Waldwick High School Principal's Blog

Dear Parents and Athletes, I hope you and your families continue to be healthy and safe this summer. We are excited to start Phase 1 of Summer workouts this week. The NJSIAA has just issued guidelines on the beginning of Fall sports throughout the state. Here are the basics of the plan: Summer Recess workout period will last until August 28th (voluntary) Fall coaches may have only virtual contact with teams from August 29th - September 13th Mandatory Fall practices will not begin until September 14th Regular Season contests start between September 28th - October 2nd Here is the official memo from the NJSIAA - NJSIAA Delayed Fall Start The NJIC Conference will design new Fall schedules for our teams to follow. They should be completed and be made public within the next couple of weeks. Lastly, changes are happening on a daily basis and we will do our best to keep you up to date and informed on everything that is going on with our return to school and sports. If you have any questio...

Over the past few years all coaches at WHS have provided a "No Practice Week" for their respective teams. The problem we found was that each team took different weeks and families with multiple children participating in different sports were torn as to which dates to go on vacation or spend time with family. Mr. Mayer and I both believe our coaches have done an excellent job in the past to provide sufficient time for our athletes to recharge. We, as a school community, have decided to provide a common two week recharging period for our coaches and student-athletes this coming summer. Beginning on Monday, July 22, 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 believe this will be a m...

  Waldwick High School Partners with Positive Coaching Alliance to Benefit Youth Athletes August 14, 2018, Waldwick, NJ– Waldwick High School has established a 3-year partnership with Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA), a national non-profit developing “Better Athletes, Better People” by working to provide all youth and high school athletes a positive, character-building sports experience. The partnership provides Waldwick High School access to PCA’s training for coaches, sports parents, student-athletes and administrators, comprising live group workshops, online courses, books by PCA Founder Jim Thompson and additional online resources, such as e-mailed follow-up tips and reminders.  PCA has partnered with roughly 3,500 schools, districts, conferences, youth sports organizations and park-and-rec departments to create a Development ZoneTM culture, where the goal is using youth and high school sports to develop Better Athletes, Better People, Thompson said. “We look fo...

Waldwick High School Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2018 The Waldwick High School Athletic Hall of Fame is proud and excited to announce the 2018 class of inductees. Since 1963, Warrior Nation has been represented by many outstanding athletes, coaches, and teams.  The 2018 class features five outstanding individuals, two coaches, one team, and one special contributor. Kenneth Freitag ’67 Tracy D’Annibale Green ’84 Claudio Petrucelli ’84 Michelle Straut ’88 Keelan Kraw ’89 Coach ~ Steve Konde Coach ~ Tony Caiazzo Team ~ 1985-86 Girls’ Basketball Team Special Contributor ~ Kevin Kenney Congratulations to the 2018 class of inductees of the Waldwick High School Athletic Hall of Fame.   The inductees will be honored at a ceremony on November 1, 2018 at 6:30pm at  Macaluso’s, Hawthorne, NJ For more information, Click Here - Hall of Fame Info

Athletic Paperwork for the Fall 2017 - Guest post from Jeff Basilicato (Boz) The fall season is almost upon us and the deadline of August 2 to hand in fall paperwork is even closer.  I wanted to reach out to explain exactly which four items are needed in order to be cleared for participation for the fall season.  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: A few notes: -The physical must be completed in full and signed by the student, parent and physician in all the applicable places.  Please take care to note before leaving the doctor's office that all values (height, weight, vision etc.)  must be filled in or the physical will be returned for completion. ...

Great message form the NJSIAA (New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Association) that all fans, parents, coaches and athletes should read!  (The below write up came directly from the NJSIAA press release)  NJSIAA op-ed highlights true purpose of high school athletics  Exec. Director Timko says many have lost sight of connection to education, benefits  ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (September 6, 2016) – With the 2016 school year beginning this week, NJSIAA Executive Director Steve Timko has released an opinion piece reminding fans, parents, and players of the purpose of scholastic athletics. The op-ed,  “ The True Meaning of High School Sports” , attempts to reemphasize the crucial educational component of sports and athletic extracurriculars students engage in.  “The true reason we have athletic competition for high school students is to further extend the reach of classroom education,” wrote Timko. “That’s the reason scholastic sport...

