West Middle School

Today our 6th grade students participated in a gallery walk where they took a look at each other's ELA Purpose Projects. Each student selected a form of art that connected with their purpose and made original creations. Each art piece was accompanied by a paragraph that described their art work's purpose. The students did an amazing job with their art work and a phenomenal job with their paragraphs.

Way to go 6th grade! Here are a few of the projects!

#PurposeProjects #ELA #AllIn #TheWestWay

Congratulations to our 7th grade band, 8th grade band, and 8th grade orchestra on an outstanding performance at the MSBOA Band & Orchestra Festival last week.

All three groups earned Division One (superior) ratings from their concert and sightreading adjudicators. Each group received A's in 19 of a possible 20 categories.

Best of all, in the words of Mr. Kozian, "the kids represented our school the right way. They rock!" That's what The West Way is all about!

Congratulations Pioneer musicians!

#Band #Orchestra #MSBOA #AllIn #TheWestWay

Our Pioneer Science Olympians are preparing for this weekend's regional tournament at WMU on Saturday! The team is excited to compete and hoping to defend their regional championship title.

Exciting times ahead!

#ScienceOlympiad #AllIn #TheWestWay

Come see the Portage West Middle School production of...

ANNIE Jr!

Friday, 3/20 - 7pm
Saturday, 3/21 - 2pm & 7pm
Sunday, 3/22 - 2pm

Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at https://westmiddleschool.ludus.com/index.php. All shows are almost sold out so buy your tickets today!

****For only $6, students ONLY are able to attend the final dress rehearsal this Thursday from 3-5pm. Tickets are available for purchase before school and during lunch. Must have a ticket in order to attend.****

Come see over 80 of our Pioneers participate as members of the cast and crew of the PWMS production of Annie Jr! This weekend and this weekend only!

#AnnieJr #AllIn #TheWestWay

Happy Birthday to our favorite comfort dog, WINSTON! Winston turns 3 years old today!

Check out a few collages of Winston over the last 3 years.

Happy Birthday Winston!

#WinstonOfTheWest #WinstonGoesWest #BirthdayDog #ComfortDog #AllIn #TheWestWay

Today, all of our 8th graders heard from Mert Atilhan, a Professor at Western Michigan University in their Chemical and Paper Engineering Department. All 8th grade ELA classes are currently engaged in content that discusses climate change. Prof. Atilhan, a parent of 2 Pioneers, came to discuss the work that is happening in his department in regards to climate change.

He offered the opportunity to connect with students if they were interested in coming to the lab on campus to see the work in person. Thank you for taking the time today Prof. Atilhan! Fascinating presentation.

#ClimateChange #Engineering #WesternMichiganUniversity #AllIn #TheWestWay

Portage Elementary Students are invited to create a “Birthday Card to America” for a chance to win a United States flag that has flown over the U.S. Capitol Building or the Michigan State Capitol. Pick up a card to design at your elementary school and return it by April 17th. Art work will be displayed at Portage City Hall from May 13 - Jul 10, 2026. Six prizes will be awarded.

Good luck today at the Mathcounts statewide competition mathletes!

#Mathcounts #AllIn #TheWestWay

Good luck at states this weekend Pioneer archers!

#Archery #AllIn #TheWestWay

We had special guests in the building today and one of them stopped by PE to put some archery work in!

Good form Mr. B!

#12thStreetElementary #AllIn #TheWestWay

Throwback Thursday! Last week, our 6th graders engaged in a fantastic joint activity between Kalamazoo RESA and the Air Zoo. The KRESA Mobile Lab had an interactive experience that was aligned with a "Mission to Mars" activity done in the classroom by the Air Zoo.

Thank you for bringing learning to life for our Pioneers!

#KRESA #AirZoo #AllIn #TheWestWay

IT'S THE HARD KNOCK LIFE!

Portage West Middle School is proud to present...

ANNIE JR.

March 20-22
Fri & Sat - 7pm
Sat & Sun - 2pm

Tickets are $12 & they're going fast!

Click here to buy your tix today! https://westmiddleschool.ludus.com/20050962

#AnnieJr #AllIn #TheWestWay

Here's this week in sports! Track & Field begins this week - 8th Grade only!

#TrackAndField #Volleyball #Archery

Our Pioneer archers will be preparing for the National Archery in the Schools Program State Tournament next weekend in Lansing by participating in this weekend's Portage State Warm-Up at PCMS!

Good luck tomorrow archers!

#PioneerArchery #NASP #AllIn #TheWestWay

Congratulations to our 7th and 8th grade band musicians on a fantastic Pre-Festival band concert!

Next up: Festival!

#Band #AllIn #TheWestWay

PIONEERS!

Track & Field begins Monday. Only 8th grade next week, then 7th grade joins the following week. Make sure your student-athlete has an up to date physical in Final Forms! See the flyer for more details.

#TrackAndField #AllIn #TheWestWay

Our school fundraiser ends Wednesday at 11:59! We're currently around $12,000 with a goal of $18,000! Keep pushing Pioneer family! See the flyers for all the things your donations will be benefit! Help us meet our goal! #Fundraiser #AllIn #TheWestWay

Thank you to all of our 5th grade families who joined us for Family Night! From the Little Theater to the back of the cafeteria, it was a full house — and we loved every minute of it. We can’t wait to officially welcome you back in August! In the meantime, if you’d like to grab some gear for your future Pioneer (or yourself 😉), our school store is open for a limited time! Order here: https://www.pwms.ctoutfit.com/ #AllIn #TheWestWay

Season Finale! Good luck today Pioneers! #GirlsBasketball #AllIn #TheWestWay

6th Grade Pioneer Girls!

Intramural volleyball begins next week! No physical needed. This is a great way for our 6th grade girls to become familiar with the game of volleyball before next year.

See the flyer for details!

#Volleyball #Intramural #AllIn #TheWestWay