Westwood Regional High School
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701 Ridgewood Road , , 07676 United States | |
Coordinates | 40°58′52″N 74°03′44″W / 40.981009°N 74.062298°W |
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Type | Public high school |
Motto | Crescat Scientia (Let knowledge grow from more to more)[1] |
Established | 1967 |
School district | Westwood Regional School District |
NCES School ID | 341782000906[2] |
Principal | Frank Connelly |
Faculty | 83.8 FTEs[2] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 843 (as of 2020–21)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 10.1:1[2] |
Color(s) | Scarlet Black and white[3] |
Athletics | 20 teams |
Athletics conference | Big North Conference |
Team name | Cardinals[3] |
Rival | River Dell Regional High School |
Newspaper | The Cardinal Chronicle |
Yearbook | Cardinal Chronicle[4] |
Website | www |
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Westwood Regional High School (formerly Westwood Regional Jr./Sr. High School) is a four-year comprehensive regional public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Borough of Westwood and the Township of Washington, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Westwood Regional School District.[5][6] Beginning in the 2019–20 school year, students in eighth grade who had previously attended the then junior-senior high school began attending the new Westwood Middle School.[7]
As of the 2020–21 school year, the school had an enrollment of 843 students and 83.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1. There were 61 students (7.2% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 17 (2.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]
Awards and recognition
The school was the 106th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[8] The school had been ranked 58th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 92nd in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[9] The magazine ranked the school 56th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[10] The school was ranked 81st in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.[11] Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 128th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 9 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (83.8%) and language arts literacy (95.9%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[12]
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.[13]
Extracurricular activities
There is a wide range of activities and clubs for students to participate in:[14]
- Academic Decathlon
- Anime Club
- American Sign Language Club
- 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
- Film 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
- Future Business Leaders of America
Athletics
The Westwood Regional High School Cardinals[3] compete in the Big North Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Bergen and Passaic counties, and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[15] Before the NJSIAA's 2009 realignment, the school had previously participated in the Bergen County Scholastic League (BCSL) American Conference, which included public and private high schools located in Bergen and Hudson counties.[16] With 628 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 486 to 758 students in that grade range.[17] The football team competes in the American Red division of the North Jersey Super Football Conference, which includes 112 schools competing in 20 divisions, making it the nation's biggest football-only high school sports league.[18][19] The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group II North for football for 2022–2024.[20] Westwood Regional High School athletic teams are called the Cardinals. They wear school colors scarlet, white and black.[3] The school's original colors were scarlet and white, with black added later as an official school color.[citation needed]
The school participates in joint cooperative boys / girls swimming teams with River Dell Regional High School as the host school / lead agency. River Dell also hosts a co-op ice hockey team that includes Emerson Jr./Sr. High School and Westwood. These co-op programs operate under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.[21]
Sports offered by the school include:[3]
- Fall sports: cross country (boys and girls), field hockey, football, soccer (boys and girls), tennis (girls), volleyball (girls)
- Winter sports: basketball (boys and girls), bowling (boys and girls), indoor track (boys and girls), wrestling
- Spring sports: baseball, golf, lacrosse (boys and girls), outdoor track (boys and girls), softball, tennis (boys and girls)
The boys' basketball team finished the 1951 season with a 21–1 record after winning the Group II state championship with a 68–48 victory against runner-up Ocean City High School in the tournament final.[22][23]
The boys cross country team won the Group II state title in 1963.[24]
The softball team won the North I state sectional championship in 1974 and 1975.[25]
The field hockey team won the North I Group II state sectional title in 1987 and won the Group II state title that year as co-champion after a 1–1 tie in the finals against Moorestown High School to finish the season with a record of 18-2-1.[26][27]
The girls volleyball team won the Group II state championship in 1989 (defeating runner-up Lyndhurst High School in the final match of the playoffs) and 1997 (vs. New Milford High School).[28]
The boys track team won the indoor relay championship in Group I in 1998[29]
