WMSD/FORD Fundraiser MAX SUCCESS

BIG BLUE DEVIL THANK YOU to 337 supporters who test drove a FORD at the Academies of West Memphis today!  We EXCEEDED our goal of 300 drivers.  For meeting our goal, FORD will donate $8000 to WMSD Athletics!

 

 

 

ACT stars at AWM

Photos by Billy Woods
The Academies of West Memphis honored over 75 students who scored 19 or above composite on the ACT's science or math portions of the test. Tommy Coy of the State Department of Education was guest of honor.

AWM homecoming court

Photo by Billy Woods

The Academies of West Memphis named its 2016 homecoming court. They are (from left) sophomore maid Mikyah Donnerson, junior maid Paris Taylor, senior maid Luci Blankenship, Queen Anquanette Higgs, senior maid Tierra Dent, junior maid Emily Birdno and sophomore maid Keely Elmore.

AWM's Minnis nets regional teacher award

By Billy Woods WM School District As Academies of West Memphis English teacher Cherilyn Minnis gathers with 13 other teachers around Arkansas on Wednesday at the state Capitol, it'll be like a renewal. Minnis is one of 14 teachers who have been recognized as both regional teachers of the year and nominees for the state's top teacher award. It's Minnis' second time to be honored, but this time she said she'll be more appreciative. Three years ago, her house burned down and with it the plaque that honored her for regional teacher of the year. "For some reason (in 2009) I didn't think it was that big a deal," Minnis said of winning the regional award. "When I was told I had won this year I was much more excited. Because for me it'll be like a renewal. I'll get that plaque back." Governor Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas Department of Education commisioner Johnny Key will recognize the regional finalists at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Old Supreme Court room at the Capitol. Minnis has been teaching since the fall of 1967 and she's been teaching at West Memphis' high school since the fall of 1970. She said she has plenty of motivation to continue teaching. "I take a sincere interest in students," said Minnnis. "I've seen numerous changes in teaching techniques in the last 40-something years. I'm still driven by individualizing the students. I try my best to try and find the essence of every child. I'm always looking for the uniqueness in every child." Minnis noted that most people start slowing down and are less productive or effective in their later years. But this award proves she's just as strong now as she ever has been as a teacher. "In the physical sense, I walk briskly," Minnis said with a laugh. "Mentally, I'm still stimulated by academic pursuits of the kids. The teaching process has changed a lot and I've had to adapt to all of the changes. That has also kept me sharp and it keeps me alert." Minnis, who has won the West Memphis School District Teacher of the Year award four times in her career, keeps the line moving with West Memphis teachers being named regional teacher of the year. The WMSD has had state teacher of the year nominees in eight of the last nine years. Other nominees for state teacher and regional teacher of the year award winners include Susan Waggener (who was the state's teacher of the year) in 2008-09, her daughter Rebecca Waggener-Vaughn in 2010-11, Kisa Morman in 2011-12, Asha Foster in 2012-13, Tifanie King in 2014-15, Audrey Craven in 2015-16. Click here to Reply, Reply to all, or Forward Using 12.47 GB Manage Program Policies Powered by Google Last account activity: 1 hour ago Details

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By Billy Woods

WM School District

The West Memphis Blue Devils may have found their identity after last Friday night's 22-10 victory at Marion.

While it appears the offense lacks big-play ability, instead relying on a grind-it-out mentality, the Blue Devils may rely more heavily on a defense that controls the opposing run game.

West Memphis' defense allowed only 19 second-half rushing yards, and only 52 for the game.

The game-turning sequence focused strongly on defensive coordinator Butch Gray's unit.

Marion (1-3 overall, 0-1 in the 6A-East Conference) had just taken a 10-6 lead over West Memphis with 9 minutes remaining in the third quarter. Then the Patriots put the Blue Devils (3-1, 1-0) into a further hole when they recovered an onside kick at the West Memphis 32.

Faced with a fourth and four, the Patriots rolled the dice instead of giving strong-legged kicker Bradford Doherty, who had already kicked a 45-yard field goal with plenty of distance to spare in the first half, an opportunity from approximately the same distance.

