Congrats to the Willow Varsity Baseball team for their victory over Warren Easton (11-4) this morning! It was their first game on our beautiful new field. Big thanks to Coach Merkley and Coach Goodwin!
Click on the following links for this week's news:
Lower School Newsletter: https://express.adobe.com/page/kyJTeLTydjFjm/
Middle School Newsletter: https://express.adobe.com/page/xNT0uEiTWTb9S/
High School Newsletter: https://express.adobe.com/page/EI1I0pStOxvF2/
You heard it here first! We had so many wonderful submissions for this year's Crawfish Boil art contest! It was truly hard for the committee to choose. Below is the list of winners. Art that was not chosen may be used on the Crawfish Boil website!
Banner - Stefan Reginelli- 12th Grade
Stadium Cup - Jalen LeBeouf - 12th Grade
Wine Cup - Evelyn Moore- 11th Grade
T-Shirt - Gianna Celestine- 6th Grade
Tote - Samantha McEvoy- 4th Grade
Crawfish Tray - Sophia Womax- 11th Grade
Balloon Pop Poster Art Design 1 - Issabella Lenton- 11th Grade
Balloon Pop Poster Art Design 2 - Simon Siekkinen- 4th Grade
Our CA Creative Writing students shared their work at an event at Blue Cypress bookstore this week.
District Champion Willow Lady Lions will host their 1st round playoff game Friday 2/3 at Brees Family Field vs. DeRidder. Kickoff will be for 5pm.
Link for tickets: https://gofan.co/app/events/882014?schoolId=LA69643
Link to YouTube stream: https://www.youtube.com/live/1bryrHwWXt8?feature=share
Link to playoff bracket: https://www.lhsaaonline.org/MainBracket32.aspx?s=18&y=2023&d=III
Congratulations to the following high school students who performed at the district level LMEA Solo and Small Ensemble Festival yesterday. All our students earned the top two ratings on a 5-level ratings scale.
Superior (highest rating)
Eli Bradford (senior) - tenor solo
Judah Dumas-Mwendo (senior) - soprano solo
Brady D'Agostino (junior) - bass solo
Teresa Fasone (senior) - soprano solo
Lily Garnand (freshman) - alto solo
Audrey Gotham (junior) - soprano solo
Ella Gottschalk (senior) - soprano solo
Jalyn Gottschalk (senior) - tenor solo
Larissa Huilgol (sophomore) - soprano solo
Kelly Laines (sophomore) - alto solo
Bethany Livers (8th grade) - soprano solo
Addielade McMahon (junior) - alto solo
Lola Ostraska (freshman) - soprano solo
Henry Perrine (sophomore) - bass solo
Ariana Uschold (8th grade) - soprano solo
Larissa Huilgol, Marbella Maristany, Jalyn Gottschalk, and Henry Perrine - SATB quartet
Ella Gottschalk, Judah Dumas-Mwendo, and Jalyn Gottschalk - SSA trio
Lola Ostraska, Yva Totchum, and Addielade McMahon - SSA trio
Marbella Maristany, Mea Landry, and Larissa Huilgol - SSA trio
Excellent (2nd highest rating)
Sophie Collins (junior) - alto solo
Nikolai Huilgol (sophomore) - bass solo
Jo Huynh (sophomore) - soprano solo
Kalani Ramirez (junior) - tenor solo
Bryce Sanders (freshman) - bass solo
Yva Totchum (junior) - alto solo
Come out and support the Boys Varsity Soccer team as we start our playoff run TONIGHT!
The boys earned a #4 seed in the playoffs, and will be facing off against #29 Livonia at 6:00pm at Brees Family Field! We hope to see you there to cheer them on!
Tickets: https://gofan.co/app/events/882022?schoolId=LA69643
Playoff Bracket: https://www.lhsaaonline.org/MainBracket32.aspx?s=17&y=2023&d=III
Congratulations to the high school students who participated in the LMEA District Honor Choir this weekend. They performed a concert on Saturday evening at Divine Mercy Church in Kenner.
Youth Honor Choir
B. Livers
Senior High Honor Choir
A. Gotham
K. Laines
L. Ostroska
H. Perrine
K. Ramirez
Please support the Middle/High School's annual Happy Feet Sock Drive. We will collect new and gently used socks to donate to a local homeless shelter.
The Junior college planning meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 7, has been rescheduled to Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 6pm in the High School gym. We hope to see you there!
Go to the following links for Friday's division newsletters:
Lower School Newsletter: https://express.adobe.com/page/aN8rTTcR3uSVW/
Middle School Newsletter: https://express.adobe.com/page/dVPD7qOf0lx8C/
High School Newsletter: https://express.adobe.com/page/EI1I0pStOxvF2/
Nominate The Willow School (and other favorite local businesses) in this year's CityBusiness Reader Rankings competition!
https://neworleanscitybusiness.com/readerrankings/?utm_term=Nominate%20Now&utm_campaign=Nominations%20now%20open%20for%20Reader%20Rankings%21&utm_content=Events&utm_source=Act-On+Software&utm_medium=NOPG#//
Join us for the high school parent/guardian coffee in the library Thursday at 8:10am!
Tonight's PTSA meeting will be a VIRTUAL meeting, due to the expected inclement weather. Join us at 6pm here: https://meet.google.com/wxj-qyqf-qej
Come out and join us to watch our boys continue their winning streak and prepare for our State Championship run!
We kickoff tonight at 7:00pm at Brees Family Field against St. Martin’s. We hope to see you there!
https://gofan.co/app/events/763905?schoolId=LA69643
The Student Government Association organized puppies to visit our students during lunch. This tradition began several years ago to help relieve stress and give students a chance to relax.
Families: During advisory today (Friday), 10th and 11th graders received their information on scheduling. All schedule request forms for grades 8-11 are due on Jan. 20, 2023.
Coming off a buzzer-beating win at home v Episcopal (BR) earlier this week, the boys basketball team tips off again tonight as they face Abramson in the Lion Den. The JV plays at 5:30p and the Varsity plays at 7p. Come out and support the Lions!
8th grade students learn about our Certificate of Artistry programs from students and staff. The Willow school offers focused areas of concentration in the following art forms: Creative Writing, Dance, Theatre, Musical Theatre, Music (Vocal, Jazz, Strings, Symphonic Band), Media Arts, Visual Arts, and Stagecraft.
8th and 9th Grade Families: Information on scheduling for the 2023-2024 school year went out to students today. Students should check their email for details.
