
April 3, 2023
April is National Poetry Month! The Land Trust of West Haven is celebrating by hosting a nature-themed poetry contest for 3rd, 4th, and 8th-grade students. The winning poems will ...

March 20, 2023
On the Friday before the Super Bowl, Savin
Rock held a Spirit Day in which students paid $1 to wear gear from their
favorite sports team. The fundraiser, led by school psycholog...

March 7, 2023
Jennifer Alfaro
About: I have been teaching for 10 years. This is my 9th year teaching first grade at Savin Rock Community School.
Hobbies: My hobbies include coo...

March 3, 2023
West Haven Public Schools hosted its inaugural ‘Districtwide Faculty Spelling Bee’ on Thursday, May 2nd in the West Haven High School Auditorium. Lucille Portley, a speech therapi...

February 13, 2023
WEST HAVEN — For Neji Gerancon, his favorite part was running back-and-forth through the school gymnasium. Valerie Santiago said her favorite part was jumping over hurdles.
"I ...

February 13, 2023
Kindergarten registration for the 2023-24 school year is now available! Please see the flyer below for instructions on how to register or CLICK HERE .
¡Ya está disponib...

February 7, 2023
WEST HAVEN, Conn. – Washington Elementary School and Savin Rock Community School have been named Schools of Distinction for the 2021-22 school year.
Connecticut schools a...

February 3, 2023
Ashley Heaphy
About: I have been teaching kindergarten at Savin Rock Community School for 8 years. My family and I live in West Haven. I have two sons, Landon (6) and C...

January 12, 2023
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023, West Haven Public Schools held a successful job fair to attract teachers and staff! The event took place at the high school in the WHHS main lobby...

January 9, 2023
Alexis Gilhuly
About: I teach 3rd grade and this is my 7th year teaching. I have been lucky enough to teach all 7 years at Savin Rock!
Hobbies: My hobbies ar...

December 15, 2022
In October, West Haven Public Schools hosted ‘Hat Day’ at its elementary schools in a fundraising effort to benefit the West Haven Fire Department (WHFD). The event was a huge suc...

December 5, 2022
December 14, 2022 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. To honor the 26 lives lost that day, the Savin Rock PTA created ‘26 Days of Kindnes...

December 1, 2022
Amber Hayden
Teaches: Kindergarten
About: I have been teaching in the West Haven School district for 14 years. I was a science facilitator at Washington and ...

November 15, 2022
Nicole Guadagnoli
About: I have been teaching for 6 years, all at Savin Rock, and I teach First Grade.
Hobbies: Walking with my dog.
Fun Facts: My ...

November 9, 2022
On November 9th the West Haven Fire Department visited the Savin Rock fourth grade. Fire fighters spoke to the students about fire prevention and what fire fighters do. Then,...

October 31, 2022
The West Haven Board of Education’s (WHBOE) Special Education /Pupil Services department informs parents when personally identifiable information, which was collected, maintained ...


September 1, 2022
This summer, West Haven Public Schools (WHPS) launched a new website with a new mobile app. The newly enhanced whschools.org features a beautiful look with a user-friendly, respon...

August 11, 2022
The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) has announced a PK-12 special school staff appreciation opportunity in collaboration with local businesses and partner state a...

August 10, 2022
West Haven Families, we want to hear from you! We ask that you please take a few minutes to complete our new Needs Assessment Survey, which can be found below. The information ga...