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Week of "Extra" Respect

Aerial photo of Washington staff in blue shirts positioned in shape of a blue ribbon to celebrate designation as National Blue Ribbon School.

National Blue Ribbon Pride at Washington School

Photo of band, athletes, local dignitaries on Kehler field for re-dedication ceremony.

Rededication Ceremony at Gary Kehler Stadium

Photo of National Merit Semifinalists with WHS principal Mary Asfendis

National Merit Semifinalists

Photo of smiling RIS students on 2nd day of school.

First Day of School at RIS

Photo of 4 Wilson students on 2nd day of school.

First Day of School at Wilson

Roosevelt School Counselor Kim Schumacher leads Peaceful Playground, an ESY course on conflict resolution for preschool to 5th grade students.

Strengthening Skills with Extended School Year Program

Photo of WHS Class of 2019 throwing caps into air.

Congratulations, WHS Class of 2019!

Photo of members of the WHS Band performing a volunteer concert at a senior citizens residence.

Volunteer Concert for Westfield Senior Citizens

Photo of McKinley 4th graders representing Ireland in a recent International Celebration.

An International Celebration at McKinley

Photo of excited McKinley students running to try out new playground equipment.

The McKinley Oasis

Photo of annual walk-a-thon at Lincoln School.

Lincoln School Walk-a-Thon

Photo of Edison Intermediate School principal Dr. Matthew Bolton with four finalists of the Project CS Girls science competition.

STEM Competition Finalists at Edison

Photo of: : (From left) Westfield High School interim principal James DeSarno congratulates special education teacher Lara Rinaldi, English/Project ’79 teacher Erin McKeon, English teacher Aimee Burgoyne-Black, and custodian Mario Arana who are this year’s recipients of excellence awards for going above and beyond their responsibilities each day. The four will be recognized by the Westfield Board of Education on Tuesday, June 11 at 7 p.m. at 302 Elm Street.

Award Winning Staff

Photo of 4th graders performing in Wilson School Spring Band Concert on May 7, 2019.

Spring Concerts

Photo of a Math Bakery station in a Franklin School 4th grade classroom with math problems on

A Math Bakery at Franklin School

Photo of WHS Jazz Club with saxophonist Jaleel Shaw in Montclair.
Photo of two students at Tamaques School participate in Grade 4 Wax Museum.

Tamaques School Wax Museum

: Dubbed the “Wingmen” and “Cover Girls” because they “take underclassmen under their wings and provide emotional cover,” 45 WHS juniors and seniors facilitated the annual Guy & Girl Thing at Westfield High School on March 22.

The Guy & Girl Thing at WHS

Photo of a kindergartner and his mother participating in Community Service Night activities at Tamaques School.

Community Service Week 

Photo of Westfield Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Margaret Dolan reading to 2nd graders at Washington School during Read Across America activities.

Read Across America Day at Washington

Photo of bulletin board at Roosevelt Intermediate School that reads

Great Bulletin Board at RIS!

Photo of four McKinley students, two dressed in Dr. Seuss-inspired gear as they read together for Read Across America Day.

Read Across America Day at McKinley

First graders enjoy a Valentine's Day singalong at Washington School.

Valentine's Day Singalong at Washington School

Roosevelt Intermediate School Assistant Principal Brian Gechtman poses with six RIS students who were named

