Students in Mrs. Rice's first grade class celebrated their iReady growth by pieing their teacher in the face! 🤪
Westran students are talented! These students were winners of the Healthy Body, Health Mind competition. In all, Westran students accounted for 9 of the 15 winning entries! Way to go, kids! And shout out to Mrs. Season Duncan, for supporting our students and giving them this opportunity!
Front row Kate Baptist, Lanie Hull, Harper Cater and Raena Hull. Back row Kylee Arends, Braylen Dayton, Ambria Briscoe, Audrie Wilburn and Elyssa Kertz.
Congratulations to the winners of the VFW Patriotic Art Contest. 1st place Brinkley Jacoby, 2nd place Clairann Bear, and 3rd place Briar Winkler.
Middle School students who worked especially hard through MAP testing earned tickets for prizes. Today we drew names and several students went home with prizes that totaled up to over $1,100. Thank you to Westran R-1, Hils Pharmacy, Fuemmeler Tax Service, Huffman Insurance Group- Nathan Summers, and Orscheln Industries for all of the donations.
Shoutout to our fearless leader, Holly Bennett!
This Staffulty Appreciation Week, we’re taking a moment to recognize someone who truly sets the standard—our principal, Holly Bennett. Holly goes above and beyond every single day for the students, staff, and the entire Westran R-1 community.
Mrs. Bennett is more than just a leader—she's a steady hand in the storm, a cheerleader when we need encouragement, and a tireless advocate for every student and staff member in this building. She leads with strength and compassion, creating a culture where we all feel seen, heard, and valued. She’s firm when she needs to be, always fair, consistent in her leadership, and let’s be honest—tons of fun! Whether it's guiding us through challenges or celebrating our successes, Holly leads with heart, purpose, and a whole lot of energy.
Her consistency gives us structure, her fairness earns our respect, and her sense of fun makes this school a place we want to be every day. She shows up, not just because it’s her job, but because she deeply cares—and we feel that in everything she does.
Thank you, for your unwavering dedication, your big heart, and your fearless leadership. You are truly the heart and soul of WMS. We appreciate you more than words can say! Westran is better because of you—and so are we.
We had a great crowd at the 8th grade awards and promotion ceremony this afternoon! Thank you to all of the parents, grandparents, family, and friends who came out to support these wonderful young men and women!
Middle School students who worked especially hard through MAP testing earned tickets for prizes. Today we drew names and several students went home with prizes that totaled up to over $1,100. Thank you to Westran R-1, Hils Pharmacy, Fuemmeler Tax Service, Huffman Insurance Group- Nathan Summers, and Orscheln Industries for all of the donations.
Summer Break 2025 is here! This is a reminder that tomorrow, Thursday 5/15, is a half day! The Middle School will dismiss at 11:45AM, and the Elementary/High School will dismiss at Noon.
Huge congratulations to Westran FFA BBQ team. Yesterday was the State HS BBQ Competition. These kids walked away with 3rd as an overall team. They also got 4th in Ribs, Chicken, and Brisket, as well as 7th in grilled cheese.
For those that have not seen a HS BBQ contest, it is a lot. These students woke up at 2am to load up and get ready. Once they arrived they had a cooks meeting, fired up smokers, and cooked for 9 hours. During this time they had to follow a strict schedule to ensure all of their turn ins were on time. These kids worked nonstop cooking, cleaning, preparing, and plateing their food.
We couldn’t be more proud of this group of kids for their hard work and dedication. Good luck at Nationals in June!
Information for Sectional Track on Saturday at South Callaway. There WILL NOT be a cash gate. All tickets need to be purchased off the MSHSAA website and will be $10.
Reminder: Lady Hornet Basketball Camp for girls going into 6th-8th grade is next week! Monday-Thursday
12:00-1:30pm.
High school camp will be May 27th-29th 12:00-2:00pm.
You can turn your camp form in anytime before the first day of camp.
High school softball camp will be 10-12pm instead of 5-7pm next week 5/19-5/22.
Congratulations to the Middle School Boys' track team for winning 1st place at the Glasgow Relays last week!
*****Broken Records Alert*****
Congratulations to Emmalee Kertz, who broke BOTH the Middle School Discus and Shot Put Records last week! At Glasgow Relays, she threw the discus 27.56 meters, and at the Paris Junior High Relays, she threw the shot put 11.56 meters. Way to go, Emmalee!
Field Day 3A
Good Luck to the Westran Baseball team as they travel to Atlanta tonight for a varsity only contest at 5pm.
Good Luck to the MS track teams today as they compete at Paris starting at 1:30pm.
Students in Mrs. Rice's first grade class enjoyed the last Monday of the school year with pancakes and pajamas. Special thanks to Deniz Woods and Hilary Knazik for helping with this event!
5th Grade Field Trip to Mark Twain Cave!
5th Grade Field Trip to Mark Twain Cave!
