We had 13 Wildcat Students of the Month at WMS this month. They are pictured below:

-Eva Almeida (Grade 7)

-Mason Cabral (Grade 6)

-Mason Dobem (Grade 8)

-Randi-Lynn Dupre (Grade 5)

-Avery Ferreira (Grade 5) - Not Pictured

-Emelia Ferreira (Grade 5)

-Olivia Fhmy (Grade 5)

-Kaydence Hernandez (Grade 6) - Not Pictured

-Kenleigh LeBlanc (Grade 6)

-Jackson Pinkham (Grade 5)

-Brandon Saraiva (Grade 7)

-Savannah Seavor (Grade 6)

-Hailey Tavares (Grade 6)

Congratulations Wildcats! We are so proud of you!

We had 5 Wildcat Students of the Month at WHS this month. They are pictured below:

-Hannah Abrams (Grade 12)

-Mirai Dias (Grade 9)

-Hailey Koster (Grade 9)

-Jaemasin Jordan (Grade 10)

-Jackson Rock (Grade 10)

Congratulations Wildcats! We are so proud of you!

January 27, 2025 marks the end of Term 2! Report cards will be available on the Community Portal by Friday, January 31.

Please note that progress reports and report cards are not mailed home at WMHS. If you are having difficulty accessing the Community Portal or need an account, please email Jackie Corey at jcorey@westportschools.org.

As a reminder, students who are failing more than two classes at report card time are academically ineligible for all after-school activities, including sports, clubs, dances, and all social events. Additionally, students who fail to meet the WMHS Citizenship Rubric standards will be placed on a social contract. Please refer to the Student Handbooks for additional information.

Congratulations to Tess Silvia who was chosen as this year's Frank W. Gallishaw Scholarship recipient! Madison was recognized at an award ceremony at UMass Dartmouth on Thursday, December 12.

Westport Middle High School (Grades 5-12) has begun implementation of My Career and Academic Planning (MyCAP). MyCAP, an initiative begun by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, prepares students for college, career and civic readiness. The MyCAP process engages students in authentic postsecondary planning through a continuum of learning focused on the individual student's interests, skills and talents. This process allows students to be the drivers of their education and empowers them to connect their course taking with career interests, to seek out career development opportunities such as internships, apprenticeships, capstone projects, and to identify and develop the personal, social, and behavioral skills needed to be successful in the workplace.

A MyCAP committee has been formed, and on top of attending professional development offsite, the group meets monthly to discuss ongoing implementation in various courses including Foundations of Career Readiness, Personal Finance, 21st Century Skills, College and Career Readiness, Internship, and Work Study. WMHS has begun using MEFA Pathways as the electronic tool for all MyCAP artificats.

More information from DESE can be found HERE.

If you would like to speak with a building administrator, please schedule an appointment to do so. MS appointments can be scheduled by calling 774-309-3022. HS appointments can be scheduled by calling 508-636-1050.

We appreciate your assistance with this!

To ensure we have the most accurate attendance records for your child, please note the following:

1.) If your child is going to be absent for any reason, please call them out: Middle School @ 774-309-3022 & High School @ 508-636-1050.

2.) If your child is going to be absent due to Covid, a fever, etc., please contact the front office & school nurse (Teresa for MS or Suzanne Walinski for HS).

Please make sure all excusal notes are brought in within 48 hours of your child's return to school.

The student council has been very busy these past two months sending thank you notes to the faculty and staff for all that they do and spreading messages of kindness to the student body. They wrapped up their themes of gratitude and kindness with the Food & Family Fun Drive. They collected 77 items for Toys For Tots and 1,626 items for the Westport Food Pantry. Thank you to all who donated!

The Senior Class is running a calendar raffle fundraiser. It's going on now until January 31st. Each day in February, someone's name will be drawn and they will win the prize for that day. Calendars are $5 each. See any Seniors if you'd like to buy one or you can see Mrs. Melissa Avila. ***FUNDRAISING INCENTIVE- If a senior sells twenty (20) calendars, they will receive a FREE PROM TICKET. If a senior sells forty (40) calendars, they will receive a FREE PROM TICKET and a FREE GUEST PROM TICKET.

The Sophomore Class is running the Giving Tree Fundraiser. They are asking for donations of $5 and the people that donated were able to write a special message on an ornament that was displayed on a decorative tree. Half of all donations will be donated to the Westport Food Pantry.

The Sophomores are also selling white sunglasses to go with their Winter Wonderland Pep Rally Theme.

WHS Student Council chose themes for Pep Rally 2024:

• Seniors chose SPACE
• Juniors chose MINIONS
• Sophomores chose WINTER WONDERLAND
• Freshman chose GINGERBREAD and CANDY CANES

Please see the attached PDF for theme days!

The students stayed after school many afternoons into the evening to decorate the hallways to get everyone in the Holiday Spirit. They did such a great job!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sce2Mbo8nfudWWGEg9_W_-KfVmI7-Gty/view?usp=drive_link, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dI9-U3hUh98MqxwUN4aVnyBAeVRQ6_oP/view?usp=drive_link, https://drive.google.com/file/d/13deqC-GMf3WaBnZ_9Wrw1eVQJ5cP3SZ6/view?usp=drive_link, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MaFlU3qHjnATd_r3Ixo8O8QSePV66l4i/view?usp=drive_link, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-7VueFO6lZD3ZCWbF99bh05evUf8TI41/view?usp=drive_link

STEEL Leaders volunteered at the Westport Recreation Tree Lighting on 12/8. They helped set-up, ran games and crafts and helped breakdown.

STEEL Leaders went to the Macomber School on 12/9 and will be going again on 12/16. They helped the preschool and PreK students make decorations and practice their songs and choreography for their Frozen Sing-A-Long.

STEEL Leaders went to My Brother's Keeper on 12/11 to shop and wrap Christmas gifts for families in need.

Homework Club is open to any WMHS student! It runs on Tuesdays and Wednesdays after school from 2:15-3:15 PM. There is no sign-up required.

Art Club - Melissa Lambert

Robotics Club - Judy Graham

Math Club - Debbie Milton

Makerspace - Rebekah Gendron

E-Sports - Rick Monast

Newspaper - Betheny Borges

WMS Drama Club - Liz Carvalho

WHS Drama Club - Jarrod Russell

WMS Student Council - Trish Paiva and Michelle Tripp

WHS Student Council - Melissa Avila

STEEL - Melissa Avila

WMS Yearbook - Kim Barone

WHS Yearbook - Rick Monast

WHS Environmental Club - Jordan Silva

WHS Medical Club - Suzanne Walinski

Music Club - Liam Sullivan

GSA - Jen Borelli

Please be on the lookout for additional announcements and messages regarding clubs at WMHS!