Weehawken High School News
March 2019
WHS Girls Basketball Completes Amazing Season with State Finals Appearance
The girls' run through the play-offs began with a victories over Weequahic of Newark, and Belvidere. The highlight reel moment came on Marie Eid's buzzer beater to break a 37-37 tie over Jonathan Dayton of Springfield. Eid's follow up off of Nicole Molano's desperation heave, sent the crowd into a frenzy as they stormed the court in celebration, and set the girls' eyes on a possible championship.
On March 5th, more than 1000 students, teachers, residents, and fans from all over packed the gym beyond capacity for the Championship game. At one point, police had to close the doors as the game evolved into standing room only. The atmosphere was electric as all walks of life from Weehawken came to cheer on Coach Chris Hernandez and the girls. Sadly the season came to a close that night, as the girls could not withstand the relentless onslaught of University. WHS finished their season as the #4 ranked team in the NJIC, #8 in Hudson County, and #7 in all of Group 1, which includes over 100 schools! Senior Nicole Molano earned All-State Honors in Group 1, while Coach Hernandez was named Coach of the Year for NJIC-Meadowlands. Truly a great year for an amazing group of girls and an outstanding coaching staff.
7th Graders Visit Hoboken Historical Museum
On March 19 the WHS 7th Grade Global Interactions Honors class visited the Hoboken Historical Museum (HHM) to explore an interactive exhibit on vintage postcards from across Hudson County. Ms. Mattiace and Mr. Perry were the teacher chaperones for this unique field trip experience.
For starters, the students found several Weehawken locations featured in the postcard exhibit. They identified past and present sites from the postcards using a custom augmented reality app on their smartphones or on IPads provided by the museum. The students also competed in a fun scavenger hunt; Alfredo Rodriguez and Andrew Tran won first, prize locating 13 out of 20 items. They next got to hear from HHM Director Bob Foster, who provided historical artifacts that allowed teams of students to use background knowledge to identify objects unique to Hudson County's history. Finally, students were able to write their own postcards to family and friends, and mail them right from the museum.
When the museum visit concluded, and after a quick trip to Starbucks and an al fresco lunch (it was Hoboken, after all), the students walked to the scenic Hoboken waterfront with time to explore Maxwell Place pier, beach, and park. A fun, informative time was had by all!
WHS Earns College Board's AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award
The accolades continue to roll into Weehawken High School. The most recent award has WHS earning the College Board's APĀ® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for attaining female student representation in AP Computer Science Principles for 2018. Among the more than 18,000 secondary schools worldwide that offer AP courses, Weehawken High School is one of only 685 that have achieved this honor, acknowledging the important work Weehawken is doing to engage more female students in computer science. Kudos to the vision of the administration and guidance teams and congratulations to the hard working girls of Weehawken High School for, once again, doing us proud!
Grease is the Word!
Grease is a story of friendships, romances, and adventures of a group of high school kids in the 1950s. It is one of the most successful musicals of all time, Grease features wholesome, Australian exchange student, Sandy, and a leather clad renegade, Danny, and their summer romance. The fun begins when they return to the same school in the fall and attempt to cross clique lines.
The production, led by Director Tammy Jacobs and assisted by Joseph Stratton, will feature music managed by Rebecca Andrews and costumes overseen by art teacher Elizabeth McParland. Although there are adults involved, the production will be primarily student-run, with adults providing support and guidance. The students, who have put in countless after-school hours, are involved in pre-production, set and costume design, lighting, sound -- basically every element of the production. The Weehawken version of Grease will feature some special twists and surprises which will, no doubt, leave the audience wanting for more. The play will run for two nights -- Friday, April 5th and Saturday, April 6th. The curtain rises at 7pm and admission is $5.00. We expect a full house, so please arrive early... and prepare to be swept off your saddle shoes!
WHS Introduces Girl's Lacrosse as Intramural Sport
BSU Puts On a Show
Fukuda and Yao Honored
Rex Fukuda and Alice Yao were both recently honored by the Hudson County School Boards, as the Unsung Heroes of Weehawken High School. Although Yao and Fukuda are two of Weehawken High School's more decorated students, they both have special stories that qualify them as true Unsung Heroes.
Rex Fukuda, is a three sport athlete; captain in football, wrestling and baseball. He is also near the top of his class academically. He personifies the image of the big man on campus. How is this unsung you wonder? Because Rex did all of this while watching cancer slowly take his mother from him. One would never know as Rex, never missed school or practices. But behind the accomplished young man was a broken heart. Rex recently fulfilled his dream, as he earned acceptance into the U.S. Naval Academy. Still making mom and WHS proud!
Yao, is President of Weehawken Peer Leadership, a volunteer group that is involved in almost all WTSD activities. If there is an event, there is a Peer Leader there; and that Leader is always Alice, who has attended every Peer Leadership event. In doing so she has racked up more volunteer hours then then any other WHS student! This is in addition to her rigorous schedule with multiple AP classes, cheerleading, babysitting and speaking and reading Mandarin and Japanese, and coding in 3 languages! Alice Yao is truly unique.
Two Amazing kids, two amazing stories, two heroes.
Senior Portraits Reminder!
Class of 2020 Senior Portraits are being taken on April 26th on the WHS stage. Students will be mailed their appointment times.Students are to bring a $10 sitting fee payable to the photographer on the day of their appointment.
Any questions please contact Mrs. Mantineo cmantine@weehawken.k12.nj.us
FACES IN THE CROWD
Jimmy Lopez
Misha Nair
Brian Fischer
On The Horizon
4/5 & 4/6 Theater Arts Presentation of Grease at 7:00
4/10 WHS PTO Meeting at 7:00
4/11 WTSD All District Concert at 6:30
4/15-4/19-WTSD Spring Break
4/25 SEPAC Meeting at 6:00
4/27 & 4/28 WHS Baseball and Softball Autism Awareness Tournament -All day both days
WHS Spring Sporting Events:
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Weehawken High School
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Phone: (201)-422-6130
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