However, senior running back Tom Young was stopped inches short, giving the Blue Devils the ball, whereupon they used a patient, disciplined approach for the go-ahead touchdown.

"Coach Gray's defenses have an amazing ability to stop the other team on third and short or fourth and short," said West Memphis head coach Billy Elmore. "I can't give him enough credit."

A week earlier, the Blue Devils stuffed the run on a similar gamble by Little Rock Central head coach Ellis Register that nearly cost his team the game when he gambled on fourth and 1 from his own 37.

"It wasn't really anything we did as coaches," Gray said in deflecting the praise. "The kids just decided to stick it in and play. We worked real hard all week on stopping (Marion's) play-makers. Young and (Collin) Chambers are outstanding and other than one play I thought we did a good job."

For the most part, the Blue Devil defense has eliminated the run.

It allowed only 103 yards rushing in the opening game against Forrest City before giving up 196 on the ground against Blytheville, which is a deceiving total.

Blytheville's star back, Demekko Clark, was held to only 77 yards on the grouind.

A week later, the Blue Devil D gave up only 48 yards on the ground in the first half against Little Rock Central before the final total ballooned to 187.

But it would appear the defensive front has done its job better than any other one area of the team.

The Blue Devils rushed out to a 6-0 lead against Marion thanks to the defense forcing a turnover, which was an interception by linebacker Jerry Edwards.

It turned into a quick 16-yard touchdown by Devonte Dean with 9:12 left in the first quarter.

Marion took its only lead against West Memphis since 2006 when quarterback Peyton Walker connected with Young for a 26-yard touchdown pass.

Dean's second TD of the night put West Memphis ahead for good and then the visitors gained some cushion on the first play of the fourth quarter on a 1-yard TD from Martavious Thomas.

"I think by that point in the game our offensive line had worn (Marion) down," said Elmore. "And I think that defensive stop gave us a shot of energy."

The Blue Devils added the final two points when Walker was tackled in the end zone for a safety with 1:35 to play in the game.

"We just persevered," Elmore stated. "It wasn't pretty. We made some mistakes, but we'll take it and move on to next week."

Anthem stars

Photo by Billy Woods

Academies of West Memphis choral director Doug Conwill leads his Southern Exposure choir in the National Anthem, which it sang Tuesday night at Auto Zone Park before the Triple A National Championship game between Scranton Wilkes-Barre and El Paso.

Still time to VOTE TODAY - 9/20 School Board Elections

Board Elections 9/20/2016

The polls will open at 7:30 a.m. and will close at 7:30 p.m. at the following polling places:

ZONE 1:     Wonder Junior High

ZONE 2:     East Junior High

ZONE 3:     West Junior High

ZONE 4:     Richland Elementary 

ZONE 5:     Hughes Community Center 

                   Bonds Grocery

                   Wedlock School Learning Center

Ford promotion set for Blue Devil fans Sept. 30

By Billy Woods

WM School District

Ford of West Memphis will team up with the West Memphis Athletic Booster Club for a unique promotion on Friday, Sept. 30.

Ford representatives will be at the parking lot at Lehr Arena for free test drives of Ford vehicles. Ford will donate $8,000 to the booster club for 300 test drives.

Drive times are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Drivers must be 18 years old and have a valid driver's license. Ford will bring 10 to 12 vehicles to the parking lot. Ford personnel will ride with the drivers.

Ford emphasizes it is not trying to sell cars or trucks. They are trying to promote Ford Corporate's philanthropic outreach.

In addition, the West Memphis athletic department will give a free ticket to each test driver for that night's football game.

The Blue Devils will host Searcy that night (Sept. 30) for homecoming.

LR Central trips up Blue Devils

By Billy Woods

WM School District

A number of factors weighed heavily in West Memphis' 17-12 loss to Little Rock Central last Friday night at Hamilton-Shultz Field.

First, the Blue Devil coaching staff saw it on video all week and prepared for it, but Central's defense loaded up the box and brought five and sometimes six rushers and the West Memphis offense just couldn't pick it up.

The result?

Eight Blue Devil offensive plays went for lost yardage.

