Congrats to our Senior Baseball players!
We had a sneak peek of the upcoming production of Little Shop of Horrors during an assembly. We can't wait to see the show!
Willow Senior soccer player Sebastian Salm is nominated for Player of the Week! Please take 20 secs. to vote here:
https://www.nola.com/sports/high_schools/who-was-the-new-orleans-area-boys-high-school-athlete-of-the-week-for-feb/article_53764a72-d59f-11ee-95f1-0b8c1db20ec4.html
AP Seminar students had a blast at Tulane's Amistad Research Center! They viewed primary materials from the Civil Rights movement, like a handwritten letter from Fannie Lou Hamer and early 20th century editions of Louisiana Weekly. They also met a Saints player!
Let's “Boil Like It's 1984”! The 40th annual Willow School Crawfish Boil is Sunday, March 24 (NEW DATE), at our middle school campus. This is our largest fundraiser of the year, and we can't make it happen without your help! We are asking for your support through sponsorships and/or in-kind donations. For more info, go here: https://willowschoolptsa.membershiptoolkit.com/2024CrawfishBoil
Twice as Nice!!! Your Willow Lions are now back-to-back State Champs! Willow Soccer 2024 Championship gear and other Soccer merchandise is now on sale until Sunday, March 3, at 11:59 cst. Visit www.grundmanns.com Click on red button labeled "TEAM PLAYER PACK" Enter "willowsc24" for the store sale code.
Louisiana Children's Museum in City Park has a volunteer opportunity for high school age students (9th - 12th grade). LCM is looking for camp volunteers for a Spring Break Camp March 28-29 and April 1-2.
Requirements:
9th - 12th grade
Attend an interview (last interview is March 17)
Attend a tryout day (last tryout day is March 23)
Attend orientation: Sunday, March 24, 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Visit this link to apply: https://www.volgistics.com/appform/50225539
Thursday's Parent Coffee featured a lovely performance by the High School strings musicians. Save the date for the next coffee- Thursday, March 28 at 8am in the library.
Congrats to Willow alum Kara Daveron. She is attending Prairie View A&M for Mechanical Engineering and won an award in a design competition there. Read more about it here: https://www.pvamu.edu/research/post/panthers-invent-23-igniting-student-innovation-and-collaboration/
If you can't make it to Thursday's boys soccer championship game in Hammond, the LHSAA Network will televise the match on the LHSAA Network, which is available as a tv app on Roku, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV devices. Log on to your device, search for the LHSAA Network, register for a free account, and tune into the live channel at gametime to see the game. Go, Lions!
Our next High School Parent Coffee will be this Thursday, Feb. 22 from 8:00-9:00 a.m. in the library. The high school string quartet will be performing for our enjoyment! If you would like to bring a fruit or breakfast treat, please contact Becky Collins at becky_collins@willowschoolnola.org.
Please vote for Willow High School student and soccer player Maddox Maillho, in nola.com's Player of the Week competition.
The senior headed in a goal off a long free kick from midfield for the lone goal in a state semifinal win against Bossier. The goal was his fifth of the playoffs.
The Willow School Theatre Department Presents
Little Shop of Horrors,
directed by Shawn McCrea.
See the links below for tickets.
Night 1 - February 29: https://gofan.co/event/1373871?schoolId=LA69643
Night 2 - March 1: https://gofan.co/event/1373925?schoolId=LA69643
Night 3 - March 2: https://gofan.co/event/1373930?schoolId=LA69643
Our robotics team competed this past Saturday in Hammond and we went undefeated, winning all 10 matches we played. We are now ranked number 1 in our region (355th in the world) and we hold the regional high score of 208 points. Our next competition will be the State Championship on March 2nd in Denham Springs
Happy Mardi Gras from The Willow High School! Enjoy float designs from students in Mr. Sirman's high school art electives classes!
Willow School dance workshop with Broadway performer Brian Martin
The Girls Basketball Team will be playing at home today, Monday, Feb. 5, vs Booker T. Washington at 5:30pm . Join us for Senior Night! We would love your support. Also, our final regular season home game is Thursday, Feb. 8, vs De LaSalle at 5:30pm! Come out and support our girls as we attempt to finish the season with our first winning record and potentially host our first girls home playoff game in more than 5 years!
Congratulations to our High School Principal for the Day, Eva Loshbaugh! She began her day by welcoming the students to campus. During assembly, she helped run the games, followed by a lunch with her leadership team and a visit with CEO, Nicolette London.
Boys Basketball will be playing at home today in their Final Home game of the year. The JV Boys game starts at 5pm, and Varsity vs Riverdale at 6:15 pm. Come join us for Senior Night!
It's playoff season for the Girls and Boys Soccer teams! The Girls earned the #8 seed in the playoffs, and the Boys earned the #1 seed. Both will be playing a home game TODAY!!! Girls kickoff at 4:00pm vs. #25 Buckeye; Boys kickoff at 6:00pm vs. #32 Kaplan. Come out and watch some soccer! It should be a very pretty night! We will have concessions and grilled hamburgers and hotdogs! We hope to see you out there!
