Welcome to our new Visual and Performing Arts Supervisor and Assistant Principal at Franklin! https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1177600
Floors are gleaming and classroom furniture shining , as the summer scrubdown continues!
STEM campers in grades 3-5 enjoy learning about DNA, scientific forensics, robotics, engineering design, and other favorite problem-solving STEM activities.
The Board of Education will hold a Special Meeting on Tues, July 18 at 9a in Room 105 at 302 Elm Street. Board members will move immediately into private session. The meeting will not be livestreamed and no action will be taken. https://bit.ly/BOEAgendaSpecialMeetingJuly182023
STEM campers in "Mind-Blowing Science" made oobleck out of cornstarch and water, then tested it as a non-Newtonian fluid to see if they could run across the surface. Under varying levels of force, the viscosity of the fluid can change to either more liquid or more solid. Fun!
Deep cleaning and additional building maintenance at Franklin. We greatly appreciate our custodial teams for their hard work and devotion to their school communities.
Summer STEM Camp is always a favorite! Rocketry, stop motion animation, and engineering challenges are among the popular courses. This week, campers in grades 6, 7, and 8 are enjoying the hands-on, problem-solving activities.
The summer scrub down is underway! This month and next, we will share pictures of our hardworking custodial teams as they empty classrooms, scrub the schools until they shine, and return everything to its place in time to welcome students and staff back in September.
We are always grateful to our community partners who support our students and schools in so many ways. The WHS Innovation Lab was created in 2018 through generous funding by the Westfield Foundation, whose members visited recently to see STEM education at work.
Board approval of the Goals and Objectives for the 2023-2028 Strategic Plan and recognition of outgoing Board Student Representative Patrick Lanza were among the highlights at the June 27 meeting of the Board of Education. https://bit.ly/BOESynopsisJune272023
For the second consecutive year and the third time in the history of its athletic department, Westfield High School has won the Group 4 ShopRite Cup. https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1161971 Photo courtesy of Varsity Vantage.
Congrats to Jasmin Parran, Christian Cuccaro, and Logan Chen, recognized for national math and science honors. https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1159021
The last Board of Education meeting for 2022-2023 is on Tuesday, June 27 in WHS Cafe B. 6:30p private session; 7p public meeting resumes. Agenda: https://bit.ly/BOEAgendas2022-23. Livestream: https://bit.ly/BOELiveStream202223
Congratulations to the WHS Class of 2023!
We love celebrating milestones! Here's a snapshot of Grade 5 moving up ceremonies and clapouts at Jefferson and Wilson.
We are excited to honor the WHS Class of 2023 at the commencement ceremony this afternoon! Meantime, clapouts continued yesterday at their elementary alma maters, including McKinley.
Congratulations to all of our 8th graders!
Using skills that include math, research, technology, graphic design, public speaking, and economic vocabulary, Franklin 3rd graders pitch their "product" to three "Sharks" during a classroom "Shark Tank." "This is a highlight for my students for the year," says Mr. Pask.
Mr. Cheddar's English 3 Honors students at WHS created visual representations of poems they read, including the works of poets Jane Hirshfield, Phillip Schultz, Clint Smith, Rupi Kaur, Robert Frost, and Amanda Gorman.
The elementary school clapouts continue for the Class of 2023! Here's what it looked like at Jefferson and Tamaques.
