Congratulations to the 2026 Teacher Award recipients!!
The Jeffrey Family “Above & Beyond” Award: Social Studies Teacher, Mr. Jeffrey Knight
The Foose Memorial Award for Excellence in Education: Latin Teacher, Mr. James Rowan
The 37th Annual WHS PTSO Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award: Art Teacher, Mrs. Leah Jarvis
The 2026 Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award: English Teacher, Mrs. Caitlin Cheddar
Today is May 1st, a date recognized across the country as National College Decision Day. It is a major milestone for our Class of 2026, we've seen a sea of new colors. Our WHS Seniors are officially "declaring" their next chapters by rocking spirit wear from the colleges, universities, and programs they’ll be attending this fall. From local favorites to out-of-state adventures, the diversity of paths our seniors are taking is incredible.
This was a demonstration of the elite talent and discipline that defines the WHS choral program. We congratulate them on a truly outstanding achievement and for representing our school with such high distinction.
Our Senior English students are getting a front-row seat to a masterclass in storytelling. We’re thrilled to welcome Carlos Andrés Gómez to campus—Award-winning poet, viral spoken-word performer, talented actor, and educator from NYC.
You might recognize him from HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, or perhaps you've seen his award-winning collections on the shelves. He explored with the Class of 2026 that poetry isn’t just words on a page—it’s a living, breathing tool for change.
It was a full house at WHS today for Take Your Child to Work Day! Our staff's children got a front-row seat to the world of education and even hit the airwaves! They teamed up with the BDTV crew and joined Joe Michaeli for a special "Cup of Joe" segment. We loved having these mini-educators and broadcasters on campus. We hope they had as much fun as we did!
Awards & Recognition:
1st Place Championship Title: Large Group Vocal category.
Outstanding Musicianship: Awarded to Kelsey Dix for her exceptional solo performance in "Spain."
We are incredibly proud of these talented musicians for representing WHS on a national stage!
Congratulations to WHS 11th grade students Juliette Lerner and Ben Zhou on being named the New Jersey representatives at the America’s Youth AI Festival taking place this summer!
Students in senior health classes are mastering CPR and AED training. From chest compressions to clearing the AED, they’re getting certified and staying prepared.
Students in Mr. Ruggiero's TV 2 classes learn studio production by producing "How To", a 3-minute live-to-tape production where each student learns each aspect of the control room and other behind the scenes jobs.
Student and senior citizen tickets must be purchased on game day in person to be able to get the student and senior rate.
All other tickets will be sold through the Rutgers University box office- any ticket questions should be addressed with the Rutgers Ticket Office. Jersey Mikes arena will open 1 hour before the first game of the day. All tickets are general admission – there are no reserved seat tickets.
This past week, WHS Theater Department presented "The Prom". Saturday's performance had a special guest in the audience, Tony nominated and 1991 Alumni Matt Sklar, who wrote the music for the show. Sklar then took to the stage to congratulate the cast and crew on a wonderful production!
