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World Day of Bullying Prevention - RIS Students and Staff to wear blue
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| Oct 7 -11 |
RIS Week of Respect |
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| Oct 9 |
No School - Yom Kippur |
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| Oct 14 |
No School - Columbus Day |
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| Oct 16 |
RIS Pretzel Sale - after school |
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| Oct 25 |
RIS Halloween Party - 7 to 8:30 pm |
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ATTENTION 6th, 7th and 8th Grade Parents!
ORDER YOUR RIS YEARBOOK TODAY!!
NOW ONLY $32.00
Please visit the following link to purchase a 2019-2020 yearbook.
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RIS Annual Halloween Party - Friday, October 25th
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Roosevelt's Annual Halloween Party is Friday, October 25th from 7:00-8:30 pm in the RIS gymnasium
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The Roosevelt Student Council has been working hard to put together a fun and enjoyable evening for your child. Our dance will feature a DJ, games and prizes, and
individual packs of food
and drinks donated from Roosevelt's PTSO.
Tickets and Donations:
Admission is $5. Tickets will be sold at lunch beginning on
Monday, October 21st
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Students will also be able to buy tickets at the door prior to entering the dance.
Drop off and Dismissal Information:
If your child is planning on attending, please note the following information regarding drop off and dismissal from the dance.
Drop Off:
Your child will enter and exit through the breezeway doors on the side of the building.
Leaving Early:
-If your child needs to leave the dance early, their parent must walk inside through the breezeway doors to sign them out. Student council advisors will be notified and will update the attendance record.
-Per district policy, no child is allowed to leave the dance early with family friends.
-It is very important that this procedure is followed in order to maintain the safety of students.
Dismissal:
-At 8:30 pm all students will be dismissed from the breezeway doors.
Thank you, we're looking forward to seeing your son or daughter at the Halloween Party! If you should have any questions, please contact
Marissa Conneely (mconneely@westfieldnjk12.org) or Erin Sheppard (esheppard@westfieldnjk12.org). If your child has dietary restrictions, please also reach out to Marissa or Erin.
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Middle School Wrestling
Meeting - October 10th
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Middle School Wrestling Sign-Up Meeting
Thursday, October 10th
7:00pm
WHS Caf A
(small cafeteria - go in back door, and it's past the large caf on the rt)
This meeting is for students & PARENTS
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Please save the date for Jake Ben-Hayon and Ethan Selvers' Bar Mitzvah fundraising project. They are running a 3-on-3 basketball tournament on October 13th from 10-1 at The Express to benefit the National Kidney Foundation and Plainfield Area Humane Society. There will also be a silent auction, a 1/2 court shot challenge and other fun giveaways and raffles. It will be a great day!
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WHS Pink Out - October 11th
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11
th Annual PINK OUT Fundraiser for Westfield High School Girls' Volleyball
Westfield High School girls' volleyball teams will host their 11
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Annual PINK OUT Fundraiser, where all proceeds are directly benefiting Susan G. Komen of North Jersey.
WHAT:
A family-filled night benefiting the Susan G. Komen of North Jersey. Enjoy a night full of
3 exciting volleyball games, a silent auction/tricky tray, contests for the whole family, a food court and a very special ceremony to honor those affected by Breast Cancer. You can plan to be apart of this event by attending, honoring yourself or a loved one, by becoming a sponsor or by donating merchandise, gift cards or food for the event.
WHO:
The Westfield High School girls' volleyball team (Varsity, JV & Freshman) will play the Bridgewater-Raritan High School girls' volleyball team.
The event will bring together the community to honor and raise money for those affected by Breast Cancer.
WHY: October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, the Westfield High School girls' volleyball team is making the first step towards a world without breast cancer by raising funds to stop this disease that affects 1 in 8 women during their lifetime. Choose to help in this event and be able to say, "
I made a difference in the fight against breast cancer
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WHEN:
Friday October 11, 2019
4 PM - Freshman Team
5:30 PM - Junior Varsity Team
7 PM - Varsity Team
WHERE:
Westfield High School Gym
550 Dorian Road
Westfield, NJ 07090
People interested in attending can view more information online at
komennorthjersey.com/PINKOUT and donations can be made through checks payable to
Susan G. Komen North Jersey and mailed to Jennifer Nisita, 603 Boulevard, Westfield, NJ 07090.
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PTC Hosts Meet the Board of Education Candidates Night - October 23rd
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Meet the candidates running for the Westfield Board of Education as the Parent Teacher Council (PTC) holds a Candidates Night on Wednesday, October 23 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. in the Westfield High School Auditorium.
The evening will be moderated, with candidates asked a variety of questions which will be gathered from the public prior to that evening. Questions may be submitted to
ptc@westfieldnjk12.org
by October 22.
More information on the Candidates Night forum, including who is seeking election to the BOE, can be found on the
Board tab
on the district website.
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WHS Annual Guys' Night Singing - October 25rd
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The Westfield High School Choir presents the
2nd Annual Guys' Night of Singing
on Friday, October 25 from 6-8:30 p.m. in the WHS Theater. The event is open to any male in Grades 7-12, Westfield dads, teachers and guys of all ages who like to sing. Performance by special guests
The GrooveBarbers
begins at 8 p.m. Contact WHS Choral Director John Brzozowski at (908) 789-4500 x4549 or
jbrzozowski@westfieldnjk12.org
if you're interested in participating or have any questions.
