The Board of Education will hold a regular public meeting on March 5 in Cafeteria B at WHS, beginning at 7p. The Board will vote on the tentative 2024-25 school district operating budget. Agenda: https://bit.ly/BOEAgendas2023-2024 Livestream: https://bit.ly/BOELivestream2023-2024
Westfield athletes Priscilla Dayon and Kate Fischer joined Coach Liptack at the inaugural Jets Girls Flag Football Media Day at MetLife Stadium. Athletes were given the opportunity to field questions from the press at the empowering event.
March is Youth Art Month and Music In Our Schools Month. We're kicking both off with an Opening Reception on Tuesday, March 5 from 4:30-6:30p at the Roig Collection. We hope to see you there, as we celebrate the arts in our schools!
Students participated in "A Seat at the Table" The Game Edition, during the No Place for Hate activity period on Feb. 23. Students rolled dice, custom-made by the Makerspace classes, to share stories of ancestry and identity with classmates.
The WHS Choral Department hosted their annual “Night of Love Songs” on Feb. 10, a night filled with cabaret style solo, duo, and group performances of all genres.
It's National School Counseling Week! Students write letters and thank their counselors for all their hard work.
Congratulations to our award-winning Optic Magazine student journalists and adviser Shawn McDonald! https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1448421
Save the Date! Lottery registration for our popular Summer 2024 Westfield STEM Camp for Grades 3-8 begins Mon, Feb 12 through Fri, Feb 23. For dates, workshop descriptions, and other important details, visit :https://sites.google.com/westfieldnjk12.org/stemcamp/home
Colleagues and students celebrated Physical Education Coordinator and Teacher, Bev Torok with a Retirement Clap-Out on her last day at WHS after an impactful 30 year career.
Over the weekend, 16 singers from Westfield High School Choir participated in the 2024 Region Chorus concert at Monroe Township High School. The concert was a culmination of these students’ successful audition and their hard work at the two weekends of rehearsals. These students performed with such joy, sophistication, and expression!
News 12 NJ meteorologist Mike Rizzo visited Ms. Alston's and Ms. Rinaldi's classes today to talk about how storms form and being a meteorologist!
All Westfield Public Schools will have an EARLY DISMISSAL tomorrow (Friday), January 19, as the weather forecast predicts increasing snowfall into the afternoon. Please note the start times for Lincoln and the elementary schools in the Early Dismissal Schedule emailed to you or in the Inclement Weather Procedures on the district website under District Information.
After monitoring weather conditions overnight, all Westfield Public Schools will have a delayed opening today (Wednesday), January 17 to allow time for the DPW and our buildings and grounds crews to address icy conditions. For the delayed opening schedule, please check your email or the Inclement Weather Procedures on the district website. https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/page/inclement-weather-procedures-school-closings Please travel safely!
Nominating petitions for candidacy in the April 16, 2024 School Board Election are being accepted. The deadline to submit completed petitions is no later than 4 p.m. on Monday, February 26. Petition and more info here: https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/page/boardelectionapril2024
Due to the forecasted winter storm and the potential for icy road conditions, all Westfield Public Schools will have a delayed opening tomorrow (Tuesday), January 16, to help safeguard our students and staff during their morning commute. Please check your email or consult the Inclement Weather Procedures page on the district website for the delayed opening schedule.
All Westfield Public Schools and offices are closed on Monday, January 15, in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Due to today's weather forecast, all after school activities are cancelled.
Last night the Westfield High School Choir groups entertained us with their annual Winter Concert. All were impressed by these talented students!
To help raise awareness about drugs and alcohol, the WHS Dream Team sent a fact to each student during homeroom. Students were asked to share their fact with a classmate and then trade it in for a free cup of hot chocolate.
