January 18, 2018
  Greetings!
We hope you and your family enjoyed the snow day! This weekend is a busy one for the Hornets starting tonight with Middle School basketball at home vs Mount de Sales at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tomorrow, our JV and varsity basketball teams will travel to Dublin to play Trinity Christian School, while our JV and varsity swim teams head to Madison for swim meets on Friday and Saturday. Our annual Key Club Blood Drive will begin Friday at 1 p.m. in the Recital Hall. On Saturday, our Middle School wrestling team will compete in a tournament at Southland, and our JV and varsity basketball teams will host rival Deerfield-Windsor with games beginning at 1:30 p.m. On Monday night, our state champion Lady Hornets softball team will receive their championship rings during a special ceremony between the varsity girls' and boys' basketball games in the Hornets' Nest. Come out and support our students! It's great to be a Westfield Hornet!
Give the Gift of Life...Give Blood!

The Westfield Key Club will host its annual American Red Cross Blood Drive on Friday, January 19th from 1 until 6 p.m. in the Recital Hall. Walk-in donors are welcome, however, the Red Cross recommends that donors register for an appointment in advance online to reduce waiting time and to better anticipate the number of donors which helps them plan for and provide adequate staffing, Click here to register in advance online.
Help Westfield "Red Out" for Heart!
It's time for a "Red Out"! The Senior Beta Club will sponsor the sixth annual "Red Out" on Friday, February 9th. Students will be encouraged to wear red to school and to the home basketball games that night so we can red out the stands and create awareness about heart disease. Donations for the American Heart Association (AHA) will be collected February 5 through February 9. Students who make a $1 donation will receive a "Red Out" sticker to wear on the 9th. The Spirit Shop is selling Red Out shirts available for purchase through the Spirit Shop Online Store . Shirts are $15 each, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the AHA. The deadline for ordering is Friday, February 2nd at noon. Shirts will be delivered to students at school by Wednesday, February 7th. #westfieldredout2018
2017 Westfield Contribution Statements

Contribution statements for charitable gifts to Westfield totaling $100 or more during the 2017 calendar year will be mailed out tomorrow, Friday, January 19th. If you do not receive a statement and would like to receive one, please contact Laura Medlin at [email protected] or call the Development Office at (478) 987-0547 ext.224. Thank you for your continued support and generosity for Westfield.
Westfield is offering "Explore!" for Middle and Upper School students. This week of mini-enrichment classes, scheduled February 5-8, taught by Westfield faculty gives students the opportunity to explore, discover, and learn about a variety of topics outside of traditional classroom courses and teaching methods. Each student will choose one mini-enrichment class to pursue during Explore! Week. A sampling of classes being offered includes: college survival, exercise (Zumba), God’s Not Dead the movie, wiffle ball, jewelry making, and understanding defensive football strategies just to name a few. This type of school enrichment program is designed to help students develop new interests and hobbies which help them learn independently and also to encourage life-long learning.
 
The primary reason for “Explore!” week is to promote a love of learning, shares William Carroll, Head of School. "We believe that lifelong learning is going to be even more important for our current students than it has been for the previous generations. The technological progress and interdependence of the global economy indicates that successful people will need to be adaptable and resilient. Individuals are better suited for the resilience and adaptability as they learn to enjoy and even delight in learning new things," he says. "This type of school enrichment program is designed to help students develop new interests and hobbies which help them learn independently and also to encourage life-long learning. “Explore!” week encourages learning new things just for the sake of learning and is designed to do so in a pleasant and stimulating environment." #westfieldexplore
Pre-K Celebrates "Hh" with Hat Day!
It's Hat Day for Pre-K! Students in Mrs. Patty Greene and Mrs. Kollyn Lawson's classes celebrated mastering knowing and writing both the capital letter H and the lowercase letter h by wearing hats to school. #educationofmindandheart #westfieldprek
Dictionaries for Third Graders
Thank you to the Warner Robins Rotary Club for giving each one of our third graders his or her very own dictionary!
Fourth Grade Science: Dissecting Owl Pellets

