Upcoming Events
***DUE TO CURRENT HEALTH ADVISORIES AND CLOSURES, ALL EVENTS AND DATES ARE TENTATIVE- PLEASE CONTACT THE ORGANIZER FOR CONFIRMATION OF EVENT AND DATE***
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PTSO Notes
WHS Sports
Click here
for the complete and most up-to-date schedule of games, matches, scrimmages and other sporting events. You can also sign up to receive text alerts, and there is a mobile app available for download
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Fundraiser for WHS Custodian
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Juan Cardona, a custodian at Westfield High School and his family have come on hard times financially and are in need of help. Anything anyone can spare to help in their time of need would be greatly appreciated.
Click here
to contribute.
Juan had taken ill many weeks ago and we are hopeful that he will make a full recovery soon. If you can not donate
monetarily
, please keep Juan and his family inn your thoughts and prayers.
Thank you.
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WHS
No Place for Hate
Virtual Gallery
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The WHS No Place for Hate committee has curated a “virtual gallery” of stories, artwork, videos and images that address acceptance, diversity, discrimination and hate. The gallery, titled “Standing Together from Six Feet Apart,” can be found at
https://padlet.com/kleegan/6lcsuz5uh9o4xzx6
. We hope you and your families will check it out, and please let us know if you’d like to share anything else for the gallery. In the gallery, you’ll see contributions from students, staff and parents.
Collaboration has been at the heart of the WHS No Place for Hate program, and as we finish this year’s work, we thank you for supporting that collaboration, and for supporting the important work of this program.
Any questions, please contact
Warren Hynes
, WHS assistant principal, and
Kim Leegan
, WHS social studies teacher
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WHS Class of 2021 FREE Sweatshirts!
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Hello Juniors!
It’s time for you to give us your SIZE for your FREE SENIOR SWEATSHIRT, compliments of the PTSO.
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WHS PAL Tutoring Every Monday
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Dear WHS students, staff and parents,
During this time of distance learning, WHS is continuing our PAL Tutoring program to support students with their schoolwork. While we can’t meet in the same room and can’t share pizza and snacks, we can gather in virtual communities and keep working and socializing together. Here’s what we have to offer:
- A number of willing National Honor Society volunteers
- A virtual space for students to receive extra help or to simply study w/one another
- Breakout groups as needed within the virtual space
- A flexible time frame for the meetings
- A chance for students to stop in just to talk as well
We’re meeting on Mondays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Feel free to drop in at any time, and know that we’ll be around! Any questions, reach out to Warren Hynes, assistant principal, at
whynes@westfieldnjk12.org
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The meeting invite is here:
PAL Tutoring
Hosted by Warren Hynes
Occurs every Monday effective 4/20/2020 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Meeting number: 616 387 816
Password: tHNuYv3eP33
Join by video system
Dial 616387816@westfieldnjk12.webex.com
You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.
Join by phone
+1-415-655-0001 US Toll
Access code: 616 387 816
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Class of 2023!
If you are interested in purchasing some 2023 gear, follow the link below. It will ship directly to your house and the last day to purchase is May 1st!
Ms. Scott and Ms. Malvasio
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Fall Cheerleading Information Meeting
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Email coaches with
any questions:
Ms. Scott
Ms. Altieri
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Support the WHS PTSO Through Amazon Smile
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While we are quarantining at home, please consider supporting the Westfield PTSO through Amazon Smile. Just head over to smile.amazon.com and choose Westfield PTSO as the recipient. Or just clink this link
That's it! When you shop @AmazonSmile, Amazon will make a donation to Westfield High School PTSO - you pay nothing extra and can help the Westfield PTSO continue to provide assemblies and teacher grants to expand our students' education. Thank you!
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Thank you to the Westfield Community
On behalf of the Westfield High School Helping Hands (WHSHH) Fund board, I wish to thank you for your recent support of the Westfield High School ‘A Day Without’ fund drive in February 2020, as well as our community outreach in December 2019. Both drives collected over $2700 for the WHSHH Fund. Your donations directly impact the lives of families within the Westfield High School community. Be rest assured, we are very thoughtful in how the monies are distributed. Direct donations are critical to the ongoing success of the fund.
As we sit at home, socially distancing to flatten the curve, we are reminded daily that many are struggling. Whether it is a loss of employment, an illness to oneself or a loved one, or difficulty with the day to day of being at home, we realize these are the most challenging of times. What our community is going through was unimaginable in February when the ‘A Day Without’ fundraiser was held.
This annual WHS fundraising drive is coordinated and run by the students from the WHS Community Service Club. Thank you to the Community Service Club organizers, Gregory Bowers and Zorana Culjak, who offer guidance to the students. Thank you to leaderships team members for the CSC: Ava Feldman, Abby Jarecki, Karen Abaya, Rachel Simpson, Jane Sullivan, and Anna Tichenor. Finally, we wish to thank the many students for your hard (and tedious) work!! So many students meet weekly trying to make a difference in our WHS community. The ‘A Day Without’ fundraising drive asks the WHS community of students and staff to have ‘a day without’ a purchase such as a coffee, snack bar, bag of chips, a phone app, etc. and to donate these saved monies to the fund.
