Middle/Elementary School

Eighth Graders Experience Pig Production

by Jessica Smoot

The 8th Grade Agriculture Education class recently worked a litter of pigs on campus after finishing up a unit in Introduction to Swine Production.

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Great Night for Middle School Lady Bear Volleyball

The Willow Springs Middle School Lady Bears played host to the Licking Lady Wildcats last night. This was the final home game of the season.  It took the 7th grade Lady Bears 3 games to win it, and the 8th grade team “got ur done in two,” said Coach Valarie Jackson.

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Middle School MAP/Attendence Incentives

During the month of April, the Middle School students are getting prepared for the biggest test of the year…MAP testing.  Like the entire Willow Springs District, the Middle School abides by the PAWS.  During the MAP assembly, some of the teachers pointed out that PAW spelled backwards and by flipping the “W” to an “M” spells “MAP”, which helped fully explain that when taking the MAP test, be sure to follow the PAWS and do their very best.

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Middle School Howell County Spelling Bee

On April 10, 2010,  a hand full of the Middle School students attended the Howell County Spelling Bee at Fairview school in West Plains. The students who participated were Alex Hughey, Kamisha Worley, Kaitlin Samuelson, Tia Davis, Manuelita Patterson, Michaela Cox, Ryan Kogut, Andee Fredrick, Carrie Egnatowski, Dee Ciancanelli, and Jade Roberts.  Out of all the grades that attended, 6th grade entered into the top 10 from Willow Springs Middle School.

Elementary Screening

Pre-school screening for children birth-4 years old will be on Wednesday, May 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Help Find a Cure for Cancer

This year, Willow Springs Elementary is hosting two separate events to help raise money for Relay for Life. 

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Summer School Held in the Balance

Willow Springs may be seeing some changes in this year’s summer school.  Education is now starting to see some massive budget cuts.  With this tough reality, comes fewer dollars to spend on important educational programs. 

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Generosity Abounds in the Middle School

Wilow Springs 7th graders recently had a great learning experience  on a field trip to the Twin Pine Education Center in Winona.  The 7th graders won a food donating contest in the Middle School and was rewarded with this trip. 

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100 Days of School

With the school year well underway, it is hard to believe that we are finally celebrating our 100th day of school. 

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Be the Difference

Experiencing the devastating after effects of the earthquake disaster, citizens of Haiti are in need of not only food as most of us would expect, but also hygiene items.

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