"We couldn't handle the pressure they were bringing on us," said Blue Devil head coach Billy Elmore. "Obviously we'll see that again this season. We'll have to make adjustments on it. We knew they did that. We just couldn't pick it up."

Second, the Blue Devil aerial game, which could have forced the Tigers to abandon the onslaught of rushers, was too inaccurate all night.

So much so that Elmore played three quarterbacks. Between starter Amaurius Stinnett, junior Michael Troxler and senior David Kohl, the quarterbacks combined to complete only 9 of 27 passes for 186 yards with two interceptions.

"Offensively, we just didn't do a good job of execution all night," Elmore added.

Finally, the game actually boiled down to a 14-point swing in the first quarter.

After Central's cannon-legged placekicker Jason Ronnel gave his team a 3-0 lead with a 42-yard field goal, the Blue Devils came charging back and were poised to take not only the lead, but control of the game.

Stinnett hit junior Steven Stone for a 66-yard pass that put the Blue Devils in business at the Tigers' 2.

But on the first play, senior running back Martavious Thomas and Stinnett couldn't make connection and Central's Marvin Ashford scooped up the fumble and ran 95 yards for a touchdown.

Instead of being up 7-3 at halftime, the Blue Devils (2-1) trailed 7-3.

"That's how it goes," Elmore said. "Obviously, we didn't execute that the way we wanted to. You'd think with the ball on the (2-yard line) first and goal we score a touchdown. But that was a 14-point swing. That was what really did us in."

All the while, however, the Blue Devil defense dug in deep and shut out the the Tiger offense. It allowed a mere 48 yards rushing at halftime and limited junior transfer quarterback Jacob Howard to only 74 passing yards.

"The defense played well," Elmore stated. "I liked the way we attacked and hit all night."

Adding further to the hole the Blue Devils found themselves in was an 80-yard touchdown drive by the Tigers to open the second half. It increased their margin to 17-0.

The Blue Devil defense, however, bailed out the offense when safety Anthony Hite intercepted a Howard pass and returned it 35 yards for a pick six with 1:23 left in the third quarter.

The PAT was blocked.

Central (3-0) and head coach Ellis "Scooter" Register gave the WM a gift in the fourth quarter when he gambled on fourth and one from his own 37 and 7:04 still to play.

Oscar Adaway was stopped at the line of scrimmage and the Blue Devils had themselves a short field, not to mention gained momentum.

"That was a bone-head call by the coach on fourth down," Register said. "That could have lost the game for us. (Blue Devil defensive coordinator) Butch Gray, who was my defensive coordinator when I was coach at El Dorado, knew what we were going to do. We should have punted."

Troxler found some rhythm with his throws on the most important possession of the night and he found Stone in the corner of the end zone for a 9-yard touchdown pass with 5:25 to play.

Again, though, the Blue Devils were unsuccessful on the conversion, this time on a two-point attempt.

Hite, without a doubt the Blue Devils' MVP on defense, picked up a Central fumble and the hosts had one last shot at the Tigers with 44 seconds to play.

But on fourth down from near mid-field, Troxler lofted a pass, hoping for Jonathan Craig to run under it, but Central's Avont Harris intercepted to dash all West Memphis hopes.

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OPEN ENROLLMENT October 1-12, 2016.  All employees need to visit with Connie Overall at the Central Office during this time to renew, modify, or decline coverage.  Those who choose not to receive Health Insurance through WMSD and EBD must sign a form and submit to Mrs. Overall.   

If you are not enrolled or do not plan to enroll in the insurance offered through WMSD this October 1-12, 2016, please complete, print, and return this form via school mail.  Forms must be received at the WMSD Central Administration Office by 4pm on October 12, 2016.

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By Billy Woods

WM School District

In the early days of preseason football practice in August of 1987, Grafton Moore ended practice as he always did with a speech and assessment of that day's work.

The West Memphis Blue Devil head coach dismissed the team and then grabbed senior Russell Johnson by the shoulders and walked him a few hundred yards away from the rest of the squad.

I knew exactly what the conversation was about. I was covering the team as sports editor of this publication and I knew the Blue Devils and Moore had a quandary to deal with.

That season saw Moore welcome in a very talented group of sophomores, studs from each of the three West Memphis junior highs. All three schools fed Moore four and five-star players.

