A special thank you to @IonaUniversity for inviting Westwood Regional HS to learn more about IONA. Take a tour of campus during their upcoming open house on November 24th. Visit https://www.iona.edu/ to learn more about all their course offerings, majors, extracurriculars and 24 D1 athletic sports. Fun fact: Senior Vice President, Enrollment/ Student Affairs is a member of our WWRSD community and will be on our college panel at our upcoming Class of 27/28 School Presentation on November 13th.
Mrs. Keller & Mrs. Duffus accompanied Art students to National Portfolio Day on October 26, where over 50 accredited Art/Design Schools assessed portfolios for college admissions. Our students received positive feedback & valuable insights on applying to art and design schools.
Great job by our High School Marching Band and Color Guard at the North Jersey Band Festival in Clifton yesterday! Go Cards!
Mr. Garcia, Dr. McQueeney, and the team enjoyed a great evening at WRHS Senior Night! He loved cheering on and supporting our cheerleaders, band, color guard, and the football team. Go Cards! #SeniorNight #CardinalPride
Planned activities for Red Ribbon Week at the High School. Go Cards!
The High School Environmental Club spent the day cleaning up the Woodcliff Lake Reservoir. 40 students collected over 1,000 pounds of garbage, including multiple tires and a shopping cart.
Our high school students had a fantastic experience yesterday at the Bronx Zoo. Students observed exhibits throughout the entire Zoo while focusing on the effects of climate change and human impact on ecosystems and on a larger scale biomes throughout the world.
Congratulations to our varsity debate team for sweeping the second tournament of the season yesterday at North Bergen High School. Shout out to captains Angel Morales and Daniel Shotkin for winning first place team of the day, Angel Morales for winning second place speaker, Daniel Shotkin for winning 1st place speaker and to Emma DePeola for winning best judge. The team looks forward to their next tournament at Fort Lee High School in November. Go Cards!
Fall testing is complete. We would like to extend a thank you to our school-counseling department for organizing and facilitating a series of test administrations at different grade levels to ensure students are prepared for graduation and beyond. Many thanks! Now onto to college application deadlines...
Students in Ms. Martello's Geometry class work in groups on a vertical non-permanent surface (from Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics) to grapple with finding the number of ways to win a 3-dimensional tic-tac-toe game on a 3 X 3 X 3 board.
Students in Mr. Gunneson’s High School Materials & Processing class are creating seasonal festive light boxes.
Mr. Chen's Physics class is blasting off this October! The students are using the powerful motion equations of physics to calculate how fast these rockets blast off.
Elmwood Park College Fair open to Westwood Regional High School on November 4, 2024. See flyer for information.
Thank you to our High School Student Council for organizing our Fall Pep Rally! Great job by all of our students. Go Cards!
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.
