Westfield High School (New Jersey)

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Westfield High School
Hi's Eye[5]
YearbookThe Weather Vane[6]
Websitewww.westfieldnjk12.org/o/whs

Westfield Senior High School (WHS, or Westfield High School) is a

English as a Second Language (ESL) was completed in 2002. Westfield High School is overseen by the New Jersey Department of Education. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1928.[3]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,818 students and 150.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1. There were 30 students (1.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 7 (0.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

In 2023, the administration of Westfield High School was criticized for failing to address cyber harassment. In a report by the Associated Press, several AI-generated nudes of some 14-year-old female students had been distributed among fellow students. The school refused to take action to suspend the perpetrators or address the cyber sexual harassment, despite pleas from the victims and their families.[7]

History

The first high school in Westfield was the old brick academy on Mountain Avenue opposite the Presbyterian Church, a town landmark. The minister of the church was the supervisor of it and all the schools in Westfield.

The history of the high school began in 1869 with the opening of the old Prospect School which, at that time, had a staff of five teachers. For the few students who were preparing for college, the school principal taught Latin, Greek, higher mathematics and science. The other teachers taught the elementary subjects. On March 2, 1880, the Board of Education, in its formal minutes, made the first direct reference to a high school in Westfield. When the Lincoln School on Academy Place was erected in 1890, classes of high school level were transferred to it.

In 1900, the high school department was transferred to the newly opened Washington School on Elm Street. Shortly afterward, a regular full four-year high school program, which received state approval, was organized. The high school became an independent unit in January 1916, when it moved to the Elm Street building. The program, chiefly college preparatory, was offered to 306 students by 11 teachers. That year there were 39 students in the graduating class.

In 1923 when the present Roosevelt Intermediate School was opened, Westfield adopted the 6-3-3 plan and designated the Elm Street building, now containing grades 10, 11 and 12, as Westfield High School. Frank N. Neubauer was designated principal, and he remained in that office until his death in 1947.

During this time a library was established, a program in athletics and physical education was developed, and opportunities for outstanding experiences in art, industrial arts, music, speech, and dramatics were expanded. It was in this period that guidance services became an integral part of the program, and pupil activities grew to include publications, clubs, social events and student government. In 1947 Robert L. Foose became the second principal of the high school.

By the late 1940s the Elm Street building had become much too small for the ever-growing student body. Students were being housed in the Elm Street building, the old Washington School as an annex, and two temporary structures on Walnut Street. To maintain and expand Westfield's high educational standards and experiences, a new high school building became imperative.

The present building on Dorian Road was opened on February 4, 1952. The staff, consisting of 42 teachers, taught 725 students in three curricula: business education, college preparatory, and general. In the first commencement from the new building, 203 students were graduated.

Rapid growth in student enrollment necessitated further expansion. In September 1960, the high school gained an addition consisting of 17 new classrooms, two gymnasiums and a cafeteria. In the 1970s, four additional classrooms were added by the acquisition of the two portable buildings on Trinity Place. In 1962 Westfield instituted its first summer school program which was approved by the State Department of Education.

With the retirement of Dr. Foose in 1969, Albert R. Bobal became the school's third principal. During the 1970s, each academic department opened its resource center where students could work independently or seek tutorial assistance from teachers. The Department of Special Services opened resource rooms at the high school so that specially trained teachers could help special needs youngsters to succeed. In 1979 Project 79, an alternative school-within-a-school, was created for at-risk students of average or above average ability.

On November 9, 1971,

soccer game. After driving John Jr. home, List shot him repeatedly because, as misfire evidence showed, his son attempted to defend himself.[8][9]

In 1980, Dr. Robert G. Petix was named the fourth principal of Westfield High School, a position which he maintained until his retirement in June 2006, making him Westfield High School's longest-serving principal. During the 1980s and 1990s, several new additions to the facility and grounds were made, including renovated playing fields outdoors, updated science labs, a new and expanded library/media center, several state-of-the-art computer labs, and a technological infrastructure of approximately 300 networked computers with Internet access. With the opening of the 1988–89 academic year, Westfield High School welcomed ninth graders to its halls for the first time.

The last decade of the 20th century was marked by substantial increases in enrollment in the elementary schools that necessitated the construction of additions to all but one of the district's six elementary school buildings. During the first year of the new millennium Westfield taxpayers approved a $22 million referendum bond to accommodate the arrival of these enrollment increases at Westfield High School.

