Waldwick High School Principal's Blog

Back to School Night 2021  Here is the site for the 2021 Virtual Back to School Night. Waldwick High School Back to School Night 2021

State Testing Update -  Start Strong Assessments This past spring, New Jersey students did not participate in the statewide student achievement testing program, the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments (NJSLA), due to the impact of Covid-19. The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) notified districts that the administration of the Start Strong Assessments in the fall, 2021 will satisfy the federal statewide assessment requirement to administer general assessments in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and Science for the 2020-2021 school year. The Start Strong assessments are intentionally brief, designed to maximize instructional time and quickly provide critical data to teachers and school leaders. The district will have immediate access to student results, allowing teachers the flexibility to address students’ unique needs at the beginning of the school year.  Waldwick High School will be administering the Start Strong Assessments to students in Grades 9 – 12  during

Waldwick High School will be a national testing center for the administration of the PSAT Exam and National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test on Wednesday, October 13, 2021.   We offer the test free of charge during the school day to all Juniors. The PSAT is an excellent opportunity to prepare and gain an understanding of the SAT exam. Juniors are eligible for a National Merit Scholarship depending upon their score. PSAT study guides will be handed out to all Juniors. English and Math teachers will be taking time to review the study guide with the students. If there is a parent/guardian who wishes not to have their child sit for the test, I ask that you have a conversation with your son's or daughter's guidance counselor prior to making that decision. If you choose to opt them out, please send me an email so I can remove them from the list. Info for PSAT’s Testing Day - Wednesday, 10/13/21 All Juniors should report to their testing room by 8am. Please be on time. Testing room

The Bergen County Division of Mental Health is offering a FREE Talk Saves Lives virtual presentation, tomorrow, September 21st, from 7-8pm Please see the link below for more information and for a link to register. Registration will close tomorrow, September 21st at 4pm. A Brief Introduction to Suicide Prevention  Suicide can be prevented. This presentation will cover what we know about this leading cause of death, the most up-to-date research on prevention and what we can all do to fight suicide. Participants will learn the common risk factors for suicide, how to spot the warning signs in others, and how to keep ourselves, our loved ones and those in our community safe. See Link for more details - FREE Talk Saves Lives virtual presentation

Important announcement from Mr. Mayer regarding transportation issues we have been having the first two weeks of school related to athletics. See link below. 2021 Transportation Letter

Here is the video of the 9th Grade Parent Orientation from 9/9/21 if you were not able to attend.  You might need to jump to the 6:00 minute mark on the video which is where the presentation begins.  I have also included a few links that were mentioned during the presentation: Slide show for the 9th Grade Parent Orientation Focus 9 Website   Be sure to sign up for Remind

Parents/Guardians:  On Monday, October 11th, we will be conducting an in-service day for our faculty and staff.  This will cause us to have a delayed opening on this day.  Classes will begin at 10:00 AM.   *The lunch time has changed and will be from 12 - 12:50pm.  WHS October Calendar  Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding this matter. 

9th Grade Parent Orientation Thursday, 9/9/21, at 6:45pm   Via Zoom  The purpose of 9th Grade Parent Orientation is to help our incoming Freshman parents learn about WHS and how they can assist their child with the transition to High School. We understand this is new to so many of you and want to help make this first year as smooth as possible. Each of the academic subject areas will be presenting and we are planning on keeping the meeting to one hour. Agenda for the event is below: 6:45pm - 6:55pm - Open Remarks - Mr. Carroll 6:55pm - 7:03pm - Language Arts Teachers  7:03pm - 7:11pm - Math Teachers  7:11pm  - 7:19pm - Science Teachers  7:19pm - 7:27pm - Social Studies  7:27pm  - 7:35pm - World Language Teachers  7:35pm - 7:45pm - Wrap Up   I will be emailing the Zoom link out to all parents on Wednesday evening.