High School

This week in Bears Athletics!🐻

Here are your Willow Springs Football week 3 players of the week! Go Bears!🐻 #OneWillow

Seniors had the opportunity today to learn about Missouri State University-West Plains and talk with an Admissions Counselor!

There will be no school on Monday, September 11 for professional development day.

There will be no school on Monday, September 4th for Labor Day!

Willow Springs FFA students Melaina Willson, Kolton Stolba, Sydnie SIgert, and Marcus King had the opportunity to stand alongside Governor Mike Parson and State Senator Karla Eslinger today at the signing of Senate Bill 138!

Graduates from last year may pick up their yearbook in the high school office starting today. Sophomores-Seniors will be able to pick theirs up from their English teachers.

Welcome new teachers and paraprofessionals!🐻

August has arrived, which means we have some important events coming up soon! See the important dates below.

Fall sports schedules are out!

The first day of school is one month from today!🤩 Here is the full calendar for the upcoming 2023-24 school year!🗓️

Mr. Knapp presented at the Making Schools Work Conference today in Orlando, Florida. His presentation included several of the engaging activities he has developed for his classes over the years. Mr. Knapp's presentation was very well received by educators from multiple states. The Making Schools Work Conference is put on by the Southern Regional Education Board and attracts educators from all over the Midwest and east Coast. Congratulations Mr. Knapp on a great presentation and Thank You for sharing your knowledge to help other educators. You are an excellent representative of Willow Springs.

Congratulations to the Willow Springs FBLA Chapter for being recognized as a Gold Champion Chapter which is the highest level at the national level. Led by our officer team this chapter has worked to create a tie between our school and community. Through programs we have implemented this year and our work within the community it is simply an honor to be accepting this national recognition of excellence. Congrats Willow Springs FBLA!!! (This is just a small group of our members). We look for growth and continued involvement in 2023-2024. We Mean Business!!!

Summer school menu is available at the following link: https://5il.co/1u3dy

Senior Project Night: Proving that seniors CAN rise to meet the challenge since 2004. Congratulations to all seniors! You have accomplished some amazing things, and your presentations were incredible! Next up, graduation! If you don't know, here are the top ten senior project presentations: 1. Gavin Ferguson 2. Josiah Smith 3. Courtney Ames 4. Lily Bolander 5. Drake Marshell 6. Holly Wehmer 7. Claire Clarkston 8. Ciara Deckard 9. Lyza Liedovska 10. Madisyn Perkins

The Senior Project Showcase is underway in the Bears Den until 5:00pm. Senior Project presentations begin at 5:00pm and will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel.

Catch the live stream of Bear's Baseball vs. Hartville tonight on the Willow Bears Youtube channel. 4:30 pm start https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKhePdbZf_w

Congratulations to all our student winners at the district wide Alpha Rho Tau art competition! Winning work will be featured soon in the Howell County News! Last Friday, we had a great time viewing all the beautiful work submitted from our surrounding schools. Afterward, we enjoyed a relaxing afternoon at the park. Kaylee McCary “Faceless Beauty,” 3rd in Watercolor Mckinsey Smith “Kinsey and Koda” Houston Education Foundation Best of Show 2-D, 1st Pencil-Figure, and Students' Choice in Pencil-Figure. Mckinsey Smith “Smithburrow Village” Houston Education Foundation Best of Show in 3-D, 1st in 3-D Wild Cards, and Student Choice 3-D Wild Cards McKinsey Smith “Aragorn” 1st place in Oil Pastel Mckinsey Smith “Cozi Cardboard Home” Honorable Mention in Mixed Media Heidi Wehmer “Moth” Honorable Mention and Students' Choice in Wood Burning Dakoda Smith “Jewelry Box” 2nd in Wood Sculpture Kaylee McCary “Living Statue” 3rd place in Pen and Ink Karis Cochran "Tears" 3rd in Pencil-Figure Tay-Zha Perry “The Aubrey’s” Honorable Mention in 2-D Collage Natalie Bruning “Volleyball Portrait” 2nd in Black and White Portrait Santiago Moreno “Miniature GT 350” 4th in Black and White Still Life Santiago Moreno “Natalie in Blue” Honorable Mention in Computer Manipulated Michael Buster “Snoopy”2nd, Students’ Choice in Black and White Animal Sydney Kinsall “Cotton the Goat” 4th in Black and White Animal Sydney Kinsall “Peaceful Life; Peaceful Mind” Students’ Choice in Color Landscape Hannah Vanderbilt “Madison” 1st in Color Portrait Emma Collins “Volleyball Dispersal” 1st in Computer Manipulated Madison Bay “Paisley in Vogue” 2nd in Computer Manipulated Madison Bay “North Face Pop Art” 4th in Computer Manipulated Alivia Maggard “Bug in Macro” 2nd, Students’ Choice in Color Animal Ryan Friga “Hailey” Students’ Choice in Color Portrait Zabrina White “Light Shining on Flowers” 1st in Color Still Life Zabrina White “Outside” 4th in Color Still LIfe Bryan Schafer “Sad and Slow” Student’s Choice in Color Abstract

We would like to congratulate Ms. Susan James for being named Bear Proud Teacher of the Month at Willow Springs High School. Ms. James is kind and caring and always tries to find ways to help students.

Happy Friday BEARCAST Episode 6 Transition to High School (Part 2) has been uploaded!!! Thanks again to our Middle Schoolers Allie Adams, Cooper Poor, Grady Friga, Madison Loftus, and Neely Gilbert for stepping in and helping us with this episode. Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Q794GVLmoOzuWHsGwEOe9 Youtube https://youtu.be/hd6xls_Z-bU