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We hosted our All Staff Professional Development Day today at the high school! Check out a few photos from the event. It was a great opportunity to get all our teachers in the district together for a day!
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🚨 Our Meet the Captains feature is back!! With fall sports starting up, let’s introduce you to one of the captains of the WHHS girls' soccer team, senior Olivia Trenchard! Click here > https://bit.ly/45Iv1hb
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With the new school year starting next week, and teachers returning for orientations and professional development, what better time than now to begin our new teacher introductions! First up, please join us in welcoming Emily Matukaitis to the district! 👏
▪️School: West Haven High School
▪️Teaches: Chemistry and Integrated Science
▪️Hobbies: “I love to do art; I like to incorporate that into the classroom as well and have a lot of projects! I also love to travel and try new foods. The most recent place I visited was this summer, I went to Acadia Maine to hike. I love being outdoors hiking and exploring.”
▪️Fun Facts: “I love animals! I have 2 cats whose names are Miller and Gaffer, a dog named Otis, and a fish!”
“I am super excited to join West Haven and to make a positive impact on the students as well as the community.”
Welcome to West Haven, Emily!!
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Last night, we hosted our first-ever New Parent Information Night. Thank you to all those who attended! We hope our new parents found it very helpful.
Welcome to West Haven!!
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We can’t wait to have our incredible students back for another fun school year! Less than a week to go!!
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Today, we welcome our new teachers to the district with our New Teacher Orientation! Breakfast was provided this morning in the West Haven High School library while Superintendent Neil Cavallaro addressed the group! Following introductions, our new teachers broke up into 2 groups to watch presentations as they prepare for the new school year.
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Construction for the Pam Gardner Lecture Hall at West Haven High School is underway! Pictured here are members of the Gardner family, Superintendent Neil Cavallaro, WHHS Principal Dana Paredes, Building Committee Chairman Ken Carney, and a few of the Gilbane construction crew!
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BOE MEETING | The agenda for the board of education meeting scheduled for Monday, August 21, 2023, is now available here > https://5il.co/22kcs.
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Breakfast and lunch menus for August and September are now available on whschools.org! You can find them on the district's homepage or on your respective school's website underneath the large rotating images at the top of the page.
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PARENTS | The bus routes for the upcoming school year are now available on our website. You can access them by clicking the link here: https://bit.ly/448GTrL
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𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 helped nearly 500 West Haven Public School students get ready for the upcoming school year! Thank you to everyone who donated!
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BOARD MEETING NOTICE | The next regularly scheduled Board Meeting will be held on Monday, August 21, 2023, at Molloy School, 255 Meloy Road, West Haven, CT 06516. The meeting will begin at 6 pm. https://5il.co/21zdn
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'Stadium, track, Biondi all to get facelift' Read the full West Haven Voice article by Dany Atkinson by clicking the link here: https://westhavenvoice.com/stadium-track-biondi-all-to-get-facelift/
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UPDATE | The Board of Education meeting scheduled for Monday, July 17, 2023, has been rescheduled to Monday, July 24, 2023, at 6 p.m. in the West Haven High School Cafe.
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Congratulations to the 803 West Haven High School students that made the honor roll in Quarter 4! Additionally, out of those 803 honor students, 488 earned high honors!
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What a day! Check out some photos from yesterday’s graduation, courtesy of WHHS teacher Todd Dandelske! Congrats once again to these incredible students & we wish you the very best as you enter this next chapter of your life! View the full album here > https://bit.ly/42RUVNT
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Today is the last day of school! We hope everyone enjoys their summer and comes back in the fall refreshed and ready for another great school year!
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Happy Graduation to the WHHS Class of 2023!!!
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The West Haven High School graduation will take place today, June 12, 2023, at 3:30 pm on the turf at Ken Strong Stadium.
Here’s a look at our Class of 2023’s Top 10 students!
#westhavenpublicschools #whps #westhavenct #whhs #top10
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🚨 GRADUATION TIME CHANGE 🚨 The processional for West Haven High School's graduation will now begin at 3:30 p.m. due to potential rain later in the day.