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Ms. Steenstra's Culinary Arts (Pastry & Baking) class participating in the 2019 Cupcake Wars! Thank you to everyone who judged the event!
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Students in Mr. O’Connor and Mr. Krebs’ Physics classes are working on some creative construction designing egg race cars that will be run down a ramp and into a wall. Their goal is to keep the egg safe by not cracking using only paper and glue.
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Congrats to Jaira Mejia (Grade 11) and Ashley Molina (Grade 8) for being selected students of the month for November!
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Leonardo DaVinci built a bridge without any fasteners that could quickly be disassembled to prevent enemies from following. Ms. Meindl's students attempted to use their knowledge of forces to replicate the bridge.
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Great job by our Woodwind Ensemble and Chamber Singers performing at the Bergen Town Center!
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Dr. Mykee Fowlin spoke to students today about race, diversity, inclusiveness and kindness! Great message!
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The 9th grade French-History collaborative trip to the MET in NYC was a great way for students to gain insight in a meaningful way on the material learned in class and to connect them to the real world.
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Great job by our Chamber Singers, Concert Choir, and Eighth Grade band at last night's Winter Choral Concert! Thank you Mr. Fritz!
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Great job by our Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, and Eighth Grade Band at last night's Winter Band Concert! Thank you Mr. Pena and Mrs. Peterson! Looking forward to our Choir Concert tonight at 7:00PM!
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Our Safe Driving Club received an award at Hackensack Hospital for 95% of Overall Seatbelt Usage at our school! Great job by Ms. Frohlich and our students!
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Approximately 80 students participated in Continental Math League! Great job by our students and teachers!
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Mr. Richter presented the workshop " Integrating Digital Citizenship into Your Library Media Program" at the New Jersey Association of School Librarians statewide conference!
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Mrs. Sommerville & Mr. O'Connor's Biology class completed an inquiry-based experiment where students created their own procedures to determine the conditions that optimize the function of catalase!
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The December 11 presentation, "Coping with the United States of Anxiety - Coping Tools for Parents and Kids" is cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later date. Details regarding the new date will be forthcoming.
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Westwood Jr./Sr. High School is so proud of the debate team for competing against some of the league’s top teams! Marta Bystrowska and Olivia Larsen earned the second overall slot for best overall team score. Go Cards!!
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Mr. DeBlasio and Ms. Murray's Design Thinking students getting input from Mr. Thomas, Ms. Ondroff, and Mr. Baumgartner regarding their upcoming presentation to Mars Wrigley solving a specific problem for the company! Great experience for our students!
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NHS students volunteered to wrap gifts at Paramus Park for the Center for Hope and Safety. This organization offers support for women and children who are victims of domestic violence.Thank you to Julie Abaci and Katie Murphy for volunteering their time!
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Mrs. Duffus' Painting II students work on developing large landscape paintings!
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The 8th grade National Junior Honor Society held its annual charity book fair. Purchased new books will be donated to the Pajama and Books Foundation to help with reading programs throughout the state!
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Students in Mr. Patel's Principles of Engineering class safely and effectively using tools and materials during the prototyping phase of the CO2 car project. The 21st century skills of creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and communication in practice!
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