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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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![Chess Club]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1679612032/mtplcsdorg/ni48frlkyihmapr5j13p/image0.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1679612032/mtplcsdorg/ni48frlkyihmapr5j13p/image0.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1679612032/mtplcsdorg/ni48frlkyihmapr5j13p/image0.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1679612032/mtplcsdorg/ni48frlkyihmapr5j13p/image0.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1679612032/mtplcsdorg/ni48frlkyihmapr5j13p/image0.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1679612032/mtplcsdorg/ni48frlkyihmapr5j13p/image0.jpg","width":2200}])
Chess Club
![National Honor Society Induction]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1679069195/mtplcsdorg/met2frrrx9enfc3cczwo/NHS4.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1679069195/mtplcsdorg/met2frrrx9enfc3cczwo/NHS4.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1679069195/mtplcsdorg/met2frrrx9enfc3cczwo/NHS4.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1679069195/mtplcsdorg/met2frrrx9enfc3cczwo/NHS4.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679069195/mtplcsdorg/met2frrrx9enfc3cczwo/NHS4.jpg","width":1280}])
Earlier this year, forty-nine juniors and seniors were inducted into Westlake High School's chapter of the National Honor Society in a ceremony hosted for the 20th time by NHS Advisor Anthony Paduano.
![The Aimee Chu Hung Braun Travel/Study Grant was awarded to senior Alejandro Gomez.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1679068559/mtplcsdorg/qrvysxq3gn6j0gemx19g/TravelStudyGrant1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1679068559/mtplcsdorg/qrvysxq3gn6j0gemx19g/TravelStudyGrant1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1679068559/mtplcsdorg/qrvysxq3gn6j0gemx19g/TravelStudyGrant1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1679068559/mtplcsdorg/qrvysxq3gn6j0gemx19g/TravelStudyGrant1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679068559/mtplcsdorg/qrvysxq3gn6j0gemx19g/TravelStudyGrant1.jpg","width":1280}])
The Aimee Chu Hung Braun Travel/Study Grant was awarded to senior Alejandro Gomez.
![Students Celebrate Pi Day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1679066762/mtplcsdorg/cfbxvstdvttlidzuc6x3/PiDay1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1679066762/mtplcsdorg/cfbxvstdvttlidzuc6x3/PiDay1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1679066762/mtplcsdorg/cfbxvstdvttlidzuc6x3/PiDay1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1679066762/mtplcsdorg/cfbxvstdvttlidzuc6x3/PiDay1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679066762/mtplcsdorg/cfbxvstdvttlidzuc6x3/PiDay1.jpg","width":1281}])
Dianna Jativa’s Math 8 students wrapped up their unit on Volume in time for Pi Day!
![Science Olympiad]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678217889/mtplcsdorg/oses53vvve00auwxqv5h/ScienceOlympiad.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1678217889/mtplcsdorg/oses53vvve00auwxqv5h/ScienceOlympiad.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1678217889/mtplcsdorg/oses53vvve00auwxqv5h/ScienceOlympiad.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1678217889/mtplcsdorg/oses53vvve00auwxqv5h/ScienceOlympiad.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1678217889/mtplcsdorg/oses53vvve00auwxqv5h/ScienceOlympiad.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1678217889/mtplcsdorg/oses53vvve00auwxqv5h/ScienceOlympiad.jpg","width":2200}])
Science Olympiad
The Middle School Science Olympiad Team.
![Science Barge]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677680815/mtplcsdorg/v98ylfhzfgy6nfp7yat8/ScienceBarge.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677680815/mtplcsdorg/v98ylfhzfgy6nfp7yat8/ScienceBarge.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1677680815/mtplcsdorg/v98ylfhzfgy6nfp7yat8/ScienceBarge.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1677680815/mtplcsdorg/v98ylfhzfgy6nfp7yat8/ScienceBarge.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1677680815/mtplcsdorg/v98ylfhzfgy6nfp7yat8/ScienceBarge.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1677680815/mtplcsdorg/v98ylfhzfgy6nfp7yat8/ScienceBarge.jpg","width":2200}])
Grade 8 Students-Science Barge
Science 8 Students participated in a virtual field trip to the Science Barge in Yonkers, New York. Students learned about a variety of species unique to the Hudson River including their importance to the ecosystem and human life.
!["Ella and the Fellas" perform a Cheap Trick set: Ain't That A Shame and Surrender.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1676652424/mtplcsdorg/ii0ud431gspehrqkljq1/EllaandteFellas.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1676652424/mtplcsdorg/ii0ud431gspehrqkljq1/EllaandteFellas.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1676652424/mtplcsdorg/ii0ud431gspehrqkljq1/EllaandteFellas.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1676652424/mtplcsdorg/ii0ud431gspehrqkljq1/EllaandteFellas.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1676652424/mtplcsdorg/ii0ud431gspehrqkljq1/EllaandteFellas.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1676652424/mtplcsdorg/ii0ud431gspehrqkljq1/EllaandteFellas.jpg","width":2200}])
Ella and the Fellas at the Talent Show
"Ella and the Fellas" perform a Cheap Trick set: Ain't That A Shame and Surrender.
