The Column

On 10/19/20, WHSAD's CTE department and industry partners will begin our remote after school clubs. All students are encouraged to join and learn more about the variety of projects available to them. All clubs are open to all grades and are an excellent opportunity for students to network with our partners and engage in projects that can potentially lead to paid internships though our SYEP program. See the below flyer for more information. … [Read more...]

WHSAD 12th grader Silas Rodriguez, the new editor in chief of WHSAD's student newspaper, just published the print edition of Volume 3, Issue 1 of The Column. You can read The Column here or download it as a PDF. If the document takes too long to load on your device, please select "open in new tab". … [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...]

This upcoming school year is one that will be filled with uncertainty for many students across the country. Schools will be trying many new methods of teaching which for some students can appear to be pretty stressful. That being the case, it's not impossible to still have a successful year regardless of whether you're a senior or a freshman. In order to help students do well in school during the pandemic, I’ve reached out to several of WHSAD’s most prestigious alumni to get their take on how to succeed here and how to succeed after graduation. The first person I talked to was Nathifa Debellotte, class of 2016. After graduating Nathifa attended Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston and majored in architecture. She graduated this … [Read more...]

Due to the whole Covid-19 Pandemic, this summer has been very challenging, especially for kids that were planning to work for the Summer Youth Employment. More than 2,000 applicants had their applications revoked. Thank God that on July 12, 2020, it was announced that the Summer Youth Employment would be taking all the revoked applications and will conduct remote-working through the "SYEP Summer Bridge 2020". This five-week program is called the "CareerCLUE Program" and will be conducted by the Salvadori Center. This opportunity teaches kids career exploration, skill- building activities, connections to professionals, community building, and best of all, we earn money. Unfortunately, the hours and pay is less than originally planned, but … [Read more...]

Each year, the Editorial Staff of The Column releases a special edition of the student newspaper that celebrates our graduating senior. We are happy to present the our 2020 graduates. See below for this special edition. You may also download this a PDF file by clicking the link below. … [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...]

Project Witness is a non profit Holocaust resource center, dedicated to Holocaust education. Their mission is to create a better future, one that has learned from the horrors of the past, through the communication of Holocaust survivor stories. Through Project Witness, the WHSAD community was blessed with the privilege of hearing Holocaust survivor, Ruth Gruener, speak. Organized by the WHSAD Humanities Department, this event was held Wednesday May 13th, via Google Meet, with a plethora of special guests, students, and WHSAD faculty. In a video call lasting a little over an hour, Ruth Gruener was able to share something special with us that greatly impacted the WHSAD community. Over 50 people took part in the virtual event. Students … [Read more...]

What is life like now during quarantine, what was it before, and most importantly, what will it be after? Before quarantine I had structure and a routine, it was like a pattern, a rhythm, it came so naturally to me. I understood, and I lived by it. The importance of schedules and structure during quarantine is a concept that Psychologist Claudia W. Allen strongly believes in. Allen the Director of Behavioral Science in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Virginia’s School of Medicine believes that “while telecommuting initially sounds like an unplanned vacation, in reality, isolation, lack of schedule and not enough to do are a foolproof recipe for depression” (Allen 1). Years’ worth of buildup and creation of a routine … [Read more...]