Westfield High School

It was a banner day for one Westfield wrestler. Westfield senior captain Tristen Connors (152 pounds) went 4-0 at the Central High School duals. Connors pinned Milford’s Travis Poplaski in the second period, and then Keene’s Damon Greer, Lincoln-Sudbury’s Ethan Belanger, and Pinkerton Academy’s Cam Morrow, all in the first period. “It was the best I’ve ever seen him wrestle,” Westfield wrestling coach Chris Malinowski said of Connors. https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2023/01/the-westfield-news-scoreboard-bombers-wrestler-tristen-connors-goes-4-0-at-central-high-duals.html

WPS is Hiring! Be a part of Westfield Public Schools! We are hiring multiple positions across the district including substitute teachers, substitute nurses, classroom and 1:1 paraprofessionals, school custodians, and many more opportunities that can be found on our district website at www.schoolsofwestfield.org.

The Department of Mental Health has launched a new Behavioral Health Help Line that people can call or text at 833-773-2445. It is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week in more than 200 languages. The help line can help individuals and families navigate the behavioral health system and access treatment, including mobile crisis services. Please click on the link below for more information. https://www.masshelpline.com/

Reminder: Westfield Public Schools will be closed on Monday, January 16 for the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. Thank you.

The Westfield High School wrestling team improved to 7-1 with multiple victories this past weekend. The Bombers won again, again, and again at a super quad meet at Smith Vocational on Saturday. Freshman Joe Krause (113 pounds) highlighted the Bombers’ 48-24 win over the Gateway Gators, defeating Logan Haley with a first period pin. Westfield then went on to defeat Smith Voke, 42-21. Josh Castell (126), Octavian Artin (132), and Cooper McNamara (170) all won by first period pins. https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2023/01/the-westfield-news-scoreboard-westfield-wrestling-continues-to-pick-up-wins.html

Westfield High School has restarted its Drama Club after a three-year hiatus and is back this month with a new director and a new type of show. WHS graduate Madison Curbelo, who will graduate from Berklee College of Music in May, started her new role at the Drama Club’s director at the end of November. https://www.masslive.com/news/2023/01/westfield-high-school-drama-club-is-back-from-hiatus-with-cabaret-new-director.html

The 24th annual High School Science and Engineering Fair on Feb. 9 in the Westfield High School gymnasium is a day to celebrate the science and engineering cycles and hard work of students at both WHS and Westfield Technical Academy. Judges are being sought to score projects and engage with high school students as they share the results of their work. Judging takes place from 7:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Feb. 9, beginning with registration and orientation. Lunch will be provided by WHS culinary students at the end of the fair. https://www.masslive.com/news/2023/01/westfield-seeks-volunteers-to-judge-projects-at-high-school-science-fair-feb-9.html

If you missed "Superintendent's Spotlight" this morning, please click on the link below. This week we talked with MIAA Coach of the year Tyler Wingate, New Westfield High School Assistant Principals Dr. Tonia Bonner and Mr. Andrew Joseph, as well as staff and students from the WHS Preschool Program. In our last segment, a very talented Westfield Technical Academy Culinary Arts student demonstrated how to make homemade whipped cream in recognition of National Whipped Cream Day. Thanks for watching! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDP778HeVUU

Join us this morning 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 Principal Chuck Jendrysik about Westfield High School. Thanks for watching!

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.

The children in the Children’s Corner Laboratory Preschool in Westfield High School decorated cookies and gingerbread houses and had a surprise visitor, all before the holiday break. Classroom teacher Torrie Hodovanec said she collaborated with the high school culinary teacher Ekaterina Nesmelova and her students in the classroom next door who prepared cookie dough for the children to cut out into shapes. https://www.masslive.com/news/2022/12/holiday-festivities-wrap-up-2022-for-the-childrens-corner-preschool-at-whs.html

If you missed last week's Westfield High School Holiday Chorus show, click on the link below. The students sounded amazing! thanks for watching. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffuh39wADVQ

This time of year, everyone is always talking about the weather: record temperatures, the chance of snow, and the extra layers needed to stay warm. Folks even keep statistics about the weather. Jacob Kapinos’ students in the Statistics and Probability class at Westfield High School designed a random sample of 50 dates during the winter months (Dec. 1 to Feb. 28) from 1975 to 2021. https://www.masslive.com/news/2022/12/westfield-high-school-statistics-students-study-winter-temps-make-hats.html

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.

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

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

Good afternoon, Tonight’s ornament painting party has been rescheduled to December 21 at 5 pm. Thank you

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!