The Westfield Public School District is seeking judges for Westfield’s Science and Engineering Fair. High school students participating in the fair, which will take place this year in the Westfield High School gymnasium on Jan. 30, have gone on to win awards at regional, state and international science and engineering competitions.
Lauren Cadigan, supervisor of Science, Technology, and Engineering, said the expertise and insights of judges from the community are invaluable in evaluating and celebrating the students’ innovative projects. For more information, please contact Lauren Cadigan at lauren.cadigan@schoolsofwestfield.org. Thank you.
https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2024/12/judges-sought-for-westfields-science-and-engineering-fair-jan-30.html
Westfield Public Schools will be closed on Wednesday, January 1, 2015. Classes resume on Thursday, January 2 for all students except those attending Franklin Avenue and Abner Gibbs Elementary Schools. Classes will resume for Abner and Franklin students at Westfield River Elementary School on Monday, January 6.
Happy New Year from the Westfield Public Schools!
Yesterday on "Superintendent's Spotlight", we talked with Tammy Tefft from the City of Westfield and Bert Gardner from Caolo and Bienik all about the new Westfield River Elementary School that will be opening for students on January 6, 2025. Our live broadcast from the school's media center was made possible by staff and students from Westfield Technical Academy's Arts and Communications Department. Thanks for watching!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acew-zW-qGY
Students will be on a Holiday Break from Monday, December 23 through Wednesday, January 1. Classes resume on Thursday, January 2 for all students except those attending Franklin Avenue and Abner Gibbs Elementary Schools. Classes will resume for Abner and Franklin students at Westfield River Elementary School on Monday, January 6.
Happy Holidays from the Westfield Public Schools!
Carmel Steger, president of the Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail met up with local author Robert Madison at the Westfield Technical Academy library last week to present a copy of his book to the school.
Madison, who lives in Feeding Hills, is the author of “The New Haven and Northampton Canal Greenway: Bike and Rail Trails Following the Historic Canal”, a rails-to-trails book whose roots originated from the longest canal system in New England. The book was published in 2016, and a copy is now in the library of every school in Westfield, thanks to the Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail.
https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2024/12/area-authors-history-of-the-rail-trail-is-donated-to-westfield-school-libraries.html
If you missed this morning's brand-new episode of "Superintendent's Spotlight", please click on the link below. This week, we spoke with staff and students from Westfield Technical Academy's Horticulture Technology Program about their field and some of the projects that they have completed in the local community. We also recognized National Poinsettia Day. In fact, the Horticulture Department will be selling poinsettias and other holiday arrangements on Friday, December 13 from 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. outside of Tiger's Pride Restaurant by the Gymnasium. Thanks for watching!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQZkvOtQUmE
Special thanks to Matt Della and the Student Government Association at Westfield State University. We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you who contributed to this year’s Thanksgiving Food Drive. In particular, your generosity and commitment of $3,015.00 made a remarkable difference, and because of your kindness, over 200 families received full Thanksgiving dinners this holiday season.
The outpouring of support from the students at Westfield State University highlights the true spirit of giving and reinforces the values we strive to uphold in our schools. Thanks to your generous donation, families in need were able to come together and celebrate with a warm meal.
As we reflect on the blessings of this season, we are reminded of the power of community. Thank you for making this year’s food drive such a resounding success! It was so wonderful to meet so many of the students at the Butcher Block on a very cold, very early morning as you presented your "huge" check. All of the students and advisors were so polite, so friendly, and so kind, it really put us in the holiday spirit. I am attaching pictures that captured the wonderful way to cap off this year’s drive. To say that we were overwhelmed with your generosity, is an understatement.
Please click on the image below for important information regarding school delays and closures in the event of inclement weather. Thank you.
Together with Westfield on Weekends, Mayor McCabe will host the annual Holiday Tree Lighting on Saturday, November 30th. The festivities will begin at Elm Street Plaza at 4:45 PM with Cocoa and Carols, featuring the Westfield High School Pep Band under the direction of Patrick Kennedy, followed by a performance of the Westfield High School Show Choir under the direction of Korey Bruno. Special thanks to Mount Moriah Lodge for offering cocoa to attendees.
“This will be so many years of us doing this that I can’t remember,” said Susan Figy, co-chair with Ralph Figy, Eileen Jachym and Jimmy Jachym in the lead up to putting together 200 meals for families who need them in the Westfield Public Schools.
“It all started with Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski asking us to do it, I think 12 years ago,” she said.
https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2024/11/wps-thanksgiving-food-drive-provides-meals-for-200-district-families.html
Click on the link below for the latest "Superintendent's Spotlight". This week, we spoke with staff and students from Highland Elementary School about Project Lead the Way and more. Westfield Technical Academy's Culinary Arts Department also helped us to celebrate National Gingerbread Cookie Day. Thanks for watching!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwAAHaOH1mE
Schools will be closed from Wednesday, November 27 - Friday, November 29 for Thanksgiving break. Happy Thanksgiving from Westfield Public Schools!
A military information night for middle and high school students and their families who may be interested in learning more about a military post-graduate option is scheduled for Nov. 20, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Westfield High School.
“In my new role as WPS Title I Supervisor, I am trying to increase family engagement in all of our schools. Patty Healy and I are organizing a military informational night for grade 8 to 12 students and parents who may want to learn more about the military. The highlight of the event will be the virtual presentation by recent graduates who currently serve our country,” said Chris Tolpa, who is also a parent of one of the speakers.
https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2024/11/military-information-night-scheduled-at-westfield-high-school-nov-20.html
Russell Johnston, acting commissioner of elementary and secondary education, flew over Westfield Wednesday but he learned that it’s the 56 students in the aviation maintenance and technology program at Westfield Technical Academy who are really about to soar.
“This is great,” the former West Springfield schools superintendent said on a visit to classroom and workshop space in historic Hangar #2 at Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport. “We strive to have an education that is exciting, hands-on and relevant. This is all these things.”
https://www.masslive.com/news/2024/11/state-schools-chief-soars-westfield-aviation-students-look-to-take-off-to-careers.html
Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth (MPY) is pleased to announce its new MPY Parenting Solutions Library. The MPY Parenting Solutions Library is offered at no charge, in partnership with Peace at Home Parenting Solutions, a non- profit. Peace At Home Parenting Solutions is a dynamic hub of trusted knowledge and compassionate support that inspires parents to create positive change for their children, their families and themselves. Through this new partnership, MPY is pleased to offer proven resources to help students’ families thrive. The video trainings are presented by experts with advanced degrees and present easy-to-use strategies for long-lasting change.
If you didn't catch last week's brand new "Superintendent's Spotlight", please click on the link below. In this episode, we talk all about STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) in the Westfield Public Schools in recognition of STEAM Day on Friday, November 8. Thanks for watching!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obteUQOd684
REMINDER: Westfield Public Schools will be closed on Monday, November 11, in observance of Veteran's Day. Thank you.
Our next SEPAC meeting will be held this Thursday, November 7, at 7:00 p.m. Please click on the image for additional information. Thank you.
There is a lot of excitement in the horticulture department of Westfield Technical Academy, where new heavy machinery training simulators have just arrived, purchased through a Skills Capital Grant last year of approximately $145,000.
Department head Nathan Sperry said the simulators offer training to operate articulating dump trucks, backhoes, compact truck loaders, excavators and wheel loaders.
https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2024/11/westfield-tech-students-to-train-on-heavy-machinery-simulators-thanks-to-grant.html
A reminder that there is no school for students next Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Thank you.
