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The middle school staff member of the week is Mrs. Mindy Cooper!🥳
About Mrs. Cooper:
- She taught for 22 years at Richards School in West Plains
- This is her first year at Willow Springs
- She teaches 7th Grade Science, Kitchen Science and coaches girls track
"I love spending time with my family, antique shopping, everything outdoors, traveling, and being involved in my church."
Congratulations Mrs. Cooper and thank you for everything that you do!🐻
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It's game day!
- High school baseball at Ava today has been postponed.
- Middle school baseball will host Mountain Grove at 4:30 pm.
- High school softball will host Mountain Grove at 4:30 pm.
- Middle school softball will host Cabool and will play one game after the high school games at Booster around 6:45 pm.
- Varsity tennis will host Mountain Grove beginning at 4:30 pm.
- Varsity boys and girls track will be at the West Plains Relays beginning at 2:30 pm.
Go Bears!🐻
Over the next few weeks, we will be highlighting the individuals that are retiring from the Willow Springs School District.
First up is 2nd Grade Interventionist, Mrs. Anita Ellis!
Q: How many years have you worked for the Willow Springs School District?
A: I have worked in the Willow Springs School District for a total of nineteen years. (8 years as a paraprofessional, 11 years teaching).
Q: How many years have you been in education?
A: I have been in education for 33 years. Before teaching, I was a paraprofessional here at Willow Springs Elementary for eight years. After receiving my teaching certification, I taught at the FairView School District in West Plains for three years, Mountain View Elementary for eleven years and am now finishing my eleventh year here at WSE.
Q: What will you miss the most about working for the Willow Springs School District?
A: It’s hard to say what I’m going to miss the most when I leave the Willow Springs School District. There are so many things here that are very dear to my heart, those being my students' former/present and my co-workers/team. I will miss my students and those “ah ha” moments, when the light comes on. Those moments are my favorite and have reminded me on many occasions why I’m here. My co-workers/team are more like family. I have been blessed to work with such amazing people and to have built relationships that will last a lifetime. I will always hold true to the motto “Once a Bear, Always a Bear”!
Q: What are you looking forward to the most about being retired?
A: The thing that I am most looking forward to is having more time to spend with my sister, who retired from her job last year. She is constantly telling me how wonderful retirement is going to be! We will enjoy camping trips with our family, long day shopping trips, overnight stays, and sitting by the lake or river this summer. I also love to paint/refinish furniture. I am always finding old pieces of furniture that I would love to give new life. My new schedule will give more time to do that.
Congratulations Mrs. Ellis and thank you for all that you have done for the Willow Springs School District! We wish you the best!🐻
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We want to give a big thank you to all of our Project Prom sponsors!❤️
We couldn't do this without your help, thank you!
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April 2024 Regular Session Board Meeting
https://youtube.com/live/81UZoDobJGw
Congratulations to the Willow Springs Elementary School Spelling Bee winners!
1st Grade:
🥇1st Place - Madelyn Gorla
🥈2nd Place - Kane Ennis
🥉3rd Place - Graysen Stiebs
2nd Grade:
🥇1st Place - Michael Iacovlev
🥈2nd Place - Rowdy Hays
🥉3rd Place - Amelia Green
3rd Grade:
🥇1st Place - Joshua Coffman
🥈2nd Place -Emery McKee
🥉3rd Place -Evelin Kharitonova
4th Grade:
🥇1st Place - Lily Mullins (not pictured)
🥈2nd Place - Alivia Tharp
🥉3rd Place - Russell Garner
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Game Day. It is a wet Tuesday. We will let you know if there are any cancellations or postponements. As of now here is the schedule for today:
High School Baseball at Salem, 4:30 PM
MS Baseball will host Hartville at 4:30 PM
Varsity Golf will be at Cabool Invitational.
Varsity Softball will be at Mansfield 4:30 PM, followed by one MS Softball game
Tennis will host Salem beginning at 4:00 PM
MS boys and girls track at West Plains 4:00 PM
8th Grade students in Mrs. Drake's Project STEM class recently spent some time researching and then building model bridges!
They tested those bridges until failure. The strongest bridge was built by Sadie Parsons. Her bridge withstood a weight of 4144 grams!
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