The biggest question coming into the season?

Starting quarterback.

Johnson, a strong, rugged and competitive all-around athlete, had been counting on being the starting signal caller his senior year.

And he was certainly qualified.

Problem was sophomore Nat Haston had some unusual skills, not the least of which was a strong, accurate throwing arm.

After some deliberation, Moore determined that he could help the team in two areas by moving Johnson to defense and starting Haston right away.

So, Moore took the time that dreadfully scorching day to gently draw up that scenario to Johnson. Among the many assets Moore brought to the Blue Devil football program, the greatest in my opinion was his ability to connect to the youngsters.

Johnson bought into Moore's plan.

Haston blossomed into a star QB at West Memphis, earning all-state honors two straight years and Johnson thrived as a leader on defensive coordinator Joe Nooner's unit, playing mostly as a linebacker, but also lining up as a stand-up defensive end and flattening the opposing quarterbacks with some vicious sacks.

Johnson earned all-state honors that season as the Blue Devils went 6-4 in the regular season and lost to Little Rock Catholic in the first round of the state playoffs.

However, the biggest payoff of that move was next year with a year of seasoning, Haston led the Blue Devil offense as a wildly talented squad won its first 12 games of the season before losing in the state semifinals at Fort Smith Northside.

Moore performed that type of reasoning to some of his players a few other times in his 23-year career as head coach at his home town.

Thursday night he will be inducted twice into the West Memphis Sports Hall of Fame, individually for his exploits as head coach and again as a member of the 1963 football team that will be the first squad to be inducted into the HOF.

Moore was also noted for creating a winning atmosphere that would shape the program for years to come.

Moore could motivate.

He could get his guys to play for him. To this day, his former players will tell you they would have run through the proverbial brick wall for him because they had that much love and respect for him.

He was also the personification of class, above all else. Everything connected to the program Moore did with class as his motivating factor.

The Hall of Fame begins Thursday with a reception at 5:30 p.m. at Southland Gaming and Racing's Crittenden Room. The banquet/induction ceremony begins at 6 p.m.

Other inductees will include the legendary Bill Kessinger and Lady Devils basketball star Jocelyn Love.

Tickets are $25 apiece and $250 for a table of 10. Tickets can still be purchased at the West Memphis School District's Administrative Office on South Avalon.

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Show details By Billy Woods WM School District In the early days of preseason football practice in August of 1987, Grafton Moore ended practice as he always did with a speech and assessment of that day's work. The West Memphis Blue Devil head coach dismissed the team and then grabbed senior Russell Johnson by the shoulders and walked him a few hundred yards away from the rest of the squad. I knew exactly what the conversation was about. I was covering the team as sports editor of this publication and I knew the Blue Devils and Moore had a quandary to deal with. That season saw Moore welcome in a very talented group of sophomores, studs from each of the three West Memphis junior highs. All three schools fed Moore four and five-star players. The biggest question coming into the season? Starting quarterback. Johnson, a strong, rugged and competitive all-around athlete, had been counting on being the starting signal caller his senior year. And he was certainly qualified. Problem was sophomore Nat Haston had some unusual skills, not the least of which was a strong, accurate throwing arm. After some deliberation, Moore determined that he could help the team in two areas by moving Johnson to defense and starting Haston right away. So, Moore took the time that dreadfully scorching day to gently draw up that scenario to Johnson. Among the many assets Moore brought to the Blue Devil football program, the greatest in my opinion was his ability to connect to the youngsters. Johnson bought into Moore's plan. Haston blossomed into a star QB at West Memphis, earning all-state honors two straight years and Johnson thrived as a leader on defensive coordinator Joe Nooner's unit, playing mostly as a linebacker, but also lining up as a stand-up defensive end and flattening the opposing quarterbacks with some vicious sacks. Johnson earned all-state honors that season as the Blue Devils went 6-4 in the regular season and lost to Little Rock Catholic in the first round of the state playoffs. However, the biggest payoff of that move was next year with a year of seasoning, Haston led the Blue Devil offense as a wildly talented squad won its first 12 games of the season before losing in the state semifinals at Fort Smith Northside. Moore performed that type of reasoning to some of his players a few other times in his 23-year career as head coach at his home town. Thursday night he will be inducted twice into the West Memphis Sports Hall of Fame, individually for his exploits as head coach and again as a member of the 1963 football team that will be the first squad to be inducted into the HOF. Moore was also noted for creating a winning atmosphere that would shape the program for years to come. Moore could motivate. He could get his guys to play for him. To this day, his former players will tell you they would have run through the proverbial brick wall for him because they had that much love and respect for him. He was also the personification of class, above all else. Everything connected to the program Moore did with class as his motivating factor. The Hall of Fame begins Thursday with a reception at 5:30 p.m. at Southland Gaming and Racing's Crittenden Room. The banquet/induction ceremony begins at 6 p.m. Other inductees will include the legendary Bill Kessinger and Lady Devils basketball star Jocelyn Love. Tickets are $25 apiece and $250 for a table of 10. Tickets can still be purchased at the West Memphis School District's Admi

