Thanks to Ms. Murray and Mrs. Wren at the high school for organizing the annual Salvation Army Giving Tree! So many generous donations!
A Trauma Trainer Specialist & Clinician for the Bergen Trauma Training Center at Care Plus spoke to high school students today about conflict, bullying, diversity, differences, de-escalation, the need for connection and communication, and how to be an up-stander!
Amazing job by our High School Concert Band, Concert Choir, Wind Ensemble, and Chamber Singers at our Winter Concert last night! Thank you Mr. Pena, Mrs. Peterson, and Mr. Fritz for preparing our students for an amazing show!
Congratulations to Sophomore Lucy Ruel for her artwork titled "Hero vs Hero" that was accepted into the 2022 NAHS/NJAHS Juried Exhibition. From the 1,665 submissions, 200 artworks have been selected for inclusion. Amazing talent!
Emma Ohlstein, a WHS Graduate (2017), came for a visit to the 3-D Arts class as a guest artist. She currently attends Central Saint Martins, through the University of the Arts London. She spoke of her experiences in the arts, including the internship program that allows her to travel and work for various ceramic studios. She recently finished an internship in Miami and next semester will be traveling to Indonesia.
Students in International Cuisine participated in a Gingerbread House contest. The houses and frosting are made from scratch! Staff will vote on their favorite!
Looking forward to the High School Winter Concert on Wednesday, December 15th @ 6:30 PM. Always a great performance!
Students in Ms. Hartwick's classes are learning about different types of cells. Students created their own slides to compare Elodea and human cheek cells.
Ms. Hartwick's Biology class learning about osmosis. They are using gummy bears as a model of the cell to show what happens to cells when placed in different solutions.
Mr. Welfel’s French classes were excited to connect with our sister school in France. Students had a great opportunity exchanging insights with native speakers about cultural differences abroad. A phenomenal way to gain perspective about our globally connected world!
High School Media specialist, Mr. Richter, presented "Integrating Digital Citizenship into Your LIbrary Media Program" at the New Jersey Association of School Librarians" (NJASL) conference.
Mrs. Maul and Mr. Krebs' Physics class working on their "Force Exerted by the Earth" lab. Various objects were dropped from a designated height and observations were made about the rate at which they fell.
Mrs. Brazofsky's Child Development class created a "mega chalk walk" for preschool students to get outdoors and practice working on their gross motor skills.!
Congratulations to the High School November Student of the Month, RJ Ussher, nominated by Ms. Julia Palozzola! Great job RJ!
Adian Sangastiano is a senior participant in our Work-Based Learning Program. He is interning at Paramus Medical & Sports Rehabilitation Center and is working alongside the physical therapists participating in daily activities.
Painting II student Neta Nemesh journeys to Bryce National Park through her painting. She was inspired by a family trip where she explored the country in an RV. Great job, so much talent!
The Health and Wellness Club at the high school had a cereal drive to donate to the Mercy House in Hackensack for those in need. Thank you all who donated!
Westwood High School was awarded first place in the High School Safety Awards - 99% of our students wore their seatbelts! Way to go!
Pat Verile, Berkeley College Representative, spoke to the HS finance classes. He delivered an informative presentation on banking, economics, & artificial intelligences, intertwining examples of real life experiences to further engage students to pursue careers in finance /IT.
Happy Thanksgiving! I am thankful to be part of this amazing community!
