April is National Autism Awareness Month, and Mrs. Pedersen’s 5th and 6th-grade students at Carrigan School are bringing awareness by wearing t-shirts from the branding apparel company, Autistically Swagged!
📢 Attention all certified teachers, RNs, and soon-to-be certified teachers! The West Haven Board of Education will host its 2023 Recruitment Reception on April 20th from 4-7 pm at West Haven High School! Please see the flyer below for more information.
Throughout the month of March, teams of 7th graders at Bailey Middle School visited the Yale University Art Gallery to help gather information for a debate they were working on. The debate centered around the question, “Should museums return foreign artifacts?” For many, this authentic experience was a first in an internationally recognized museum!
A huge THANK YOU to the West Haven Veterans Council for stopping by West Haven High School to hand Principal Dana Paredes a check for $2,000 for senior scholarships!! The money will be divided into 2 scholarships at $1,000 each. The Vietnam Vets in attendance were Dave Ricci (Veterans Council President), Steve Carney, Mark Levine, Rich Foley, and Howie Thomas.
REMINDER | Spring Recess begins tomorrow! There will be no school from Friday, April 7th through Friday, April 14th. Classes will resume Monday, April 17th. Enjoy the break everyone!
The 6th Grade Intermediate Band and 5th Grade Chorus did an excellent job at Carrigan's Band & Choral Concert last night!! Congratulations to all of our talented students on a job well done!
SAVE THE DATE!! Bailey Middle School Drama Club Proudly Presents: Disney's Frozen the Musical, Jr.! Please see the flyer below for all information regarding the show.
The West Haven PTA Council is proud to recognize our 2023 Unsung Hero recipients during an annual dinner on Thursday, April 27th at 5:30 pm in the WHHS Cafeteria! Please see the flyer below for more information. Tickets can be purchased here > https://bit.ly/3Ug0eUC.
Today is Paraprofessional Appreciation Day, and we want to thank all our paras for their dedication and commitment to our students! Being a para is HEART work, and their presence in our schools is essential to student success. THANK YOU!! https://bit.ly/3m9YdfW
It was Crazy Hair Day at Haley School today! Check out some of the creative hairstyles by our kids!
👏 Congratulations to WHHS students Darwin Sanchez (left) and Steven Hoyos (right) on being named the Blue Devils of the Month for March!
Photo dump of some recent events at Mackrille School which include a recycling presentation, the third-grade spelling bee, Bailey Reading Buddies in which 7th graders read with 1st graders, and Math & Literacy Night!
REMINDER | Tomorrow, April 5th, 2023, will be a half day for students due to staff development.
Throughout March, each of our elementary schools welcomed incoming kindergarteners through in-person registration. The kids were really excited to start kindergarten next year!
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!