Construction at the high school began during the summer of 2001 with the replacement of all windows and the conversion of two former shop classrooms into four large classrooms for use during the 2001–02 school year. By the spring of 2002, the "portable" classrooms on Trinity Place had been razed in preparation for the construction of a three-story Science wing which began following a ground breaking ceremony in April 2002. At the same time, construction also began inside the existing building. By the end of the summer, a new Student Center and an Art studio classroom had been created by extending the building into the main courtyard, and a renovated Foods Lab was ready to greet students. Work on the expansion of athletic storage facilities and the creation of new teacher work and preparation areas was also finished.

With construction of the new Science wing completed in the spring of 2003, classes in the existing science classrooms and labs in the main building were moved to their new location in the new wing. During the summer of 2003, work was completed on the renovation and air-conditioning of the former science classrooms for use as general purpose classrooms, as well as on other aspects of the referendum construction project, including the creation of a Counseling Suite for the departments of Guidance and Special Education, the expansion of administrative offices, and the renovation of the varsity gymnasium floor and replacement of bleachers.

In July 2008, Westfield High School welcomed its fifth principal, Peter Renwick.[10] Renwick retired in 2017, and was replaced by Dr. Derrick Nelson, the sixth principal of the high school. On April 8, 2019, school officials announced that Dr. Nelson had died on April 7 after donating bone marrow.[11]

Mary Asfendis was named in June 2019 as the seventh Westfield High School principal.[12]

In December 2021, swastikas were found twice in the school's bathrooms in less than a week.[13] A similar incident happened in March 2022.[14]

Awards, recognition and rankings

In 1928, Westfield High School was accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools in the first group of high schools to be accredited by this association. It was also, at this time, established as a center for the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB). Westfield High School is one of the few schools in the nation to hold over 80 consecutive years of accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.[10]

For the 1994–95 school year, Westfield High School was named as a "Star School" by the New Jersey Department of Education, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve.[15]

The school was the 21st-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[16] The school had been ranked 49th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being the 49th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's 2012 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 41st in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[17] The magazine ranked the school 27th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[18] The school was ranked 22nd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.[19]

Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 55th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 12 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (91.9%) and language arts literacy (96.9%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[20]

In its listing of "America's Best High Schools 2016", the school was ranked 67th out of 500 best high schools in the country; it was ranked 14th among all high schools in New Jersey and second among the state's non-magnet schools.[21]

In its 2013 report on "America's Best High Schools", The Daily Beast ranked the school 356th in the nation among participating public high schools and 30th among schools in New Jersey.[22]

In the 2011 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by The Washington Post, the school was ranked 25th in New Jersey and 865th nationwide.[23]

Westfield was listed in 29th place nationwide in Newsweek's 2014 listing of the Top High Schools in America, after finishing in 691st place nationwide in Newsweek 's May 8, 2006, issue, listing the Top 1,200 High Schools in the United States.[24]

The school has a Theatre Department.

Courses

Westfield High School offers a comprehensive program of some 165 different courses and 18

AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Physics I, AP United States History, AP United States Government and Politics, AP European History, AP Environmental Science and AP Psychology
.

Extracurricular activities

80% of the students participate in co-curricular activities, including 60 different co-curricular activities and 27 varsity athletic teams.

The school's marching band won the USBands Group V A national championship in 2015 with their program The Caged Bird Sings.[25]

The band finished second at the 2021 New Jersey Marching Band Directors Association State Championships with the program "Swipe Up".[26]

The band finished second at the 2023 New Jersey Marching Band Directors Association State Championships with the program "Unstoppable".[27]

Student publications

The Westfield High School students produce a number of different publications, including the weekly

cable TV station producing live and single-camera productions.[citation needed] In addition, the literary magazine Folio, the Weather Vane yearbook
, and original theatre scripts are also produced by the students.

Hi's Eye

Hi's Eye is the student-run weekly newspaper at Westfield High School and is New Jersey's only weekly uncensored student newspaper, and one of the few uncensored school publications in the entire country.[28][29] Hi's Eye has an editorial staff of Print Journalism seniors and is free from administrative prior review. The paper was established in 1935. It publishes 30 issues per year with four sections: news, opinion, features, and arts and entertainment. Historically, the arts and entertainment section was a special monthly edition but in 2022 became a part of the regular production when the sports section was removed and became a separate, online-only, publication Hi's Eye is unique among many student run newspapers in that it is weekly, and that it is completely self-funded.

