School Information
Registration is located at the Lowndes Board of Education. For Bus information, call 229.245.2257
Hours of Operation
Car Drop Off: 7:30 to 7:55 am
Breakfast: 7:30 to 8:00 am
Tardy Bell: in the classroom at 8:00 am
Car Pick Up: Begins at 2:40 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm
Hours of Supervision: 7:30 am -3:00 pm
The WES online school store will be open during the school year for you to purchase school t-shirts, pay for field trips, pre-order yearbooks, order Field Day t-shirts, and more.
Westside Elementary School
2470 James Road
Valdosta, GA 31601
phone 229-245-2289
fax 229-259-5068
Secretary (Records, Field Trips) Jackie Burgman: jackieburgman@lowndes.k12.ga.us
Secretary (Payments, Substitutes) Diane Aultman: dianeaultman@lowndes.k12.ga.us
School Resource Officer (Attendance, DARE, Safety, Traffic) Deputy Lee : lisalee@lowndes.k12.ga.us
Nurse (Medicines, Health) Amber Nelson: ambernelson@lowndes.k12.ga.us
Counselor (Student Needs, School Tours, Career Guidance) Kim Bolton: kimbolton@lowndes.k12.ga.us
Librarian/Media Specialist (Books, Technology) Shayla Strickland: shaylastrickland@lowndes.k12.ga.us
Academic Coach (Textbooks, EIP, Staff Training) Shaina Larsen: shainalarsen@lowndes.k12.ga.us
Assistant Principal (Bus, Special Education, Testing, Discipline) Dr. Justin Purvis: justinpurvis@lowndes.k12.ga.us
Assistant Principal (Bus, Special Education, Testing, Discipline) Sarah Merriman: sarahmerriman@lowndes.k12.ga.us
Principal (Curriculum, Gifted, Social Media, Finance) Melanie Johnson: melaniejohnson@lowndes.k12.ga.us
PTO President (Fundraising) Kaylee Howard & Trish Topicz: PTO Email
To make changes in your child's transportation, send a note or email to your teacher at the beginning of the day (must be in writing, not verbal). Remember that your child's teacher only checks email once during the day because our priority is teaching the children. Teachers can only check email and make calls when the students are gone to PE/Art/Music. Thank you for understanding.
Emergency changes in transportation should be rare. They must also be given in writing. You may email them to secretaries, fax to the school, or hand deliver to the office.