Upcoming Events
Feb 1 to 5 - Undergraduate Portraits Begin
Feb 5 - Third Marking Period Begins
Feb 6 - WHS Choir "Night of Love Songs"
Feb 15 - No School - Presidents Day
***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 Counselors Corner
Click here for links to the WHS Guidance Department news and resources.
WHS Hi's Eye
Click here for the WHS Hi's Eye student newspaper and please subscribe.
WHS Morning Announcements
Click here for WHS Morning Announcements provided by the SGA
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.
WHS Emails
Click here for a link to the Principal's Updates and emails sent out by WHS .
WHS Community Flyers
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Thank a WHS Teacher or Staff Member! |
During this unprecedented year, the WHS PTSO would like to celebrate our WHS teachers and staff members who have gone above and beyond. Please click here to send a short thank you note naming the staff member and what you appreciate about them. All entries will be presented to the staff members around Valentine's Day and you can thank as many teachers as you like. All student entries will be entered into a raffle to receive a gift card for a local business - the more teachers you thank, the more entires you get! This form can be filled out by parents or students, but only students will be entered into the raffle for gift cards.
Thank you for making a WHS staff member's day!
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Watch WHS Sporting Events |
Click here for the athletic schedule for Westfield High School for Sat. Jan 16th à Sat. Jan 23rd.
Please note that there will be no spectators permitted at athletic events.
Below is information on streaming games that occur in the Varsity Gym @ WHS.
Directions to watch the NFHS streaming camera at the WHS (primary) gymnasium
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Welcome to the Counselor’s Corner – the newest section of the newsletter where you can find important updates and information from the WHS Counseling Department! We are so excited you are here.
Over the next few weeks we will be showcasing the WHS Counseling Staff. Get to know your counselor and the rest of the staff!
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Jilyan Lane-Cruz: Mrs. Lane-Cruz is the newest counselor to join Westfield High School. She was formally an English Teacher at Middlesex County Academy for Mathematics, Science and Engineering in Edison, NJ, and a Student Assistance Counselor at Bridgewater-Raritan High School in Bridgewater, NJ. She attended both Fairleigh Dickinson University and Kean University to complete her degrees. Mrs. Lane-Cruz has always enjoyed working with high school-aged students. She considers it a rewarding experience to have the opportunity to watch and even play a role in the growth and development of students as they navigate their way through their early teenage years to young adulthood. Outside of school Mrs. Lane-Cruz enjoys spending time with her husband and two children, reading, biking, and discovering new shows to binge-watch on Netflix.
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Paul Valenzano: Mr. Valenzano (Mr. V.) has been a counselor at Westfield High School since the 2011-12 school year and previously worked as a counselor at Nottingham High School in Hamilton, New Jersey. Mr. V. primarily works with students whose last name ranges from St- Z, and jokingly refers to them as his “end of the alphabet-ers”. Mr. Valenzano received his B.A. from Montclair State University where he played Soccer, and his M.A. in Counselor Education from The College of New Jersey. He is also a State Certified Substance Awareness Counselor and recently received a Post-Master’s Certificate in Teaching The Holocaust and Prejudice Reduction from Kean University. He has coached Middle School and Little League Baseball, and is an avid New Your Yankees’ and Jets’ fan. Mr. V loves movies and music, and there is nothing he enjoys more than discussing different bands and musical genres with students in his office, where you can usually hear music playing.
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Welcome Back and Happy 2021! We are looking forward to a better year ahead. Junior Conferences with the Counselors are now underway. If you have not yet signed up for your Junior Conference on Genesis, please make sure to do so ASAP. Please remind your student to also fill out their “Pre-Junior Conference Survey” in Naviance well in advance of your schedule meeting.
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SENIOR CHECKLIST - December 7th Update
This checklist will be updated regularly.
