In the past month, Ms. Moos and Mr. O’Brien, the Junior Architecture teachers, assigned their students a comic book project in the Building and Design class. Students were asked to use their creativity and drawing skills as well as concepts taught in class to design a comic book with a backstory. A few students in the junior class were interviewed about their thoughts and experience with the whole thing. Read below to see the interviews. Here were the questions asked: What was your process like? What story were you hoping to convey with your art? How do you think this project affected your knowledge about the design world? Medium?- Title of comic, date created, materials used? Raiven Rowl My process during the … [Read more...]

It's been awhile since these WHSAD alumni have been at WHSAD, but many have lots of positive things to say about their experiences in high school and how WHSAD helped them in college. Vincente Gomez-Class of 2018 What does a typical week/day look like for you? "I am a senior at Pace University, studying computer science with a minor in criminal justice and cyber security. When the semester is going on typically from September to December or from the end of January to May, aside from classes, I have a student assistant job, but we are in a mid-winter recess so I’m off. What a student assistant job entails is we have an email system set up where the students send centralized emails asking for appointments with their advisor so I … [Read more...]

Ms. Moos and Mr. O'Brien had a very interesting project for their junior students in the Building and Design class. Students were asked to use their creativity and imagination to make a stop motion animation movie. A few students in the junior class, as well as the teachers, were interviewed about their thoughts and experience with the whole thing. Read below to see the interviews. Ms. Moos What do you hope students will gain from this experience? "I think it would be an understanding of how much it takes to create moving images. I think that we are constantly consuming videos, moving images and it's hard to actually wrap our mind around what it takes to create something like this. So, I hope that students develop an idea of what … [Read more...]

Due to Covid-19 this 2020-2021 school year, WHSAD's annual Summer Bridge program was held online for incoming students. Students had to design a habitable space using any design platform of their choice. Below are the student interviews and presentations from students who were willing to participate. Britney Caryl, Freshman Click here to view Britney's Presentation. Did you have difficulties making your design? If so can you describe them? "While I was working on my build for the Summer Build Project I did encounter some difficulties/challenges. I found it really hard to stick with one idea, so I kept on … [Read more...]

On Friday, June 5th, Mahalia Saint-Eloi and Deselle Thompson presented their proposed redesigns for Lake Como to the town's committee. After Hurricane Sandy, the lake became toxic, and the wildlife degraded. That's why revitalizing the lakefront by adding new plants and creating areas where wildlife can flourish as well as creating a fun but also sustainable environment is important. The title of the project is Lake Como’s Fun & Wildlife Lakefront Park Design, and the alliance with WHSAD was formed in order to achieve the environmental, social, and economical improvement of the lakefront and in the town itself. As a result of being located right next to the Jersey shore, Lake Como is often overlooked. That's why we want to make … [Read more...]

If you don’t already know, Project Witness is an organization dedicated to making the stories of those whose lives were greatly impacted by the Holocaust heard. Project Witness provides assistance for Holocaust education while giving full devotion to its essential mission which researches and discovers the physical and emotional pain of the stories Holocaust survivors have to tell. The creator and founder of Project witness is Ms. Ruth Lichtenstein. On May 20, Ms. Lichtenstein met with us to share her story and what Project Witness is all about. Below are interviews conducted by Deselle Thompson, WHSAD sophomore, and myself, Mahalia Saint-Eloi. What are some existing systems or programs of the project witness and how do they … [Read more...]

When asked questions about what teachers have been doing to keep busy during quarantine as well as a few questions about themselves there was a wide variety of interesting answers. Christopher Koestner-Sophomore English How have you been keeping calm and collected during this quarantine? "I’m an introvert by nature, so I know how to spend time alone. I love people, but I have music, books, cooking, and cats to keep me entertained. I’m watching Ken Burns’ Baseball, rewatching The Wire for the fifth time, and just finished the Madam CJ Walker story. Also, I’m communicating with students, which helps as well, because it keeps me feeling gratified andconnected." Have you taken up any hobbies? If so, what?"I’ve been working on my … [Read more...]

Architectural Grille is an entirely operating manufacturing facility that specializes in customized linear bar grilles and perforated grille using a wide variety of materials. Their products are uniquely created using only "state of the art" equipment like water jets, lasers, and CNC turret shapers and lathes. The main focus of the company is to create unique designs and distribute them on metal plates which are used in mainly ventilation and heating systems. Their utilized materials include aluminum, brass, bronze, steel and stainless steel. The Architectural Grille club at WHSAD is fully operated by Alain Codio, Senior teacher of WHSAD Architecture and Autocad. The following is a list of interviews with all the Architectural Grille … [Read more...]