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
- AFTERCARE CLOSES at 5pm WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, Feb. 15 and 16. - In anticipation of parade-related traffic congestion in the area, aftercare will end at 5pm on Wednesday and Thursday next week. Happy Parading!
- There is no school from Feb. 17 - 24. Happy Mardi Gras!
- 3rd Quarter exams will be held March 3 - 8.
- The 3rd quarter ends on March 9.
- Students are dismissed at noon on March 9 due to a professional development meeting for teachers.
- There is no school for students on March 10. It is a Records Day.
- The Crawfish Boil will be held on March 18.
spirit days next week - feb. 13 - 16
- Monday, February 13th: Celebrate Black History Month by wearing HBCU gear
- Tuesday, February 14th: Celebrate Valentine's Day by wearing Valentine's Day attire (red, pink, etc)
- Wednesday, February 15th: Celebrate Black History Month by wearing attire honoring historical African American figures
- Thursday, February 16th: Celebrate Mardi Gras by wearing Mardi Gras gear
bake sale - february 14th
Our middle school Rainbow Club is having a special Valentine's Day event on Tuesday, February 14th. They will have a bake sale in which all proceeds made would go to an LGBTQIA+ foundation of choice (chosen by club members). If you would like to purchase items at the bake sale, please bring cash (small bills preferred). They will not be able to accept coins.
mural of ellis marsalis
For one of our Black History Month celebrations, our middle school students created a mural of Ellis Marsalis. Our middle school campus is dedicated to Mr. Ellis Marsalis. Our visual arts teacher Ms. Bagneris designed the mural with her students. During Tuesday's recess, all students and staff were invited to paint one section of the mural. Stay tuned for more details on this very special project!
LSU CLIMATE SCIENTISTS VISIT 7TH GRADE
Louisiana State University climate scientists visited our 7th-grade science classes on February 6th. The scientists discussed climate change with the students. They also worked with the 7th graders to take tree core samples outside on our campus. The students learned that coring the trees does not hurt the trees. The core samples that the LSU climate scientists take from trees are small (less than the diameter of a pencil) and non-destructive to the tree. The tree will heal itself fairly quickly, similar to when a spout is removed after tapping a tree for maple syrup.
Thank you to LSU for their help with this important project for our students.
7th grade (rising 8th grade) scheduling meeting
On February 10th, our high school admin team and academic counselors held an informational meeting for 7th grade students (rising 8th graders) during their advisory class. The high school counselors and administrators presented an overview of the high school program, the scheduling process and the opportunities along with the implications of taking high school Carnegie unit classes as 8th graders.
Thank you, pelicans!
Thank you to The Pelicans for donating 500 tickets to last Sunday's game for our students, staff and families! Player Larry Nance, Jr. even donned a Willow School shirt and took photos with our students and families! What a great night (capped by a WIN over Sacramento!)
happy feet sock drive
Our middle school and high school collected 179 pairs of socks for men, women and children at The Ozanam Inn following last week's Happy Feet drive. Julia Davies and Marbella Maristany represented The Willow School. Together with 11 other area schools, Happy Feet provided more than 5,000 pairs of socks.
prides of the week
Our "Prides" of the Week and our Leader 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 Leader of the Pack is a staff member who is 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: Amelia Boudreaux
- 6th Grade: Woody Bealer
- 7th Grade: Sanai Hinton
- Leader of the Pack: Ms. Svoboda
Mardi gras ladder with raising Cane's
Ms. Bagneris' Talented in Visual Arts students participated in a special project with Raising Cane's. They painted a Mardi Gras ladder seat. The ladder seat could display a mixture of Cane’s, Mardi Gras, and school spirit elements. Our students' ladder seat will be on display in the lobby of the Cane's restaurant located at 2900 S. Claiborne Ave in New Orleans.
5th grade in ms. patterson's ela class
5th-grade students collaborated to create writing webs on large dry-erase boards based on the book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
spirit days celebrating black history month
- On Wednesdays during the month of February, students are encouraged to wear shirts or other gear celebrating Black history. This could mean wearing a T-shirt representing an important African American figure in history or wearing a shirt celebrating Black History Month.
- On Mondays during the month of February, we will celebrate HBCUs. HBCUs are Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Show your pride in HBCUs by wearing HBCU T-shirts or other gear on Mondays!
- Students also could dress in the colors black, red, or yellow on Mondays and Wednesdays to celebrate Black History Month.
supporting our williams campus
Elementary students from our Williams campus visited the Brees Family Field on Wednesday, February 8th for their Fun Run. The Fun Run is an annual fundraiser at the elementary campus in which the students run the track of the Brees Family Field. Many of our middle school students cheered for the elementary students during this special visit. GO LIONS!
spirit assembly on february 3rd
Our Spirit Assembly on Friday, February 3rd was an extra special event! Teams participated in a relay race that involved solving Mardi Gras themed word puzzles. Congratulations to Team 6 for winning our Mardi Gras relay race!
game day spirit day
In honor of the Super Bowl, today is Game Day! Students wore any sport/ any team shirt or jersey. Team shirts could be for football, baseball, soccer - whatever their favorite team is!
6th grade ela
6th-grade students answered comprehension questions about the book The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.
our MS & HS Singers will be featured with LPO
Our middle and high school singers will be the featured choir in the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra's "The Music of John Williams" Concert later this month! We'll be performing 3 pieces during the 2nd half of the program: "Dry Your Tears, Afrika" from Amistad, "Hymn to the Fallen" from Saving Private Ryan, and "Duel of the Fates" from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
You have 3 chances to catch us!
- Saturday, February 25 @ Orpheum Theater at 2:00pm
- Saturday, February 25 @ Orpheum Theater at 7:30pm
- Sunday, February 26 @ LaFon Performing Arts Center in Luling, LA at 3:00 PM
Tickets are currently on sale for the Orpheum Theater performances at www.LPOmusic.com and for the LaFon Performing Arts Center at https://lafonartscenter.org/.
The Historic New Orleans Collection (THNOC)’s Student Writing Contest is currently open and accepting submissions through March 3, 2023. For this year’s contest, which is open to all students in grades 6 – 12 and which comes with cash prizes for the top middle and high school entries, students are to respond to a prompt with their thoughts on the current state of rights and civil liberties in the United States. The prompt is a quote from Sylvanie Williams, an African American educator, activist, and leader, who compared the plight of African American women to flowers mistreated and trampled underfoot and whose work will be featured in THNOC’s upcoming special exhibit on the fight for women’s suffrage in Louisiana opening this Spring.
K-12 students, parents and teachers are invited to participate in STEM Fest on the Saints practice field. The hands-on educational event will feature live performances, interactive demonstrations in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and Saints & Pelicans activities! The $15 admission ticket gets you a ticket to the STEM Fest and a Pelicans game. The price will increase after Feb. 17 and space is limited.
Purchase tickets: HERE
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
Interim 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.