West Hempstead Union Free School District

The West Hempstead Union Free School District is preparing to reopen schools and is excited to welcome back its students on September 1. As we learned over the last year, students...

August 27th from 12 pm – 3 pm We look forward to a fantastic school year and want to kick it off by seeing all of you. Stop by and join us at the HS to participate in activ...

Welcome Back to School and Community Event! August 27th from 12 pm – 3 pm We look forward to a fantastic school year and want to kick it off by seeing all of you. Stop by an...

For eligible WH High School students - Interested in a career and healthcare? We invite you to apply to the NYU Long Island School of Medicine’s Envision Scholars Academy. Click h...

Summer Meals for the Community We are excited to announce that, beginning on Tuesday, July 6th, the West Hempstead School District will be offering meals to the community thi...

Click here to view the Preliminary District-Wide School Safety Plan

Click here to read the Welcome Letter from HS Interim Principal - Mr. Joseph Pumo

https://youtu.be/L8oj3j4rcf8

The West Hempstead Code Breakers, a team of student coders at the George Washington School, participated in the upper elementary school division kidOYO hackathon on April 30. A hac...

Students at Cornwell Avenue School wore crazy socks on March 19 in recognition of World Down Syndrome Day. The socks are worn to promote a celebration of differences and show suppo...

Three students in Lauren Conti’s sixth grade class at the George Washington School created podcasts on various topics as a part of a classwide passion project. Lea Saravia, Megan ...

West Hempstead High School senior Michael Sheehan was recently presented with a certificate of achievement for winning the Long Island Mathematics Conference Board Scholarship. The...

Throughout the week of March 22, the West Hempstead Middle School Student Council, with the guidance of school psychologist Caitlin Coughlin, organized a Mental Health Spirit Week ...

Students at the Chestnut Street School celebrated Read Across America Day on March 2. Sponsored by the National Education Association, Read Across America Day is the nation’s large...

Students at Cornwell Avenue participated in the American Heart Association’s Jump Rope for Heart on Feb. 23. The goal of Jump Rope for Heart is to teach students the importance of ...

West Hempstead High School students in Sheila Dempsey's class celebrated Valentine’s Day by baking dog treats and selling them to members around the school. The class sold the trea...

Zoey Navarro Vasquez, a kindergarten student at the Chestnut Street School, created The Learning Wheel as part of the school’s 100th day celebration. The interactive wheel can be u...