Congratulations to our very own Tanleigh Bestine for being named to the First Team All WNY for Small School Girls Basketball! Way to go Tan! We are so proud that you represented us!
3rd grader held a special "Motivation & Munchies" event this afternoon. Families were invited in to help students make posters and feel empowered to do their best work as we approach assessment season.
WACS Middle School Student Government CAN & BOTTLE DRIVE
Congratulations to our very own Tanleigh for being named to the Post-Journal/Observer First team all girls team! We are so proud of you Tan!
Congratulations to our very own Carson for being named the Post-Journal/Observer Player of the Year for basketball! Way to go Carson!!!!
https://www.observertoday.com/sports/local-sports/2024/03/classic-carson/
Spring Break 2024 - March 29-April 8th.
Westfield Academy and Central School hosted a regional High School Battle of the Books on March 22. Teams from Cassadaga, Chautauqua Lake and Westfield participated in this spirited event. Westfield participants included Ava Babcock, Sage Zachmann, Liberty Maring, Lance Franklin, Ella Chagnon, Mary Quagliana and Luvlee Zastrow.
UPK Spring Registration is open! Call the Elementary Office if you have any questions (716) 326-2151.
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Members of Key Club and Builders Club put on a special egg hunt today for our students in prek and kindergarten. It was a fun time for all! 🐰
It was a great afternoon for our 2nd grade students to show off their leprechaun traps in the lobby. We loved seeing their creativity shine today!
HAPPY PI DAY!
Our Pre-Calc and Calc students recorded their Pi-Day Video and submitted it at 3:14am to the SUNY Fredonia Pi Day Challenge. This year's theme was Sweet Caroline, with a tribute to retiring professor Dr. Robert Rogers.
Here is a link to the full video. You'll notice the run time is, of course, 3:14.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PlR8-13ZH-Ux_pgagM3oYH6NpP72o3b3/view?usp=drive_link
“Building our Future” will provide our buildings with updated educational space, upgrades to security, and enhancements to our outdoor educational spaces.
Learn more about the 2024 Capital Project as we build for our school and community!
https://www.westfieldcsd.org/o/wacs/page/future-capital-project-building-our-future
Congratulations to our Boys Basketball team, Girls Basketball team, Boys Bowling team, and Girls Bowling team for achieving Scholar-Athlete Status for the Winter Season. Keep up your hard work! You make Westfield proud!
Today's chicken wings got rave reviews!
Our cafeteria team is always trying new things for breakfast and lunch. We think this was a winner!
Two Westfield High School students were recently honored by being selected as part of the American Choral Directors’ Association Eastern Division Honor Choir in providence, Rhode Island.
Gianna Douglas, daughter of Valerie Douglas and Cameron Paternosh, son of Brian and Maggie Paternosh, were chosen based on a highly competitive process that selected them from the best high school singers in the eleven north east states. The students gathered in Providence and worked with conductor Felicia Barber, of Yale University as they prepared an exciting, challenging concert program.
Westfield High School choral director, Kent Knappenberger states “I’m incredibly proud of these students. If you’re going to throw your hat in a ring, the Northeastern United States is a pretty big ring! Cameron and Gianna represent the ninth and tenth Westfield students selected for this honor in the past eleven years. It’s always exciting to work with talent like this and see it be recognized.”
Cameron Paternosh said “All Eastern choir was an incredible experience. These singers are the real deal and to be one of those singers was so special. I couldn’t have asked for a better time."
“Being in all eastern has by far been the best musical experience I’ve had to date. Getting to sing “Dedication”, a song celebrating black women and written by our conductor brought me to tears. I was with my people-people who love to sing!” observed Gianna Douglas.
Congratulations to these Westfield students!
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” ~Dr. Seuss
A few more highlights from our Read Across America Week at Westfield Elementary.
This year's GUEST READERS included PTO members, Board of Education members, community partners, adminstrators, office staff, service providers, Mrs. Gelsimino's mom, and more! Thank you to all of our 2024 Guest Readers!
Can you identify all of the Seuss items in the special lunch we had on Thursday?
We LOVE reading together!
The Western New York History Day competition was held Saturday at the Buffalo Museum of History. Mr. Holmberg took ten students to the competition for judging. We are proud to say that all three entries earned first place in their respective categories, securing an invitation to the state level competition in April. Congratulations to the following;
Maddie Whitesell -Senior Division Historical Paper
Ella Chagnon, Liberty Maring, Mary Quagliana, Sage Zachmann - Senior Division Performance
Nolan Anderson, Logan Baum, Langston Bias, Lance Franklin, and Seth Zielinski - Senior Division Documentary
Well done, Wolverines!
You can learn more about History Day here: https://www.wnyhistoryday.com/#:~:text=Western%20New%20York%20History%20Day%2C%20a%20year%2Dlong%20educational%20program,local%2C%20state%2C%20national%2C%20and
The PTO's Book Fair was a HUGE SUCCESS and generated a lot of excitement for new books.
Thank you to all of our PTO volunteers who made the book fair accessible during the school day for our classes to visit and also at night for our family event.
You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child. ~Dr. Seuss
Westfield Elementary's first Family Literacy Fun Night - March 7, 2024
Thank you for joining us!
