The Willow High School

Students in Mr. Grennell's Honors Biology classes hunted for prey and discovered the meaning of evolutionary "fitness" in a physically active game: The Bean-Counter Evolution Lab Experiment.

The Willow High School library's Spring Book Fair was a huge hit! Students enjoyed new features such as a DIY bookmark station and coffee bar, as well as a vintage physical media table, featuring records, CDs, cassette tapes, and DVDs. The most popular books purchased were Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir;  Scythe by Neil Shusterman; The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath; 1984 and Animal Farm by George Orwell; and I Don't Wish You Well, the latest novel by Baton Rouge author Jumata Emill. Many thanks to Blue Cypress Books for another fun-filled, one-of-a-kind Book Fair experience! 

Congrats to the Willow High School juniors who recently participated in their Ring Ceremony! They'll soon be ruling the school as our new Seniors!

Willow High School students relaxed and reflected at the recent 2026 DaVinci Scholars Summit.

Hope you can make it to the Boil this weekend! The weather will be beautiful and our entertainment lineup is HOT!

The Willow Middle School choir teamed up with the High School Jazz Band for an amazing rehearsal ahead of the Crawfish Boil—and let’s just say, it’s going to be a performance you won’t want to miss on Saturday!

The Willow varsity baseball program had the opportunity to serve at Second Harvest Food Bank. During their time there, they packaged more than 500 food boxes for families in need throughout our community. Our players truly enjoyed giving back and serving others, with the hope of making someone else’s day just a little bit better. We are proud of the way they represented our program through their effort, attitude, and willingness to help.

Students from the Willow High School Engineering & Design Club and the Cars & Motorsports Club met with Tulane seniors this week to discuss their Capstone Formula Racing Car project. In addition to getting a look at the impressive Tulane MakerSpace, students gained detailed insight into the best pathways to start building their own Willow car in this next year as well as obstacles to watch out for along the way. They also learned of upcoming opportunities to further their knowledge-base and gain ideas about future projects.

Willow High School's CAVA senior show is in THE CAVE gallery, room 407, after school today. The show features the work of C. Wolters, M. Bienvenu, and S. Messina, and is open for viewing today through Monday..

On March 6, the Black Student Union hosted a special Black History Month assembly surrounding this year's theme, "A Century of Black History." The assembly celebrated the creativity and impact of Black voices across a century. The assembly showcased many students who performed impactful poems, dance pieces, artistic rap, and signature pieces from the orchestra that reflected Black history and culture. During the assembly, visual artists created live drawings of civil rights figures Ruby Bridges and Malcolm X to highlight their influence. This event brought the community together to celebrate Black history and its everlasting impact.

This year’s Willow Baseball Senior Recognition Game will take place next Friday, March 13, at Brees Family Field, with the senior ceremony beginning at 4:15 PM and first pitch scheduled for 4:30 PM. We would love for our school community and families to join us as we celebrate these young men and their accomplishments.

This is always a special evening for our program, and your support means a great deal to our seniors and their families. We hope you can attend as we recognize their hard work and contributions to our program.

The event is free for all students and staf. There will be giveaways and prizes for Willow staff and students. We will be playing Ben Franklin.

Register now for Willow Baseball Summer Camp!

Check out the Senior Certificate of Artistry Visual Arts (CAVA) Senior Art Show in the CAVE gallery (room 407), featuring works from: D. Rodriguez, J. Inglefield, and R. Dellsperger
Thursday, March 5 - Monday, March 9
Reception after school Friday, 3:35 - 4:30pm

The Willow School will reopen tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 25. The Boil Water Advisory has been lifted and water pressure is sufficient to safely operate school at all three campuses. We look forward to welcoming everyone back tomorrow morning.

Jan. 28th was National Library Shelfie Day. A "shelfie" is a selfie taken with your favorite library shelf. This holiday was started in 2014 by the New York Public Library as a fun way to share the love of libraries around the world. Willow HS students and teachers enjoyed snapping shelfies at their favorite spots in the library in recent weeks.

Ms. Prince's Biology students partnered with the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL) and spent the day bagging oyster shells that have been collected from local restaurants. These oyster shells will be used to build a reef around indigenous communities that are most threatened by sea level rise, and whose fisheries were decimated by the Deep Water Horizon oil spill, and are still recovering. 

This connects to students' classroom learning as they learn about how the chemicals from the oil spill impact the genetics of this biological community, as well as how the oysters function as a keystone species, and a cultural cornerstone for the indigenous people who lived sustainably with the land in coastal Louisiana. Students will work on a quarter three project where they brainstorm ways to improve the restoration of this community and how to best help this ecosystem adapt based on everything they have learned in biology this year about cells, genetics, ecosystems, and evolution.

The Willow Art Club helped make felted holiday ornaments (along with the Foundations in Studio Art class and CAVA 2). These were delivered to the Parenting Center at Manning Family Children's Hospital.

Our Speech and Debate team has had an impressive run over the past two months, earning top honors at two regional tournaments. At the Newman School Invitational, E'mya Hill placed 5th in Dramatic Interpretation. Johannah Lutz and Clementine Foster earned 2nd place in Novice Public Forum Debate after a series of competitive rounds that highlighted their teamwork, clarity, and strategic thinking. At the Warrior Rumble at Sophie B. Wright High School, E'mya Hill continued her strong season by earning 2nd place in Dramatic Interpretation, and Olivier Limjuco placed 3rd in Novice Extemporaneous Speaking, demonstrating poise, quick thinking, and effective public speaking skills.
Congratulations to all of our competitors!

Congratulations to James Andrews (grade 10) who competed at the Schmidt Vocal Competition this past weekend. He placed as a finalist and also received an Encouragement award for total winnings of $350! James studies under Loyola Voice Professor Dreux Montegut. The three songs he competed with were "Bright is the Ring of Words," by Ralph Vaughan Williams, "O Isis und Osiris," by Mozart, and "Psyché," by Emile Paladhile.

Don't miss the Winter Dance Concert--Thursday and Friday at 7pm in the Goldring Theater at the Lower School (7315 Willow St.). Admission is free but donations for the senior dancers' trip to NYC are welcome!