On Wednesday, we celebrated our amazing Office staff at Morning Meeting. We sincerely appreciate the hard work for Ms. Ellinghausen, Ms. Doussan, and Ms. Laufer! They make our school such a wonderful place to be!
Tornado Relief Drive ends Friday! Bring in a canned good or other donation item to the collection boxes in the office at any campus by Friday.
• Canned Vegetables, Beans and Fruits
• Canned Fish and Meat: Tuna, Chicken, Ham, etc.
• Household Items: Paper Products, Personal Hygiene, Cleaning Supplies, Baby Supplies, Laundry Supplies)
• Cereal and Breakfast Foods
• Peanut Butter
• Boxed and Canned Meals: Soup, Spaghettio's, Mac & Cheese, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, etc.)
• Powdered, Canned or Shelf-Stable Milk
• Juice ... shelf-stable plastic bottles or juice boxes
Thank you in advance for your generosity and for making a difference in the lives of the people in need.
Mr. Hart's 7th-grade band students rehearsed together in class today. We love listening to them play!
Lots of exciting things happening in Dr. Jurjevich's orchestra class today!
Are you or is someone you know interested in serving on the Board for The Willow School PTSA? Nominate or self-nominate a candidate today from within our school community. If you would like to nominate a fellow parent or be considered for board membership, please submit a brief letter of intent and a one-to-two paragraph bio to phylicia_richardson@willowschoolnola.org by Friday, April 28, 2023.
Today, our principal Ms. Henry and our assistant principal Ms. Sepanik met with the 4th-grade students (rising 5th-grade students) to discuss scheduling their classes next year. We look forward to welcoming them to our middle school.
Go here to register for the GNOCCS Virtual Teacher Fair: https://www.gnocollaborative.com/teacher-fair/
Please sign up to donate in our Blood Drive, which will take place in the Nashville Avenue parking lot on May 4, 8am-3pm.
Recently, our CEO Ms. Nicolette London met with the students at Morning Meeting. Our middle school congratulated Ms. London on being appointed our CEO.
We are incredibly proud of Willow senior William Xi, who represented us in Baton Rouge this week as a state finalist in the annual Student of the Year competition. Thanks to Ms. Brenda Fitzpatrick for overseeing our high school students' participation in this annual program.
Before Spring Break, we had a special treat from our PTSA. To reward us for all of our hard work with the Crawfish Boil drink drive, they gave us an ice cream treat with a drink! It was a fun way to celebrate all of our hard work this year. Thank you to the PTSA!
Congratulations to our Prides of the Week and our Leaders of the Pack, Mr. Alvarado and Ms. Robinson.
The PTSA has organized a potluck meal for our Middle School staff on conference day this Thursday. Please sign up here to feed our teachers and staff on this very long day: https://signup.com/go/VMkfess Thank you!
Don't forget! Middle School will have our 4th quarter progress conferences this Thursday, April 20, from 5 - 7pm.
The Early Bird registration discount for our Summer Arts camps ends Wednesday!
Go to our website for info and to register: https://www.willowschoolnola.org/o/lcs/page/2021-summer-arts-innovation-camp
Early giving starts today!! Visit https://www.givenola.org/Willow now through Tuesday, May 2nd. Thank you for supporting The Willow School!!
On "Wacky Wednesdays," we tell cheesy jokes at Morning Meeting. Today, Team 7 celebrated Mr. Shuler's upcoming wedding during through cheesy wedding jokes! Go to this link for a video of the jokes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qfn-T_zMoi306OudDLg_oHGhM8H4hmvk/view?usp=sharing
Go Lions! Our softball team beat Newman in the playoffs- 7 to 5! On Thursday, they will play the championship game!
Join us at the Spring Dance Concert! April 20 and 21 at Ursuline. Buy tickets here: https://gofan.co/app/school/LA69643?activity=Performing%20Arts
Get ready NOLA educators! The 2nd Annual NOLA Teacher Fest presented by NSNO, NOLA Teacher Community, College Football Playoff Foundation, Allstate Sugar Bowl and Booth Bricker is back bigger and stronger! Join us Friday, May 5, at Champions Square for free food, spirits, give-aways and parking. Be sure to wear your favorite school shirt, bring your hat, don't forget your lawn chair. RSVP right now!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2nd-annual-nola-teacher-fest-presented-by-new-schools-for-new-orleans-tickets-596206659167
