We Believe 

All students can learn.

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Learning occurs at different paces

Welcome To Portage West Middle School

-some students will need more

Celebrating Middle Level Education Month—March 2017

time and support

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Collaboration time is critical to our success.

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Creating an engaging teaching and learning environment is important.

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In respecting and recognizing diversity.

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That learning is valued and worth the journey.

Aspiring to Be a True Professional Learning Community __________________________________ Check us out at: http://www.allthingsplc.info/evidence/

Portage West Middle School 7145 Moorsbridge Ave. Portage, MI. 49024 Phone: 269.323.5800 Website: http://wms.portageps.org/

We believe all students can learn, but that learning occurs at different paces for each student.

What our staff is proud off... 

The number of students that participate in multiple activities.

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The number of interventions WMS has to help students when they are

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8th grade Orchestra received straight I’s at festival Student Led Yearbook Designs

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Science Olympiad Team = 1st place at Regionals in February; 4 years in a row qualifying for states

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Art Club

The teachers and the amazing friends you make

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Band Jam

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Comic Book Club

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Film Club

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French Club

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Forensics Club

Athletics

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Golf Club

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Cross-Country

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Hat-Knitting Club

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Football

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Jazz Band

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Volleyball

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Moose Club

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Basketball

We have amazing teachers who not only provide a deep understanding of the material, but also teach kids to look forward to learning new things and to be inspired by their own capability

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Musicals

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Wrestling

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Newspaper Club

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Track

I have found that this is 1,000 times better than what any other school could possibly give me

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Science Olympiad

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Swimming

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Sign Language

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Student Leaders

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Spanish Club

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Tennis Club

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Walking Club

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WEB Leaders

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Yearbook Club

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8th gr. DC trip

February Can Food Drive that donated

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The arts programs (musical theatre, choir, band, etc.) are absolutely amazing

Both 7th grade bands & the 8th grade band received straight I’s at festival

WMS Musical Production=James & The Giant Peach 6th Grade Boys Cross-Country team— 1st place at Oct. Portage Invite 15-16 over 80% of students earned an academic award In short ...OUR STUDENTS!

Be a Pioneer & explore the opportunities

the sports and plethora of clubs.

I like that the school prepares us a great amount for what it is going to be like in high school

Community Center

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I love how West has so many activities such as

struggling

over 3,000 items to the Portage

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What our students say they like about West...

Our amazing clubs and unique diversity of students and their talents I love how involved everyone is and I like how much of a caring environment WMS is We have XTS. I am so glad for XTS Good teachers that give equal opportunity to every student

I enjoy all the nice teachers at west and the fact that we are able to go wherever we want during XTS to get extra help We have great musicals each year & fun half days when we do activities

West supports the arts, music, and sports and provide many after school activities, which are great for making friends