🎭🎨 Learning Comes Alive Through the Arts
Our Learning in & Through the Arts (LITA) pilot is officially underway, and the excitement is already building. This interdisciplinary initiative connects classroom learning with visual and performing arts, giving students new ways to engage with literacy, social studies, and critical thinking.
Teachers are collaborating with professional Teaching Artists to design meaningful, creative lessons, while students experience learning beyond the classroom through live theater, museum visits, and hands-on artistic exploration. As a pilot, LITA allows WHe to document authentic moments of collaboration, creativity, and curiosity—starting at @CornwellAveES.
This is more than a program—it’s a celebration of how students learn best. 🖤💛
#WHeRiseTogether @FpcaWest
Our Learning in & Through the Arts (LITA) pilot is officially underway, and the excitement is already building. This interdisciplinary initiative connects classroom learning with visual and performing arts, giving students new ways to engage with literacy, social studies, and critical thinking.
Teachers are collaborating with professional Teaching Artists to design meaningful, creative lessons, while students experience learning beyond the classroom through live theater, museum visits, and hands-on artistic exploration. As a pilot, LITA allows WHe to document authentic moments of collaboration, creativity, and curiosity—starting at @CornwellAveES.
This is more than a program—it’s a celebration of how students learn best. 🖤💛
#WHeRiseTogether @FpcaWest
🌟 Shine bright! Join us for "A Night Under the Stars" - a districtwide talent show featuring West Hempstead's finest performers!
📅 Thursday, Jan 29 @ 6 PM
📍 WHSS Auditorium
Come celebrate our students' amazing talents in music, dance, culinary arts & more! ✨
#WHeRiseTogether
📅 Thursday, Jan 29 @ 6 PM
📍 WHSS Auditorium
Come celebrate our students' amazing talents in music, dance, culinary arts & more! ✨
#WHeRiseTogether
🙏 Huge shoutout to our Facilities Team! Thank you for your incredible work clearing pathways, entrances & parking after the snowstorm. Your dedication to keeping our schools safe & accessible means everything to us. You went above & beyond! 🖤💛 #WHeRiseTogether
🌟 Shine bright! Join us for "A Night Under the Stars" - a districtwide talent show featuring West Hempstead's finest performers!
📅 Thursday, Jan 29 @ 6 PM
📍 WHSS Auditorium
Come celebrate our students' amazing talents in music, dance, culinary arts & more! ✨
#WHeRiseTogether
📅 Thursday, Jan 29 @ 6 PM
📍 WHSS Auditorium
Come celebrate our students' amazing talents in music, dance, culinary arts & more! ✨
#WHeRiseTogether
Join us Feb 2 at 8PM for "The Empowered Child" with Shimmy Trencher, LCSW! Learn about nurturing self-esteem & positive discipline. HANC Reinstein Campus, 240 Hempstead Ave. RSVP: dloike@hanc.org #WestHempstead #Parenting
📢 IMPORTANT UPDATE: West Hempstead Rams will be CLOSED Monday, January 26. We'll make up this day on May 22, 2026. Mark your calendars! 📅 #WHeRiseTogether #SchoolClosure
Dear School Community,
Due to the weather conditions, all schools in our district will be closed on Monday, January 26.
This closure includes:
All regular school instruction
Before-school programs
After-school activities and programs
Evening events
The safety of our students and staff is our top priority. We will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as they become available.
WHe will now have school on Friday, May 22nd.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Sincerely,
The West Hempstead UFSD
🌟 Shine bright! Join us for "A Night Under the Stars" - a districtwide talent show featuring West Hempstead's finest performers!
📅 Thursday, Jan 29 @ 6 PM
📍 WHSS Auditorium
Come celebrate our students' amazing talents in music, dance, culinary arts & more! ✨
#WHeRiseTogether
📅 Thursday, Jan 29 @ 6 PM
📍 WHSS Auditorium
Come celebrate our students' amazing talents in music, dance, culinary arts & more! ✨
#WHeRiseTogether
Our @wh_secondary students & Ms. Spallino visited @WHGWashington 6th-graders to promote Italian & World Languages! Students learned Italian through fun activities like "head, shoulders, knees & toes." Great job inspiring our future language learners! 🇮🇹 #WHeRiseTogether
Sample Letter to Oppose Diamond Charter School Application can be Found Here: https://app.smore.com/n/dhn0f
Make your voice heard.
🌟 Shine bright! Join us for "A Night Under the Stars" - a districtwide talent show featuring West Hempstead's finest performers!
