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The 2019 Black History Program will take place on Friday, February 15 at 6:00 p.m. in the Fairfax County Government Center Forum. The theme for this year is Know The Past Shape The Future. Scheduled to speak is Fairfax County Executive, Bryan Hill and keynote speaker, Lieutenant Governor Justin E. Fairfax of the Commonwealth of Virginia. There will be a special recognition presentation to our Historical Black Churches for their service of over 100 years in the community plus music, dance and entertainment for all ages.
Gale Testing and Education Reference Center and is available to all Westfield students, by going to the Westfield HS website or Library Blackboard page. On the Westfield website, click on the library tab, click on the Online Databases tab, and then select “Gale.” The Gale Testing and Education and Reference Center includes practice tests and courses for SAT, ACT, AP exams, along with resume writing, math and writing skills, and much more. This is also available through the Library Blackboard page, which is where the password for the Gale databases is also located. Fairfax County Public Library has a database for SAT, ACT, AP and a variety of other practice tests that is helpful and you don’t even need a FCPL library card to access it, LearningExpress Library: https://www.learningexpresshub.com/productengine/LELIndex.html#/learningexpresslibrary/libraryhome?AuthToken=B5B29F87-6882-4F34-814E-3D13FCA9A25F
Also, very popular at Westfield are the paper study guides, available in the library, for these exams and others, that students can check out.
Please join the Social Studies Department in congratulating the following students for their win at the Westfield National History Day Fair. Students have worked all year to research their topics that relate to “Triumph and Tragedy” and create a presentation in the following categories. These winners will move on to Districts which will take place at Mt. Vernon High School on March 2nd.
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Historical Paper
Emmaleigh Brooks
Brendan Black
Honorable Mention
Eunice Choi
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Individual Exhibit
Sophia Vlatta
Oliver Johnson
Honorable Mention
Demetrius Frazier
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Group Exhibit
Qukua Neves, Eva Smart, Sathvika Sangjou, Shreya Dixt
Ryan Russell, Adrianna Saravia
Honorable Mention
Angie Almanza, Vivian Salazar
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Individual Website
Erica Varner
Mary Clare Bernies
Honorable Mention
Yensoung Hay
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Group Website
Parker Gonzaga, Isabel Le, Isabelle Lee, Isabella Mansapit
Kate Funk, Halleluya Kaleb
Honorable Mention
Sujit Kalva, Jacob Panzer
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Individual Documentary
Rana Ali
Rachel Neil
Honorable Mention
Ellana Willette
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Group Documentary
Adithi Prasad, Rijja Shaikh
Brendan Fitzgerald,
William Roberts
Honorable Mention
Richard Aguilar,
Kailee Corbett
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Individual Performance
Ariel Laptad
Bailey Spinnenweber
Honorable Mention
Victoria Akdemir- Sot
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