Student Openings

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Magnet School Application

If you are interested in WVMS you are welcome to come for a visit. Please call the office if you'd like to take a tour of the school and we can schedule a time. (541) 355-2000.

School Enrollment

Each year WVMS enrolls new students through a lottery process. During the spring all magnet schools in Bend offer informational meetings, where you are welcome to come ask questions and take tours. At that time you may enroll your student in the lottery. This takes place in March. You will be notified in April if you have been accepted.

The informational meetings for the 2010/2011 school year are March 3, 2010 from 2:30pm - 3:30pm and
March 4, 2010 from 6:30 - 7:30pm.

Currently WVMS has no student openings, however you may inquire at the office about getting your child's name on a waiting list!

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WVMS School Community

As in the real world, Westside kids have "classmates" of all ages. Kids of all different ages and abilities work together, giving each an opportunity to play different roles. Older kids become role models and mentors. Younger kids act as conflict managers. Everyone learns to get along as a productive part of the community.

There are fewer kids, more diverse staff at Westside and a wider variety of socio-economic backgrounds.

It's a safe, non-competitive culture. We all grew up in schools where we were constantly judged and often labeled. It was a competitive, impersonal approach that catered more to the group than to the individual and created an environment of exclusion. WVMS is just the opposite.

By not using letter grades, we remove that competitive, judgmental side of teaching. Kids are not compared to one another, and are not subjected to the varying standards from one teacher to the next. Instead, we work with each individual student to set realistic goals and track his or her progress. They are assessed on very specific, individualized criteria.

The teachers develop stronger, lasting bonds with the kids because they’re involved with them from kindergarten till the 8th grade. Teachers really get to know all their students, and kids aren’t starting over every year.