Westside Consolidated School District

Warrior Community, In accordance with the school board approved mask mandate, all indoor activities (ball games, parent meetings on campus, etc...) will require that all participants wear a mask when proper social distancing cannot be achieved. For outdoor activities, such as football games, masks will be recommended, but not mandated at this time. Thank you for your help in slowing the spread and ensuring that our programs are able to continue with our fan support!

Parents, As you are aware by now, students are receiving free meals again this year. Please spread the word that parents must still fill out the paperwork for Free/Reduced meals. As always, schools receive funding based on the results of the submitted forms. The following link to the online application allows parents to complete and submit the application faster, while allowing Food and Nutrition Services to approve the application in a timely manner. https://secure.ezmealapp.com/FreeReducedApp.aspx

Parents, As you are aware by now, students are receiving free meals again this year. Please spread the word that parents must still fill out the paperwork for Free/Reduced meals. As always, schools receive funding based on the results of the submitted forms. The following link to the online application allows parents to complete and submit the application faster, while allowing Food and Nutrition Services to approve the application in a timely manner. https://secure.ezmealapp.com/FreeReducedApp.aspx

Westside Community, Please see the following link for a slide presentation from DESE titled "Response Levels For On-site Learning." These slides provide terminology and procedures that Arkansas schools must adhere to as we continue to face the challenges of COVID-19. https://drive.google.com/file/d/12fy0DRGFFJ2i7umhFIR9VYyMXw_vx1e8/view?usp=sharing

The last bus just left campus. Students may be delayed in arriving home the first week as we are getting students accustomed to what bus they ride. This will get much faster very soon.

Parents, All K-12 students will be coming home with packets of information that will need to be filled out by the parents and then returned to the school. This will include basic contact information and such as well as campus specific forms. It is very important that we have these forms returned to the appropriate campus. The contact information that you provide will be what is put in our eSchool database. The primary cell phone number you put in will be where messages from the school will be sent. Please return these forms to the proper campus as soon as possible so we can update our information quickly.

Westside School District is now accepting two online services to better manage your student's school meal account. EZMealApp gives parents the online opportunity to fill out a free and reduced meal application online! This online application will enable parents to complete and submit the application faster, while allowing Food and Nutrition Services to approve the application in a timely manner. The EZMealApp can be accessed from any computer with internet capabilities at EZMealApp. You only need to complete one application per household. The online application is the same as the paper application that Westside School District provides. We bring this technology to our families to ensure that students receive meal benefits as quickly as possible. The online applications are secure and the application is confidential. The paper application is available at www.westsideschool.org or your school office. https://secure.ezmealapp.com/ApplicationScreen.aspx All students will be receiving free meals again this year. That being said, it is vitally important that parents fill out the free and reduced application online or by paper. The information that is collected is directly tied to school funding for our students. Thanks so much for taking the time to submit this application.

We have had a great turnout for the COVID-19 vaccination clinic. We have about 30 minutes left!

The COVID-19 vaccination clinic is now open! This is being held at the Westside High School gym lobby. Anyone over the age of 12 is qualified to get the vaccination. Paperwork can be filled out when you arrive or you can bring what was previously posted.

This is just a reminder that Westside Consolidated Schools will be hosting a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in conjunction with St. Bernards on Thursday, August 12th. This will be from 5:30pm-7:30pm in the high school gym. Please see the links below for PDF copies of the paperwork that St. Bernards will require before giving the vaccination. These can be printed and filled out at home prior to coming to the clinic. Copies (in English and Spanish) will be available in the offices of WES, WMS, and WHS for pick-up as well. Finally, these forms will be available on a walk in basis on the night of the vaccination clinic. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yRwzajRIMOtespKOZry6wr4-hyzPxMWX/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_UmWpq5HhlOxNzRn1pbrWVOM0Tv3LYMR/view?usp=sharing