We cannot anticipate what the future needs of our community will be following this pandemic. We hope our community is not as affected as we have seen outside of our area, including NYC. The WHSHH Fund was created in 2012 out of a desire to help ease the financial burden placed on families during stressful times due to serious illness, death or an extraordinary life situation. Since its inception, the fund has distributed almost $40,000 to over 40 families from the WHS community.
Thank you for your generosity. Stay safe. We look forward to getting our lives back to a normal, as normal will be, in the near future.
Sincerely,
Ingrid McKinley
On behalf of the WHS Helping Hands Board
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WHS Morning Announcements
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Stay up to date with WHS!
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WHS Yearbook Ordering Information
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*Yearbook ordering information for all grades can be found here:
Prices and dates:
Dec 21 - Feb 14 - $105
Feb 15 - May 15 - $110
*Candid photo submission link
(all grades welcome to submit):
We will collect candid photos throughout the year so no set deadline as of now
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SENIOR CHECKLIST -April 20th Update
This checklist will be updated regularly.
Senior Photo
: Portraits were delivered to school in December. You can call Normandy Studios 908-755-0431 to schedule a pick up if you have not received yours.
Prom: TENTATIVE -
Saturday, June 6
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at 6 pm. Prom tickets will go on sale in the spring.
Graduation:
TENTATIVE -
Tuesday, June 23
rd
at 3 pm. Open seating with no tickets needed for outside ceremony. If inclement weather, ceremony will be inside and tickets will be required. Detailed information will be provided in May.
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Help the PTC Scholarship Fund
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Thank you very much to those families who have generously supported the 2020 Parent-Teacher Council (PTC) Scholarship Fund. For those who have not yet contributed, there is still time, and we need your support!
The PTC Scholarship fund was established in 1957 to benefit graduating Westfield High School seniors who exhibit financial need, academic perseverance and community involvement. The fund relies solely on the generosity of the Westfield community for donations.
Your support at any level will be greatly appreciated and will help us to reach our goal of providing over $15,000 in awards again this year. Please help worthy WHS graduates continue to achieve success in college and beyond.
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Westfield PTC COVID-19 Fundraiser
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Dear Westfield Community,
We hope this finds you healthy and comfortable at home. Thank you to everyone who has generously supported this effort. To date we have raised over $19,000 for Westfield Public School families in need. These funds are being distributed in the form of gift cards to local grocery stores. If you have not yet contributed we still need your support. See below for additional information regarding this fundraiser. If you are a family with children in the public schools who does not qualify for free lunch, yet could still use some help, please reach out to
Maureen Mazzarese
(Director of Guidance) at
mmazzarese@westfieldnjk12.org
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Prior to COVID-19, buying food and household items presented a challenge to some of our Westfield Public School Families. This pandemic has only magnified these challenges. To assist our local families, the Westfield PTC has set up a fundraiser. All money raised will be distributed to our Westfield Public School families in the form of gift cards to local grocery stores. To protect anonymity the school district will make these distributions.
If you are having issues with payment please email us
here
or at
We know these are tough times for everyone. Be safe. Be well and take care of each other.
Warmly,
The Westfield PTC
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Westfield Debate Team Info Session
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Parents and students (grades 7-11) at Edison, Roosevelt, Westfield High School are invited to attend an online information session on Tuesday, April 28th. There will be a mini demonstration debate from 6:30 - 7:00 pm followed by an information session at 7:00pm. Practice schedules, time commitments and pre-requisites will be reviewed. Both parents and students are strongly encouraged to attend. We will be offering our first pre-team opportunity on Tuesdays & Thursdays from May 7th-June 11th.
Please RSVP for the info session
here
and you will receive a meeting code. The Westfield Debate Team is a partnership among the Westfield PTC Gifted Education Committee, Westfield Public Schools and the Westfield Area Y. For more information please email
westfielddebateteam@gmail.com
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Feed the Frontline is working with local Westfield restaurants to arrange delivery of meals to our front-line healthcare workers. Please help to support these healthcare heroes with well-deserved meals provided by the backbone of our local downtowns, its restaurants. 300-450 meals per day are being delivered and we need your help to continue this amazing initiative conceived by Westfield residents and Jefferson Elementary parents Steve and Michelle Voice. An online silent auction is currently underway and closes on Tuesday, April 28 at 9:00 p.m. Click
HERE
to learn more about the silent auction and the many items available for bidding. For more information on Feed the Frontline, visit
feedthefrontlinenj.com
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The Fanwood-Scotch Plains-Westfield Here2Help Mental Health Coalition will offers its fifth mental health forum with information about preparing to send your child to college. The presentation will be held on Thursday, April 30 from 7:30-8:30pm online via Zoom.
COVID-19 is having an unprecedented impact on our everyday life. Among this are the never-before-seen challenges that parents and children who are college-bound are facing. In addition to the intense social pressure to go to “the best” college, now parents and children are facing uncertainties related
to high school academics and the college admission process. Students were already facing alarming rates of anxiety, depression and other mental health issues even before enrolling in college.
