Waldwick High School Principal's Blog

September will be here before we know it, so I wanted to put together a summer “To Do List” blog series for parents and students to help get everyone ready for school to start on September 4.   I hope you enjoy the series.   #1 Paperwork for Fall Athletes   In order for an athlete to be cleared for the first day of official practice, all paperwork must be in by August 1.  This year the process was changed and most of the forms can be completed directly through Genesis Parent Access.  If you have any questions about the process or if you are not sure whether you owe anything, please check with your coach. Be proactive and DON'T wait for the last minute.   Review of the New Process   Beginning with the 2014 Fall Athletic Season, most student-athlete forms are now accessible on the Genesis Parent Access and should be signed and submitted electronically.  Waldwick High School has created an el...

Guest post: Introduction letter from Michael Mayer, Supervisor of Athletics and Instruction  Dear Student-Athletes and Parents, I hope you are enjoying your summer and looking forward to the upcoming 2014-2015 High School Athletic Season.   My name is Michael Mayer and I am the new Athletic Director for Waldwick High School.   I am thrilled to be a part of the Waldwick schools, athletics, and community.   Waldwick has a rich winning tradition and history of excellence not only on the playing fields, but in the classroom as well.   I am honored to now be wearing Warrior blue and being a part of it all.   Before coming to the Waldwick School District, my professional career was entirely in the New Milford School District.   I held the positions of Social Studies Teacher, Head Boys’ Basketball Coach, and Head Softball Coach.   Through those positions, I have expected my student-athletes to maintain high academic standards, compete at their...

The Summer time is a great time to start investigating various scholarship opportunities! Below is a list of resources to help you search for college scholarships.    WHERE TO FIND SCHOLARSHIPS   *Naviance National Scholarship Search link -  http://connection.naviance.com/waldwick   * Employers – yours and/or your families   * Investigate each college website and/or financial aid office   * Search Organizations, Clubs, Companies, and Associations (i.e. NJ Society of Women Engineers, Girls Scouts of America, Wal-Mart)   * Waldwick Guidance Office - Jr/Sr Weekly Bulletin – this bulletin gets published each week starting in early September.   * Waldwick High School Guidance website for scholarship handbooks and scholarship information: http://www.waldwick.k12.nj.us/waldwick/High%20School/Guidance/   * Resource booklets provided to you at the Junior Conferences and Junior Parents Night   * Websites: ...

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Guest post by Waldwick High School 2014 Salutatorian Zachary Gurian.   Zachary will be attending University of Michigan in the fall.  He plans to study Mechanical Engineering at Michigan.  Welcome everyone to the Class of 2014 Waldwick High School Graduation. I would first like to thank Dr. Raupers, Members of the board of education, Mr. Carroll, Mr. Clancy, faculty, honored guests, parents, family and friends for being here on this special occasion. This is a special moment for all of us because it marks a great transition in our lives-- a transition to paying an arm and a leg for school. Since we have entered high school we have been looking forward to this day, looking forward to not having homework every night and a break in the monotony that has been school for the past 12 years. I’d like to give   thanks to all my peers and friends that have helped me along the way in high school. It’s not always the things that you learn, but the peop...

Guest post by Waldwick High School 2014 Valedictorian Joseph Hurban.   Joseph will be attending College of New Jersey in the fall.  He plans to study Mechanical Engineering at TCNJ.  Good Evening Dr. Raupers, Members of the board of education, Mr. Caroll, Mr. Clancy, members of faculty, honored guests, parents, family, friends, family friends, and anyone else who had nothing to do on a Friday night but most of all, YOU – the class of 2014 (clap hands). Seven years ago, I sat over there with the band and I heard the first of many valedictorian speeches. I remember all of the speeches were full of inspiring memories and were chockfull of creativity. You would think that writing one would be easy with having listened to so many.     – So here goes nothing. We did it! We have survived the past four years of writing essays, completing group projects, procrastinating over our math homework, and finishing web assigns at 11:59. It has been ...