Dear Weston High School Parents,
I hope everyone enjoyed this nice weekend and had a chance to participate in some of the Homecoming festivities. I loved seeing all of the Spirit Week pictures that were posted on the WHS Instagram account - great seeing students and staff getting into the spirit. An annual tradition for me (since the school became a member of the NFHS Network) is watching the Powder Puff Flag Football game between the Senior and Junior Girls. Seniors and Juniors from the football team are their coaches. This year the Seniors won. It is an event that the students look forward to and glad to see back this year. Other highlights this year included:
- Star Spangled Banner sung by some amazing HS singers
- A Rock/Paper/Scissor competition that started in Advisory and ended on the field
- A 4x100 relay race on the track (Freshman won)
- A Tug-of-War competition (Juniors won)
- Homecoming (Teacher) Court - King (Mr. Long) and Queen (Ms. Swezey)
- And the Juniors were manning the Booster Barn!
Homecoming was capped off in the evening with our football game and halftime show. While we had a heartbreaking 1-point loss in overtime (sad football mama here), we were entertained during halftime first by the Youth Cheer team followed by the HS Cheer team. The much anticipated float parade did not disappoint! With the theme of "The Elements" our student government did an amazing and creative job of decorating their floats. The Seniors won the float competition with their theme of "fire". See all of the others (earth, air, water) in the photos.
We have an important town vote of all open elected municipal positions Tuesday, Nov. 2nd at the middle school. So when you wake up on the 2nd and see your student home, take it as a reminder to go vote! And buy some baked goods at our Annual Election Day Bake Sale! In our Around Town Section we have links to read about the candidates. And if you're really interested you can watch videos of the debates held by the Weston League of Women Voters. While there is much attention given to national and state elections, local elections matter!
We have our next General Board meeting on Nov. 5th. Read below about 2 very important topics we will be covering as well as the link to the meeting.
The first quarter of the school year ends on Friday, Nov. 5th which is in 2 weeks. This is a perfect time to check in with your student on how things are going. There is still time for them to catch up on missing assignments or give it a push on upcoming assignments and quizzes.
Believe it or not but the school budget season is underway. We plan to tell you more about it at each step in the process which ends with a town vote in late spring. In the meantime, read more about what was discussed at the last BOE meeting including questions from the public, assessment reporting (test scores) and a new graduation requirement beginning with the class of 2023 and more.
As always, if you have any questions, comments, or ideas, I can be reached at 203-981-0582 or kristana.esslinger@gmail.com.
Sincerely,
Kristana Esslinger
PTO President 2021-2022