High school dance teacher Ms. Buckels, rehearsing “Wade in the Water” from Alvin Ailey’s Revelations with the Certificate of Artistry in Dance Level 2 & 3 dancers for Black History Month.
The Willow Girl Scouts' Barbie-themed Daughters' Choice dances were a big success!
The Willow School was recognized at the BESE meeting Wednesday for supporting and encouraging students to participate in Community Service. Brenda Fitzpatrick represented the guidance office for their hard work on this effort.
We need many volunteers in order to make our annual Crawfish Boil a success! Please volunteer for a shift here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084EABAD23AAF5C16-48412331-crawfish
Willow Pride Robotics has won the state championship! The team went undefeated in the qualifying and semi final rounds, and won two of three finals matches to take home the win. In their last match of the day, they set the new high score of 214 points along with Stinger Robotics from Denham Springs. They will represent Louisiana at the World Championships next month in Houston along with Dominican Ultraviolet who won the Inspire Award.
Students Maya Galloway, Jade Cameron, Yva Totchum, Hudson Frederick, and Mo Bidima, with help from Ms. Sullivan, placed second in the Zero Hunger Challenge! Larry Nance challenged high school students to solve the food insecurity problems in the city.
LAST CHANCE TO ORDER SOCCER CHAMPS MERCH! Willow Soccer 2024 Championship gear and other Soccer merchandise is now on sale until Sunday, March 3, at 11:59 cst. Visit www.grundmanns.com Click on red button labeled "TEAM PLAYER PACK" Enter "willowsc24" for the store sale code.
Willow Senior soccer player Sebastian Salm is nominated for Player of the Week! Please take 20 secs. to vote here:
https://www.nola.com/sports/high_schools/who-was-the-new-orleans-area-boys-high-school-athlete-of-the-week-for-feb/article_53764a72-d59f-11ee-95f1-0b8c1db20ec4.html
Let's “Boil Like It's 1984”! The 40th annual Willow School Crawfish Boil is Sunday, March 24 (NEW DATE), at our middle school campus. This is our largest fundraiser of the year, and we can't make it happen without your help! We are asking for your support through sponsorships and/or in-kind donations. For more info, go here: https://willowschoolptsa.membershiptoolkit.com/2024CrawfishBoil
Twice as Nice!!! Your Willow Lions are now back-to-back State Champs! Willow Soccer 2024 Championship gear and other Soccer merchandise is now on sale until Sunday, March 3, at 11:59 cst. Visit www.grundmanns.com Click on red button labeled "TEAM PLAYER PACK" Enter "willowsc24" for the store sale code.
If you can't make it to Thursday's boys soccer championship game in Hammond, the LHSAA Network will televise the match on the LHSAA Network, which is available as a tv app on Roku, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV devices. Log on to your device, search for the LHSAA Network, register for a free account, and tune into the live channel at gametime to see the game. Go, Lions!
Please vote for Willow High School student and soccer player Maddox Maillho, in nola.com's Player of the Week competition.
The senior headed in a goal off a long free kick from midfield for the lone goal in a state semifinal win against Bossier. The goal was his fifth of the playoffs.
The Willow School Theatre Department Presents
Little Shop of Horrors,
directed by Shawn McCrea.
See the links below for tickets.
Night 1 - February 29: https://gofan.co/event/1373871?schoolId=LA69643
Night 2 - March 1: https://gofan.co/event/1373925?schoolId=LA69643
Night 3 - March 2: https://gofan.co/event/1373930?schoolId=LA69643
Happy Mardi Gras from The Willow High School! Enjoy float designs from students in Mr. Sirman's high school art electives classes!
Willow School dance workshop with Broadway performer Brian Martin
Congratulations to our High School Principal for the Day, Eva Loshbaugh! She began her day by welcoming the students to campus. During assembly, she helped run the games, followed by a lunch with her leadership team and a visit with CEO, Nicolette London.
Boys Basketball will be playing at home today in their Final Home game of the year. The JV Boys game starts at 5pm, and Varsity vs Riverdale at 6:15 pm. Come join us for Senior Night!
The Louisiana High School Athletic Association has recognized 59 boys on the recently released 2023-24 LHSAA All-Academic Composite Soccer Team. Willow School seniors Sebastian Salm and Forrest Wilkes have received this honor! To be recognized on the team, a student-athlete must maintain a six-semester unweighted GPA of 4.00. The students cannot have a “B” on their transcript and Honors classes are not considered for the award. Additional All-Academic senior awardees will be recognized on the Class All-Academic Team for carrying a GPA of 3.5 to 3.99. Those students will receive certificates by their school and will be listed on the LHSAA site following the state soccer championships. Well done!
Congratulations to the Willow School singers who participated in the LMEA District Honor Choir this weekend. They rehearsed Friday, Jan. 26 and Saturday, Jan. 27 with a concert on Saturday evening at Ursuline Academy. They were led by conductors Jennifer Ellis from Baton Rouge and Holly Grefe from Lafayette High School. Youth Honor Choir: E. Pasquinelli, 8th; I. Smith, 5th; J. Pye, 6th; C. Avery, 7th; L. Clancey, 7th; R. England, 7th; L. Haysley, 7th; and J. Sale, 7th; Senior High Honor Choir: L. Collins, 9th; J. Hiatt, 8th; C. Kunian, 9th; J. Lutz, 9th; H. Perrine, 11th; B. Sanders, 10th; and E. Todd-Norton, 11th.
Two big Senior soccer games this weekend! The boys are looking to win the District Championship, keep their undefeated record, and secure the #1 seed in Power Rankings for playoffs! The presentation begins at 6pm on Friday night at home with the game starting at 7pm. The girls play on Saturday at home at 2pm.
