Middle/Elementary School

Here are the December Pawsitive Bears in Willow Springs Elementary. Congratulations to all of the students who earned this honor by showing good character!

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.

Willow Springs Elementary School has announced the students best showing the characteristics of good citizenship for the month of November. Congratulations kids!

On Saturday from 9-12 a.m., Bears for a Better Christmas was able to help 362 kids for Christmas. Coach Waggoner and Mrs. Brower, along with around 24 student volunteers, worked to provide each child with two toys, a stocking stuffer, a book, a warm item, socks, and a hygeine kit.  Parents were also given wrapping paper and tape to put it all together.

In response to the recent anti-bullying assembly at Willow Springs School, the students below made their own poster. What have you done to make things better?

Ingomar Lodge #536 of Willow Springs recently provided a generous donation to the Willow Springs School District to provide winter coats and warm items for students in need.

by Allison Chaney

Bullying has become a problem in schools and everyday life all around the world. This was especially brought to our attention by Mr. Kirk Smalley who spoke about the Stand for the Silent (SFTS) program he started after his own child, Ty Smalley, had taken his own life because the life of a victim was just too much for him.

Bullying has become such a big issue because it can happen absolutely anywhere at any given time, without so much as an in-person encounter. The most common example of this is cyber bullying which consists of any unwanted, unwarranted, harassing statements made via mobile phone, social networking site, instant messenger, and similar sites.

by Ashli Riden

Bullying has become a huge problem in schools around the country. It has caused many young kids, like Ty Smalley, to take their own lives so they no longer have to deal with their bullies. The stories of Ty Smalley and other people were the subject of an assembly held at Willow Springs School on Tuesday, November 29.

Mrs. Holt shared the following poem written by a WSMS sixth grader.

Here are the Willow Springs Elementary “Paws” itive Bears for the month of October: