Please note that our regularly scheduled School Committee Meeting on January 3, 2023, has been postponed until Monday, January 9, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you.
A reminder that all Westfield Public Schools will be closed from Monday, December 26, 2022, through and including Monday, January 2, 2023. Schools reopen on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Have a safe and enjoyable Holiday Vacation!
To the members of our community who celebrate it...
There will be no school for students starting Monday, December 26, 2022 - Monday, January 2, 2023, for the Holiday Recess. Schools will reopen on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Happy Holidays from all of us in the Westfield Public Schools!
Please click on the images below to read the second District Quarterly Newsletter of this school year. Happy Holidays from all of us in the Westfield Public Schools!
The Westfield Public Schools saw the Food Pantry's request for help and quickly created a "festive dress down day" to raise some money. All the schools and administration combined raised $1,089 for the pantry and had some fun while doing it. Here are a few pictures from the Intermediate school.
Please plan to join us if you can for the 2022 Holiday Buffet in Tigers Pride this Thursday!
Over the past two weeks, the guidance departments of Westfield High School and Westfield Technical Academy, along with the Hampden County Drug Task Force, have sponsored assemblies in each of the high schools and an informational meeting for the community at large on drug overdose awareness, and in particular the online availability of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl.
The events were organized by school adjustment and substance abuse counselors Kristine Hupfer at WTA, Carrie Ann Fiordalice at Westfield High School, and Community Resource Officer Lt. Eric Hall in coordination with the Hampden County district attorney’s office.
https://www.masslive.com/news/2022/12/westfield-police-medics-warn-of-overdose-risk-from-fentanyl-laced-drugs.html
As Chanukah begins this Sunday, we would like to wish our Jewish brothers and sisters a very happy and joyful celebration!
If you missed "Superintendent's Spotlight" yesterday, click on the link below. This week we talked with Athletic Director Greg Vouros about fall and winter sports at WTA and WHS. WTA Culinary students also helped us celebrate National Cupcake Day. Thanks for watching!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyvgqhAZVAM
In case you were unable to tune in this morning, follow the link below to today's action-packed episode of "Tiger Talk Live". Mr. Langone, Mr. Daley, and Mrs. Groom were joined by Mr. Gary Nadeau from our Manufacturing Technology Department and his students Nella Kondratyuk and Austin Royland. And, of course, Al Rogers rounded out the proceedings with a sports corner segment!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO-Bu-Xh2dM
The Westfield Technical Academy groundbreaking on Dec. 13 was not only for a new single-family home on 64 Mill St. to be built by students, but also on a new way of doing business for the school.
Construction technology instructor Matthew Gomes said the speculative house will be unique.
https://www.masslive.com/news/2022/12/westfield-technical-academy-breaks-ground-on-house-project-with-nonprofits-aid.html
Join us this Thursday, December 15 from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. on WSKB 89.5 FM, WCPC cable channel 15, or westfieldtv.org for the next episode of "Superintendent's Spotlight". This week we will be talking with our Athletic Director, Greg Vouros, about winter sports at Westfield High School and Westfield Technical Academy. Thanks for watching!
Don’t forget to tune into WSKB 89.5 FM this Thursday and every Thursday morning from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. to join Mr. Langone, Mr. Daley and Mrs. Groom for “Tiger Talk Live: The Carol, Kev, and Joe Show”, which features all things WTA, from our academic and technical programs to extracurricular activities and athletics. And remember, You’re in the flow with Carol, Kev, and Joe!”
This afternoon, Ms. Sarah Christensen of the Springfield Museums facilitated a presentation called "Us & Them" in the WTA Library for Ms. Winters', Ms. Cowhey's students and Mr. Daub's students. The presentation examines the experiences of Holocaust survivors who settled in the Greater Springfield area after World War II while also referencing historic domestic examples of discrimination, identifying upstanders vs. bystanders, and tracking the progression of hate from small acts of aggression through genocide using the "Pyramid of Hate" model. We would like to thank Ms. Christensen for sharing her expertise through this highly informative and interactive presentation. Special shout out to our very own librarian Sarah Scott for for coordinating with the Springfield Museums to make this presentation possible for our students!
We were delighted today to celebrate our official "groundbreaking" for Construction Technology's full house-build project at the corner of Mill and Paper Streets. In addition to Mayor McCabe and our superintendent, we were joined by a number of other elected officials, business and industry partners, and community representatives. We would like to thank the Westfield Technical Academy Foundation, the Polish National Credit Union, and our many other generous business and industry benefactors without whom this project would never have come to fruition. We also want to acknowledge our Electrical Wiring and Horticulture Technology Programs, both of which will be working on the project in collaboration with Construction Technology. We can hardly wait to see the finished product!
Earlier in the week, our Automotive Technology Students visited our local Massachusetts Army National Guard Armory to get a behind-the-scenes look at the Guard's vehicle maintenance operation. our students had the opportunity to rotate through different stations where they learned about the different vehicles and careers pathways available in the Guard. This highly interactive experience was a great way for our students to explore one of many career pathways relating to Automotive Technology. Many thanks to the Massachusetts Army National Guard for making this opportunity possible for our students!
In case you were unable to tune in this morning, here is the link to today's action-packed episode of "Tiger Talk Live". Mr. Langone and Mr. Daley were on special assignment today, but Mrs. Groom held the fort with the assistance of Mr. Steve Forni and Junior Lindsey Deland. You best believe it's Carol, Lindsey, and Steve!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqBuQCBTezg&list=PLnSwTu8SRtqIA3xtNAnD_rQFSd8aXozvH&index=1
Today, in partnership with the Army National Guard, our Culinary Arts sophomores and juniors participated in an "MRE (Meal, Ready-to-Eat) Challenge. The object of the exercise? Convert the contents of the MRE into a restaurant-quality meal, both in terms of taste and appearance. A big shout out to our students for their creativity and a special thank you to the Army National Guard for providing the MRE's and Staff Sergeant Eladio Soto for supervising the competition!
In case you missed it earlier today, please follow the link below to this week's episode of "Tiger Talk Live". Today, we were delighted to have PVO President Dan Knapik and our very own Kristine Hupfer as our guests, and our dynamic duo of Big Al Rogers and Vince Escarpita rounded out the proceedings with an action-packed sports corner. Don't forget to tune in every Thursday at 8:00 a.m. so you can stay in the flow with Carol, Kev, and Joe!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONvIHwLMZZ4