West Middle School

8th Grade Pioneer Families! This evening is 8th Grade Welcome Night at our Portage High Schools. Be sure to attend! Check in with your counselor if you're not sure which school you are scheduled to attend next year. #PortageCentralHS #PortageNorthernHS #AllIn #TheWestWay

PIONEERS! Our PTSO is once again looking for volunteers to sign up to run our West Way WooHoo Store during lunch on Fridays. This store is a major part of our PBIS program here at West and your help is what keeps it going. Here's the sign up link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4DAEAA2DA7FB6-woohoo We are also looking to restock our store with prizes and goodies for our Pioneers. Click the wish list link below. Here's the wish list link: https://tinyurl.com/woohoostore Thank you for your continued support! #AllIn #TheWestWay

Our MathCounts team have been busy preparing for their Regional Competition this Friday at Western Michigan University! The MathCounts competition is a national program that provides students the opportunity to compete in live, in-person contests against and alongside their peers. Good luck this Friday Pioneers! #MathCounts #RegionalCompetition #AllIn #TheWestWay

MATCH DAY! Good luck today Pioneers! #Wrestling #AllIn #TheWestWay

PIONEERS! This year WMS is reading with Scholastic Book Clubs! See attached how to participate and order a book today! Family Order Due Date is February 21, 2025! Class page: https://orders.scholastic.com/F9LWT Happy Reading! #ScholasticBookClubs #AllIn #TheWestWay

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

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

Here's this week in sports at Portage West! Good luck to our girls basketball, wrestling, and archery Pioneers! Also, Friday is RED dress up day! Wear your red this Friday the 14th! #GirlsBasketball #Wrestling #Archery #DressUpDay #RedDay #AllIn #TheWestWay

Our library team has put together an informative Black History Month bulletin board! Mrs. Messing & Mrs. Messenger are also hosting a weekly BHM trivia event for our students & staff. Be sure to stop by the library to test your knowledge! #BlackHistoryMonth #AllIn #TheWestWay

Happy Friday Pioneers! Our next Black History Month trailblazer is: George Washington Carver #BlackHistoryMonth #AllIn #TheWestWay

Our Music Man Jr. production team was hard at work last weekend getting our set ready! Paint, paint, and more paint! Portage West MS presents... THE MUSIC MAN Jr.! March 21st - 23rd Tickets on sale soon! #TheMusicManJr #AllIn #TheWestWay

FUTURE PIONEER FAMILIES! 5th Grade Welcome Night is Wednesday, February 26th! We look forward to meeting our incoming scholars and families. The program begins at 6pm. See you there! #5thGradeWelcomeNight #AllIn #TheWestWay

Happy National School Counseling Week! Thank you to our school counselors, Mrs. Moon and Mrs. Underwood, for everything you do for the Portage West community. This year's theme is "School Counseling: Helping Students Thrive." Thank you Mrs. Moon and Mrs. Underwood for helping our Pioneers thrive! #NSCW25 #AllIn #TheWestWay

Due to weather conditions and safety concerns PPS is closed Thursday, February 6, 2025. Curious Kids will open at 9am.

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

MATCH DAY! Good luck today Pioneers! #Wrestling #AllIn #TheWestWay

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

Happy Black History Month! To observe this month, we will be posting historical facts on Mondays and Fridays of African American trailblazers! First up: Claudette Colvin #BlackHistoryMonth #AllIn #TheWestWay

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

FLIGHT, MEET & MATCH DAY 2! Good luck archers, swimmers, divers, and wrestlers! #Archery #Swimming #Diving #Wrestling