January 30, 2012
By: Taylor Cauldwell
With Love, From Broadway is a senior project being completed by one of our own high school students: Mary Conlin. It is a musical event held at the historic Star Theater. There will be two separate shows at 7 p.m., one February 18 and the second on February 25. The tickets cost $5, and you can buy them from Serghei Iacovlev or Mary Conlin.
January 30, 2012
by Jessica Smoot
Everyone likes music, from little children dancing to Disney songs to your grandparents enjoying…well, whatever it is your grandparents like. Here are some nearby concerts coming up that might have something you can enjoy.
January 23, 2012
by Jessica Smoot
On Saturday, January 14, 2012, citizens from Willow Springs and surrounding towns met together to chase down the Snowmonster. This year’s reward for chasing down the notorious Snowmonster was helping out the Willow Springs Municipal Golf Course pavilion fund. All procedes from the cross country race went toward the fund.
January 19, 2012
by Taylor Cauldwell
The Willow Springs High School Spring blood drive will be held on Wednesday, January 25. All students that are 16 years of age or older can sign up to donate at Ms. Tina’s office window. Sixteen year-olds must turn in a parent permission form unless they turned one in at the last blood drive.
Girls need to keep their iron levels up with multivitamins, fortified breakfast cereals, spinach, and white beans. Donators will be given snacks and drinks after they have donated along with a free “Angry Blood” t-shirt. Check them out on the blood drive posters or in Mr. Knapp’s room by his whiteboard.
January 19, 2012
by Jocy Vitela
Anorexia nervosa is a disorder that causes you to eat little and exercise a lot, forcing yourself to lose weight from the fear of being fat. A person with anorexia will go to extremes to lose weight such as starving themselves and exercising too much.
January 19, 2012
Here are the December Pawsitive Bears in Willow Springs Elementary. Congratulations to all of the students who earned this honor by showing good character!
January 13, 2012
by Jessica Smoot
The Civil War began on April 12, 1861, when Confederate rebels fired on United States troops at Fort Sumter, South Carolina.
January 13, 2012
The 7th grade team finished the season with a big win over Mountain Grove, a team that had defeated them two previous times. Their other losses were to a good West Plains team that finished the season with an undefeated record. The 7th grade finished their season with a very impressive 11-5 record.
January 11, 2012
by Sharon Petrus, high school counselor
January 11, 2012
by JJ Cox
Did you know that our school has a chess team that practices every Thursday after school? There are 25 members. On December 17, the members participated in their first tournament at West Plains High School. Eleven students attended this tournament. Here are the results:
