Team Willow (staff) celebrated the end of the school year at the park. What a great way to wrap up the year! Thank you, Willow faculty, staff and administration, for another fabulous year! Now, time to prep for 2024-25!
Congratulations to Willow High School senior Tyran Zardies Jr., who won this year’s Stay in School Car Giveaway. Zardies, who plans to study finance at LSU, walked away with a 2024 Toyota Corolla LE from Premier Automotive Group/Toyota of New Orleans for being one of 60 NOLA Public School students to have perfect attendance in their senior year of high school. He was randomly selected via a raffle. The Orleans Parish School Board contributed $2,777.96 to help cover taxes and registration fees for the vehicle giveaway.
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The Willow Class of 2024 attended the Lower School Morning Meeting today for their Senior Send-Off. After singing "Learning the Willow Way," they received graduation caps made by the kindergarten and fourth grade buddies, and the seniors toured the school and played on the playground. Congratulations, Seniors!
Meteorologist Amber Wheeler from Fox 8 stopped by to share her expertise with our Willow School 2nd graders. Second grade has been researching different weather phenomena this quarter.
Congratulations to our Willow Posse Scholars: Alex Eskew, Vinnie Liu, Ivan Barrosse, Fa'ryn Jones, and Jonathan Harwood. Alex Eskew and Vinnie Liu will be attending Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Ivan Barrosse and Fa'ryn Jones will be attending Villanova University in Philadelphia. Jonathan Harwood will be attending Texas A & M University in College Station. Our students were selected from 700+ Posse nominees from throughout the region. We're so proud of you!! For further information about Posse & Posse New Orleans: https://www.possefoundation.org/sites/new-orleans
This past Saturday the Willow Lions Track and Field team represented very well. The boys 4x800 meter relay not only put together a winning race but one for the record books. The Lions championship race time of 7:56.34 shattered the previous class 4A of 8:05! Sophomore Anthony Allen in his first individual state event won the boys 800m run with a time of 1:56.98. Junior Mia Mahony, after a heartbreaking elimination from the regional meet last year due to a false start in the 300h, bounced back big time with a 1st place performance and a time of 44.02. Other noteworthy performances include Alexander Tillero's 3rd place finish in boys mile and a 4th place finish in a very fast boys 4x400 meter relay. Even though the 4x400 team did not medal in the race, their time of 3:22.85 qualifies them to the national high school championship meet in Eugene, OR next month. The 4x800 relay team and Mahony's 300h performances also earned entry into the national meet.
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Please consider a gift of any size to the Willow School during today's GiveNOLA Day campaign. Every dollar raised today will help support our unique programs in academics, the arts and athletics. Individuals can make online donations--the minimum amount is just $10. The link to Willow's GiveNOLA page is: https://www.givenola.org/Willow Please share the link with family and friends. THANK YOU!
Please vote for My-Anh Holmes to win high school Athlete of the Week. Willow tennis two-time state champion singles tennis player who won the Division II finals. Her combined efforts with younger sister My-Linh Holmes helped Willow win the team state championship. Please ask family and friends to vote, as well.
https://www.nola.com/sports/high_schools/who-was-the-new-orleans-area-high-school-athlete-of-the-week-for-april-22/article_b000edee-0711-11ef-be1b-7fc2b73cc4a4.html
Isaiah Felix participated in the 2024 National Elementary Chess Championship in Columbus Ohio from 4/26 - 4/28. He had a great time and finished in the top 20 for his section, earning himself a medal. He is going to go to the middle school nationals in 2 weeks and is hoping he can do well there as well. Way to go, Isaiah!
Congrats to our WWL-TV A+ Athlete, Willow state champion swimmer Izzy Mundee!
The Willow High School blood drive is TOMORROW (Thursday) from 9-2. Bloodmobile will be in front of high school on Freret Street, and it's open to the public! Please consider donating-- our city is at a critical shortage! Thank you!
Early giving for our annual GiveNOLA Day campaign is now open! Please consider making a gift of any size to The Willow School at this link: https://www.givenola.org/Willow . Past campaigns have provided funds for the renovation of our Lion’s Gate Black Box Theater, a single point of entry system at the High School campus and the expansion and redesign of the Visual Art room at the Lower School campus. Every dollar raised today will help support our unique programs in academics, the arts, and athletics. Individuals can make online donations--the minimum amount is just $10. The link to Willow's GiveNOLA page is: https://www.givenola.org/Willow Please share the link with family and friends. Thank you!
Explore job opportunities at the upcoming Educator Career Expo on April 20.
The Spring Book Fair at the Willow High School Library (March 25-28) was our most successful one yet! 🎉 Thank you to Blue Cypress Books for putting together such a beautiful display and diverse variety of books! Thank you to Willow parent volunteers, Willow HS faculty, staff, and students for supporting the Fair! We look forward to hosting the Fall Book Fair in November 2024.
Eclipse viewing
Willow School Blood Drive--April 25, from 9-2. The bloodmobile will be parked in the front of the high school campus.
More fun at the Boil!
Let’s “Boil like it’s 1984!" It’s the 40th anniversary of our crawfish boil and this year we’re going BIG!! Come join us at the middle school campus (5625 Loyola Avenue) on Sunday, March 24, and help us celebrate 40 years of food and fun! We will have student performances, live bands, games, prizes, inflatables, and food and beverages!
Uniform reveal day for the inaugural Willow School Girls Flag Football Team at the New Orleans Saints facility. #neworleanssaints #flagfootball #nolaEd #willowschool
