West Middle School

We can't let the day end without wishing our favorite 4-legged staff member a Happy Birthday! It's Winston Day!! Happy 2nd Birthday to our favorite comfort dog! Students and staff took pictures with him today to commemorate the day! #WinstonTheComfortDog #AllIn #TheWestWay

Congratulations to our Pioneer Archers for qualifying for the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Eastern National Tournament in May! Our Pioneers and the Portage Archery team had an amazing performance at the State Tournament in Lansing this weekend! Way to represent Pioneers! #Archery #AllIn #TheWestWay

WMS Families! Important Yearbook Information: 1) 8th Grade shout-outs are due by THIS THURSDAY, March 20th: Click this link to submit - https://tinyurl.com/cbvcfapr 2) Any candid shots of WMS students are also needed by March 20th. Submit all photos to Mrs. (Senora) Pora - jpora@portageps.org or Mrs. Dunfield - lsdunfield@gmail.com 3) To guarantee a yearbook for your child, make sure to purchase one! The cost is $35. Click this link to purchase - https://www.balfour.com/student-info?smi=37533 DON'T MISS OUT! #Yearbook #AllIn #TheWestWay

GREETINGS PIONEERS! Here is this Week in Sports. Track & Field and Water Polo practice begin today! It's also the last week of 6th Grade Intramural Volleyball. #TrackAndField #WaterPolo #AllIn #TheWestWay

Congratulations to our Science Olympiad team for taking... 1ST PLACE at this weekend's Regional Competition at Western Michigan! Our scoring team won 10 first place finishes out of 23 events! Our non-scoring teams won an additional 3 first places! Way to represent Pioneers! #ScienceOlympiad #AllIn #TheWestWay

Did you notice a large trailer the last couple days in our parking lot? KRESA came by with their Discovery Lab.! Our 6th graders went aboard this "mobile, vehicle-based facility that is equipped to provide accessible, hands-on career awareness and exploration experiences." Thank you KRESA for this opportunity! #DiscoveryLab #CareerConnect #AllIn #TheWestWay

Today begins the Michigan NASP 3D & Bullseye State Tournament! Good luck to our Pioneer archers! #Archery #AllIn #TheWestWay

Good luck to our Science Olympiad team in the Regional Tournament at Western Michigan University tomorrow! The team hopes to defend their Regional Tournament championship! #ScienceOlympiad #AllIn #TheWestWay

PIONEERS! Our 6th grade girls are ROCKING it with intramural volleyball! Here's a collage of some of the action. It's not too late to join! We're back at it tomorrow. See the flyer for all the remaining dates! #IntramuralVolleyball #AllIn #TheWestWay

TWO DAYS OF CONCERTS! March 12th 6th Grade Band Concert Portage West MS 7pm March 13th 7th Grade Orchestra Concert Portage Central HS 7pm Come hear the sounds of our 6th and 7th grade Pioneer musicians! #Band #Orchestra #Concert #AllIn #TheWestWay

PIONEERS! This is a reminder that Track & Field and Water Polo begin next week. See the flyers for details! #TrackAndField #WaterPolo #AllIn #TheWestWay

Today, our 8th Grade ELA Extension Group presented their final projects based on the novel "Watership Down." This voluntary, non-graded opportunity was made available to any 8th grade student that was interested during their XTS period. Final products included illustrations, original compositions, compare/contrast boards, children's books, poems, and more! The students were pleased to present their projects to invited guests from within the building and around the district, including Superintendent Mark Bielang! Great job to Ms. Ha and her students for a fantastic showcase today! #ELAExtension #Showcase #AllIn #TheWestWay

PIONEERS! Check out our new bulletin board for March! In recognition of Women's History Month, this board has been decorated w/ inspiring quotes. In addition, here are a few books the library is highlighting this month! #WomensHistoryMonth #HerStory #AllIn #TheWestWay

6th Grade Intramural Volleyball continues tomorrow! See the flyer for details! #IntramuralVolleyball #AllIn #TheWestWay

March is Reading Month! Our library is hosting "March Book Madness" all month, where students will vote for their favorite books! The first round of voting ends tomorrow. Have your Pioneer click the link to vote today! https://marchbookmadness.weebly.com/mg-novels.html The library is also hosting a bookmark design contest! This year's theme is "Books Make Your Imagination Bloom." Students can pick up the design form in the library on the table by the student printer. Happy Reading Month!

Our Mathcounts team traveled to Oakland University to compete in the state competition last weekend! We are so proud for how they represented themselves, Portage West, and Portage Public Schools! Congratulations on an amazing season! Special thanks to Jason Shaye, who is currently a senior at Portage Central High School, for volunteering to serve as our team's coach for the past two years. Our team would not be here without you. Thank you for everything Jason! Also, thank you to Mrs. Bishop for your coaching and guidance. Thank you for your time, support, and coaching as well. Looking forward to next year! #MathCounts #AllIn #TheWestWay

Here is this week in sports! 6th Grade Intramural Volleyball and the Archery state tournament this weekend. Good luck Pioneers! #IntramuralVolleyball #Archery #AllIn #TheWestWay

Our band and orchestra departments have made Portage West so proud over the last couple days! At the MSBOA District XI Band Festival, our bands and orchestra earned Straight 1's for their performances! Bravo Pioneers, bravo! #MSBOA #DistrictXI #Festival #AllIn #TheWestWay

It's almost time for the show! Portage West Middle School presents... Meredith Willson's THE MUSIC MAN JR. March 21st - March 23rd Tickets on sale now! Go to https://westmiddleschool.ludus.com/index.php to buy yours today! #TheMusicManJr #AllIn #TheWestWay

Our Southwest Regional Champs are headed to Oakland University tomorrow, March 8th, for the MathCounts State Competition! Good luck Pioneers! #MathCounts #AllIn #TheWestWay