Whitehouse News - January 2026

Dear WHS Families,

Happy New Year!!! It is time for our WHS Family Photo Contest. This is a good way to promote family fun and memory-making! The contest guidelines are listed below.

WHS FAMILY PHOTO CONTEST

• The contest is open to all students and their families.

• One photo entry per student is permitted.

• If photos are not sent electronically, please note on the back of each photo the participant’s name, grade, and a brief description of the picture.

• All photos are due by March 6, 2026 and will be displayed near the Main Office.

THE PRIZE

Winning photos will be published in the April 2026 issue of the Whitehouse School News. Winners will be selected for each of the following categories.

CATEGORIES

Most Exciting Activity

Silliest Picture

Most Educational

Farthest Location

Best Pose with a Celebrity

Again, I am looking forward to seeing all of the amazing photo submissions. Best wishes to you and yours in the new year!!

Warmly,

Dr. Ann T. DeRosa

In our true traditional style, on the eve of winter break, we held our annual WHS PAJAM! Everyone wore their pajamas as students cheered on classmates competing in grade level challenges like a snowball toss, a hula hoop contest, relay races, and Pin-the-Nose-on-Rudolph! The party would not have been complete without a few dances and holiday sing-alongs!

We truly appreciate the tremendous efforts of Mrs. Samantha Murray and Mrs. Meagan Fitzpatrick as they worked to transform our hallway into a magical winter wonderland! The walls are robust with adorable characters. We were especially delighted to see all of the penguins, which are a nod to this year's thematic unit, Mr. Popper's Penguins. We look forward to continuing to enjoy these scenes in the months ahead!

The winners of our Salute to Heroes raffle participated in an opportunity of a lifetime when they were picked up for school by a fire truck! The children pictured below represent each grade level (left to right: Jaxon Reid-Wright (Grade 1), Tyler Gold (Grade 3), Rhiannon Lee-Florio (Grade 2), & Noah Cardenas (Kindergarten). The children proudly presented the members of the Whitehouse Station Fire Company with a check for $1750. A special thank you to all of these amazing adult volunteers (left to right: Carl Memel, Elaine Apgar, Henry Lee, Pat Paul, and Chief Tim Apgar with Cubby). We are also truly grateful for all of the parents who made this fundraising effort so successful by buying tickets to support such a worthwhile cause!

Meet some of the people who make Whitehouse School such an amazing place!

Each month, three staff members are randomly chosen and are showcased in this segment.

Please encourage your children to continue to show good character as they earn your permission to shade in pieces of their "fairness" bucket puzzle!

The mission of Whitehouse School is to provide children with a nurturing environment where they will feel safe and accepted. Our school community encourages respect and builds independence while fostering academic and personal growth, while creating a love for learning.