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Photo of a flyer announcing the Rotary Club of Westfield's 27th Annual Charles Philhower Fellowship Award which recognizes an outstanding elementary school teacher each year.

Philhower Fellowship Award

The Rotary Club of Westfield is accepting letters of nomination for the 27th Annual Charles Philhower Fellowship Award which recognizes an outstanding elementary school teacher each year. Click headline above for details.
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Snow Day Announcement

The Westfield Board of Education announced at its meeting on March 26, 2019 that, if no additional snow or emergency day is used, schools will be closed on Friday, May 24.
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Members of the WHS Girls Winter T&F team and their coaches were recognized at the March 26 meeting of the Board of Education.

Superintendent's Synopsis

Recognition of Winter Track & Field student-athletes and a review of proposed capital and maintenance projects for the district were among the highlights at the March 26 Board of Education meeting. Read more in Dr. Dolan's synopsis.
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Student participates in Community Service Week at RIS.

Community Service Week

There is no shortage of civic-mindedness in Westfield Public Schools and Community Service Week was no exception. Through the coordinated efforts of school Parent Teacher Organizations, students across the district packed lunches, designed greeting cards, made care packages, picked up litter, and participated in many other activities as a way of giving back to those in need.
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Photo of Edison Intermediate School 8th graders Anna Bongiovanni (left) and Katherine Gibbemeyer team up to design and build a catapult during a semester-long Science Olympiad that culminated in an inter-school competition with Roosevelt Intermediate School.

New Jersey STEM Month

March is New Jersey STEM Month. The goal, according to the state’s Department of Education, is “to celebrate New Jersey’s commitment to student success in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) programs." And whether it’s Citizen Science and the Innovation Classroom at Westfield High School, a Science Olympiad at the intermediate level, elementary afterschool STEM clubs or a robust K-12 curriculum, there is no shortage of STEM learning in Westfield Public Schools.
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Photo of the WHS Varsity Bowling Team and their coaches at the March 12 Board of Education meeting where they were recognized for a spectacular season.

Superintendent's Synopsis

Board recognition of a spectacular season by the WHS Varsity Bowling Team, approval of a tentative budget and the swearing-in of a new Board member are among the highlights in Dr. Dolan's synopsis of the March 12 Board of Education meeting.
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SEL - Relationship Skills

In this final segment of the district's TED-style Talks on Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), Franklin School principal Dr. Eileen Cambria and assistant principal Dr. Paul Duncan examine "Relationship Skills," an important part of what our students are learning from the moment they begin preschool and/or kindergarten. As students grow, the district's approach to this 5th SEL Competency is adapted to help them develop and sustain healthy relationships with greater independence. Teaching children positive relationship skills will help them at home, at school and throughout their lives.
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This team of Edison Intermediate School students joins two other Westfield teams in advancing to Odyssey of the Mind state finals after placing 1st in a regional competition on March 10. L-R: Nathan Reynders, Owen Ing, Benjamin Ackerman, Ted Crall, Avery Keith, Max Rotter, and Lucas Gunzberg

Westfield OOTM Teams Advance to State Finals

Forty Westfield students, working in teams, demonstrated creativity, ingenuity, and presentation skills in specific problem-solving categories at the Gateway Regional Odyssey of the Mind Tournament on March 10 in Edison. Three teams placed 1st, advancing to the Odyssey of the Mind New Jersey State Finals on April 6 in Ewing.
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Photo of student artwork in Westfield storefront. Shoppers in downtown Westfield can enjoy art creations such as these during Youth Art Month in March, when paintings, drawings, and sculpture designed by approximately 330 students from Westfield’s 10 public schools are on display in merchants’ windows.

Youth Art Month

The Westfield Public Schools are celebrating the nationally acclaimed Youth Art Month with colorful and creative displays throughout the downtown area. Paintings, drawings, and sculpture designed by approximately 330 students from Westfield’s ten public schools are displayed by 39 downtown merchants as well as The Westfield Memorial Library and RMC Studios in Garwood, who volunteered their window or display space for the month of March.
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