Mr. Henneberry was chosen by the students as our May Teacher of the Month. Mr. Henneberry is both patient and kind and puts his whole heart into teaching. Congratulations Mr. Henneberry and thank you for all you do!
Mr. Stueve has put 27 years of his life into teaching. He is our May Tireless Teacher and is two days away from retirement. WMS sincerely thanks you for all your years of service. We wish you all the best in this next chapter. #onceacoyotealwaysacoyote
Music Lovers!
The 6, 7, and 8th grade band directors have decided to do one more small concert to show off the songs we had ready for Band Day. We will be performing Tuesday morning, 5/23/23, at 9:30 am. It will take place in the Bakken auditorium and will last about 30 minutes. We can’t wait to see you if you can make it.
If you can’t make it, it will be live streamed on the Bakken band Facebook page!
Thanks for a great year! Have a wonderful summer!
Please note: All library books must be turned in tomorrow. We still have 86 students with books to return. Please help them remember to bring them. Thanks!
Congratulations to all our track and field athletes!
8th graders invited friends and family to view their Learning Showcases this morning, featuring some of the favorite and most interesting things they have learned and accomplished this year!
The 7th grade Showcase is tomorrow morning. Hope to see you there!
Mrs. Riesgraf and her students designed and built launching apparatuses and then tested their designs with tennis balls or ping pong balls. One student reports "these were A LOT harder to make than I expected" but enjoyed the project overall.
The WMS orchestra performanced at the high school tonight! Congratulations Mrs. Westphal! The WMS orchestra program has grown tremendously under your direction! Great job musicians!
Williston Middle School staff members would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to all of the people who dropped off gifts and treats for us during Teacher Appreciation Week. All the parents, community members, businesses, and district admin truly made the week fun and SWEET!
Mrs. Anderson is the librarian at WMS. She was raised in Williston and is a proud graduate of Williston High School. Mrs. Anderson is inspired by people who follow through with what they say they will do even when it's hard or takes extra time. Some of Mrs. Anderson's favorite memories of the year stem from the things middle schoolers say and the humor that comes from that.
Mr. Negri teaches 8th grade history at WMS. He was born and raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan. His favorite non-cafeteria meal is breaded veal. Mr. Negri has won Ultimate Frisbee championships in 3 different states! There is nothing as important to Mr. Negri as his family.
Mrs. Walton is a SPED para at WMS. She was born and raised in New Jersey. Her favorite accomplishments from this year are bonding with students and earning Paraprofessional of the Year.
Mrs. Holman is a 7th grade science teacher at WMS. She was born and raised in the Philippines. One of her hidden talents is making beaded jewelry.
Ms. R. Anderson is a heath and PE teacher at WMS. She was raised in Williston and went to middle school at WMS. If she could join another class for the day, she would choose Lifetime Fitness with Mrs. Buck.
Mrs. Branham is a 7th grade social studies teacher at WMS, and has been on the blue team for 13 years. She was born in Minnesota, and she really enjoys a good smoothie. She finds inspiration in people who go out of their way to show kindness to others.
Ms. Owan is a 7th grade science teacher at WMS. Ms. Owan's favorite accomplishment of this year was earning the Tireless Teacher award. Her favorite cafeteria meal is chili crispitos WITH nacho cheese.
Ms. Severson, our WMS Spanish teacher, was born in Rugby, ND. She finds music, art, and nature most inspiring. Her favorite memory from this year was going to New York City and seeing the snow fall in Time Square.
Mrs. Pugliese is a 7th grade language arts teacher at WMS. Her favorite memory of this year were the times coworkers were able to gather and have lunch together in the library (even though those days are few and far between). Her strongest accomplishments of this year are earning an advanced degree and being our WMS Teacher of the Year!
Mr. A. Finders teaches 8th grade math at WMS. This is his 26th year of teaching. He and his wife are both educators. His family is what inspires him the most, and he enjoys watching his sons excel in their athletics. His favorite cafeteria meal is Sloppy Joes!
Mrs. Adams is an elective teacher at WMS. She was born and raised in Arizona. If she could join any WMS class for the day, she would choose art class.