Roosevelt Upstanders

Franklin School 2nd graders participate in Kindness Month by creating baskets filled with necessary items for local emergency responders. Pictured here is the entire 2nd grade class and their teachers.
Westfield High School’s Model United Nations Club won the Outstanding Delegation Award for excelling in all parts of the annual conference held in Hershey, PA on January 4-6, 2019.
Tamaques 1st graders recite portions of the
RIS students try their hands at balancing plates as part of an assembly featuring a Chinese dance troupe.
McKinley School 2nd graders make gingerbread houses, one of the many holiday activities taking place around the district.
The WHS Chorale takes to the hallways to sing carols to fellow students and staff.
Lincoln kindergartners, dressed in pajamas, listen as principal Audrey Zavatz reads The Polar Express.
Five 5th grade trumpeters perform with the Wilson School band and chorus holiday concert in December 2018.
10 Westfield High School student musicians have been selected to perform with a Central Jersey regional band in January. Pictured here are the students holding their instruments.
15 Westfield High School student vocalists will perform with a Central Jersey chorus in January. The 15 are pictured here, posing for a picture.
Students at Roosevelt Intermediate School hold cards/letters they wrote to be sent to troops serving overseas.
Washington School students enjoy coding activities during Computer Science Education Week.
Preschoolers have fun with dress up at Lincoln School. Pictured here is a line of preschoolers wearing various hats and sunglasses.
2nd grader at Wilson dresses in colonial era dress and tries her hand at calligraphy as part of Colonial Days.
Westfield High School Boys Cross Country Team and their coaches are recognized at Dec 4 Board meeting as sectional champions. Here, ten of the runners, including 4 captains, are flanked by their two coaches as they pose for the picture holding certificates.
Franklin School students join in a lively performance by Ginga Brasileira on Nov. 19 as students explore the history, language and culture of Brazil through music and dance. The dancers enlisted students in performing the Maculele, a stick dance from the Brazilian sugar cane plantations, while showcasing other dances including the Capoeira which combines dance, martial arts, and music. The event is part of a cultural arts program provided by the school’s Parent -Teacher Organization.
: Nine WHS seniors sign Letters of Intent to play sports at the college level. Seated L-R: Erica Lawrence, Julia Romano, Anna Bowman, Carley Farella, Olivia Shields. Standing L-R: WHS Principal Dr. Derrick Nelson, Griffin Aslanian, Devon McLane, Koury Kania, Henry Schwartz, WHS Supervisor of Athletics Sandra Mamary
Signs and banners in red, white, and blue adorn the gymnasium walls at Edison Intermediate School as it holds its annual Veterans Day assembly.
A recent STEM field trip to Florida included a visit to the Kennedy Space Center where 26 seventh graders and four staff members from Edison Intermediate School participated in flight simulators and other programs, visited the rocket garden and launch pads, toured the actual Space Shuttle Atlantis and more.
Jefferson students enjoy showing their costumes to all gathered for the annual Halloween parade.
Tamaques principal David Duelks dresses as a fisherman with his staff as various ocean critters for Halloween 2018.
Carved pumpkins lit in the darkened gym at McKinley School on Halloween.
Some of the creatively decorated pumpkins displayed at the Wilson School Pumpkin Patch.
Washington School students run laps as part of the Recess Runners' Club.
RIS 8th grade art students pose in front Dudley, an original sketch by Westfield native Charles Addams during a visit to an exhibit of Addams' work.
Each 5th grader at Franklin School created a paper heart which then were combined to create giant peace signs on the auditorium doors and elsewhere.
Parents and 5th grade organizers of the Mileage Club at Tamaques School pose for a picture. The club promotes and rewards running/walking laps for good health.
Engineering instructor Laura Doyle outlines pinhole camera project in new Innovation Classroom at Westfield High School. The new space includes a digital presentation podium, LED lighting, laptops with computer aided design (CAD) capabilities, motorized window shades, retractable ceiling mounted power cords, and furniture on wheels.
Franklin 5th graders pose in front of a sign in the fence created out of colorful plastic cups, saying
Jefferson 1st graders wear the finest clothes for a themed day during Week of Respect.
McKinley 5th graders make origami butterflies during Week of Respect.
Franklin 1st graders wear
Three 1st grade students at Tamaques smile widely as Monarch butterflies perch on their heads in the school's Monarch Butterfly Way Station.
Members of the Roosevelt Intermediate School student council pose for a picture outside of the school.
McKinley students smile widely on 3rd day of new school year.
Roosevelt Intermediate School students pose in front school sign during the first week of the new school year.
Students and their families arrive at Franklin School for the first days of a new school year.
Kindergartners pose for a picture in front of Lincoln School sign on first day of school.
Two sisters pose for a picture in front of Edison Intermediate School sign on first day of school.
CSI sleuths study clues and evidence at STEM Camp.
WHS graduates - Class of 2018 - toss caps into the air at commencement ceremony conclusion in June 2018.
Lincoln School kindergartner enjoys annual Flower Patch.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy took a few moments out of a busy schedule to drop in on a 5th grade class at Wilson School in Westfield on Thursday, May 24.
At McKinley Elementary School, students in grades 1 through 5 danced for 2 ½ hours on May 23 in support of leukemia/pediatric cancer research, raising a record $14,109.46 at the 7th Annual McKinley-THON.
A Grade 2 Publishing Party at Washington School, one of the many ways we celebrate reading and writing in Westfield Public Schools.
New York Jets Linebacker Lorenzo Mauldin visited Edison Intermediate School on May 4, praising students and staff for creating a supportive school culture that says no to bullying and yes to kindness and empathy.
History comes alive at Tamaques School's Living Wax Museum.
Spring. Members of the Habitat Garden Club at Franklin took advantage of two days of sunshine and warmer temperatures to plant some flowers and vegetables, including lettuce, broccoli, cabbage and onions.
Great bulletin board at Roosevelt lntermediate School reminding students that math is used in all walks of life.

Recent News

Photo of Lincoln preschool teacher and student exchanging compliments during Week of Respect game.

Week of "Extra" Respect

As public school districts across New Jersey observed the Week of Respect from Oct. 7-11, students and staff in the Westfield Public Schools participated in many lessons and activities emphasizing the meaning of respect and the different ways people show it. “Respect is something we practice daily in Westfield Public Schools,” says Superintendent Dr. Margaret Dolan. “So we call this week the ‘Week of Extra Respect.’”
Photo of Westfield High School Marching Band, Bands of America Mid-Atlantic Regional Finalists.

Bands of America Mid-Atlantic Regional Finalists

For only the 2nd time in Westfield High School history, the Blue Devil Marching Band was chosen as one of ten finalists at the Bands of America Mid-Atlantic Regional, held this year at the University of Maryland on October 5.
Photo of student members of Jefferson School Early Act Club creating posters for Halloween Costume Drive.

Early Act Club Acts Early

Members of the Jefferson School Early Act Club kick off the school year with several service initiatives.
: Westfield High School seniors (from left) Sandrine Perez, Luke Pardo, and Etan Zeller MacLean have been named 2019-2020 National Hispanic Scholars by the College Board National Hispanic Recognition Program. The three are pictured here with WHS principal Mary Asfendis.

National Hispanic Scholars

Westfield High School seniors Etan Zeller MacLean, Luke Pardo, and Sandrine Perez have been named 2019-2020 National Hispanic Scholars as part of the College Board National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP).
Photo of Zaria Katz and Aishik Palit who will perform with the All Eastern Choir next March.

All Eastern Choir

Congratulations to Westfield High School juniors Zaria Katz and Aishik Palit, who have been accepted into the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) All Eastern Choir. The two will perform with high school students from across the eastern seaboard at a March conference in Rochester, New York under the baton of Dr. Edith Copley. A shout-out also to WHS choir directors John Brzozowski and Maureen Francis.
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