Friday, January 31, 2020 | Westford Public Schools

Good afternoon,

BOY!!! I would really enjoy a quiet and uneventful week at Westford Academy! This afternoon we had another issue in one of the bathrooms which caused a severe backup and we needed to immediately shut off the water to the school. We believe that this may have been done purposefully by one or more students. I am going to address the student body again next week about the destruction of school property and the mischievous behavior. It MUST STOP! If a student is caught destructing or damaging school property we will ask the WPD to prosecute that student (s). Students could be charged with destruction of property over or under a certain amount or disturbing a school assembly, etc. I am asking for your community support. Please speak to your student and ask them to inform school personnel if they witness such inappropriate behavior! Thank you!

8th Grade Parent Night Letter February 12, 2020

https://www.westfordk12.us/wa/friday-email/files/8th-grade-parent-night-...

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:

March 14th SAT

Students planning to take the March 14 SAT at WA should register ASAP. The deadline is February 14. Please register through College Board.

Westford Academy Presents Camp Sunshine Night - Worcester Railers vs. Adirondack Thunder

Saturday, March 21st at 7:05 PM

DCU Center located at 50 Foster Street, Worcester, MA

Tickets are $20 with a portion of the price going to Camp Sunshine. Join the students of Westford Academy at the Worcester Railers on March 21st as we support Camp Sunshine! Camp Sunshine is a camp in Casco, Maine for children (and their families) who are facing serious Illness. Tickets are $20 and include a Railers hat! All seats are located in Section 111-112 based on availability. Make sure to purchase your tickets through the link! Offer expires 48 hours prior to puck drop. All tickets purchased will be emailed prior to the game! Make sure to wear your Camp Sunshine yellow for a post game photo on the ice following the game. Go Camp Sunshine! www.railershc.com/sunshine

Girls Who Code

Girls Who Code is on a mission to close the gender gap in technology and to change the image of what a programmer looks like and does. Girls Who Code is a national program aimed at teaching young girls how to code and to get them interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM). This program is a collaboration between the Reuben Hoar Library (Littleton, MA) and IBM. The program is free and offered Tuesdays beginning February 4th for beginner levels and Thursday, February 6th for more advanced. The program will run until June. Classes will start at 3:30 pm and end at 5:30 pm in the Couper Room or Small Meeting Room of the library; located at 41 Shattuck St in Littleton. To get information please contact the Littleton Library and signup is https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/77NCK75. For additional information, you can access https://girlswhocode.com/.

https://www.westfordk12.us/wa/friday-email/files/girls-who-code-free-15-...

Notes from the Nurses Clinic

The flu is widespread across the US right now, and in our community of Westford as well. We are beginning to see cases here at Westford Academy, as we do each year. Please help us keep our students healthy by:

· reinforcing the habit of hand-washing at home

· teaching your student to cough/sneeze into their elbow

· keep a student who is feeling unwell at home

· keeping a student with a fever home until they have been fever free for at least 24 hours WITHOUT using any Tylenol, Advil, Motrin or Advil. If your student has vomited or had diarrhea, please keep them home for at least 24 hours after the last episode

Our students spend a great deal of their school day in close quarters, and we rely on the above practices to keep our students and staff as healthy as possible during cold and flu season. Please also refer to the online Student Handbook, page 42, or contact us should you have questions or concerns.

Joan Mitchell RN/ Kathy Bourdeau RN

CUSTOM MMIC Women in Engineering Scholarship

Custom MMIC https://www.custommmic.com/ in cooperation with their partners at the Greater Lowell Community Foundation www.glcfoundation.org offer this scholarship. WA graduating women who plan to major in an engineering field are eligible to apply. Scholarships that are awarded will be a minimum of $40,000 over four years. See the write up in the Merrimack Valley Magazine https://www.mvmag.net/2019/09/20/women-engineering/

Deadline to apply is March 16, 2020. Click here for the online application https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=glcfscholarships

*NOTE: Please email Mrs. Vernalia at lvernalia@westfordk12.us to let her know you are applying for this scholarship. She will email you an electronic version of your transcript so you can upload it to the application. Mrs. Vernalia will also send your teacher and counselor letter of recommendation directly to the scholarship coordinator.

Have a great weekend! 49ers or the Chiefs??? Enjoy! Jim Antonelli