Grades 10-12
College Admissions Counselors Visits begin September 11th throughout November 2025.
We would like to inform and encourage you to sign up for college admissions representative visits available in Naviance. College admissions counselors visit Westwood Regional High School throughout September, October and November to meet and speak with our students.
These visits offer valuable opportunities for students in grades 10–12 to explore potential colleges in a familiar setting. They allow students to learn directly from admissions representatives about academic programs, campus life, and the application process. Attending helps students ask personalized questions, make connections with admissions staff, and begin to envision their post-secondary path—whether they’re just starting to explore or narrowing down their list of schools.
When you attend a college admissions visit at WRHS, we ask that you:
Communicate early with your teacher that you have a visit scheduled for a particular date/time and would like to be excused. Ideally, you should not be missing an assessment to attend a visit.
If you miss a class for a visit, please know that your attendance will be taken during the visit. Failure to take place in the college visit while missing class will result in a “cut” from that class.
Be respectful and ask appropriate questions during the college visit.
4 months ago, Kelly Riedel
Attention Class of 2027:
Westwood Regional High School will be hosting two standardized testing opportunities for the junior class during the school day in February and March.
Each exam will last approximately two and a half hours, and students will return to their regularly scheduled classes upon completion. They will be responsible for any missed work during the testing period.
The SAT & ACT exam are optional tests and if your child chooses not to take it, they will attend school as usual. Check your Genesis for registration letter.
about 2 hours ago, Kelly Riedel
Attention Class of 2027:
Westwood Regional High School will be hosting two standardized testing opportunities for the junior class during the school day in February and March.
Each exam will last approximately two and a half hours, and students will return to their regularly scheduled classes upon completion. They will be responsible for any missed work during the testing period.
The SAT & ACT exam are optional tests and if your child chooses not to take it, they will attend school as usual. Check your Genesis for registration letter
about 2 hours ago, Kelly Riedel
REMINDER: Sergeant Keller with United States Marine Corps will visit Westwood Regional High School on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.
about 2 hours ago, Kelly Riedel
Westwood Regional High School's first ever Canstruction team is hosting a CAN DRIVE for local food pantries. Please donate canned food and jars of peanut butter! Canstruction is an international charity competition where teams compete to design and build giant structures made entirely of full cans of food. At the end of the competition, all the food is donated to local food pantries. The Westwood Regional Canstruction Team will be competing at the American Dream Mall on February 26. In addition to supporting local food banks, your donations will also help the team practice for the contest.
about 21 hours ago, Frank Connelly
Every year, our Science Honor Society packs shoeboxes filled with school supplies, personal care items, gently used books and small toys to be delivered to middle school students in Newark. Not only are our students volunteering to spread kindness, hope and support to other young people, but they are collaborating with teens from other districts to do so. So many "life lessons" packed into one project. All of our kids have an opportunity to help out in whatever capacity they can. Some buy items for the boxes, others save and donate empty shoe boxes, others donate their time to sort, pack and wrap the boxes, and still others clear out their shelves and donate their favorite middle school "reads". There's something for everyone to do regardless of their own personal circumstance. This year, more than 500 boxes total were collected and delivered by Rutherford's NHS. We donated more than 25 of them.
2 days ago, Frank Connelly
This week- Class of 2027: Junior Family Night for Students and Parents hosted by the Westwood Regional HS Counseling Department on January 8th at 6:30pm. See letter for more information.
2 days ago, Kelly Riedel
Wishing our entire school community a Happy New Year! May 2026 be filled with positivity, progress, and meaningful moments. Thank you for making our school such a special place.
6 days ago, Frank Connelly
Thank you to Mr. Fritz and our Chamber Singers for bringing some holiday cheer to the high school! Happy Holidays!!!!
15 days ago, Frank Connelly
We had a nice turnout of students attend today's session. Thank you Ashley Molina for taking time over your winter break to share your firsthand experiences at Boston College with our current students.
16 days ago, Kelly Riedel
Sergeant Keller with United States Marine Corps will visit Westwood Regional High School on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.
16 days ago, Kelly Riedel
Thank you to the High School Student Council for organizing our Winter Pep Rally! Go Cards!
19 days ago, Frank Connelly
WRHS welcomes back Ashley Molina, Class of 2024 to provide a presentation for students interested in Boston College. Please see flyer for details. Students in grades 10-12, if you are interested in attending, please email
kelly.riedel@wwrsd.org 19 days ago, Kelly Riedel
Class of 2026 Scholarships
Please start to search for scholarships in Naviance. Most of the local scholarships get updated starting in February/March, but there are several other scholarships under the "scholarship search" category available to view now. Instructions:
Go to “Colleges” across the top of the screen in Naviance
“Scholarship Search” (under Scholarships & Money)
Click on “Match and Filter”
Click on “Scholarship Requirements” and scroll down to “Counselor Categories” and search Categories (Some top categories are: Updated for 2025-2026, Local/for WRHS Students, Bergen County…)
Please do not forget to check regularly and feel free to stop in to the School Counseling Office if you have any questions.
19 days ago, Kelly Riedel
Class of 2026 Scholarship Opportunity:
The Orpheus Club Men’s Chorus, organized and singing since 1909, is again pleased to offer our Roland L. Meyer $2,000 scholarship this Spring to a high school senior who will pursue music at an institution of higher learning.
The Orpheus Club also administers the $1,000 Harriet and Edward Levy Memorial Scholarship Award. Students need not apply separately for these awards as winners are chosen from the same pool of applicants. The application and instructions are on our website,
www.ridgewoodorpheusclub.org, select the “Scholarship” tab from the menu bar.
The deadline for applications is March 7, 2026, and we plan to announce the winners on or about April 7, 2026
19 days ago, Kelly Riedel
AP Biology students are conducting the animal behavior lab. They are recording the movement of pill bugs in a choice chamber to determine if they are attracted or repelled by either stimulus, water or vinegar, on the cotton balls. If they spend more time near the cotton balls it could indicate a positive chemotaxis or if they are repelled, it would be a negative chemotaxis, If neither occur, then their movement would just be kinesis or "random". They will calculate the average number of pill bugs per chamber over a 10 minute time interval. They will then calculate standard deviation and standard error of the mean before drawing conclusions.
20 days ago, Frank Connelly
Save the Date: January 29, 2026.
The Westwood Regional High School Counseling Department invites Class of 2027 to attend an Option II Program.
This evening is designed to provide important information regarding Option II programs for the 2026–2027 school year, including eligibility, application requirements, timelines, and expectations. A letter will follow on Genesis when we return from holiday break.
20 days ago, Kelly Riedel
The first Bergen County Youth Task Force Meeting is set for January!
High school students are invited to join and work alongside their peers to create a healthier Bergen County for all residents.
When: Wednesday, January 28 from 6-8pm
Where: Paramus Public Library, 116 E Century Rd, Paramus, NJ 07652
Register for free - see flyer for QR code
Questions? Contact Madie Jones at mjones@pipnj.org.
22 days ago, Kelly Riedel
9th & 10th grade students in Mrs. Scalia & Mrs. DiLuzio's history classes took a trip to the 9/11 Museum and Memorial. It was an incredible and meaningful experience that helped bring history to life. Students learned so much, asked thoughtful questions, and gained a deeper understanding of the events of September 11th and their lasting impact.
22 days ago, Frank Connelly
WRHS welcomes back Ashley Molina, Class of 2024 to provide a presentation for students interested in Boston College. Please see flyer for details. Students in grades 10-12, if you are interested in attending, please email
kelly.riedel@wwrsd.org 22 days ago, Kelly Riedel