In September 2011, Hi's Eye unveiled a new online version. Hi's Eye aims to use the website to reach readers more often, and with more news that perhaps cannot always fit in the print version. The blog, which consists of weekly opinion articles, was created in May 2014. In September 2014, Hi's Eye created a Facebook Page, Twitter account, and Instagram account in hopes to reach a broader audience.

Hi's Eye has won numerous national awards and recognitions from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, American Scholastic Press Association, National Scholastic Press Association, and the New Jersey American Civil Liberties Union. Hi's Eye received First Place with Special Merit from the ASPA for the 2011-2012 school year, a Pacemaker Award from NSPA for 2013, the Gold Medal by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association for 2013-2014 and an All-American honor rating by the National Scholastic Press Association.[30][31]

Varsity sports

The Westfield High School Blue Devils

Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference, which comprises public and private high schools in Union County and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[32] Prior to the NJSIAA's 2010 realignment, the school had participated in the Watchung Conference, a high school sports association which included public high schools in Essex, Hudson and Union counties.[33] With 1,398 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group IV for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,060 to 5,049 students in that grade range.[34] The football team competes in Division 5A of the Big Central Football Conference, which includes 60 public and private high schools in Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, Union and Warren counties, which are broken down into 10 divisions by size and location.[35] The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group V North for football for 2022–2024, which included schools with 1,313 to 5,304 students.[36]

Westfield High School has 28 varsity interscholastic athletic teams, including baseball, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls cross-country, field hockey, football, gymnastics, golf, ice hockey, boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls swimming, boys and girls tennis, softball, spring track and field, boys and girls volleyball, wrestling, cheerleading and winter track, among others.

oldest active public high school football rivalry in the state.[38] The rivalry with Plainfield was listed at 17th on NJ.com's 2017 list "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football". Westfield leads the rivalry with a 60-45-7 record as of 2017.[39]

The school was recognized by the NJSIAA as the Group IV winner of the Seventh Annual ShopRite Cup in 2009–10, based on the overall performances of the school's athletic teams which included first-place finishes in girls' tennis, boys' cross country, girls' swimming and boys' tennis; second place in girls' soccer and tied for third in football, plus bonus points for having no disqualifications for the winter and spring seasons.[40]

The boys track team won the spring / outdoor track state championship in Group III in 1940 and the Group IV title in 1977.[41]

The boys cross country team won the Group IV state title in 1963, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979-1981, 1995, 1996, 2009-2011. The 15 state titles won by the program are the fourth-most of any school in the state.[42] In each of the three years from 1994 to 1996, Matt Elmuccio won the individual Group IV cross-country running championship, making him the fifth runner in state history to earn three individual state titles.[42]

The boys' track team won the indoor relay championships in Group IV in 1969, 1972 (co-champion with Henry Snyder High School) and 1973.[43]

The boys tennis team won the Group IV state championship in 1970 (defeating

Lenape High School), 2016 (vs. Montgomery High School). The program's 15 state titles are the fifth-most of any school in the state. The team won the Tournament of Champions in 2007 (vs. runner-up Newark Academy) and 2010 (vs. Chatham High School).[44] The team won the Group IV state championship defearing Westfield 4-1 in the playoff finals.[45] The team won the 2007 North II, Group IV state sectional championship with three successive 5–0 wins over Phillipsburg High School, J. P. Stevens High School and ultimately Bridgewater-Raritan High School in the tournament final.[46] The team won the 2007 NJSIAA Group IV state championship, defeating West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South 3–2 in the final match.[47] The team moved on to win the Tournament of Champions, defeating Tenafly High School and Newark Academy 4–1 each in the semifinals and finals, respectively. The win gave the team its fifth Tournament of Champions (or equivalent) victory, with previous wins in 1957, 1978, 1986 and 1987.[48] In 2008 and 2009, the tennis team reached the Tournament of Champions finals, losing to Delbarton School and Newark Academy, respectively 3-2 each.[49][50] The 2010 team won its fourth consecutive Group IV title with a 3–2 win against Lenape in the championship match before defeating Chatham by a 3–2 margin in the finals of the Tournament of Champions at Mercer County Park; the team, which was the second-ranked team in the state by The Star-Ledger, finished the season with a 31–3 record.[51][52]

The boys track team won the indoor track championship in Group IV in 1970, 1971 (as co-champion), 1986, 1987, 2022 and 2023; the program's seven state championships are tied for ninth in the state.[53]

