Waldwick High School Principal's Blog

Friendly reminder: The deadline to enroll in the BCC Dual Enrollment Program is fast approaching on February 23rd. For your convenience, here's a list of Dual Enrollment Classes along with their corresponding credits: Dual Enrollment Classes List . To sign up for this invaluable program, please refer to the instructions provided here: (BCC)  Enrollment Instructions . Don't miss out on this opportunity!

As we do every year, Waldwick High School will provide a common two week recharging period for our coaches and student-athletes this coming summer. Beginning on Saturday, July 20 and ending on Sunday, August 4 , our facilities will be closed to our coaches and athletes. Our teams will not compete in outside summer leagues or tournaments during this two week period. WarriorNation is all about family and we know our student-athletes, families and coaches will all benefit greatly from this well-deserved time off. We understand some of you may have already scheduled your summer plans and our coaches understand that the summer practices are not mandatory. Student-athletes are encouraged to attend as many practices, games and events as possible; however, the official start of Fall 2024 practice is: Football - August 12th Girls Tennis - August 12th Cross Country - August 19th Girls/Boys Soccer - August 19th Girls Volleyball - August 19th Planning ahead - the dates for Summer 2025 recharging

The high school counselors have started the scheduling process for the 2024-2025 school year. The course requests are done via a Google Form for elective courses only. Academic courses are determined by teacher recommendations, which will be shared via Genesis Parent Access in late February or early March. Current 9th Graders - Mrs. Fortini spoke with all of the 9th graders on Friday, 1/26/24 during their BluePrint / Economic classes. Current 10th Graders - The counselors will be going into the 10th Grade Language Arts classes on 1/31/24 & 2/1/24 Current 11th Graders -  Each junior has a one-on-one meeting with their counselor and as part of that meeting, next year’s schedule is discussed. All students were emailed the Google Form to make their selections. The form is only available to students to submit. Students were also sent the Program of Studies , which lists all the course offered at WHS.  In late February or early March, parents and students will have the ability to vi

Semester 1 Assessments will take place from January 23 to January 26, 2024. WHS will be running a modified schedule with two assessments per day. Students will have a delayed opening with a 9:02am start and an early release at 1:56pm. Here is the Schedule for the four days.  A few items to clarify: Each assessment block is 2 hours For Semester 1 Assessments, all classes will meet regardless whether they are giving an assessment or not. Example Related Arts, PE, electives, etc. Assessments will include Multiple Units/Skills and Standards, but not everything that was covered during the first semester. The Semester 1 Assessment counts as 6% of the overall class grade. Each marking period is 22% (4) and each semester assessment is 6% (2) Common lunch will run from 11:04 - 11:54am. Juniors and Seniors do not need to report to Study Hall during Semester Assessments. All students are dismissed at 1:56pm during the four days of Semester Assessments. 

Over the past fifteen years, Waldwick High School has teamed up with the Sean Fisher Memorial Foundation to honor the life of Sean Fisher and provide heart screenings to all 9th graders. Sean Patrick Fisher passed away August 25, 2008 on his 13th birthday from Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). By all appearances, Sean was a healthy teenager. But as was discovered, appearances can be deceiving. There was no reason to have his heart checked – or so we thought. He never complained of chest pain, lightheadedness or the myriad of other symptoms associated with SCA. The Sean Fisher Memorial Foundation was established in Sean’s memory to screen high school freshmen students for undetected heart conditions, while trying to prevent their families from the unbelievable shock, trauma and lifelong sorrow that sudden cardiac arrest can bring. The screening program is offered at no cost to the Freshman class ONLY and will take place at Waldwick High School on February 5 & 6, 2024 during school hours.

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