Rain, rain, go away!  (Just a few chants I have been hearing from students and staff today!) We all expect the rain during spring.  However, the cold weather is a little too much.  This week our fourth grade students and parents enjoyed the annual Missouri Conservation and Soil banquet.  I would like to thank our wonderful food service staff members for providing the meal.  It was GREAT!  Have a good weekend and try to stay dry.

Upcoming Events

• April 18-19 Math MAP Testing for 3rd & 4th Grade

• April 24th-Kindergarten Music Program 1:30 & 7:00

• April 24-26 Com. Arts MAP Testing for 3rd & 4th Grade

• April 26th-Sock Hop 6:30-8:00; Bond Mtg in the library at 7:00

• April 30-May 1st-Kindergarten Screening

“Willard South is ROARING with excitement!”

Willard Intermediate students are geared up for MAP testing next week.  Today, the students were fired up by our High School cheerleaders, some of our champion athletes from the basketball and wrestling teams, and by Coach Wickwar!  If he can’t motivate you to do your best, no one can!  Good luck to all our students, this is their chance to show their stuff!

It’s hard to believe that it is middle April and we are still having winter weather!  Personally, I am ready for sunshine and warm temperatures!  MAP testing begins next week.  We will kick off our week with a MAP celebration on Tuesday afternoon.  Students will be working hard on Wednesday and Thursday.  Please encourage them and let them know you are PROUD of them.  Here are a few events you will not want to miss at Willard North!

_{April 17th-  First Locks of Love Extreme Makeover!  We have 31 people cutting their hair!}

_{April 25th-Super Tiger Celebration-Locks of Love Hair Cutting}

_{April 27th-Willard North Night at the Springfield Cardinal’s Game}

_{April 30th-May 1st-Kindegarten Screening at Willard North-call 742-2597 for an appointment}

_{May 1st-Kindergarten program at the Willard High School Theater}

_{May 4th-Field Day}

_{May 10th-Honor Choir Concert/First Grade Mother’s Tea}

_{May 7-11th-Teacher Appreciation Week}

_{May 11th-Celebration of Learning}

_{May 14th-PTO Meeting/Bond Issue Informational Meeting}

_{May 15th-Tiger Cubs Preschool Graduation}

_{May 24th-Talent Show}

Wow!  We will continue to be busy until the end!  Have a wonderful weekend!

Rhonda Bishop, Willard North Principal

For those of you planning on attending our landscaping adventure tomorrow. It has been postponed until next Saturday April 21st due to inclement weather. We are very excited about the “vision” for our landscaping and can’t wait to get everything planted and see it all bloom. Hope to see you next weekend.

MAP Testing = Our theme this year is “Great Test Scores ‘Popping‘ Up Everywhere.” (Popcorn theme) We will be testing the next two weeks and we are confident our students will do very well. Good luck!

Mark your calendar – Willard East Sock Hop – Our annual Sock Hop will be held Saturday May 5th! There will be games, prizes, and our Auction extravaganza for theme baskets. If you have not participated in the annual Sock Hop it’s not too late to start a new family tradition. More information to come!

Melinda Miller, Principal

Despite the unusually cold weather, the Tigers are having a GREAT Spring!

Congratulations to the baseball Tigers on their victories over Cassville, Reeds Spring, and Catholic this week. Catholic was ranked #7 in the State at the time. This runs the Tigers record to 11-1 on the season and 4-0 in the COC! Weather permitting they will play in the Red/Blue Classic tonight and tomorrow and will continue conference play next week as they play at Rogersville on Tuesday and host Branson on Thursday. Both games will begin at 4:30.

Congratulations to the following track athletes for earning medals at the Nixa Relays last Wednesday:

1st place – Z. Thompson, shot put and discus; J. Carpenter, 110m hurdles

2nd place – J. Carpenter, triple jump; C. Dickinson, 300m hurdles

3rd place – J. Carpenter, high jump and long jump

The Willard Tiger track team will be hosting the Willard Relays next Thursday starting at 4:00.

The soccer Tigers had the week off and are suppose t0 participate in the Nixa/Ozark Invitational this weekend if the weather holds up. Game times TBA. They will be at Nixa on Monday, host Neosho on Thursday and host Bolivar on Friday.

A special congratulations to A. Henderson on signing a basketball scholarship to Truman State University and to C. Gibbons on signing a wrestling scholarship with Missouri Valley!

It’s Good to Be a Tiger!

Jeff Staley, Director of Operations