Westwood Regional High School

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Westwood Regional Jr/Sr High School
Location
701 Ridgewood Road
Township of Washington, NJ, 07676
USA
Information
School district Westwood Regional School District
Principal Thomas Gorman
Asst. Principal Charles Seipp
Enrollment

1,110 (as of 2005-06)[1]
Faculty 100.4 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student:teacher ratio 11.1[1]
Type Public high school
Grades 7-12
Athletics conference Bergen County Scholastic League
Motto Crescat Scientia (Let knowledge grow from more to more)
Accreditation(s) Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Nickname Cardinals
Color(s) Red, Black, White               
Newspaper The Cardinal Chronicle
Established 1967
Information 201-664-0880
Athletics 20 Teams
Homepage School website

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.[1]

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[edit] Awards & Recognition

Westwood Regional High School was the 81st-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2006 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools.[2]

[edit] 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

[edit] Extracurricular Activities

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.[3] 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.[4]

Westwood High School is known for its wrestling program 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.[citation needed]

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.[5][6]

Fall Sports:

  • Football
  • Volleyball (Girls)
  • Field Hockey
  • Soccer (Boys)
  • Soccer (Girls)
  • Cross Country (Boys)
  • Cross Country (Girls)
  • Tennis (Girls)
  • Ping-Pong

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)

[edit] Administration

  • Geoffrey Zoeller - Superintendent
  • Thomas A. Gorman - Principal
  • Charles Seipp - Vice Principal
  • Frank Connelly - Dean of Students

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Westwood Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 28, 2007.
  2. ^ "Top Public High Schools in New Jersey" (Schools 51-100), New Jersey Monthly, September 2006, backed up by Internet Archive as of March 10, 2007. Accessed March 5, 2008.
  3. ^ School Info, Bergen County Scholastic League American Division. Accessed March 9, 2008.
  4. ^ 2006 Football Tournament - North I, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed February 18, 2007.
  5. ^ Roberts, Jeff. Pascack Hills leap for joy, The Record (Bergen County), March 6, 2007.
  6. ^ 2007 Boys Basketball - North I, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed March 7, 2007.
  7. ^ www.purevolume.com/vanattahigh
  8. ^ 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."

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