Westwood Regional High School

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Westwood Regional Jr./Sr. High School
Location
701 Ridgewood Road
Township of Washington, NJ 07676
Information
Type Public high school
Motto Crescat Scientia (Let knowledge grow from more to more)
Established 1967
School district Westwood Regional School District
Principal Thomas Gorman
Faculty 88 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 8-12
Enrollment 1,179 (as of 2009-10)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 13.40[1]
Color(s) Red, Black, White               
Athletics conference Big North Conference
Nickname Cardinals
Newspaper 'The Cardinal Chronicle'
Athletics 20 Teams
Website School website

Westwood Regional Jr./Sr. High School is a five-year comprehensive regional public high school that serves students in eighth through twelfth grade from Borough of Westwood and the Township of Washington, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Westwood Regional School District.

As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,179 students and 88 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.40.[1]

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[edit] Awards and recognition

The school was the 92nd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 56th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[2] The school was ranked 81st in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.[3]

[edit] Curriculum

Advanced Placement (AP) courses offered include AP Art History, AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP English Literature and Composition, AP French Language, AP Microeconomics, AP Physics B, AP Psychology, AP Spanish Language, AP Statistics, AP Studio Art, AP United States History, AP United States Government and Politics, AP World History.

[edit] Extracurricular activities

There is a wide range of activities and clubs for the students to take part it. Westwood is very proud of the students work and effort in some of these clubs and groups.

[edit] Athletics

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

The Westwood Regional High School Cardinals now compete in the Big North Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[4] The school had previously participated in the Bergen County Scholastic League (BCSL) American Conference, which was made up of private and public high schools located in Bergen County and Hudson County.[5]

Westwood High School recently won two out of the 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.[6]

Westwood High School is known for its wrestling team under the former 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.[7][8]

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)

[edit] Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[9]

  • Thomas A. Gorman, Principal
  • Shelley LaForgia, Assistant Principal (grades 8, 9 and 11)
  • David Tankard, Assistant Principal (grades 10 and 12)

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Westwood Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 19, 2011.
  2. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 3, 2011.
  3. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  4. ^ League Memberships – 2010-2011, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed August 19, 2011.
  5. ^ School Info, Bergen County Scholastic League American Division. Accessed March 9, 2008.
  6. ^ 2006 Football Tournament - North I, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed February 18, 2007.
  7. ^ Roberts, Jeff. Pascack Hills leap for joy, The Record (Bergen County), March 6, 2007.
  8. ^ 2007 Boys Basketball - North I, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed March 7, 2007.
  9. ^ Contact Us, Westwood Regional Jr./Sr. High School. Accessed August 19, 2011.
  10. ^ Fard, Maggie Fazeli. "Washington Township native named newest four-star general", The Record (Bergen County), December 31, 2009. Accessed February 3, 2011. "Johns, Jr., the eldest child of Doris and Raymond Johns, Sr., grew up in Township of Washington with his younger brother, Kevin, and sister, Susan. He attended Westwood High School, where he met his future wife, Diana, and discovered what he wanted to do for the rest of his life."
  11. ^ Filmmaker Who Targeted ACORN Arrested in Alleged Senate Phone Scheme, January 26, 2010, Fox News
  12. ^ Robertson, Campbell; Robbins, Liz (January 26, 2010). "James O'Keefe (Overview)". The New York Times. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/o/james_okeefe/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=%22james%20o%27keefe%22&st=cse. Retrieved January 29, 2010.  ("Mr. O'Keefe is a filmmaker who produced videos purporting to document questionable practices at some field offices of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, known as Acorn")
  13. ^ "ACORN sting 'pimp' is N.J. man who attended Rutgers University". The Star Ledger. Sep 17, 2009. http://blog.nj.com/ledgerupdates_impact/print.html?entry=/2009/09/acorn_sting_pimp_is_nj_man_who.html. Retrieved January 26, 2010. 
  14. ^ DiTrani, Vinny. "DiTrani: Westwood High's B.J. Raji makes a Super play", The Record (Bergen County), January 23, 2011. Accessed February 3, 2011.
  15. ^ 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."

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 40°58′52″N 74°03′44″W / 40.981009°N 74.062298°W / 40.981009; -74.062298

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