Join us on Wednesday, December 13th from 5:00-7:00 pm for the annual Christmas Extravaganza!🎄
There will be fun Christmas themed activities set up by school extracurricular groups and classes/departments for the community to participate in on High Street (between the middle school playground and the elementary school).
Santa Claus will also be making a visit all the way from the North Pole!🎅
Don't miss this night full of fun holiday cheer!❤️💚
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Yesterday we celebrated MO Beef Day!
All three schools were educated on beef by our Willow Springs FFA officers. The elementary students were given coloring pamphlets and got to meet Hazel the heifer! Middle school and high school students watched a presentation, received stress balls in the form of cows, and also got to see Hazel the heifer!
Students were served spaghetti with fresh local beef for lunch yesterday and learned about the importance and benefits of fresh local meat and produce.
The Mo Beef Kids program, which Willow Springs Schools participate in, connects schools and their food service professionals to local cattle farmers and ranchers to “beef” up school lunches.
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✨Join us on Tuesday, December 12th from 5:00-7:00 pm for an open house of our new facilities - the Bear Training Facility and Innovation Hall!✨
The Bear Training Facility, located at 901 N Ferguson Street (next to the football practice field), is a training facility open to all athletes and students in weight training classes.
Innovation Hall, located at 908 Springfield Road, is a Career and Technical Education Center that houses hands-on programs such as Aviation, Bear Media, Carpentry, Criminal Justice and Engineering.
We are excited to showcase the progress of our new programs and look forward to seeing you on December 12th!
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Girls varsity basketball bracket for the Lady Dawg Classic at Van Buren.
Varsity and JV boys basketball brackets for the Strafford Invitational.
High school yearbooks can be ordered online!
Use the link below to get one ordered and please note, this is for high school yearbooks only.
Order link: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1059516/Willow-Springs-High-School/?fbclid=IwAR3h5H5FDjNYe6RZUeai8NeWdiFpt4hAgFAuubSKDTCtf0G3ykNJD-Ioj4M
Tuesday, November 28th Willow Springs Schools will be celebrating MO Beef Day!
Help us show our local farmers support by dressing like a farmer on Tuesday!👨🌾
We want to thank West Plains Bank and Trust Company for recently stopping by to speak to our senior personal finance classes about banking basics and how to build your credit!
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Students in Mrs. Warren’s 4th grade reading class wrote many wonderful things about what they were thankful for this week!🥰
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Kindergarteners gave a Thanksgiving performance to family and friends yesterday!
They did such a wonderful job!🧡
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Join the livestream of the Willow Springs Bears Boys Basketball team as they take on the Seymour Tigers. Stream will begin at tipoff of the varsity game.
https://youtube.com/live/0-pySYusj7Y
It’s #TeacherProud and #BearProud Tuesday!
Willow Springs is excited to join other school districts across the region in celebrating teachers and district staff.
Our nominees for the month of November are:
🐻 Jessica Cunningham - Willow Springs Elementary School 1st grade teacher
🐻 Amanda Marks - Willow Springs Elementary School special education teacher
🐻 Amber Lewis - Willow Springs Middle School 5th grade science teacher
🐻 Jerry Wickens - Willow Springs High School american government and criminal justice teacher
🐻 Kenny Smith - Willow Springs Schools transportation
Congratulations to this month's recipients, we are so grateful for all the hard work and dedication you give to our district and students! Stay tuned for our recipient spotlight videos!
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Congratulations to Braiden DeWitt and Macy Pearson were third place finalists in Duo Interpretation this past weekend at the Marion C Early Speech and Debate Tournament!
Also congrats to Caleb Martin who advanced to the semifinals in competition against both novice and varsity level participants!
Congratulations to these Willow Springs Football players for being selected to the 2023 All-SCA Team!🏈🐻
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There will be no school November 22-24 for Thanksgiving break.
The 6th grade science club recently spent some time picking up trash around the elementary and middle school playground!✨
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Students in Mrs. Land's class recently completed a fun fall project!🍂
Using all natural supplies and their imaginations, students created "leaf people"! They also named their leaf person and wrote about them!🍁
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We want to give a special thank you to award winning author Kris Rystrom Emmert, who happens to be Mrs. Dillin's sister-in-law, for stopping by recently to donate her book Providing Promise to the Willow Springs High School library!📖
Mrs. Rystrom Emmert's book gives a powerful message of enduring unspeakable tragedy and discovering unshakeable hope after the tragic passing of her first husband, Lt. Cmdr. Jon A. Rystrom of the U.S. Navy.
Thank you so much for sharing your story with us and for your kind and generous donation!❤️
You can learn more about Mrs. Rystrom Emmert's story and book by visiting her website at: https://providingpromise.org/
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The Willow Springs Middle School Staff Member of the Week is Ms. Sara Batson!
A little info about Ms. Batson:
🐻 She has taught a variety of grade levels including preschool, fourth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades and all the core subject areas. However, she has spent most of her career teaching ELA in the eighth grade here at Willow Springs until this year where she took the position as the 8th grade Special Education Teacher.
🐻 She has been in education for 19 years.
🐻 "I enjoy reading, being outdoors (it doesn't matter to me if I'm working in the yard or near the water as long as I am outside), going to the gym, and spending time with friends and family."
Congrats Ms. Batson and thank you for all that you do!
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Join us on Tuesday, November 21st at 9:00 am in Grimes Auditorium for a Thanksgiving Program that is being put on by the Kindergarten classes!✨
