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Westwind Elementary begins serving free breakfasts in classrooms to all students(0)

November 8, 2012

Students at Westwind Elementary School began eating breakfast in their classrooms Monday morning as part of the Universal-Free School Breakfast Program. The federal program is an addition to the school breakfast program, said Joyce Trevino, food services director for Frenship Independent School District and Aramark. Trevino said studies show about 35 percent of students participate [...]

Westwind Elementary begins serving free breakfasts in classrooms to all students

New Westwind principal has education in his blood

Westwind Elementary School’s new principal has school leadership in his blood — three generations of it. Todd Newberry, who was announced as the new Westwind principal at a Frenship Independent School District board meeting in the spring, said both his grandfather and father were school principals. “It gets in your blood, and you know what [...]

Suitor enlists Westwind staff to seek kindergarten teacher’s hand

Westwind Elementary School kindergarten teacher Meredith Jenkins reacts as Chris Whitsell proposes marriage to her last Friday during the morning announcements.

The student and staff anchors of Westwind Elementary School’s live broadcast of the morning announcements must have said “Happy Valentine’s Day” 50 times, but other than the holiday, nothing seemed out of the ordinary on the broadcast until the closer. Assistant Principal Denise Stewart was giving out Valentine bears from a school raffle and then [...]

Blood donors sought today at Westwind Elementary School

A blood drive will be held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. today outside of Westwind Elementary School on the donor bus.

Westwind Elementary fundraiser money due

Westwind Elementary will wrap up its school fundraiser this week.

Westwind school T-shirts to be ordered soon

Westwind Elementary will be selling short sleeve and long sleeve T-shirts as well as sweatshirts and zip hoodies.

Kindergarten registration planned at Frenship campuses

Frenship elementary schools will host kindergarten registration 3:30-5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Children who are 5 years old by Sept. 1 will be eligible to enroll. To register, the child must have a certified birth certificate, immunization record, social security card and proof of residence. The person who enrolls the child must have a current picture ID.

Frenship students donate books to Ronald McDonald House

Students at Westwind, North Ridge and Bennett elementaries donated more than 3,000 books to the Ronald McDonald House through a book drive sponsored by Aramark. “I am overwhelmed that it was just three elementary schools … that was amazing,” said Dina Jeffries, the outreach coordinator for Ronald McDonald House. Jeffries said some of the books [...]


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