January 17, 2019

Hello Westfield families!

The new semester is off to a great start! Check out this week's Westfield Weekly!

Admissions Open House is Sunday, January 27th Applications Accepted Now for 2019-2020 Help us spread the word by inviting families whom you know may be interested in a Westfield education for their children to our Admission Open House on Sunday, January 27th at 3 p.m. in the Recital Hall (Arts & Sciences building). This is a great time for interested families to learn more about Westfield.  Several grades for next year including PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 8th are anticipated to be at or near full capacity. At present, we have 20 Pre-K applicants so we expect to fill all 28 openings.   If you have children of your own whom you are considering enrolling in Westfield in these grades for next year - especially in Pre-K and Kindergarten, we strongly recommend that you begin the online admission application process as soon as possible at http://www.westfieldschool.org/admissions/apply.cfm

"Red Out" for Heart! It's time for a "Red Out"! The Senior Beta Club will sponsor the seventh annual "Red Out" on Tuesday, January 29th. 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 January 22 through January 29.  The Spirit Shop is selling Red Out shirts ($15 for Short Sleeve, $20 for Long Sleeve) and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the AHA. Click here to order t-shirts from the Spirit Shop's online store . Deadline to order is Wednesday, January 23rd. Shirts will be delivered to students at school by Monday, January 28th. #westfieldredout2019

Thank you for giving the gift of life! These Westfield students, along with many more students, faculty, staff, and community members, donated 50 units of blood, reaching the Key Club's goal of 50 units collected at the annual American Red Cross blood drive! #servingourcommunity

How do you celebrate learning the letter “Hh”? By wearing a hat, of course!  #prekhatday   #westfieldprek

Fourth graders in Mrs. Amber Churcher’s science classes are studying adaptations. Each camouflaged a butterfly, and the other class had to search for them. What a fun way to learn science! #interactivelearning #combiningscienceandart   #educationofmindandheart

Middle and Upper School French students celebrated L’Epiphanie en France, a Christian feast day for the coming and incarnation of Jesus Christ. The day is also known as “la fete des Rois” or three kings day. The students made their own la galette des rois (king’s cake). Those who found a baby or object in their piece of cake had the opportunity to crown a “king” or “queen” for the day!  #educationofmindandheart #westfieldforeignlanguage

Upper School French students shared their experiences of attending a five-week summer school/immersion program in France with students in the Foreign Language Club during this morning's assembly. #westfieldforeignlanguage   #westfieldtravelstofrance #educationofmindandheart

ACT and SAT Testing at Westfield We will have two testing days this spring. These dates are primarily for 11th grade students with the exception of a few seniors who have registered for the ACT in February. The details are as follows: ACT School Day - The ACT will be administered on Wednesday, February 20 in the Recital Hall from approximately 8 am to 1 pm.  A total of 35 students have registered for this test. All are 11th graders with the exception of three 12th grade students. I have attached a copy of that roster so you may plan accordingly. SAT School Day - The SAT will be administered on Tuesday, April 9 in the Recital Hall from approximately 8 am to 1 PM. This session will only be offered to 11th grade students. Registration will begin next week and I will forward everyone a testing roster once registration is closed.

The University of Georgia is now accepting applications for UGA VetCamp 2019, which is scheduled for June 16 - June 22.  The application for UGA VetCAMP 2019 is available now on their website ( http://vet.uga.edu/academic/vetcamp ). The deadline for all application materials is January 25, 2019.

Congratulations to our Lower School Students of the Week! Delaney Crosby - 1st Grade James Moore - 2nd Grade Abby Allen - 3rd Grade Ryan Dunaway - 3rd Grade Addison Happel - 4th Grade Charley Moore - 4th Grade Cooper Johnson - 5th Grade Hudson Bulger - 5th Grade

Congratulations to our varsity basketball teams on a sweep over Deerfield-Windsor in Albany this week! The varsity girls won 59-56, while the varsity boys kept their lead to win 70-63! Though the varsity boys have defeated Deerfield in the Hornets' Nest and in region tournament play during various seasons, this victory was the first time Westfield's boys have defeated the Knights at Deerfield in 20 years! The Lady Hornets and Hornets will host region rival Pinewood Christian tomorrow night (Friday, January 18th) and the Southland Academy Raiders on Saturday, January 19th in the Hornets' Nest. Our Middle School basketball teams host Mount de Sales tonight! Come out and support Westfield basketball!

Celebrate our Lady Hornets' softball state championship season as they receive their state championship rings next Friday night (January 25th) in a special ceremony between the varsity girls and varsity boys' games (approximately 6:45 pm)! #westfieldsoftball #backtobackstatechamps

Congratulations to our varsity wrestling team for winning 3rd place out of 18 schools in the tournament at Trinity Christian-Dublin. These wrestlers placed individually in their respective weight classes: Tyler Malakias 4th, Coe Leavengood 4th, JD Caulley 3rd, Cole Williams 2nd, Bryson Hayes 2nd, Porter Faulk 1st, and Nic Sapp 1st. Way to go, Hornets! The Middle School wrestling team will host the Middle School state tournament this Saturday, January 19th at 11 a.m. Varsity will compete in the GISA 2AAA Region tournament on January 24th at Trinity Christian-Dublin. Come out and support our Hornet wrestlers! #westfieldwrestling

January 21: School Holiday in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday January 25: Second Grade Presents Mr. Popper's Performing Penguins 9 am, Recital Hall January 25: Softball State Championship Ring Presentation and Youth Basketball Scrimmage between varsity basketball games January 27: Admissions Open House, 3 pm, Recital Hall January 29: Westfield Family Night...No Homework! January 29: Red Out and Winter Sports Senior Night Westfield JV and Varsity Home Basketball vs Ace Charter School 2018-2019 School Calendar Cheer on the Hornets! Check out our basketball, wrestling, and swimming schedules! #It's Great to Be a Westfield Hornet!

Attention Kroger shoppers! If you have previously enrolled in the Kroger Community Rewards program, please click here to log in to your Kroger account and select Westfield School (NPO #: QD538 ) again. Our NPO number has recently changed and as a result you must re-link your rewards card to Westfield. If you have never enrolled in Community Rewards, now is a great time! This is such an easy way to support Westfield at no cost to you!

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