Friday, June 3, 2022- Graduation Day!
Good afternoon! Graduation 2022!
GRADUATION IS ON! .
Today, June 3rd, graduation day, graduates will need to arrive at W.A. by 4:00 p.m.!
We ask that seniors be dropped off or carpool with a fellow graduate. Seniors will meet in the Main Gym (this will be reviewed at the rehearsal). We will make every effort to begin the ceremony at 5:30 p.m. sharp. You are welcome to bring an umbrella to protect from the rain/sun and cold water.
The noon forecast shows that the morning showers have passed and the sun may/will make an appearance. Please be prepared for the potential of a passing shower. There is a slight possibility. Summer in New England!
See some general guidelines and procedures below:
Guidelines and Procedures:
• Parking will be available on campus, on the fields behind the school, at the Robinson School and the Crisafulli School. You may also park on the side of the street closest to W.A. There will also be ample handicapped parking in the lot closest to the stadium. This will be clearly marked.
• Please be sure to enter through one of the three gates. No tickets are required.
• Graduation programs will be available at all three gates.
• Hand sanitizer will be available at each entrance of the stadium.
• Parents/Guardians and immediate family members please remain behind the ropes in the designated seating areas.
• At the close of the ceremony, I am asking that all parents/guardians and immediate family members exit through the entrance that you came into earlier.
• There will be lots of seating on the field and in the bleachers. You are also welcome to bring in your own chairs. There will be many open areas to set up some chairs. That said, please do not place your chairs inside the roped off areas.
• Finally, please help our maintenance and custodial staff with clean up. Take any trash or recycling and dispose of it.
• Our new amenities building will be open to all guests. (Restroom facility)
• Please be patient and kind to our Westford Police Department detail officers and our school maintenance staff. They will be on site to assist with traffic and parking.
•Thank you very much for your cooperation!
June WA Counseling Department Newsletter
Other Announcements:
Bus Pass Registration 2022-2023
https://www.westfordk12.us/wa/principals-corner/files/2022-2023-bus-pass...
Graduation 2022 - Graduate Photos - Legacy Studios
Each graduating senior will have their photo taken at the graduation ceremony as they are receiving their diploma.
Parents/Guardians/Graduates, please use the link below to view and purchase your portraits
https://legacystudios.com/purchase/
Code - 3542E22
From the WA Librarians
All library materials are now due back. Items can be placed in the book bin inside the library or the book bin outside the library doors.
Please see Mrs. Monaghan or Mrs. Harde with any questions. Thank you all for a great year!
To the Parents/Guardians of Graduating Seniors
If your graduating senior has money left on his/her lunch account, you may request a refund or a transfer of funds to a sibling. Please contact the Food Service Department in writing: cwallace@westfordk12.us , trazzaboni@westfordk12.us or kthompson@westfordk12.us
Requests must be in writing and should be done by June 6th of this school year. Requests received after June 6th cannot be processed until September, 2022.
Please be sure to disable your auto pay prior to requesting a refund.
Working Papers
Working papers are requested online. If your student has been offered a job, please have them go on the Westford Academy webpage. Click on “For Students” and then click on “Working Permit – Ages 14-18”. https://www.westfordk12.us/wa/students/links/working-permit-ages-14-18
Volunteer Host Families Needed for Foreign Exchange Students
Are you interested in welcoming an international exchange student into your home for the 2022-2023 academic year? We are currently seeking volunteer host families to host a foreign exchange student for one full academic year, or one academic semester. This is a big commitment. But the experience can and has been life-changing for both exchange students and host families. You would: provide a room for the exchange student to sleep in,
provide three meals a day, arrange transportation to and from school, (we waive the bus fee!) act as a sort of personal cultural ambassador, and show the exchange student how wonderful, crazy, and warm and welcoming your family is! Sound like fun?? It is. We are very proud to say that Westford Academy has hosted over 200 international students from 40 countries around the world since 1976. We are successful because of the generous support of our volunteer host families…..Do you want to become one? :-)
For more information or to begin the application process to host in 2022-2023, please contact Tim Welch, WA International Exchange Coordinator, at twelch@westfordk12.us.
WA’s Composting Program hiring students for 2022-23
Are you a student interested in environmental health and sustainability? Are you
in good physical condition and enjoy outdoor activities? Every day afterschool at WA we compost food scraps from our schools with shredded leaves to make vital compost for our community. Our Compost Assistants are paid a stipend and have free access to two green parking spaces at WA. If interested please apply before June 20, 2022 at this link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1KL7l6a57Qy2ec8CG6j6vIzOvLtLFkQmkEEnW2dP...
Sharon Chew
WA Composting Director
ELPAC Flyer - WPS English Learner Parent Advisory Council
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1D2ujbZWTPUBvTnBv31u89kHiM_uRU5Ui...
Class of 2023 - Senior Portrait Opportunities
Appointment Site:
https://seniors.legacystudios.com/westford-academy/
Have a great weekend!
Respectfully, Jim Antonelli