Waldwick High School Inaugural Hall of Fame  Congratulations to the Class of 2016! Frank Desimini, Special Candidate John Lanchantin '71 Kathy Dunne Graef '75 Keith Woetzel '79 Patti Blackman '88 Hamid Chalileh '89 Marc DelGaudio '89 Mark DeMenna '94 Paul Puglise 1995 Boys Soccer Team

On Friday night the Boys Soccer Team defeated Emerson 2-1 in OT to win their second straight Group 1 North 1 Sectional Championship!!  Their next game will be on Tuesday @  Millburn High School  at 7:30pm against Brearley HS.   NJSIAA Group 1 Bracket   North Jersey.com Article - Price lifts Waldwick to title Here are some of the tweets congratulating the Boys Soccer Team on their Sectional Championship!!!  Boys Soccer has won the N1G1 NJSIAA State Sectional Championship with a 2-1 overtime win over Emerson #ownit #WarriorNation — Waldwick Athletics (@WHSWarrior_ATHL) November 13, 2015 Congrats @whs_boys_soccer " @VarsityAces : Back-to-back champs. pic.twitter.com/6WTQ7y6LD0 " — Suburban News Sports (@SubNewsSports) November 13, 2015 Back-to-back champs. pic.twitter.com/Xnc351I9Ge — Varsity Aces (@VarsityAces) November 13, 2015 A great scene for the Warriors and their fans. pic.twitter.com/Unx5okFWvh — Varsity Aces (@Varsit...

(Guest post by Athletic Trainer Jeff Basilicato) The following forms are necessary for clearance for the fall season and should be submitted to the main office.  The start date for this season is, 8/10/2015 while I know we are all still in summer mode at this point but that is when the fall season officially starts and paperwork must be up to date for that season. All student athletes and parents need to complete 3 things in order to be cleared for the Fall DEADLINE: Friday, July 31, 2015 2015 1) An updated physical:   Physical Form  (Hard copy w/ Signature required)   Physicals are valid for 365 days, so you may not need to obtain a brand new physical.  However, a physical dated 8/11/2014 or more recent must be on file with the school.  Please note that occasionally there are omissions or errors on physicals in order for a physical to be accepted it must be fully completed by 8/1.  We understand that most insurances will on...

Picture via Northjersey.com Congratulations to Hallie Donofrio - HS Female Athlete of the Week. H.S. Female Athlete of the Week: Hallie Donofrio, Waldwick - Sports - http://t.co/zbMAhcBBKO http://t.co/D8kJjNYmIU via @sharethis — Varsity Aces (@VarsityAces) April 14, 2015 Congrats Hallie!! Very proud of U. #Ownit @WHSgirlsSB H.S. Female Athlete of the Week: Hallie Donofrio, Waldwick http://t.co/56MLOFflHl — Waldwick High School (@WaldwickWHS) April 14, 2015

Mike has accepted a scholarship offer to attend and play baseball at Pace University next year.  He has started all 79 games of his baseball career at Waldwick High School.  Mike has recorded 105 hits 58 RBIs 81 Runs and 60 stolen bases including a school single season record of 43 last year.  He owns a career .404 batting average and was selected 1st team All-League, 1st team All-County, and 1st team All-State Group 1 last season.  Mike still has one more spring to go in his high school career to add to all of his impressive statistics and then Pace University will be lucky to get this true Warrior.

Come out and support our WHS athletes!  On  Sunday,   FEBRUARY 1 st , from 8:00-10:00 am, our WHS winter athletes will be serving up some fun greeting, seating & serving a delicious breakfast at Applebee’s, Route 17 N & Ridgewood Ave in Paramus.  Tickets are $10 per person.  The breakfast consists of pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, and your choice of juice, coffee, tea or soda.  Tickets are being sold by our Junior and Senior winter athletes or can be purchased by emailing Christie Pattman at christiepattman@gmail.com .  Purchase your tickets now as they are sold on a first come, first serve basis.  Proceeds benefit the WHS Booster Club, which supports all sports teams at WHS.  Bring your family & friends and support our athletes while they serve you a great meal! See f lyer for more details - Flapjack Fundraiser WHS Booster Club

As we get closer to the big football game on Saturday, I thought it was important to remind everyone that this game is about the players and coaches who have worked extremely hard to get to this point.   The GAME is the show!    I have heard a lot talk from students, parents and alumni about tailgating at MetLife prior to the game.  Getting together before the game is great and a perfect way to bring Warrior Nation together.   With that said, this is a high school event.  Yes we are playing at MetLife Stadium where the Jets and Giants play but we cannot tailgate in the same manner that goes on at those games.   Have your steaks and burgers on the grill, eggs, bacon and bagels on the table, chips, pretzels & crackerjacks in the bowls and coolers filled with soda, juice and water.  Have a catch in the parking lot or play Cornhole.  Play music and sit around and talk until game time.  ...

