French students in 7th and 8th grade had a great day making croissants with an executive pastry chef. Students then participated in a scavenger hunt exploring a variety of French products. We ended the day with a three course luncheon at an authentic French restaurant.
Congratulations to Mrs. McGovern who was honored by the Association for Middle Level Education for earning the 2025 Adult Advocate Award!
Tonight: Screenagers Under The Influence: Addressing Vaping, Drugs, and Alcohol in the Digital Age. Targeted Audience: Screening is appropriate for parents and students, grades 6-12 Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 Time: Doors open 6pm, the movie starts at 6:30pm (run time 70 minutes) Location: Westwood Regional High School, Auditorium Free Registration: Registration is required. Refer to letter sent with rsvp link and more information.
Save the Date: Screenagers Under The Influence: Addressing Vaping, Drugs, and Alcohol in the Digital Age. Targeted Audience: Screening is appropriate for parents and students, grades 6-12 Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 Time: Doors open 6pm, the movie starts at 6:30pm (run time 70 minutes) Location: Westwood Regional High School, Auditorium Free Registration: Registration is required. Refer to letter sent with rsvp link and more information.
RISE- SUMMER 2025- Reflections interACTive Summer Experience for students
entering grade 9-12 or just finished high school
Earn volunteer hours!
Explore improvisational acting around teen issues!
Develop leadership skills - help with fun, interactive workshops for the community!
Meet other teens with similar interests!
When: Tuesday nights (July 8th - August 26th) in-person from 5:45-7:45pm
Where: 1 Bergen County Plaza, Division of Family Guidance – Multi-purpose room - Hackensack, NJ
Teens who are interested need to contact Staci for an application, consent forms
and guidelines for the RISE program.
Staci Block, MSW, LCSW Coordinator of Reflections and RISE
SBlock@co.bergen.nj.us
201-336-7361
Save the Date: Screenagers Under The Influence: Addressing Vaping, Drugs, and Alcohol in the Digital Age. Targeted Audience: Screening is appropriate for parents and students, grades 6-12 Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 Time: Doors open 6pm, the movie starts at 6:30pm (run time 70 minutes) Location: Westwood Regional High School, Auditorium Free Registration: Registration is required. Refer to letter sent with rsvp link and more information.
Some of our favorite Happy Day activities included our "Guess Who" game and the construction of our "RISE UP" towers. Thank you to everyone for a fabulous day together! Have a great spring break! Go Cards!
This week we had the chance to honor our fantastic Assistant Principals. Mr. Albert, Mr. Corso, Mrs. Kelly, and Mrs. Tamburri are greatly appreciated by all at the Middle School!
The hills were alive with "The Sound of Music" this weekend! Congratulations to all of our incredible performers, musicians, crew members, directors, and supportive families/friends. We are so proud of you all!
Save the Date: Screenagers Under The Influence: Addressing Vaping, Drugs, and Alcohol in the Digital Age.
Targeted Audience: Screening is appropriate for parents and students, grades 6-12
Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Time: Doors open 6pm, the movie starts at 6:30pm (run time 70 minutes)
Location: Westwood Regional High School, Auditorium
Free Registration: Registration is required.
Refer to letter sent with rsvp link and more information.
NJSLA testing is coming soon! 📝 We're here to support our students as they prepare for the NJSLA assessments. Remember to check your building's schedule for testing dates. Let's encourage our students to do their best! 🌟 #NJSLA #StudentSupport #TestingSeason #EducationMatters #WRMS #WRHS #PortraitofaGraduate
Pickleball pros in the making! 8th graders had a blast at yesterday's Championship match!
We're so proud of our students who show such appreciation and well wishes to the special adults in their lives -- especially those who help get the balls off the roof!
March Madness is in full effect at the middle school. How well do you know your college trivia? Thank you to the many colleges and universities for donating such cool swag!
We had a special WRMS visitor thanks to Ms. Garcia! Author Craig Grossi, the voice behind "Craig and Fred," spoke to our 6th-grade students about his moving memoir. "Craig and Fred" recounts the true journey of a U.S. Marine and his unlikely companion, a stray dog found in Afghanistan. Craig's story is a testament to the power of love, hope, and unwavering positivity. A huge thank you to Craig for sharing his story! You can discover more about Craig, his work, and his books at fredtheafghan.com. #AuthorVisit #CraigGrossi #CraigAndFred #6thGradeELA #LoveAndHope #InspiringStories
New Jersey School Counselors Association (NJSCA) annually nominates their peers and select a counselor to be chosen as the Bergen County School Counselor of the Year.
Westwood Regional Middle School Counselor, Caitlin Fabrocini, was selected as the Bergen County School Counselor of the Year recipient by the NJSCA for all her work in school counseling innovations, effective school counseling programs, leadership skills, and contributions to student achievement. Thank you to our Board of Education and Superintendent for recognizing Ms. Fabrocini at last night's meeting.
What would your dream room look like? Dr. Calderón witnessed 6th grade engineers in Catalano's class tackling this question by designing their very own dream rooms! They're sketching floor plans and carefully considering how items fit proportionally within the space. So inspiring to see these young designers at work! #StudentDesign #EngineeringForKids #DreamItBuildIt #6thGrade #LearningByDoing
French students at WRMS explored the meaning of 'Mardi Gras' by making colorful masks learning how it is celebrated throughout the world. Festival fun was had by all.
The WRMS World Cultures Club had a great day visiting The United Nations in NYC where students explored how caring about humanity makes all the difference in the world. Remember the Golden Rule, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
Thank you to our current 8th grade/ incoming 6 counselor for meeting with our fifth grade students at each elementary school this week. Ms. Androulakis spoke to students about the transition to middle school. The presentation is linked here and can be found on the middle school counseling.
website.https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sgZpOZjC5rwhxXNT-YpupxL6-7uObzPhXfZ--sNdfVA/edit?usp=sharing
