In the CAVE Gallery, room 407, Willow High School's next CAVA senior show is up featuring an apocalyptic installation by B. Bourgeois and fantastical creatures and worlds by N. Zanders. The show is open today through Thursday, with a reception after school on Wednesday.
Save the date! Willow's next Blood Drive is at our High School campus on Wednesday, April 9. Walk-ins welcome, but appointments are preferred. ALL DONORS RECEIVE a t-shirt and entry into RAFFLE to WIN (2) Pelicans Home Game Tickets
Hope to see you at the PTSA High School Parent/Guardian coffee tomorrow morning (Thursday, March 20) at 8am in the library. The jazz band will be performing for us!
Best wishes to the following students as they represent the Willow School at the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) national honor choirs in Dallas, TX this week: Cody Brown; Liam Clancey; and Lillian Haysley.
On Monday March 17, we will host the launch of the 2025 issue of street. Willow's upper level CA Creative Writing students have worked diligently on an excellent publication that features some of the best work of Willow writers, visual artists, and photographers. Please consider coming out and supporting this wonderful creative work!
The next High School Parent Coffee will be Thursday, March 20, from 8:00-9:00 AM, in the library. As a special treat, the High School Jazz Band will be performing for us. There will be coffee and refreshments for your enjoyment! Come join us for a cup of coffee, visit with friends, hear what's the latest at Willow, and listen to the band! If you would like to bring any breakfast treats of fruit, please contact Becky Collins at becky_collins@willowschoolnola.org. See you there!
Happy Mardi Gras from Mr. Sirman's Willow High School arts elective students!
Congratulations to Willow High School students who competed in this year's Greater New Orleans Science and Engineering Fair last week at Tulane. The following awards were achieved:
In Engineering Technology: Tomas Menendez 4th place; Jasmine Schwilke 3rd place; Gray Gankendorff 1st place
In Environmental Science: Alina Garcia 2nd place
In Environmental Engineering: Maddy Kuemmel 1st place
In Biomedical Engineering: Elissa Merlin 1st place
In Sustainable Energy: Ariel Arellano 2nd place; Conor Moore and Nick Ettinger, 1st place
And we had one of four Grand Award Winners, who will be invited to attend the International Science and Engineering Fair: Gray Gankendorff
This past weekend the Willow Baseball Team traveled to northern Louisiana to compete in the Trey Altick tournament, which is the largest baseball tournament in the state of Louisiana. Our team had a great time filled with competitive baseball and team bonding. We finished this weekend 2-1 with victories over Choudrant and Franklin Parish. The team currently ranks #2 in division II Select.
Our first Willow CA Visual Art senior show is up in The CAVE gallery (room 407) for viewing from now until Wednesday, Feb. 26, featuring the painterly self portraits of I. Pezold and the environmental paintings of C. Shepley. Stop by and/or join us for a reception after school on Tuesday the 25th, 3:35 - 4:30.
The Willow High School generated more than 270 pairs of gently used or new socks for the homeless for the Happy Feet sock drive benefitting the Ozanam Inn and the Harry Thompson Center. Students Marbella Maristany, Julia Davies, and Larissa Huilgol participated in the event, along with students from other area high schools. The drive raised more than 7,600 pairs of socks for the homeless. Thank you to everyone who donated!
Hope to see you at the PTSA's Willow High School Parent/Guardian Coffee this Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 8am in the high school library. If you would like to bring a fruit or breakfast treat, please contact Becky Collins at becky_collins@willowschoolnola.org.
The Willow Dads Club (open to dads and all caregivers) is hosting Donuts and Coffee at the Broadside on SUNDAY, Feb. 16 at 10am. Please fill out this brief survey and let us know if you can make it: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScePkDavON9uaRwZINui1Kc-wSJvRVDo_D2fBMucI67NvOH3Q/viewform
Come out and support the V Boys Soccer team as we take on District rival Ben Franklin in the soccer version of the Nerd Bowl, this time with a semi-final appearance on the line! Kickoff is set for tomorrow, Tuesday, 2/11, at 5:30pm at Brees Family Field! We hope to see you there!
Willow High School Certificate of Artistry Visual Arts (CAVA) students' works were installed last week at Phelps at Canal Place. Their pieces will be on display throughout the Super Bowl festivities. We will have a reception Tuesday, Feb 25, 5-6:30. Family, friends, and faculty are welcome to attend. The Phelps office is located at 365 Canal St. in the Office Tower of Canal Place, 20th floor. Wonderful work from these artists!
On Friday Jan. 17, Ms. Dayeh's 8th and 9th grade advisory visited the Freret Street Starbucks to thank the baristas for working so hard to continually support the Willow student community. Advisees each wrote individual thank you cards with gratitude messages and stickers. The surprised Starbucks staff accepted the cards with smiles.
Members of Willow High School's chapter of the National Honor Society braved the cold to pick up trash around campus and the Willow neighborhood for Heart & Soul Week.
Willow High School students and staff recently celebrated our annual Heart and Soul Week. #BeKind
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Generations Jam to support the Willow Symphonic Band as they prepare to compete at Festival Disney this April! We raised more than $9,000 to help ensure that every student will be able to attend the Disney trip regardless of financial need. Over the winter break, the band also had the opportunity to entertain shoppers at the Riverwalk with a festive performance.
Even Roary enjoyed the snow!!! #willow_school_nola #snowday2025 #nolaps #nolaED
