Today's Westfield Weekly

September 26, 2024

Please join us in praying for safety and protection for all from this storm. We are open today but will close campus promptly at 3:30 pm due to Hurricane Helene. No afternoon practices, activities, or After Care will be held today. We will be closed tomorrow, Friday, September 27. Campus will reopen on Saturday, September 28 for the Homecoming Dance from 8 until 10 pm (presentation of Court and Mr. Westfield at 8:30 pm). All other Homecoming events (pep rally, pre-game parade, alumni tailgate, and presentation of football sponsor, Homecoming Court and Queen) have been postponed to Friday, October 11. Please note that our Fall Chorus Concert will be on Tuesday, October 1, and Fall Break is scheduled for October 4 - 8. #WeareWestfield

WFO Meeting Alert!

October 1st 📣

Join us for the next WFO (Westfield Family Organization) meeting on Tuesday, October 1st! This is a great opportunity to get involved and support our school community. We’d love to have you there!

Annual Fund Campaign Kickoff

Nurturing Growth Through Play

As we come together to kick off this year’s Annual Fund Campaign, our hearts and prayers are with all families who may be affected by the approaching hurricane. We ask for God’s protection and grace during this time.

While we are mindful of the challenges ahead, we remain committed to providing the best possible environment for our students to grow and thrive. This year’s Annual Fund Campaign: Nurturing Growth Through Play: Help Us Renew Our Playground is a critical step toward enhancing our Lower School playground, an essential space where children learn, play, and develop lifelong skills. Your contribution will make a lasting impact on our students and the entire Westfield community for generations to come.

In order to bring this vision to life, our goal is to reach $500,000. With your support, we can transform the playground into a vibrant, engaging, and imaginative space for all our students. This includes the removal of pea gravel and the installation of new rubberized safety surfacing. To learn more about the importance of this year’s Annual Fund and to see the vision come to life, click on video below.

Little Miss, Junior Miss, & Tiny Miss Westfield 2024

Congratulations to our 2024 Miss Westfield Pageant Queens - Little Miss Westfield Emmy Bostic, Junior Miss Westfield Tatum Reddick, and Tiny Miss Westfield Willow Martin, and to all of this year’s participants! The girls showed incredible team spirit at the pageant, supporting and encouraging one another with such kindness and friendship. Special thanks to Lexie Martin and Emma Kate Bulger ‘24 and all of the parent volunteers who made this such a wonderful event!

Vespidae Yearbook Dedicated to

Mrs. Angie Westbrook

Our yearbook staff presented the 2024 Vespidae, "Pure Green and Gold," to our Upper School student body during a special assembly. The book is dedicated to Westfield second grade teacher Mrs. Angie Westbrook who has taught many students during her 23 years at Westfield. Mrs. Westbrook was joined by her family, including her children Jordan Westbrook Manning '12 and Tanner Westbrook '15. Thank you to our yearbook staff, 2023-2024 co-editor Emma Kate Bulger '24, and faculty advisor Mrs. Kathy Stubbs, for publishing the Vespidae, and to Mrs. Westbrook for her dedication and love of teaching at Westfield. #yearbookdedication

Extra Yearbooks Available for Purchase

Extra copies of the 2023-2024 edition of the Vespidae yearbook are now available for purchase. The books are $50 each and the amount will be charged to your Westfield account. Please click on the link below to submit an online order.

Order a Yearbook

Yearbook Pictures Available for Viewing & Ordering

Our school portrait photographers, We Do Photography, are excited to share the 2024 fall yearbook portraits with you at the link below.

When viewing your images, it is always helpful for you to go ahead and add any photos of your student(s) to your favorites list by clicking the heart button. This will make placing your order much, much easier and will keep you from having to scroll through the entire school gallery more than once.

Just a few reminders as you log in to make your orders:

You will use your email address to log in.
All orders must be placed by Friday, October 18th, and will ship directly to your home.
Digital orders will be delivered through your email address, so be sure to watch your inbox 24-48 hours after to place your order.
Please download all digital orders as soon as they are delivered to your inbox. The link is only active for five days.
Please make sure to save your digital images in at least two places for safe keeping.
Please contact wedoweddingphotography@yahoo.com if you have any questions.

View Yearbook Photos

Flu Vaccines for Students

The Houston County Health Department staff will be at Westfield on Tuesday, October 15^th from 1 until 2:45 pm in the Recital Hall. All flu forms will be electronic again this year. The deadline to register at the link below is Friday, October 11. No forms will be accepted after the 11th. #healthyhornets

Volunteer for Westfield's 55th Anniversary - Tasting Celebration Silent Auction!

