WHHS recently hosted a Trade School Job Fair in the main lobby! Check out some photos from the event and click the link below to watch an interview with some of the organizations that attended! The interview begins at the 3:45 mark. http://bit.ly/3ZH0Ao6
Today is the last day to see the incredible performance of Grease by the West Haven High School Theatre Workshop!! You will NOT want to miss this! The first show will begin at 2 pm and the last show will start at 7 pm. Purchase your tickets here: bit.ly/3xf7kxC
Savin Rock and Washington schools joined together Thursday, March 30th for their annual Literacy Night! This year, author Abdul Razak-Zachariah came to read his book The Night is Yours. Abdul is a West Haven native and is currently attending Harvard. Students were captivated by his book and enjoyed meeting a real author!
Congratulations to all our March award winners from the ‘Caring Cougar Awards’ assembly which was held last week! And a huge congrats to our 2022-23 Unsung Hero, music teacher Mr. Greg Benn!
Washington’s Fourth Grade Chorus did an exceptional job at their spring concert today! Our students showed off their incredible talent in front of their parents, family, and friends who were in attendance. The Chorus performed 4 songs while student artwork was on full display.
Carrigan students from Mrs. Augliera's 5th-grade class visited Mrs. Hayden's kindergarten class at Savin Rock School! The 5th-grade students read 'Pete the Cat' books with their buddy while also helping the kindergarteners complete a craft!
Mohammed Hasan, son of bilingual tutor Reem Hasan, visited Bailey Middle School today to present his first-place-winning presentation from the Future Business Leaders of America! His presentation featured a website that he created for a fictional hotel. He won first place for the state and will be representing Connecticut at Nationals this summer. Mohammed migrated to the US from Syria when he was in the first grade. He spoke Arabic at the time and didn’t know any English. However, through hard work and perseverance, he’s now bilingual and learning to speak French while excelling academically. Mohammed’s success story was very motivational for our EL students!
Tonight is the opening act of Grease! The show, presented by the West Haven High School Theatre Workshop, is scheduled to start at 7 pm in the WHHS Auditorium! Purchase your tickets here: https://bit.ly/3xf7kxC
Congratulations to WHHS students Maya Bermudez and Sebastian Navarro on being named 2022-23 SCC Scholar Leaders! Maya and Sebastian were recognized and honored during a banquet at Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven on Monday. Scholar Leaders are selected by their respective schools’ principal for demonstrating outstanding scholarship and leadership in their respective school and external communities!
On Tuesday, May 2, 2023, Internet Safety Concepts will visit West Haven High School to provide information about the internet that every family should know. This presentation is for adults only. There will be a pre-presentation reception that begins at 5:45 pm in the WHHS Lobby, followed by the presentation at 6:30 pm in the auditorium. The West Haven PTA Council is a co-sponsor of the event and will be providing the food during the reception, as well as door prizes to those in attendance. Please RSVP by April 26, 2023! You must print and fill out the information below to RSVP. https://5il.co/1rka7
Congratulations to our WHHS Underwater ROV (remotely operated vehicle) teams on claiming 2nd place in the challenge course and 3rd place in the obstacle at the State competition in Waterford today!!
We are just 1 day away from the West Haven High School Theatre Workshop's performance of Grease!! The first act is scheduled for 7 pm tomorrow, March 30th, in the WHHS Auditorium! Please see the flyer below for more information, and watch this video with our Drama Director, Tracy Stratton! Her interview begins around the 4:45 mark. https://bit.ly/3ZoraT4
Kids at Forest had an up-close look at some animals from Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo today! They got to see and learn about a turtle, a bird, a snake, and a baby alligator!
Ronnell Higgins, Associate Vice President for Public Safety and Community Engagement and former Yale Chief of Police, spoke to students in the Criminal Justice cohort today.
The week has finally come! Starting Thursday, March 30th, the West Haven High School Theatre Workshop will perform 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚! There will be 4 shows from Thursday - Saturday. Please see the flyer for more information and purchase tickets here > https://bit.ly/3xf7kxC.
Our Life Skills program at West Haven High School was recently featured in the New Haven Register! Read all about it here > http://bit.ly/3K9lGqG.
Our students at Forest had a great time at the Spring Dance Friday night! The very well-attended event featured raffle prizes, food, and a DJ!
3rd and 4th graders at Washington School learned about recycling today through West Haven’s Food Scrap Co-Collection Program and Recycling! This workshop is being funded by DEEP’s Sustainable Materials Management (SSM) awarded to West Haven for the food scrap co-collection pilot program. DEEP’s grant was established to reduce trash, reduce costs, and benefit the environment.
The Class of 2️⃣ 0️⃣ 2️⃣ 3️⃣ did an incredible job painting the WHHS rock! 🖌️ 🎨
The Spring Sports Parent Meeting for Athletes and Parents will take place Monday, March 27, 2023, at 6:30 PM in the WHHS Cafe!