West Middle School

PIONEER ART NEWS! We're excited to announce that 24 Pioneers will have their art work on display at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts for the annual Young Artists of Kalamazoo County Show March 15th - April 14th! See the flyer for more details! Also one of our 6th grade Pioneers, Emily Lumbard, has been nominated for the potential to be Artsonia's Artist of the Week! Please support Emily (Emily67374) by submitting your vote at https://www.artsonia.com/museum/aotw/vote.asp. Great work Pioneer Artists! #Art #AllIn #TheWestWay

Is your Pioneer interested in Intramural Volleyball (6th Grade), Track & Field, or Water Polo? See the flyers below for details on how to participate! #IntramuralVolleyball #TrackAndField #WaterPolo #AllIn #TheWestWay

Here is this week in sports! 6th Grade Intramural Volleyball begins and Archery has a warm-up this Saturday. Good luck Pioneers! #IntramuralVolleyball #Archery #AllIn #TheWestWay

PIONEERS! March is Women's History Month & World Languages Month! Throughout March, we will be posting facts about both of these important points of celebration this month. Did you know Women's History Month started as Women's History Week? Learn more here: https://tinyurl.com/5y9kmkh4 Do you know how learning a new language can build and strengthen skills? See today's graphic! #WomensHistoryMonth #WorldLanguagesMonth #AllIn #TheWestWay

FLIGHT WEEKEND! Good luck archery Pioneers! #Archery #AllIn #TheWestWay

Happy Friday Pioneers! Our final Black History Month trailblazer is: Frederick "Fritz" Pollard Missed any of our highlighted trailblazers or would like a recap? Click here: https://tinyurl.com/k6ct85ze Happy Black History Month! #BlackHistoryMonth #AllIn #TheWestWay

Enjoy the long weekend! See you Tuesday Pioneers! @winstongoeswest #MidWinterBreak #AllIn #TheWestWay

If you couldn't make it to yesterday's focus groups, there is still time to participate in the superintendent search survey online at portageps.org. You will find the link at the top of the home page. The survey is open until midnight on Sunday, March 2nd.

Thank you to all the Future (and Current) Pioneer families that attended this evening's 5th Grade Welcome Night! See you in the August! #TheWestWay #AllIn

PIONEER FAMILIES! Have you donated or submitted your 10 emails yet? We're inching closer to our goal of $18,000 but still have some work to do! Check out the flyer to see what our fundraising contributions support. One more update: We're extending the fundraiser through March 4th! Support today! #Fundraiser #AllIn #TheWestWay

Job well done to our 7th and 8th grade Band students on their Pre-Festival performances this evening! Bravo Pioneers! #Band #TheWestWay #AllIn

Reminder: The Community Focus Group for the Superintendent Search is tomorrow, Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 6pm, at the Administration Building. Community Members are invited to participate in a focus group as part of the search process for the next Superintendent of Portage Public Schools. Participants will be asked to share their views regarding the qualifications desired in a new superintendent. Mr. Andy Ingall from the Michigan Leadership Institute, who is helping the School Board conduct the search, will lead these meetings. In addition, participants will also contribute to developing the district “Points of Pride” which will describe to candidates the advantages of living and working in the Portage community. The meeting will be held in Conference Room 1 at the Administration Building, 8107 Mustang Dr. If you are unable to attend but would like to share your thoughts, please access a short survey at portageps.org. Each Focus Group is scheduled for approximately 45 minutes.

FINAL GAME & MATCH DAY! Good luck to our girls basketball and wrestling Pioneers as they close their seasons today! #GirlsBasketball #Wrestling #AllIn #TheWestWay

FUTURE PIONEER FAMILIES! We look forward to seeing your 5th graders tomorrow! To commemorate this special day, our school store is open now through Sunday. Order your future Pioneer some West gear as they prepare for middle school! #5thGradeWelcomeNight #AllIn #TheWestWay

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

Happy Monday Pioneers! Our next Black History Month trailblazer is: Ethan Hill #BlackHistoryMonth #AllIn #TheWestWay

Here's this week in sports at Portage West! Good luck to our girls basketball, wrestling, and archery Pioneers! #GirlsBasketball #Wrestling #Archery #AllIn #TheWestWay

Invitational Day! Good luck to our Pioneer Science Olympians today! #ScienceOlympiad #HoltInvitational #AllIn #TheWestWay

FLIGHT DAY! Good luck archery Pioneers! #Archery #AllIn #TheWestWay

PIONEERS! The Portage West Middle School School Spirit Store is currently open! Go to pwms.ctoutfit.com to update your West wardrobe today! Future Pioneer families - surprise your rising middle schooler with some middle school gear! Open now thru MARCH 2nd #AllIn #TheWestWay