Celebrating 50 years of Westwood Elementary 1967 - 2017
1967 Westwood Elementary opened after an $ 805.000 bond was approved. 506 W. Edgewood Grades 1 - 5 J ohn Ward, Superintendent, & Jack Warner, principal 1967 Board of Education Successors: Jean Wren 69 -70 Connie Cline Curtis Wilson 70-76 Gene Milner Mary Ward 76-94 Hazel Johnson 94-99 Percy Hurt David Dunham 99-02 Leon Brown Davanna Roesler 02-04 Elmo Brundrett Lynn Hobratschk 04-12 Terri Bruce 12-15 H.K. Speck Kristin Moffitt 15-Present Dick Warren
Westwood on record ... • 1967 The name WESTWOOD was selected through a contest. • 1968 the Westwood PTO was established. • 1969 Westwood expanded with another $ 500,000 bond. • 1968 - 69 Westwood became one of 212 Civil Defense Shelters in the Texas area for radioactive fallout. • 1970 Westwood becomes a model school for the PEGASUS / PACE Reading Program and its Math Management Program. • 1971 Westwood Elem. selected " Among the Best in Texas " by TEA for grades 2 - 5 Math & Reading Programs. • 1974 FIRE! Damage gives students extra days off. The fire was contained to a storage unit. No arson was suspected.
•1975 Students donate their time & money to purchase trees and plant around the school. • 1975 Cline opened and Westwood became a 3, 4, 5 campus. • 1980 Gov. Bill Clements visits Westwood Elementary students after Hurricane Claudette. Traveling with him, " 1979 Governer ' s Action Committee on Flooding " . • 1984 Westwood ' s Challenge Program is highlighted on a Steve Allen documentary on gifted programs in Texas. • 1985 A Westwood teacher, Peggy Lathlaen was selected as top 10 in Nasa ’ s “ Teacher in Space ” program. • 1987 / 88 For a brief period, the Westwood mascot was a blue and white Panther. •1987 Principal JT Patton was a student in Ms. Ann Defibaugh ’ s class. • 1990 The children of Westwood adopt 250 + acres of Rainforest in the Danen Biosphere Reserve in Panama. •1990 The Friendswood Appearance Board awards Westwood, YARD OF THE MONTH. • 1993 A new wing at Westwood opened in September.
• 1994 Bales Intermediate opened and Westwood became a 3, 4 grade campus. • 1994 Odyssey of the Mind program begins. HOTS and CEI programs initiated. Macintosh Computer Lab opens. • 1994 Students created a Time Capsule to be opened in 2024. • 1996 Named Texas Blue Ribbon School and Exemplary rating by the State of Texas for academic performance. • 1998 Westwood adopts STS - 90 Shuttle Mission. • 1999 Created the Nature Center providing an outdoor classroom for hands - on learning opportunities. • 1999 Windsong Campus opened. Westwood became K,1, 2, 3.
• 2003 Full day Kindergarten began. • 2004 Knitters Club began. • 2004 Technology in our hands. All teachers received laptops thanks to an Apple program and the Westwood PTO. • 2007 Represented in Washington DC, the Westwood Knitters were recognized for their service project: Knitting caps to protect infants in developing countries. • 2007 First School of Character • 2008 Westwood opens Early Childhood program. Westwood became PreK, K, 1, 2, 3.
• 2008 Texas School of Character 2017 Board of Education Dr. Rebecca Hillenburg Tony Hopkins Dr. David Montz • 2009 National School of Character • 2012 Westwood Elementary became pen Dr. Matt Robinson pals with Westwood Elementary in snowy Bloomington, Minnesota. Students shared Robert McCabe Hurricane IKE stories with them. Laura Seifert • 2016 Grade 3 moved to Bales. Westwood Elementary is now PreK, K, 1, and 2. Pastor Ralph Hobratschk
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