{"id":8448,"date":"2025-08-29T04:35:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T08:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/?p=8448"},"modified":"2025-11-24T12:55:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T17:55:16","slug":"copy-of-whs-principals-weekly-newsletter-for-29-august-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/2025\/08\/29\/copy-of-whs-principals-weekly-newsletter-for-29-august-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"WHS Principal’s Weekly Newsletter for 29 August, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome to the first Friday of the new school year.\u00a0As you might expect Wellesley High School was brimming with activity this week.\u00a0Our teachers all returned to school on Monday.\u00a0On Wednesday morning we welcomed transfer students and 9th graders first thing in the morning and the rest of the students in the middle of the day. Classes have begun. The first homework has been given and the students are likely very ready to move on from getting to know you games and into their tasks at hand.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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I hope you are having great conversations at home about the new teachers and the new courses your students are meeting. This afternoon we held our all school assembly where students heard from the senior class officers about getting excited for the new year, the student congress officers about getting involved and the student unification project leaders about next month\u2019s homecoming events.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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My message today was about the relationship between getting involved in your community, in our case the school, and overall well being. People tend to feel a greater sense of well being when they feel a part of a group larger than themselves.\u00a0I challenged all of us to our own parts to help build the Wellesley High School Community over the course of the school year.\u00a0I even took the opportunity to mention how the implementation of our new cell phone policy would help students achieve this goal by spending less time on their phones.\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Welcome Our New Teachers<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Please help us welcome our new teachers to the WHS community! We are so excited to have you join our team, and we’re all looking forward to the fresh perspectives and energy you’ll bring to our school.<\/div>\n
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Back Row: Principal Chisum, Frances Cook, Tim Horton, Nathan Banfield<\/div>\n
Front Row: Ketki Vazalwar, Morgan Coakley, Daniel Loss<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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Ever wonder about the books teens are reading?<\/div>\n
Ever read a popular YA book and wished you had someone to discuss it with?<\/div>\n
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The librarians at Wellesley High School host a monthly Book Club for\u00a0parents\u00a0where we read YA books and discuss. If you are interested in participating please\u00a0RSVP here<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Our next meeting will be held on<\/div>\n
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to discuss\u00a0Catcher in the Rye\u00a0<\/em>by J. D. Salinger<\/div>\n
The Wellesley Free Library will have copies available for check out.<\/div>\n
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Any question can be emailed to\u00a0whslibrary@wellesleyps.org<\/a><\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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WHS Seniors gathered on Hunnewell field at 5:45am this past Tuesday, to watch the sun rise on Hunnewell Field. Here’s a few photos of our early risers enjoying the start of a new day and a new school year – their last year at WHS.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Step Up Day is Wednesday, October 8th at WHS.\u00a0Students participate in activities tailored to their grade level.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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