Students in Mrs. Nelson's and Mrs. Cook's class recently participated in "Fun Factor" where they got to play different board/card games and they worked on math-place value stations!
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Here are the Middle School Staff Members of the Week for the last 2 weeks!
🐻 Sara Buckner, Head Cook at the Middle School
🐻 Tanya Spencer, 6th Grade Math Teacher
About Mrs. Spencer:
• 19th year teaching. Previously, taught 6th grade reading and math in Tennessee.
• 12th year at Willow Springs Middle School
• "I love reading, spending time with my family, and traveling."
Congrats to both Sara Buckner and Tanya Spencer!
Andrea Simandl was nominated to win $100 worth of classroom supplies from Kirk Nettles Insurance Agency, Inc!
JW Murrell, the local agent in Willow, was also there to help make the presentation!
Congratulations Mrs. Simandl and thank you Mr. Nettles for supporting area teachers!
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Please help us welcome our next new teacher feature, Mrs. Lacey Bunch!
About Mrs. Bunch:
"Hello! I am Lacey Bunch and this is my first year as a Kindergarten teacher, but my second year teaching overall. Teaching has always been my calling and passion. Aside from teaching, I enjoy spending time with my family. I attended Willow PreK-12th grade and discovered my love for teaching because of the extraordinary teachers I had here. The love, support, and guidance I was given is what I want to give to my students as well. I am honored to be a part of such an amazing district."
Welcome to Bear Nation Mrs. Bunch, we're so glad you're here!🐻
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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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