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Dear Westfield Parents,
The resumption of school also means the resumption of homework and studying. We are writing to inform you about a great organization at WHS - the PAL Tutoring Club. Every Wednesday from 3:30-5:30 p.m., two to three WHS juniors and seniors, who are members of the National Honor Society, join with one or two faculty members to run an after-school tutoring program in the WHS Student Center. Students are able to stop by for homework help, study for upcoming assessments, or simply be a part of a collaborative, inclusive environment.
This program can be a tremendous resource for students, as they will work with peers who have experience in the subject matter. This program is completely free and offers complimentary pizza to students who attend. We hope that your children join us, whether that is for help on their homework, tutoring for tests, or working in a productive environment. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Mr. Warren Hynes, WHS assistant principal, at whynes@westfieldnjk12.org, or (908) 789-4500 x4506. Thank you!
Sincerely, WHS PAL Tutoring
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Lincoln School Pumpkin Patch - October 11
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Westfield High School Choral Parents Association
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The Westfield High School Choral Parents Association is selling florist quality, Jersey grown varieties of poinsettias, wreaths, and plants to bring holiday joy to your home, school, and office. All proceeds will directly benefit the WHS Chorus, including helping to offset costs for field trips, concerts, showcases, and more. All orders are due by November 14 and will be available for pick up in Westfield on December 5. Kindly place your order using this
FORM.
Contact Cheryl Cohen at
jeffandcheryl@comcast.net
with any questions.
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AddamsFest Cartoon Contest
FOR MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL ARTISTS
As the creator of the Addams Family, Charles Addams's cartoons were ghoulish, endearing, bizarre, charming, and always funny. Westfield Middle & High Schoolers have the chance to display their own Addams-inspired cartoons alongside original Charles Addams art during AddamsFest.
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Gift card prizes will be awarded for the top 3 winners during a special opening reception on October 15th
1st Place - $150 in gift cards
2nd Place - $75 in gift cards
3rd Place - $25 in gift cards
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All submissions (color or black & white) must be no larger than 11" X 8" (please include name, school, grade, email and phone number on the back)
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Deadline for submissions is October 2nd
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The top 25 submissions will have their art displayed at Chas Addams & Friends, a combined Charles Addams/student art exhibit at the James Ward Mansion, October 15-23
Submissions must be mailed or dropped off weekdays between 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. through Wednesday, October 2nd to:
Addams Cartoon Contest
Department of Recreation, Town of Westfield
425 East Broad Street, Westfield, NJ 07090
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The Westfield Green Team is sponsoring a 60-minute workshop on Monday, October 7 presented by the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program on how to build a rain garden to solve stormwater issues. A rain garden is a landscaped, shallow depression that is designed to intercept, treat, and infiltrate stormwater at the source before it becomes runoff. Plants used in a rain garden are native to the region and help retain pollutants that could otherwise harm nearby waterways.
The workshop will be held from 7-8 p.m. in the Community Room in Town Hall at 425 East Broad Street.
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Join the Westfield Green Team on Sunday, October 13 from 9-11 a.m. for a Fall Clean-up of our parks and open spaces. All residents, sports teams, local Girl/Boy Scouts and other organizations are welcome. Trash collection tools will be provided for each group but please remember to bring your garden gloves and wear a Green Team t-shirt, if you have one. Times will change in case of rain so please make sure to check for updates on October 13. Register at
SignUpGenius
for meeting place and clean-up locations.
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Decorate a Halloween cupcake, join a scavenger hunt, enjoy crafts, storytelling, and refreshments at the Miller-Cory House Museum's
Halloween Hocus Pocus
on Saturday, October 26 from 1:30-4 p.m. Reservations are required; call (908) 232-1776 or email
millercorymuseum@gmail.com
by noon on October 23. $5 per child/accompanying adults are free.
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The College Woman's Club of Westfield invites you to their
Fashion & Flair Fall Luncheon and Speaker Program
on Thursday, October 17, featuring personal stylist, image consultant and founder of
The First Look,
Kerry Cordero. The luncheon will be held at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Pollard Hall, at 300 Central Avenue in Mountainside. Individual tickets are $50 per person; all proceeds benefit the College Woman's Scholarship Fund. Online registration at
www.cwclubwestfield.org/events
. Questions about the event or CWC membership may be sent to
cwc.westfield@gmail.com
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The Anti-Racism Community Collaborative (of which the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Westfield is a sponsoring organization) is holding its
Dialogue Circles on Race
again this fall. Over the last 4 years, more than 400 Union County community members have participated in these interracial, facilitated dialogues on race and racism. Five 2-hour group sessions will be offered the weeks of October 13, 20, 27 and November 3 and 10. Click
HERE
to sign up and join the conversation. Contact Melissa at
info@arccnj.org
with questions.
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Tickets are currently on sale for Morticia and Gomez's Masquerade Ball to be held on Saturday, October 19 during AddamsFest.
More information can be found
HERE
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The Miller-Cory House Museum has a full schedule of events for Fall 2019. Click
HERE
for more on these student/family-oriented programs.
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