Students had fun posing for pictures in the life-sized backdrops.
The Westfield High School Dream Team hosts the event as part of their outreach to raise awareness about substance abuse and prevention.
$2,500 to a Union County resident attending a New Jersey law school on a full-time basis
The Board also passed a policy where residents no longer have to share their address when speaking publicly following a heated meeting.
Many residents continued discussions on antisemitism and urged the school board to include more curricula associated with it.
The SAC Parent Academy will discuss "parenting in the social media era."
Westfield elementary and middle schools were included in the inaugural list ranking more than 79,000 U.S. schools.
The renovated playground spaces include six new pieces of accessible equipment with special surfacing and pathways.
Girls at Westfield High School told school officials after learning boys were sharing fake pornographic images of them in group chats.
Residents packed last week's board meeting to call for Sahar Aziz's removal or resignation after she shared posts critical of Israel.
The Marching Blue Devils tied for first place at a recent New Jersey Marching Band Directors Association competition in Piscataway.
The 5 seniors are among a nationwide pool of 16,000 academically-talented students. Another 21 WHS students were recognized by the program.
Locally, Westfield also ranks as the 2nd best school district in Union County, according to Niche.
Brendan Galligan, Chair of the Building & Facilities Committee, gave the Westfield Board of Education an update on the construction.
Shawna Longo is among 30 music educators (10 nationwide) to receive the 2023 Music Teachers of Excellence award from the CMA Foundation.
The students were among the top 1 percent of highest scores on the PSAT and has a chance to earn a National Merit Scholarship.
Residents shared their frustrations on the attempt to remove Sahar Aziz, who is the first Arab and Muslim woman to be elected to the Board.
Teachers, paraprofessionals, secretaries, custodians, administrators, and other staff members were welcomed back ahead of students' arrival.
Share your Back to School photos of your students with Patch. Here's how to do it.
The Roosevelt Intermediate School facade renovations on the school will continue into the new 2023-24 school year.
The 2023-2024 Best High Schools rankings were released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.
The meeting will include a presentation on the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment (NJGPA) for 2023.
The Town’s contract with All City Management Services (ACMS) was discussed at the recent Council meeting with not everyone in agreement.
Parents in Westfield can mark the first day of school coming later this summer.
New Jersey officials released a list that shows the locations of all "stop work" orders issued in the state between July 2019 and July 2023.
Nineteen Westfield students in grades K-5 took part in the English Language Learners (ELL) Summer Experience.
Dr. Lester Edgardo Sandres Rápalo has been named the next president of Rockland Community College (RCC) in Suffern, New York.
A new Supervisor of the Visual and Performing Arts Department and new assistant principal at Franklin Elementary School to be appointed.
Here is a list of how much these top-paid Westfield school superintendent and principals made in 2022-23:
Congrats students!
A new Principal of McKinley Elementary School, Director of Human Resources, and Principal of Edison Intermediate School were named.
470 Westfield High School 12th graders graduated on June 21.
Sahar Aziz voiced her concerns over the 2024-2025 school calendar which did not include Diwali or Eid as observed holidays.
Check out what is happening in Hillsborough this week including a Town Council and school board meetings, and a Pride Month Celebration.
Edison Intermediate School French teacher Kate Young and Roosevelt Intermediate School science teacher Andrew Bausch were both honored.
The students played popular songs by Beatles, Chicago, Quincy Jones, and the Glenn Miller and Count Basie Orchestras.
The student vocalists sang "Stabat Mater," a 40-minute piece all in Latin.
The partnership is able to connect classrooms and schools with parents, alumni, and other members of the community.
Erika Witte is spearheading the campaign to make the playground more inclusive for all students, including those with mobility challenges.
The American Scholastic Press Association has awarded First Place to the Westfield High School student newspaper, Hi's Eye.