Dear WMS families,
I am pleased to announce that Mr. John Adams will be nominated as the Interim Assistant Principal at WMS for the remainder of the 2026-27 school year at a special School Committee meeting on Thursday. Mr. Adams is an experienced educator with over 30 years of service as a social studies teacher, assistant principal, co-principal, and principal at both the middle and high school levels in New Hampshire. He will be a great addition to WMS. He has already had an opportunity to meet several students and staff and is looking forward to getting to know our entire community. Please join me in welcoming him to WMS!
We now have a complete and solid administrative team with Ms. DiMaria, Mr. Pelletier, and Mr. Adams. Thank you for your continuing support of and engagement with Westbrook Middle School!
Take care,
Peter Lancia, Superintendent of Schools
Lois Lowry, award winning author of The Giver and Number The Stars, is coming to the Westbrook Performing Arts Center!
She will be launching her new book, Building 903. Also featured, will be Rebecca Traister, author of Angry Girls Will Get Us Through.
Head here to get free tickets to the event on Sep 29 at 6:30pm. There is a limited number of tickets and they will be given on a first come, first served basis.
Ticket Link
Our Parent Teacher Organization is holding their first meeting of the year. See the attached flyer for meeting details. New members are welcome!
I am pleased to announce that I will nominate Ms. Pattie DeMaria as the interim Principal at Westbrook Middle School for the 2026-27 school year at the School Committee meeting on Wednesday, September 9. Ms. DeMaria has served as our Assistant Principal since 2017. She has a deep commitment to WMS, our students, staff, and families. She is student centered and nurturing, equity minded, and instructionally focused. Her knowledge of the school and her positive attitude will keep our school moving forward with a focus on achievement, engagement, communication, and school culture. Ms. DeMaria will provide stability during this transition, maintain the momentum of current initiatives, and work collaboratively with staff and families to lead WMS forward this year.
We will launch a search for a permanent Principal this Winter.
I would also like to thank Dr. Christina Boursaw for her leadership of WMS over the past year. She has left a lasting contribution to our school community. Let’s all wish her well in her new role as Principal at Kennebunk Elementary School.
Thank you for your patience during this transition of leadership. I hope that your children are having a good start to the new school year.
Sincerely,
Peter Lancia, Ph. D.
Superintendent of Schools
Hello Families, we are excited to welcome our students back on the 31st, and start our new school year. Please review our 2026-27 Student & Family Handbook. Please let us know if you have any questions or if you have difficulty opening the link.
We are looking forward to the first day of school - Monday, August 31. Fifth Grade Open House is Thursday, August 27, 5:00-6:00. Open House for Grades 6-8 is Tuesday, September 1, 5:00-6:00. School supply lists can be found here.
Our Heritage Potluck Dinner is one week away. We hope you will join for this special event. Please fill out the survey if you plan to attend as it helps with our planning:
https://reachmyteach.com/form/preview/539/7820
This community gathering is Monday, May 4th, from 6-7pm.
In conjunction with Junior Achievement of Maine, 8th graders participated in job shadow experiences at one of the following businesses. Thank you so much to:
Mornings in Paris
Aroma Joe's
Rowe Ford
MEMIC
Landry French Construction
Northern Light Mercy Hospital
BrainCube
Capozza Flooring
United Way
WMS students were working on paying bills and balancing their checking accounts today!
WMS is proud to share the start of our new Welcome Wall, located outside of Student Services. Our Welcome Wall proudly shows 12 languages spoken by students and staff at Westbrook Middle School. Students and families are encouraged to contact us if there are additional languages we should add.
