The West Haven boys’ basketball team at the CIAC State Tournament press conference today! The No. 12 Blue Devils play No. 2 Windsor in the CIAC Division II State Championship Game this Saturday, March 16th at Mohegan Sun! Tip-off is scheduled for 8:15 pm.
Sean Patrick Bowley of GametimeCT wrote an incredible tribute to legendary WHHS football coach Ed McCarthy, who passed away on Sunday. You can read the article by clicking the link here > https://bit.ly/3TjY2uY
The WHHS Class of 2024 continued the Senior Experience Day tradition of painting the rock!
Six members of the WHHS Debate Team participated in the New Haven Urban Debate League tournament held at Yale University on Friday, March 8th. Congratulations to Ada Akdag and Lauren Paulemon who won 2nd place in the novice division! Top step: Genesis Sikorski (grade 10) (sitting between our coaches (Yale students) Henry Levinson and Vy Nguyen). Bottom step: (from left to right) Iqra Alam (grade 9), Ada Akdag (9), Lauren Paulemon (10), Sofia Nucci (10), and Ehsan Hadi (10).
The West Haven Adult Education College & Career Fair is scheduled for April 9, 2024! Please see the flyer below for more information.
Darlene Wynne, a special education teacher at Pagels, and her daughter, Shannon Wynne, a second-grade teacher at Forest, received donations for their school staff from Double Good Popcorn! Double Good is a fundraiser in which, for every bag sold, a bag is donated to school staff and healthcare workers. It brought much joy to both the Pagels and Forest School Staff members!
Carrigan’s Drama Production presents Willy Wonka, Jr. tonight at 6:30 pm! We hope to see you there!
On Monday, March 11th, the Read to Grow Bookmobile visited Seth Haley as a culmination of Read Across America Week! Students in grades K-2 were able to pick out a book to bring home.
GAME DAY! WHHS boys' swimming travels to Wesleyan University to compete in the Class LL Finals tonight at 6 pm, while the WHHS boys' basketball team travels to the University of Hartford to play Stamford in the CIAC Division II Semifinals! Tip-off is scheduled for 7:15 pm. You can purchase tickets to the basketball game here > https://bit.ly/3Phhasq.
On Friday, March 8th, and Saturday, March 9th, eight Bailey band students performed in this year's CMEA Southern Region Honor Band: Audrey Asto, Giovanni Avilez, Gerardo Bahamonde, Jonathan Camaron-Meza, Daniel Goldberg, David Karapetyan, Layla Puente, and Nizhoni Wilson.
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After auditioning in December, these students were selected to perform with 90 other student musicians from 36 other middle schools! They put on an amazing performance, and we are so proud of their hard work!
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REMINDER | Wednesday, March 13, 2024, will be a half-day session for students due to Staff Development.
West Haven Families! Please check out the flyers below from the West Haven Parks & Recreation!
West Haven families, please see the flyer below from the West Haven Youth & Family Services. Click here to access the Zoom > https://bit.ly/3ItC1oJ
The WHHS Campus Connections Tour recently visited the University of Rhode Island, Roger Williams University, Salve Regina University, Brown University, Bryant University and Clark University!
Carrigan was fortunate to have Rob Surette visit us today for an assembly. Rob is a famous speed painter and motivational speaker whose message of believing in yourself and the power that you can make a difference will hopefully be carried within our students, throughout their lives.
The transition program at West Haven High School had an amazing day visiting WTNH and finding out how the news is made!
To celebrate Read Across America Week, Seth Haley Elementary held Spirit Week. For 2nd graders, yesterday’s theme was “Oh, the Places You’ll Go When You Read” and students dressed up as what they would like to be when they grow up!
Carrigan was lucky to have a few special guest readers visit for Read Across America Week! Judge Sharon Skyers visited Mr. Funaro's class to read ‘Turning Pages’ by Sonia Sotomayo, a story about a Supreme Court Justice who was inspired to reach her dreams through her love of books and reading! Judge Skyers also talked to the students about her exciting days as a judge. Students in Mrs. Blake's art class also had a visit from student-athletes from the WHSHA girls' hockey team. The players read Dr. Suess', ‘There's a Wocket in My Pocket!’, and designed their very own Wocket in their pocket!
It's GAME DAY! The West Haven High School boys' basketball team plays at New Britain tonight in the CIAC Quarterfinals! Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. All tickets must be purchased here > https://bit.ly/3IvBbri
The West Haven High School band performed its spring concert last night and did an incredible job! The name of the concert was, "Out of this World." Click the link to the right to see the full photo album, courtesy of Todd Dandelske. https://bit.ly/48Ortei