📅 Thursday, Jan 29 @ 6 PM
📍 WHSS Auditorium
Come celebrate our students' amazing talents in music, dance, culinary arts & more! ✨
#WHeRiseTogether
📅 Thursday, Jan 29 @ 6 PM
📍 WHSS Auditorium
Come celebrate our students' amazing talents in music, dance, culinary arts & more! ✨
#WHeRiseTogether
A Week of Collaboration & Community 🖤💛
This week at @WHChestnut, @CornwellAveES, and @WHGWashington, the theme of teamwork, collaboration, and learning from one another came alive in powerful ways.
From welcoming new families to teaching foundational phonics skills, leading engaging morning meetings, beautifying learning spaces, and building reading proficiency, our elementary schools demonstrated what it truly means to be a learning community.
The takeaway? Education is a shared journey where everyone—students and adults alike—has something valuable to contribute and something meaningful to learn.
#WHe are #RamProud of the collaborative spirit that defines our elementary schools and grateful to the educators, staff, students, and families who make West Hempstead thrive.
Together, #WHeRiseTogether. 🐏
This week at @WHChestnut, @CornwellAveES, and @WHGWashington, the theme of teamwork, collaboration, and learning from one another came alive in powerful ways.
From welcoming new families to teaching foundational phonics skills, leading engaging morning meetings, beautifying learning spaces, and building reading proficiency, our elementary schools demonstrated what it truly means to be a learning community.
The takeaway? Education is a shared journey where everyone—students and adults alike—has something valuable to contribute and something meaningful to learn.
#WHe are #RamProud of the collaborative spirit that defines our elementary schools and grateful to the educators, staff, students, and families who make West Hempstead thrive.
Together, #WHeRiseTogether. 🐏
🎭🎶 #RamProud of our performing arts stars! 2 students attend NYSTEA Conference for the 1st time, 12 musicians selected for All-County Festival, & 4 strings players shine at LI Strings Festival. Congrats to all our talented artists & their teachers! 🌟 #WHeRiseTogether
Public Hearing-West Hempstead Board of Education will discuss Diamond Charter School's charter revision on Jan 20, 2026 at 7:30 pm in the Secondary School-Video Conference Room. All interested residents welcome to attend and share input.
Join us Feb 2 at 8PM for "The Empowered Child" with Shimmy Trencher, LCSW! Learn about nurturing self-esteem & positive discipline. HANC Reinstein Campus, 240 Hempstead Ave. RSVP: dloike@hanc.org #WestHempstead #Parenting
Today we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose vision of equality, justice, and unity continues to inspire us all.
Dr. King reminded us that "the time is always right to do what is right." In our schools and communities, we carry forward his dream by fostering understanding, celebrating our diversity, and teaching our students to lead with compassion and courage.
Let's commit to building a future where every voice is heard, every student is valued, and every person is treated with dignity and respect. Together, we rise.
#WHeRiseTogether #MLKDay #MLKLegacy
Public Hearing-West Hempstead Board of Education will discuss Diamond Charter School's charter revision on Jan 20, 2026 at 7:30 pm in the Secondary School-Video Conference Room. All interested residents welcome to attend and share input.
Building Foundations for Success: A Glimpse into Our Classrooms
WHe had the privilege of visiting classrooms throughout Chestnut Street this week to witness the incredible learning experiences happening in every corner of West Hempstead.
@WHChestnut—where learning centers are designed to build foundational skills through discovery and differentiated instruction that brings literacy and math to life, our students are engaged and growing.
The highlight of these visits was seeing the strong, inclusive relationships between our staff and students. WHe are deeply grateful to our educators for creating spaces where every child feels valued. Thank you to our families for partnering with us as WHe build a foundation for lifelong success together. 🖤💛
#WHeRiseTogether
WHe had the privilege of visiting classrooms throughout Chestnut Street this week to witness the incredible learning experiences happening in every corner of West Hempstead.
@WHChestnut—where learning centers are designed to build foundational skills through discovery and differentiated instruction that brings literacy and math to life, our students are engaged and growing.
The highlight of these visits was seeing the strong, inclusive relationships between our staff and students. WHe are deeply grateful to our educators for creating spaces where every child feels valued. Thank you to our families for partnering with us as WHe build a foundation for lifelong success together. 🖤💛
#WHeRiseTogether
Public Hearing-West Hempstead Board of Education will discuss Diamond Charter School's charter revision on Jan 20, 2026 at 7:30 pm in the Secondary School-Video Conference Room. All interested residents welcome to attend and share input.
🚀 Excited to share our #WHeRiseTogether journey with Khanmigo! From pilot to district-wide implementation, we're empowering teachers & students with personalized AI learning tools. One year's growth for ALL students! Hat tip to Dr. D for presenting at NASTECH!
