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Remember....Spring Break is on Friday the 11th & Monday the 14th.  Classes will not be in session.
Coffee Talk!

 

Coffee Talk 

 

Make plans to attend the next Coffee Talk! on Wednesday, March 9th from

10:00 -11:00a.m. in the West Plains Middle School Library.

  

 This month's topic will be the proposed modified district calendar with West Plains Schools Superintendent, Dr. Fred Czerwonka. The calendar will be discussed at length and questions will be answered.  All are invited to attend.

 

 West Plains Middle School Raised Nearly $900.00 for "Pennies for Patients"!

 

West Plains Middle School Student Council and West Plains Middle School students recently held a penny drive; Pennies for Patients. This fundraiser was to help children who are fighting childhood cancers. Middle School students did an outstanding job raising money for those in need.

 

WPMS

 

(Back row: from left to right) Hunter Hubbard, Allie Howell, William Mortland, and Bernice Worley.

(Front row: from left to right) AJ Stafford, Charlie Kentner, Brendan Robins, and Kaitlin Portincaso.


The following grades raised:

 

5th Grade: $163.04

6th Grade: $251.99

7th Grade: $363.13

8th Grade: $49.42

Carnation Sales Donation: $60.00

 

Grand Total: $887.58

 

We are very happy with all of the support we received from our students, teachers, parents, and community members. A special thank you to West Plains Bank and Trust Company for their help in this effort.

 

Thanks for supporting such a great cause!
Middle School Happenings 
  
Thursday, March 10th
End of third quarter
  
Friday, March 11th
No School - Spring Break
  
Monday, March 14th
No School - Spring Break
 
March 15th & 16th
Iowa Basic Skills Grade 5-8
 
March 18th
Grades Cards Issued

ZBall Poster

West Plains Elementary Happenings 
 
March 15th - 18th
Iowa Test of Basic Skills
 
Friday, April 8th
MAP Boot Camp
 
Friday, April 18th
Preschool Screening
 
Thursday, May 5th
Track Meet K-3
 
Friday, May 6th
4th Grade Track Meet
 
Friday, May 13th
  Kindergarten Screening

WPMS Students Place Well at MSU Math Relays 

Several West Plains Middle School students participated in the Middle School Math Relays recently held at Missouri State University in West Plains on Saturday, February 26th. West Plains Middle School did very well by placing second overall out of several area schools. Students participated in both individual and team events. In the individual events, the following students received ribbons.

5th Grade

Fractions:

 1st Place-Andrew Wheeler

Number Theory:

1st Place -Emiline Yorty

5th Place-Hayley Hershenson

Graphs and Geometry:

1st Place-Hayley Hershenson

4th Place-Sarah Jean Darschewski

Arithmetic:

2nd Place-Jolee Laughary

3rd Place-Taylor Quarti

4th Place-Matthew Harris

Problem Solving:

5th Place-Andrew Wheeler

Team Event:

3rd Place-6th Graders Connor Cochran and Gannon Moss

3rd Place-5th Graders Andrew Wheeler and Mason Nelson

 

6th Grade

Problem Solving:

2nd Place-Noel Collins

5th Place-Connor Cochran (testing at a 7th grade level)

Number Theory:

3rd Place-Kayla Stadler

Graphs and Geometry:

4th Place-Gannon Moss

  

7th Grade

Fractions:

1st Place-Jake Burke

Problem Solving:

2nd Place-Emily Kimball

3rd Place-Ryan Evans

Number Theory:

2nd Place-Ryan Evans

Pre-Algebra:

3rd Place-Ryan Evans

4th Place-Emily Kimball

8th Grade

Fractions:

4th Place-Juliette Reid

Problem Solving:

5th Grade-Audie Russell

Algebra:

4th Place-Kristianne Mulkey

5th Place-Juliette Reid

 

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South Fork Elementary Happenings 
  

Thursday, March 10th

PLC Pause 

 

Friday, March 11th

No School - Spring Break

 

Monday, March 14th

No School - Spring Break

 

Tuesday, March 15th

Iowa Basic Skills Test K-6

Board of Education Meeting Central Office 5:00pm

 

Wednesday, March 16th

Iowa Basic Skills Test K-6

 

Thursday, March 17th

Iowa Basic Skills Test K-6

PLC Pause

 

Thursday, March 24th

PLC Pause

 

Friday, March 25th

Teacher In-Service Dismiss at 12:00pm

 

Thursday, March 31st

PLC Pause

 

 

Inclement Weather

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South Central Career Center Activities & Events

 

Thursday, March 10th

End of third quarter

 

Friday, March 11th

No School - Spring Break

 

Monday, March 14th

No School - Spring Break

 

Tuesday, March 15th

School Board Meeting

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WPHS Event Schedule

 

Monday, March 7th

No events scheduled

 

Tuesday, March 8th

FFA Area CDE's at Willow Springs at 4:00

 

Wednesday, March 9th

No events scheduled

 

Thursday, March 10th

End of 3rd Quarter

FFA Judging Clinic at Springfield

NFL Districts at MSU-Springfield

 

Friday, March 11th

Spring Break - No School

NFL Districts at MSU-Springfield

 BETA State Convention at Branson

 

  Saturday, March 12th

 NFL Districts at MSU-Springfield

  

Monday, March 14th

Spring Break No-School 

 

 

 

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In This Issue
Coffee Talk!
Pennies for Patients
Middle School Happenings
Zizzer Throwdown Dodgeball Tournament
WPE Happenings
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South Fork Happenings
Inclement Weather
SCCC Activities & Events
Find Us On Facebook & Twitter
This Week's WPHS Sports & Events Schedule
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West Plains Schools Looks to Inform Parents, Students and Public with "Dollars & Sense"  
  
West Plains R-VII Receives Perfect Score on Bus Inspections

West Plains Elementary Raises Over $1100.00 for Honor Flight
  
Zizzer Talk with the West Plains R-VII Financial Director-Luke Boyer
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Coffee Talk to be Held Wednesday

West Plains R-VII Buses Pass Inspections with High Marks

SCCC Culinary Students To Compete In State Pro Start Competition

    
ZizzerChat with Track & Field Coaches Joe Bill Dixon & Alicia Gunter Click Here
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