The first day of school for next school year is Wednesday, Aug. 9, for students in grades 1-12. Fall Break will be Oct. 9 and 10.
Upcoming Important Dates
- Middle School Chamber Orchestra concert, April 2 at 3 PM, St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church
- Spring Break, No School from April 7 - 14.
- 5th & 6th Grade Strings and Symphonic Band Class Concert at 5 PM on April 20
- 4th quarter Progress Report Conferences, April 20 from 5 - 7 PM
- LEAP testing will be held May 1 - 5. We will have an early dismissal after LEAP testing each day. Aftercare will be available and ends at 6 PM. Drop-in fees and full-time aftercare fees will still apply.
Please check your child's lunch account and add any needed funds. Thank you!
re-registration due today - march 31st
Re-Registration for the 2023-24 school year closes today! An email was sent to the primary contact on each student file (contact #1) The process is again online. To prepare, please gather residency proof documents (tax bill/lease and utility bill). Go to this link to view re-registration steps: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TKwWwCFnhGEskSdBosqguYQ2-FMk8d_hSeuySSC79hg/edit
box - our spring play
Bravo to the cast and crew of Box. The play was a hit! Thank you to our theater teacher Mr. Martin and our assistant director Ms. Schwilke for all of their assistance and support.
ms. thierry's homeroom won a pizza party for their black history month door decorating contest
Ms. Thierry's 6th-grade homeroom class won a pizza party on Thursday provided by New Schools for New Orleans. New Schools for New Orleans held a citywide contest for teachers to submit photographs of their door decorations celebrating Black History Month. Ms. Thierry's class won the contest! New Schools for New Orleans provided the students with a pizza party. Thank you to New Schools for New Orleans for the wonderful lunch!
celebrating the varsity boys soccer team
At our last assembly, we celebrated our Boys Varsity Soccer Team. They are the state champions and we are so proud of them!
assembly - March 24, 2023
So much fun! At our last assembly, we made paper airplanes. We collected points based on how far our paper airplanes flew. It is always exciting to play together at our Friday assemblies.
7th grade American studies
Ms. Guillory's American Studies class had a lot of fun this week playing the Electoral College dice activity.
middle school baseball
It was a great day for Lion middle school baseball as Willow hosted their first games at Brees Family Field this week. Go Lions!
track and field
Our track and field team worked hard at their track meet on Saturday. GO LIONS!
podcasting with creative writing
Our 6th and 7th-grade Creative Writing students had a special guest speaker this week- Ms. Laine from the Nature Nerds with Laine podcast. She discussed with the students how to write, edit, and produce podcasts. Thank you to our Creative Writing teacher Ms. Disman for organizing this special event for the students.
prides of the week
Our "Prides" of the Week and our Leaders of the Pack are recognized weekly. The "Prides" of the Week are students who exemplify the Project Pride rules. They were nominated by their teachers. The Leaders of the Pack are staff members who are recognized for their dedication and work with our middle school students. Congratulations to this week's "Prides of the Week" and Leader of the Pack.
- 5th Grade: Rosy Pollack
- 6th Grade: Evie Reed
- 7th Grade: Lily Engelberg
- Leaders of the Pack: Juli Raudonis and Jennifer Maldonado
book fair
Our Scholastic Book Fair was a huge success. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to our school library. Thank you for supporting our school and our Book Fair!
oregon trail board games in 7th grade
Students in Ms. Guillory's American Studies played the Oregan Trail board game on Thursday.
recess
We love having recess on our blacktop!
morning meeting highlights
join our paper mission contest
We are participating in a Paper Mission Contest from March 20th to April 2nd!
If you’ve logged in to Paper recently, you might have seen a shiny new tile on the dashboard leading you to Paper Missions! If you haven’t checked it out just yet, Paper Missions is a fun, no-pressure learning environment where students can practice their math skills and unlock badges through games called “Missions.” Each Mission completed will help our friendly protagonist—Mayor Maya—build a better Paper City.
Our school is invited to take part in a Paper Missions contest from March 20th to April 2nd! The top 10 students at our school with the highest participation will win a box full of Paper swag, too.
If you’re interested in playing, check out the flyer for all the contest details.
girls in stem at tulane
Willow Summer Arts & Innovation Camp will be housed at the Marsalis (Middle School) campus this summer!
GOt Pictures?
We collect photographs from special events at school throughout the school year. Please help us build our collection! Send us photographs from school-sponsored events such as sporting games, plays, performances, and other special events.
Office Hours
Each week, the teachers will hold office hours once during lunch and once after school.
Students May Access paper through CLEVER.
Middle School Admin Team
CEO: Nicolette London nicolettte_london@willowschoolnola.org
Principal: Kendra Henry kendra_henry@willowschoolnola.org
Assistant Principal: Elizabeth Sepanik elizabeth_sepanik@willowschoolnola.org
Dean of Students and Student Activities Coordinator: Claire Ory claire_ory@willowschoolnola.org
Ellis Marsalis, Jr. Campus, 5625 Loyola Ave. New Orleans, LA 70115
Phone: (504) 324- 7330 Fax: (504) 324-7340
https://www.willowschoolnola.org/
The Willow School does not discriminate in the rendering of services to, or regarding employment of, individuals because of race, color, religion, sex, gender, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.