Today's Westfield Weekly

November 16, 2023

The season of Thanksgiving is here, and we are grateful for our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and families. We hope that you have a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving break. We look forward to seeing everyone back on campus on Monday, November 27th.

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Do you have books to donate? Our Upper School Book Club is hosting a Book Drive to collect gently used or new books for to stock our "Little Free Libraries" around Perry, a project of the Wednesday Afternoon Book Club in Perry. Please help spread the love of reading throughout our community by donating books! #servingourcommunity

Beginning Monday, November 27th, our Middle School Student Council is sponsoring a Christmas Food Drive. Please donate non-perishable food items for the Loaves & Fishes Food Bank in Perry. #servingourcommunity

Take advantage of this limited-time offer before year-end to ensure you get your credit! Tax credits are being consumed at a record rate. Apply for 2024 at goalscholarship.org and rake in the credit!

Fifth graders in Mrs. Ashley McSwain's math classes are using their number sense to play a card game - a great way to review prime numbers! #handsonlearning #westfieldfifthgrade #educationofmindandheart

Students in Mrs. Christy Mooring’s seventh grade English classes have finished reading the novel, The Outsiders. They are reviewing by working together to answer questions about the plot, characters, and vocabulary, as well as an analysis of the poem, “Nothing Gold Can Stay.” #collaborativelearning #westfield7thgrade #educationofmindandheart

Our Pre-K students and teachers presented a precious program to help us prepare for Thanksgiving. We love our school's Thanksgiving traditions and are thankful for these precious little ones! #westfieldprek #westfieldtraditions #thanksgiving #educationofmindandheart

Third graders (and Bertie too) in Mrs. Karen Ray’s art class are painting the three wise men today. They love using the bright colors - and playing with Bertie when finished! #westfieldart #westfieldthirdgrade

Our Upper School Spanish IV and Art III students visited the Albany Museum of Art today to learn about the work of Ramiro Davaro-Comas, an Argentinian artist, and his exhibit, Familias. #learningoutsidetheclassroom #discoveringandexploring #ArtAndLanguage #westfieldupperschool

Thank you to Pastor Jacob Green, lead pastor at Shirley Hills Baptist Church, for speaking to our Middle and Upper School students this week, encouraging them to truly know Christ and live their lives in an authentic way for Him. We thank Pastor Green for sharing the Gospel with our students and for praying with them. Thank you also to our Upper School Praise Band for leading our assembly with worship and praise music. #WednesdayWisdom #assembly #educationofmindandheart

We are Westfield proud of our Students of the Month — Preston Strandburg and Emma Grace Walker. They were recognized for their outstanding academic achievement and leadership in our Middle School by the Perry Rotary Club. Congratulations, Preston and Emma Grace! #buildingleaders

Congratulations to senior Ben Lawson and junior Brant Beckham for winning the GIAA/GAPPS Tournament at Lake Eufaula - 1st place out of 38 boats! They caught 13.28 lbs!! #westfieldfishingteam

Congratulations to our Middle School and varsity swim teams on a great first meet of the season yesterday! These Hornets swimmers did not let a rainy, cold day at an outdoor pool keep them from a great competition! Seven of our swimmers qualified for state at this meet: Winn Martin (1st-100 fly, 2nd-50 free, 3rd-100 breaststroke); Morgan Miller (1st-200 IM, 1st-50 free, 2nd-100 fly); Kira Andrews (1st-100 free, 2nd-200 IM, 3rd-100 fly); Mallory Fortson (1st-50 Breaststroke, 2nd-100 IM, 2nd-50 back), Cole Abney (2nd-100 free, 3rd-50 back, 7th-50 free), and Cal Canterbury (6th-50 free, 8th-100 free). The Middle School girls’ relay team (Kinley Andrews, Mallory Fortson, Addi Lewis, and Mackenzie Parker) finished 3rd in the 200 free relay! Great job, Hornet swimmers!! #westfieldswimming