Author: Local Media NJ Staff

The College Women’s Club of Westfield and the College Men’s Club of Westfield jointly announce that the 2024 recipients of the awards honoring the female and male seniors earning the highest grade point average at Westfield High School (WHS) are Catherine Heflin and Devan Petal.  The $500 awards for academic excellence were bestowed at the WHS graduation ceremony on Friday, June 21, continuing each club’s legacy of recognizing student achievement. Catherine Heflin was recruited to play softball at Swarthmore College, where she intends to major in engineering and mathematics.  A four-year starting...

The Westfield Public School District will welcome two new administrators this summer.  At its regular public meeting on June 25, the Board of Education approved the appointment of Jada Cole as Assistant Principal at Edison Intermediate School, effective July 1.  At its June 11 meeting, the Board approved the appointment of Kathleen Nesheiwat for the new position of Supervisor of Elementary Student Support Services for students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, effective July 24. At Edison, Cole will succeed Jacqueline Spring, who was recently appointed as an assistant principal at Westfield...

The NAMM Foundation’s Best Communities for Music Education award acknowledges schools and districts across the United States for their commitment to and support of music education. Schools and communities recognized by the Best Communities for Music Education demonstrate a commitment to ensuring music learning opportunities are available for every student and provide an example for other communities to follow. The award program recognizes and celebrates outstanding efforts by teachers, administrators, parents, students and community leaders who have made music education part of a well-rounded...

The Westfield High School student newspaper, Hi’s Eye, has been named “Most Outstanding High School Weekly Newspaper” nationwide by the American Scholastic Press Association. Photo Credit: Hi’s Eye The Westfield High School student newspaper, Hi’s Eye, has been named “Most Outstanding High School Weekly Newspaper for 2023-2024” nationwide by the American Scholastic Press Association. The Hi’s Eye also received “First Place with Special Merit,” which is given to a student publication that scores more than 950 out of 1,000 points and, in the opinion of the reviewer, is an outstanding overall...