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These 9 Westfield Crossing Guard Posts Will Not be Staffed Next Week
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Westfield High School Student Earns Scholarship for Environmental Contributions
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Three Westfield Students Earn Perfect Scores on Parts of SAT, ACT Tests
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Westfield Drama Student Kayla Louison Nominated for Rising Star Award
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Westfield School Board Mulls Move to April Elections, Public Budget Vote
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By MATT KADOSH
May 21, 2022WESTFIELD, NJ — Some parents may consider walking their children to school next week as nine crossing guard posts will not be staffed.
Mayor Shelley Brindle announced Friday that the posts will be vacant for the week of May 23 because of COVID-19 infections and off-duty personal injury cases.
“The town must once again temporarily reduce the number of crossing guard ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A 17-year-old senior at Westfield High School was recently awarded a national scholarship for her work making Westfield greener.
Ashley Hu has been a member of Westfield’s Green Team since her junior year in high school. The team focuses on educating the youth and finding ways to be more sustainable in Westfield and the surrounding area.
After volunteering with ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Three Westfield High School juniors recently earned perfect scores on ACT and SAT subject tests, the school district announced Wednesday.
The students are the following:
Matthew Christian (ACT English - April 2022),
Cooper DelGandio (SAT Math - March 2022)
Audrey Jones (ACT Reading - February 2022)
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield High School senior Kayla Louison received her first Rising Star Award nomination from Paper Mill Playhouse this week for Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Female-Identified Role.
Modeled after Broadway’s Tony Awards, the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards is a statewide high school recognition program created in 1996 to encourage and reward ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Board of Education is considering taking its school budgets to a public vote, something that would allow it to exceed the state’s two percent property tax cap.
The plan school board members discussed Tuesday would have the district move its elections to April and seek voter approval for the annual spending plan.
“It’s direct democracy,” said ...
Families & Community Together, is a CMO (Care Management Organization) that provides care management and wraparound services to children ages five up until their 21st birthday. FACT helps families and caregivers create a more stable and healing environment for children, address barriers to well-being, and maximize youth and family strengths.
TAPinto talked with Richard ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — “Calm and caring,” with dedication that is “contagious,” Westfield native and Washington Elementary School fifth grade teacher Matthew Cognetti is the 2022 recipient of the Rotary Club of Westfield’s Philhower Fellowship in recognition of outstanding teaching at the elementary school level, the school district announced Friday.
Cognetti ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — An elementary school music teacher who brightens his students’ days, Benjamin Norkus is among the Westfield Public Schools staff members who will be looking for other employment following the elimination of approximately 24 positions district wide to help plug a $2.3 million budget shortfall.
During a school board meeting that drew an overflow crowd to ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield High School has dropped in both state and national standings but remains among the best in New Jersey and across the nation, the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report released Tuesday show.
U.S. News put Westfield High School as #48 among 406 high schools ranked in New Jersey, marking a decrease of seven places. Nationally, the school placed at ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — As it approves its budget for the 2022-23 academic year on Tuesday, the Board of Education will be faced with also authorizing the elimination of nearly two dozen positions in academics, the arts and secretarial services.
Background. School officials told the board last month that while all programs would remain intact, the district would have to cut staff in making up ...
By UNION COUNTY COLLEGE
May 16, 2022Union County College is honored to be named a 2022 REACH Chapter from Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the international honor society for students attending two-year colleges. The organization recognizes students with high academic achievement at associate degree-granting colleges, and membership is by invitation only. The Iota Xi Chapter of PTK at Union is incredibly active on campus, with 250 to 300 ...