![Hall Frog Dissect]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1676145429/mtplcsdorg/mn1v3l8sjrydh4py5tcg/HallDissect.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1676145429/mtplcsdorg/mn1v3l8sjrydh4py5tcg/HallDissect.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1676145429/mtplcsdorg/mn1v3l8sjrydh4py5tcg/HallDissect.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1676145429/mtplcsdorg/mn1v3l8sjrydh4py5tcg/HallDissect.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1676145429/mtplcsdorg/mn1v3l8sjrydh4py5tcg/HallDissect.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1676145429/mtplcsdorg/mn1v3l8sjrydh4py5tcg/HallDissect.jpg","width":2200}])
Mr. Hall's Science Glass-Grade 8
Dissecting a frog in Mr. Hall's Science Class,
![Mrs. Sullivan's Science 7 students design, construct, and test devices to minimize thermal energy transfer.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1676144852/mtplcsdorg/qsajuwtpvpkurtsxwawv/SullivanScience.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1676144852/mtplcsdorg/qsajuwtpvpkurtsxwawv/SullivanScience.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1676144852/mtplcsdorg/qsajuwtpvpkurtsxwawv/SullivanScience.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1676144852/mtplcsdorg/qsajuwtpvpkurtsxwawv/SullivanScience.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1676144852/mtplcsdorg/qsajuwtpvpkurtsxwawv/SullivanScience.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1676144852/mtplcsdorg/qsajuwtpvpkurtsxwawv/SullivanScience.jpg","width":2200}])
Mrs. Sullivan's Science 7 Students
Mrs. Sullivan's Science 7 students design, construct, and test devices to minimize thermal energy transfer.
![Students dissect a worm in Mr. Hall's Science Class.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1675874547/mtplcsdorg/qdtmwmt0ygip38tekqrh/Worm.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1675874547/mtplcsdorg/qdtmwmt0ygip38tekqrh/Worm.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1675874547/mtplcsdorg/qdtmwmt0ygip38tekqrh/Worm.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1675874547/mtplcsdorg/qdtmwmt0ygip38tekqrh/Worm.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1675874547/mtplcsdorg/qdtmwmt0ygip38tekqrh/Worm.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1675874547/mtplcsdorg/qdtmwmt0ygip38tekqrh/Worm.jpg","width":2200}])
Mr. Hall's Grade 8 Science Class dissects a worm.
Students dissect a worm in Mr. Hall's Science Class.
![Ken Amann Named Director of Technology and Data]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1675719861/mtplcsdorg/cz4nrrfqdr8myndmert2/KAmann.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1675719861/mtplcsdorg/cz4nrrfqdr8myndmert2/KAmann.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1675719861/mtplcsdorg/cz4nrrfqdr8myndmert2/KAmann.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1675719861/mtplcsdorg/cz4nrrfqdr8myndmert2/KAmann.jpg","width":1080}])
Kenneth Amann, a familiar name to many Westlake families as he is the current Assistant Principal of Westlake High School, will become the District's Director of Technology and Data.
![Science Olympiad]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1675695878/mtplcsdorg/iya1em6rbveeiajovwow/ScienceOlympiad.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1675695878/mtplcsdorg/iya1em6rbveeiajovwow/ScienceOlympiad.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1675695878/mtplcsdorg/iya1em6rbveeiajovwow/ScienceOlympiad.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1675695878/mtplcsdorg/iya1em6rbveeiajovwow/ScienceOlympiad.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1675695878/mtplcsdorg/iya1em6rbveeiajovwow/ScienceOlympiad.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1675695878/mtplcsdorg/iya1em6rbveeiajovwow/ScienceOlympiad.jpg","width":2200}])
Congratulations to the Westlake Science Olympiad team who competed this past Saturday at Byram Hills High School Regional Competition. The team competed against 45 other teams and ranked 20th overall.
![Kimber the therapy dog visits Columbus]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1673546297/mtplcsdorg/cwjfb7qjktt1uo05mrti/kimber.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1673546297/mtplcsdorg/cwjfb7qjktt1uo05mrti/kimber.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1673546297/mtplcsdorg/cwjfb7qjktt1uo05mrti/kimber.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1673546297/mtplcsdorg/cwjfb7qjktt1uo05mrti/kimber.jpg","width":960}])
4th grade students enjoy some quality time with Kimber the therapy dog!
![For the 7th straight year, local veterans were honored by Columbus Elementary School.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1673546784/mtplcsdorg/y2elad0odhgxgpo1v3cn/vets.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1673546784/mtplcsdorg/y2elad0odhgxgpo1v3cn/vets.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1673546784/mtplcsdorg/y2elad0odhgxgpo1v3cn/vets.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1673546784/mtplcsdorg/y2elad0odhgxgpo1v3cn/vets.jpg","width":960}])
For the 7th straight year, local veterans were honored by Columbus Elementary School.
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Mt. Pleasant Breaks Ground for Athletic Facilities Upgrades