West Bridgewater Wildcat PRIDE

Hello WB Students, Staff, and Families,

Happy Spring! (officially as of 10:46 a.m. on March 20). It’s hard to believe that just a few short weeks ago we were dealing with the Blizzard of 2026!

At the Middle/Senior High School, spring sports are underway, and we are hopeful for warmer weather ahead. As we enter the final stretch of the school year, schedules quickly become busy with events, activities, and important milestones. Please continue to look for communication from your child’s school to stay informed about upcoming events and important updates.

Check out the monthly newsletters from the other schools:

Spring Street School https://app.smore.com/n/vbxrd

Rose L MacDonald School https://app.smore.com/n/rhxa2

Howard School https://app.smore.com/n/jvsac

Middle/Senior High School https://app.smore.com/n/mu305

Wishing everyone a great start to the spring season!

Mark Bodwell
Superintendent

Congratulations to the Positivity Winners at the Rose L MacDonald School! Great job everyone!

Congratulations to the following students:

Patriots Pen

1st Place - Lacey Roche (WBMSHS)

1st Place - Marina Salib (WBMSHS)

2nd Place - Chard Ardiles Hatley Jean (WBMSHS)

3rd Place - Emilia Geherty (Howard Elementary)

Voice of Democracy

3rd Place - Jordyn Dasilva (WBMSHS)

Here is some information on the 2 contests which are sponsored by the Bridgewater VFW Auxiliary. Thank you for the opportunity for our students!

Voice of Democracy oration contest for grades 9-12:

The oration topic is "Is America today, our forefathers' vision?" The oration should be between 2 minutes and 55 seconds to 5 minutes and 5 seconds. (3 - 5 minutes +/- 5 seconds) The contest is judged on 3 criteria (originality, content and delivery). No music, singing, poetry or sound effects are allowed.

Patriot Pen essay contest for grades 6-8:

The essay topic is "My voice in America's democracy". The essay should be between 295 and 405 words (300 - 400 +/-5 words). The content is judged on 3 criteria (Knowledge, development and clarity of topic).

Congratulations to our Boys Basketball Team and Coach Otto for making the MIAA Division 4 Final Four. Great job by all and thank you to all who came out to support the team. Go Wildcats!

Great job by the Drama Club at Festival! Thank you for doing such a wonderful job representing West Bridgewater!

FREE School Meals- All students in the West Bridgewater School District have access to free breakfast and lunch each school day through Massachusetts’ Universal School Meals Program. These meals help ensure that all students are ready to learn. Click on WB Food Services to find lunch and breakfast menus.

Food Assistance/Resources

We wish to remind families that support is available for anyone experiencing food insecurity and we encourage families to take advantage of local programs and school resources that provide nutritious meals and food assistance throughout the year.

Families seeking additional support can connect with the following other programs that provide groceries, meals, and nutritional assistance. The following is a list of resources:

West Bridgewater Food Pantry. 457 Rear, South Main Street, Unit #1. Offers curbside pick-up on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month. You must be a West Bridgewater resident. Register at wbfoodpantry.com or call (508)510-5274.

Project Bread’s FoodSource Hotline- Call or text 1-800-645-8333. This multilingual hotline is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Project Bread staff can connect families to nearby food pantries, school meal programs, and SNAP application support. Project Bread FoodSource Hotline.

The Greater Boston Food Bank- Visit http://www.gbfb.org and hit the “Request Help with SNAP” button to fill out an application for assistance, or use it to search for local food assistance by ZIP code.

Healthy Incentives Program (HIP)- This program helps SNAP clients buy more fruits and vegetables for their household. Vineyard Farms in West Bridgewater participates. No registration required, just bring you SNAP card with you! Learn more at http://mass.gov/hip

Looking for parents to participate in the District's Wellness Policy! Interested individuals should contact Ann Marie Grinder, Food Service Director at agrinder@wbridgewater.com

Our West Bridgewater Dance-A-Thon event was a blast! Thank you to our PTO and all the families who made this a fun experience for our students.

Howard School PRIDE Assembly - Awesome job by the students at the Howard School this week, who ran the PRIDE Assembly. PRIDE is for Passion, Respect, Ingenuity, Determination and Empathy. All of these school assemblies are student-run! Great job by Mrs. Giuffre in helping to organize them. It is great to see the students leading their school! Well done.

Congratulations to The National History Day winners from the regional competition at Stoneham High School. The Project, How Protective Gear Revolutionized Football, presented by Ethan Luce, Landon Gill, and Chase Desjardin(Chase was unable to attend but will be presenting at the state level)! The students will now move on to compete in April at the state level at Winchester High School! Great job!

Two groups will be moving onto the state competition at Winchester High School. Congratulations to all of our kids that participated in this past weekend's regional National History Day (NHD) competition at Foxborough High School. There were two groups that won at the event and are moving forward to the State competition. The winners at the event were The History of the Electric Guitar by Lincoln Milligan and Giovanni Tosches and Prohibition by Abigail Knight, Sadie Soares, and Cecilia Farrel.

To access Hudl Livestream, Schedules, Go Fan Tickets, Sports Registration, Boosters or Gridiron information use the QR Code located below. Or go to the WB Athletics Website at the following link.

Link: https://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/o/athletics

WB Athletics Apparel Store: If you’d like to show your Wildcat pride, personalized West Bridgewater gear is available through our official Sideline Store.

WEST BRIDGEWATER, Massachusetts - Sideline Store

Highlights:

The Varsity Boys Basketball team made it all the way to the Final Four before falling to future State Champion Wareham in a hard fought game. Congratulations to the team on an unbelievably successful season and a great run in the State Tournament and best of luck to our WB Seniors!

Congratulations to our Varsity Girls Basketball team for qualifying for the MIAA Round of 16! They had an exciting season filled with hard work, teamwork, and memorable moments. We also wish our seniors the very best in their future endeavors! Your dedication and leadership have made a lasting impact on our program!

Unified Basketball:

Our unified basketball season is coming to an end. On Monday, we will be having a scrimmage in the gym of the MSHS from 2:45-3:45 and would like to invite everyone to join us! We will be presenting one of our players, Zach Folger, with his varsity jacket!

Make sure to save the date for our Unified Basketball jamboree on Monday, March 30th! We will be at the MSHS from 3:15-5:00 playing in a tournament and would love to pack the stands!

Spring Sports tryouts kicked off this week. Best of luck to all athletes and we look forward to a successful spring season!

Events:

The Open Weight Room is available for students after school from 4:00PM - 5:30PM. All are welcome to join! Please see Ms. Hammel with any questions.

Girls Spring Track and Field- Head Coach Kyla Daley, kdaley@wbridgewater.com

Boys Spring Track and Field- Head Coach- Jon Pike, jpike@wbridgewater.com

V/JV Softball - Head Coach, Mike Hyde- mhyde@wbridgewater.com

V/JV Baseball- Head Coach, Zach Smith, zacharysmith@bpsma.org

Boys Tennis- Head Coach, Mike Antonio, mantonio@wbridgewater.com,

Girls Tennis- Head Coach - Steve Reddington. sreddington@wbridgewater.com

Boys Lacrosse: Coach O’Sullivan, gosullivan@ebps.net

Good luck to all of your Wildcats!

Email: mbodwell@wbridgewater.com
Website: www.wbridgewaterschools.org
Location: 2 Spring Street, West Bridgewater, MA, USA
Phone: (508) 894-1230
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wbridgewaterschools