Waldwick High School Principal's Blog

Athletic Paperwork for the Fall 2021 - Guest post from Jeff Basilicato (Boz) The fall season is almost upon us and hopefully we will be back to normal! The summer season officially switches to the fall on Monday, August 9th, so this is a new season (technically) and we will need all of the medical paperwork submitted in order to be cleared for those practices. Keep in mind even if you were cleared for summer practices you will need to be cleared again for this fall season. Oftentimes there are errors or omissions with paperwork. Submitting paperwork by Friday, July 30th, is very strongly recommended so you are certain to be cleared for the first day of practice. As always, there are four items 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. A physical, completed by your physician dated ...

Student schedules for the 2021-22 school year are now available for viewing on Parent Access. Please review your potential schedule, keeping in mind that the schedule may change; however, we are very comfortable that most schedules are accurate and will remain in place for September.  If you have any issues or concerns with your schedule, please complete this Google Form. Schedule Issues (Sept 2021) .  The Guidance Counselors will be available August 24 and 25.  That is when issues will be addressed.  Final schedules will be posted on Parent Access in August with periods and rooms. 

WHS Summer General Information Summer Hours - The building is open Monday through Thursday from 7:45AM- 2:30 PM and Friday 7:45 - 12:15pm. Not all staff are in each day, so please call in advance to confirm the person you need is available. General Questions - Mrs. Doheny dohenyd@waldwickschools.org Guidance Questions - Ms. Cassidy cassidyl@waldwickschools.org Working Papers - Mrs. Brophy brophye@waldwickschools.org Summer Assignments - This summer there are no summer assignments, with the exception of AP classes. AP students have access to the Google Classroom - 21-22 AP Information Hub and can find their assignments there. If a student does not have access, please email Mr. Carroll. carrollk@waldwickschools.org Remind Make sure you are signed up for Remind notifications for the correct grade level (Students and Parents). Remind provides a safe way for the administrators, teachers and coaches at Waldwick High School to communicate with students and parents/guardians via text mes...

Dear Parents and Athletes, I hope you had a great Spring and end to the school year. We are excited to get back to a normal Summer Recess Period for our High School athletic program. The NJSIAA is allowing normal Summer workouts to begin next week. Here is the plan for the Summer Recess Period at WHS: Summer Workouts (voluntary) for all teams may begin on Monday June 21st Prior to participating in workouts, athletes must hand in a Summer Health History Update Form to the nurses office. This will be handed in just one time. Coach will conduct daily temperature checks prior to the workout to screen each athlete participating. (a reading of 100.4 or higher means the athlete cannot workout) Athletes will bring their own water bottle to the workout. There are no mandatory workouts. All scheduled workouts will be voluntary. Mandatory practices do not begin for the Fall season until August 9th for Football and August 16th for all other sports. The Summer Recharging Period will be in eff...

  WALDWICK HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATING SENIORS CAR PARADE - June 18, at 1:00 pm WarriorNation let’s come out to support the class of 2021 on Friday, June 18 at 1:00pm. Let’s line the streets of Waldwick and celebrate this great group of students! The caravan will leave Waldwick Borough Park at 1:00 pm, proceed north on Hopper Ave, then south on Franklin Turnpike, then west on Wyckoff Ave, and will end at the Waldwick High School.

WarriorNation Show how strong and united we are as warriors! This past year has been tough for all of us, but there is always someone less fortunate than us - so let’s work to change that. Participate in the Warrior Strong campaign by donating, buying a sign, hat etc. and 100% proceeds will be benefiting the Center for Food Action to fight hunger and help struggling families near you. We are Warrior Strong together! " Place your order using the link: Warrior Strong Sign Store

Mental Health Program for High School and Middle School Parents Staff from WHS and WMS have been working in conjunction with two local organizations on developing Mental Health Workshops and resources for the Waldwick community.  The two organizations are: People Are There (PAT) and The Nick Negron Mental Health Foundation. Both groups are filled with Waldwick alumni trying to bring light to the struggles related to Mental Health and the resources that are available.  Four unique evening parent programs have been set up to help parents support their child with mental health as they transition through life.  We have created a short survey for parents to complete to help us finalize the agenda for the evenings.  Parent Survey  All meetings will be held via Zoom and links will be sent out on Tuesday, June 1.  6TH AND 7TH GRADE PARENTS - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2 @ 7 PM 8TH GRADE PARENTS - THURSDAY, JUNE 3 @ 7 PM 9TH, 10TH, AND 11TH GRADE PARENTS - MONDA...