Savor Grill & BBQ Donates $1,000 to the West Plains School District Program

Savor Grill & BBQ of West Plains recently hosted the 2nd Annual Hootenanny, a day long musical festival, to help raise money for the West Plains School District Bridges Program.

A Welcome Back Message from Dr. Lori Wilson

Amber Galiher Among Top 7 Finalists for Missouri Teacher of the Year

he district has just received notification Amber Galiher is one of the top seven finalists for the Missouri Teacher of the Year.

West Plains High School Makes U.S. News Best High Schools List

The West Plains High School was awarded a Bronze Medal ranking in the latest U.S. News Best Schools list. This puts West Plains High School in elite company- only 6,000 of the country’s 22,000 public high schools received a gold, silver, or bronze ranking.

West Plains School District Receives Gold Award for Instagram Account

The West Plains School District received a Gold award for the district Instagram account “West Plains Schools” from the Hermes Creative Awards in the Interactive & Social Media category.

West Plains Middle School Library Media Specialist Receives Top Honor

West Plains Middle School Library Media Specialist, Heather Hufstedler, has been named the recipient of the 2018 Missouri Association of School Librarians Outstanding Program award.

1st Annual Silver Shoe Prom

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Spotlight on Authentic Learning - South Fork Elementary 4th Grade Class Studies the Westward Expansion

Students in Nora Triplett's South Fork Elementary 4th grade class are studying westward expansion in social studies.

Spotlight on Authentic Learning - Native American Tribes

South Fork Elementary 5th grade students recently concluded their studies of various Native American tribes.

Foreign Language Students Are Learning By Creating

Foreign Language Students Are Learning By Creating Over 100 West Plains High School foreign language students along with Placeworks Art Outreach of Springfield have worked to make classes come alive.

Spotlight on Authentic Learning - Playing the Role of Detective

Tammy Heiney's 5th grade communication arts classroom was recently set up as a crime scene, and the students played the role of detective.

Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Aerospace Engineering Students Tour Airport Control Tower

Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Aerospace Engineering students recently toured the SGF airport Control Tower and learned how flights are coordinated. The students also learned about Navigational communication and saw a C130 perform touch & go operations on the runway.

Spotlight on Authentic Learning - Project Lead the Way Aerospace Engineering

Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Aerospace Engineering students Blake Crews and Matt Watkins analyzed fluid flow to design an airfoil and print on a 3D printer for wind tunnel testing.

Missouri State Representative Visits 4th Grade

Special thanks to Missouri State Representative Shawn Rhoads for visiting Mrs. Spencer and Mrs. Sigman's 4th grade classes at the West Plains Elementary.

Authentic Learning on the First Day of School

West Plains Middle School 6th Grade Students Learn About Uganda

A West Plains Middle School 6th grade Social Studies class recently learned about Uganda from Paige Ferguson, who recently toured the country.