Greetings Pioneers,
As we prepare to begin the 2025-2026 school year Monday, check out the PWMS Spirit Store for the latest in Pioneer gear. Our grade colors are the following:
6th Grade – Red
7th Grade – White
8th Grade – Blue
There’s plenty of items to choose from including hoodies, t-shirts, backpacks, hats, and more! The store is open for a limited time now through August 31st.
Order your Pioneer gear today!
https://www.pwms.ctoutfit.com/
#AllIn
PIONEERS!
Join us in welcoming Mrs. DeGraff to Portage West MS this year! Mrs. DeGraff joining our Science department.
WELCOME!
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Join us in welcoming Mrs. DeGraff to Portage West MS this year! Mrs. DeGraff joining our Science department.
WELCOME!
#AllIn #TheWestWay
PIONEERS!
Join us in welcoming Sra. Howard to Portage West MS this year! Sra. Howard is joining our World Languages department as a Spanish teacher.
WELCOME!
#AllIn #TheWestWay
Join us in welcoming Sra. Howard to Portage West MS this year! Sra. Howard is joining our World Languages department as a Spanish teacher.
WELCOME!
#AllIn #TheWestWay
PIONEERS!
Join us in welcoming Mrs.Kissinger to Portage West MS this year! Mrs. Kissinger will split her time as our Librarian between WMS and CMS this year.
WELCOME!
#AllIn #TheWestWay
Join us in welcoming Mrs.Kissinger to Portage West MS this year! Mrs. Kissinger will split her time as our Librarian between WMS and CMS this year.
WELCOME!
#AllIn #TheWestWay
PIONEERS!
Join us in welcoming Mrs. Cavalli to Portage West MS this year! Mrs. Cavalli is joining our Mathematics department.
WELCOME!
#AllIn #TheWestWay
Join us in welcoming Mrs. Cavalli to Portage West MS this year! Mrs. Cavalli is joining our Mathematics department.
WELCOME!
#AllIn #TheWestWay
Our 6th graders were amazing today for orientation! We hope you are as excited as we are to welcome you on Monday. Thank you parents/guardians for your time. Lastly, thank you to our WEB Leaders for an amazing job facilitating today's experience for the Class of 2032!
We're looking forward to welcoming ALL of our families and Pioneers tomorrow for Open House!
#AllIn #TheWestWay
We're looking forward to welcoming ALL of our families and Pioneers tomorrow for Open House!
#AllIn #TheWestWay
PIONEERS!
The Fall sports season officially begins TODAY! Cross country and football practice begins at 3pm. Volleyball tryouts are today, tomorrow, and Wednesday from 3 – 4:30pm.
Note: You can not participate in practice or tryouts if you do not have all forms completed and a current physical on FinalForms.
Instructions and the link to FinalForms can be found here:
https://www.portageps.org/o/wms/page/finalforms\
STEP BY STEP DIRECTIONS are here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vObE-InVYqrN3hsuL3WYWZUX_fQsCXs_/view.
If you have any questions or need help navigating the system, please feel free to contact Mr. Moon at tmoon@portageps.org or Becky Moon at bmoon@portageps.org.
For more details about each sport being offered this Fall and other sports offered throughout the year, go to https://tinyurl.com/wmsfall25sports.
Good luck Pioneers!
The Fall sports season officially begins TODAY! Cross country and football practice begins at 3pm. Volleyball tryouts are today, tomorrow, and Wednesday from 3 – 4:30pm.
Note: You can not participate in practice or tryouts if you do not have all forms completed and a current physical on FinalForms.
Instructions and the link to FinalForms can be found here:
https://www.portageps.org/o/wms/page/finalforms\
STEP BY STEP DIRECTIONS are here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vObE-InVYqrN3hsuL3WYWZUX_fQsCXs_/view.
If you have any questions or need help navigating the system, please feel free to contact Mr. Moon at tmoon@portageps.org or Becky Moon at bmoon@portageps.org.
For more details about each sport being offered this Fall and other sports offered throughout the year, go to https://tinyurl.com/wmsfall25sports.
Good luck Pioneers!
PIONEERS!
Join us in welcoming Mrs. Vandyken to Portage West MS this year! Mrs. Vandyken is a Educational Supports & Intervention teacher and will be supporting students throughout the building.
WELCOME!
#AllIn #TheWestWay
Join us in welcoming Mrs. Vandyken to Portage West MS this year! Mrs. Vandyken is a Educational Supports & Intervention teacher and will be supporting students throughout the building.
WELCOME!
#AllIn #TheWestWay
Greetings Pioneers and Welcome to the 2025-2026 school year!
Each week, there will be a calendar released of the different athletic activities taking place that week.
Here's Week 0! (Week 1 will be the first week of school)
PS. Don't forget TOMORROW is 6th Grade Orientation and Tuesday is Open House!
See you soon Pioneers!
#AllIn #TheWestWay
PIONEERS!
Open House is this Tuesday from 6 - 7:30pm. This is every student's opportunity to receive a paper copy of your schedule, find your classrooms, meet staff, decorate your locker, and more!
We will have a few food trucks/vendors on site, so come with an appetite. This is a community event! Everyone is welcome!
Our PTSO is also hosting a Silent Auction during the Open House as a fundraiser. We currently have 26 packages that will be auctioned and still growing!
We look forward to seeing our Pioneer community as we welcome our scholars back and prepare for the first day of school.
See you on the 19th!
#AllIn #TheWestWay
Our 8th grade WEB (W.here E.verybody B.elongs) leaders are receiving training today and tomorrow at West in preparation for 6th grade orientation Monday! These leaders will be leading activities with our newest Pioneers throughout their orientation.
