Congratulations to all our West Haven Adult Education students on graduating last night!
REMINDER | There will be no school Monday, May 29th in observance of Memorial Day.
4th-grade students at Washington presented their natural disaster projects to their families and peers! Projects showcased tsunamis, volcanoes, hurricanes, and more. Students did research and typed their findings into published reports. What a great job by these talented kids!
Congratulations to all 61 students who were inducted into the West Haven High School Chapter of the National Honor Society this week! The event opened with a candle-lighting ceremony by students Vittoria Favia (Scholarship), Shirleya Lawal (Character), Dulcemaria Castillo (Leadership), and Brianna Montano-Vazquez (Service). Class of 2022 Hannah Davey was invited as the guest speaker, before Principal Dana Paredes presented the old members (45 students), and Advisor Chrystal Fanelli introduced the new members!
It was a big concert night for the district on Tuesday! Mackrille and Pagels Schools each hosted a 4th Grade Chorus Concert, while Bailey’s 7th and 8th graders capped off the evening with a Spring Concert of their own! Follow us on Instagram @westhavenpublicschoolsct to see a few videos from their performances!
On Friday, May 19, 2023, the Bailey 8th Grade Band competed in the “Music in the Parks Music Festival” at Westfield State University and Six Flags of New England. There were 14 middle school and high school music groups from Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, and Connecticut who performed and received ratings based on their performances. The Bailey 8th Grade Band received the highest rating of Superior and 1st place for the division! They also received the Overall trophy for receiving the highest score of any middle school band! Congratulations to these incredible students, we are very proud of their accomplishments!
Last week, the WHHS EMT Class won the CPR Challenge at the EMT Olympics! Check out this video by student Nada El Mouki of all the great memories they created this year! Watch: https://bit.ly/3Wu9KV2
WHHS AP U.S. Government and Politics took a field trip to the State Capitol today! Rep. Dorinda Borer gave the tour of the House and Senate, before going to the State Supreme Court. There were 43 kids in attendance!
📢 ATTENTION WHHS SENIORS 📢 Please see the flyer below regarding a workforce training program to support the need for Asphalt Quality Control Lab Technicians!
REMINDER | Tomorrow, May 24th, will be a half day for students due to staff development.
‘Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies’ students from Pagels visited Chase Elementary School in Waterbury on May 20th! The 3rd and 4th-grade students learned how to keep their minds and bodies healthy by participating in a fun hula hoop program called, “Bring on the Hoopla!”
Congratulations to this incredible group for winning the CPR Challenge at the EMT Olympics today!! They won First Place in the Team Assessment, were named Best in Trauma, and finished Second Place in Academics! They competed against high school classes from Joel Barlow, Brookfield, and Bethel.
West Haven High School’s Senior Tribute Concert took place last night in a packed auditorium! The concert, which was dedicated to the Senior Class of 2023, featured the Last Wind Clarinet Ensemble, Saxophone Ensemble, Project Red Ensemble, the Blue Devil Jazz Band, and the West Haven High School Concert Band! The show, which was directed by Donata Lupacchino, was a huge success! Congratulations to all these incredible students!
Now, let’s introduce you to the Top 10!
On Wednesday, the Top 20 students in the WHHS Class of 2023 were honored during an annual breakfast celebration at West River Hall. We’d like to introduce you now to each student individually so you can see what school they are attending, and what they plan to study! Here are students No. 20 through 11!
Curious Creatures visited Mrs. Godoy’s kindergarten class at Seth Haley School today!
🚨 In today's 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 feature, we'd like to introduce you to another girls' lacrosse captain 🥍, Brooke Moscato! https://bit.ly/3M8Sf84
Last night, the WHHS Chorus performed a “Songs of Many Nations” concert in the auditorium! Congratulations to all our students, and Choral Director Jason Thomas, on an excellent job!
On Friday, the WHHS Senior Class hosted Mr. Westie for the first time post-Covid! Mr. Westie is a tradition that started in 1994 to raise funds for the senior prom and senior picnic. Congratulations to the winner, Aeden Coe (pictured with the crown)!
At last week’s College Signing Day event at WHHS, the school counseling department presented a slideshow that displayed where our Seniors are going after graduation! The slideshow aired on The Rostrum TV News Show this morning, and it begins at the 2:54 mark. Check it out! https://bit.ly/3M8C4HU