Johnson County Westside School District

Homecoming shirt orders! To place an order •pick-up an order form at the high school office •pick-up an order form during the football game at the concession stand Sept 1st or Sept 8th •email cpayne@westsiderebels.net AS-AXL $13.00 A2XL $14.00 A3XL-5XL $16.00

Spirit night: This Friday wear your Hawaiian attire and cheer on the Rebels! (Must be school appropriate.)

2023 Football HoCo shirt orders COMING SOON! •Adult small to adult large $13 •Adult 2XL $14 •Adult 3XL-5XL $16

We have an upcoming event for all Westside High School students and parents! On the night of Parent Teacher Conferences, 9/14, we are hosting a career fair. Parents and students will get the chance to talk to colleges and trade schools in Arkansas. After talking to your students' teachers, you can hop over to the cafeteria and gain some insight on the many options our Westside students have to pursue their dreams! SENIORS! We will also have a financial aid professional visiting to talk to you and your caregivers about the FAFSA and the various ways to pay for college. Make plans to be there for a fun, informative, night!

2023 Cross Country Schedule

Remember Band members, practice starts today at 4:30 pm. There will be some outside practice to prepare for the game this week. You must attend at least 2 practices this week and attend the game against Yellville-Summit. Let's cheer on our Rebels this week by working extra hard! Much love - Mr. O'D

Congratulations to our Students of the Month. Senior Logan Sanders for the high school and 6th grader Darren Yates for the Junior High.

Tonight's game against Dover has been cancelled because of the extreme heat.

This year, we partnered with Arkansas Tech Career Center to begin offering Health Science classes for our Juniors and Seniors at ATU Ozark! Students who signed up for this opportunity are going to campus everyday to take college classes. This is a great step in helping our students who want to work in the healthcare field become career ready. Thank you to Ms. Hays and especially Mrs. Nichols for making this happen for our students! Yesterday was their first day of classes. We are looking forward to watching more Westside students reach their dreams!

Football Homecoming Court 2023 Senior Maids: Danielle Keech, Logan Sanders, Dally Wood Junior Maids: Patience Smith-McCoy and Katherine Wright Sophomore Maids: MacKenzie Cato and Kaley Holman Freshman Maids: Emarsen Morgan and Lily Vaught

Friday's Senior High Football game will start at 8:00 pm vs Dover. Out of precaution for the heat, we will have 12 minute running quarters with 5 minute breaks between quarters to evaluate the situation and allow the athletes proper time to cool down and hydrate. ADMISSION: $5 AAA passes accepted

Thursday's Junior High Football game will start at 8:00 pm at Dover. LIVESTREAM https://www.youtube.com/@doverpiratestv ADMISSION Tickets for the game can be purchased on GoFan. Follow the link provided below. https://gofan.co/event/1100516?schoolId=AR18613 AAA passes will be accepted at the gate.

Hello Musicians, After a very productive meeting, we will be starting after school practice next week due to excessive heat. This week's practices will take place indoors and is open to returning Band students. Students enrolled in HS Band will be required to participate in Marching Band, Stand Band, or both, depending on their performance level. Everyone will be registered with the state Band organization for any activities involving the Band. This will be a great year and your students are doing amazing already!

Cross Country practice will start at 7:20 am Monday and Wednesday because of the excessive heat warnings next week.

Hello Musicians and Parents! Tonight is the first Music Parent Meeting of the year. We've got a lot to unpack, so please make sure someone in your household is able to attend to learn more about Band, Choir, and how YOU can support us. We've also got a LOT of musicians that would like to join us outside of these classes. PLEASE come by tonight and learn how we can get you involved again! If you can not attend tonight's meeting, there will be another post with our meeting minutes and schedules. Much Love and a word from Randall Standridge, Arkansas Composer

Yearbooks will be available during Open House this Thursday, 8/10 from 5:00 - 7:00pm. Mr. Mayes will have the yearbooks for 6th - 12th, and Mrs. Ross will have those for PK - 5th. If you did not order a yearbook, there will be extra available for $48.

Letters were mailed out to parents from the school yesterday that contained a 2023-24 School Calendar. Please disregard the August block of the calendar. Somehow the dates 1-4 are repeated for August and have thrown the calendar off. Open House is Thursday, August 10th and the first day of school is Monday, August 14. We apologize for any confusion. If you would like a corrected calendar, these are available at the high school office.

Anyone interested in joining cross country can email Coach Busch at kbusch@westsiderebels.net or join us June 19th (Monday) at 7:30 am at the gym.

Come join us for an ice cream social and parent meeting on Thursday, June 8th, at 6:00 p.m. to meet the new boys basketball coach, Logan Wilbanks. We will also have our heat illness and concussion protocol meeting, as well as help you sign your athlete up for Dragonfly.

It's was a high flying adventure today for seniors as they spent their senior trip day in Branson, MO. Everyone had a great time. In less than 48 hours these students will become graduates! Thank you Mr. Freeman for driving the bus, Ms. Lovell for keeping up with the paperwork since these guys were 7th graders, Mrs. Hurt, and Mrs. Bartmier for going along as sponsors.