**SHOE FUNDRAISER ALERT**
West is hosting a shoe fundraiser for our comfort dog, WINSTON, beginning MONDAY NOVEMBER 13th!
Start pulling those new and gently used shoes out of the closet. More details to come! See you in early 2024 Winston!
#WinstonOfTheWest #AllIn #TheWestWay


Greetings Pioneers!
Our next sports season is getting ready to begin, with Boys Basketball having their first game this Thursday! Good luck to our basketball players and archers this season!
#BoysBasketball #Archery #AllIn #TheWestWay


Today was our first day of Red Ribbon Week! Pioneers wore "mustaches" to get the week going & tomorrow is #SunglassesDay 😎. We had a special Monday Huddle for all students where they participated in prevention discussions, watched a relevant video, & were able to pledge to lead a drug and alcohol free life. Our RRW committee members met with Mrs. Jihan Young & Mrs. Bridget Lane, members of the City of Portage Human Services Board and Red Ribbon Week planning committee, to discuss their plans, ways to continue their work moving forward, and what they hope their classmates take away from this special week. Great meeting today with great takeaways!
#RedRibbonWeek #AllIn #TheWestWay




Next week is Red Ribbon Week at West! Our RRW committee has planned a week of dress up days and will review the importance of being drug free. Monday's XTS huddle is dedicated to #RedRibbonWeek as well.
The week kicks off w/ "Mustache Day" on Monday!
#AllIn #TheWestWay


While students are away, staff are busy learning today! From school psychologists to teachers and secretaries, staff across the District are learning new skills to better serve our students at Professional Development.







Happy Friday Pioneers!
Our staff is in professional development today gaining tools to bring back to the learning environment! In the meantime, check out some of the cool things that happened at West last week!
#LiveDioramas #GreatLakesGreatBooksClub #AllIn #TheWestWay



Enjoy your day off students! There is no school Friday for students. Staff will be attending professional development, but students can shut off those alarm clocks.

Today our 8th Grade Pioneers attended MiCareerQuest, "a unique career exploration experience." Our scholars had "the opportunity to learn about careers in our region's high-demand industries through interactive experiences with local employers."
#MiCareerQuest #AllIn #TheWestWay




Yesterday, Mr. Chappa's 6th grade students had the opportunity to build some reading stamina & experience new authors & genres through a fun learning experience called 'Musical Books' - think musical chairs, but everyone's a winner w/ a book to read!
#Library #AllIn #TheWestWay



Greetings Pioneers!
Information for Archery, Boys Bball, Competitive Cheerleading, Swimming & Diving, and Wrestling is now posted on our WMS Athletics page.
Click the link for more information!
https://www.portageps.org/o/wms/page/student-athletics
#Sports #AllIn #TheWestWay

Greetings Pioneer Community!
Are you or someone you know interested in helping out with our Science Olympiad team? See the flyer for details!
#ScienceOlympiad #AllIn #TheWestWay

Join us in welcoming two new staff members to the PPS team!

Join us in welcoming two new staff members to the PPS team!

Pioneers!
Remember this Friday is College Colors day! Represent your favorite college team!
#GoBlue #GoGreen #GoWEST
#AllIn #TheWestWay

Congratulations to our 8th grade volleyball team! Enjoy your season finale together!
#Volleyball #AllIn #TheWestWay

MATCH DAY!
Good luck Pioneers!
#Volleyball #AllIn #TheWestWay

GAME DAY!
Good luck Pioneers!
#Football #AllIn #TheWestWay

Our September Students of the Month have been announced! Check your email to see who our Social Studies department nominated.
Congratulations Pioneers for being recognized for exhibiting The West Way!
#StudentOfTheMonth #AllIn #TheWestWay

We're SO proud of our Pioneers for representing this evening at the Portage City Council meeting. Red Ribbon Week committee members and more West students (current and former) read a Proclamation in front of City Council & community members!
#RedRibbonWeek #AllIn #TheWestWay




MATCH & MEET DAY!
Good luck Pioneers!
#CrossCountry #Volleyball #AllIn #TheWestWay