The boys basketball team defeated Triton Regional High School in the final game of the tournament to win the Group IV title in 1972.[54]

The field hockey team won the North II Group IV state sectional title in 1975, 1977, 1978 (group runner-up) and 1979 (group runner-up), and won the North I/II combined Group IV title in 1992 (state runner-up).[55]

The football team won the North II Group IV state sectional championships in 1976 and 1977 and won the North II Group V sectional title in 2015-2017.[56] The 1976 team won the North II Group IV sectional title with a 14–0 win against Plainfield High School in the championship game.[57] In 2015, under head Coach Jim DeSarno, the Blue Devils went 12–0 and won the North II Group V state championship with a 10–7 win against Bridgewater-Raritan High School in the tournament final at MetLife Stadium.[58] The team repeated as North II, Group V state sectional champion with a 15–13 win against Bridgewater-Raritan in 2016 in the tournament final, to extend their winning streak to 25 games, then the longest in the state.[59] The team repeated as North II, Group V sectional champion, finishing the season with a 12–0 record and extending their state-longest active winning streak to 37 consecutive games in 2017 with their third straight sectional title win against third-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan by a score of 20–7 in the playoff final at MetLife Stadium.[60][61]

The girls tennis team won the Group IV state championship in 1976 (defeating runner-up J. P. Stevens High School in the tournament's final round), 1979 (vs. Shawnee High School), 1994 (vs. Middletown High School South), 2005 (vs. East Brunswick High School), 2009 (vs. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South) and 2010 (vs. Livingston High School).[62] The 2010 team won the Tournament of Champions, defeating runner-up Red Bank Catholic High School 3-2 in the finals.[63]

The wrestling team won the North II Group IV state sectional title in 1980 and 1990.[64]

The boys' lacrosse team won the overall state championship in 1986 and 1987 (vs.

Bridgewater-Raritan High School East both years) and won the Group IV state title in 2014 (vs. Southern Regional High School).[65]

The boys soccer team won the Group IV state title in 1986 (defeating runner-up Hightstown High School in the playoff finals), 1991 (vs. East Brunswick High School), 1995 (vs. Lenape High School).[66]

The girls soccer team won the Group IV championship in 1988 with a win in the tournament final against East Brunswick High School.[67]

The boys' bowling team won the overall state championship in 1994 and the Group IV title in 2008.[68] The 1994 team, with 2,915 pins, finished as overall state champion ahead of Passaic High School, with 2,835.[69]

Westfield is a traditional powerhouse in boys and girls swimming. The boys' team won the Public title in 1958 and 1959, the Boys A championship from 1961 to 1970, 1975 and 1992, and won the Public A title in 1995–1997, 2001, 2003–2005, 2008–2010, 2012–14 and 2016; the girls' team won the Division A title in 1978, 1980–1982, 1985, 1987–1989, and the Public B championship in 1999, and the Public A title in 2007, 2008, 2010–2013. The girls have won 15 state championships – the most of any public school in New Jersey – and 17 Union County Titles, while the boys have won 26 state championships, the most of any team in the state, along with 52 Union County titles; the ten consecutive titles won by the team from 1961 through 1970 are the longest streak for a public school program.[70] The girls' swimming team won the 2007 NJSIAA Group IV state championship over West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South. They were beaten by the South Pirates 90–80 in 2009 having lost many top swimmers. The boys' swimming team won the 2007 North II - A state sectional championship, topping Bridgewater-Raritan High School 93–77 in the tournament final.[71] The girls' swim team duplicated the feat with a 113–57 win over Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School.[72] In 2008, for the first time in school history, both teams won the NJSIAA Public A state championships in the same year, with the boys defeating Cherry Hill High School West by a score of 91–79 [73] and the girls defeating West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South for the second year in a row, 106–64.[74] The boys' swim team won the 2009 Public A state championship with a 101–69 victory over Morristown High School, giving the program its record tying 22nd state championship and the top ranking in the state by The Star-Ledger.[75]

The 2004 softball team won the North II, Group IV state sectional championship with a 1–0 victory over J. P. Stevens High School in the tournament final.[76]

The Westfield wrestling program has also seen success. Christian Barber received the 152-lb state title for Westfield in 2011, becoming Westfield's 12th individual state wrestling champion in program history.[77]

The Westfield Marching band was second in the state in 2021.

Clubs and organizations

The school has numerous clubs and organizations, including:

Jazz Band
and Youth and Government Club.

