Thank you to the Westwood Police Department for another great year of the LEAD program! Our 4th graders had a blast at their end-of-year celebration. Special thanks to our LEAD team for your time, guidance, and support! #BESTatBrookside
A huge thank you to our amazing PTO for bringing us our final assembly of the year—Eyes of the Wild! Mr. Travis taught us all about animal care and responsibility, and we even got to meet a chinchilla, skunk, wallaby, and ferret! #BESTatBrookside
Brookside students continue to shine! Our May winners showed outstanding character and made positive choices all month long. We are so proud of each of them! #BESTatBrookside
Emilia, Ben, and Kate stepped into leadership as our Principal and Assistant Principals for the Day! They had a blast walking the halls, visiting classrooms, leading an assembly, and visiting Dr. McQueeney, Mrs. Velez and Mr. Connelly. Future school leaders in the making! #BESTatBrookside
Great night at The Rockleigh Country Club for our Class of 2025 Senior Prom!
The High School Esports Rocket League team flew out to the LevelUp Arena in Overland Park, KS to compete at the Unfinished Business LAN. After a momentum-filled Losers Bracket run and a Grand Finals reset, Cardinals RL came back nationals invitational champions! Go Cards!
For our Pre-Prom Program, all seniors attended a presentation from Tim Shoemaker, a former university police detective, wiho spoke to students about general security precautions and personal decision making tips to keep them safe during prom, graduation, college, and beyond.
8th Graders had a blast at Six Flags yesterday!
A perfect spring morning for our wonderful Spring Concert for grades 4 and 5 Band and Choir! Thank you students, parents, staff and especially Ms. Maresca and Mr. Douthat!
Bergen MakerSpace is offering a Film Summer Bootcamp for students in grades 9-12 from July 7-August 14, 2025. Please see flyer and link for more details.
https://bergenmakerspace.bergen.org/filmmaker-camp
High School TV/Film Students Emma Lagatol, Bella LaMotta & Paul Hakimian, along with their teacher Joan Petrocelli, showcased their short films to the community last Thursday at The Westwood Public Library.
The ASL Club and advanced art students had a wonderful experience at the Whitney Museum and on the High Line in NYC. The High Line is an elevated freight rail line that was transformed into a park full of gardens, murals, and sculptural installations. The Whitney had special exhibits by two contemporary artists, Amy Sherald and Christine Sun Kim. Amy Sherald is an American portrait artist who is known for her iconic painting of First Lady Michelle Obama and Christine Sun Kim explores sound and American Sign Language to inspire her large scale works of art.
Our kindergartners are budding persuasive writers! They’ve been hard at work crafting letters—and were thrilled to read them to Ms. Hughes to convince her to let them try out the big kid playground. Their excitement was contagious and their arguments were impressive! #BESTatBrookside
Thank you Mr. Bein, who surveyed K-5 teachers to create "Are you smarter than a Fifth Grader" for our Berkeley Fifth Grade students as we celebrate their past 6 years!
Final decisions and destinations have been recorded. Thank you to our counseling and English departments on your collaboration to complete this next step for the Class of 2025.
Thank you to our Student Assistance Counselor, Ms. Cornell and PE/Health Teacher, Mr. Gatens for completing the six-week Teen Mental Health First AId course with the Class of 2028. Our grade 9 students are mental health first aid certified. We are grateful for our partnership and collaboration with our Physical Education/ Health Department.
The High School Environmental Club did a cleanup today at the Woodcliff Lake Reservoir!
Class of 2026: 2025-2026 SAT and ACT Test Dates have been released. Please review the dates in the images attached. You register directly online at www.collegeboard.org and/or www.act.org Please reach out to your school counselor for questions or assistance.
Huge thanks to our amazing PTO and Mr. Holl for MCing the Brookside Fun Run! The rain couldn’t stop the fun—our students ran, danced, and moved their way through an energetic day in the gym. What a joyful celebration of community and movement! #BESTatBrookside
Honoring the brave heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom this Memorial Day. Their legacy inspires our entire Westwood Regional Cardinal community daily. Let's remember & be grateful. 🇺🇸❤️ #MemorialDay #WestwoodProud #NeverForget
