Great time at our "Battle of the Classes" Pep Rally! Thank you to our student council for organizing the night as well as spirit week!
Thank you to the B.C. Prosecutor's Office for organizing the 2019 Annual SNAP Conference! Great getting together with Bergen County Law Enforcement and Educators! Great topics including info from the Safe Schools Task Force, Vaping, & Innovative Mental Health Programs! @BCPONJ
Siena College visited today! They were just rated the #1 school in New York for job placement after graduation. Juniors and Seniors check Naviance for upcoming college visits!
Mrs. Donohue's Math 8 class did a math lab involving bouncing tennis balls for certain intervals of time. The lab was used to tie into their lessons of Linear Functions. A comparison from bouncer to bouncer was made by the class to discuss how data from each would differ.
Ms. Brazofsky's Child Development classes planned fun Halloween activities for our Pre-K students! Love the energy and excitement from all students!
Ms. McKaba's Forensic Science class taking a look to the past working with anthropometry (body measurements) and Bertillon measurements as a means of identification!
Mrs. Morfing’s 8th grade science class testing the effects of ramp height and mass on the speed of a car using photogates!
1st Place for best Prototype at Friday's STEM League Competition! Our students were challenged with creating a mousetrap powered vehicle that had to transport a payload of two hex nuts up a 12 degree ramp and stay on it without falling off. Congrats! Cardinal Pride!
Mrs. Crean and Mr. Guy's Geometry class used the game of UNO and applied it to logical reasoning via writing two column proofs. In Geometry, proof writing can be a difficult skill in itself. This activity was fun and helped students apply logic behind their reasoning.
A representative from Alternatives to Domestic Violence in Hackensack, NJ will speak to all students in grades 8 and 9 during health class. Topics: dating violence & warning signs, setting boundaries, sexting, & treating yourself and others with respect.
Ms. Murray, our structured learning experience coordinator, visited Mobile Technical Training in Hackensack . A professional accredited training school that offers training in mobile electronics installation and fabrication, automotive upholstery and automotive vinyl wrapping. They offer financial aid and job assistance.
Looking forward to our Woodington Player's Fall Production of Peter and the Starcatcher on November 21, 22, and 23 @ 7:00PM!
Mole Day is an unofficial holiday celebrated among chemists, chemistry students and chemistry enthusiasts! Chemistry students created moles based on the profession they want to pursue in the future!
Great time at the Bronx Zoo!
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.
