Field Day 2015
By Kate and Henry
Westside Middle School Field day was last Friday at Walt Huntley and was a huge blast for all middle school students. Every advisory came with their spirit and team color, ready to compete. After a long, hot day of very competitive activities, Susannah's advisory came out on top for 7th and 8th with the most points for their age division. The 7/8th grade silver went to Sue's, the bronze to Jillian and fourth was Sarah's. As for 5/6 advisories Glyn’s was the winner, Mike's took second, Michael thrid, Jeremy fourth, Krystal fifth and Lauren and Mary tied for sixth.
Races throughout the day included sprints, cartwheel race, wheelbarrow relays, as well as water balloon toss, sponge squeezing pass and tug of war. Students were given a pizza lunch and then had extra time to participate in kickball, soccer, and ultimate frisbee.
The most popular of games though was soccer.
In all, everyone had a great time and especially enjoyed the popsicles at the end of the day. Congratulations to every advisory who participated!Westside Track 2015
By Kate
This year, Westside has their biggest track team and is looking strong heading towards the end of the season. With runners from 4th through 8th grade, the team has had the ability to spread out participants in all events including:
50m, 60m, 75m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1600m
Shuttle relay, 4x100m relay, girls and boys sprint medley, co-ed 4x400
Long jump, high jump, shot put, turbo jav, softball throw
There has previously been the individual qualification meet, where all athletes were trying to make it into the top four or five, in both running and field events. Overall it was a very successful meet and many of Westside's team qualified in a multitude of events. This past Saturday was the individual championships, for all runners that qualified. Medals and ribbons were awarded to all the qualifiers in their events. However, for those who didn't make it to the individual championship, everyone was invited to participate in the all-comers meet that started before the championships. Everyone did extremely well and placed among the top.
All meets are at Renton Memorial Stadium this year and will continue through the 30th of May with the exception of Memorial Day. The last meet will wrap up or season with a team championship and a battle for the most points earned in every event.
March Madness Competition
By: Emilio Suarez
How it works: You will be rewarded points for each game you predict correctly. The three participants with the most points concluding the (March Madness) National Championship will be rewarded with the prize said above.
Rules: 1.To participate you must be signed up as of 3:30
p.m., March 13th.
2. The bracket itself must be turned in to Mike Thomas on March 18th.
Note: If you are signed up you will receive your bracket on March 18th.
This is because the play-in games will not be scored.
3. Each participant may only turn in one bracket.
4. Each bracket must be filled out in pen.
(Preferably black). Try to make your handwriting
as legible as possible.
If you are still reading this and are interested in participating, the sign-up sheet will be on the right of locker 68. Please write down your first name in the left column and your locker number in the right column.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask any of the following people
Emilio Suarez
Mike Thomas
Marc Saks
Thank you, may the odds be ever in your favor.
-Emilio
Westside Basketball 2014-15 Wrap-up
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By Kate
This years basketball season is at an end, as all the Westside teams had a strong finish. The teams records are as follows:
8th boys - 6-2
8th girls - 7-0
7th boys - 6-2
6th boys - 6-2
6th girls - 5-2
5th boys - 0-8
5th girls - 1-6
Overall, Westside did very well this year. Everyone was enthusiastic and made a great effort to succeed and have fun. A special shout-out goes to the 8th grade girls who lead their league with a record of 7-0 tying them for first place. This making them the first Westside team to be undefeated in a basketball season. Thanks to all the fans and supporters who came out to cheer on our teams! It was a lot of fun this season and everyone is looking forward to another great year to come.
Westside School Basketball
By: Henry Aisha
Basketball season's finally here and Westside is prepped and ready to go!
There will be one girls and one boys team per grade practicing in Westside's gym throughout the week. Here's a list of the teams and their practice times.
5th Girls- Wednesday, 5:30-7/Friday 4:30-5:30
5th Boys- Tuesday/Thursday 3:30-4:30
6th Girls- Wednesday/Thursday 4:30-5:30
6th Boys- Monday/Tuesday 4:30-5:30
7/8 Girls- Tuesday/Thursday 5:30-7
7/8 Boys- Monday/Wednesday/ Friday 3:30-4:30
Games will be played on Saturdays and Sundays. Westside's home gym is Guadeloupe and Holy Rosary. We will have specific times and dates posted on the Westside Wolf calendar shortly. We hope you come out and support Westside Basketball.
Westside Cross Country 2014
By Will and Jac
There are 17 lower school athletes participating in cross country this year and over 50 athletes in total! The last meet was on Sunday the 21st at the lower part of Woodland Park. The next meet is Sunday September 28th at 1:00 pm also at Woodland Park. You can go and watch without worrying about the Seahawks game because they have a bye (Go hawks).
Our friends here Henry and Kieran are participating this year, and this is what they have to say.