Saturday, December 6 the Warriors take on Westwood High School for Group 2 North 1 State Championship!!  

Congratulations to Michaela Petersen and Carly Thomson on signing to play lacrosse at the next level! Michaela Petersen -  Radford University Michaela is fortunate enough to earn some athletic scholarship money to attend Division 1 Radford University to compete for their women’s lacrosse team. Michaela has been a varsity starter since Freshman year. In 2012 Michaela was a First-Team All-Conference selection, and in 2014 returning from a knee injury she was chosen as a Second-Team All Conference selection. In 2014 Michaela scored 16 goals, had 13 assists, and had 34 ground balls. During her career thus far in the Waldwick Lacrosse program, Michaela has scored 37 career goals and 18 assists with a total of 55 total points. It has been a great career so far here for our lacrosse team with one more season to go and we wish Michaela the best of luck at Radford University next year. Carly Thomson -  Stockton College Carly will be attending Stockton College ...

Congratulations to the Boys Soccer Team and Coaches on their Sectional Championship! North 1 Group 1 CHAMPS!   2014 Boys Soccer Team Dan Walsh Mike Alvarez Andrew Hymson James Noyes Chris Cameron Mike Loprinzi Nick Van Ness Griffin Price Alex Mironenko Steve Contreras John Fulco Christian Marosi Chris Revello Riley Toolen Sami Mourad Matt Deppe Armando Gonzalez Eric Neugebauer Garrett Tom Jostin Reyes Matt Mahoney Dan Lee Ryan Reynolds Stat Girls Julia Post Kaitlyn Harrigan Serena Grecco Tech Manager John Pelech     Coaching Staff  Jon Noschese, Varsity Head Coach Mark Sinclair, Assistant Coach Joe Kelly,  Assistant Coach Sean Cosgrove, Volunteer Coach                                            ...

Boys Soccer  Tomorrow night at 6pm the Boys Soccer team takes on North Warren HS in North 1 Group 1 Sectional Final.  Game is home and we are looking for ALL of WarriorNation to be out supporting the team.  It is going to be a special night, so plan on being here!   Football For Friday night’s home football game, we will be pre-selling tickets during the lunch periods on Thursday & Friday outside the main office.  It is strongly encouraged to buy tickets in advance to avoid any lines getting into the game.  We are expecting a HUGE crowd and don’t want anyone missing any of the action.  NJSIAA Tickets prices are: $2 Students & Seniors $3 Adults Friday Night:  Anyone who has purchased a ticket will be able to enter the game through the gate closet to the concession stand.    You will need your ticket to enter. 

Tonight at 7pm the Boys Soccer Team takes on Hawthorne HS in the Group 1 North 1 semifinals.  Game is home and we need to pack the house tonight!   WarriorNation...... show your pride and support.  Friday night the Football Team will play at home in the first round of the state playoffs.  The Warriors will play North Warren at 7pm.   The Warriors earned the #1 seed and finished 9-0 in the regular season!  9-0! First undefeated regular season in either schools history. Playoff bound for the third consecutive season. Still have one goal to get! — Warriors' Football (@coachgruz) November 9, 2014

State Playoff Action Boys Soccer takes on Pompton Lakes today (11/6) at 2pm @ WHS Girls Soccer takes on New Milford Friday (11/7) at 2pm @ WHS Girls Volleyball takes on Bogota Friday (11/7) at 6pm @ Bogota HS (Bogota will be charging admission: $2 Adults & $1 Students) Also in action Friday night will be the football team taking on Ridgefield HS @ WHS.  7pm start.  #WarriorNation come out and support the teams!! 

How about those WARRIORS!!! The NJSIAA state playoffs have been posted and here are seeds and game times: Girls Volleyball #15 Seed will play at HOME on Wednesday, 11/5, @ 4pm against North 13 Street Tech  Official NJSIAA Tournament bracket   (Girls VB) Girls Soccer # 2 Seed will play at HOME on Tuesday, 11/4, @ 7pm against Boonton Official NJSIAA Tournament bracket   (Girls Soccer) Boys Soccer #1 Seed will play at HOME on Monday, 11/3, @ 4pm against Wallkill Valley  Official NJSIAA Tournament bracket   (Boys Soccer) The football team plays tomorrow @ Rutherford HS at 1pm.  This is their final game that counts towards the state playoff power points.  Once their seed and opponent is finalized, it will be posted.  WarriorNation please come out and support the teams.