West Middle School

Just a reminder that when school is canceled, so is Winter Walking. Winter Walking at the Stable will not be open this evening, January 23, 2024. Thank you.

Thank you to Mr. Jason Frink of Portage Central HS & Mr. Rick Searing of Portage Northern HS for stopping by today & speaking w/ our 8th grade ELA classes about our district's IB program. Families, be sure to ask your 8th graders for details! #IBProgram #AllIn #TheWestWay

Congratulations to our Pioneer swimmers and wrestlers that competed this weekend! Way to represent The West Way! #SwimmingAndDiving #Wrestling #AllIn #TheWestWay

GAME DAY! Good luck to our Pioneer Girls Basketball teams as they open up their season today against Battle Creek Lakeview! #GirlsBasketball #AllIn #TheWestWay

Our Great Lakes Great Books reading clubs voted for their favorite book from the Michigan Reading Association's Great Lakes Great Books list and will celebrate with a book-themed party in February. 6th and 7th grade book club members voted for their favorite book from the 2023-24 Great Lakes Great Books selection list. (Drum roll please) and the winner is... Scout is Not a Band Kid Great job Pioneers! #GreatLakesGreatBooks #ReadingClub #AllIn #TheWestWay

Repost @MrBaileyIV Great day for some wrestling! #PioneerWrestlers #Wrestling #AllIn #TheWestWay

TOURNAMENT DAY! Good luck Pioneer wrestlers on your season opener! #Wrestling #AllIn #TheWestWay

SHOE DRIVE FINALE! This is it! Today's the last day to bring your gently used, worn, or new shoes for Winston's Shoe Fundraiser! Thank you to everyone that has made this campaign a success! We have bagged 2,795 shoes! Can we make it to 3,000? Help us get there! Our main office cube will be opened until 6pm! Bring your donations there! #WinstonsShoeFundraiser #AllIn #TheWestWay

8th Grade Pioneer Families! High school will be here before you know it. Our high schools are hosting family night on February 21st. See the flyer for details. Save the date & be sure to attend to learn about the next 4 years for your 8th grader! #HighSchool #AllIn #TheWestWay

We hope everyone has remained safe and warm over these days off. Winston certainly has! Our shoe drive fundraiser ends THIS FRIDAY! Take one last look around your home for gently used, worn, and new shoes you can donate. Our final "Shoes-Day" Tuesday will now be on THURSDAY. Represent for your grade! Let's see how many shoes we can bring in over our final 2 days! #WinstonsShoeDrive #AllIn #TheWestWay

Due to the anticipated low temperatures, Portage Public Schools will be closed Tuesday, January 16, 2024. Primetime at Moorsbridge Elementary and Safe Harbor Child Care will be open.

Greetings Pioneers! We hope everyone is warm & safe today. In observance of MLK Day, we encourage you to reflect on Dr. King's life & how his work continues to impact our community today. https://wgvu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/americon-vid-martin-luther-king-jr/video/

Due to the expected cold temperatures, Portage Public Schools will be closed Monday, January 15, 2024. Primetime at Moorsbridge Elementary and Safe Harbor Childcare will be open.

Happy Snow Day Friday Pioneers! Next week is the last week of Winston's Shoe Fundraiser! We are less than 200 pairs of shoes away from our goal of 3,000 pairs! Let's finish this drive STRONG with a goal of 500 pairs of shoes this week! We have one more "ShoesDay" Tuesday to see which grade will win the end of fundraiser activity. Our 7th grade is currently in the lead. Let's see who will win! Send your gently used, worn, or new shoe donations with your Pioneers or bring them by the school between 8am and 6pm. There will also be donation boxes at the wrestling match this Tuesday. Thank you for all of your support! Looking forward to finishing with a flourish! #WinstonsShoeDrive #AllIn #TheWestWay

MEET DAY! Good luck swimmers & divers! #Swimmers #Divers #AllIn #TheWestWay

Winston was in the building for training today! His trainers from Ugly Dog Daycare came from the east side of the state to work with administration, our counselors, and Mrs. Jawahir on commands, calls, and best practices. Thank you Ugly Dog for taking care of Winston, your training, and your continued support! During each transition, Winston sat at the window and watched his Pioneer friends walk by. Some of them peeked through the window back at him! He can't wait to meet you! Winston will continue to periodically be in the building for training and preparation for when his "work" days really begin! #WinstonOfTheWest #ComfortDog #AllIn #TheWestWay

We'd like to thank our Administration Building for collecting all of these shoes for Winston's Shoe Drive Fundraiser! We had 4 boxes to pick up today! Remember the last day of the shoe drive is Friday, January 19th! Donate your shoes today! #WinstonsShoeDrive #AllIn #TheWestWay

This is a reminder that tomorrow is "Shoes-Day" Tuesday! There are only 2 "Shoes-Days" left to determine the winning grade, so be sure to bring your donations in! Donation boxes will be in the main office. #WinstonsShoeDrive #AllIn #TheWestWay

Our wrestling schedule begins next Tuesday with a home meet! Our wrestlers have been hard at work, conditioning and getting prepared for competition. Let's kick off the season by cheering on our Pioneer wrestlers in their season opener next week! #Wrestling #AllIn #TheWestWay

Happy New Year and Welcome Back Pioneers! Be sure to stop by the Portage District Library for the Portage Public Schools Student Art Show before it closes on January 30th. The following artists from West have pieces in this amazing show: Oakley Martinek Nina Shaye Sunny Mendia Rose Gagnon Ellie Tate Congratulations to our Pioneers and all the artists! #Art #ArtShow #AllIn #TheWestWay