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Eight Westfield High School students recently achieved the highest score possible on SAT and ACT standardized tests. Students are pictured here with principal Dr. Derrick Nelson.
Westfield High School Boys Cross Country Team and their coaches are recognized at Dec 4 Board meeting as sectional champions. Here, ten of the runners, including 4 captains, are flanked by their two coaches as they pose for the picture holding certificates.
Girls Field Hockey coach Caitlin Cheddar receives recognition at the Dec 4 Board of Education for the program's 400th win. Coach Cheddar is pictured here with some of her players.
Two members of the Westfield High School Girls Tennis Team and their coach are recognized at the Dec 4 Board of Education meeting.
: Nine WHS seniors sign Letters of Intent to play sports at the college level. Seated L-R: Erica Lawrence, Julia Romano, Anna Bowman, Carley Farella, Olivia Shields. Standing L-R: WHS Principal Dr. Derrick Nelson, Griffin Aslanian, Devon McLane, Koury Kania, Henry Schwartz, WHS Supervisor of Athletics Sandra Mamary
WHS Cast of Fall Production rehearse.
WHS students and staff attend the Dodge Poetry Festival in Newark on Oct. 19, a celebration of eminent poets from the late 20th and early 21st centuries. “My hope is to help students see that poetry is still an important, vital, and living art form and not one relegated to old texbooks,” says English teacher David Della Fera.
Engineering instructor Laura Doyle outlines pinhole camera project in new Innovation Classroom at Westfield High School. The new space includes a digital presentation podium, LED lighting, laptops with computer aided design (CAD) capabilities, motorized window shades, retractable ceiling mounted power cords, and furniture on wheels.
Westfield High School juniors Valerie Chang and Kurt Hu and seniors Alexander McGrail, Timothy Miller, Jacob Singman, and Andrew Zanfagna received the highest score possible on portions of the September 2018 ACT standardized tests, according to recent reports received by the school. Pictured here with principal Dr. Derrick Nelson.
Percussionist Ian Gurland and fellow Westfield High School marching band members participate in the 41st annual Superchief Band Festival in Piscataway on 9/29/2018.
Twenty Westfield High School students received perfect scores on subject tests/areas of the summer SAT and/or ACT.
Westfield High School seniors Austin Chen, Madeline Reynders, Edward Xing, and Zachary Youssef have been named semifinalists in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Competition. Pictured here with WHS principal Dr. Derrick Nelson.
















We are a community rooted in a tradition of academic excellence entrusted to develop critical thinking, curiosity, and originality. We create scholarly opportunities and inspire wonder. The heart of our purpose is to reinforce ethical responsibility, promote personal integrity, and instill a life-long passion for learning. We empower each student to embark upon the world and to embrace the challenges of living a spirited, balanced life. 

Westfield High School Student Government Association created large poster thanking custodial staff on National Custodial Worker's Recognition Day, with students and staff signing it.
WHS band members help the PTO landscape committee beautify the WHS sign.

Recent News

Washington School 3rd graders enjoy coding and programming during Hour of the Code activities on Dec. 5.

Hour of Code

Westfield students enjoy coding during Computer Science Education Week.
Social studies educators from Westfield Public Schools pose in front of a sign for the annual conference of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) in Chicago, where they were presenters.

Oral History and Genealogy

At the annual conference of the National Council for the Social Studies, four Westfield educators recently presented an overview of a popular social studies project in Westfield Public Schools that empowers students to discover and connect their own stories of history through oral narratives and genealogy. Supervisor of K-12 Social Studies Andrea Brennan and Westfield High School social studies teachers Hilary Haskell, Kimberly Leegan, and Elizabeth Piombino were invited to present at the conference on Nov 30-Dec 2, 2018 in Chicago where the was “Yesterday - Tomorrow: Building the Future of Social Studies.” Click the link above to view a video which briefly summarizes the project, using interviews with educators and their students.
Kindergartners pose in front of Lincoln School sign.

Kindergarten & 1st Grade Registration for 2019-2020

Registration for Kindergarten and First Grade for the 2019-2020 school year opens in January. Please click on the link above for dates and other important information about the registration process. You also may visit the Family Resources tab on the district website and click on "Student Registration" in the drop-down menu.
Exterior of Board of Education building in Westfield.

Superintendent's Synopsis

The Board of Education honored student-athletes and their coaches, received an overview of the district's annual audit, and more at its December 4 meeting. A complete summary can be found in Dr. Dolan's synopsis.
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Calendar

Dec 13

PTSO Bd. Mtg.

Time: 9:15 AM
Location: Westfield High School
Dec 13

Band Concert

Time: 7 PM
Location: Westfield High School
Dec 20

Choir Concert

Time: 7 PM
Location: Westfield High School
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Our Mission

The Westfield Public School District, in partnership with families and community, educates all students to reach their highest potential as productive, well-balanced and responsible citizens who respect individual differences and diversity in an ever changing world.