Shout out to Mr. King, Mrs. McDaniel, and Mrs. Tomlinson for leading the trainings!
#AllIn #TheWestWay
Shout out to Mr. King, Mrs. McDaniel, and Mrs. Tomlinson for leading the trainings!
#AllIn #TheWestWay
Greetings Pioneer Families,
The 2025–2026 school year is almost here, and we are excited to welcome our Pioneers back! Before the first day, we invite you to our Open House on Tuesday, August 19, from 6:00–7:30 PM. This is a great opportunity to meet your teachers, locate your classrooms, decorate your locker, and more!
Schedules
Tentative schedules will be available on Skyward starting Monday, August 18.
Physical copies will be available at the Open House on the 19th.
All scheduling questions will be addressed through a process our counselors will share after schedules are released. Please do not email counselors about schedule changes before this process is communicated. Thank you for your understanding!
We can’t wait to see all of our students and families on the 19th as we kick off another fantastic year.
See you soon, Pioneers!
#AllIn #TheWestWay
PIONEERS!
This is a reminder that PPS Physical Night is THIS MONDAY, August 4th! See the fliers for details.
#PhysicalNight #AllIn #TheWestWay
PIONEERS!
It's hard to believe August is right around the corner, which means a new school year will be here before we know it! A few sports related announcements are below and attached:
1) PPS Physical Night is Monday, August 4th at Portage Northern HS 5-7 pm. If your child still needs a physical for the upcoming year, be there! Make sure your forms are complete and uploaded in Final Forms.
2) Cross Country Run Camp is continuing on Mondays and Wednesdays with the regular season beginning the week of August 18th. This is a 6th, 7th, and 8th grade sport.
3) Football practice begins Monday, August 18th from 3 - 5 pm. This is a 7th and 8th grade sport only.
4) Volleyball tryouts are Monday, August 18th through Wednesday, August 20th from 3 - 4:30 pm. The first practice will be Thursday, August 21st. This is a 7th and 8th grade sport only. Click this link for questions about tryouts or if you are unable to make it. https://tinyurl.com/pwmsvb25
Click the link below for more details about all of these activities and more Fall sports information.
https://tinyurl.com/wmsfall25sports
Have a great rest of July!
#Sports #AllIn #TheWestWay
It's hard to believe August is right around the corner, which means a new school year will be here before we know it! A few sports related announcements are below and attached:
1) PPS Physical Night is Monday, August 4th at Portage Northern HS 5-7 pm. If your child still needs a physical for the upcoming year, be there! Make sure your forms are complete and uploaded in Final Forms.
2) Cross Country Run Camp is continuing on Mondays and Wednesdays with the regular season beginning the week of August 18th. This is a 6th, 7th, and 8th grade sport.
3) Football practice begins Monday, August 18th from 3 - 5 pm. This is a 7th and 8th grade sport only.
4) Volleyball tryouts are Monday, August 18th through Wednesday, August 20th from 3 - 4:30 pm. The first practice will be Thursday, August 21st. This is a 7th and 8th grade sport only. Click this link for questions about tryouts or if you are unable to make it. https://tinyurl.com/pwmsvb25
Click the link below for more details about all of these activities and more Fall sports information.
https://tinyurl.com/wmsfall25sports
Have a great rest of July!
#Sports #AllIn #TheWestWay
6th Grade Pioneer Families!
Orientation is August 18th! See the flyer and click the link below for more details!
https://tinyurl.com/wms6thgrade25
#AllIn #TheWestWay
A partial calendar for the 2025-26 school year was approved by the Board of Education Monday, July 21.
A complete 2025-26 school year calendar is not yet available due to ongoing contract negotiations with the Portage Education Association. The partial calendar covers August and September, and the District will also follow the Kalamazoo RESA Common Calendar for major school holiday breaks.
A monthly District calendar will be established and affirmed by the Board until a complete school year calendar is approved between the Board and the PEA. You can view the School Year Calendar at portageps.org/o/pps/page/school-year-calendar.
We are hiring! Join us from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, at Portage Central High School Centennial Park, 8135 Westnedge Ave. At our On-Site Enrollment Event, HR staff will be in attendance to help you apply for a variety of different positions at PPS!
Yesterday, our middle school summer students had the opportunity to visit the Portage Community High School garden! ClaRion R., a student representative from Community High, shared with the students what he and his schoolmates learned last year while creating the garden, as well as, how it benefits the community to share what they are learning. This work aligns with the project the middle school students are working on this summer with sustainability practices. Thank you ClaRion and CoHS!
Tomorrow is our Middle School PBL Share Fair! Feel free to stop by to hear about all the things our scholars have worked on these past couple of weeks!
#ProjectBasedLearning #CommunityGarden #TakeAStand #StateOfSustainability
Tomorrow is our Middle School PBL Share Fair! Feel free to stop by to hear about all the things our scholars have worked on these past couple of weeks!
#ProjectBasedLearning #CommunityGarden #TakeAStand #StateOfSustainability
The Portage Public Schools Middle School Project Based Learning Summer Experience began last week! Students from Portage Central, North, and West are creating podcasts about topics that are authentic to them and creating a book about sustainability in the state of Michigan!
This Thursday is their Share Fair where they will present their public products! Feel free to stop by and support these rising 7th and 8th graders.
#ProjectBasedLearning #MiddleSchool #Summer #FindYourVoice #StateofSustainability #BlueAppleProjects
Please join us in welcoming our new Superintendent Johnny Edwards! You can hear from Superintendent Edwards on his plans for the future of our school district on our website at portageps.org/page/supt90.