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Exterior shot of front of Westfield High School.

MP1 Honor Roll at WHS

Westfield High School Principal Dr. Derrick Nelson announced the first marking period honor roll for the 2018-2019 school year. Westfield High School recognizes student achievement every marking period at two levels: Honor Roll and Distinguished Honor Roll.
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Sinking into science as 4th graders Katelyn Tomczyk, Kate Riley, and Francesca Castellano create mock quicksand during a session at McKinley’s 6th Annual STEAM Night on Jan. 24.

STEAM Opportunities Abound in Westfield Public Schools

“We have many wonderful STEAM opportunities for students around the district that let them build on the science skills they develop in their classes,” says Thomas Paterson, Supervisor of K-12 Science. Click the link above for a summary, along with oodles of images, of the many activities surrounding science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics in Westfield Public Schools.
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Westfield High School principal Dr. Derrick Nelson and Westfield Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Margaret Dolan pose with Anita Russo, who retired in December after more than 48 years as a cafeteria worker at WHS.

Service with a Smile

For more than 48 years, Anita Russo worked in the Westfield High School cafeteria. "I loved the students," said Mrs. Russo upon her retirement last month. We wish her well!
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Westfield High School’s Model United Nations Club won the Outstanding Delegation Award for excelling in all parts of the annual conference held in Hershey, PA on January 4-6, 2019. Pictured here are all members of the Model UN Club who attended the conference.

WHS Earns Honors at Model UN Conference

Westfield High School’s Model United Nations Club won the Outstanding Delegation Award for excelling in all parts of the annual conference held in Hershey, Pennsylvania from January 4 – 6. Approximately 2,000 students from 80 Mid-Atlantic schools attended the conference.
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Six Westfield High School students recently achieved the highest score possible on portions of SAT and ACT standardized tests. The 6 perfect scorers are pictured here with WHS principal Dr. Derrick Nelson.

SAT/ACT Perfect Scores

Six  Westfield High School students recently achieved the highest score possible on portions of SAT and ACT standardized tests. Westfield High School principal Dr. Derrick Nelson congratulated the students citing their outstanding achievement and saying “it speaks volumes about your abilities and your commitment to your education.”
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Exterior of Elm Street administration building.

Superintendent's Synopsis

A complete summary of the Board of Education's annual organization meeting on January 3, 2019 at which board members unanimously approved a new president and vice president and the superintendent provided an update on the district's 2018-2019 goals.
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): Approximately 90 beginner and experienced computer programmers in 8th through 12th grade attend the 2nd Annual Hackathon at Westfield High School on Dec. 8.

WHS Hackathon

An app to help regulate a plant’s environment, a homework helper chatbot and other innovative uses of technology were among the projects created at Westfield High School’s 2nd Annual Hackathon on Dec. 8.
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