Test Drive a FORD on 9/30/2016 to Support WM Athletic Boosters

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Blue Devils outlast Blytheville

By Billy Woods

WM School District

BLYTHEVILLE --- Devonte Dean had heard enough all week about Blytheville speedster Demekko Clark.

The stockily built 5-foot-10, 205-pound Dean was supposed to be Act II in a one-act play coming into last Friday night's game at Haley Field. Clark, who has a few D-1 college coaches inquiring, already had quite a resume against Dean's West Memphis Blue Devils.

In last season's win over West Memphis, Clark broke two big plays for touchdowns with his break-away after-burners.

Dean felt slighted.

All Dean did, however, was rush for a game-high 113 yards with two touchdowns to lead West Memphis to a 35-25 victory over Clark's Chicks.

"It was on my mind the whole game," said Dean. "I was determined to be the best running back on the field tonight."

Meanwhile, Clark, whose longest runs from scrimmage went for 24 and 13 yards, the latter of which came on a fake punt, was generally smothered by a swarming group of Blue Devil defenders.

Clark finished the night with only 77 yards, only 20 of which came in the second half. He was kept out of the end zone as well.

"I think he got tired," Blue Devil head coach Billy Elmore said of Clark. "It was a hot, muggy night. He's a great back. Any time you can hold a back like him under 100 yards you've done a heckuva job."

All that aside, the game itself had some dramatic moments draped all over it.

The Blue Devils (2-0 for the first time in Elmore's tenure) led the entire evening, but the Chicks (1-1) wouldn't go away.

AWM's first possession went for a touchdown despite the offense's repeated attempts at throwing on the Chicks. Quarterback Amaurius Stinnet's first five throws either went awry or they were dropped. But his sixth toss went 27 yards to Joshua Hinton for a touchdown.

"We felt like we could throw all night on (Blytheville)," Elmore added. "We just couldn't get it going."

The visitors held a 14-13 halftime lead with the other TD belonging to senior Rayshaad Hall, who returned a kickoff 88 yards after the Chicks nearly tied the score.

In fact, the Chicks' demise actually comes down to their failure to convert PATs and two-pointers. They missed three out of four on the night.

And it really came into focus late in the fourth quarter.

The Blue Devils got touchdowns from Stinnett and Martavious Thomas, who added 50 yards on the ground, to take a 28-13 lead with only 8:56 to play in the fourth quarter.

But two lightning-quick TDs by Blytheville, minus the PATs, cut that deficit to a precarious 28-25 with 6:07 still to play.

That's when the Blue Devils dug deep and pieced together the most impressive stretch of offense this season.

Blytheville's onside kick was fielded cleanly by West Memphis' Joseph Eulls at the Blue Devil 49.

It took 10 plays and nearly five minutes off the clock when Dean scored his second TD of the night from inside the 1.

It wiped away any hope Blytheville had left.

"I told the kids at the half it would come down to whoever would survive the second half," said Elmore. "We feel like our kids are in good condition, and it proved to be true tonight. Those final few minutes tested our character."

The Blue Devil offensive line manhandled Blytheville's defensive front all night, and it was especially evident on that final drive when the offensive calls were conservative and up the middle.

