News & Announcements

Whether producing a powerful video series on the Westfield African American History Walking Tour, exploring the many contributions of ancient African societies, or reading and researching non-fiction texts about prominent people and events in African American history, students and educators in the Westfield Public Schools are celebrating Black History Month and paying homage to Black Americans throughout history.

Eva Safier Wiener was 10 months old when she and her parents boarded the M.S. St. Louis, a German transatlantic liner docked in Hamburg and bound for Cuba.  It was May 1939 and the Safiers were among more than 900 Jewish passengers desperate to get out of Nazi Germany. Mrs. Wiener told her harrowing story to Edison Intermediate School students on Jan. 28. Her presentation came as students and staff across the district recognized International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Twenty-two students from the Westfield Public School District are finalists in the 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay, Poetry, Art, and PSA Contest.

Second graders at Jefferson Elementary School enjoyed a fresh learning experience on Jan. 21, as they sampled salads that included lettuce varieties harvested from the school’s aeroponic Tower Garden.

Whether writing letters and handmade cards, reading books about patriotism and heroes, holding assemblies, or learning how Veterans Day was established, students in the Westfield Public Schools paid tribute on Nov. 11 to the nation’s men and women in uniform, past and present, to thank them for their service and sacrifice.

The students, staff, and families of the Westfield Public School District have a longstanding tradition of giving back to communities in need, not only during the holidays but throughout the school year. Read more about those considerable efforts.

The District has a new YouTube Channel! Here you'll find Board of Education meeting livestreams and recordings, as well as video snapshots of district happenings.

It was a morning of fitness and fellowship across the school district as more than 2,000 elementary students and their families celebrated Walk to School Day in Westfield on Oct. 6.

Regular Board of Education meetings will be held in Cafeteria B at Westfield High School for the foreseeable future, beginning at 7 p.m. unless otherwise specified. Please enter at the door in the back parking lot. All attendees are required to wear masks.