Good Luck to the track team today as they travel to Mountain Grove for Sectionals. Go Bears!!
Congratulations to 8th grade student Eavanna Kharitonova for winning 1st place for the west side of Missouri in the Missouri Peace Officer Foundation essay contest!🌟
Along with this honor, she received $300, her classroom teacher received $100, and the school district will receive $100!
Congratulations Eavanna!🐻
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Our next retirement spotlight is school bus driver, Larry Foster!
Q: How many years have you worked for the Willow Springs School District?
A: A few years back in the late 70's and then 9 years currently.
Q: What will you miss the most about working for the Willow Springs School District?
A: All the bus drivers and going on trips/events. Driving the bus has been some of the best years.
Q: What are you looking forward to the most about being retired?
A: Spending more time at the lake and fishing, more time with family and not getting up so early.
Congratulations Larry and thank you for all that you have done for the Willow Springs School District! We wish you the best!🐻
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Please read the information below about the Summer Food Bag Program.
Lady Bears Softball at Grove today in the District Championship game vs. Ava. Game time is 4:00 PM. Good luck Lady Bears!!
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! 🥳
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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!🐻
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The last day of school is this Friday, May 10.
We will dismiss at 12:45 pm on Friday.
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
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! 🌟
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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.
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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
Mrs. Kelley recently visited Mrs. Thompson's class to talk about bee keeping and what tools are needed to harvest honey!🐝🍯
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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!🐻
We want to thank our School Board for serving our staff members a delicious lunch today!🍔🥤
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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!!!
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
