Seventh grade students in Mrs. Showen's ELA class constructed totem poles and wrote essays about them for a culminating project after reading, Touching Spirit Bear, by Ben Mikaelsen. Students used their creativity and imaginations while thinking about symbols that represented important things or people in their lives. #Pioneers
Westfield Area Seventh Graders had the honor of welcoming Mike Decorah into their ELA classroom earlier this month. They did a novel study on Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen which had many ties to Native American culture. Mike graciously volunteered his time to come into Mrs. Showen's classroom to do a presentation on his Native American Culture. He talked about his upbringing, some Native traditions, and the importance of dance. The students learned so much and appreciated the information. #Pioneers
Pioneer Families - Quick reminder that tomorrow is Parent/Teacher Conference night. This time serves as a great opportunity to stay connected with our staff about what is happening at school. They will be held from 5:00 - 7:30 PM! Can't wait to see you all!
Biology students participated in the Great Backyard Bird Count, an international citizen science effort conducted for four days each February through the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the National Audubon Society, and Birds Canada. Students reported their bird-watching observations to the eBird database, which will help scientists better understand global bird populations before one of their annual migrations. #Pioneers
The Westfield Area High School Science Olympiad teams competed at the Medford Regional Tournament on February 14th. The teams earned medals in Chemistry Lab, Dynamic Planet, Experimental Design, Forestry, Materials Science, Protein Modeling, and Water Quality. Great job Pioneers! #Pioneers
The Middle School Student Council visited Lily Meadows in February to make Valentines and play balloon-noodle volleyball.
The middle school students were impressed with the competitiveness of the residents! #Pioneers
The middle school students were impressed with the competitiveness of the residents! #Pioneers
To help celebrate random acts of kindness, starting today the high school will have a class competition to see what class can bring in the most items to be donated to the Feline/Canine Animal Shelter. They are in need of cat and kitten food, cat treats, liquid laundry soap, paper towels, garbage bags, disinfecting wipes, dish soap and cat toys. The winning class will earn a prize based on the number of items brought in.
Also the WAHS Student Council has organized dress up days for this week as well. #Pioneers
On January 30th, the Middle School Students enjoyed the slopes and hills at Nordic Mountain! Students had a choice to ski, snowboard, or go tubing. Lots of smiles and fun were had... and a good amount of hot chocolate was consumed! #Pioneers
This past week the students in Culinary Arts 2 completed their State ServSafe food handler certification. This is the first class at Westfield Area High School to have the opportunity to work through the program. This program supports food safety and sanitation giving these students a higher skill set and advantage for opportunities in the culinary job market. Congratulations to Senior Raya Ferraro for being the first in the class. #Pioneers
Before leaving for Christmas break the world’s food class had a special presenter from the community visit. Norberto Morales from the local Mexican restaurant Los Tomates came in to talk about his journey from Mexico to the US. He talked about how he started out in the restaurant world. He helped teach the students how to prep and prepare Al Pastor Tacos (pork tacos) and salsa that they prepare in the restaurant. Learning to cut ingredients and preparing them was enlightening and students enjoyed learning. This finished off the world’s foods studies of the countries of the western hemisphere. A big thank you to Norberto and Los Tomates for ending our unit in style. #Pioneers
The Middle School Student Council sparked a sense of community and joy at Lily Meadows with festive activities, including holiday bingo and Christmas carol singing, fostering connection and warmth. #Pioneers
In Mr. Fritz, Mr. Zoellner, and Mrs. Drew's Middle School and High School Physical Education classes, students recently completed badminton tournaments. Here are a few winners! #Pioneers
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Students in Science Club and Anatomy & Physiology class partnered with the Saint Louis University School of Medicine for a sports medicine distance learning opportunity, where they learned about the most common sports injuries and were exposed to the physiology and anatomical relationships of the musculoskeletal system. #Pioneers
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During the month of November, students, Mr. Napp, and Mrs. Moen are making bowls for the big event. #Pioneers
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