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The Mount Pleasant Central School District is located in the heart of Westchester County and serves approximately 2,000 students. The district encompasses the hamlets of Hawthorne and Thornwood, as well as portions of Valhalla and Pleasantville. Mount Pleasant Central School District is comprised of four schools: Hawthorne Elementary (K-2), Columbus Elementary (3-5), Westlake Middle School (6-8) and Westlake High School (9-12). The middle and high school share the same campus along with the District Office. We are the home of the Wildcats!
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![WHS Class of 2024 Graduates!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1719838462/mtplcsdorg/yjj7hzbinaf24nvlurug/Classof2024.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1719838462/mtplcsdorg/yjj7hzbinaf24nvlurug/Classof2024.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1719838462/mtplcsdorg/yjj7hzbinaf24nvlurug/Classof2024.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1719838462/mtplcsdorg/yjj7hzbinaf24nvlurug/Classof2024.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1719838462/mtplcsdorg/yjj7hzbinaf24nvlurug/Classof2024.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1719838462/mtplcsdorg/yjj7hzbinaf24nvlurug/Classof2024.jpg","width":2200}])
The rain held off, but it was a scorching afternoon on the turf for the Class of 2024 to celebrate their commencement. Congratulations, Wildcats!
![WMS Class of 2024 Moves Up]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1719430303/mtplcsdorg/tabnjcimztgjui6djmwf/IMG_0062.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1719430303/mtplcsdorg/tabnjcimztgjui6djmwf/IMG_0062.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1719430303/mtplcsdorg/tabnjcimztgjui6djmwf/IMG_0062.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1719430303/mtplcsdorg/tabnjcimztgjui6djmwf/IMG_0062.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1719430303/mtplcsdorg/tabnjcimztgjui6djmwf/IMG_0062.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1719430303/mtplcsdorg/tabnjcimztgjui6djmwf/IMG_0062.jpg","width":2200}])
WMS Principal Anthony Mungioli: “The weather is perfect and today is an amazing day.”
![Fifth Graders Move up]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1719426440/mtplcsdorg/a6fcicoxj3ry4rzcirms/IMG_2227.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1719426440/mtplcsdorg/a6fcicoxj3ry4rzcirms/IMG_2227.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1719426440/mtplcsdorg/a6fcicoxj3ry4rzcirms/IMG_2227.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1719426440/mtplcsdorg/a6fcicoxj3ry4rzcirms/IMG_2227.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1719426440/mtplcsdorg/a6fcicoxj3ry4rzcirms/IMG_2227.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1719426440/mtplcsdorg/a6fcicoxj3ry4rzcirms/IMG_2227.jpg","width":2200}])
Principal Mike Cunzio said, "As a class I will remember you as being responsible, reflective, empathic, open-minded, and resilient. Those are all the tools you will need for your educational journey and your life.”
![2024 Senior Awards Ceremony Honors Over 150 Students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1719402973/mtplcsdorg/uiiuczxf2gq5qi73jz3a/SeniorAwards.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1719402973/mtplcsdorg/uiiuczxf2gq5qi73jz3a/SeniorAwards.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1719402973/mtplcsdorg/uiiuczxf2gq5qi73jz3a/SeniorAwards.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1719402973/mtplcsdorg/uiiuczxf2gq5qi73jz3a/SeniorAwards.png","width":1000}])
Principal Keith Schenker: "Perseverance is a characteristic of successful individuals. Enjoy these final days of your time here at Westlake, you have not only persevered but excelled."
![HES-Second Grade Moving Up]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1719315486/mtplcsdorg/fm79ifjhxo839bvv7tug/MovingUp1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1719315486/mtplcsdorg/fm79ifjhxo839bvv7tug/MovingUp1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1719315486/mtplcsdorg/fm79ifjhxo839bvv7tug/MovingUp1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1719315486/mtplcsdorg/fm79ifjhxo839bvv7tug/MovingUp1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1719315486/mtplcsdorg/fm79ifjhxo839bvv7tug/MovingUp1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1719315486/mtplcsdorg/fm79ifjhxo839bvv7tug/MovingUp1.jpg","width":2200}])
We had a first in Mount Pleasant this June - due to the extreme heat, our 2nd graders had their Moving Up Ceremony at Westlake High School.
![Seniors Walk Down Memory Lane]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1718992268/mtplcsdorg/jgfvd4xtqohsjt72kppl/walkthrough.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1718992268/mtplcsdorg/jgfvd4xtqohsjt72kppl/walkthrough.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1718992268/mtplcsdorg/jgfvd4xtqohsjt72kppl/walkthrough.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1718992268/mtplcsdorg/jgfvd4xtqohsjt72kppl/walkthrough.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1718992268/mtplcsdorg/jgfvd4xtqohsjt72kppl/walkthrough.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1718992268/mtplcsdorg/jgfvd4xtqohsjt72kppl/walkthrough.jpg","width":2048}])
With stops at Hawthorne, Columbus, Westlake Middle School, this tradition is well loved by students and teachers alike.
