Westwood Regional School Counseling Quarter 3 District Newsletter is available to view. You can access the newsletter on our district school counseling website or using the link copied here: https://shorturl.at/yEFV4
Thank you to our school counselors for their contributions.
Congratulations to Westwood Regional High School's selection for the Bergen County 2024 Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Lindsay Rattacasa! Thank you for everything you do for our students!
Beautiful day for lunch outside at the High School!
Paramus High School College/Career Fair on Tuesday, April 23 from 6-8:00pm
All students and families are welcome to attend this free event! Register now to get a barcode for the college fair. Questions?Contact Nicole McEnery @ 201-261-7800 x 3121 or nmcenery@paramusschools.org
Thank you to the Project Graduation 2025 Committee and all of the student and parent volunteers as well as the district staff who participated in the Harlem Wizards Game on Sunday. Great fundraiser that brings out the whole community! Fun day!
Our WWRHS School Counseling Department received the Grief Sensitive Schools Designation this week. We thank New York Life and Coalition to Support Grieving Students. The Grief-Sensitive Schools Initiative (GSSI) seeks to better equip educators to care for grieving students by introducing GrievingStudents.org and other grief resources.
Congratulations to the Westwood Regional School District for receiving "Best Communities for Music Education" from the NAMM Foundation for the 11th year in a row. Thank you to all of our amazing music teachers in the district especially Mr. Pena & Mr. Fritz at the high school..
Mrs. Keller and Mrs. Duffus enjoyed exploring the breathtaking beauty of our national parks with great company! Over spring break they embarked on an unforgettable adventure with 9 High School students to the stunning National Parks in the West! Witnessing the awe-inspiring landscapes and sharing the joy of discovery with the next generation.
Great job by our High School Concert Band, Concert Choir, Wind Ensemble, and Chamber Singers at last night's Spring Concert! Thank you to Mr. Pena and Mr. Fritz for your guidance and expertise!
Congratulations to all of our High School National Honor Society Inductees! Your hardwork has paid off! Thank you to our advisors Mrs. Wren and Ms. Palozzola for organizing the ceremony and everything you do for our students.
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Bergen County Sheriff’s
Office are pleased to announce that applications are being accepted for the Bergen
County Youth Police Academy – Class #18.
The Academy is an all-day program offered to students residing in Bergen
County or attending high school in Bergen County. Preference will be given to
students entering the 11th or 12th grade in September 2024. The Academy is free of
charge. This year’s Academy will be held June 24 – July 3, 2024. Upon completion of
the Academy, there will be an official graduation ceremony on July 3rd.
Application link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11Adl-AHHeecNqUubddnNqK5vlEcZcQDS/view?usp=sharing
Class of 2024 and 2025: Northern Valley Regional is hosting College Aid Pro Webinar on Financial Aid this Thursday, March 28th at 6pm. If you are interested in attending, please register via the link here: https://collegeaidpro.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SIEGdtaQTy61CfHSY7lNGQ#/registration
CLASS OF 2024: Follow these steps to access available scholarships
Log into Naviance- Click “Colleges” then "Scholarships & Money"
Click on Scholarship Search then Match and Filter
Click on “Scholarship Requirements” and scroll down to “Counselor Categories” and search Categories (Some top categories are: Updated for 2023 - 2024, Local/for WRHS Students, Bergen County…)
Please check Naviance as it is regularly updated with scholarships. Stop into the School Counseling Office with any questions or assistance.
10th-grade Chemistry students visited the American Museum of Natural History and The Hayden Planetarium in New York City. Students toured the museum and went to a space exploration show in the world-famous Hayden Planetarium. Our students saw actual examples of what they are learning in the classroom and participated in hands-on activities that will benefit their academic achievement in future science classes.
Westwood Regional High School Jr. Prom/Semi! Thank you to our advisors Ms. Murray and Mrs. Hartwick for organizing the night as well as all of the chaperones. Go Cards!
A valuable resource for all is BergenResourceNet. The site is an online directory of the county's many valuable resources. It is for families in Bergen County, NJ. to use as a way to locate local resources (events, programs, webinars, services, professional development, industry news) geared toward family wellbeing. When you select News & Events, you will find a chronological listing of events to participate in for you and/or your child, in-person and/or virtually.
Mrs. Maul's and Mr. Krebs' 9th grade physics students spent the class investigating what type of materials interfere with magnetic fields as well as discussing the use of magnets in today's technology and medical equipment.
Mr. Hoffman's Honors Human Physiology Class practicing how to take each other's blood pressure. Mr. Connelly passed with flying colors!
Thank you to the Board of Education for recognizing Kaitlin Brill for earning the rank of Eagle Scout! Congratulations Kaitlin!
Thank you to Tim Shoemaker for his time this morning presenting to our freshmen class. We thank our students for their respect and engagement throughout. To quote Mr. Shoemaker, "the best presentation is the one you can find your story in" and we hope students were able to connect it to their story and lives. Remember to ask yourself, are you better today than you were yesterday?
Parents of middle and high school students, this evening Tim will present at 6:30pm in the Westwood Regional High School, Hurley Theater. Please view this teaser video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HJkV6t0Qh0M
