WCDS Serves

Each year, Westchester involves students of all ages in service to others in a variety of hands-on projects. By joining together, students learn that they have a lot to share with the community and that serving others is a fun way to work together.

The C.A.R.E.S. Crews program pairs up classmates and buddies from another grade on several hands-on projects throughout the year. These projects help students practice compassion, awareness, responsibility, empathy and service.

For a Thanksgiving project, parent volunteers helped C.A.R.E.S. Crews pack care packages of new socks and toiletries to be distributed to Open Door Ministries of High Point and Family Service of the Piedmont. They also wrote holiday cards for veterans and made snowflake decorations for Cancer GPS patients.

C.A.R.E.S. Crews from the classes of 2027 and 2034 fill bags with toiletries and personal items for local agencies.

Buddies JD Chappell ’26 and Mac Lambeth ’33 pack a care package together.

In the spring, students collected more than $2,400 in loose change for the school’s Change for Change initiative to raise awareness and support four charities with a donation: The ARC of High Point, Miracle League of High Point, Our Daily Bread in Asheboro, and Level the Playing Field. These projects and more help students learn that when everyone gives even just a little, they can make a big difference.

Students present large checks to organizations representing the C.A.R.E.S. Crews donations from the Change for Change drive.

Letters for Veterans

Middle School students carry on longtime project

Did you know WCDS Middle School students have been writing letters to veterans for many years?

The Middle School sets aside time on Fridays throughout the school year to participate in a variety of service projects both in the field with agencies in the community and in their classrooms.

For the letter writing project, students write encouraging notes in letters and cards that are distributed at veterans events in the Triad. Partners in this project include the American Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces and the Heroes Center.

Middle School students and Mrs. Vanessa Sullens presented letters they wrote to veterans to Patrick Davis of the Heroes Center.

Eyan Moore and Anish Upadhyaya, Class of 2030, write postcards to veterans during a Middle School service learning day.

National Honor Society

Upper School students in the National Honor Society packaged 170 food bags for students at Fairview Elementary.

Spreading Cheer

Lower School students and faculty members practiced the December character word of the month, GENEROSITY, by handing out coffee, hot cocoa and candy canes to parents during morning carpool.

A fourth grader shares a treat with WCDS parent and alumna Lauren Ball ’02 in the carpool line.

WCDS parent and trustee Jackie Tyson, and faculty members Mrs. Amie Carey, Mrs. Vanessa Sullens and Ms. Emma Ruggery fill cups with hot cocoa and coffee.

Maxwell Simek ’33 delivers coffee and hot cocoa to cars.