Fourth grade scientists in Mrs. Amber Churcher's class have discovered a fun and hands-on way to learn about the food chain, particularly the eating habits of birds of prey, by dissecting owl pellets. The owl pellets (sterilized and ordered from a biological supply lab) contained regurgitated bones, fur, and feathers from various rodents because owls cannot digest them. Students also learned about the skeletal system of various animals by identifying the bones that they discovered during their dissections. Click here to watch! #westfieldscience #handsonlearning
Washington Youth Tour | Deadline is Jan. 26

On the latest issue of Georgia Magazine , you may have seen some familiar faces from last year's Youth Leadership Class representing Flint Energies at the Washington Youth Tour. Since 1965, the Washington Youth Tour has given 1,650 students in Georgia - and more than 40,000 students nationwide - the opportunity to take part in a once-in-a-lifetime experience
 
The 2018 tour will take place June 7 - 14. Applicants must first complete a short application and essay before receiving a study packet. The study packet will prepare applicants for a written test based on the material provided on subjects such as electricity, cooperatives, and the electric utility industry. The ten contestants with the highest score on the written test will be invited to participate in a short interview at a later date. 

Hard copies of the application and additional information about representing Flint Energies at the Washington Youth Tour are available from Mrs. Kay Grier, Westfield Director of College Counseling. For more information about the Washington Youth Tour, contact Blair Brown at [email protected] or 478-218-5547. The application may be downloaded here
Our Westfield Upper School ladies’ ensemble represented Westfield by singing the National Anthem at the Mercer vs. Chattanooga basketball game! #westfieldchorus #westfieldproud
Congratulations to our
Lower School Students of the Week!

Emma Grace Adams - 1st grade

Livi Talton - 2nd grade

Addison Mozingo - 3rd grade

Brayden Churcher - 4th grade

Maggie Brown - 4th grade

Alli Green - 5th grade
State Softball Championship Ring Presentation
Monday Night at 7:30 pm

Come out and support our Lady Hornets varsity softball team as they receive their State Championship rings in a special ceremony in the Hornets' Nest gym at approximately 7:30 p.m. (between the varsity girls and boys' basketball games) on Monday, January 22nd. #westfieldsoftball #statechamps
Congratulations, Hornets Wrestlers!

Congratulations to Nic Sapp for winning the gold medal at the Trinity Wrestling Invitational and to Jolie Martin who came in 4th. Great job! #westfieldwrestling
Westfield's Admissions Open House is just around the corner -- Sunday, January 28th! Please help us spread the word by inviting families whom you know may be interested in a Westfield education for their children. This is a great time for interested families to learn more about what it truly means to be a Westfield Hornet! #discoverwestfield #beahornet

If you have children whom you are considering enrolling as new Westfield students in these grades for next year, we strongly recommend that you begin the online admission application process as soon as possible at http://www.westfieldschool.org/admissions/apply.cfm

Several grades for next year including Kindergarten, 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th are anticipated to be at or near full capacity.

The re-enrollment process for students who are currently enrolled in Westfield will begin in early February. Please watch your email for re-enrollment information and instructions from the Business Office.
January 19: Key Club's American Red Cross Blood Drive, 1 - 6 pm, Recital Hall

January 22: State Softball Championship Ring Presentation, 7:30 pm, Gym

January 26: Second Grade Presents Mr. Poppers' Penguins , 9 am, Recital Hall

January 28: Open House for Prospective Families - Invite a family!

February 5 - 9: Explore Week for Middle and Upper School students

February 9: Winter Sports Senior Night
for athletes participating in basketball, cheerleading, wrestling, and swimming
at our last home varsity basketball game

February 12: Middle School Winter Sports Banquet, 2:10 p.m., Gym

February 13: Westfield Family Night...No Homework!

February 15 - 19: Winter Break

February 20: Classes Resume



#It's Great to Be a Westfield Hornet!