Ms. Vallorano's English class emulated parts of Lord of the Flies by setting up a classroom civilization as if they were stranded on an island. Great collaboration!
Yesterday in Mr. Collis’ US Government and Politics class Freeholder Chairwoman Germaine M. Ortiz spent time teaching students about the role of the the Freeholder in the Bergen County Government.
Mrs. Kahn’s Spanish 2 class writing a digital letter introducing themselves to their pen pals at our sister school in Valladolid, Spain!
Recent College Visits from Lesley University, New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, and the University of Maine!
Westwood students, along with thousands of students around the country, participated in the National Mix it Up Day today!. Sponsored by the Teaching Tolerance organization, the event encourages students to sit with someone different at lunch, break boundaries & make new friends.
A lot of colleges/universities still visiting Westwood! Virginia Tech came to visit this past Friday! Juniors and Seniors: Please see the list and sign up for visits through Naviance.
Thank you to our National Art, International Thespian, and Tri-M Honor Societies for another successful Pumpkin Carving & Painting event held on October 20! Great community event! Thank you to our staff for planning the event!
Through our Structured Learning Experience, Haley Fassano & George Sengos are interning with The Spine & Health Center of Closter working alongside physical therapists and chiropractors.
The Westwood High School Debate Team had a great time competing in their first tournament of the season at Tenafly High School. Today’s meet provided a positive learning experience for all involved. Go Cards!!
The University of New Hampshire and George Washington University visited the Guidance department today!
10th Grade Driver's Ed class participated in the "Save a Life Tour"! This is a comprehensive high impact safe driving awareness program that informs, educates, and demonstrates the potentially deadly consequences resulting from poor choices and decisions made by the driver.
MEBCI held their Middle School Choral auditions and two of our students successfully auditioned for the Bergen County Middle School Choir. (Left to Right) Ella Goodman, Mary Magliochetti. Great job! Congrats
Mrs. Duffus' Advanced Placement Studio Art artwork on display at last night's Board of Education meeting!. Amazing talent!
Syracuse University Economics Professor, Don Dutkowsky, made his annual visit with Mr. Thames' Economics class. Westwood HS & Syracuse have a partnership that allows our students to earn a Syracuse University transcript and 3 college credits.
Congrats to Andrew Park (Grade 8) and Paul McClair (Grade 12) for being selected students of the month for September!
Four Westwood Regional Art Teachers presented at Artify, the AENJ, Art Educators of New Jersey, annual conference over the weekend of October 5-7. Pamela Duffus and Ariel Rudin presented two best practice lectures about service learning and traveling with students titled, Empowering Students to Make a Difference and The Power of Travel for Student Success; Michele Keller shared her creative digital art assignments in a lecture titled, Foto Friday and Other One Day Assignments; and Lynda Panno led a sold out, hands-on, workshop teaching educators how to create sheetrock carvings. The four teachers exhibited professionalism and a desire to share their knowledge with other art teachers from across the state. In addition to inspiring others, they developed their craft and learned new concepts and techniques to bring back to the classroom.
A representative from Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) visited the AP/Honors Studio Art classes. She discussed SCAD opportunities, provided information, and reviewed student portfolios.
Monsieur Welfel's French students sharing ideas during Literature Circles!
8th Grade French students demonstrating how to form inverted, negative questions in the target language by demonstrating in front of the class! Vive le français!
Ms. Panno leads a workshop on sheetrock sculpture at the recent Art Educators of New Jersey Fall Conference!
