Waldwick High School Principal's Blog

Due to Super Storm Sandy we had to adjust the marking period dates for the 2012-2013 school year.  Listed below are the new start and end dates as well as when reports card will be available on Parent Access. Marking Period 2:  Starts: 11/15/12     Ends: 1/30/13     Report Cards posted:  2/7/13 Marking Period 3:  Starts: 1/31/13       Ends: 4/12/13     Report Cards posted:  4/22/13 Marking period 4:   Starts: 4/15/13       Ends:  6/13/13    Report Cards posted: 6/24/13 The Waldwick Board of Education did make a change to the district  calendar which can be found on the district webpage .  

How cool is this!!!  Ms. Ruch and her students are creating a “Work of Art”.  It’s not finished yet, but it looks amazing.  Cannot wait till it's finished.  Great Job! Students involved with the project are: Joe Badalamenti, Tyler Diamond, Katelyn Harrigan, Ali Figliuolo, Serena Grecco, Julia Striegal, Kristina Favo, Katlyn Ullman, Franchesca Romero, John Pelech, Mayumi Skorski, JesseMartens, Armando Gonzalez, Erica Dischino, Ali Estell and Joe Markman.

The 2012 Fall season wrapped up Friday night with the Fall Varsity Dinner sponsored by the Waldwick High School Booster Club.   Congratulations to 143 Student-Athletes that received their varsity letter as well as the 7 students that received a varsity letter for their role as team statistician/media coordinator.   The fall season was one of the best Waldwick HS has ever had and will be remembered for a long time.    Thank you WARRIOR NATION for all the support you showed to the Fall teams!   Fall Season Awards  NJISAA Sectional Champs - Girls Soccer Team   NJIC Patriot Division Champs - Boys Soccer Team  NJIC  Patriot Division Player of Year -  Rikuo Nakamoto NJIC and BCCA County Coach of Year - Coach Noschese  1st Team All County -  Rikuo Nakamoto &  Zach Neugebauer Bergen Record Athlete of the Week - Ashley Ott All League Honors for the 2012 Fall Season  Football F...

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NOVEMBER  STUDENTS OF THE MONTH SCIENCE Julien Napoli - Julien Napoli is Science Student of the Month for  his work in Astronomy. The quality of Julien’s work in Astronomy is  first-rate. He is eager to understand every detail and demonstrates his deep interest in and fascination with the subject each day. He reads widely in the topic outside of class and always has a good question that extends our class discussions in new directions. He is never satisfied with his level of understanding and is always striving to dig deeper. These are the qualities of an excellent scientist. CAD Trevor Ramundo - Trevor is a senior in CAD II. He has performed exceptionally well holding an “A” and leads the class with completing his assignments. Trevor has expressed an interest in becoming an engineer and has prepared himself by taking other Technology Education classes such as Design and Engineering. He also participated last year in the New Jerse...

Congratulations to Waldwick trombonist Cara Montella on her acceptance into Bergen County High School Band.   Talented musicians from high schools all over Bergen County audition for the chance to perform in this prestigious group.  County band provides an opportunity for students to perform a challenging program with the best musicians of the area. This is the second year Cara has been accepted into this honor ensemble.  Cara placed second at the audition and her score was the second highest of all the trombonists who tried out.  This is quite an accomplishment for a sophomore; Cara’s score placed her ahead of junior and senior trombone players who auditioned.

Congratulations to Ashley Ott on receiving the  Bergen Record Athlete of the Week   Read the article here:  Bergen Record Female Athlete of the Week 

While preparing for an upcoming distirct level budget meeting, I remembered a movie clip that I think puts a great spin on the budget process.  From the movie "Dave" (1993)  Balancing the Budget (4:05) What I took away from the clip:   Everyone needs to be willing to compromise Come in with an open mind Stay focused on the task at hand Any decisions made must keep in mind the affects on students/Learning  See the big picture (District Needs), its not only about your school  Think outside box - BE CREATIVE Work together as a TEAM "The smartest person in the room is no longer a person but the room itself" 

Waldwick High School is one of 539 high schools nationwide and in Canada being honored by the College Board with placement on the 3rd  Annual AP District Honor Roll for increasing Advanced Placement (AP) course work while also increasing the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP exams. Achieving both of these goals is the ideal scenario for a district’s AP program because it indicates that the district is successfully identifying motivated, academically prepared students who are likely to benefit most from rigorous course work.   Only five Bergen County high schools received this prestigious honor this school year.   Inclusion on the 3rd Annual AP District Honor Roll is based on the examination of data from 2010 to 2012.  To be included, performance levels had to improve from 2010 to 2012.  Last spring, 78.4% of the students who took AP courses at Waldwick High School achieved a grade of 3 or higher, qualifying them for ...

