December 6 - February 9 -  Winter Concerts

February 6 - Third Marking Period begins

February 7 - Board of Education meeting, 8 PM. Discussion/decision on whether to move school election to November, as permitted by new law.

February 17 - 21 -  No school / Presidents' weekend (Feb 21 = Staff In-Service)

February 28- Board of Education meeting, 8 PM

February 29- Kindergarten registration at Lincoln School, 9 AM - 3 PM.  Call for appt.

Princeton University Participates in Lab 
Using equipment from Princeton University, the 8th grade GT Biology class isolated genomic DNA from grocery store foods and analyzed these foods using PCR (polymerase chain reaction) for genetic modification.Pictured here are Westfield students being observed by a Princeton University scientist. Both RIS & EIS GT students participated in the  lab organized by EIS teacher Kristi Houghtaling.  The students will be creating a presentation for all 8th graders. (read more)

Mix It Up Day Promotes New Friendships
Roosevelt Intermediate School's Counselors held their annual Mix It Up Day during lunch periods in the cafeteria.  Students were placed at tables with new acquaintances and engaged in group activities to learn more about one another and to encourage respect and tolerance. 

• 8 perfect SAT scores in October
• WHS 10th grader Alexa Derman accepted into Young Playwright's Inc's Advanced Playwriting Workshop  in NYC.
• Barry Furrer, Franklin & McKinley music teacher, published article in an Oct-Nov 2011 British Music Journal
• 75% of WHS students tested in AP World Language exams achieved high scores of 3,4, or 5.  National average is 62%.
• WHS students Robert Romano & Nicholas Zahorodny named winners in Westfield UNICO essay contest
• Boys cross country team received a wild card invitation to compete as a team in the Nike National Cross Country Meet held in Oregon
• Boys Cross Country Team won the Group IV NJSIAA State Championship for the 3rd straight year
• WHS Gymnastics team wins sixth consecutive Union County Championship
• WHS Girls' Tennis named Union County Champs
• First Place in County for Boys' Cross Country Varsity, JV and 9th grade
• 8 WHS seniors named Semi-finalists in the National Merit Scholarship program - among the less than 1 % of US high school seniors
•  24 WHS seniors named Commended Students in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program, among the top 2.3 % in the country
• WHS Volleyball Team raised more than $19,000 for breast cancer research
• WHS senior, Dan Berke, raised $20,000 in donations to charities through annual softball games he organized
• PTC Technology Committee launched fundraising campaign to enhance technology in Westfield schools
• Tamaques Elementary School awarded NJ Agricultural Society "Learning through Gardening Grant" to expand school's garden to continue emphasis on good nutrition
• 96% of the 444 Westfield High School graduates of 2011 are pursuing a higher education

 R ead about many more student and staff ACCOMPLISHMENTS (Click here).