New Orleans Public Library (NOPL) Youth Outreach Librarian M'issa Fleming visited the High School library as part of Library Card Month. M'issa told students all about the free resources NOPL offers for teens. Visit https://nolalibrary.org/ for more info!
Willow alum Karisma Price recently visited the High School library and read from her book, I’m Always So Serious. She spoke to creative writing students about her writing process and her studies as a college and graduate student.
Sales of this special PINK shirt end Friday. Wear your special edition PINK Willow VB shirt to the team's PINK GAME on Oct. 18 at 4pm in the gym and get free admission. Funds raised will support a local organization doing work to educate the community on breast cancer awareness and treatment. Order here: https://willowschoolptsa.membershiptoolkit.com/volleyball
Practice the 4-7-8 breathing technique: Breathe in for a count of 4, hold the breath for a count of 7, exhale for a count of 8. Use this calming breath technique to diffuse moments of tension and restore balance. #mentalminute #NOLAPScares
Update your Willow Athletics gear to show support for your favorite team and student athletes! Grab a team shirt and accessories, just in time for Homecoming! Get your order in now for Fall Sports (Swimming, Running, Volleyball, Football). We are taking PRE-ORDERS ONLY through Monday, Oct. 10 at 5pm. at this link: https://willowschoolptsa.membershiptoolkit.com/boostermerch
Congratulations to Ms. Stacey Roberts, beloved member of Willow Team Guidance, for placing as 2nd Overall Female in this weekend's Crescent Connection Bridge Run! Her fast feet are an inspiration. She kept a 7-minute pace running over the bridge. Think about that the next time you are driving it!
The PTSA Soiree is just around the corner! Don't miss your chance to sponsor this popular event! Go here for sponsorship info or to donate items for the auction: https://my.onecause.com/event/organizations/sf-001C000001HAGGWIA5/events/vevt:628dfe0a-65b9-4959-9cc6-e7445567ee9d/sponsorship-packages
Come out to Raising Cane's on 2900 s. Claiborne Ave. Our PTSA is holding a fundraiser at Raising Cane's until 8 PM tonight!
National Hispanic Heritage Month dedicates time every Sept. 15-Oct. 15 to honor the cultures, experiences and stories of Hispanic and Latinx Americans.
Parents/guardians, if you completed your background check at the beginning of last school year, it is about to expire! To volunteer at school and on field trips, the school must have a current background check on file. Background checks are good for one calendar year. Orleans Parish residents may obtain your record at the police department located at 715 S. Broad St. It is an easy process that will take 15 mins and cost $5 cash. If you live outside of Orleans Parish, please visit that parish police department. Once done, please bring the original document (copies are not accepted) to the school office to be kept on file.
Help spread the word about our upcoming Open Houses for prospective students and their families! Let's highlight everything we love about The Willow School!
FREE tickets available for Willow students to attend New Orleans Opera's production of Mozart's comic opera The Marriage of Figaro, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 6:30 - 10:00 pm, Mahalia Jackson Theater. Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QUmDr9agJeyFjUyo9vofsqeEIZt87xV-7-SIyxq4wlM/edit#gid=0 then turn in this permission slip to Dr. Rota: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r-hmid2t49diHbLl2qU4TEHG4FhGG4Fa0h087hsQTD0/edit
High School parents/guardians, please join us for coffee in the library (3rd floor) tomorrow, Thursday 9/21, at 8am. Hope to see you there!
Flash back to the 90s with the Willow School PTSA at the Soiree and Silent Auction "90s FOREVER!" on Saturday, Oct. 28, at Central City BBQ. Tickets are $65 and include an open bar, BBQ, live entertainment, an amazing silent auction and more! Don't forget to wear your favorite 90s threads! You can purchase your tickets and sponsorship at this website: https://my.onecause.com/event/organizations/sf-001C000001HAGGWIA5/events/vevt:628dfe0a-65b9-4959-9cc6-e7445567ee9d/home/story
Today is the final day to apply for free/reduced lunch. You must fill out the free/reduced form to qualify for the free/reduced lunch program, even if you qualified last year. If you find you are in need at a later date you can apply then. The link to make payments to a student’s online cafeteria account and apply for free or reduced meals is www.schoolcafe.com. The district is NOLA Public Schools, which is our food service vendor. Your child's schoolcafe account number is the PowerSchool ID number with "WS" after it.
It's an early Friday football game today. Thanks to.a volunteer parent, Livestream is available at 3:25. Game is at PanAm Stadium. Go Lions!!! Link to Livestream:
https://www.youtube.com/live/pLsAbfya2WA?si=K0S3A3OBO5QWa9n1
Don't miss out on meeting visiting artists Kaori Maeyama and
Ben Hamburger today, FRIDAY, 9/15, 3:35-4:30pm, at an opening reception in the CAVE GALLERY. Ben and Kaori are both landscape painters, though both work in very different ways. In this exhibition, they encourage the viewer to investigate the "conversations" between their paintings and methods by installing their artworks collaboratively throughout the space.
Look what's happening in Mr. Grennell's honors Bio lab!
More student scientists!--This time, in Mr. Grennell's Honors Chem lab
Don't forget the Willow School Blood Drive taking place this Friday (9/15/23) in Lions Gate Theater from 9AM-3PM. Please consider donating as our community is in critical need of blood. Appointments are not necessary but encouraged. Free t-shirt with each donation! Thank you in advance for making this a successful drive!
