Wes-Mac PTO

🍦 What a sweet afternoon at WES! 🍦

Today, WES students and staff enjoyed a special visit from the ice cream truck, courtesy of the WES-MAC PTO.

With so many students excitedly waiting for their treats, we were especially impressed by the patience, kindness, and great behavior shown by our students throughout the event. It was wonderful to see so many smiling faces enjoying this special end-of-year celebration. Moments like these remind us how lucky we are to be part of such a great school.

Thank you to our amazing students, teachers, staff, and families for helping make WES such a supportive and welcoming place. Your enthusiasm and appreciation make events like this even more rewarding and help us continue fun traditions like this year after year.

A special thank you to Palagi Bros. for partnering with us and keeping the ice cream flowing for all of our students and staff!

We hope everyone enjoyed their frozen treat and made some sweet memories to end another great school year. ❤️🍨

📸 Check out some of our favorite moments from today below!

🇺🇸 Westport Celebrates 250!! 🇺🇸

If you missed the parade today, check it out on YouTube! Today’s WES Parade for Westport’s 250th celebration was absolutely incredible! It felt less like a small-town parade and more like a professionally produced event. The creativity, energy, and community spirit on display were amazing to see.

What a wonderful way to celebrate Westport’s rich history while looking ahead to America’s 250th anniversary. A huge thank you for the incredible work of Terry Pacheco and the Westport 250th Committee - and everyone who helped organize such a memorable day for our kids and community. 🇺🇸🎉

America 250: Westport Elementary School Time Travelers Parade Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

Over the years, thanks to the hard work and dedication of our VP, Rebecca Ryan, the PTO afterschool program has evolved and grown into one of our largest fundraisers and one that the kids look forward to the most! This year, in conjunction with some amazing MAC teachers, one of our afterschool programs hit it out of the park! What a special tribute from Fun107 celebrating all these kids hard work!

These Westport Students Made History Absolutely Adorable Westport students used costumes, songs and plenty of heart to celebrate America's upcoming 250th birthday.

Hi WES and MAC families!

Flyers started going out this week, so hopefully you saw them - but in case you have a child like mine who uses the flyers as coloring paper on the bus ride home (ha!), here's your friendly reminder that Ice Cream Truck Day is coming up!

This event is fully sponsored by the WES/MAC PTO, so there's no cost to you. All you need to do is tell us which treat your kiddo would like to enjoy. There are lots of delicious options to choose from thanks to our dear friends at Palagi Bros!

We kindly ask that you submit your child's selection by June 10th.

Please let us know if you have any questions at [email protected].

Thanks!

THANK YOU to the incredible Tough Kids Challenge Committee — Savannah Pettenati, Regina Bouchard, Kate Carpenter, Darren Nunes, Kathryn Levesque, Turner Ryan, Becky Ryan, Kristen Wiley — and all of the spouses and family members who worked tirelessly all day Saturday and Sunday to make this event happen!

Two days, 15+ hours of grueling work, endless sunburns, heavy lifting, and nonstop effort — all made worth it by the hundreds of smiling faces crossing that finish line.

On behalf of the entire TKC committee:

💚 A huge thank you to all of the volunteers who came out Saturday for setup and Sunday for breakdown. To the moms and dads who stepped up to move, assemble, and disassemble countless obstacles and pieces of the course after a long day of volunteering — this event truly could not happen without you.

💚 Special shout-outs to Brandon Bouchard and Turner Ryan, who assembled and disassembled obstacles by hand all day Saturday and Sunday, and to Chris Arruda of AP Construction, who is like a well-oiled machine making sure the obstacles are assembled safely and efficiently every year. And also to Darren Nunes, every year for ensuring the mud pit is constructed, assembled, and MUDDY! Without this core group - these iconic, crowd favorite obstacles wouldn’t be possible!

💚 To Long Moving & Storage LLC and their phenomenal crew that help move and relocate all of the equipment and pieces to/and from WES- we absolutely couldn’t do this event without you. You were most professional, respectful, hard working group we could have asked for!

💚 We also want to recognize the amazing Westport high school volunteers and the Westport Fire Explorers-Post 774, who showed up all day Saturday for setup, worked the obstacles all day Sunday, AND stayed afterward to help disassemble the event. In the heat, without complaints, they worked tirelessly and did whatever needed to be done. These young volunteers could have been anywhere else, but they chose to show up for this community event — and we are beyond grateful.

💚 Thank you to all of the volunteers who worked in shifts throughout the day to help the event run smoothly from start to finish.

💚 A huge thank you to the Westport Police Department and Westport Fire Department for everything they do to support this event each year — and especially to the Fire Department for keeping the mud pit perfectly muddy!

💚 A very special thank you to Erin Connors, who every single year waits at the finish line ready for muddy hugs from the kids as she hands out their medals. The kids look forward to seeing her smiling face as they run through that finish line, and it has become such a special part of the Tough Kids Challenge experience.

💚 Thank you to everyone who came out and took on the challenge (some more than once 😉) to earn those medals and make unforgettable memories.

💚 Special thanks to our amazing local supporters:
• CA Cabral Landscaping Supply for the mud
• Town Fair Tire for the tires
• Davol Farm for hay delivery and cleanup
• Wild Honey Cafe and The Head Town Landing Country Store for fueling our volunteers Sunday morning
• Just Your Way! for all signage and banner updates
• Golf Cart Solutions for helping us navigate the course each year
• ADA Entertainment for documenting the event and helping create an amazing keepsake for participants and families
• And of course our DJs, Tom Dube and Kyla J— your energy and enthusiasm brought this event to life!

💚 And one final, very special thank you to all of our sponsors who helped make this event possible. Please remember to support the businesses and organizations that support our community.

Here’s to an unforgettable 2026 Tough Kids Challenge! 💪🏅💚

What’s the Tough Kids Challenge without the mud?!

The final obstacle is the fan favorite and it would never be possible without the hard work of Westports own fire Lt. Darren Nunes, Kate Caroenter, and the dedicated Fire Explorers who dug in and got dirty to help!

And of course, as always, a huge thank you to CA Cabral Landscaping Supply for donating the dirt!

☀️ With beautiful weather ahead this weekend & popular demand… we’re extending Tough Kids Challenge presale sign ups through Saturday 5/16! 🎉

There’s still time to grab your spot for one of Westport’s favorite family events filled with mud, obstacles, laughs, and fun for all ages! 🟢🟤

🏃‍♂️ Pre-K through adults welcome
💥 Obstacles & muddy fun
👟 Family-friendly heats
❤️ Supporting Macomber & WES students

Don’t miss out — gather your friends and family and sign up before presale closes Saturday!

☀️ With beautiful weather ahead this weekend & popular demand… we’re extending Tough Kids Challenge presale sign ups through Saturday 5/16! 🎉

There’s still time to grab your spot for one of Westport’s favorite family events filled with mud, obstacles, laughs, and fun for all ages! 🟢🟤

🏃‍♂️ Pre-K through adults welcome
💥 Obstacles & muddy fun
👟 Family-friendly heats
❤️ Supporting Macomber & WES students

Don’t miss out — gather your friends and family and sign up before presale closes Saturday!

Check out our top Tough Kids Sponsors!!

👏🏻 A huge thank you goes out to these sponsors, and all the sponsors. Without you, this event wouldn’t be possible. 💪🏻