WHS News 10/6/14

Looking Forward

Week of Respect 
On Friday All staff and students are encouraged to wear ORANGE.  Jeans will be allowed as well for the day.  

Next Week is Spirit Week (All staff is encouraged to participate) 
Monday - Pajama Day
Tuesday - Switch It Up Day
Wednesday - Formal Day
Thursday - Color Day (Staff Color is Gray)
Seniors Red, Juniors Black, Sophomores Yellow, Freshmen Green
Friday - Waldwick Gear

Wednesday 10/15 Professional Development/Minimum Day
Schedule will be posted by the end of the week by Dr. Casarico

Friday 10/17
1:45 Senior Class "15" Picture 
2pm Pep Rally
7pm Home Coming Football Game 

Technology Update
On Friday the BluePrint classes will be doing a stress test on the wireless network.  If all goes well the laptops will be available starting next week. 

What we have right now
Cart #1 - 17 machines (Room 417 Cart)
Cart #3 - 16 machines
Cart #4 - 16 machines
Cart #5 - 16 machines
Cart #7 - 18 machines
Cart #8 - 24 machines

As I type this post, there are still four access points not working (310, 311, Gym, Greenberg Center).  The focus is getting all district owned devices up and running on the network.  The next step will be getting those staff members who are interested in getting their personal devices connected.  The third step will be student devices.  


We are planning on purchasing 25 ChromeBooks at the end of the month to pilot how they work and their reliability.  

New Graduation Requirements
NEW Graduation Requirements for the Classes of 2016, 2017 & 2018

In the News 
Unfortunately, another NJ high school has been in the news recently for what seems to be a very disturbing issue related to HIB.  I wanted to share the most recent article with you and remind everyone that we, as educators, have a responsibility to speak up and if you hear about an incident or suspect something is going on, please come forward.  No town or school is ever totally immune from having an incident become the lead story on the news; however, if we are proactive and address issues immediately, we can hopefully avoid this type of situation.    

NJ.com Story - Sayreville Football