Senior Photos:
1) MESSAGE FROM WHS YEARBOOK CO-ADVISOR - December 1st
To all senior families:
The Yearbook is committed to having professional portraits for all seniors and undergraduates. We are continually coordinating with the photographer and the publishing company to manage scheduling and to respond to any rescheduling. We have over half of the seniors photographed and we will complete the rest in January. You should have all received a sign up link. It is also on our website. We will follow the senior photographs with the plan for undergraduates. Please know there is plenty of time to organize these portraits. Publishing deadlines are extended.
Sincerely,
Paulette Del Rosso
2) We want you to know our club is busy brainstorming plans for student interviews, student candid submissions, class superlatives, and other features to make the book feel personalized. We have presently opened candid photo submissions to all four grades and are encouraging students to submit photos from all of their high school years to capture the moments they want to remember. We will have new submissions featured on our website often so please encourage your child to visit it regularly so they may add to the Yearbook content with their own high school experience.
At present, the Yearbook web page has requests for content from seniors with a deadline of December 18. There is also a request for candid photos from all grade levels. Candid photo submissions will be open until late January. The deadlines help us to organize the amount of content in order to design pages and build the sections of the book. Please encourage your child to contribute content early and to follow the directions to add identifying information on the photos they submit.
We understand concerns about the portrait completion. We meet, brainstorm and plan regularly. Students are always welcomed to join the club if they would like to be active in the production of their Yearbook. Thank you again for your patience and support.
Navigation to Yearbook website: Westfield High School—School Information--- Clubs and Activities--- Yearbook Weather Vane
Sincerely,
Paulette Del Rosso
Yearbook:
The 2020-2021 yearbook is for sale!
Pricing:
Yearbook Offer & Campaign Dates:
Dec 19 - Feb 12 - $110
Feb 13 - May 29 - $115
Baby Pictures and Other Photo Submissions: The yearbook website now give access to allow seniors to add a senior quote (due Dec 18th), and add a baby and/or sibling baby picture(due Dec 18th). We also have a candid picture upload that any grade can do. Since the photographer cannot come to school we are really going to be relying on students to submit photos on their own to be included.
Parent Ads: Parents can purchase a page or portion of a page in the yearbook to personalize with photos and text specific to their student. To see detailed pricing and place your order click here. Last day to order is February 11th.
Quotes: Senior Quotes were due by December 18th. Click here for the senior quote submission. Students MUST sign into their Westfield High School google account (example@westfieldnjk12.org) in order to have access to the quote submission form.
Printing of the quote is at the discretion of the yearbook staff - please remind your senior to be mindful of the quote and make it appropriate for publication.
Other Photos: Click here to upload photos to be used in the yearbook. Photos can be of school events, vacations, weekends, basically any memory of the 2020-2021 school year that you would like to see in the yearbook. Please name people in the photo. All Grade Levels are welcome to submit photos. We cannot guarantee that all photos will make it into the book, but we will do our best!
Senior Cap and Gowns: Information to order is provided here. Ordering begins on December 1st and a separate email will be sent from the school. Note, students only need the basic cap and gown package for $30.
Senior Graduation Lawn Signs: What a great way to celebrate your graduate and support WHS! Signs are 2 feet by 4 feet and come with metal lawn stakes, personalized with the graduate's name or no name. Signs will be available for purchase on the Class of 2021 store on the MobileArq app or online at http://mobilearq.com/schooldirectory/. Ordering will be in the spring and more info will follow.
Prom: Tentative date: Saturday, June 5th at 6 pm if possible. Prom tickets will go on sale in the spring. Detailed information will be provided in May.
Graduation: Tentative date: Wednesday, June 23rd at 3 pm if possible. 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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WHS Yearbook On Sale and Open for Submissions from All Grades |
The yearbook website now give access to allow seniors to add a senior quote, and add a baby and/or sibling baby picture. We also have a candid picture upload that any grade can do. Since the photographer cannot come to school we are really going to be relying on students to submit photos on their own to be included.
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The 2020-2021 yearbook is for sale!