![Community Leadership Projects Celebration]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1718970969/mtplcsdorg/gfzwz74segbjfzozy28x/CLP.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1718970969/mtplcsdorg/gfzwz74segbjfzozy28x/CLP.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1718970969/mtplcsdorg/gfzwz74segbjfzozy28x/CLP.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1718970969/mtplcsdorg/gfzwz74segbjfzozy28x/CLP.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1718970969/mtplcsdorg/gfzwz74segbjfzozy28x/CLP.jpg","width":1440}])
WHS 8th graders and their families gathered to celebrate the completion of the amazing Community Leadership Projects (CLP).
![Concert Cover Contest]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1718973603/mtplcsdorg/kqrnazbqtochaj9prb9c/cescover.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1718973603/mtplcsdorg/kqrnazbqtochaj9prb9c/cescover.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1718973603/mtplcsdorg/kqrnazbqtochaj9prb9c/cescover.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1718973603/mtplcsdorg/kqrnazbqtochaj9prb9c/cescover.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1718973603/mtplcsdorg/kqrnazbqtochaj9prb9c/cescover.jpg","width":1238}])
The Tradition of Concert Cover Contests Continues
![A Year In Athletics]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1718972008/mtplcsdorg/tlpsw5b5pxfgp0ancfcs/Athletics.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1718972008/mtplcsdorg/tlpsw5b5pxfgp0ancfcs/Athletics.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1718972008/mtplcsdorg/tlpsw5b5pxfgp0ancfcs/Athletics.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1718972008/mtplcsdorg/tlpsw5b5pxfgp0ancfcs/Athletics.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1718972008/mtplcsdorg/tlpsw5b5pxfgp0ancfcs/Athletics.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1718972008/mtplcsdorg/tlpsw5b5pxfgp0ancfcs/Athletics.jpg","width":2200}])
Our annual athletics award ceremony, A Year in Athletics, was an awesome celebration of our 2023–2024 athletes.
![Superintendent for the Day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1718971729/mtplcsdorg/jzbhgwjlrhoemigmj6wc/Sup2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1718971729/mtplcsdorg/jzbhgwjlrhoemigmj6wc/Sup2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1718971729/mtplcsdorg/jzbhgwjlrhoemigmj6wc/Sup2.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1718971729/mtplcsdorg/jzbhgwjlrhoemigmj6wc/Sup2.png","width":1000}])
This year’s Superintendent for the Day, Brooke, had a jam packed schedule with Dr. G.
![Prom 2024]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1718971434/mtplcsdorg/nxthchfhgkrssqgp9tfq/prom.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1718971434/mtplcsdorg/nxthchfhgkrssqgp9tfq/prom.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1718971434/mtplcsdorg/nxthchfhgkrssqgp9tfq/prom.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1718971434/mtplcsdorg/nxthchfhgkrssqgp9tfq/prom.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1718971434/mtplcsdorg/nxthchfhgkrssqgp9tfq/prom.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1718971434/mtplcsdorg/nxthchfhgkrssqgp9tfq/prom.jpg","width":2048}])
The sun always seems to shine at Westlake on prom night!
![Yearbook Breakfast Fun!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1718971222/mtplcsdorg/c586iea7ad1u53zrrch7/yearbook.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1718971222/mtplcsdorg/c586iea7ad1u53zrrch7/yearbook.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1718971222/mtplcsdorg/c586iea7ad1u53zrrch7/yearbook.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1718971222/mtplcsdorg/c586iea7ad1u53zrrch7/yearbook.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1718971222/mtplcsdorg/c586iea7ad1u53zrrch7/yearbook.jpg","width":1440}])
Thanks to the amazing Elementary PTA Yearbook Committee, the Fifth Grade Yearbook Breakfast was an event to remember!
![WHS Senior Earns Eagle Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1718970627/mtplcsdorg/rtwencucfd9oixfdn2ym/RS.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1718970627/mtplcsdorg/rtwencucfd9oixfdn2ym/RS.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1718970627/mtplcsdorg/rtwencucfd9oixfdn2ym/RS.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1718970627/mtplcsdorg/rtwencucfd9oixfdn2ym/RS.jpg","width":940}])
Earlier this year, WHS Senior Ryan Samoyedny completed his Eagle Scout Project at Easter Seals Project Explore in Valhalla.
![Summer Reading!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1718970269/mtplcsdorg/xl3mz02ijreitwuxpvpb/Library2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1718970269/mtplcsdorg/xl3mz02ijreitwuxpvpb/Library2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1718970269/mtplcsdorg/xl3mz02ijreitwuxpvpb/Library2.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1718970269/mtplcsdorg/xl3mz02ijreitwuxpvpb/Library2.png","width":1000}])
Hawthorne hosted a Mount Pleasant Library guest to get everyone excited about reading this summer.
![A New Group is Formed at CES: The Flag Committee]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1718969931/mtplcsdorg/ssp3qrjvbkjjsecytkat/flag2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1718969931/mtplcsdorg/ssp3qrjvbkjjsecytkat/flag2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1718969931/mtplcsdorg/ssp3qrjvbkjjsecytkat/flag2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1718969931/mtplcsdorg/ssp3qrjvbkjjsecytkat/flag2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1718969931/mtplcsdorg/ssp3qrjvbkjjsecytkat/flag2.jpg","width":1440}])
The student council at Columbus identified a problem and together with advisors, Christine Galbo and Maureen Valvano came up with not only a solution but a schoolwide awareness raising Campaign.