Blue Devil Television

Blue Devil Television broadcasts 5 days a week Monday-Friday. The morning show consists of morning announcements, news packages, and other spotlights on all of the aspects that make up WHS. BDTV also broadcasts school wide assemblies and the yearly graduation.

Administration

The school's principal is Mary Asfendis, who was named to the position in June 2019.[79] Core members of her administration team are the school's three assistant principals.[80]

Notable alumni

See also: Category:Westfield High School (New Jersey) alumni

Notable faculty

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  48. ^ Karn, Jeff. "No. 1 Westfield captures T of C championship, 4-1", The Star-Ledger, June 1, 2007. Accessed June 1, 2007. "Chu's 6-1, 7-5 victory at third singles against Greg Holtzman helped Westfield (30-0), No. 1 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, finish a perfect season with a 4-1 victory over No. 8 Newark Academy yesterday at Mercer County Park in West Windsor.... Westfield, which became just the fifth program to win the T of C since its inception in 1992, won All-Groups titles, the equivalent of the T of C, in 1978, 1986 and 1987 and an overall state title in 1957."
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  51. ^ Anastasia, Phil. "S. Jersey tennis teams fall short in state tournament", The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 27, 2010. Accessed December 29, 2020. "Lenape reached the Group 4 state finals for the first time in the history of the program. But the Indians dropped a 3-2 decision Thursday to Union County power Westfield, which won its fourth state title in a row."
  52. ^ Karn, Jeff. "Westfield 3, Chatham 2 (High school Boys Tennis scores and results)", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 3, 2010, updated August 26, 2019. Accessed December 29, 2020. "Reich toughed out a closely contested first set and went on to top feisty Matt Romei, 7-5, 6-1, at third singles to give second-seeded Westfield, No. 2 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, a 3-2 victory over top-seeded and top-ranked Chatham in the NJSIAA/Star-Ledger Tournament of Champions final yesterday at Mercer County Park in West Windsor.... His triumph followed victories by first-doubles tandem, Graeme Stahl and Alan Chu, and second-doubles duo Scott Thompson and Thomas Kowalski to give Westfeld (31-3) a 3-1 lead and its sixth overall state title and first since 2007."
  53. ^ Boys Winter Track and Field Championship History: 1922-2023, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated November 2023. Accessed February 1, 2024.
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  57. ^ "Schoolboy Halfback Breaks New Jersey Scoring Record", The New York Times, December 5, 1976. Accessed December 26, 2020. "Westfield, which defeated Plainfield by 34‐0 on Thanksgiving Day, did so by 14‐0 in Westfield yesterday and won the championship in North Jersey's Section 2, Group 4."
  58. ^ Ryan, Chris. "Defensive stands power No. 8 Westfield past No. 7 Bridgewater-Raritan for North 2, Group 5 crown", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 3, 2015. Accessed January 26, 2016. "Three red zone stands by Westfield's defense, plus a fourth-quarter touchdown run by Matt Varano helped second-seeded Westfield, No. 8 in the NJ.com Top 20, fend off top-seeded and No. 7 Bridgewater-Raritan, 10–7, in the NJSIAA/Sports Care Institute North Jersey, Section 2, Group 5 final on Thursday night at MetLife Stadium."
  59. ^ Schneider, Jeremy. "No. 10 Westfield's defense strong in N2G5 repeat against No. 8 Bridgewater-Raritan", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 3, 2016. Accessed December 9, 2016. "With senior defensive end Owen Kessler and junior cornerback Adam McDaniel setting the tone defensively, the Westfield defense stifle a potent Bridgewater-Raritan offense as the Blue Devils repeated as North Jersey Section 2, Group 5 champions with a 15–13 victory at MetLife Stadium. Westfield owns the state's longest active winning streak at 25 games."
  60. ^ Schneider, Jeremy. "Westfield 3-peats as N2G5 champion, tops Bridgewater-Raritan once again", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 30, 2017. Accessed December 4, 2017. "The formula that carried Westfield to its third straight NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 5 final — getting its elite defense a lead and allowing it to protect it — was the perfect equation for the Blue Devils' third straight title win over the Panthers and thus a third straight perfect season. Westfield, No. 8 in the NJ.com Top 20, completed the three-peat with a 20–7 victory over No. 19 Bridgewater-Raritan at MetLife Stadium on Thursday night, running its state-best winning streak to an astounding 37 games."
