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February 10, 2025
Important Dates This Week: Monday, February 10 WHHS Wrestling Senior Night Senior festivities will take place before the 7pm meet start Tuesday, February 11...
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February 3, 2025
Important Dates This Week: Monday, February 3 WHPS Board of Education Meeting @ 6pm inside the WHHS Lecture Hall Tuesday, February 4 Mackrille School Kinde...
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January 28, 2025
Dear West Haven Families and Staff, With recent changes at the federal level regarding immigration enforcement, West Haven Public Schools is following the Connecticut State Depart...
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January 17, 2025
Brian D. Nugent was a lifelong Westie who loved his city and his family, and unfortunately lost his life to cancer in 2014. To honor his legacy and continue to touch the lives o...
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January 8, 2025
Kindergarten registration for the 2025 - 2026 school year is now open! Per the Connecticut Department of Education, students must be five years of age on or before September 1 of...
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September 16, 2024
(Press release courtesy of the Community Eligibility Program) West Haven Public Schools announces its participation in the Community Eligibility Program (CEP) for school year 202...
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September 9, 2024
Parents and community members, It has come to our attention that emails sent to our school district from some email service providers are not being delivered as intended. Several...
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August 29, 2024
The West Haven Board of Education is very excited for the 2024-2025 school year, which will look different from recent years as six schools will feature a new principal. Although ...
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June 5, 2024
Karen Thompson About: I am a speech-language pathologist, and this was my first year at Mackrille. Previously, I was at Savin Rock for 12 years. Hobbies: I love spendin...
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May 14, 2024
There were over 100 district-wide submissions for the 2024 Earth Day Contest. K-4 students were invited to create an Earth-saving superhero, grades 5-8 students were challenged to...
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May 7, 2024
In honor of Educator Appreciation Week, Superintendent Cavallaro, Assistant Superintendent Drenzek, and the Board of Education, in conjunction with the West Haven Federation of Te...
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May 2, 2024
Faye Marzinotto About: I am a school psychologist at Mackrille School and assist with out-of-district testing. This is my 16th year, my entire career in West Haven. Hobb...
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April 3, 2024
In January, Assistant Superintendent Judy Drenzek asked classroom teachers to work with their students on goals, whether they were academic or based on one of the six pillars of be...
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April 3, 2024
Carol Hummel About: I am a literacy teacher at Mackrille School for grades K-4. This is my 31st year teaching in West Haven and my 19th year at Mackrille. I previously taug...
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March 6, 2024
About: I teach first grade. I’ve also taught kindergarten and second grade; This is my 33rd year of teaching, all in the West Haven School system; I’ve been at Mackrille for 1...
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March 4, 2024
On Friday, March 1st, West Haven Public Schools celebrated ‘Read Across America Day’ as our schools celebrated with different activities, including many guest readers throughout t...
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January 26, 2024
Three West Haven elementary schools – Edith E. Mackrille, Forest, and
Seth G. Haley – have been named Schools of Distinction for the 2022-23 school
year.
Connecticut schools ...
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December 28, 2023
Gianna Grotto
About: I have been teaching for 3 years. This is my third year teaching 3rd Grade at Mackrille.
Hobbies: I love to horseback ride, read, ...
December 20, 2023
(Photos courtesy of Rick Funaro, Deputy Director of Communications/Digital Director for the Office of the Attorney General) The Attorney General of Connecticut, William Tong, v...
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December 12, 2023
Amy Mastrianna
About: I teach second grade; I have been teaching for 5 years (4 years in West Haven).
Hobbies: I love to read, spend time outside with my d...