The football team won the NJSIAA North I Group II state sectional championship in 2000, 2006, 2013 and 2014, and won the North I Group I title in 2004.[30] The 2000 team won the North II Group I state sectional title with a 33–7 win against Pompton Lakes High School in the championship final played at Kean University.[31] The 2006 team went to Giants Stadium in East Rutherford where they played the Indians of Pascack Valley High School in the North I Group II finals, beating them 9–8.[32] The school has had a football rivalry since 1976 with River Dell Regional High School called the "Bird Bowl", in which the winner receives a trophy with a football inside of a bird cage. Westwood leads the series with an overall record of 20-18 through the 2017 season. NJ.com listed the rivalry as 28th on its 2017 list "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football".[33]
The boys' spring track team won three consecutive Bergen County Tournament championships from 2004 to 2006. In Spring 2005 the team went undefeated in Bergen County, and won the North I Group II state championship by a record margin.[citation needed]
In 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.[34][35]
The girls spring track team was the Group I co-champion in 2010.[36]
Administration
The school's principal is Frank Connelly.[37] His administration team includes three assistant principals.[38]
Notable alumni
- Reuven Ben-Yosef (1937–2001), poet and author.[39]
- Doug Henwood (born 1952), journalist and publisher of the Left Business Observer.[citation needed]
- Raymond E. Johns Jr. (born 1955), General, Commander Air Mobility Command, United States Air Force.[40]
- James O'Keefe (born 1984), activist-filmmaker who targeted ACORN.[41]
- B. J. Raji (born 1986), the ninth overall pick in 2009 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers.[42]
- Corey Raji (born 1988), professional basketball player.[43]
- Elizabeth Randall (born 1954, class of 1971), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1986 to 1992, representing the 39th Legislative District.[44]
- Kevin Sampson (born 1981), tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs.[45]
- Kyle Scatliffe (born 1986), stage actor best known for playing Enjolras in the 2014 Broadway revival of Les Misérables, and Harpo in the 2015 Broadway Revival of The Color Purple.[46]
- Bob Schroeder (born 1960), businessman and politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2010 to 2014, where he represented the 39th Legislative District.[47]
References
- ^ Open House Presentation - January 20, 2015, Westwood Regional High School. Accessed January 6, 2019. "Crescat Scientia - Let knowledge grow from more to more"
- ^ a b c d e School data for Westwood Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Westwood Regional Jr-Sr High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
- ^ Cardinal Chronicle, Westwood Regional High School. Accessed March 15, 2022.
- ^ Westwood Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed August 7, 2017. "The Westwood Regional School District is the only K-12 regional school district in Bergen County, serving approximately 2,740 students from the Borough of Westwood and the Township of Washington."
- ^ Community and District Profiles, Westwood Regional School District, May 28, 2004. Accessed June 20, 2016. "The Westwood Regional School District serves the Borough of Westwood (population 10,400) and the Township of Washington (population 9,800). These two communities are located approximately fifteen miles northwest of midtown Manhattan."
- ^ Snyder, John. "First 8th Graders at ‘True’ Westwood Middle School in 2020", The Press Group, December 23, 2019. Accessed November 17, 2021. "Superintendent of School Raymond Gonzalez confirmed at the Dec. 19 meeting of the Westwood Regional Board of Education that the Regional Middle School expansion project is on track for the addition of eighth grade in September 2020.... The work will establish a grades 6–8 'true' middle school and a grades 9–12 high school, modernize and centralize middle school offerings, and improve academic and emotional supports."
- ^ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
- ^ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed August 27, 2012.
- ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 3, 2011.
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ^ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011, Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 4, 2012.
- ^ Westwood Junior / Senior High School 2013-14 School Performance Report, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2015.
- ^ Activities & Clubs Directory, Westwood Regional Jr. / Sr. High School. Accessed December 1, 2015.
- ^ League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
- ^ New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association League Memberships – 2009-2010, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 24, 2011. Accessed November 25, 2014.
- ^ NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
- ^ Cooper, Darren. "Here's what we know about the new Super Football Conference 2020 schedule", The Record, July 23, 2020. Accessed March 22, 2021. "The Super Football Conference (SFC) is a 112-team group, the largest high school football-only conference in America, and is comprised of teams from five different counties."
- ^ Cooper, Darren. "NJ football: Super Football Conference revised schedules for 2020 regular season", The Record, July 23, 2020. Accessed March 22, 2021. "The Super Football Conference has 112 teams that will play across 20 divisions."
- ^ NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2022–2024, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
- ^ NJSIAA Winter Cooperative Sports Programs, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
- ^ NJSIAA Boys Basketball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
- ^ "Westwood And Englewood Capture State Basketball Championships", The Record, March 19, 1951. Accessed December 15, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "Bergen County did itself proud In the N.J.S.I.A.A. basketball tournament at Elizabeth Saturday by walking off with two championships. Westwood wrapped up the Group II title by belting Ocean City 68-48, and Englewood walked off with the Group III crown by mauling Woodrow Wilson of Camden 59-34.... Westwood's varsity had a 21-1 record, while its Jayvees compiled a 16-1 mark."