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  62. ^ History of Girls Team Tennis Championship Tournament, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
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    . "The Red Bank Catholic girls tennis team came up a little short in the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions final on Thursday. The Caseys fell to Westfield, 3-2, in a match that came down to first singles."
  64. ^ NJSIAA Wrestling Team Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
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  68. ^ History of NJSIAA Boys Bowling Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
  69. Newspapers.com
    . "Fair Lawn's Wade Ransom came close. Passaic came closer. Ransom finished strong, bowling a 668 to finish third in the individual competition Sunday at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Bowling Championships at Carolier Lanes. The Indians (2,835) stumbled slightly in the third game and had to settle for a second-place finish in the boys team standings, trailing only new state champion Westfield (2,915)."
  70. ^ History of NJSIAA Team Swimming, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
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  73. ^ 2008 Boys Team Swimming - Public North II - A, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 22, 2008.
  74. ^ 2008 Girls Team Swimming - Public Semis/Finals, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 22, 2008.
  75. ^ Staff. "Westfield 101, Morristown 69 (High school Boys Swimming scores & results)", The Star-Ledger, February 28, 2009. Accessed July 9, 2011. "Senior Chris DeLaFuente broke two school records and senior Matt Morgan exploded for a pair of personal bests to lead Westfield to a 101–69 victory and its second straight NJSIAA/Riegel Printing Public A state championship yesterday at The College of New Jersey in Ewing. With the victory, Westfield claimed its 22nd state title, tying St. Joseph of Metuchen for the state record, and it also clinched The Star-Ledger Top 20 Trophy as the top-ranked team in New Jersey."
  76. ^ 2004 Softball - North II, Group IV, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 16, 2007.
  77. ^ Orlando, Chris. "State Wrestling: Barber beats Geoghegan in OT in 152 final", The Star-Ledger, August 22, 2013. Accessed April 15, 2015. "Yesterday, Barber, holding onto a one-point lead, rode Breakley's Devin Geoghegan out in the second 30-second tiebreaker period to earn a 3–2 victory in the 152-pound state final to capture his first NJSIAA championship at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.... The championship is the 12th state champion for Westfield and the first since Chuck Cosenza won the 148-pound crown in 1976."
  78. ^ Club Booklet 2015-16, Westfield High School. Accessed November 30, 2015.
  79. ^ Crespolini, Russ. Westfield Hires New High School Principal Westfield, NJ Patch,June 25, 2019. Accessed August 3, 2019.
  80. ^ Administration, Westfield High School. Accessed February 17, 2024.
  81. ^ Acito, Marc. "Playing to the Puritans", The New York Times, April 3, 2006. Accessed May 31, 2011. "Not only do I belong to a generation that grew up reading The Crucible and lip-synching the Grease soundtrack into hairbrushes, but my suburban high school in Westfield, N.J., put on both shows."
  82. ^ Chasing Rainbows; The Road to Oz, Goodspeed Musicals. Accessed December 4, 2017. "Marc Acito (Book) was born on January 11, 1966 in Bayonne, New Jersey. Upon graduating from Westfield High School, Acito enrolled in the musical theatre program at Carnegie Mellon, though he left before graduating."
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  84. ^ The Virginia Apgar Papers: Biographical Information, accessed December 31, 2006.
  85. ^ Staff. "The Westfield Five: A course of politics, with a side of laughs", NJBIZ, September 26, 2011. Accessed April 15, 2015. "Rich Bagger Background: Lifelong resident, except during college at Princeton University and one year working on Capitol Hill after college. Westfield High School, 1978."
  86. ^ "Cheryl Barnes Is Starring In Godspell", The Westfield Leader, June 14, 1973. Accessed October 13, 2021. "Cheryl Barnes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Barnes of Westfield, is one of the stars of the international hit play Godspell.... A graduate of Westfield High School, Cheryl attended Union Junior College before going to New York and making her theatrical debut in The Last Sweet Days of Isaac".
