
Westwood's Middle and High School Physical Education + School Counseling departments partnered for professional development through the Bergen County Division of Mental Health Services on October 14th. Bergen County Division of Mental Health Services presented, “It’s Real: Teens and Mental Health” Thank you Wendy S for training our trainers and sharing your story.




Thank you to the High School Peer Pals Club for collecting donations for hurricane victims. Cardinal Pride!


Happy Fall, y'all! Thank you Berkeley PSO for our fall decor!


The varsity debate team crushed it during the first tournament of the season at Fair Lawn High School this past Friday. A big congratulations to Sofia Suits for winning best judge, Zachary Risbud for winning first place speaker, and to Daniel Shotkin for winning second place speaker. Additionally, captains Angel Morales and Daniel Shotkin won first place team and juniors Zachary Risbud and Andrew Gavenko placed third. It’s going to be a great season! Go Cards!


PSAT/NMSQT Grades 10 and 11. Please refer to the letter posted on Genesis for more information. For practice information: https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/practice/bluebook
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Looking forward to our High School Spirit Week and Pep Rally! Go Cards!


WWRSD Special Education Parents Advisory Group (SEPAG) is hosting their next meeting on Monday, October 14 at 6:30 PM in the High School Media Center. During the meeting, Mr. Renshaw and Dr. Gluck will deliver an overview of the Special Education process, explain the components of an IEP, and provide a "who is who" description of the Child Study Team Members. We hope to see you there.


The Berkeley kindergarten classes have a new class pet, The Kindergarten
Cardinal! Students journal about their weekly adventures with the Kindergarten Cardinal and share with their respective classes.

Our Honors Design thinking class from last year solved a real-life problem in real time for a billion-dollar company. The class took a challenge from the CEO of American Dream Mall last November and worked on different solutions throughout the year using the Design Thinking methodology. American Dream Mall adopted one of our solutions/suggestions. Such an amazing experience for our students! Go Cards!



Great assembly today at the high school! Timothy Shoemaker spoke with students about the importance of living a healthy drug-free lifestyle, respecting others, and celebrating differences! Please join us for the parent program tonight at 6:30 in Hurley Theater.


Westwood Fire Department Open House is tonight, October 10, 2024!


Thank you Westwood Fire and Police Department for reminding us how to stay safe at home and at school during Fire Prevention Week.





Every morning, our schools come together as one community, fostering connection, pride, and engagement through our student-led announcements. It's a daily reminder of our strength in unity and community! #WeAllShine@Washington https://www.youtube.com/live/y41dcHZbMzc


Every morning, our schools come together as one community, fostering connection, pride, and engagement through our student-led announcements. It's a daily reminder of our strength in unity and community! #JustFocusonGrowing
https://www.youtube.com/live/_JImVdY5ioU

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, students from Mrs. LeParc's class are enjoying read alouds from family members celebrating their heritage, cultures, and multilingualism! #BESTatBrookside



Apply to SUNY for FREE! Application fees waived for up to 5 schools from October 21- November 3, 2024. You can either submit your application via SUNY's online application or via Common Application


JFG spreads kindness today and every day! #WEEKofRESPECT #JustFocusonGrowing



Thank you, Ms. Sparno for helping our students understand how to be there for their friends, and for always being available to them at JFG. We are so fortunate to have you and appreciate everything you do for the students and staff at JFG! #JustFocusonGrowing


The school counseling department is excited to bring back Timothy Shoemaker to speak about the importance of living a healthy drug-free lifestyle, respecting others, and celebrating differences. Timothy Shoemaker is known for his high-energy approach to address complicated topics. You can learn more about Mr. Shoemaker on his website www.TimothyShoemaker.com. We invite middle and high school parents to attend an evening program on Thursday, October 10, 2024 at Westwood Regional Senior High School, Hurley Theater at 6:30pm


NJ STARS Program - Bergen Community College. The New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship (NJ STARS) program is an initiative created by the State of NJ that provides our highest achieving students with free tuition at their home county community colleges. The NJ STARS state scholarship program covers the cost of tuition, less any state and/or federal grants and scholarships for up to five semesters. To be considered for the NJ STARS program, you must be a: -NJ resident who ranks in the top 15% of their high school class at the end of their junior or senior year -U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen and legal New Jersey resident for a minimum of 12 consecutive months before high school graduation -Student who enrolls full-time in a degree program by the fifth semester after high school graduation at their home county community college. For more information click NJSTARS, BCC Brochure here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IiPQ6geub4zte8C3udNf5mupyPl9-Vxx/view?usp=sharing
