Willow High School Certificate of Artistry Visual Arts (CAVA) students' works were installed last week at Phelps at Canal Place. Their pieces will be on display throughout the Super Bowl festivities. We will have a reception Tuesday, Feb 25, 5-6:30. Family, friends, and faculty are welcome to attend. The Phelps office is located at 365 Canal St. in the Office Tower of Canal Place, 20th floor. Wonderful work from these artists!
On Friday Jan. 17, Ms. Dayeh's 8th and 9th grade advisory visited the Freret Street Starbucks to thank the baristas for working so hard to continually support the Willow student community. Advisees each wrote individual thank you cards with gratitude messages and stickers. The surprised Starbucks staff accepted the cards with smiles.
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Generations Jam to support the Willow Symphonic Band as they prepare to compete at Festival Disney this April! We raised more than $9,000 to help ensure that every student will be able to attend the Disney trip regardless of financial need. Over the winter break, the band also had the opportunity to entertain shoppers at the Riverwalk with a festive performance.
Members of Willow High School's chapter of the National Honor Society braved the cold to pick up trash around campus and the Willow neighborhood for Heart & Soul Week.
Willow High School students and staff recently celebrated our annual Heart and Soul Week. #BeKind
Even Roary enjoyed the snow!!! #willow_school_nola #snowday2025 #nolaps #nolaED
Last Friday, Jan. 10, poet James Miller Robinson (grandfather of student, O. Laurence) spoke to students in Ms. Lee's English 3 Honors class in the library. He shared several of his poems and fielded questions about his process and craft from students.
After an enthusiastic welcome from motivational music educator Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser, these three Willow singers were off to their first honor choir rehearsal with their LMEA All-State ensembles.
Pictured left to right: L. Huilgol ; H. Winkler, and D. Noble
Please donate during our HS Blood Drive tomorrow, Thursday, Jan. 16.
Need high school service hours? The Junior League of New Orleans Diaper Bank distributes approximately 50,000 diapers a month, in addition to period supplies and adult incontinence items. Sign up for a community shift here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4FACAB22AAFDC52-51207693-diaper#/
Volunteer sessions last 2-3 hours, and involve counting, sorting, and wrapping diaper, period or adult incontinence products.
Head to the Broadside for some great live music tonight and support The Willow School's Symphonic Band! Tickets available here:
https://www.simpletix.com/e/cyril-neville-shamarr-allen-erica-falls-ho-tickets-197054
This past weekend our Willow Sailing Team competed in the Sugar Bowl Regatta at Southern Yacht Club with 7 other teams from New Orleans and Mississippi. Sailors L. Christopher, M. Gill, E. Parks, O. McGowan, C. Nieuwenhuizen, R. Hutchins, and L. Marino placed 3rd out of 8, over all other New Orleans teams! This was a great way to end the fall season!
Willow middle and high school dancers are performing tonight, Friday(12/6) at 7 pm, and Sunday(12/8) at 2pm, at Willow's own Goldring Center at the lower school. Admission is free but please reserve your seat at the "Buy Tickets" links on our website. Seats are limited.
The Willow Boys JV/V Soccer teams take on Brother Martin this evening at Brees Family Field! JV kicks off at 5pm, with Varsity to follow at 7pm. The Varsity is looking to continue their unbeaten streak that dates all the way back to January 2023, so come out and support if you're able!!
Best of luck to our Willow High School swimmers, who leave today to compete in the State Championships in Sulphur!
Congratulations to our students who were accepted into the LMEA All-State Honor Ensembles. These prestigious ensembles will rehearse and perform at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel in January 2025. HS Concert Band: N. Hart HS Mixed Choir: L. Huilgol HS Orchestra: A. Arellano; N. Baddoo; A. Fortune; N. Henderson; N. McDonald; A. Merlin; U. Ramdall
For the first time this year, the LMEA organization is presenting All-State Ensembles for Middle School students in grades 6-8. Please congratulate these exceptional students on being accepted into the inaugural LMEA Middle School All-State Honor Band, Choir, and Orchestra!! MS Band: R. Zheng MS Choir: D. Noble; H. Winkler MS String Orchestra: Z. Ahmed; S. Anagnost; A. Bosch; V. Khunkhun; E. Sun; N. Waller
Congratulations to three Willow High School students who auditioned for and were selected to sing in ACDA's (American Choral Directors Association) National Honor Choirs: C. Brown, L. Clancey and L. Haysley. Competing against more than 5,000 students across the country, they were selected to sing with the top 300 singers in their division. They will travel to Dallas, TX, in March for four days of rehearsals with other top choral students in the nation. Their culminating concert performance will be in the Dallas Arts District in front of thousands of choral directors.
Come to the PTSA Coffee in the Willow HS Library tomorrow- Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 8am. Hope to see you there!
Willow Volleyball had a fantastic season. We concluded our season in the playoffs against St Thomas More Catholic School. These athletes have grown so much over the season, with some members of our team placing in the State top 150 for stats. Thank you players and coaches for your hard work and dedication this season as made this year a great success. We can't wait to see all our fans next year!
Chris Clarkson, local author of the young adult novel, "That Summer Night on Frenchmen Street" , visited the HS Library this week. Clarkson discussed his writing process and answered student questions about editing, character development, and publishing. Copies of his book will be available for purchase at the High School Book Fair next week.
