February 20, 2020
Hello Westfield families!
Don't forget...Tomorrow (Friday, February 21st) is the deadline to re-enroll your child for the upcoming 2020-2021 academic year. As you be aware, many of our grades are at or near capacity. Thus, to guarantee your place, and to avoid a late fee, we are asking that you register your child for next year before tomorrow's deadline. Be sure to read this week's Westfield Weekly to stay up to date on all of our news!
Don't miss out! Get your tickets now to GREEN, GOLD, & SOLD! 50th Anniversary Gala & Auction. Attendees will enjoy dinner, live music, silent auction, live auction, and tuition credit raffle. Proceeds from this event will benefit the renovation and expansion of the Gymnatorium. Many thanks to our wonderful sponsors for supporting this event. 
If you can't make it to the auction, you can still show your support by purchasing a tuition credit raffle ticket, sponsorship, or donating an item. To learn more about this event and to purchase your tickets, click on the buttons below.

Questions, contact Laura Medlin at lmedlin@westfieldschool.org
Today’s post is a salute to our Seniors and Kinderbuddies program, one of Westfield’s most beloved traditions. Every year, each kindergarten student is partnered with an Upper School senior. The seniors and kinderbuddies spend time getting to know one another at special events such as a milk and donuts breakfast, Trunk or Treat, Valentine’s Dance, and a trip to Zoo Atlanta. At the end of the school year, the seniors and kinderbuddies celebrate their upcoming graduations with a special cap and gown picture on the playground and a walk through campus. Throughout the year, the seniors and their kinderbuddies form a special friendship that help strengthen our school community. This special tradition is just one of the many blessings of an educational experience on a Pre-K -12 th campus. Check out these sweet pictures of our seniors and kindergarteners over the years. #throwbackthursday #50yearsofwestfield #seniorsandkinderbuddies #westfieldtradition
These second graders in Mrs. Angie Westbrook’s class had a BLAST creating their own “volcanoes”! #handsonscience #handsonlearning
Math with spaghetti? Seventh graders in Mrs. Michele Walton’s class are using spaghetti to apply the vertical line test which determines if a relation is a function. #makingmathfun #handsonlearning
Upper School students in Mrs. Alisia Benavides’s intro to art class are drawing self portraits — a wonderful way to practice drawing faces and people. #westfieldfineart
College Admissions Update for Class of 2020!

Congratulations to these seniors who are planning to continue their education and play baseball at the collegiate level: Daniel Smith (Claflin University), Hunter Hancock (Erskine College), Matt Huckabee (Oglethorpe University), and Michael Fitzpatrick (Tallahassee Community College). Acceptance letters continue to come in daily for our seniors. Stay tuned to find out where the members of the Class of 2020 are heading! We are Westfield proud! #collegeadmissions #readyforcollegereadyforlife
From the College Counselor's Office...
 
Course Scheduling for 2020-2021 School Year
Upper School students will be meeting to go over course offerings and scheduling for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year. Scheduling meetings will be held in the Upper School Library during first period on the following dates:

Current 11th Grade Students - Monday, February 24
Current 10th Grade Students - Tuesday, February 25
Current 9th Grade Students - Wednesday, February 26

ACT Testing at Westfield
On Tuesday, February 25, approximately half of the junior class will be taking the ACT in the recital hall. All students not taking the ACT are expected to attend class as usual. Students taking the ACT will resume their normal class schedule once testing is over.

SAT Deadline is February 21
The registration deadline for the SAT for 11th graders (to be given on April 14th at Westfield) is FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21. Registration forms have been distributed to all juniors.

Perry Youth Leadership
Perry Youth Leadership applications are now available in Mrs. Jackie’s office. Only current sophomores are eligible to apply. Application deadline is April 17,2020.

Scholarships
Spillers Orthodontics scholarship applications are now available outside Mrs. Jackie's office for seniors who are either current or former patients of Spillers'. The application deadline is March 1, 2020. Additional information can be found at  https://www.drspillers.com/patient-resources/contests-scholarships/spillers-orthodontics-scholarship .

The 2020 Flint Energies College Scholarships are available on their website: www.flintenergies.com/scholarships .

Balvaunuca Scholarship Applications are now available in Mrs. Jackie’s office. This scholarship is awarded based on Community Service Activities. Applications are due to Miss Jackie by March 20, 2020.

Master Gardeners of Central Georgia Scholarship applications are now available in Miss Jackie’s office. Applicants must reside in Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach, or Twiggs Counties. This scholarship is for students pursuing a degree in fields such as agriculture, biology, botany, ecology, environmental science, horticulture, landscape architecture, or related field. Application packets must be received no later than April 6, 2020.

Houston County Bar Association Scholarship applications are now available in Miss Jackie’s office. Applicants must write a 250-500 word essay on assigned topic. Applications are due to Mrs. Jackie by Wednesday, April 8, 2020
WFO is looking for a Chairperson for the Spirit Shop and an individual or two willing to assist the Chairperson. The Chairperson helps in the design, ordering, and inventory of all the Spirit Shop gear. This person(s) also works with our vendors and ensures that we have volunteers to cover the Spirit Shop trailer hours. This is a volunteer position. Anyone interested can contact Laura Medlin at Westfield at 478-987-0547 or Jennifer Lewis at 478-235-1780.
Please submit your clipped box tops to your child's homeroom teacher by February 26th. Even though Box Tops is going mobile, you may still turn in clipped Box Tops at school for some time while older packages remain in store. Box Tops will continue to honor all unexpired Box Tops when validly submitted. 
February 21: DEADLINE FOR RE-ENROLLMENT TO AVOID LATE FEE

February 25: ACT Testing for 11th grade students only

March 6: Grandparents' Day, 10 am, Gymnatorium
Noon Dismissal for All Students - Lower, Middle, and Upper!

March 14: Junior-Senior Prom, Recital Hall


March 30 - April 3: Spring Break






#It's Great to Be a Westfield Hornet!