Our Pioneer athletes are hard at work practicing for their upcoming games, matches, and meets. Support our Cross Country, Football, and Volleyball teams during the Fall season!
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Thank you to Peace, Love, & Little Donuts for sponsoring our first Woohoo Ticket raffle! Students earned West Way Woohoo tickets throughout the week and were entered into our PBIS raffle. Students will begin shopping at our Woohoo Ticket store next Friday!
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NEW STAFF SPOTLIGHT!
Meet our new Orchestra teacher, Mrs. Benoit! She comes to West with 15 years of prior experience. Mrs. Benoit is excited "to be a West Pioneer and to empower music students through the art of playing an instrument!"
Welcome Mrs. Benoit!
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Greetings Former and Current Pioneers!
You are cordially invited to our Portage West Middle School 50 Year Anniversary Celebration! Feel free to share with friends, family, and community members. We look forward to celebrating with you soon!
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On the app, you’ll find photos from your child’s school, school and District events and more. Plus, you can sign up to receive push notifications for snow days or in the event of an emergency at your child’s school.
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NEW STAFF SPOTLIGHT!
Meet our new Mathematics teachers, Mrs. Bishop! This will be her 12th year teaching. Mrs. Bishop is "most excited about getting to know new families and staff at West!" She is "also excited to join the middle school environment for the 1st time, and...looking forward to the faster paced schedule."
Welcome Mrs. Bishop!
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Today our 7th & 8th graders participated in our "Back to School Blitz" where staff members led reviews of school procedures and practices. Our 6th graders went to all of their classes, met their teachers, and tomorrow will participate in the "blitz." Great day Pioneers!
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Day 1 is in the books! 6th graders went to each of their classes and 7th/8th graders participated in our "Back to School" blitz this morning. We ended the day with a school pep rally! School's back in session! See you tomorrow for our 1st full day!
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REMINDER: The first day of school is Monday, August 28. It is a half day. We can't wait to see you!
The Portage West Middle School Spirit Store is now open through Sunday, September 17th! T-shirts, hoodies, bags, hats, 50 Year Anniversary gear and more are available!
https://www.pwms.ctoutfit.com/
Celebrate a new school year with new Pioneer school swag!
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NEW STAFF SPOTLIGHT!
Meet our new ESI teacher, Mrs. Orozco! She comes to West with 7 years of teaching experience. Mrs. Orozco is "looking forward to meeting her students and building relationships with them and their families."
Welcome Mrs. Orozco!
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WELCOME BACK!
Yesterday, the Portage Central High School Marching Band helped us kick off the new school year. Staff also heard from two current PPS students on what they need to succeed and from Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist and PPS Alumnus Lindsay Tarpley.
This morning 2 Time Olympic Gold Medalist Lindsay Tarpley was the Opening Day speaker for Portage Public Schools. Lindsay is a graduate of Portage West Middle and Portage Central High. In Tarpley's message she spoke of 3 branches for PPS staff members to remember as we begin the new school year: "Branch 1 - Treat people the way you want to be treated, Branch 2 - Be confident, and Branch 3 - You never know what someone is going through." She reflected on stories from her years in PPS, including one with our very own Mr. Galer!
We also heard from 2 outstanding student speakers, with one of them being Alanna H., a rising senior at Portage Northern who also attended Portage West Middle! Alanna spoke of the support she received from Mrs. Hively when she arrived to PPS.
It was an exciting morning filled with inspiration from a couple of our former Pioneers!
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Bus Route Information is now available in your student's Skyward Family Access. Please check your account and call 269-323-5151 if you have any questions.
At last night's meeting, the Board of Education approved a partial 2023-24 School Year Calendar. The complete calendar is contingent on ongoing contract negotiations with the Portage Education Association.
Click here to view https://www.portageps.org/o/pps/page/school-year-calendar
What a fun-filled morning w/ our 6th graders led by our 8th grade WEB leaders! Plenty of smiles, activities, competitions, & discussions.
Remember our WMS Open House is Tuesday, August 22nd starting at 6pm! All grades & families are welcomed!
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We are loving our new website and app! Have you downloaded the app yet? Access documents, news updates, and even emergency notifications, right from your pocket. You will find even more on the new website, which is more mobile friendly and can be translated into your chosen language.
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We're looking forward to seeing all of our incoming 6TH GRADERS on Monday for orientation from 8am - 12:30pm!!
See you then Pioneers!
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You're invited to come view the new English Language Arts curriculum for K-8 at the PPS ELA Family Night 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, at the Portage District Library.
There will be games, activities, raffles, and an opportunity to see the units for each grade level. Don't miss it!
PIONEERS!
August 22nd is our Open House! This is open to all grades & their families. Students will receive schedules, locker assignments, tour the building, and more! Also food trucks will be on site! Have dinner and a sweet treat! See you soon Pioneers!
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