Middle School

The middle school staff member of the week is Mrs. Audri Coursen!🐻 About Mrs. Coursen: - She has been teaching at the Willow Springs Middle School for 3 years. - She currently teaches middle school art "I love God, my family, drawing, reading, hiking and camping, and watching interesting things on Youtube." Congrats Mrs. Coursen and thank you for all that you do! #OneWillow

Mrs. Welch and Mrs. Miller took the 6th grade Science Club to the St. Louis Science Center last weekend! They explored hands on science activities and viewed a show at the McDonnell Planetarium. #OneWillow

Information for boys basketball camps for grades 3rd-6th!

Weather postponements: - The West Plains Golf Classic has been rescheduled for tomorrow, March 26th. Tee Time will be at 8:30 am at the WP Country Club. - High school and middle school softball at Norwood today has been canceled. - High school and middle school baseball against Winona today have been postponed.

The Middle School Staff Member of the Week is coach Lee!🐻 Coach Lee is the middle school ISS teacher and is the assistant varsity boys basketball coach. This is his first year at Willow. Congrats coach Lee and thank you for all that you do! #OneWillow

We'd like to thank the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Willow Springs Rotary Club for giving the "Don't Meth With Me" presentation to our middle school students!

Mrs. Green took a group of students to Jefferson City on March 4th for the Youth Art Month's Award Assembly! We had students represent the Willow Springs Middle School and Elementary School! Elsie Lemon won Primary Elementary Honorable Mention for the state! Each teacher gets to pick four works of art to represent their school. The art is displayed at the capital for the month of March. #OneWillow

The 7th grade BETA team consisting of Hayden Pitts, Aubrey Miller, Adalynn Siler, and Avery Foster competed at the Missouri State BETA convention last week! We had two students qualify for the National BETA convention that is in Savannah Georgia! Adalynn Siler placed 5th in solo dance and also received a Gold Ticket, which means she was picked to perform in the opening ceremony at Nationals in June! Avery Foster placed 2nd in digital enchanted photography! We are so proud of all the students and their hard work! 🥳 #OneWillow

Here are the Middle School Character Award winners for third quarter!🏅 Thank you to Robert Hollis Shelter Insurance for presenting the students with gift cards! #OneWillow

The elementary and middle school book fair is open this week!📖 Students can shop during the school day all week long. Families can shop on the evening of Tuesday, February 27th (Elementary 5:00 - 7:00 p.m./Middle School 3:30 - 7:00 p.m.) Don’t forget you can also shop online at this link: https://literati.com/store/?school=willow-springs-elementary-school-willow-spgs-mo

Spring sports are starting soon!⚾️ High School and Middle School spring sports schedules can be found at this link: https://www.willowbears.com/page/athletics

The Middle School Staff Member of the Week is Nikki Jackson!✨ Nikki has been a para at Willow for 2.5 years. She pushes in to 6/7 grade social studies, assists Mrs. Cook with special education classes, assists with Adaptive PE and anywhere else she might be needed. "When not at school, I enjoy watching Chiefs football with my son Mookie, cheering on the WS Bears football teams, card games/trivia, living room dance parties, and going on adventures with my 3 kids." Congrats Ms. Jackson, we are so grateful for all that you do!🐻 #OneWillow

The Elementary and Middle School buildings will be hosting books fairs next week, February 26th - March 1st! Students can shop during the school day all week long. Families can shop on the evening of Tuesday, February 25th (Elementary 5:00 - 7:00 p.m./Middle School 3:30 - 7:00 p.m.) Don’t forget you can also shop online at this link: https://literati.com/store/?school=willow-springs-elementary-school-willow-spgs-mo

The 4th/5th grade Willow Lady Bears basketball team won the championship at the Liberty Winter Shootout this past weekend and qualified for State in March! #OneWillow

The middle school staff member of the week is Mrs. Amber Lewis!✨ About Mrs. Lewis: "I have been teaching for 12 years. I have always taught in the Willow Springs School District. My first 8 years in the district, I taught 4th grade in the elementary, but for the last 4 years I have taught 5th grade science in middle school! Science has always been my favorite subject, and I LOVE getting to teach what I am most passionate about to my amazing students! I love being a teacher in the middle school! I love spending time with my family, cats, chickens, and bunnies! I also love growing plants, produce, and flowers on our small farm!" Congrats Mrs. Lewis, we are so grateful for all that you do!🐻 #OneWillow

Elementary and middle school buildings will be hosting book fairs the week of Feb. 26th!📖 Families can shop in person on the evening of Tuesday, February 27th or online by using this link: https://literati.com/store/?school=willow-springs-elementary-school-willow-spgs-mo

Congratulations to these middle and high school members of the Willow Springs Bear Pride Band who auditioned and were selected to the 2024 SCA All-Conference Honor Band!🎺 High School Honor Band: 🐻 Alli Pearson - 9th chair Clarinet 🐻 Karis Cochran - 3rd chair Alto Sax 🐻 Logan Mullins - 8th chair Trumpet 🐻Tate Cochran - 3rd Chair Trombone Junior High Honor Band: 🐻 Brynlie Campbell-Holmes - 7th chair Flute 🐻 Allisa Scanlon - 8th chair Flute 🐻 Oren Coble - 8th chair Clarinet 🐻 Alli Killough - 2nd chair Alto Sax 🐻 Jazzilyn Slankard - 4th chair Alto Sax 🐻 Porter Casey - 4th chair Trumpet 🐻 Josiah Wade - 7th chair Trumpet 🐻 Braylon Moore - 8th chair Trumpet 🐻 Emma McCary - 3rd chair Trombone 🐻 Kayden Mayberry - 7th chair percussion 🐻 Kaelyn Cooper - 8th chair percussion #OneWillow

Coach Cox's middle school weights students have been working extremely hard to get stronger every day!💪🏋️ #OneWillow

The middle school staff member of the week is Mr. Glen Cox!✨ About Mr. Cox: • 24th year in education, first year at Willow • Taught and coached football/track at Doniphan Middle School, Belton middle School, Lamar schools, Bolivar schools, and Stockton schools • Married to wife, Mary Beth with 2 sons Jared and Trevor • Hobbies include farming, animals, camping, hunting, fishing, family, and sports Congrats Mr. Cox, we're so grateful for all that you do! #OneWillow

7th and 8th grade students had the opportunity to take the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Boater Safety Course this week! We want to give a big thank you to the Missouri State Highway Patrol and Corporal Chatman for offering this course to our students! #onewillow