West Middle School

------------> @winstongoeswest Me and my buddies from around Portage! I think we need a meet up! How do I look in my 👔🐾 #WinstonOfTheWest @gowestms ---------------> Reposted from @portageschoolsmi 🐶 It's never a RUFF day at PPS with the help of our Comfort Dogs! 🐶 To learn more about the dogs and their role in our classrooms, visit portageps.org/page/student-health-and-wellbeing

Our eSports after school club is in full swing! Practices are Wednesdays and competitions are Thursdays. The team currently competes in Rocket League and have played other middle schools from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia so far! Students also play Super Smash Bros and other games, but not competitively. Stop by any Wednesday or Thursday in the Library Community Room to see the team in action! Any questions? See Mr. Bailey or Ms. Styrlund! #eSports #PioneerGamers #AllIn #TheWestWay

PIONEERS! Once again this year the Library team will having a lunch time book club! The Great Lakes Great Books selections come from the Michigan Reading Association and provide members a chance to read a variety of books in a fun environment. In January there will be a reading celebration where the club will pick their favorite book for the year! There is no charge to participate. Students bring or buy their lunch as usual and then come to the Community Room during their regular lunch hour. Missed a meeting? No worries, come to the next one! We're always looking for new members! #GreatLakesGreatBooks #ReadingClub #AllIn #TheWestWay

PIONEERS! Did you miss the first picture day? No worries! Picture Retake Day is THIS WEDNESDAY!! OCTOBER 30th #PictureRetakes #AllIn #TheWestWay

PIONEERS! Here's this week in sports at Portage West! Come out and support our Pioneer student athletes! #BoysBasketball #AllIn #TheWestWay

Last evening, Mr. Kozian hosted the 7th & 8th Grade Halloween Concert. Students (and Mr. Kozian) wore their costume of choice while performing musical selections for a packed Portage West gym! Way to go Pioneers and Mr. Kozian! Outstanding job! #Concert #AllIn #TheWestWay

The City of Portage is sponsoring a Red Ribbon Week contest. Submit an ESSAY or Visual Project on what it means to be Drug-Free incorporating this year's them, "Life is a Movie, Film Drug Free." Submissions are due 10/31. See flyers for more details! #RedRibbonWeek #AllIn #TheWestWay

Red Ribbon Week 2024 concludes... Friday is JERSEY DAY! "Let's team up against drugs!" Wear your favorite sports jersey! UofM vs MSU game is Saturday! Learn more about Red Ribbon Week by clicking here: https://www.redribbon.org/ #RedRibbonWeek #AllIn #TheWestWay

Red Ribbon Week 2024 rolls on... Thursday is HAWAIIAN DAY! "'LEI' OFF DRUGS!" Wear your favorite Hawaiian shirt or lei to represent on this day! Learn more about Red Ribbon Week by clicking here: https://www.redribbon.org/ #RedRibbonWeek #AllIn #TheWestWay

Yesterday, 3rd graders from Amberly Elementary came to West to meet with their 6th Grade friends where they received a science booklet created in the 6th Grade Science Literacy PBL class. All the students enjoyed their time together! #Amberly #ScienceLiteracy #AllIn #TheWestWay

GAME DAY! Today's the season finale for our football team. Good luck Pioneers! #Football #AllIn #TheWestWay

Two of our Pioneers are representing at the Portage City Council meeting at City Hall this evening. They are there to read the Red Ribbon Week proclamation. Thank you to the City of Portage for inviting us again during Red Ribbon Week! #RedRibbonWeek #AllIn #TheWestWay

Red Ribbon Week 2024 rolls on... Wednesday is NEON DAY! "Your future is too bright for drugs!" Wear your brightest neon colors and represent! Learn more about Red Ribbon Week by clicking here: https://www.redribbon.org/ #RedRibbonWeek #AllIn #TheWestWay

Yesterday, some of our 6th graders went to StoryPoint Kalamazoo to give biography projects to their senior friends they interviewed at the beginning of the quarter. This was a project in their ELA Literacy class. An amazing Project Based Learning experience! #AllIn #TheWestWay

Red Ribbon Week 2024 rolls on... Tuesday is TWIN DAY! "Pair Up Against Drugs!" Dress alike with 1, 2, or however many friends you'd like! Learn more about Red Ribbon Week by clicking here: https://www.redribbon.org/ #RedRibbonWeek #AllIn #TheWestWay

PIONEERS! Here's this week in sports at Portage West! Last football game of the year! Come out and support our Pioneer student athletes! #Football #AllIn #TheWestWay

Greetings Pioneers! Red Ribbon Week begins Monday. The theme for this yea is "Life is a Movie, Film Drug Free." Please join us by participating in next week's dress up days as our Red Ribbon Week committee brings awareness to this great cause! #RedRibbonWeek #AllIn #TheWestWay

Congratulations to our Volleyball teams on a successful season! Way to represent "The West Way!" #Volleyball #AllIn #TheWestWay

MATCH DAY! The season finale for our volleyball teams are today. And it's a PINK OUT for our home game today. Good luck Pioneers! #PinkOut #Volleyball #AllIn #TheWestWay

Yesterday, our 6th grade scholars were in our science commons investigating how light reflects off different surfaces. Nothing like investigation and discovery! #Science #Light #Reflection #AllIn #TheWestWay