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The Pride
May 17, 2013

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Willard East               April 17th

Willard Central          April 9th

Willard Orchard Hills May 6th

Willard North             April 18th

Willard South            April 16th

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Willard Parks

Don't miss out on the summer fun!

 

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Sumer Day Camp

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District Office

Graduation 2013

 

274 Willard Seniors will end their K-12 experience tonight. I call it an experience because Willard Schools don't simply offer classes for kids. We help grow young people! One of the quotes in my graduation speech tonight is from a book that the Administrative Team is reading called: The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth by John Maxwell. Maxwell quotes:

 

"The greatest stretching seasons of life come when we do what we have never done, push ourselves harder, and reach in a way that is uncomfortable to us. That takes courage. But the good news is that it causes us to grow in ways we thought were impossible!"

 

The best teacher, coach, sponsor, boss, is one that helps people stretch.If we are going to improve ourselves, our school, our district, our organization, our community, we must grow.People that do not stretch become inflexible, sluggish, dormant, and inactive.At Willard Schools that is not acceptable.We do not run the conveyor belt at the pace of the slowest person.We encourage the slowest person to grow to the acceptable pace of the organization.(Which is a pretty tough pace!)School is about out.Graduates will proudly walk across the stage tonight.Teachers, staff, and Administrators are tired but we will finish strong even if we have to stretch a bit to do it!!

 

Have a great weekend!

 

Kent


Dr. Kent E. Medlin
Superintendent of Schools   

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Athletics & Activities
Willard refuses to quit!!!!! Three of our sports are still competing for championships and nobody around here is surprised!

Congratulations to the baseball Tigers on their Class 5, District 12 championship on Tuesday! The boys defeated Webb City, 10-0, in the semifinals and defeated Neosho, 11-7, in the championship game. They will travel to Branson on Tuesday for the Sectional game. First pitch is at 5:00pm. The Quarterfinal game will be held on Thursday with location and time still to be determined. Good luck Tigers!

The soccer Lady Tigers got off to a good start in their district tournament by defeating Hillcrest in the semifinals, 2-1. They will play Republic today at 3:00pm for the championship. Pending a "Black and White" Tiger victory, we would host the Sectional game on Tuesday. Good luck ladies!!! A special congratulations to Maci Cotter and Lindsey Owens on signing letters of intent to play soccer next year at Central Methodist University.

Willard High School freshman Chloe Andrews rose to the occasion at the Class 4, District 5 Championships on Saturday at Camdenton. Andrews, the top-seeded 800m runner at the meet, led from start to finish and recorded a personal best 2:24.63. While Andrews was the only District champion, several Tigers earned their way to the next race. The top four in each event at the meet will continue their season next week at Ozark in the Sectional round. Senior Ali Frazier qualified for next week in two events, the shot put and the discus. Her discus throw of 113' 10" was the second-best of the day and her shot put throw of 35' 7 qualified third. Also throwing his way into the next round was senior Brady Fitch. Brady threw the discus 138' 9" to place third in the event. Senior Bailey Hession recorded a personal best in the 800m as well. Hession's third place finish (2:25.62) left her a second behind Andrews and completed a 1st /3rdfinish in the girl's 800m. Junior Daniel Horne placed 4th in the high jump with a jump of 5' 10". Juniors Z. Barr and Danielle Sanger joined the individual qualifiers with top four finishes in the 100m dash. Barr qualified second with an 11.33 and Sanger qualified 4th with a 12.80. Additional qualifiers were seniors Kolbe Kinghorn and Ramone Crews, who joined Horne and Barr in the 4 x 200m relay with a third place finish at 1:32.45. The Willard Tigers girls' team finished seventh of twelve teams and the boys'team finished eighth.

It's Good To Be A Tiger!!

 

Jeff Staley

Acitvities Director

High School
 

Willard High School is preparing to send off a talented and equipped 274 seniors from the Class of 2013. Graduation begins at 7:30 PM on Friday, May 17. Seating will be available for ticket holders at 6:30 PM while general seating will be available at 7:00 PM.

 

Finals for grades 9 - 11 begin next Wednesday, May 22. A finals schedule can be picked up in the high school main office or guidance office by students. The library is extending after school hours for students who need access leading up to finals.

 

It is GREAT to be a Tiger!

