Excellence in Youth

Westside Community Schools

INTEREST & TALENT DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL LEARNERS!

The Excellence in Youth (EY) Program at Westside Community Schools provides expanded learning opportunities for students with high ability, in addition to fostering and encouraging talent development in all students.

EY WEBSITE - YOUR ONE STOP INFORMATION HUB!

The EY program website is the hub of communication for the EY Team. For our K-8 students, monthly challenges, seminars and events, as well as other learning opportunities are posted to the site on a regular basis.

All students are encouraged to participate in the opportunities posted, regardless of whether they have been identified for the EY Program. Students can participate independently by accessing the opportunities at home or during tech time at school. Teachers may also facilitate these whole and small-group enrichment opportunities for students in the classroom.

Click below to check out all our website has to offer!

EY Website

EY Summer Bucket List

SECOND Digital Dozen!

The Excellence In Youth Team is proud to showcase star student Olivia T. from Sunset as the most recent recipient of the Digital Dozen award for this school year! This is the second award for Olivia this school year. Her favorite badge that she completed for the digital dozen was Polar Bear Palooza She turned in his 25th badge today!!!

Congratulations, Olivia!

Olivia T.

Sunset

SECOND Digital Dozen!

The Excellence In Youth Team is proud to showcase star student J H. from Sunset as the most recent recipient of the Digital Dozen award for this school year! This is the second award for J this school year. The favorite badge that he completed for the digital dozen was the Marketing 101 badge.

Congratulations, J!

J H.

Sunset

SECOND Digital Dozen!

The Excellence In Youth Team is proud to showcase star student Kavin P. from Swanson as the most recent recipient of the Digital Dozen award for this school year! This is the second award for Kavin this school year. He turned in his 25th badge over the weekend!

Congratulations, Kavin!

Kavin P.

Swanson

SECOND Digital Dozen!

The Excellence In Youth Team is excited to showcase Arlene U. from Rockbrook as the most recent recipient of the Digital Dozen award for the 24-25 school year! This is Arlene's 2nd Digital Dozen!

Congratulations, Arlene!

Arlene U.

Rockbrook

THIRD Digital Dozen!

Congratulations, Arju A. from Swanson, on earning your THIRD digital dozen! The EY team applauds you for demonstrating grit and determination to complete 36 badges, a rare accomplishment in our badge program history. Continue to keep learning, inspiring other kids and, of course, working on badges.

We asked Arju to share some of his thoughts about the EY badges. My favorite badge of all time the origami building is because I like folding. It is fun.

What badge does the EY page not have but it should? I think we should have a Drawing Badge II.

Arju A.

Swanson

THIRD Digital Dozen!

The Excellence In Youth Team is excited to showcase Joslyn O. from Oakdale as the most recent recipient of the Digital Dozen award for the 24-25 school year! This is Joslyn's THIRD Digital Dozen, and her work on each badge was exemplary!

JOslyn O.

Oakdale

2024-2025 Digital Dozen Winners!

The Excellence In Youth Team is excited to showcase Arya N. and Mason H. from Oakdale, Natalie S., Claire T., Harlan S.,Caroline A., Logan M., Sloan F., Elden W., Penelope D. and Sachi Y. from Sunset, Oliver C., Jack P., Maddie T., Maddox S., Alice E. and Cooper F. from Swanson, Maxwell J. from Oakdale, Grace N. from Paddock Road and Conrad L., Avery T. and Benjamin C. from Rockbrook,as the most recent recipients of the Digital Dozen award for the 24-25 school year! The Digital Dozen award is presented to WCS students who earn 12 of the digital badges from the EY Website (ey.westside66.org), which is available to students district-wide. It takes self-motivation, grit, and determination to earn these badges, and these star student should be proud of their accomplishment!