Today's Westfield Weekly

September 19, 2019

Hello Westfield families!

Be sure to read this week's Westfield Weekly and mark your calendar for several important dates...Yearbook pictures on Tuesday, September 24th for students in grades Pre-K through 5th and Thursday, September 26th for students in grades 6th through 11th (see below for details), Westfield's "No Homework" Family Night on Tuesday, September 24th, and our Fall Chorus Concert on Sunday, September 29th! It's great to be a Westfield Hornet!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 50th Anniversary Campaign Kickoff! We had lots of fun and so far have raised over $30,000! Funds from this campaign will benefit the renovation of the Gymnatorium. Over the next three weeks, we hope to reach 80 percent school-wide participation. Please watch our new video below and consider making a donation today, so we can continue honoring our past and building our future!

Today’s post is a salute to one of Westfield’s most beloved teachers, Mrs. Ruth Walton. Mrs. Walton taught first grade at Westfield for many years. She was most known for having a piano in her classroom so her students could enjoy music every day. Today, her niece, Mrs. Julie Foy teaches first grade in the very same classroom that she taught in all those years ago. Westfield has and continues to be blessed with many remarkable teachers. #throwbackthursday #50yearsofwestfield #honoringourpastandbuildingourfuture

Vespidae Yearbook Distribution

Friday, September 20th

Click Here to Order an Extra!

Westfield's yearbook for the 2018-19 school year have arrived and will be distributed tomorrow (Friday, September 20th)! Each Westfield family receives one yearbook at no charge. This yearbook is distributed to the oldest child in the family if there is more than one child in the family attending Westfield. Additional yearbooks may be purchased at a cost of $50 per book by clicking here to complete and submit the Yearbook Order Form . The cost for ordering yearbooks must be charged to your Westfield account.

Yearbook Pictures September 24 & 26

by We Do Photograph

School yearbook pictures will be taken on Tuesday, September 24th for students in grades pre-K through 5th and Thursday, September 26th for students in grades 6th through 11th by We Do Photography, our school portrait/special event photographers. Your child's pictures will be available for viewing and purchase via We Do Photography's website. Please note that students MUST be in dress code attire for school yearbook pictures.

Mrs. Shelley Greer’s fifth grade math students practiced decimal computation today with a fun activity. Each computation task gave students a secret code. The students used a special UV light to check their secret code answers! #interactivelearning #learningdecimals #educationofmindandheart

Did you know that the components of a mixture can be separated by physical means? Chemistry students in Mr. Lewis’ class did it first hand during lab. #handsonlearning #educationofmindandheart

Spanish III students in Mrs. Tina Bowker’s class experienced Latin- American culture at a dance performance at Wesleyan College followed by lunch at El Sombrero. #westfieldforeignlanguage #learningoutsidetheclassroom

Colleges to Visit Campus

The following colleges are scheduled to meet with Westfield seniors on the following dates. Parents are always welcome to attend.

Tuesday, September 24th @ 1:35 - Berry College

1:55 pm - Columbus State University

Wednesday, September 25 @10:30

Valdosta State University

Wednesday, October 2 @ 11:20 – Shorter University (Rome)

11:45 – University of Tennessee (Knoxville)

12:00 noon – Augusta University

Thursday, October 10 @ 9:02 – Mercer University (Macon)

Thursday, October 24 @ 2:10 – Point University (West Point)

Thank you to Senator Larry Walker '83 for speaking to our Middle and Upper School students at this week's assembly! Senator Walker shared his faith with our students and encouraged them to be servant leaders in their school and community. #wednesdayassembly

#whsalumni #educationofmindandheart

Congratulations to our Lower School Students of the Month for August: Liv Waters (2nd grade), Caden Farrand (3rd), Banks Reddick (4th grade), Isaac Thigpen (1st grade), and Lainey Paris (5th grade). We are Westfield proud!

Congratulations to 8th grade student Sean Fisher who was recognized today by the Perry Rotary Club as their Middle School Student of the Month! Sean is pictured with his mother and Rotary president Ross Yasin. Thank you for recognizing our students! #westfieldproud

Next WFO Meeting is Tuesday, Oct 15 at 8:05 am

Ready to volunteer? Sign up now!

Click here to learn about and sign up for WFO volunteer opportunities, including the Spirit Shop, on signupgenius.

Be sure to download the new Box Tops app and help us raise money for Westfield! The new and improved Box Tops mobile app uses state-of-the-art technology to scan your store receipt, find participating products, and instantly add Box Tops to your school’s earnings online. Download the app via Apple Store or Google Play . Once you download the app, sign up for a Box Tops account and select Westfield School. Traditional Box Tops clips are being phased out of production, but may continue to be found on many products. You may still clip and bring these to school.

Even in the middle of a torrential downpour, these Middle School Hornet XC runners ran a fantastic race yesterday! Our girls' team placed 3rd! Congratulations to Isabelle Dehem (second place overall) and Aubrey Walton (sixth place overall)! Westfield hosted the meet which included over 200 runners from eight private and public schools. Thank you to Coach Liana Walton, Coach Wendy Bryan, Brett Hardy timing team, and all of the parent and student volunteers who made the event a success! Congratulations also to the girls’ cross country team finishing 2nd place today in the Deerfield Invitational!! Congrats also Isabelle Dehem who placed 1st in the GISA and 2nd overall out of 166 girls!! Way to go!! #westfieldproud #westfieldxc

Congratulations to our 5th and 6th grade Hornets on a big win over Stratford. They are undefeated! Go Hornets! #westfieldfootball

We are Westfield proud of junior Emma Williams for an incredible game last night!! Not only did she pitch a perfect game with her 105th KO for the season in the Lady Hornets’ 15-0 win over Loganville Christian, she also hit a two-run HR and broke Westfield’s record for career doubles! Congratulations, Emma!! #westfieldsoftball #westfieldproud

Congratulations to Hunter Spence, Colby Hill, and Michael Fitzpatrick who were selected as Players of the Week for week four vs Tiftarea. And, thank you to the Houston County, Georgia Farm Bureau Insurance for recognizing our students for their outstanding work! #westfieldfootball

Athletic season passes are available for purchase in the Business Office (Administration building). The passes are $100 each and may be used for admission for all home, regular season athletic games and events for Middle School, JV, and varsity teams. Please note that Westfield students do not need athletic passes, as students are admitted free. Season passes may not be used for away games or GISA region or state playoff games (either home or away). The passes are payable by check or cash or may be charged to your Westfield account. Go Hornets!

The 2019 Westfield Fall Sports Program

features our varsity football, cheer, softball, cross country, and clay target shooting teams, along with advertisements from Booster Club sponsors. The program also includes a history of Hornet fall sports participation and individual records held in football and softball. All proceeds from the program go directly to the Booster Club to support Hornet athletics at every level - Lower School, Middle School, JV, and varsity. Be sure to purchase your copy of the 2019 Fall Sports Program at any home varsity football or softball game for $3 each. Programs may also be purchased from the school's Administration office. Go Hornets! #westfieldfallsports #westfieldboosterclub