WM Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet Thur. Sept. 15, 2016

2nd annual West Memphis Athletic Hall of Fame.

Starting Gate Event Center at Southland Park

Thursday, September the 15^th at 6:00pm.

 

Tickets are on sale for $25 each or $250 for a table of 10.
Each sponsor will have a table reserved in their name for the banquet.

The inductees will also be presented on Friday night at the West Memphis vs LR Central Football game at Hamilton-Shultz field.

This is a huge honor for the inductees and it will show our pride in each of them and their accomplishments.  I hope you are able to help us with the cost of this banquet to honor these former WM athletes on this special night.

 

2016 Inductees:

Clayton Wynne (1934)

Jocelyn Love (2003)

Coach Grafton Moore (1964, Head WM FB coach from 1978-2000)

1963 Undefeated and unscored on in Conference FB Team

Bill Kessinger –coach and administrator from 1962-2013

 

Contact Athletic Director for tickets and information. 

Lanny Dauksch – Office: 735-1915 – Cell: 901-356-1427 – ldauksch@wmsd.net

NATIONALLY TELEVISED: WMSD Choirs to Perform at Autozone Park

The Richland Elementary Choir and Southern Exposure will be singing for the AAA Baseball Championship Game at Autozone Park Tuesday, September 20 at 7:05.  This will be nationally televised.

Tickets are $16 and includes your seat, a hot dog, coke and Redbirds' baseball cap.

Contact Doug Conwill (dconwill@wmsd.net) or Lisa Adams (ladams@wmsd.net) if you are interested in going.  We get a special deal on these group seats, so contact one of us if you want to go!

Thanks!

Doug Conwill

AWM Vocal Arts

...you should hear us sing!

Health Insurance - Open Enrollment 2016

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WMSD Staff:  The 2016-2017 school year Open Enrollment dates have been released!  Employees can add, modify, or drop coverage of Health Insurance through WMSD between October 1st and 15th of 2016.

Changes can be made online via www.arbenefits.org or by contacting Connie Overall at the District Administration office October 1-15, 2016.

If filing through WMSD office, end date is Friday 10/14/2016 by 4pm

If you choose to make changes online, please notify Mrs. Overall of the changes to ensure proper deductions.

coverall@wmsd.net

870-735-1915

Board Elections 9/20/2016

The polls will open at 7:30 a.m. and will close at 7:30 p.m. at the following polling places:

Wonder Junior High

East Junior High

West Junior High

Richland Elementary 

Hughes Community Center

Bonds Grocery

Wedlock School Learning Center

Sept 15, 2016 Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet

West Memphis School

2016 Athletic Hall of Fame

The West Memphis School System is announcing the 2^nd annual West Memphis Athletic Hall of Fame. 

This year’s banquet will be in the Starting Gate Event Center at Southland Park on Thursday, September the 15^th at 6:00.  Tickets are on sale for $25 each or $250 for a table of 10.  Each sponsor will have a table reserved in their name for the banquet.

The inductees will also be presented on Friday night at the West Memphis vs LR Central Football game at Hamilton-Shultz field.

This is a huge honor for the inductees and it will show our pride in each of them and their accomplishments. 

We have 3 categories: Bronze-$500, Silver-$750, Gold-$1000. Each sponsor will receive tickets for a table of ten and advertising in our program.  I hope you are able to help us with the cost of this banquet to honor these former WM athletes on this special night.

2016 Inductees:  Bill Kessinger –coach and administrator from 1962-2013, Clayton Wynne (1934), Jocelyn Love (2003), Coach Grafton Moore (1964, Head WM FB coach from 1978-2000) and the 1963 Undefeated and unscored on in Conference FB Team

2015 Inductees:  Marcus Brown (92), Michael Cage (80), Lewis Carpenter (49), Ike Harris (71), Reginald Jones (87), Keith Lee (81), Mike McCoy(72), Sonja Tate (89) , Coach Bill Terwilliger (70-84)

Make checks payable to West Memphis Athletic Department

Lanny Dauksch, A.D.

            West Memphis Schools

            301 South Avalon

            West Memphis, AR  72301

            Office-870 735 1915