The Middle School grades are competing to see which class can provide the most cases of sodas for Saturday's Crawfish Boil. The winning grade level gets a special ice cream party! Support your middle school class by donating drinks online using the following link: https://willowspiritshop.square.site/drink-competition
Thank you for your support!

Cheer on the varsity baseball team tonight at Bonnabel Stadium, 7pm

Willow School Summer Sports Camps:
Basketball Camps - May 29 - June 2 and June 5-9
Soccer Camp - June 12-16
All camps open to boys and girls, ages - 6-13.
Registration will be online and is coming soon.
Camp Director - Hunter Higgins - Hunter_higgins@willowschoolnola.org

March is Women's History Month. This month, our Student Council will share spotlights of important women in history during Morning Meeting.

Our 6th-grade students are performing one-act plays in Mr. Martin's theater classes this week. To show their support, our 7th-grade students created signs and posters for their plays. We love how our students support each other!


Ms. Brown's class decorated their door for Black History Month. They spotlighted multiple important African American figures in history.


Ms. Ary's class decorated their door for Black History Month. It is beautiful!

The Crawfish Boil Committee will be pre-selling food, beverage and game tickets and t-shirts at all three campuses next week! T-shirts will be $16.50 (inclusive of tax) and have an amazing design by 6th grade student Gianna Celestine! Early Bird tickets are buy 20, get 5 free! Card and check only.
HS campus- 3/16-17- During lunch, in the Spirit Shop
MS campus- 3/16 at morning drop-off; 3/17 at afternoon pickup in the Joseph Side yard
LS Campus- 3/16-17 at Morning Meeting outside the Pine St gate
Sign up to help at the boil here: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/1738430ccd016ebac6159c672c7d93ffa659a1b0/126994376766744053/false/#/invitation

FREE tickets available for any Willow student to attend New Orleans Opera's production of Puccini’s Madame Butterfly
Wednesday, March 22, 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Mahalia Jackson Theater
New Orleans Opera has engaged a creative team who will tell this story from both a female perspective as well as from the viewpoint of those of Asian heritage living in a white, European culture. Director Aria Umezawa and conductor Judith Yan will permit a fresh interpretation of this story – one that retains all of the grandeur of the original opera while presenting a more thoughtful storytelling practice, rejecting the racial stereotypes inherent in the work. The ending will be startling to those familiar with the classic presentation – one where Butterfly is able to finally determine her own destiny rather than be manipulated again and again by those who have controlled her choices.
Sign up for your free ticket here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nPb8ZVWFaB5HOab11We9K_89U5GQQX4Snb_S01uZ__g/edit#gid=0
Then have your parent/guardian fill out this permission slip and turn in to Dr. Rota.
Permission slip: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SGR7biZGjYzvpWZomOwAwF7dwRIgrFsW9EexlIi0POs/edit
Any Willow student may sign up for these tickets. You must arrange your own transportation. Meet our school group outside the lobby of Mahalia Jackson no later than 6:30pm (inside if raining). Have your ride pick you up no later than 9:30pm.
Congrats to our middle school softball team as they started their season with a bang! Willow beat Hynes 2-1 in a thrilling game. Come out and support the Lions!



Ms. Maldonado's class focused their Black History Month door around African American musicians. We love it!!!

Lots of dancing at Morning Meeting today!


We had so much fun at our 7th Grade Black History Month Shoebox Float Parade before Mardi Gras break!



Perfect way to start Monday morning-- Line Dancing on the blacktop!


Check out this week’s newsletters:
Lower School Newsletter: https://express.adobe.com/page/udP58TlxS7K0z/
Middle School Newsletter: https://express.adobe.com/page/JFQxAnyaduuSg/
High School Newsletter: https://express.adobe.com/page/EI1I0pStOxvF2/

Get ready for the 39th Annual Crawfish Boil: Let the Good Times Boil-- Saturday, March 18, from 11-6! There will be music, games, inflatables and great food! Volunteer here: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/1738430ccd016ebac6159c672c7d93ffa659a1b0/126994376766744053/false/#/invitation
Admission is free, but food and game tickets will be pre-sold at all three campuses on 3/16 and 3/17. Buy before the boil and take advantage of our Early Bird pricing (5 free tickets for every 25 purchased). Contact boil@willowschoolnola.org with any questions!

We sincerely appreciate our amazing cafeteria staff. Ms. Crutchfield and her team put a lot of smiles on our students' faces.



Our 6th grade students had a guest speaker in their ELA classes today- Rabbi Todd Silverman. The students are currently reading A Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank and Rabbi Silverman shared his knowledge of the historical events in the book.




Students in Mr. Perez's 5th grade Social Studies class practiced on whiteboards for their upcoming assessments. It was a great way to review the questions on their study guides.



Reminder: School starts at 8am this Friday, March 3, at the Middle/High School.
