Westwood Regional High School

Infobox School
name = Westwood Regional Jr./Sr. High School

motto = "Crescat Scientia" (Let knowledge grow from more to more)
established = 1967
address = 701 Ridgewood Road
city = Township of Washington
state = NJ
country = USA
zipcode = 07676
information = 201-664-0880
campus =
type = Public high school
conference = Bergen County Scholastic League
principal = Thomas Gorman
asst principal = Charles Seipp
enrollment = 1,110 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 100.4 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 11.1
grades = 7-12
district = Westwood Regional School District
oversight =
accreditation = Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
nickname = Cardinals
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newspaper = "The Cardinal Chronicle"
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free_label_3 = Athletics
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website = [http://www.wwrsd.org School website]
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Westwood Regional Jr./Sr. High School is a six-year comprehensive regional public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Borough of Westwood and the Township of Washington, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Westwood Regional School District.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,110 students and 100.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.1. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409210&ID=340921000568 Westwood Regional High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 28, 2007.]

Awards & Recognition

The school was the 56th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 314 schools statewide, in "New Jersey Monthly" magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools". The school was ranked 81st in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state. [ [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"] , "New Jersey Monthly", September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.]

Curriculum

Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses offered include AP Spanish Language, AP French Language, AP Calculus AB, AP Chemistry, AP Microeconomics, AP United States History, AP European History, AP Art History, AP Studio Art and AP Psychology

Extracurricular Activities

*Academic Decathlon
*Math Team
*Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA)
*Interact Club
*Marine Fitness
*Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
*Ski Club
*Web Design Club
*Yearbook
*Varsity Club
*Student Council
*Newspaper
*Ecology Club
*Students for An Active Voice (SAV)
*Los Picaros (Spanish Club)
*Jazz Band
*Pit Band
*A/V Club
*Peer Pals
*Heroes & Cool Kids
*Select Choir
*Woodington Players (Dramatics Club)
*Marching Band
*Color Guard
*WIN (Westwood Investment Network)
*Poetry SLAM Club
*National Art Honor Society
*National Honor Society
*Spanish National Honor Society
*French National Honor Society
*Debate Team
*Art Club
*Senior Prom Committee
*BrainBusters
*JPAC

Woodington Players

The Woodington Players is the theater and drama group at Westwood High School. The name comes from a combination of the two towns that send their students to Westwood High School. West-wood and Township of Wash-ington make up the name. The group was founded by former English and Dramatics teacher Jerome Hurley. The group was very small and put on two dramas in the fall and spring. They performed in, what was then the Little Theater, The Jerome Hurley Theater. Since Hurley's retirement, new English and Dramatics teacher, Donna Bialkin has directed over twenty shows. Bialkin directed the first musical at Westwood in the Campbell Auditorium. Since then the Campbell Auditorium was reserved for band and choir concerts and major assemblies.

The Woodington Players have grown in popularity and have received many awards from the Paper Mill Playhouse.

Such productions include: "The Pink Panther Strikes Again", "The Wiz", "To See The Stars", "Crazy for You", "To Kill a Mockingbird, "City of Angels", "M*A*S*H", Guys and Dolls", "The Man Who Came To Dinner"," Once Upon A Mattress", "Never Mind What Happened, How Did It End?", "Into The Woods", "Done To Death", "Anything Goes", "12 Angry Jurors", and "Thoroughly Modern Millie"

The Woodington Players also present a show of senior directed One-Act Plays in the spring.Two of these shows a year are selected to perform at the Bucks County One-Act Festival at the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Pennsylvania.

Athletics

Westwood Regional High School Athletic Teams are called the Cardinals. They wear school colors Scarlet, White, and Black. Since the schools origin, the colors were scarlet and white. Only recently has black become an official school color

The Westwood Regional High School Cardinals compete in the Bergen County Scholastic League (BCSL) American Conference, made up of private and public high schools located in Bergen County and Hudson County. [ [http://bcsl-american.org/ School Info] , Bergen County Scholastic League American Division. Accessed March 9, 2008.] The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

Westwood High School recently won two out of the last three sectional football championships. The most recent being on December 2, 2006, when the Westwood Cardinal Football Team went to Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, to play for the NJSIAA State Sectional Football Championship. They played the Indians of Pascack Valley High School in the North I Group II finals, beating them 9-8. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=188015&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20II 2006 Football Tournament - North I, Group II] , NJSIAA. Accessed February 18, 2007.]

Westwood High School is known for its wrestling team under the coaching of Mike Attanasio.

The Boys Spring Track team won three consecutive County Championships from 2004-2006. In the Spring of 2005 the team when undefeated in Bergen County, and won the North I, Group II State Champion by a record margin.Fact|date=September 2007

On March 5, 2007, the boys' basketball team played in the North I, Group II state championship, falling to Pascack Hills High School by 66-65 in overtime, in a game played at River Dell High School. [Roberts, Jeff. [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2JmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MDg4ODAw Pascack Hills leap for joy] , "The Record (Bergen County)", March 6, 2007.] [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=202502&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20II 2007 Boys Basketball - North I, Group II] , NJSIAA. Accessed March 7, 2007.]

Fall Sports:

*Football
*Volleyball (Girls)
*Field Hockey
*Soccer (Boys)
*Soccer (Girls)
*Cheerleading (Girls)
*Cross Country (Boys)
*Cross Country (Girls)
*Tennis (Girls)

Winter Sports:
*Indoor Track (Boys)
*Indoor Track (Girls)
*Wrestling
*Basketball (Boys)
*Basketball (Girls)
*Bowling (Boys & Girls)

Spring Sports:
*Outdoor Track (Boys)
*Outdoor Track (Girls)
*Golf
*Baseball
*Softball
*Tennis (Boys)

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.wwrsd.org/6556084225217/site/default.asp Profile] , Westwood Regional Jr./Sr. High School. Accessed July 31, 2008.]
*Thomas A. Gorman - Principal
*Charles Seipp - Vice Principal
*Frank Connelly - Dean of Students

Notable alumni

*Reuven Ben-Yosef (1937-2001), poet and author.
*Doug Henwood (born 1952), journalist, publisher of the "Left Business Observer"
*Stephen Kellner, lead singer of Van Atta High [www.purevolume.com/vanattahigh]
*Kevin Sampson (born 1981), tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs. [ [http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=35803 Kevin Sampson player profile] , National Football League Players Association. Accessed July 23, 2007. "Hometown: Westwood, NJ... A three-year starter on the offensive line at Westwood High School in Westwood, New Jersey."]

References

External links

* [http://www.wwrsd.org/westwoodrhs/site/default.asp Westwood Regional High School]
* [http://www.wwrsd.org Westwood Regional School District]
*NJReportCard|03|5755|0|Westwood Regional School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417820 Data for the Westwood Regional School District] , National Center for Education Statistics