High School

The 2025 Willow Springs High School Yearbook is now on sale.

Our students and staff are working hard to capture all the special events, activities, and memories from this school year and you won’t want to miss it.

📍 Order today at jostensyearbooks.com or by calling 1-877-767-5217.

Secure your copy and treasure these memories for years to come. 🐻 #onewillowonefuture

🎉 Homecoming Week: October 6–10 🎉

It’s almost time for Homecoming! 🐻💜🤍

📅 Parade – Friday, Oct. 10
➡️ Lineup at Booster Field: 1:00 PM
➡️ Parade begins: 2:00 PM (Booster Field ➡️ School)

👑 Coronation – Friday night at 6:30 PM before the varsity game

💃 Homecoming Dance – After the game at the Bear’s Den until 11:30 PM (HS students only)

Let’s pack the week with spirit—We Got the Beat! 🎶 #OneWillowOneFuture #Homecoming2025

Calling All Bear Alumni - We want to hear from YOU! 🐻

Share your journey since graduation and help us celebrate your story with the Willow Springs community.

👉 Fill out our Alumni Feature form here: https://forms.gle/1uHnCE7zphToEcav6

Your story may be featured on our social media platforms and website. Let’s show the world the incredible things our Bear family is accomplishing.

#OneWillowOneFuture #BearAlumni

Wellness Coordinator, Sherry Wiles, reminds us that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. A healthy start fuels focus, energy, and success all day long. 🍎🥛

👉 Read the full September Wellness Newsletter here: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3379/WSSD/6025012/September_2025.jpg

Picture Day is scheduled for Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
Photos will be taken during the school day at all buildings.
🎓 High School
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📘 Middle School
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📘 Elementary school
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Wishing everyone a safe and happy Labor Day.
Just a reminder: No school on Monday, enjoy the long weekend, and we’ll see you back on Tuesday.

What do Spider-man, Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson have in common? They are all topics for sophomore research papers! The creator of spider-man, Dolly and Willie all have founded organizations to offer help to people in our country. Each student chose a charity supported by a celebrity to write about.

The Willow Springs School District invites you to nominate the amazing teachers and staff who make a difference every day! Through our "Boosting Our Bears" program, you can celebrate their hard work and dedication. Submit your nominations today—it's quick and easy! Nominations carry over each month, so there's no need to resubmit for previously recognized individuals. 👉 Click here to nominate: https://go.willowbears.com/boostingourbears (All nominations must be submitted through the form.) Let’s Boost Our Bears together! 🐾

Important Update for SCA Athletic Events 📣 Due to rising costs, admission prices for SCA athletic events will increase this winter. New Admission Prices: Adults: $4 Students: $2 Thank you for your understanding and support of our schools and athletes! 🏆

District calendar for the 2024-25 school year!📆 For a PDF version, click this link: https://tinyurl.com/ydv2ykwb

Apply and join our team! www.willowbears.com/page/employment

Information about high school cheer tryouts: June 25: 6:00 pm mandatory parent informational meeting at Munford Gymnasium June 26: 1-4:30 pm materials learning clinic at Munford Gymnasium June 27: 10am-Noon materials review. 1:30-?? Tryouts. (Closed to viewers/public) at Munford Gymnasium For more information or questions, contact Coach Lauren Weyrauch at weyrauchl@wspgs.com

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

Graduation is next Friday, May 3rd at 6:00 pm in Munford Gymnasium! Join us as we honor and celebrate the class of 2024!🎓 If you are unable to attend, Bear Media Productions will be livestreaming the ceremony! #OneWillow

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!🤩 #OneWillow

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!🥳🐻 #OneWillow

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!🥳 #OneWillow

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! #OneWillow