  87. ^ George, Thomas. "Football; Giants Sign Dave Brown", The New York Times, August 13, 1992. Accessed December 4, 2017. "Brown, who starred at Westfield High School in New Jersey, initially planned to play another season at Duke, but changed his mind after the regular N.F.L. draft in April and decided to enter his name in the supplemental draft."
  88. ^ Siroty, Michael. "A town resident and 2019 Westfield High School graduate has seen a major growth in his social media following recently. Devin Caherly has over 1.3 million followers on TikTok.", TAPinto Westfield, May 29, 2020. Accessed December 2, 2020. "A town resident and 2019 Westfield High School graduate has seen a major growth in his social media following recently. Devin Caherly has over 1.3 million followers on TikTok."
  89. ^ Ward, Joseph. "Wrestling; Don't Cancel This Wrestler's Invitation", The New York Times, June 8, 1992. Accessed August 23, 2018. "So, Campbell, who went to high school in Westfield, N.J., and wrestled at the University of Iowa, retired to pursue a law degree at Cornell and spend more time with his family."
  90. ^ Chiefs Sign P Steve Cheek, Kansas City Chiefs press release dated October 13, 2004.
  91. ^ John Chironna, The Star-Ledger, October 19, 2010. Accessed March 15, 2011.
  92. ^ Staff. "Clotworthy Will Coach Princeton Swim Team", July 17, 1958. Accessed January 19, 2011.
  93. ^ "Interview with John Cuneo", Illoz. Accessed September 2, 2020. "[Q:] There's a pretty reliable rumor going around that you grew up in Westfield, New Jersey. What schools did you attend, from elementary through high school? [A:] I don't remember the name of the Westfield Elementary school I went to. I attended Roosevelt Jr. High and then Westfield High School in NJ through my junior year."
  94. ^ "Robert Dietz to Join Marine Expedition; To Study Pacific Ocean Floor Under Illinois University Prefessor", Westfield Leader, May 20, 1937. Accessed November 17, 2020. "Robert S. Dietz of 140 Harrison Avenue, graduate of Westfield High School, class of '32, will assist Prof. F. P. Shepard of the University of Illinois in marine investigations off the Pacific Coast, early next fall.
  95. ^ Staff. "Former Westfielder Publishes First Novel, Paradox in Oz", Westfield Leader, February 3, 2000. Accessed July 9, 2011. "Edward Einhorn, who grew up in Westfield, has recently published his first novel, Paradox in Oz. He has also authored the plays, Linguish, A Shylock, and The Living Methuselah, as well as short stories. Mr. Einhorn formerly was the tri-editor of Westfield High School's newspaper, Hi's Eye. He was also co-editor of the school's literary magazine, Folio."
  96. ^ Alterman, Elizabeth. " Follow Your Bliss, WHS Principal Tells Class of 2013; WHS alum and President of Production at Marvel Studios Kevin Feige served as guest speaker.", Westfield Patch, June 25, 2013. Accessed February 25, 2018. "Kevin Feige, President of Production at Marvel Studios and a WHS alumnus, served as the ceremony's guest speaker, telling the class what the world needs is 'fresh eyes, your fresh eyes.'"
  97. ^ Joseph Greenspan, Navy Midshipmen men's soccer. Accessed November 2, 2018. "Hometown Westfield, N.J. High School Westfield... Greenspan lettered three times in soccer at Westfield High School, before graduating in 2011."
  98. ^ Staff. "Dana Lynn Harrison, Beloved Daughter, Sister, Aunt and Friend", The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood Times, April 5, 2018. Accessed August 23, 2018. "Dana Harrison, a 1977 graduate of Westfield High School, died peacefully on March 9 at her home in Berkeley, CA, surrounded by family and friends."
  99. ^ Daly, Sean. "He fled abuse in New Jersey, made fortune. Now he’s back", New York Post, May 29, 2012. Accessed February 25, 2022. "Coming home to New Jersey brought back painful memories for ABC’s newest Secret Millionaire, Scott Jacobs.... Jacobs began to build his art empire shortly after graduating from Westfield High School in 1976."
  100. ^ O'Neill, Erin. "Summit teacher's novel moves to the big screen", The Star-Ledger, November 23, 2009. Accessed February 27, 2012. "The book, published by MacAdam/Cage, follows Richard Samuels, a Westfield teenager, to New York City, where he wheedles his way into Welles' 1937 production of Julius Caesar. Kaplow, now a Metuchen resident, graduated from Westfield High School and Rutgers University in New Brunswick."
  101. ^ Kevin Kelly -- Chronology, accessed April 14, 2007. "Graduated from Westfield High School, Westfield NJ."
  102. ^ Johnson, Bruce. "WHS Swimmers Look For More County Gold", The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood Times, January 31, 2008. Accessed August 23, 2018. "Den Jeopardy Answer: Marilyn Lange.... Den Jeopardy Question: Who is the former Westfield High School student, Class of 1970, who was Playboy magazine’s 1975 Playmate of the Year?"
