Welcome to Portage West!
Moving to new frontiers.
West Middle School is located in Portage, Michigan and serves about 690 students in grades six, seven and eight. West also serves as the Hearing Impaired middle school for Kalamazoo county.
Mission Statement
"The West Middle School community will offer students preparation for a lifetime of learning, enabling the student to meet life's challenges."
School News
West
Students
Give
Back To
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Community
 Congratulations
On A Fantastic Food Drive!
7,563 cans of food were collected for the pantry at the
Portage Community Center. In addition, over $1000 in
cash was raised for the purchase of additional items.
Seven homerooms had 100% participation. Great job West!
A special Thanks to the Wrestling Team for loading the
truck and to the Student Leaders for sorting and boxing
the items.
The
Student Leader Haiti Fundraiser collected over $1800.
The Student Leader officers presented Mr. Killips with a
check for $1,835.81 to be sent to the American Red Cross
for Haitian earthquake relief. The funds were raised by
the students at the Winter Party as well as a collection
at school. Congratulations to all of West's students for
their selfless giving! See the letter from the Red Cross
by clicking here.
The Talent Show will be held on
Friday, April 30. Sign up for acts is taking place now
through March 19 and tryouts will be held on April 19 &
20. Get all of the information about signup, required
meetings and rehearsals by
clicking here.
The March Newsletter is available online by
clicking here. This issue contains
information about spring break and other spring
activities as well as dates and times for nearly everything at West. Remember, the newsletter is no longer mailed
so you need to view it here.
Congratulations To Our Jeopardy Winners Ajith Manipala,
Brendan Matthews and Matt Missler will represent West in the All City Jeopardy
at the Portage District Library contest in early April. Sixty-nine students took
part in this year's competitions. You can see pictures of all of the matches in
the
picture section.
 Homework Club is a supervised and quiet setting for students to work on homework. Students are expected to sign up in advance, arrive on time, work quietly, and have transportation arranged for a 4:00 p.m. pickup. You
must sign up before 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday to attend Homework Club. If you have questions, contact Mrs. VanWinkle.
The PPS Academic Calendar has been updated. You can access it by clicking here.
The starting and ending time changes do not include
middle schools!
The Seasonal and H1N1 Influenza remain a concern in Portage Schools. For more information about influenza read the letter from the Kalamazoo County Health Department
or visit the CDC site at http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/parents. As conditions change, information will be posted on this website as well as the PPS district site.
Help Student Leaders Get Cash For Your Trash! Student Leaders would like you to keep your eye out for the following recyclable items
for empty inkjet cartridges and empty laser cartridges. West Middle School can earn cash for the used items you bring in. Just bring in your recyclables for donation to the media center or front office. This collection will be ongoing - we will collect items all year round. Help us get cash for your trash! Support WMS When You Shop by taking advantage of the fund raising offers made by these businesses. Click here to see the list.
Handy Information including telephone numbers, class schedules and office hours can be found here. You'll need Acrobat to open it.
Safe Routes to School Initiative:
Walking & Biking Safely to School
Safe Walking & Biking Routes to West Middle
Quick Links
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West Middle School
7145 Moorsbridge Road
Portage, MI 49024
Phone: 269.323.5800
Fax: 269.323.5890 |
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