Westwood Regional School Violence Awareness Week: October 21-25, 2024
Thank you to the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office for organizing another great SNAP Conference. Always a lot of great information!
Several more students recognized for their Advanced Placement Tests bringing our total to
22 AP Scholars, 17 AP Scholars with Honor, 11 AP Scholars with Distinction, and 7 students who were awarded in the 2024 College Board Recognition Program! Congratulations! Go Cards!
Save the Date, November 13, 2024: Class of 2027 and 2028 School Counseling + Admissions Panel Presentation. Log into Genesis to view the letter with more information. We look forward to seeing our students and parents in attendance this evening.
Check out our district counseling site for resources available through Bergen County Department of Health Services listed on the main page under Community Resources. https://sites.google.com/wwrsd.org/wwrsdschoolcounseling/home
The Westwood Regional High School National Art Honor Society is excited to host the annual Pumpkin Carving and Painting on Sunday, October 20 from 12-3:00 pm. Admission is $10 & includes a pumpkin and face painting. There will also be a pizza and bake sale. Always a great event.
PV +NV College Fair open to Westwood Regional High School on October 17, 2024. See flyer for information.
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!
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.
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.
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
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
Our Mock crime scene set up in the science courtyard at the high school for our Forensics classes.
Beautiful October day! Great day to have lunch in our courtyard.
