Waldwick High School Principal's Blog

All Incoming Freshman:   You have been registered for the Naviance College and Career Program ( Naviance - Family Connection) website , so you should have already received a computer generated WELCOME EMAIL providing logon instructions.   Family Connection from Naviance® is a web-based program that links the counseling office and schools with students and parents to improve college, and career planning.  While we anticipate heaviest usage of this program among our juniors and seniors, many of our 9th and 10th grade students will find this tool to be helpful in longer-term planning. The Career component in Naviance makes this program an ideal site for our 9th and 10th graders to investigate career paths using the various personality and work related surveys to assist them in these endeavors. Think of Naviance as an Online Organizer between school and home. Guidance utilizes the data you record in Naviance to enhance your post-graduate plans.   We use the ...

Inviting any interested Waldwick students to participate in the 2016 Congressional App Challenge. The Congressional App Challenge (CAC) is a competition aimed at encouraging U.S. high school students to learn how to code by creating their own applications. The Challenge is intended to highlight the value of computer science and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education and encourage students to engage in these fields. By encouraging and recognizing our nation’s young programming talent, Congress hopes to shine a light on the growing importance of these skills. The Congressional App Challenge is open to high school students, regardless of experience with coding. Students can enter individually or as a team of up to four. The application process opens on due July 18th and the contest will run through November 2, 2016. The following link contains a more detailed description, the application and student resources: THE 2016 CONGRESSIONAL APP CHALLENGE

Summer 2016 - To Do List  will be a series of blog posts to help get everyone ready for school in September.  The fall season is almost upon us and the deadline of  JULY 29th  to hand in fall paperwork is even closer.  I wanted to reach out to explain exactly what 4 things are needed in order to be cleared for participation for the fall season.  If you are not participating in a fall sport you can disregard this email. The following links contain the files and information required for participation.  These forms must be completed in full, and without errors or they will be returned for completion. Required Athletic Paperwork for High School Sports This Link shows if you are cleared.  If you are not, it shows the specific forms you are missing: Fall Clearance List This should contain just about all the information you need in order to be cleared.  Below are some notes and other information that may be helpful if you ...

Summer 2016 - To Do List  will be a series of blog posts to help get everyone ready for school in September.  WHS PE Uniform Ordering If you need to order a PE uniform for the upcoming school year please see below: Please use this link for pricing, order deadlines, and submitting an order: https://whspe.itemorder.com/ sale ***Important*** It is a mandatory requirement for all HS Students to wear at least the WHS PE Department T-shirt and Shorts.  Failure to do so will penalize a student's overall PE Grade. All orders should arrive to the High School by the last week of September.  No student will be penalized until the orders have arrived, until then the PE Dept. will allow the students to change into any appropriate top (t-shirt) and bottom (mesh/ athletic shorts) that are grey or navy. Please contact Mr. Hagen if you have any questions. hagenm@waldwickschools.org