How would you rate your experience at WHSAD? I rate my experience in WHSAD as very good because WHSAD has great teachers who try to bring the best out of you everyday. You also have your peers supporting you and giving you a good time in classes. I like the opportunities given in WHSAD and love the fact that teachers are willing to help you improve as I student. I liked that the time given in assignments isn’t too heavy and the fact office hours are always open to me. I like that if you can’t do work on time, teachers could give you more time with it as long as you're getting work done and putting in effort. What could you tell other WHSAD students about the programs with which you may be involved? I tell students through my … [Read more...]
Meet WHSAD's Students
Get to know WHSAD's students, past and present.
WHSAD Junior, Yochana Dimanche, Reflects on WHSAD
How would you rate your experience at WHSAD? I’d say that my experience at the school has been the best experience I’ve had in my school life. I absolutely love the opportunities I've been given to achieve my dream of becoming a graphic designer. What could you tell other WHSAD students about the programs with which you may be involved? I am an active member of the graphic design club. From the experience I have had with it, I can say that if visual design is an interest of yours, then it is certainly worth joining. I love that I am given the creative freedom to design posters and other decorations in any way I … [Read more...]
WHSAD Senior, K-Shima Noble, Reflects on Her Work at Silman Engineering Firm
My name is K-shima Noble, and I am currently a senior at WHSAD. First, I would like to start off by acknowledging the many opportunities present in WHSAD. Not only are these opportunities still present, it is important as students that we take advantage of these opportunities so that we can gain valuable insight that is important in the work force. One of these opportunities for example was my working experience for Silman. Silman is a structural engineering firm that has worked on many projects. These projects range from using sustainable techniques like adaptive re-use to renovate, refurbish, and/or create entire new buildings. Some of their most notable projects include performing an existing conditions assessment of the dome in the … [Read more...]
Incoming Freshman, Francisco Honorato, Reflects on WHSAD’s Summer Bridge Program
In a few sentences how would you describe your summer bridge experience? My summer bridge experience was great because I learned things like how to use AutoCAD, how to laser engrave, and hatch. I love how the mentors help us to do everything. In what ways do you think this program will help you in high school and in the future? What did you like about the program and what did you not? What did you learn? Was there a specific project you enjoyed? Why? … [Read more...]
Incoming Freshman, Jonathan Mendez-Diaz, Reflects on His Summer Bridge Experience
In a few sentences how would you describe your summer bridge experience? In general I would describe my summer bridge experience as very much enjoyable. While learning you are still able to have fun with the projects that were assigned. Some of the projects made with the unique software AutoCAD were a puzzle piece, light box, and even my own container. In what ways do you think this program will help you in high school and in the future? This program will help me in high school because it was like a tutorial before actually attending the class. This will be beneficial in the future because I wouldn't have to wait another month until school and I can potentially be ahead of my class. Another thing this program does … [Read more...]
Incoming Freshman, Ariana Mora, reflects on Summer Bridge Program
At the beginning of summer a group of incoming freshmen students joined Mr. Codio and Ms. Cumberbatch’s Summer Bridge Program. They did a series of projects that taught them the basics of life at WHSAD. Although many of them are just learning how to use the AutoCAD, they all picked up the demonstrations quickly. Read the interviews below to see the reflections on the program. In a few sentences how would you describe your summer bridge experience? It has been fun and interesting. I like the people here, they were chill, cool, and some were helpful because if I had trouble with something they would explain to me. The work was also not complicated because we started off small and then built up to projects that were more complex. In … [Read more...]
Incoming Freshman, Alonzo Jones, Reflects on WHSAD’s Summer Bridge Program
At the beginning of summer a group of incoming freshmen students joined Mr. Codio and Ms. Cumberbatch's Summer Bridge Program. They did a series of projects that taught them the basics of life at WHSAD. Although many of them are just learning how to use the 3D design platform, they all picked up the demonstrations quickly. Read the interviews below to see the reflections on the program. In a few sentences how would you describe your summer bridge experience? "It was a creative and intuitive experience. I came into a great, welcoming environment. The mentors helped me to fully understand and envision my architectural and creative passion. It was a great experience because I got to learn a lot of new things while having fun." In … [Read more...]
WHSAD Junior, Marc Joseph
Throughout my years at WHSAD, I have seen myself transformed from a quiet little kid to a more ambitious public speaker. During my freshman year like most others I lacked confidence, but as time went on from during many different projects like Battery Park, Staten Island Signage project, and many others I have learned to step out that shell. WHSAD has also really been the stepping stone to help start my career in design and architecture with the different software available and the different machines such as the 3-D printer, 3-D scanner, etc. There’s always something new to learn here like currently in our 4th marking period learning how to make self portraits. Making a portrait might seem difficult at first but our great teachers came … [Read more...]
Alexander Diaz’s Residential Home Design Project
One of the first assignments in the class was to design your own floor plan. How has the project developed since then? In what way do you think that initial floor plan will play a role in your final design? The first sketch was a bit confusing as I didn’t know how rooms were connected and how they all “interacted” with each other. Right after developing an initial sketch, we started working on our site plan, drawing and analyzing the environment in our site and drawing the space for our house and our house size. This whole Autocad site plan project lasted approximately 2-3 months as we all had to learn basic commands so that the project could be completed properly. After this all students were required to make a metahuman. We could … [Read more...]
Leins Barthe, Class of 2022
What are your strengths and what areas of yourself would you like to improve? I believe that my strengths are my communication skills, my knowledgeable nature, my maturity, and my ambition for success. However, everyone has their Achilles heel and I believe mine is my lack of organization. This lack of organization has been an issue for me and has caused me to lose track of some important deadlines. What are you looking forward to in your senior year at WHSAD?This year I am looking forward to spending my final year at WHSAD with my peers and my wonderful teachers. I have a lot of plans for this year and some of those may/may not be around the holidays of this year. I am also looking forward to the senior activities that are planned … [Read more...]