Bomber Bulletin

🌷Spring has officially arrived! The piles of snow are just about gone and we are ready for warmer days and brighter nights, and all the excitement this season brings to Westfield High School.

We are proud of the outstanding work our students demonstrated at the Regional Science Fair. Their preparation, creativity, and commitment to learning were evident throughout the competition, and they represented Westfield High School with excellence. We are especially excited that several students have qualified to advance to the State Science Fair, which will be held on April 9 in Worcester. We congratulate all who participated and wish our advancing students continued success as they prepare for the next level of competition.

Congratulations to Mrs. Pamela Collins on receiving the Harold Grinspoon Excellence in Teaching award. An inspirational mathematics teacher, Mrs. Collins also serves as a caring and dedicated advisor to our National Honor Society, which inducted 57 new members in a ceremony held on March 11th. She is so dedicated to our school and is always committed to student success. We are proud and fortunate to have her on our team at WHS! Congratulations Mrs. Collins and thank you for making a difference in our school!

April 8, 2026 Credit for Life

April 9, 2026 Prelude to the Arts Featuring Senior Portfolios 5:00 PM-7:00 PM

April 11, 2026 Into the Arts/Bandtastic 10:00 AM-2:00 PM

April 17, 2026 Senior Luau 5:00 PM-8:00 PM

April 20-24, 2026 Spring Vacation/ NO SCHOOL

April 30, May 1 & 2, 2026 Drama Club Presents "Curtains School Edition" 7:00 PM-10:00 PM

May 2, 2026 SAT Exam

May 4-8 Teacher Appreciation Week

May 4-15, 2026 AP Exams

May 21 Choir Performance

May 22, 2026 Senior Prom @ Great Horse 6:00 PM-10:00 PM

May 25, 2026 Memorial Day Holiday NO SCHOOL

May 28, 2026 Senior Awards @ WHS Auditorium 9:00 AM-10:00 AM

We are looking for community volunteers for the first ever WPS applied Learning Showcase which will include WHS students. For more information, please see the attached flyer.

SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Council) is currently accepting nominations of educators and support personnel who go the extra mile to serve the Westfield District Schools’ special education community and inspire others to do the same. The Recognition of Excellence in Supporting Special Education is an important way for the community to thank those who through dedication, creativity, patience, and determination help students receiving special education to experience success.

Nominations must be in by Wednesday, April 8, 2026.

Nominations can be submitted at https://forms.gle/Ko2MGPGXVdJLBYGT9 or by using the nomination form attached.

Thank you for recognizing our educators and support personnel who go the extra mile!

School Counselors

Merylina Asselin

Tara Bean

David Breglio

Megan Dougherty

Patricia Healy

Jenna Stolarik

Counseling Services

Joseph Fiore

Nicole Griffin (Pathways)

Carrie Hildreth-Fiordalice

Nathan Martins

Anthony Saccomani

Students in Art Club are hard at work creating a new mural to cover the old one. This blank slate is full of possibilities, and we can't wait to see the finished result!

Alisha and Sania Bhujel hosted Japon Day at the multicultural club meeting in March.

Music filled the air in our gymnasium on March 13th & 14th as the WHS Band performed the 73rd annual Pops Concert. Our talented musicians, under the direction of Mr. Kennedy, dazzled their audience with their rendition of An American Spectacular!

On March 11, Westfield High School proudly inducted 57 students into the National Honor Society during a special ceremony attended by a large and supportive audience. The evening was a wonderful celebration of scholarship, leadership, service, and character.

Congratulations to our newest members for their outstanding achievements and commitment to making a positive difference in our school and community. We also extend our sincere thanks to advisors Pam Collins and Eileen Lynch for their dedication and continued support of the National Honor Society Program.

Congratulations to our incredible students from Westfield High School and Westfield Technical Academy!

Our students did a fantastic job representing our district at the Western Massachusetts Regional Science Engineering Fair that was held at Western New England University. Their hard work, creativity, and dedication truly shined.

Award Winners:

Adedipo Soyele-3rd Place

Alec Piepergerdes and Andy Liu-3rd Place

Paige Mello-3rd Place

Giovanni Santaniello-3rd Place + MA Life Science Trailblazer Award

Kaitlynn Goulette- 1st Place + Alnylam Bioscience Excellence Award

We are so proud of all of the students who participated and represented Westfield so well. Your commitment to innovation and discovery is inspiring!

Next stop: States! ✨🔬

Free Web Clinic Updates

CS Teacher Bram Moreinis offered an update on his Free Web Clinic 2026 class clients:

We have five free website clients for 2026 - https://sites.google.com/schoolsofwestfield.org/whs-cs/free-web-clinic/clients-spring-26 - and two are the spouses of WHS staff! Our students are hard at work in the "User-Based Design" phase, working with their clients to draft customer interview questions from which to create "personas" to design for. Clinic graduates are in the Reed Career Center Internship, meeting G period to work on five websites right now. Two are published (Phase 1, $500 flat fee sites with $20/hour retainers for Phase 2):

• The Westfield River Watershed Association - https://westfieldriver.org by Marko and Brock
• Culture & Education Tours - https://cubaculturetours.org by Muhammad

Other websites under development include a redesign of the Westfield Education to Business Alliance (We2BA) and new sites for Pacheco Rubbish Removal and the Kiwanis Mentor Network. We are also performing security updates for last year's clients, and doing piecework for two of them.

**New this year**

Westfield High School Help Center

Business is blooming this spring in the HELP Center with a record number of visits in March. Has your student stopped by to check out the resources available? We offer assistance on assignments, study preparation, test make-up sessions, and more. Check out our flyer or email Mrs. Stanwood at jessica.stanwood@schoolsofwestfield.org for more information.