Westfield Public Schools

Tune in Thursday morning, May 5, to WSKB 89.5 FM, WCPC Channel 15, or westfieldtv.org from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. for "Superintendent's Spotlight". This week, we will be talking with WTA Substance Abuse Counselor Kristine Hupfer and WHS School Adjustment Counselor Carrie Fiordalice. Join us if you can! Thanks for listening and watching!

Come join us next Saturday at the outdoor Westfield High School Craft Fair on May 7th from 10-3pm!! There will be over 50 crafters, vendors & local businesses. Find a great Mother's Day gift while enjoying some nice weather and food! *177 Montgomery Road. Rain date May 14th. All proceeds benefit the WHS Class of 2023.

If you missed "Superintendent's Spotlight" yesterday, click on the link below. This week we spoke with Pat Kennedy and student members of the Westfield Technical Academy Band. Thanks for listening and watching! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgoIdQ6X1yY

Westfield High School will be holding a Career Expo for all students on Thursday, April 28. WHS is also offering this opportunity to our families and the public after school from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Come visit and learn about some local career opportunities.

Join the Westfield High School Show Choir Friday night at 7:00 p.m. for a wonderful performance. Admission is only $10.00, and all proceeds will help send our students to a national competition in Hershey, PA this May.

Tune in Thursday morning, April 28, to WSKB 89.5 FM, WCPC Channel 15, or westfieldtv.org from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. for "Superintendent's Spotlight". This week, we will be talking with Band Director Patrick Kennedy and hear a few performances by the Westfield Technical Academy Band. Join us if you can! Thanks for listening and watching!

If you missed "Superintendent's Spotlight" yesterday morning, click on the link below. This week we caught up on all of the great things happening at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Westfield with Bo Sullivan and Kellie Brown. Thanks for listening and watching! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP2TR9HHX_o

Highland Elementary School will have an early dismissal today, 4/14/2022 at 11:30. There will be no afterschool activities.

A reminder that Westfield Public Schools will be closed on Friday, April 15. Thank you.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) is providing COVID-19 vaccination clinics in several communities during School Vacation Week, April 18–24, 2022. Anyone ages 5 and older can get a COVID-19 vaccination or booster at these clinics. You do not need an appointment. Vaccination is free and you do not need an ID or health insurance. Families are welcome! Various giveaways will be offered at most clinics. Please click on the link below for more details. Thank you. https://www.mass.gov/info-details/school-vacation-week-covid-19-vaccination-clinics

Westfield Technical Academy 17, Gateway 0 (5 inn.) Westfield Technical Academy senior pitcher Dacota Durkee and sophomore Deven Werbiskis combined to throw a five-inning, no-hitter Monday in Huntington. This is the second straight year the Tigers have traveled to Gateway for their season opener and come away with a win by way of the no-no. Congratulations! Go Tigers! https://www.masslive.com/highschoolsports/2022/04/the-westfield-news-scoreboard-dacota-durkee-deven-werbiskis-throw-combined-no-hitter-for-westfield-technical-academy-more.html

Tune in Thursday morning, April 14, to WSKB 89.5 FM, WCPC Channel 15, or westfieldtv.org from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. for "Superintendent's Spotlight". This week, we will be joined by Kellie Brown and Bo Sullivan to talk about the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Westfield. Join us if you can! Thanks for listening and watching!

A high school career fair was held Thursday at Westfield State University. More than 400 juniors and seniors from Westfield High School and Westfield Technical Academy had the chance to speak with at least 75 different businesses that signed up for the fair. School officials said the fair allows students to broaden their outlook on certain career paths. https://www.westernmassnews.com/.../08/town-by-town-april-7/

If you missed "Superintendent's Spotlight" this morning. please click on the link below. This week, we had a live broadcast from the WE2BA Career Fair for students from Westfield High School and Westfield Technical Academy at Westfield State University. Thanks for watching! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwAWkDLLpvM

Westfield State University, Westfield Public Schools, and the Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce partnered Thursday to bring back the High School Career Expo and Job Fair for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Seventy-five local businesses and organizations had booths in the Woodward Center on the Westfield State campus Thursday morning, including Westfield Bank, Fly Lugu, Westfield Gas & Electric and Whip City Fiber, Wright Flight, the Westfield Police and Fire departments, and dozens more. Four hundred students from Westfield Technical Academy and Westfield High School filed through in search of career and networking opportunities. https://www.masslive.com/news/2022/04/westfield-state-university-chamber-of-commerce-partner-to-bring-back-career-expo.html

Come to the Westfield High School Show Choir Spring Gala on Friday, April 29, 2022, at 7pm to help raise the funds to bring this fantastic group to the 2022 Hershey Park Choral Festival. In association with Westfield on Weekends, Inc. and well-known Director of Choral Activities, Korey Bruno, this night promises to be true entertainment for all. A wall of lottery tickets raffle, lively entertainment, community gathering and more at the Westfield High School will show this incredible group of committed and talented students how proud the City of Westfield is of them. The "Rocketmen to Earth, Wind and Choir" Spring Gala promises something for everyone! With one click on the link below, you can purchase seats, raffle tickets or sponsorship. Questions? Please contact the WOW Creative Arts Center at wow.creativeartscenter@gmail.com or (413) 579-5967. https://www.westfieldonweekends.com/rinnova-events/whs-show-choir-gala?fbclid=IwAR1P8Vy8mX1TNWwC7RRlQHJUTSItZdhemOSIhnCtofMu_ucHUR3xGoO6PYI

The Major League Baseball regular season has not arrived yet, but one local ballplayer just delivered like a pro. Westfield junior flame-throwing right-hander Josh Mayo struck out 19 batters in tossing a no-hitter as the Bombers shut out the Chicopee Pacers 6-0 Monday at Bullens Field on a cool, somewhat blustery day in what will likely go down as one of the most memorable opening day victories in team history. Congratulations. Go Bombers! https://www.masslive.com/highschoolsports/2022/04/westfield-junior-pitcher-josh-mayo-tosses-opening-day-no-hitter-records-19-ks.html

In March, Westfield Technical Academy graphic arts junior Rymma Mkrtchian entered a statewide bookmark contest sponsored by the Massachusetts School Library Association, on the invitation of WTA librarian Donna Rollins, a member of the MSLA. Rollins sent out the information to all the students and said about 10 took out applications. Only Mkrtchian came back with a bookmark that she designed, which Rollins faxed in. Her design was selected as one of two second place prize winners for grades 7-12, and the only winner from Western Massachusetts. Congratulations! https://www.masslive.com/news/2022/04/westfield-technical-academy-junior-places-2nd-in-statewide-bookmark-design-competition.html

Westfield High School English teachers Jill Keenan and Joseph DeChristopher started on March 23 in their new roles as interim assistant principals through the end of the year. WHS Principal Charles Jendrysik said they will fill some temporary openings on the administrative team. “I’ve been in the classroom for 30 years. I’ve always been curious about the other side of the school, said Keenan, who teaches 10th and 11th grade. https://www.masslive.com/news/2022/03/westfield-high-school-teachers-tapped-for-interim-administrative-roles.html

The Elementary School Building Committee met online on March 22 after “a bit of a break,” with the designer showing more detailed drawings of the building’s exterior and interior, and a schedule for the next six months starting to form. Even though construction won’t begin on the school until next winter, there will be physical evidence of work beginning “any day,” when the two houses that were purchased by the city next to the Armory at 131 and 129 Franklin St. (Route 20) are razed to make room for the new school https://www.masslive.com/news/2022/03/westfield-ready-to-raze-houses-on-franklin-st-new-school-site.html