West Middle School

Congratulations to 7th Grade Pioneers Shaun K. and Pratyusha N., & their ZooBOTix's FTC Team #16646 teammates, for qualifying for the Michigan NW State Championship! Good luck at states in December! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14oGkJii9F/?mibextid=WC7FNe #AllIn #TheWestWay

PIONEERS! This is a reminder that wrestling conditioning begins today! **6th graders can join this team** #Wrestling #AllIn #TheWestWay

We're excited to announce the winners of the Red Ribbon Week Essay & Visual Project contest: Congratulations to Va'Nesah L., our essay winner! Congratulations to Valentina L. and Lauren R., our visual project winners! Job well done Pioneers! #RedRibbonWeek #AllIn #TheWestWay

GAME DAY! Our boys basketball season begins today. 8th grade are at home, 7th grade are away. Good luck Pioneers! #BoysBasketball #AllIn #TheWestWay

Good luck to our Pioneers participating in the 2024 Michigan School Band & Orchestra Association District XI Middle School Honors Band at Marshall High School tomorrow, November 5th. Represent "The West Way" Pioneer musicians! #MSBOA #HonorsBand #AllIn #TheWestWay

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

Our staff engaged in professional development today! In order to best guide the learning and growth of our Pioneers, we must constantly learn and grow as well. Today was a great day of learning! #ProfessionalDevelopment #AllIn #TheWestWay

Boys Basketball is right around the corner! Here is the schedule for the upcoming season. We hope to see you there supporting your Pioneers! #BoysBasketball #AllIn #TheWestWay

Have a fun, safe evening Pioneers! See you Monday! #AllIn #TheWestWay

PIONEERS! Archery begins November 4th! To sign up, click here: https://tinyurl.com/ppsarchery Wrestling conditioning begins November 6th! Click here for more info: https://tinyurl.com/wmswrestle #Archery #AllIn #TheWestWay

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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

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