"I'm doing cross country because running is fun!"
"I've been doing cross country since fifth grade"
"I'm doing cross country next year.
"The longest run is 1.5 miles"
"I have done cross country for 3 years"
This is a list of Westside's 2014 Cross Country team:
5th Grade
Regan Rowe
Sophia Simpson-Khan
Gwyneth Anawalt
Riley Walls
Kai Tracey
Sophia Hawkes
Jacob Eby
Jaxon Bartell
Nathan Hayward
Taka Maxfield-Matsumoto
Cooper Legler
6th Grade
Sarah Brown
Hanna Meyer
Talia Laforte
Carson Comick
Owen Prendergrast
Reese Cachero
Zach O’Neal - shirt
Nathaniel St Clair
Nikhil Chhagan
Jonathan Grothe
Kai Chenhaun
Mitchell Eckert
Drew Lightbody
7th Grade
Kieran Davis
Henry Muench
Justin Murphy
8th Grade
Emma Meyer
Amber Richards
Chris Frost
Anthony Petrich
David Hadley
Luke Jensen
Westside Girls Volleyball
By Aisha and Emma
This is the first year a Westside team will be in the playoffs. Both the 7th and 8th grade volleyball teams made it into the playoffs. Last Friday afternoon the school had a Pep rally, celebrating their accomplishment. There was posters, banners and cheers. The 8th graders played Thursday April 3rd at 7pm in the St. Catherine gym. The 7th graders played at 2pm on Saturday April 6th at the St. Catherine gym. We appreciate those who came and supported our teams. Thank you!
These are the Westside volleyball players:
7th Grade AAA
Amber Richards
Aisha Watt
Danielle Anderson
Emma Meyer
Emily Sundberg
Kayla Bocek
Nina Hanney
Scarlett Dahl
8th Grade
Annika Bjornson
Anna Chandler
Anna Nuler
Ella Swenson
Isabele Harnetiaux
Larisa Sulcs
Lily Glasman
Lily Silver
Lily Timblin
Both teams tried their hardest and played an excellent game. But unfortunately, both teams lost. Westside is officially out of the playoffs. The 7th grade lost the first match, won the second and lost the 3rd by only 3 points, an incredibly close game. The 8th grade lost both matches but only by a few points. Overall it has been a great season with many successes. Hopefully next season we will have even more luck. We will work hard and do our best to win Westside a trophy!
Westside Volleyball
By: Andres
By: Andres
It's volleyball season at Westside. There are five total volleyball teams this year. The 5th grade girls, 5/6th grade boys, 6/7th grade girls, 7th grade girls varsity, and last but not least, 8th grade girls. The 5th and 6th grade boys and girls are practicing at Westside. The 6th,7th, and 8th grade girls are all practicing over at Hillcrest.
The 5th grade girls have had two games and won both of them. The 5/6th grade boys have had two games and won one of them. The 6/7th grade girls have had two games as well and lost the first one and tied the next one. The 7th grade varsity had two games and won both of them the 8th grade girls have had two games and won
So far it has been a great year for all the teams, with at least one win for each. We wish them good luck in their future games.
Westside Basketball
It's basketball season at Westside! There are five teams this year; 5th and 6th girls combination, 7th and 8th girls combination, 5th boys, 6th boys, and 7th and 8th combination boys. The seventh and eighth grade teams are practicing at Hillcrest and the fifth and sixth graders practice at Westside. The first game is the weekend before Thanksgiving and there are seven more games after thanksgiving. You better get stocked up with some of that turkey because after Thanksgiving be ready for seven basketball games. Mike says that his goal is that as Westside continues to grow, to have a boys and girls team per grade level. If you like basketball you should come out watch Westside!
by Henry
Westside competed very well in cross country this year, with many students finishing in the top 20. 32 kids participated in Westside School Cross Country. Westside was one of the schools that had the most participants. Cross country was coached by the new athletic director, Mike, along with Glyn, Tim Frost and Don. Another team that competed against Westside in every grade level was Eastside Catholic . The meets were at Lower Woodland Park. 4th and 5th grades ran 1 mile, 6th and 7th ran 1.35 miles, and the 8th grade ran 1.45 miles.
The top runners for Westside School
5th grade boys
Nathaniel St. Clair
5th grade girls
Beatrice Wingfield
Hanna Meyer
6th grade boys
Henry Muench
Justin Murphy
6th grade girls
The one and only
Sarah Bjornson
7th grade boys
Christopher Frost 5th place
Luke Jensen 10th place
7th grade girls
Scarlett Dahl
Aisha Watt
8th grade boys
Owen Tabutt
John Yuly
John Yuly
8th grade girls
Annika Bjornson
Lily Timblin
By Justin (edited by Kieran)