 

Curt Graves

Principal

Middle School
WMS INFORMATION
  • The WMS Archery team competed at Nationals in Louisville this past weekend. Willard Middle School placed SECOND out of 9 total Missouri middle schools and 49th out of 158 of total middle schools competing. The students did awesome and parent support was outstanding! Twenty out of 24 parents made this trip.
  • Last Friday, the 8th grade dance raised approximately $730 for sporting chance
  • Last week the high school organized a food drive to support our local food pantry. At the middle school Mrs. Parrish's class won the contest with a total of 54 food/hygiene items.
  • The district wide art show on Friday was an amazing success! It drew many visitors from the community as well as parents from all over the district. One of our WMS students received a cash award and the Superintendent's Choice award!! Congratulations to Marissa Collins; besides the cash award, her artwork will hang in Dr. Medlin's office for the next year. We are very proud of her!
  • The choir concert on Tuesday night was fantastic!! We appreciate all that Mrs. Witt does to prepare these students for their contest and concerts through out the year.
Thanks for checking in on us!
Amy Sims and Stephanie Walters
Principal and Assistant Principal  
Intermediate School
End of the year activities are in full swing!

This week, our top iChoose students for the year enjoyed a beautiful spring day at Silver Dollar City to start the week. Tuesday saw our 4th quarter iChoose field trip to Springfield and our Silver team visiting OTC to explore what they have to offer after graduation. The middle of the week brought the last running club meeting and iChoose store of the school year. Thursday was our district wide transition day for 4th-8th grade students and 6th grade students celebrated their two years at WIS with their going away party. Today, Yellow team traveled to Ozark to visit Smallin Civil War cave as their team field trip.

As next week is the last week of the school year it will be a another busy one. Hold on tight as we push to the end!
  
Tom Davis
Principal  
North Elementary School
  

As we wrap up the school year, students here at Willard North continue to be supportive for their school. Willard North competed with Willard East for a grand show during Field Day at the track. Together both schools raised over 15,000 box tops! The principal who lost was to be dunked in a dunk tank on Field Day. Much to our surprise...Mrs. Stevens and Mrs. Miller were both dunked during this event. You can bet the audience went crazy!!! The students also had a wonderful time participating in numerous teambuilding activities created by Coach Bills.

 

We also held our annual Celebration of Learning. Students, parents, and staff enjoyed an evening of fun filled games, music, and celebration for all the hard work they have invested this year. What is successful teaching without effective educators? We know a lot about effective educators here at Willard North! We celebrated all of our teachers with encouraging notes, fun treats, and provided lunch for Teacher Appreciation week. Thank you to PTO and all of those who helped make this week great!  

              

Angela Stevens

Willard North Principal

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South Elementary School
  
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East Elementary School
  

Over 15,000 Box Tops!!! Last Friday Willard North and Willard East celebrated the end to the "Principal vs. Principal Challenge" Willard North collected the most Box Tops but BOTH Principals went in the dunk tank. Did you know that 15,000 Box Tops = $1,500? Thank you so much for your donations and support!

 

This week our 4th grade traveled to Jefferson City. Kindergarten went to the Zoo and 2nd grade visited the Nature Center. Field trips are one of the most memorable events at the elementary level.

 

Next week wraps up the 2012-2013 school year! The students are excited for summer and I think the teachers might be a little excited too. Please make sure to pay your lunch balance and return library books by the last day of school.

 

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!!

 

Melinda Miller

Principal 

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Central Elementary School
  

Orchard Hills Elementary School

 

 
Special Services

Looking back on the year, I can hardly believe that there are only 5 days of school left! On day 1, it seemed so far away. At this point, everyone is ready for a little vacation and will soon be enjoying a little rest from the routines of the school week. I would like to celebrate the outstanding teamwork, instruction and growth of all of our students this year. Each time we sit down for an annual IEP meeting or 504 plan review, I am amazed at just how much our students can accomplish in just 174 days, regardless of their disabilities, when they work hard every day and are supported by their family and teachers.

 

Just think back to all of the situations that you or your child thought seemed impossible to overcome this year, back to the time that you thought you couldn't possibly face another challenge, yet somehow you kept going-taking it a day at a time. John Maxwell writes, "The secret of your success is found in your daily routine." What you do everyday, how you think everyday, what you strive for everyday, will eventually turn into success everyday. 169 days later, look how far you've come! I challenge you to not let a day go by that you don't strive to do your best wherever you are, let's finish this last week strong!

 

Caryn McDonnell

Director of Special Services 




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