Congratulations to the Girls Soccer Team on their North 1 Section 1 State Sectional Championship.   

Congratulations to two of Waldwick High School's finest  Julia Montella and  Brianna Fleming on receiving high honors in this  year's WordWright Challenge.   Press Release Two students representing Waldwick High School recently won high honors in this year's WordWright Challenge, a competition for American high school students requiring close reading and analysis of many different kinds of prose and poetry. In the year's first meet, held in October, senior Julia Montella, who made only two mistakes, placed among the 104 highest-scoring twelfth graders in the entire country. At the same time, freshman Brianna Fleming placed among the 159 highest-scoring ninth graders nationwide. More than 58,000 students from 46 states (and four foreign nations) entered the meet. The students' participation was overseen by Amy Baskin and Liz Getlik. The premise behind the WordWright Challenge is that attentive reading and sensitivity to lang...

Ninth grade students who have either Ms. McCann or Ms. De Gironimo for English this year wrote their own "This I Believe" essays as part of the contemporary nonfiction unit of study during the first marking period.  The essays were then recorded as podcasts by their respective authors and posted on the high school website.  http://thisibelieve.org/ Listen to the podcasts here: WHS Podcast Center - English 9 - "This I Believe"

On Wednesday, November 14 th , four of Waldwick’s finest students competed in the MSG Varsity The Challenge Competition.  The Challenge is a TV quiz show where competing high school teams are asked questions based on their knowledge of history, arts and literature, current events, math and science .  The show is in its 16 th season.  I am not at liberty to post if they won or lost, you will have to watch the show to find out.  There is something I can share with you and that is everyone at Waldwick High School is extremely proud of the time and effort all of the students and coaches put in to prepare for the show.  Very proud of everyone  involved.     Starters Kimberly Marsden Christine Scherb Julia Montella Joseph Hurban Alternates Mayumi Skorski Erica Dischino Coaches: Dayna Orlak & Lauren Ralston *When I have more details about the airing date/time I will post.   MSG Varsity – The C...

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE OCTOBER  STUDENTS OF THE MONTH LANGUAGE ARTS Griffin Price - Griffin is a student in Grade 9 English.  He is a hard worker and always strives to meet or exceed expectations.  Griffin is goal-oriented and effectively uses his prior knowledge and personal experiences to enhance classroom discussions.  He excels in English because he is not afraid to ask questions.  In addition, Griffin is friendly and never shies away from helping out a peer. ART Meg Hahn – Meg is currently enrolled in Advanced Placement Art.  She is a very talented young artist.  Her drawings are beautifully done and she puts meticulous detail into all of her work.  She is a wonderful role model to her peers and the younger artists in her class.  Last summer, Meg participated in the young artist’s residency program which was part of the Art Institute of Boston.  The program ran for four weeks at Leslie University i...

1 st  Marking Period Extended The 1st marking period has been extended to Wednesday, November 14 th .  Report Cards will be posted on Genesis, Tuesday, November 20th.   An email will be sent when they are available to view.  American Education Week Tuesday, November 13, 2012 has been designated as a special visitation day for parents and guardians at Waldwick High School.  The link below is a letter from Dr. Raupers explaining American Education Week.         http://goo.gl/lFXXz Grad Ball 2013 Fundraiser at Applebee's on 11/14 See link for more details: http://goo.gl/PcrXQ Sports Booster Club Meeting   We have our monthly sports boosters meeting tomorrow night, Monday November 12th, at 7:30 in room 139 at the high school...please come by and share your ideas... Waldwick Gear Sale   (New Date) Thursday, November 15th is the Waldwick Gear Sale from 6:30-8:30pm in the ...