Westside Consolidated Schools will be hosting a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in conjunction with St. Bernards on Thursday, August 12th. This will be from 5:30pm-7:30pm in the high school gym. Please see the links below for PDF copies of the paperwork that St. Bernards will require before giving the vaccination. These can be printed and filled out at home prior to coming to the clinic. Copies (in English and Spanish) will be available in the offices of WES, WMS, and WHS for pick-up as well. Finally, these forms will be available on a walk in basis on the night of the vaccination clinic. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yRwzajRIMOtespKOZry6wr4-hyzPxMWX/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_UmWpq5HhlOxNzRn1pbrWVOM0Tv3LYMR/view?usp=sharing

Parents and Students, Due to the increase of COVID-19 numbers in the state and the area, Westside Consolidated School District will be making adjustments in our previously released Open House information. Please see the information in the picture attached or see the information below. WES Aug. 12 Pre-K Girls 6-7 Pre-K Boys 7-8 K Girls 6-7 K Boys 7-8 New students by appointment with the teacher WMS Aug. 12 5th-Wann, Parr, and Wilson 6-7 5th- Yearta and Crawley 7-8 New students by appointment with teacher WHS Aug. 10 5:30-7:30 Incoming 8th graders and new students to the district **Open House for returning Westside students who are not going into a new building will be virtual. The links for each campus' Open House will be released in the near future.

Westside K-12 parents, Due to the recent rise in positive COVID-19 numbers in our state and area, Westside Consolidated Schools will be re-opening our Virtual Learning Application for the 21-22 school year for students in grades K-12. The application form is in the link below. Parents should understand that this is an application only. The application is due to the office of the campus that your child attends no later than Friday, August 6th. All applications received will be reviewed by each campus' Virtual Academy Committee to determine if the student has met qualifications set forth in the application. Parents and students should read the application carefully and understand that once enrolled in the virtual learning program, instruction will not be given by Westside Consolidated teachers. The virtual learning provider will be Edgenuity. Once enrolled, students will remain with Edgenuity as the provider for their virtual instruction for the semester. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DQ94uH72YPidy_NuEU-eJ4OArSS7YjVW-aRM0fi9S9g/edit?usp=sharing

Parents, Please see the following information about a COVID Vaccine clinic at Woodsprings Pharmacy this week. Patients can book online at woodsprings.as.me/pfizer or just walk in and get first or second shot (as long as first was Pfizer and at least 3 weeks ago).

Please see the following link for information from Mr. Gauntt, Westside Schools Superintendent. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Iv1vd868exGjC-YG9Ee6yzP_h-T-Ckck/view?usp=sharing

For any patron or parent who would be coming to Westside Schools, Dan Avenue by the school has been closed due to a chemical spill on the road in front of the high school. Please use alternate route to come to campus.

Parents, Please remember to contact our COVID District Point of Contact, Holli Crowe, if your child has a positive COVID result or if you have any questions. Her number is (870) 243-9156. It is very important that we still are able to contact trace as we begin to have more and more students on campus with summer school and extracurricular activities. Thanks for your help!

Parents and Students, We hope everyone is having a great summer break. School will be back in session before you know it. With that in mind, please see the following links and information concerning Westside Consolidated Schools Open House dates and other individual campus information. WES https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g7ITERXRT3ey7zg6dxwzXwe-uwKhFjM9fzsnTBetncc/edit?ts=60edb5b6 WMS Open House will be Aug 12th. 5th grade from 5:00pm-6:30pm. 6th and 7th graders will be 7:00pm-8:30pm. WHS https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iIoomJn5krxiw6uFOwiqIImaBL_LRUMI2CWhnOZ31_M/edit?usp=sharing **In an effort to help with social distancing during our Open House nights, please limit the number of attendees per family as much as possible.

The Westside Band Boosters will be hosting a car wash on Saturday, July 17 at Advance Auto Parts (240 East Highland Drive, Jonesboro). This will be from 11:00am-3:00pm. Come out and support our band program if you are able to do so!

Westside High School will be hosting Cyber Camp on July 19-23 from 12 pm-4pm each day. This will be a free opportunity that is provided by the Computer Science Innovation Grant that we have received. Please see the information on the flyer attached to this. Contact information: Amanda Carter: acarter@westsideschools.org Peter Mamula: pmamula@westsideschools.org TO REGISTER: https://forms.gle/DzzvMMSWtyPS2hq16