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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

Students and Parents:

Please look for the following lists posted in the Main Office window:  Honors (3.0-3.49), High Honors (3.5-3.99), 4.0 and Citizenship.  The lists will be posted until Friday, May 3rd.    These lists will be used for the Awards Programs at the end of the  school year.  Please check these lists and bring any concerns regarding grade point to the Guidance Office.  If you have concerns regarding Citizenship or if you find an error in spelling, please see Mrs. LeFevre in the Main office.

8th grade Healthy Choices survey on May 15, 2013 - Click Here for more information

West Middle School May/June Newsletter- click on the blue link

Online Safety Presentation by Officer Mayhew and Officer Doster – a special thanks from Mr. Roehm and the PTSO to the Officers for coming and speaking to us about on-line safety. If you were unable to attend the presentation, here is the powerpoint that includes some of the information that was discussed. Click Here to see the powerpoint.

West Middle School Spirit Wear Sale

Purchase your Spirit Wear before it sells out.
Limited quantities available.
WMS Spirit Wear - Please contact Heidi Hively if you are interrested in purchasing Spirit Wear hhively@portageps.org
West Middle School Spirit Wear


Red Dry fit short sleeve tshirt                  $10
Bright Pink short sleeve tshirt                    $8
Indigo Blue short sleeve tshirt                   $8
Blue/Lime Girls "football" 3/4 sleeve tshir$15
Black hoodie sweatshirt                           $22
Cash or Checks payable to WMS 
Sales only on sale dates, No orders please

Bright Blue long sleeve tshirt      $12
Royal Blue back sack    
sold out  $10
Black sweatpants                        $18
   
  youth X-large sweatpants sold out
   

HOMEWORK CLUB - For more information click here

Athletic Physicals: Please make sure that you try to get your student an athletic physical this summer if you can to avoid any kind of situation during the school year where your student surprises you with needing one in order to participate in a sport.   Athletic physicals are good on or after April 15th of the current school year until the following April.  Mr. Helsom does not carry athletic physicals over from one school year to another.  When in doubt, please email him to confirm that your student has a physical on file for the current school year.  He can be reached at ghelsom@portageps.org

Pay to Participate Information: Please click here for information regarding the new Pay to Participate program for middle and high schools.

Free and Reduced Lunch Benefits: The following link provides information for parents on the new free and reduced meal benefit application process. Click here.

Student Lunch Account Balances

Portage Public Schools is pleased to announce a website where parents can now add money to their children’s food service accounts with a credit or debit card *. This site also provides balance/transaction information, allows you to place purchasing restrictions on your children’s account and transfers funds between your children’s account. SendMoneyToSchool.com provides access for all grade levels (K-12) and is part of the Meal Magic Food Service software program the district uses. The following link will provide you with information on how to setup your account. http://www.portageps.org/departments/foods/creditcard.aspx

Parents can travel directly to this service from the following link:
http://www.sendmoneytoschool.com/

* Please note there is a $1 convenience fee charged to your credit/debit card when placing money on your children’s account.

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.

Safe Routes to School Initiative:
Walking & Biking Safely to School
Safe Walking & Biking Routes to West Middle

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