- ^ NJSIAA Boys Cross Country Group State Group Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
- ^ History of the NJSIAA Softball Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
- ^ History of NJSIAA Field Hockey Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
- ^ "Westwood, Moorestown co-champs", The Record, November 23, 1987. Accessed February 28, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Jennifer Finley's goal with six minutes left gave Westwood (18-2-1) a 1-1 tie with Moorestown (19-0-3) in the Group 2 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association field hockey championships yesterday at Trenton State College. Neither team could score in the two overtime periods, so Westwood and Moorestown were declared co-champions."
- ^ NJSIAA Girls Volleyball Group Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
- ^ History of the NJSIAA Indoor Relay Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
- ^ NJSIAA Football History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
- ^ Schutta, Gregory. "Feeling good: Westwood finally wins the big one", The Record, December 3, 2000. Accessed December 26, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "When the horn finally sounded on Westwood's 33-7 victory over Pompton Lakes at Kean University, giving the Cardinals their first NJSIAA Group 2, Section 1 title and ending three years of championship frustration, there was no stopping O'Melia."
- ^ 2006 Football Tournament - North I, Group II, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed February 18, 2007.
- ^ Stypulkoski, Matt. "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 27, 2017, updated May 15, 2019. Accessed December 1, 2020. "28-River Dell vs. Westwood - The prize for winning the Bird Bowl Rivalry? A bird cage trophy with a football inside. This Bergen County rivalry between the Westwood Cardinals and River Dell Hawks has been played annually since 1976.... All-time series: Westwood leads, 20-18"
- ^ Roberts, Jeff. "Pascack Hills leaps for joy -- Denies Raji, Westwood in OT", The Record, March 6, 2007. Accessed December 1, 2015.
- ^ 2007 Boys Basketball - North I, Group II, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed March 7, 2007.
- ^ NJSIAA Spring Track Summary of Group Titles Girls, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2022.
- ^ Principal, Westwood Regional High School. Accessed March 15, 2022.
- ^ Assistant Principals, Westwood Regional High School. Accessed March 15, 2022.
- ^ Weingrad, Michael. Letters to America: Selected Poems of Reuven Ben-Yosef, p. 4. Syracuse University Press, 2015. ISBN 9780815653257. Accessed June 5, 2016. "Robert grew up in Manhattan, attending P.S. 187 and the High School of Music and Art before the family moved to New Jersey where he excelled as a student-athlete at Westwood High School in Bergen County."
- ^ Fard, Maggie Fazeli. "Washington Township native named newest four-star general", The Record, 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."
- ^ Rispoli, Michael. "ACORN sting 'pimp' is N.J. man who attended Rutgers University", The Star-Ledger, September 17, 2009. Accessed March 31, 2015. "The younger O'Keefe, a former Eagle Scout who graduated from Westwood High School, and a friend, 20-year-old Hannah Giles, a journalism student at Florida International University, spent their summer traveling to ACORN offices across the nation."
- ^ DiTrani, Vinny. "DiTrani: Westwood High's B.J. Raji makes a Super play", The Record, January 23, 2011. Accessed February 3, 2011.
- ^ Corey Raji, Boston College Eagles men's basketball. Accessed October 7, 2017.
- ^ Friedman, Arthur. "Randall mixes law and government but finds time tor tennis and jogging",The Ridgewood News, April 23, 1989. Accessed July 24, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Randall is a 1978 graduate of Wake Forest University School of Law. She received her BA from Smith College in 1975, after graduating from Westwood Regional High School in 1971."
- ^ 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."
- ^ Feldberg, Robert. "Feldberg: Shot for Westwood's Kyle Scatliffe to show range", The Record, February 3, 2017. Accessed November 22, 2017. "Kyle Scatliffe, who grew up in Westwood and began his performing life in the borough's high school, has had a notable start to his musical-theater career."
- ^ Lauer, Evelyn. "Boy who ran to fires now chief; Childhood dream comes true in Township of Washington", The Record, February 28, 1990. Accessed July 24, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "A native of the Pascack Valley town, he graduated from Westwood High School and has a degree in business administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University."