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Tumbleweeds was the school play.

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Students were organized by color-coded Teams at WRMS. Ms. Jackson is shown here explaining the Green Team's Progress Report to the students.

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Teen Survival was offered as a new course this year. It became one of the most popular electives.

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Sixth Grade students were required to take the Organization and Communication Skills class, where they acted out skits to demonstrate their skills.

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Organization and Communication Skills 1991

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Students participated in a major polling project called "Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow" where they called 4000 Texans to predict the outcome of the Governor's race.

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New students from here and abroad joined the "New Additions" Club to welcome them to WRMS.

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Orchestra was also popular.

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Band was very popular.

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During the first ever "Zero Hour" class students could take an extra course before the regular day began.

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Students got to see the eclipse!

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The "drug dog" takes a break from his work on campus.

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Students competed in the Odyssey of the Mind creative problem solving organization.

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Spanish students got to design their very own Sun God in class.

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WRMS had a Rocket Club led by Mr. Redden.

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Students got to use cool tools in Mr. Redden's Woodworking Class.

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Kids enjoyed doing hands on learning in Science Class!

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The West Ridge Cheer Squad has had many different uniforms over the years.

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After school the Environmental Club cleaned up trash after exploring the wilderness.

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The 6th graders had an awesome pool party!

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Kids did math warm-ups everyday to prepare for math class.

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Industrial Tech students clamped wood and built CD clocks.

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West Ridge got some cool new technology to help in Electronic Publishing class.

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WRMS Travelers visit Pompeii with Mrs. Reese on a summer educational travel experience!

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Students loved to play basketball on the blacktop playground by the portables before the science wing was built.

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Students performed Macbeth in English class.

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Kids loved getting to learn CPR in Health Class!

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WRMS students got to celebrate El Adia de Los Muertos in front of the Spanish class altar.

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A WEB (Where Everyone Belongs) get-together helps connect sixth graders as they start the school year.

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WRMS collected 200 cans of food for the Food Bank.

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Go Wildcats! The West Ridge Volleyball team wins again!

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Kids having fun at Science Day.

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6th graders this year got to have a special night called Get Together where they got to play games, eat snacks, listen to music, and win prizes!

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Kids type as fast as they can in Compt. Tech for a reward: They got to play the game Tiger Shark!

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GT kids got to go on a murder mystery train field trip!

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Kids dressed up for Medieval Day.

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Kids could catch free t-shirts in the PIT during a Friday night football game!

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Book Buddies was still a big deal.

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West Ridge had its very own Pie Eating Contest at Celebration West Ridge!

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The Orchestra played at the Veteran's Day assembly.

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Kids loved to dress up with their friends for Spirit Week!

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Sociecity Future City Engineering Team won the National Championship in Washington D.C.!!

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In GT students took a science field trip to the UT Chemistry Department.

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They performed a heart dissection in 7th grade science

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WRMS now had their very own weekly news that would recap what happened each week.

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Coach Culver dunked the ball at the Student vs Teacher Hoops for Hearts basketball game.

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6th graders took a field trip to Stunt Ranch and got sprayed with fake snow.

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The WRMS Robotics Team won 1st Place at the BEST competition in Austin.

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The WRMS Band and Hill Country Band plays together at WHS.

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NJHS raised money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society through Pennies for Patients. They also partnered with the Make a Wish Foundation.

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A WRMS Future City Team placed 4th in the National Finals in Washington D.C.

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The teachers dress up for spirit week.

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Students got to hit the principal with pie at Celebration West Ridge

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A WRMS Future City Engineering Team called Aquatopolis got the Best Model in the Nation and Most Sustainable Building at the national competition in Washington DC. They got 2nd in the nation!!

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Student Council held a raffle and the winners got to name hallways after themselves.

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Each Wildcat Time got to "Adopt a Family" and give gifts to people in need during the holiday season.

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In science students each made an element for their periodic table.

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Nic Chevrie and Laura Cho made mosaic tile pictures to hang in the halls.

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In Mrs. Friedman's class kids made diaries about life in the 13 colonies.

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WHS band joined with the WRMS band before a football game.

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Students are reminded to "Do it the Wildcat Way"

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Mr. Kight presented his work in the Eanes teacher's art show

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Mr. Lettow retired after teaching band for 40 years.

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Former Wildcat cheerleaders and football players would come to WRMS before playing in the State Football Championship Game.

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West Ridge is a sister school with Uenogaoka Jr. High in Japan. They even had a video call with them where they shared cultural items from Texas and Japan alike to compare cultures. Mrs. Reese brought her students to a Japanese dinner before the call.

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In 6th grade Coach Gammill created a roller blading unit in PE.

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Diane Hoh, an author, was a special guest at this year's book fair.

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The West Ridge and Hill Country marching band got to perform at Westlake for their first game.

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In Mrs. Laughton's class kids got to partner up with students at UT for a class project.

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West Ridge did another presidential vote, and Bob Dole won, even though Bill Clinton won the nation's vote.

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They started doing lip syncs in drama class.

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Mrs. Fludd dressed up as a dragon to celebrate Animal Day.

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Students with all A's got to eat breakfast before school with their families as a reward for their good grades.

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NJHS participated in Blue Santa where they helped sort toys to give to kids, and continued book buddies where they each partnered up with an elementary school student at Pecan Springs.

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Students got to bring in their pets in Mrs. Bartek's class.

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West Ridge got its own Fight Song to raise the spirit at the pep rallies.

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The MathCounts team made it to state, and Dennis Quan made 5th individually.

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The drama students this year performed West Ridge's first melodrama, Wait 'til the Sun Shines, Nellie, and it was a huge hit.

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Shannon Sneed, Dennis Quan, and Brandie Flahie won the Veteran's Day essay contest, and they got to receive their awards at the Capital.

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West Ridge's very own Jessica Tottenham played Clara in The Nutcracker produced by Austin Ballet every year.

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The cheerleaders had a lock-in at the beginning of the school year where they decorated their cheer shirts for away games.

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Mr. Martinez won the Kiss the Pig contest held by the Student Council every year. For the first time though, a kid also won and both Bub Downing and Mr. Martinez got to kiss the pig.

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At a cheer competition in Dallas, a West Ridge team places 9th out of 7,000 other teams!

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In Prime Time kids collected toys, food, and clothing to donate to over 20 families at Christmas time. Don Scott even dressed up as Santa for some kids in these families.

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GT students were allowed to go to the GT room on Friday for Open Door Day if they chose to.

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Mr. Kight went with 10 art students to Houston where they viewed the Pompeii art exhibit.

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The A boys basketball team tied for 1st in the district which was a first for any WRMS sports team.

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Students with perfect attendance got to have a special lunch.

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Students had a play and raised money for hurricane victims.

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West Ridge participated in many service projects to help the needy.

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Students in advanced science went to first period at the high school.

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NJHS eats lunch with students from Grisham Middle School to learn more about each other.