Today's Westfield Weekly

January 11, 2024

With tomorrow’s forecast indicating the possibility of severe weather, we wanted to remind you of our severe weather plan. As always, we monitor weather situations via the National Weather Service forecast and make decisions about school operations based on the forecast data and recommendations from the Houston County Emergency Management Agency (EMA). As of right now, there has been no recommendation from the EMA for school closure tomorrow; therefore, we plan to be open. We will continue to monitor the weather and will let you know if the forecast should worsen and a decision to close is made.

Our main concern with severe weather is safe transportation to and from our campus. If we feel that students, faculty, and staff can travel safely to/from campus based on the weather forecast, then school will remain open. If you feel that it is not safe for your children to travel, please keep them at home. School closures due to weather will be announced via text messaging/email through our Veracross system as well as posts to our school social media sites (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter).

Please be reminded that our safety plan states that all students will remain indoors when lightning is within close vicinity to our campus. This plan applies to the time of dismissal as we do not want students, faculty, and staff exposed to lightning. If you choose, you may park and come to the classroom to pick up your children and escort them to the car at your own risk.

The safety of our students, faculty, staff, and visitors is a priority for our school leadership. Our school resource officer, Deputy Chris Snipes, is working with us on our safety plan and serves as our liaison with the Houston County EMA. We continue to update and revise our safety plan, including our severe weather plan as needed, and we appreciate your support and understanding.

Please mark your calendar for a school holiday on Monday, January 15th, as our campus will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 16th.

Tomorrow's JV and varsity basketball games at The Heritage School have been postponed due to expected weather and travel conditions. The games will be played at Heritage on Saturday, February 10th - JV girls at 1 pm, JV boys at 2 pm, varsity girls at 3 pm, and varsity boys at 4:30 pm. #westfieldbasketball

Westfield's 11th annual RED OUT, sponsored by the Senior Beta Club, will be held Friday, January 19th. Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to wear red to school and also, along with families and fans, to the basketball games that night in the Hornets' Nest.

Westfield's Red Out began in 2013 to honor Tucker Moody ‘15, then a Westfield sophomore, who collapsed while playing varsity basketball due to a congenital heart defect. Tucker underwent open heart surgery, fully recovered, and graduated from Westfield and Auburn University. Organized by Westfield’s Beta Club, Westfield’s Red Out has raised over $25,000 for the American Heart Association.

The Spirit Shop is selling Red Out t-shirts (comfort colors brand). Click on the button below to order. Proceeds will benefit the American Heart Association.

CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR RED OUT SHIRT

NEW STUDENT ADMISSIONS APPLICATIONS

NOW BEING ACCEPTED

We are accepting admissions applications for new students for the 2024-2025 school year. If you have a child (especially one who will be in Pre-K or Kindergarten next year) whom you are interested in enrolling as a new student at Westfield for the upcoming school year beginning in August, please contact our Admissions Office or click here to begin the admissions application process online. Information for re-enrollment of current students for the next school year will be distributed in early February.

We're seeking dedicated volunteers to join

our Spirit Shop team!

Shop Hours:

Tuesdays: 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Fridays: 7:30am - 8:30am

Yes, I want to volunteer in the Spirit Shop!

Our Middle School Junior Beta Club had their first meeting to elect officers. Congratulations to President - Ayan Patel; Chaplain - Ben Smith; Vice President - Macy Morrone; Treasurer - Charlotte Noble; Secretary - Matilyn Postell; Reporter - Mallory Fortson; and Historian - Charlotte Ray. The Junior Beta Club Induction night will be held February 8th. #buildingleaders #WeareWestfield #educationofmindandheart

It’s snowing at Westfield!! Kindergarten students in Mrs. Christina Gilbert and Mrs. Cristi Parks’ class created snow. They had so much fun with this super fun science experiment! #makingsnow #westfieldkindergarten #handsonlearning #educationofmindandheart

Our first AR Prize Patrol for 2024! Let’s give a shout out to these fantastic third, fourth, and fifth grade readers who kept reading during their Christmas break and earned between 100-200 points! Way to go, Hornet readers! #westfieldlowerschool #greatreaders #acceleratedreader

Sixth grade students in Mrs. Karen Ray's art class are drawing their own versions of woodland animals wearing sweaters and scarves, inspired by the artist Indi Maverick. What a fun winter art project! #westfieldart

Upper School students in Mrs. Melissa Smith’s chemistry class completed chalk art drawings. They practiced mol-molar mass conversions based off the amount of chalk used for their drawing. #artandscience #chemistry #handsonlearning

Upper School students in Mr. Lee Ledger's anatomy/physiology classes had the opportunity to gain hands-on experience, unraveling the intricacies of a sheep eye’s structure and function. The sheep eye dissection provides a unique glimpse into the marvels of the human eye. #dissection #UpperSchoolscience #Westfieldscience #handsonlearning

Our Fellowship of Christian Athletes will meet tomorrow, Friday, January 12th, for breakfast at 7:15 am for food, fellowship, and an inspirational message from Willis "Freight Train" Raines. We hope all of our Middle and Upper School students will join us! Flint River FCA #fcabreakfast #educationofmindandheart

Thank you to Mrs. Lauren Norman, Westfield parent and children's minister at The Grove Church, for speaking to our Lower School students for our "Faithful Friday" assembly. Mrs. Norman shared Galatians 2:20 and talked with students about living Christ-filled lives. She challenged students to ask themselves what is filling up their lives and are they seeking and loving Jesus. We are thankful for these opportunities for our students to hear God's Word! #educationofmindandheart #FaithfulFriday #LowerSchoolAssembly

Our wrestling teams are off to a great start in 2024! The Middle School team wrestled at the Cavalier Clash tournament at Mount de Sales. Congratulations to 7th grader Karson Underwood who placed first in his weight class! The varsity team competed in the Panhandle Championships which included 24 teams from private and public high schools all over the country at Mosley High School in Lynn Haven, Florida. Congratulations to junior Daniel Sapp and senior Dean Massey who were undefeated in all of their matches! Great job, Hornets wrestlers! #westfieldwrestling

We are Westfield proud of our swimmers competing this week at Georgia Tech! Congratulations to our girls’ varsity team for earning 5th place out of 12 teams! Congratulations also to the following swimmers who placed individually: Morgan Miller (2nd in the 200 free, 50 free, and 500 free); Kira Andrews (3rd 100 free, 4th 100 fly, and 8th 100 breast); and Winn Martin (6th 200 IM and 9th 100 fly). Special thanks to Mr. Jarrod Lewis for volunteering to time! Great job, Hornet swimmers! #westfieldswimming

Congratulations to our Middle School swim teams on a great meet at Mercer! The girls' team came in 2nd out of 7 teams, and the boys' team finished in 4th place out of 7 teams. The girls' relay team (Mallory Fortson, Kinley Andrews, Mackenzie Parker, and Addi Lewis) came in 1st in the 200 Medley Relay and 2nd in the 200 Free Relay. Congratulations to the following swimmers: Mallory Fortson - 1st in the 50 back, 50 breast, and 100 IM; Kinley Andrews- 3rd 50 free, 4th in the 50 breast, and 4th in the 100 IM; Cole Abney- 4th in the 50 free and 2nd in the 100 free; Cal Canterbury- 5th in the 50 free, 3rd 100 free, and 6th in the 50 back; Mackenzie Parker- 4th in the 100 free and 8th in the 50 back; and Addi Lewis - 8th in the 100 free. Way to go, Hornet swimmers! #westfieldswimming

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