Wellesley High School Principal’s Newsletter for September 5, 2025

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Dear Families,

Happy Friday and welcome to the end of the first week of September. The new year is officially off and running as I’ve seen students busily working on assignments and teachers well into their opening units in their classes. Our fall athletic teams have begun competition and our first night game of the fall is tonight with football taking on Framingham. Next week will mark our first full five day week of the year, so pace yourselves!

I know there are also students still adjusting to the new year, so I want to take this opportunity to invite families to reach out to our school counselors, teachers, and administrators if there is anything we can do to help at this or any other point this year. Please never worry alone.

Below you’ll find some great pictures of our student singers who along with Dr. Kevin McDonald were on the field at Fenway Wednesday evening singing the national anthem. We also had a student win the Red Sox dance contest and lots of students show up on the Jumbotron!

Singers at Fenway

And don’t miss this short movie of our students singing the National Anthem at Fenway Park:

Coffee With The Principal

Our first meeting will also be on Friday, September 19th 9:00 – 10:00am in the FDR. Please note that our PTSO and Principal meeting will run concurrently on this date – please join us for this “two for one” event!

Wellesley High School PTSO – First Meeting of the Year

The first PTSO meeting of the school year will be on Friday, September 19th 8:30-9:30am in the Faculty Dining Room (FDR). The agenda will be available on our website the week before the meeting.

Painting Event in Honor of 9/11

Hello Wellesley High! Join us after school on Tuesday, September 9th at the picnic tables for a Kindness Rock Painting event in honor of 9/11. The tragic events of that day—and the days that followed—were driven by hate, but we believe that kindness is the strongest force to drive out such darkness. Together, we’ll paint rocks with uplifting words and images to spread compassion throughout our community and honor the resilience that comes from love and unity.

This event is being organized by the Wellesley High Project 351 Ambassadors and will be led by senior alumni Claire Mullen. Please register using this Google Form, and for more information about service and kindness initiatives, visit Project 351. All are welcome, and we can’t wait to see you there!

9th Grade Parent Orientation – Friday, September 12 at 9:00am

Come join us in the WHS Auditorium on Friday, September 12th to hear from the Principal, Counseling Director, PTSO President, and special guest Alan Wyatt (expert on adolescent psychology) about the changes that come with the transition to high school.

Junior Class BBQ – Friday, September 12

Attention Junior Class!

Join us next Friday, September 12th from 4:00-5:30 for the class of 2027 Fall Barbecue! This event will take place in the school courtyard located outside of the cafeteria. Enjoy BBQ, snacks and drinks, fun games, and more awesome opportunities to bond with our class.

There will be a sign-up genius emailed sometime next week for any possible donations.

Check out our Instagram, @wellesleyclassof27, for up-to-date information – Can’t wait to see you there!

Thank you, Class Officers of ’27

Friday Night Football Under the Lights

Here is the current schedule for our Home Football Games (with another playoff or non playoff game possible)

– Friday, 9/5/25 6pm: Wellesley vs Framingham

– Friday, 9/12/25 6pm: Wellesley vs Andover

– Friday, 9/19/25 6pm: Wellesley vs Milford

– Friday, 10/24/25 6pm: Wellesley vs Natick

Standardized Testing Night – SATACT

Summit Educational Group is pleased to partner with Wellesley High School to provide this informational webinar about the college testing landscape. In this webinar, Summit’s Drew Heilpern will share the latest information about these standardized tests, talk about what’s on the tests and how and when to prepare for them. Wellesley High School’s Meg Walendin will provide specific testing details for junior year students.

Link to register for the webinar:

https://guidewelleducation.onecanoe.com/summit/registration/create?event_code=EVT4549C7

DATE & TIME: Thursday, September 11, 2025, 7:00 – 8:15 pm

Session topics include:

– SAT vs. ACT, how they differ and how to choose

– Components of a good Test Prep Plan

– The new digital adaptive PSAT and SAT

– Preparing for these tests

– The role of standardized tests in the college admission process

The goals of this session are simple: to reduce anxiety, increase clarity, and impart confidence to families about the college admissions testing process. To learn more about Summit, visit mytutor.com. Can’t make it live? Register anyways and we will send you the recording.

Homecoming 2025

We are so excited to have our second annual homecoming at Wellesley High School on October 24th and 25th.

This will kick off with a home football game Friday night at 6 pm, followed by a community day on Saturday on Hunnewell Fields from 11 – 2 showcasing our fantastic high school as well as our arts, athletics, and clubs. This event is for families, children, and community members and will include games and fun activities for kids of all ages.

Lastly, at night there will be a dance at the high school from 6:30 – 9 pm that is open to all students.

Ticket sales will open soon and we will have capacity limits so please keep your eye out when that comes an

Calendar – Upcoming Events

Friday, Sept 5	Friday Night Football Under the Lights: Home Game WellesleyWellesley vs Framingham
Tuesday, Sept 9	School Council Meeting – 2:40p @ WHS
Friday, Sept 12	Junior Class BBQ @ WHS
Friday, Sept 19	PTSO General Meeting WHS Coffee with the Principal