A fire alarm was accidentally set off at West Haven High School and the building has been evacuated, students and staff will be reentering the school soon.
West Haven families, please see the flyer below regarding free services provided by the University of New Haven Dental Hygiene Program.
In today’s Then & Now #TBT post, we feature Melissa (aka Missy) Limosani, a literacy teacher at Carrigan Intermediate School! https://bit.ly/47p3F06
Three WHHS football players were named to the New Haven Register All-State Football Team as the accolades keep piling up for this trio! Congratulations to Armani Reid on being named First Team Offense, and to Nick Conlan and Camren Kemp on being named to the Third Team Offense! https://bit.ly/3vosCvn
Students at Seth Haley made Christmas cards for patients at the VA Hospital! On December 22nd, school social worker Jamene Farrell delivered the 789 cards to an administrator at the hospital, and he arranged for their distribution to the patients. Jamene started this project 10 years ago and every year, the students have eagerly participated.
🚨 In today’s Meet the Captains feature, we’d like to introduce you to one of the captains of the WHHS girls' indoor track & field team, senior Alison Frazer! 🏃♀️ https://bit.ly/3S4UFZw
Donna Goldsmith – through a grant from West Haven’s Youth & Family Services – recently taught our 4th graders at Washington the EFT tapping technique!
EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Technique. It allows a person to validate how they are feeling (sad, happy, anxious, etc.) and use a systemic tapping approach while talking through how one is feeling so one can better regulate his/her emotions.
.The students did a good job stepping out of their comfort zone to participate in this calming technique!
🚨 In today’s Meet the Captains feature, we’d like to introduce you to one of the captains of the WHHS/SHA girls’ ice hockey team, senior Taylor Alfano! 🏒🥅 https://bit.ly/3RJ6PGb
West Haven Public Schools will be publishing a district newsletter monthly beginning in 2024! The first issue for January is available now. Click the link to see what's been happening in the district, as well as what's to come! https://bit.ly/3RZqX8b
Carrigan Student Council members collected about 400 new, unwrapped toys, and delivered them to the Yale New Haven Children's Hospital Toy Closet warehouse! Almost all the student council members have received a toy from the Toy Closet at least once in their lives.
In today’s Then & Now #TBT post, we feature Taylor Besciglia, a 2nd grade teacher at Savin Rock Elementary School! Taylor attended preschool at Mackrille, went to Seth Haley from 2003-2006, and after moving around a bit, moved back to West Haven in 2014 to finish high school at WHHS, where she graduated in 2015! Thank you, Taylor, for your continued dedication to West Haven Public Schools!
Students at Mackrille posed with gifts that were donated to Yale New Haven Hospital’s Toy Closet Program! The Toy Closet Program aims to provide each pediatric patient with an age-appropriate toy or small gift when they are discharged from Yale New Haven Children's Hospital.
Bailey’s Fantastic Friends had another wonderful celebration of friendship. The day started with a special luncheon for all friends, then a craft, then a visit from Rudolph the red nosed reindeer. After that, all of the friends decorated and ate delicious sugar cookies provided by our very own food service. At the end of our amazing celebration, the friends had a holiday gift swap. It was a magical day!
Students and staff at Mackrille wore their pajamas to school today for the PJ Day for the Kids campaign! Everyone gathered in the auditorium to sing holiday songs, and the kids received a nice surprise when Santa entered the room and joined in the sing-along! PJ Day is a fun and meaningful way to raise funds and awareness for kids fighting cancer at Connecticut Children's, as families donate money to wear their PJs.
The West Haven High School Peer Advocates handed out gifts to nearly 500 West Haven families!!! What an incredible job by our students! Check out some photos and click the link below to see a video by The Rostrum!
Link: https://bit.ly/3vkqdS4
West Haven High School received a grant of $100,000 to combat food insecurity across the district. Students in the Life Skills program used that money to purchase groceries at Stop & Shop, and on Thursday, they delivered those groceries to families at Forest Elementary School! Coats, provided by the West Haven Rotary Club, were also available for pickup. Additionally, WHHS students took coffee orders from teachers and delivered them to their classrooms!
REMINDER | Winter recess begins next week. There will be no school from Monday, December 25th, 2023 through Monday, January 1st, 2024. Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 2nd. Enjoy the break!
The Giving Tree at West Haven High School provides Christmas gifts to students who may not be able to get anything on Christmas Day!
The West Haven High School Theatre Workshop performed its Children’s Theatre Show, “A Little Town of Christmas” for all of our 4th graders in the district on both Wednesday and Thursday of this week!
Mrs. Rosenberg, a Math Facilitator at Mackrille Elementary School, led the Grade 2 Fact Bee Addition and Subtraction event yesterday!
