West Middle School

Last Friday, our 8th graders had a chance to visit Western Michigan University and engage with different science activities around campus! Thank you WMU for hosting our Pioneers! #Science #WesternMichigan #AllIn #TheWestWay

Great news Pioneers! Monday, April 8th, all students and staff will receive a pair of solar eclipse glasses to experience the rare, amazing event! See attached a message from Mr. Messenger about our plan for Monday. https://tinyurl.com/4jye6nz2 #SolarEclipse #AllIn #TheWestWay

The first Saturday of Spring Break, our MathCounts team traveled to East Lansing to compete in the sate Competition at MSU! They are the first Pioneer team to represent at states in a long time (if ever)! We are proud of them & looking forward to next year! Great job team, Coach Jason, & Mrs. Bishop! #tbt #MathCounts #AllIn #TheWestWay

Our William Short Jazz/Rock Ensemble performed at Vicksburg High School today! The musicians enjoyed the experience! Great job Pioneers and Mr. Kozian! #Jazz #Rock #Band #AllIn #TheWestWay

When our Pioneer artists returned from Spring Break, their sketches of Winston were posted to see! Check out their work here and a description of the activity. Great job Pioneers and Ms. Fries! #WinstonOfTheWest #AllIn #TheWestWay

Have a safe, restful, enjoyable Spring Break Pioneers! See you in April! #AllIn #TheWestWay

2x Regional First Place Winner! Congratulations again Science Olympiad! #ScienceOlympiad #AllIn #TheWestWay

Tomorrow is the last day of intramural volleyball. Thank you mentors! These 7th, 8th & high school volleyball players came & led our 6th graders throughout the program! Check out these pictures from a 5 team mini tournament the girls played! #Volleyball #AllIn #TheWestWay

Ms. Fries invited a special guest to Art class to sketch today. The model was poised the entire time & even stayed after to answer questions🐾. By questions, we mean rubs & pets😁 Now that's how you return to work after a birthday! #Winston #ArtModel #Art #AllIn #TheWestWay

This week you may notice a large trailer in our parking lot. It is the Kalamazoo RESA Career Connect Discovery Lab! This state of the art unit is filled with activities for our 6th and 7th graders to explore with facilitators from KRESA. Be sure to ask your Pioneer about their experience this week! #CareerConnect #DiscoveryLab #AllIn #TheWestWay

It's MAUI MONDAYS! When you go to Maui Poke on Mondays & say you're there for Portage West, they are donating 20% of their sales to Winston! Stop by for lunch, dinner, or both! Thank you for your support! Enjoy! #MauiMondays #AllIn #TheWestWay

PIONEERS! Our Women's History Month series continues. Past, present & future world changers. Feel free to stop by the school to see the posters hanging near and inside our main office. Happy Women's History Month! #WomensHistoryMonth #AllIn #TheWestWay

Congratulations to the cast, crew, staff and parent volunteers, and Director Mrs. Sturdy on 4 SOLD OUT SHOWS! It's been an amazing journey to Neverland and back with one more to go! Portage West Middle School presents... PETER PAN JR! #PeterPanJr #AllIn #TheWestWay

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WINSTON! Our favorite furry staff member turns 1 today! We're so lucky to have him apart of our team. Enjoy your day of running, playing, napping, and getting all the rubs! #WinstonOfTheWest #AllIn #TheWestWay

Congratulations Pioneers for winning the Science Olympiad Regional competition at Western Michigan University today! Next up: State Championship on May 4th! Outstanding job Pioneers and coaches! #ScienceOlympiad #AllIn #TheWestWay

Our band and orchestra departments have been quite busy! Last weekend, our 7th grade band, 8th grade band & 8th grade orchestra students did an amazing job at Festival! All three groups earned a first division (superior) rating. The bands earned straight one's from all three concert judges as well as the sight reading judge! Yesterday our William Short Jazz Ensemble performed BIG BAND BASH at Portage Central High School. Our jazz ensemble, composed of students that practice at least one day after school a week, performed a series of selections for the event. Way to go Pioneer musicians! Bravo! #Band #Orchestra #AllIn #TheWestWay

Two shows today. Which one are you coming to?! Portage West Middle School presents... PETER PAN JR! #PeterPanJr #AllIn #TheWestWay

Opening night is now sold out! Our Saturday and Sunday shows only have a few tickets left! Don't miss out on the PWMS production of... PETER PAN JR! By the way...somebody said there's a special guest pirate in the show. Hmmmmm #PeterPanJr #AllIn #TheWestWay

Our 6th graders held their 3rd Quarter "Beads Bazaar" for their Social Studies Content Literacy class. Classes are rotating through 4 different content based literacy courses throughout the year. Great job Pioneers! #ContentLiteracy #SocialStudies #AllIn #TheWestWay

What is the official animal of Pi Day? 🥁🥁🥁🥁 The pi-thon😁 What a great day of learning, sharing, and engagement for all! Our math department represented in their pi shirts. Our 6th grade communities of practice had plenty of cross curricular pi day activities, literacy course presentations, and "pi" snacks to enjoy. Happy Pi Day Pioneers! #PiDay #LiteracyCourses #ProjectBasedLearning #AllIn #TheWestWay