August 24, 2017
  Greetings!
It's been a great week at Westfield! We began the week with the excitement of viewing the solar eclipse, giving our students opportunity to see first-hand what they are learning in the classroom and, most of all, to see God's handiwork. Our students are working hard in the classroom and on the athletic field as our Middle School football team kicks off its season tonight and our cross country teams prepare for their first meet next week. Campus improvements are continuing in our gymnasium, Hornets' Nest Pavilion, and wrestling room in the gymnatorium.
Please be reminded about driving safely on campus. Your help is appreciated in keeping our students, faculty, staff, and visitors safe. We ask that you follow these guidelines to help traffic move as safely and efficiently as possible:

  • Do not use cell phones when driving on campus.
  • Drive slowly and watch for children at all times.
  • Do not drop-off students in a parking lot and allow them to walk across carline traffic unescorted.
  • Do not park in the Turnaround, Carline and Drop-off Areas
  • Do not enter the bus loading/drop-off zone at any time.
Don't forget to stop by Westfield this Saturday afternoon to drive a Ford and raise money for our school! Funds raised through Drive4URSchool will go toward this year's Annual Fund campaign. #It's great to be a Westfield Hornet! #wearewestfield
Westfield Watches the Eclipse
Westfield students, faculty, and families gathered in the Quad to view the solar eclipse while enjoying music, refreshments, and fellowship for the Eclipse Party 2017! Thank you to our Westfield Family Organization (WFO) volunteers Lydia Shelton, Jennifer Lewis, and Laura Carroll for setting up refreshments and preparing hundreds of solar glasses for our Lower School students. Thank you also to Dr. Grady Knight for an interactive lesson about solar eclipses and to our faculty and students for providing karaoke entertainment! Click here to watch the video of our students preparing to watch the eclipse! #westfieldwatchestheeclipse
Upper School students in Mr. Craig Howe's Environmental Science classes traveled to view the eclipse in the path of totality at Yonah Mountain Campground in Cleveland, Georgia. The students spent Sunday tubing on the Chattahoochee River in Helen and hiking to the upper and lower falls of DeSoto Falls. Monday, they hiked Yonah Mountain (elevation 3,166 ft and the hike included a 1,500 ft. elevation gain) to view the eclipse in totality. Students learned about the Chattahoochee watershed which provides drinking water to metro Atlanta and how waterfalls are major erosion agents. Sleeping in tents, they also gained experience in the outdoors by camping and hiking. "The trip could not have gone any smoother," said Mr. Howe. "The kids were spectacular and were positive the whole time. And seeing the total eclipse was an incredibly wonderful experience that mesmerized us all. It only lasted two minutes, but it was special." Thank you to Mr. Howe and the parent chaperones for making this trip such a great learning experience outside of the classroom for our students. #westfieldwatchestheeclipse
 Sixteen Students Earn AP Scholar Awards
Sixteen students at The Westfield School have earned Advanced Placement (AP) Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the 2017 AP Exams.

Branham Culpepper was named a National AP Scholar by scoring an average of at least 4 on all AP exams taken and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.

Three students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. These students are Branham Culpepper, Hayden Hart, and Walter Kopacz.

Three students, Cale Parks, Kevin Vancise, and Hayes Way, qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.

Nine students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with scores of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are Cody Bodrey, Caroline Brewer, Laura Liz Bryan, Adam Chalmers, Joshua Kinnebrew, Madelaine Kinnebrew, Garrett Rozier, Lucy Swearingen, and Nathan Szakal.

The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) provides willing and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. Only approximately 18 percent of the more than 1.9 million students worldwide who took AP Exams scored well enough to earn an AP Scholar Award.
Learning Math Collaboratively
Sixth graders in Mrs. Michele Walton's math class tackled a tough lesson on place values by collaborating together outside the classroom. The students were learning to move from standard form (numerical) to expanded form (word) using the powers of ten. What a great way to grasp math concepts! #sixthgraders #educationofmindandheart #collaboration
  Summer Study Abroad Opportunity
Available for Westfield Students 
If you are interested in your student studying European history in the French countryside during the summer of 2018, please contact Mrs. Caulley at [email protected] (there is no French language pre-requirement). This is available to students who are rising 9th -- 12th graders. Families of students in grades 6 - 12 who are interested in hosting a French foreign exchange student through the Junior Diplomat program should contact Mrs. Caulley at [email protected].
Westfield is excited to announce a travel abroad opportunity for interested students in grades 9, 10, and 11 to Italy for Spring Break 2018. Mrs. Laura Harrison, Upper School art teacher, will be leading this trip which will give students an incredible opportunity to experience the culture and history of ancient Rome and the art and architecture of the Italian Renaissance through travel to Rome, Florence, and Venice. Please contact Mrs. Harrison at [email protected] for more information or click here . #westfieldtravelstoeurope
Congratulations to our Lower School
Students of the Week!

Jake Sloan - 1st grade
Millie McKenzie - 2nd grade
Holland Carruth - 3rd grade
Adeline Pearson - 4th grade
Emma Grace Walton - 5th grade
Ava Claire Shuttlesworth - 5th grade
India Cheek - 5th grade

Hornet Clay Target Team: Aimed and Ready
Our Clay Target Shooting Team began its 2017 season on August 19th at the Ocmulgee Gun Club in Macon. Cole Miller placed 4th and James Hays placed 5th out of 16 participants in the JV competition. Great job, Hornet shooting team! Click here to find out their upcoming shoots!
Athletic Season Passes Now on Sale

Westfield Athletic Season Passes are available for purchase in the school's Business Office. The passes are $100 each and may be used for admission to all home, regular season athletic games and events for Middle School, JV, and Varsity teams. Please note that the passes may not be used for any regular season away games or any region or state playoff games (either home or away). The passes are payable by cash or check or may be charged to your Westfield account. Go Hornets!
Please mark your calendars for the Ford Drive 4 UR School event this Saturday, August 26th. This is such an fun and easy way to help support Westfield!
Help our school earn cash by clipping Box Tops from products and sending them to school! Each one is worth 10¢, and our school can use the cash for whatever it needs. See a list of products at BTFE.com/products .
August 26: Ford Drive4URSchool at Westfield (10 am - 4 pm)

August 28: Senior Class Retreat

September 1: Spirit Day & Pep Rally (2:27 p.m.- Gymnatorium)

September 1: Lower School "Beach Day" Summer Reading Celebration

September 2: Westfield Booster Club Dove Shoot

September 3: Labor Day Holiday

September 15: New Family Tailgate before the Westfield vs John Milledge Game

September 29 & 30: Homecoming


#It's Great to Be a Westfield Hornet!