What's Happening at Western
Some thoughts for the starting school year
5/29/26
Dear Western families,
I am happy to report that our softball and boys' track team have taken home the Middle School Championship banner for another year. Our softball team beat Central 5 to 3 and our boys’ track team came out ahead of both Central and Eastern. Our baseball and girls' track teams put up a really, great fight but came up just short. We are proud of all the teams this spring and look forward to our continued success next year! Thank you to Mr. Bartoli, Mr. Darula, Mr. Hauer, Mr. Kalinski, Mr. Lipari, Ms. Powers, and Ms. Somers for leading and supporting our spring sports teams. Thank you, also, to Mr. Tarantino for all he does to organize and support our sports program at Western. His work with the other schools, bus company, referees/umps, coaches, players and parents makes our sports program outstanding. We truly have the best staff in town working with our student-athletes.
On a more serious note, I was able to be outside a few mornings this week at drop-off time, and it appears we have a lot more students arriving late to school. A LOT. We are going to have the students work right up to the end of school, so please continue to make arriving at school on time a priority. If everyone followed the procedures below, the line would move much faster:
Get to school before 8:00 and you will sail through.
Pull into the lot across the street and have your child cross at the crosswalk instead of waiting to pull up in front. Do not drop your child off on the main road at any time.
Make only a right turn out of the school. Many cars are trying to cross over to Henry Street, which also gets backed up, and this causes the line to slow down greatly.
Pull all the way up to the stop sign if you are the first one in line to stop.
I know we have less than a month left with the students, but I would really like to have enjoyable mornings where the drop-off line moves quickly and very few students are tardy. Please, please help me have good mornings!
Some of you have a child going to the Senior Prom tomorrow, like I do. Unfortunately, it is not looking like it will be a nice, sunny day with temperatures in the 70s. I think we are all pretty used to this by now, but I am praying the weather is good to us for all our special events in June.
I hope you enjoy your weekend.
Sincerely,
Suzanne
New Intramurals are Here
Badminton and Soccer are our new intramurals in the gym for any students who would like to join! They will take place after school Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays. Ending on June 12th.
GPS End of Year Surveys
Parents and guardians were emailed and texted a reminder invitation today with a unique link for the annual Greenwich Public Schools Family Survey, with an extended deadline of Friday, June 5. Please take 2–3 minutes to share your confidential feedback to help shape the strategic plans for our school and GPS.
Look for an email with the subject line “Greenwich Public Schools Family Survey” (from sogolytics-edu). Check your spam folder if you do not find it readily in your inbox.
Hats For Hope Day on June 8th
On Monday, June 8th, we will be holding our annual “Hats for Hope” fundraiser to support the Yale New Haven Hospital. Students and stall are asked to wear hats (sun hats, silly hats, winter hats, baseball hats etc). Carla Lenschow, a sophomore at Greenwich High School, organizes this fundraiser. Her sister was treated for her leukemia blood cancer at the hospital and her family has a very special connection to the hospital. Students and staff are asked to bring a small donation along with wearing a hat. A link to donate on line will be sent next week.
8th Grade GHS Sports Orientation
On Thursday, June 4th, 8th grade student-athletes interested in sports at the High School will attend an orientation at GHS. They will leave right after school and will return sometime between 4:00 and 4:15, in time for the late bus. Please reach out to Mr. Tarantino if your child is in this group and you have not signed a permission slip.
8th grade Capstone Presentations Are Almost Here!
Capstone presentations are quickly approaching! For your planning purposes, we want to take a moment to share that, with very limited exceptions, students on the orange team will be presenting on Thursday, June 4th, and students on the green team will be presenting on Friday, June 5th. Students emailed parents this week with their exact presentation time and locations.
Care Closet Needs
Thank you to the families who have brought in clothing donations over the last few weeks. We had our second Care Closet afternoon this past week. Please keep the clothing donations coming, as it helps to restock many types of clothing we run low on. Currently, our Care Closet is in need of more toiletries, specifically:
Body soap
Shampoo & Conditioner
Large-sized toothpaste
Deodorant
Loofahs
Face lotion
Hand lotion
Face cleanser
Thank you for your continued support!
GPS Withdrawals
If your child will not be returning to Greenwich Public Schools next year, please fill out the GPS Withdrawal Form. While we hate to see you go, we do need to plan for next year as well as prepare for a smooth transition to your next school. If you have any questions do not hesitate to reach out to your child’s school counselor or our Administrative Assistant, Taryn Weiss.