  103. ^ Weather Vane 1964, p. 62. Accessed August 23, 2018.
  104. ^ Grown-up Book Club, The Reading Bug. Accessed August 23, 2018. "Sy was born in 1958 in Frankfurt German. She graduated from Westfield High School in Westfield, New Jersey and from Syracuse University, a triple major with dual degrees in magazine journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and in French language and literature and psychology from the College of Arts and Sciences."
  105. ^ Class of 1998, Westfield Athletic Hall of Fame. Accessed January 18, 2021. "Dave Perkowski: Westfield High School (1965) Indiana University - 'Superkowski' was a four-time gold medalist at counties, three-time winner at the Eastern Scholastics and a six-time state champion, including the 100 breaststroke three years."
  106. Newspapers.com
    . "Miss Revere is a graduate nf Westfield High School and of Wellesley College, and has had a most interesting career."
  107. ^ Staff. "County Unveils Center Dedicated to Drew Ruotolo", The Westfield Leader and The Times of Scotch Plains - Fanwood, June 3, 1999. Accessed August 23, 2018. "A graduate of Westfield High School. Mr. Ruotolo attended Amherst College. Amherst. Massachusetts, and graduated with honors in 1974."
  108. ^ Bret Schundler: Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education, Governor of New Jersey. Accessed July 9, 2011. "Bret Schundler was born in Morristown and grew up in Woodbridge Township and Westfield, New Jersey. He was an All-State football lineman at Westfield High School, studied at the University of Haifa in Israel, and graduated with honors from Harvard University."
  109. ^ Filichia, Peter. "Westfield's Coleen Sexton follows 'Legally Blonde' tour home", The Star-Ledger, May 28, 2010. Accessed September 17, 2011. "'I'm Brooke Windham, an exercise guru,' says Sexton, a Westfield native. 'Unfortunately, Brooke is also accused of murdering her much older husband — which is where law student Elle Woods comes in to defend her.'...It's one reason why Sexton didn't attend college after graduating from Westfield High School in 1997; the offers just kept coming."
  110. ^ Carpien, Sara. "Westfield Native Jessica St. Clair Talks About Her Hit Show, Playing House, and Hometown Inspiration", TAPinto.net, June 18, 2014. Accessed June 18, 2014. Accessed June 19, 2017. "St. Clair, who graduated Westfield High School in 1994, has fond memories of growing up in Westfield and weaves them into the storyline in unique, and sometimes specific, ways."
  111. ^ Jeff Stember, Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed September 29, 2015.
  112. ^ Johnson, Bruce. "Way Back Machine …To the Summer of 1980", The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains - Fanwood Times, February 27, 2014. Accessed September 29, 2015. "For over 100 years, good teams and good players have represented Westfield. Two of them – Jeff Torborg and Jeff Stember – were good enough to reach the majors.... Ironically, on Aug. 5, 1980, the 6-foot-5 Stember got his only major league start for the San Francisco Giants against the Houston Astros in the Astrodome."
  113. ^ Staff. "Westfield Historical Society dinner honors many", Suburban News, June 23, 2010. Accessed April 15, 2015. "Jeff Torborg (1941- ) – An All State Catcher at Westfield High School and an All American at Rutgers, he spent 10 years in major league baseball with the Dodgers and the Angels, where he caught no-hitters for Sandy Koufax, Bill Singer and Nolan Ryan."
  114. ^ Paglia, Bernice. "Actress helps out Plainfield students", Courier News, June 6, 2002. Accessed March 15, 2011. "Her family moved to Westfield when she was about 12 she said and she graduated from Westfield High School..."
  115. The Auk
    , Volume 126, Issue 2, April 1, 2009, Pages 460–462. Accessed December 17, 2020. "Glen was born in 1930 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and fell in love with birds as an 11-year-old after his parents (Lester and Ethyl Woolfenden) moved to Westfield, New Jersey.... Glen attended Westfield High School through junior year and then spent his senior year at Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey."
  116. ^ Litsky, Frank. "Two Swift Runners Selected By Giants", The New York Times, April 28, 1982. Accessed August 23, 2018. "In a matter of seconds, the Giants complied and took the 6-foot- 1/4-inch, 204-pound Woolfolk, a former schoolboy sprint champion at Westfield (N.J.) High."
  117. ^ Jean Coghlan Griswold, Rutgers University. Accessed June 4, 2015. "She then worked as a guidance counselor at Westfield High School and geriatric counselor at the Lutheran Home for the Aged."

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