After a morning of working with the VPA Department regarding diversity, inclusivity, & equity within the classroom, the English department spent the afternoon conducting a self-assessment of current practices, discussion of struggles, challenges, room for improvement, and more.
Amanda Seewald (formerly the President of the Foreign Language Educators of New Jersey) planning collaboratively with Westwood Regional Italian, French, and Spanish teachers. The focus of the workshop was games, station activities, and literature circles.
Great Day of Professional Development for our staff! An educator from the New York Historical Society presented workshops on slavery and women reformers to teachers in the social studies department.
SUNY Oswego visited Westwood today! They offer unique majors not offered by other schools such as Zoology, Meteorology, and Creative Writing! On campus there is now a new Fine & Performing Arts building and also a new School of Education building.
Syracuse University visited Westwood today! Syracuse was ranked the #1 private institution for active military and military families as of last year. Juniors and seniors: Sign up for upcoming college visits in Naviance!
Katie Murphy, a Senior in our Structured Learning Experience Program, will be an intern at Sterling-Sound in Edgewater. Her mentor, Chris Gehringer, is a Grammy Award winning Sr. Mastering Engineer. The hands-on experience is what makes this program invaluable to our students.
Thank you to Dr. Gonzalez and the Board of Education for recognizing our 21 AP Scholars, 4 AP Scholars with Honors, 12 AP Scholars with Distinction, 1 National AP Scholar, and 3 Commended students in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program! Congrats to all of the students!
Caldwell College came to Westwood today! They have a new Computer Science major, and a new Business Degree in eSports Management (competitive gaming).
Caldwell was just voted #1 Best Value College in NJ by U.S. News World Report.
The debate team had its first meeting today. Lots of energy and excitement! Can’t wait to compete at our next meet in October! Go cards!
Students in Ms. Meindl's Science 8 class were given a task as a team to build a prototype (model used for testing) of a bridge and test its strength!
Mr. Krebs' Physics class collaborating on an online challenge determining the total distance travelled versus the displacement of a moving object.
James Madison University visited Westwood today! Did you know that JMU started as an all female college called Madison College? Juniors and seniors please check naviance and sign up for future college visits at our school!
Baking scones in Ms. Steenstra's Culinary Arts (Pastry and Baking) class!
Check out our guidance department programs/presentations scheduled throughout the year. https://sites.google.com/wwrsd.org/hsguidance/presentations
8th grade students begin their discussions of Cyber Safety in Digital Citizenship class!
Congratulations to Luke Rekucki, Alice Lyubarskiy, and Jonah Osterhus for being selected Commended Students in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program!
Monmouth University visited the Jr/Sr High this afternoon! These visits give students the opportunity to interact and speak with the college representative that will be reviewing their application! Juniors and Seniors: Check Naviance for all of the upcoming Visits!
Ms. McKaba's AP Chemistry class on day 2 of their stoichiometry lab and their attempt to obtain the maximum amount of sodium chloride!
Great day for our Club Fair in the courtyard! Visit our website for a full list of all of our club/activity offerings! https://www.wwrsd.org/o/westwood-jr-sr-hs
10th grade students in Driver Education recording driver and passenger seatbelt data during drop off this morning! Buckle up! Safety First!
