MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS INFORMATION NIGHTS ANNOUNCED

On Monday, February 13^th at Edison High School and Thursday, February 16^th at JP Stevens High School the District will host a Parent Information Night to discuss the recent changes in our middle school math sequence and its impact on our middle school students as they reach high school.  Beginning at 7:00 pm, Mr. Vincent Ciraulo and Ms. Tina Sabunas, the District’s Supervisors of Mathematics, will present the information at each high school.  Parents may attend either presentation regardless of the middle school or high school their children attend.  A question and answer period will follow the presentation.  

          In 7^th grade, we try to develop our students’ capacity for helping others.  We do this through year-long community service projects such as a food drive and also through shorter term projects like “Laps for Life.”

          This fall, 7^th graders participated in “Laps for Life” runs in their physical education classes.  A lap consisted of 20 minutes of uninterrupted walking, running and jogging around a quarter mile track.  Students asked family and friends to sponsor their laps as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.  This event was a win-win-win situation:  health was enhanced, students were motivated to run harder/farther, and money was raised to help cure a disease that has undoubtedly affected us all. 

          As a result of this project, our 7^th graders raised over $2000!  On February 10^th, Mayor Ricigliano, Mrs. Malone from the American Cancer Society, and Drew Templeton, a cancer survivor, spoke with the students and received the check.

          Thank you to all of our students and families who participated.  Congratulations to Reggie Ramekar and Luke Jacobi, our top fundraisers.  Thank you to Mr. Nardino for organizing this event in conjunction with the other members of the physical education staff.

     

Woodrow Wilson Middle School is a remarkable school in which students relish in their academic pursuits while developing a strong sense of social consciousness. Academics are the thread around which all other programs are woven. Our school is recognized as a high performing institution, based on the results of the NJ state assessments.

The student body of over 850 abounds with cultural diversity, and the students embrace the richness of the blending of those cultures. Students live by the Six Pillars of Character Education, raising money for community needs, such as Lainie’s Angels, an organization that supports families of children with cancer. Students from WWMS exhibit responsibility, arriving early and staying late for extra help or co-curricular activities.  The school mascot, the Challenger, represents what all WWMS students strive to be; students willing to take on academic and community challenges.