What are parents to do? How can they create an environment to support their child? How can they identify and begin to address their child’s mental health needs during this time and before they leave for college? Dr. Craig Springer, PhD, General Partner at Good Life Center for Mental Health will help both parents and students understand the importance of becoming college-ready from both an academic and mental health lens.
Once you register, Zoom information will be forwarded.
Originally organized by the Westfield and Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCAs, the mission of the Here2 Help Mental Health Coalition is to improve community awareness and understanding of mental health issues through education, basic skills training and resource information and to help break down barriers that prevent people from seeking care. For more information, visit
www.here2helpnj.org
or Here2Help on Facebook.
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The Westfield Fun Club (
westfieldfunclub@gmail.com
) is a not for profit that has shifted from providing educational and social programs to helping local families in Westfield, Garwood, Roselle and Elizabeth with emergency food needs. They now make twice weekly deliveries of essential staples and fresh produce and meat to over 60 families and are collecting items to meet these needs, which have grown exponentially since stay at home orders have been implemented. There also is an
Amazon Wish List
. (Select Club Emergency Supplies as address). Items can be dropped off at 615 Shadowlawn Drive or 1123 Grandview Avenue. Non-perishables can be dropped any day, and perishables before noon on Saturdays. Items most needed are:
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Pasta
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Pasta Sauce
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Mac and Cheese
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Beans
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Veggie Stock
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Fresh Produce
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Fresh Meat
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Milk
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Eggs
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Butter
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Sandwich Bread
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Cereal
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Oil
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Toilet Paper
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Paper Towel
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Tissues
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Baby Wipes
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Greta’s Run
couldn't have come to
Imagine
at a more critical time. The pandemic has emphasized that community and grief support are essential.
With the daily impact on our mental health and the further taxing of families already grieving the loss of a loved one,
Imagine
is answering the call to help.
We’re providing free, virtual grief support to children, adults and families, and free mental health support for first responders. As the pandemic continues, we anticipate a rapid increase in the number of people who will need our services. That's why we need you. By starting a
fundraising page
, donating to, or participating in a virtual
Greta's Run
, you can help
Imagine
meet the challenges our community is facing. Together, we will emerge more resilient than ever.
Greta’s Run
was founded in memory of Greta Schoenemann by her childhood friends Ben Nanna and Jayne Ruotolo. Greta was a Westfield High School freshman when she died in 2002 from injuries sustained when a tree branch fell on her and her classmates during lunch. All proceeds support our mission here at Imagine. To register, sponsor, donate and learn more, visit:
imaginenj.org/gretasrun
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At Imagine,
we know your need for grief support doesn't go away or wait for times like this to pass. It’s why everyone here at Imagine is committed to continue providing our free grief support services during this uncertain time. Contact us if you are in need at
info@imaginenj.org
or 908-264-3100.
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Friends & neighbors
The families of St Joseph’s Social Service Center/The Elizabeth Coalition are in crisis. With schools closed, the school lunches many students depend on are not available, and they aren’t receiving the “second lunch Tuesday” sandwiches Westfield schools have provided for many years. With this program on hold while our schools are closed, we are appealing for your help.
Please make sandwiches, individually wrapped and labeled with ingredients, with no condiments. It is vital that every step of preparation follows safe food handling and sanitation practices; we must eliminate any risk of virus transmission. See link for food items requested.
Please drop off donations before 11:00 am each Wednesday. There are 2 drop-off locations- north side at the home of Ellen Windorf, 529 Hanford Place, and south side at the home of Ray Kostyack, 438 Poe Ave. Drop off the food into bins, and please use gloves. We will also deliver donated canned & dried/boxed foods.
If you are able to, please also consider making a financial contribution. You won’t find a more worthy organization.
Thank you for your support.
The Rotary Club of Westfield
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The Westfield Police Department is accepting applications for its
Youth Police Academy
which will be held from Monday, August 10 through Friday, August 14, 2020 from 9 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. each day. Open to Westfield students in grades 9-12, participants will learn about the Westfield PD and other local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, receive basic training in police procedures, enjoy demonstrations by the K-9 unit, SWAT, Aviation, Fire Department, Bomb Squad and more! Deadline for submitting applications is Friday, May 1, 2020 by 6 p.m. Enrollment will be on first come first serve basis; space is limited. Applications can be picked up at the Westfield Police Department, Westfield High School, Edison and Roosevelt Intermediate Schools, or online at
www.westfieldnj.gov
. Questions? Contact Academy Director/SRO Tiffany Kenny at (908) 789-4470, ext 4751 or
tkenny@wpdnj.org
or SRO Ricardo Johnson at (908) 789-4000 or
rjohnson@wpdnj.org
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As part of the Westfield Public School District's new website, there is a Community Flyers section under the Family Resources tab. Here you will find information about upcoming events sponsored by non-profit organizations in the community. The events will also continue to be included in the newsletter along with links to click for specific details.
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Editor:
Josephine Stack
Next editor:
Josephine Stack
E-mail deadline for the Monday Issue of WHS PTSO Press: Friday
at 12 noon.
Click here to view the Article Submission Guidelines. Please ensure that your submissions adhere to the guidelines.
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