West Middle School

Today our 7th grade Pioneers took a field trip to the Grand Rapids Public Museum! Here they participated in a scavenger hunt, listened to guest speakers, and explored all the wonderful exhibits throughout the museum! #GrandRapidsPublicMuseum #ClassOf2029 #AllIn #TheWestWay

Our 6th and 7th/8th grade choirs had their end of year concert last evening! Congratulations to the choir members, soloists, special guests from last week's talent show (including our very own Mrs. Graham!), and Mrs. Sturdy on a job well done! #Choir #AllIn #TheWestWay

Our 8th graders had a "gnarly" time at their "I Love the 80's" themed Farewell event last Saturday! Bright colors, flashing glasses, streamers galore, photo booth fun, and sno-cones made for a great evening of dancing, playing, and fun! #8thGradeFarewell #AllIn #TheWestWay

MAY 31st, 2024 **IMPORTANT DISMISSAL ANNOUNCEMENT** The closure at Centre Ave and Moorsbride Rd is starting to clear up; however, we are unsure of what the status will be at school dismissal. Please expect delays during pick-up. For best results, families may want to use Romence Road to turn south on Moorsbridge Road if possible. #AllIn #TheWestWay

Our 6th & 7th grade orchestras had their end of year performances this evening. Bravo to these student musicians for their dedication and growth all year long. And great job to Mrs. Benoit for leading their journey! #Orchestra #AllIn #TheWestWay

Congratulations to our Pioneers that competed at yesterday's Megastars Track and Field meet. All of our student athletes that participated achieved Personal Records! Outstanding job Pioneers! #Megastars #TrackAndField #AllIn #TheWestWay

Looking for information on Summer camps & Fall sports? The attached presentation has the info! All incoming, outgoing, and remaining Pioneers - find the information you need here, including info about Final Forms, PPS Physical Night & more! https://tinyurl.com/ppssportssum24

Today, Mr. Messenger and Mr. Bailey served a pancake breakfast to the winning classes of the DREAMS Club Donation Drive! Classes that earned a free period also had an opportunity to play games in the gym this morning. #DREAMSClub #DonationDrive #AllIn #TheWestWay

PPS invites families of middle schoolers to join Dr. Pittman from the New Oakland Family Center Tuesday, June 4, at West Middle School for a presentation on helping your teens manage anxiety and depression.

Congratulations to our boys and girls track & field teams for an amazing season! Our Pioneer student-athletes definitely exhibited The West Way at every meet this season! Job well done! **Special shout out to our girls team on their "trifecta" of being the "Battle of Portage", Regionals, and KAMSL Champs!** #TrackAndField #AllIn #TheWestWay

Greetings Pioneers, All library books are due Tuesday, May 28th! Please get them in as soon as possible. #AllIn #TheWestWay

Our student-athletes are competing in the KAMSL Meet at Portage Central today! Good luck and take care of this place Pioneers! #TrackAndField #AllIn #TheWestWay

Good luck to our track and field team as they head to Vicksburg for Regionals today! Take care of this place Pioneers! #TrackAndField #AllIn #TheWestWay

Last Friday, many of our DREAMS Club members were able to deliver our donation drive items to the Portage Community Center! As a school community, we donated more than 5,000 items to stock the shelves! Ms. Ha's & Mrs. Hively's 1st hour/Career Explorers have earned a free gym day while Mr. Bailey and Mr. Messenger flip pancakes for them! The following 1st hour classes averaged more than 10 points donated per student & earned a free first hour on a day of the teacher's choice: * Mrs. McDaniel * Mr. Kozian * Mrs. Sturdy * Ms. Gale * Mrs. Hopson * Mr. Galer Special shout out to Mr. Kozian's class for the most total items donated by one class! Thank you Pioneers for making this donation drive one of our most successful! #DREAMSClub #DonationDrive #AllIn #TheWestWay

We are pleased to announce that we have already exceeded our donation drive goal with two days still to go! The Portage Community Center would like us to make one final push for non-perishable food items, as these are the lowest in stock right now. Let's finish strong Pioneers! #DREAMSClub #DonationDrive #AllIn #TheWestWay

Today is The Battle of Portage! Let's see which PPS team brings home the belt today. Good luck Pioneers! #TrackAndField #AllIn #TheWestWay

Come hear our jazz/rock ensemble this evening. The concert is at WMS in the Little Theater beginning at 7pm. See you there! #Band #Jazz #Rock #AllIn #TheWestWay

On May 4th, our Science Olympiad team competed at the State Tournament at Western Michigan University. We were surprised to discover 2 of our team members were on the cover of the State Tournament program! The picture was taken at the Regional Competition. Although many of our veteran team members were unable to compete due to the Mackinaw Island band trip, our remaining team members did amazingly well! We had several teams place in the top ten for different competitions! This is great, especially since we had so many 6th graders and first timers on the team! Congratulations students, coaches, and parents on a fantastic season! #ScienceOlympiad #AllIn #TheWestWay

WELCOME BACK PIONEERS! Our DREAMS Club Portage Community Center Donation Drive has been extended through this week, May 13 - May 17! We are accepting donations before school all week and at tomorrow's Jazz Band concert. PCC is directly assisting families in need right now and have requested the following donations: Non-perishable food Seasonal clothing Toilet paper Personal care items Cash to purchase other items in high need Donations are needed now more than ever! We're looking forward to making a huge delivery this Friday! Let's make it happen Pioneers! #DREAMSDonationDrive #AllIn #TheWestWay

PIONEERS! First, we hope everyone is safe and well, considering these extraordinary times. As stated before, please let us know if you need anything. Send an email to an administrator or counselor and someone will get back to you. Second, Consumers Energy is sponsoring an event tomorrow. See the photo for details. We look forward to seeing all of our Pioneers soon! #AllIn #TheWestWay