Here is the link to order:
Pricing:
Yearbook Offer & Campaign Dates:
Dec 19 - Feb 12 - $110
Feb 13 - May 29 - $115
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WHS PAL Tutoring - Wednesdays 4 -5:30pm |
Dear WHS community,
When students gathered in school for PAL Tutoring over the years, they knew they could count on three things: support with schoolwork, friendly interactions, and slices of pizza. Since March, our virtual PAL sessions have had the first two, but have lacked the pizza. We’d like to change that, and here’s how: For every four PAL sessions a student attends, a large cheese pie will be delivered to that student’s home on a day of the student’s choosing. We’ll keep good records, and we’ll make sure students get the pizzas they’ve earned, either through visiting PAL for extra help, or by supporting PAL as a tutor. We meet virtually on Wednesdays from 4-5:30 p.m., and the meeting link is below. We hope to see you there, and hope you have a great week.
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The College Woman’s Club of Westfield is holding an Essay Contest for Sophomore (Female) High School Students who are asked to “reflect on your life and examine your successes and failures by writing a letter to your younger self, telling yourself 5 important things to know about success and failure.” Contest deadline is Monday, February 15, 2021.
Please submit your essay to cwc.westfield@gmail.com. For additional details, CLICK HERE and/or visit www.cwclubwestfield.org.
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The Union County Board of County Commissioners will hold an Emergency Food Distribution Event for COVID-19 on Saturday, January 23 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. in the school parking lot at the Union County Vocational Technical School, 1776 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains. The food distribution event is DRIVE-THRU ONLY. The first 1,000 vehicles will receive boxes of produce, dairy, and shelf stable food.
For more information, please call or email the DHS Action Line: 888-845-3434 or 908-558-2288 and dhsaction@ucnj.org
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In honor of Black History Month, the JCC of Central Jersey is offering a film series to “explore the relationship between the Jewish and Black communities.” The three films are: “Joachim Prinz: I Shall Not Be Silent” to be streamed on Saturday, January 23 through Monday, January 25; “They Ain’t Ready for Me” to be streamed on Saturday, January 30 through Monday, February 1; and “Shared Legacies: The African-American Jewish Civil Rights Alliance” to be streamed from Saturday, February 6 through Monday, February 8.
All movies are free of charge. Register at www.jccnj.org. Questions? Contact Randi Zucker at rzucker@jccnj.org or (908) 889-8800 x253.
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The Center for Hope Hospice and Palliative Care is looking for donations of Large Print Books for their patients in Elizabeth, Scotch Plains and in the field (at their homes). Donated Large Print books can be dropped off at the Scotch Plains location at 1900 Raritan Road in Scotch Plains. For large donations, a pick up can be arranged through Stacy Kaplan at skaplan@cfhh.org. Thank you.
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Play Ball! Westfield Baseball League Spring Registration is now open for 2021 Spring In-Town Leagues. The Spring In-Town Leagues are open to all Westfield children currently enrolled in K - 10 grade. Save $50 by completing Early Bird registration by Saturday, Jan 16, 2021. Please see www.westfieldbaseball.com for more information and the registration link.
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The Union County Office of Health Management is calling on active or retired healthcare professionals with vaccination experience to assist with COVID-19 vaccinations. If you are a healthcare professional and would like to help, please email resume and licensing information to Public Health Coordinator Lovely Randle at lrandle@ucnj.org. You also must complete the Union County Medical Reserve Corps registration, unless you are an existing MRC volunteer who has already completed the new MRC registration on the new NJLMN site. CLICK HERE for information and instructions. A Volunteer Handbook for the Union County Medical Reserve Corps can be found HERE.
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The Westfield Mental Health Council has created a website with important resources that may help families navigate their child’s return to school. The website, which includes COVID-related information, can be accessed at www.westfieldnj.gov/mentalhealthcouncil.
A link to the Westfield Mental Health Council website also is posted on the district’s School Reopening/COVID-19 Information page at www.westfieldnjk12.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
E-mail deadline for the Monday Issue of WHS PTSO Press: Friday at 12 noon.
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