The American Scholastic Press Association has awarded Westfield High School’s Optic Magazine “First Place with Special Merit” for its reporting during the 2022-2023 school year.  This category recognizes the top-scoring high school and college student magazines nationally for the organization’s Scholastic Newspaper Awards. The student-run Optics also was recognized in the category of  “Most Outstanding High School Literary-Art Magazine for 2023.” “The students work very hard to put out magazines of this caliber four times a year. Each magazine takes hard work, passion, talent, and teamwork to...

Congratulations to Cranford High School’s Cheerleading Competition Team for taking 1st Place in the Varsity Cheer and Dance Large Divisions of the North Valley Old Tappan Regional Cheer Competition Gold Rush on January 20th, 2024. Photo credit Elizabeth Fitzsimmons (CHS Cheer Coach)  

The team achieved additional YMCA Championship qualifying times including: 3 new National, 25 new State, and 61 new Silver times. Two new Devilfish relay records were set by the 13-14 boys: 800 Free Relay: Jonathan Peterson, Jacob Galczynski, James Kavanagh, Alex Giangone and 400 Medley Relay: Ben Lane, Jonathan Peterson, Alex Giangone, Jacob Galczynski, a record that stood since 1991! Numerous Devilfish swimmers placed in the top 10 at the meet: 11-12 Girls: Jemma Galczynski (10th 50 Free, 10th 100 Free, 10th 100 Fly, 9th 100 IM), Gemma Giordano (1st 500 Free, 1st 50 Free, 3rd 100 Free, 1st...

Seven WHS students earned perfect scores on recent ACTs.  (L-R) Kaitlin Walsh, Charlie Hu, Chloe Katz, Avery Bell, Logan Feinstein, Samuel Braun, Ethan Selvers, WHS Principal Mary Asfendis 2023 SAT Aidan Crane – Math / October SAT Carson Donnelly – Math / August SAT Eric Gilerson – Math / December SAT Charlotte Liu – Math / December SAT Edward Mendel – Math – August SAT Brian Polito – Math / November SAT Nickolas Regas – Math / August SAT Neil Shastri – Math / November SAT   Eight WHS students earned perfect scores on recent SATs. (L-R)...

Sixteen Westfield Public Schools student musicians will perform with Region II intermediate school ensembles in March including the following students from Edison Intermediate School (L-R):  Arboria Abrams, Olivia Alvaro, Serena Shih, Arianna Desai, Ethan Co, Alejandro Phillips Vazquez, Ajay Bastianpillai, Lilia Duval, Andrew Song, Emma Wang, and Arav Sheth. Three Westfield High School student musicians performed recently with the All-State Band, while 16 intermediate students were accepted into Region II ensembles. Twelfth graders Nolan Daly (Trumpet), Charlie Hu (Oboe), and Sarah Lincoln (Contrabass...

WESTFIELD STUDENT FINALISTS RECOGNIZED AT11TH ANNUAL PALOOZA On Jan. 30, the Westfield High School Dream Team recognized student finalists in the the 11th Annual Palooza Contest for their submissions of posters, poetry, and public service announcements depicting the theme, “Be Kind To Your Mind, Live Drug-Free.” The Westfield High School Dream Team, in partnership with The Albert Anthony Kayal Foundation and The Mattthew Thomas Toriello Memorial Fund,  recently recognized student finalists in the the 11th Annual WHS Dream Team Palooza Contest for their submissions of posters, poetry, and public...