Highlights 5/17/13

News

Special Weekend for WHS Students - From the Eyes of Twitter 

HSPA results are in and again our students got the job done.  I know the Math and Language Arts teachers were really glad to finally see the results of all their hard work.  If we look at the numbers:

• In 2013, 44 students, 35.8% scored advanced proficient on the Math section.  In 2012 31.7% scored advanced proficient and in 2011 24.8% scored advanced proficient. 
• In 2013, 29 students, 23.6% scored advanced proficient on the Language Arts section.  In 2012 17/9% scored advanced proficient. 
• For the Language Arts section we had 100% of our special needs students pass.  That is special!
• We still have some work to do in Math and Language Arts to insure everyone meets the graduation requirement.  We have nine students that still need to pass the Math section and three for Language Arts.  

Congratulations and Thank You to Mrs. Getlik and Mrs. Montella for putting on a great Spring Concert/Festival of the Arts last Thursday night.  The entire Related Arts Department did an amazing job showcasing all of the creativity and talented work our students have been working on during the year.  Thank You - Ms. Ruch, Ms. Cook, Mrs. Taylor, Mr. Meltzer, Mr. Drechsel and Ms. Sobkowicz for all of your hard work.    

The third annual Waldwick High School Alumni Soccer Game is set for 2 p.m. on June 29 at the Waldwick High School stadium field.  The soccer game aids the scholarship fund in honor of Michael Mayer.  Read more about the game here: Waldwick soccer game aids scholarship fund

Tuesday, May 21 - Minimum Day/Professional Development 
PD will again be devoted to learning the Marshall Rubrics; same groups and locations as the March sessions.

Modified Bell Schedule for Tuesday, May 21 (Biology Competency Exam) 

Period 1 8:15 - 8:59 (44 minutes)
Period 2 9:02 - 9:46 (44 minutes)
Period 3 9:49 - 10:33 (44 minutes)
Period 4 10:36 - 11:00 (24 minutes)
Period 5 or 6 11:03 - 11:30 (27 minutes)
Period 8 11:33 - 12:03 (30 minutes)
Period 9 12:06 - 12:36  (30 minutes)
**Period 6B or 7 will be eliminated for the day. 

Blog Post/Tweets:

April Student's of the Month 

1st Place @ The Thomas Edison Foundation Design Competition

Traffic Safety Challenge - Texting PSA wins first place

Walk-a-thon for a CAUSE

Recent Blog Posts from others in the building:

From the WHS Guidance Office Blog -  Tips on Finding a College

From the Waldwick Media Center Blog - Studies on Reading - Print vs. Electronic

Professional Development 

Google Forms Users - Cool New Feature via Free Technology for Teachers 

Video - How to Insert Images Into Google Forms