We need excited and dedicated volunteers to help with our Silent Auction for Westfield's 55th Anniversary—Tasting Celebration on February 22, 2025! This is your chance to be a part of something special, support our school community, and raise funds to renovate the Lower School playground. If you're interested, sign up today! Once we’ve gathered the team, we’ll reach out for the initial planning meeting. Let’s work together to make this event unforgettable!

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First AR Prize Patrol of the year! Congratulations to James Hulbert, 5th grade, for earning over 150 points, and Hattie Pierce, 4th grade, for earning over 100 points. Way to go Hornet readers!

Fall has officially arrived, and that means it’s time for second grade to celebrate Johnny Appleseed Day! These spunky second graders read stories and wrote about Johnny Appleseed and his work as an apple grower and a missionary to the pioneers. They also sampled different kinds of apples and graphed which ones were the most liked among their classmates. A fun fall day for second grade! #johnnyappleseedday #westfieldsecondgrade #westfieldtraditions

Fifth grade had a blast today playing Kahoot! to review for their upcoming science quiz! #westfieldfifthgrade

Chemistry students learned to measure the amount of energy (heat) given off by a Cheeto by using a soda drink can as a calorimeter. #calorimetrylab #Westfieldscience

Thank you to Captain Harvey of the City of Perry Fire and Emergency Services department for visiting our Pre-K and Kindergarten classes this week! He will be visiting all of our Pre-K, kindergarten, and first grade classes over the next few weeks to help our youngest Hornets about fire safety. Thank you, City of Perry Fire Department, for all you do for our school and community! #firesafetyeducation #communityhelpers #educationofmindandheart

One of our biggest blessings of having a Pre-K through 12th grade campus is getting to see older students interacting and mentoring our younger students. This morning, sixth graders in Mrs. Christy Mooring’s Christian Ethics class visited Mrs. Suzanne Johnson’s Pre-K class to help them make scarecrows after reading a book about a special scarecrow. #mentoring #Westfieldblessings #educationofmindandheart

Our Middle and Upper School students gathered in this week's assembly to recognize "See You at the Pole Day," a day where students at schools all over America join together to pray for our world, nation, state, cities, and schools. Upper School teacher Mr. Robert Jones shared a devotional reminding our students that we must pray for God's will to be done in our lives. Middle and Upper School students and faculty gathered in small groups, led by Upper School class chaplains, to pray. We are thankful to be able to pray every day at Westfield and for our assemblies where we join together in prayer. #seeyouatthepole #prayingtogether #WednesdayWisdom #educationofmindandheart

This week’s focus in our sixth grade’s Christian Ethics class is friendship. The students played a game matching famous friendships before discussing the need for Christian friendships where we can encourage and be encouraged. #educationofmindandheart

Upper School students wrote notes of encouragement during their Prayer Club meeting this week. These hand-written notes will be given to the 21st Century Partnership to military care packages for deployed RAFB military personnel. We are thankful for our military serving all over our world to protect our freedom. #educationofmindandheart

We are Westfield proud of our Lower and Middle School Students of the Month - Evie Noble and Avery Harris - who were recognized by the Perry Area Chamber of Commerce this week! Congratulations, Evie and Avery! #buildingleaders

Congratulations to our Clay Target Shooting Team on a great meet on Saturday at the Meadows Gun Club! Westfield’s Savannah Scarisbrick finished 1st place for varsity; Clare Frances Cheek took 2nd place for varsity, and Bryce Barker took 1st place in JV competition. The meet consisted of 100 Sporting Clays and 50 Trap with 86 competitors from 12 schools. Great job, Hornet shooters! #westfieldclaytarget

Our middle school boys and girls' cross country teams raced in the Gryphon Gallop hosted by ACE this week in Macon. Both teams placed third. Jack Furr won the boys’ race. Charlie Furr placed 5th, and Nehemiah Johnson placed 9th. In the girls’ race, Olivia Carruth placed 5th and Audra Wolk placed 8th. Two of our varsity girls’ runners also competed. Both Charley Moore and Marissa Walton ran well and placed in the race. Charley finished 3rd, and Marissa 5th! Great job, Hornet XC!!

Our Lady Hornets softball team and coaches honored the memory of two team mothers, Mrs. Jennifer Spence and Mrs. Kristie Hill '88, who passed away this summer. The team wore a special t-shirt along with special hair ribbons and socks, signifying Jennifer and Kristie's favorite colors. Their initials, JS and KH, were painted on the field behind home plate and near third base. We are grateful for Jennifer and Kristie and their support and dedication of Westfield. We continue to pray for the Spence and Hill families. #Westfieldsoftball #WeAreWestfield