West Middle School

GREETINGS PIONEERS! Here is this week in sports. Fresh off our boys and girls Track & Field meet victories last Thursday, our Pioneers are competing again Monday. Golf Club is also this Monday. Bonus: Our Science Olympiad team heads to East Lansing this Saturday for their State Competition! Remember: School is closed Friday for Professional Development. Have a great week! #GolfClub #TrackAndField #ScienceOlympiad #AllIn #TheWestWay

Happy Friday! Winston has been out and about in the classrooms of West! Here are some pics of his journeys this week! Have a great weekend Pioneers! #Winston #WinstonOfTheWest #WinstonGoesWest #AllIn #TheWestWay

MEET DAY! Good luck Track & Field Pioneers on your season opener today! #TrackAndField #AllIn #TheWestWay

Yesterday our 6th grade Science Literacy students took a trip to Amberly to meet with their elementary friends to begin planning for their end of quarter project, which is a book they are collaboratively creating! Excited to see your final products! #Amberly #ScienceLiteracy #AllIn #TheWestWay

Thank you to Superintendent Bielang for stopping by & meeting w/ our Bridge Builders today. The boys enjoyed hearing about his journey from being a kindergarten student that couldn't speak English to serving as a Superintendent for the last 30 years. Inspiring! #BridgeBuilders #AllIn #TheWestWay

GREETINGS PIONEERS! Here is this Week in Sports. Golf Club begins Monday! Our first Track & Field meet is Thursday! See you there! #TrackAndField #Golf #AllIn #TheWestWay

PIONEER FAMILIES! This Monday, April 14th, there is a Special PTSO Meeting. Come share your ideas with other West Parents! See the attached flyer for more details. #PTSO #AllIn #TheWestWay

Happy National Pet Day to our favorite comfort dog... WINSTON! Feel free to share pictures of your pet(s) in the comments! #WinstonOfTheWest #WinstonGoesWest #NationalPetDay #AllIn #TheWestWay

PIONEERS! This Monday, April 14th, Golf Club begins! No physical or equipment required! See the attached flyer for more details. #Golf #GolfClub #AllIn #TheWestWay

Good luck to all of our Pioneers performing this evening! #Choir #Solo #Ensemble #AllIn #TheWestWay

GREETINGS PIONEERS! See the attached flyers and check your emails for important information in regard's to tomorrow's PSAT day for 8th grade and Virtual Learning for 6th & 7th Grade. Happy Tuesday! #PSAT #Xello #CollegeAndCareerReadiness #AllIn #TheWestWay

WELCOME BACK PIONEERS! As we prepare for the final weeks of the school year, there are several student activities on the calendar. See the attached flyers for concerts this week, golf club beginning next week, and our track & field schedule. Happy Monday! #Choir #Orchestra #Band #Golf #TrackAndField #AllIn #TheWestWay

Have a safe, relaxing break Pioneers! #SpringBreak #AllIn #TheWestWay

Kudos to our 8th grade Pioneers who participated in Socratic Circles for Unit 2 in their ELA class with Ms. Ha and Ms. Brown. The students researched & found a wide range of examples and connections independently on what power does to character/behavior. Students shared their thoughts amongst each other, agreeing with and debating their research. Outstanding work Pioneers! #SocraticCircles #AllIn #TheWestWay

Today our Jazz/Rock Ensemble performed at the MSBOA Jazz Band Festival at Vicksburg High School. Congratulations to Mr. Kozian and our Pioneer musicians on their amazing performance! Bravo! #MSBOA #JazzBand #Festival #AllIn #TheWestWay

Our Jazz/Rock Ensemble performed Friday at the Big Band Bash at Portage Central HS. There were performances by ensembles from across the district. Way to go Pioneer musicians! #BigBandBash #AllIn #TheWestWay

Good luck to our Pioneer cast & crew on their final performance today of... THE MUSIC MAN Jr! We'll see you in The Little Theater at 2pm! "You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you're left with nothing but a lot of empty yesterdays" #TheMusicManJr #AllIn #TheWestWay

Portage West Middle School presents... THE MUSIC MAN Jr! Did you miss opening night? No worries! We have 2 shows today and 1 tomorrow. We still have a few tickets available for each show but they're going fast! https://westmiddleschool.ludus.com/index.php?fbclid=IwY2xjawJLrDlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdKS0Jzwb1B7ALpoZLKK6LtDMs7A_GQi5C_-laMExNkrBqxvdiiRdMvmYQ_aem_ZI5IJxLtpPtKDDUMPziUtQ See you in The Little Theater! #TheMusicManJr #AllIn #TheWestWay

Yesterday, Author Katherine Cowley came in and spoke to Mrs. Hively's and Mrs. Howe's ELA classes. She connected her craft/medium of writing and tied it into Misty Copeland's medium of dance. 6th grade students read "Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina" by Misty Copeland this year. Mrs. Cowley encouraged our Pioneers to share their voice and continue to create or craft things that they love. Thank you for the inspiration Mrs. Cowley! #AuthorVisit #ELA #AllIn #TheWestWay

Yesterday, our Bridge Builders group welcomed guest speaker Phil Hamilton, a lawyer in the Portage area. He spoke to the attendees about his journey from childhood to practicing law, answered questions, and gave words of advice to the Pioneers! Thank you Mr. Hamilton! #BridgeBuilders #AllIn #TheWestWay