Today's Westfield Weekly

January 9, 2020

Hello Westfield families!

Happy New Year! We are excited to have our students back on campus for 2020, and we hope that you and your family had a wonderful holiday! The new semester is in full swing. Students are settling back into the classroom, while our winter sports teams are in action. We are pleased to welcome our new cafeteria manager, Chef Christina Coffey with FLIK dining services, joining us from Wesleyan College. I n addition, Mrs. Janette Anderson is teaching Upper School AP English language/ literature classes during Mrs. Pam Pierce's absence. Please continue to keep Mrs. Pierce in your prayers for her full and speedy recovery. It is a privilege to continue Westfield's mission into the next decade, and we look forward to an exciting and successful 2020. #educationofmindandheart

Start off your New Year by giving the gift of life!

Give Blood TODAY!

Join us at our American Red Cross Blood Drive, sponsored by the American Red Cross, TODAY (Thursday, January 9th) in the Recital Hall from 1 until 6 pm.

The safety and security of our students, faculty, staff and guests are very important to all of us! When driving on campus, please follow our drop off and pick procedures as outlined in the links below for safety purposes and to help traffic move as safely and efficiently as possible. We ask that you please drive slowly and safely, and encourage others (especially if you have Upper School students who are driving) to do the same.

Driving on Campus for Lower School families

Driving on Campus for Middle and Upper School families and student drivers

Admissions Open House is Sunday, January 26th

New Student Applications Accepted Now

for 2020-2021

Help us spread the word by inviting families whom you know may be interested in a Westfield education for their children to our Admission Open House on Sunday, January 26th at 3 p.m. in the Recital Hall (Arts & Sciences building). This is a great time for interested families to learn more about Westfield.

Several grades for next year including PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th grades are anticipated to be at or near full capacity. If you have children whom you are considering enrolling as new students at Westfield in these grades for next year - especially in Pre-K and Kindergarten, we strongly recommend that you begin the online admission application process as soon as possible at

http://www.westfieldschool.org/admissions/apply.cfm

Save The Date!

Lower School Sweetheart Dance

(Father/Daughter - Mother/Son)

Pre-K - 5th grade families

Saturday, February 1st

6 until 8 pm in the Gymnatorium

More details and sign up info coming soon!

Today’s post is a salute to Westfield basketball which officially began our school's athletic program in November of 1970. Paul Hartman coached the varsity boys, and Earl Marshall coached the varsity girls. Since our current school campus had not yet been built, the home games were played at the Beechwood gym in Marshallville and practices were held at the Armory. The boys finished the inaugural season with an 8-12 record, while the girls finished with an impressive 19-6 record! The basketball program continued to grow and excel, thanks in large part to the completion of a new gymnasium in December of 1971 that gave the Hornets a true home court advantage. During the 1970s, Westfield hosted the SEAIS (association before GISA) class A and AA state basketball tournaments for many years. Over the years, both our Lady Hornets and Hornets have had many victories and successful seasons; in fact, the varsity girls teams have earned Region Championships in 1975, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1991, 2002, and 2010, along with several trips to the state Final Four. The varsity boys' teams clinched a State Championship in 1975 (Westfield's first and only basketball state title), under the leadership of Coach Lee Martin, a Region Championship in 2012, and several Final Four appearances. Our 2019-2020 season is underway, and we hope you will join us in the Hornets’ Nest for an upcoming game. Click here for a schedule of remaining games. #hornetbasketball #50yearsofwestfield #throwbackthursday

Grades are being finalized, and we anticipate that report cards will go out electronically via email on Friday, January 10. Also, drop/add ends for Upper School students on Monday, January 13.

Attention Senior Class of 2020...

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 now available on their website: www.flintenergies.com/scholarships .

Flint Energies Foundation College Scholarship: $2,500 each to students pursuing a degree at a four-year college or university. Up to twenty-five (25) scholarships will be awarded in 2020 to students whose primary residence is within one of the 17 counties served by Flint Energies: Bibb, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Dooly, Harris, Houston, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Muscogee, Peach, Schley, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Twiggs and Upson. Deadline to apply: February 28, 2020.

Walter Harrison Scholarship: Flint Energies enters five applications from our service area into a pool of statewide entries each year. Twelve $1,000 scholarships will be awarded in 2020 to students in EMC households. Students attending any vocational school or two- or four-year accredited college or university in Georgia are eligible to apply. Deadline to apply: January 17, 2020.

The varsity wrestling team competed Saturday, January 4th in a duals tournament at St. Anne Pacelli School in Columbus. Westfield won two of the four duals, beating two of four teams. Great job, Hornet wrestlers! The varsity team will wrestle this Friday and Saturday, January 10 and 11, at Trinity Christian in Dublin. The next home meet will include both varsity and Middle School teams on Thursday, January 16th vs Jones County. #westfieldwrestling