Recently, on February 24, 2021, WHSAD announced that we won the DOE Sustainability grant with Newtown Creek Alliance, a community-based organization. For those who are unfamiliar with Newtown Creek Alliance, this organization’s mission is to restore, reveal, and revitalize community health, water quality, habitat, access, and vibrant commerce along Newtown Creek. This grant will help WHSAD beautify the Van Arsdale campus building perimeter by adding a lot more greenery. Newtown Creek Alliance, or NCA, works to “Reveal” by conducting tours that educate the public about the history of the waterway at Newtown Creek. NCA “Restores” the Creek by supporting green infrastructure investments, bioremediation, and habitat restoration, just to name a … [Read more...]
The Column
Archived here is every article written for WHSAD's student run newspaper, The Column.
The Benefits of the ACE Mentorship Program
In the following article, WHSAD students, past and present share their experiences in the ACE Mentorship Program. Chandler Mclaurin, WHSAD Graduate 2020 ACE has made a significant impact on me and my future career of being an architect. I am truly thankful for my teachers and counselor who recommended ACE. I am forever grateful for the experience and opportunity. To start, I did ACE throughout my four years of WHSAD. In freshman year, I was on team 3 at Ted Moudis Associates Architecture firm. During my sophomore year up until senior I transitioned over to team 6 working with Gensler Architecture firm. ACE has given me a different perspective of architecture and introduced me to a new field of design, which is … [Read more...]
Freshmen Transcript Workshop
WHSAD will host its annual transcript review for all freshmen and their families on March 10th at 5:30pm - via google meet. The transcript is the official record of your child's high school credits, grades and exams taken. During the workshop we will discuss how to read the document and whether your child is currently on track or not. We will also discuss the NX grades and timeline to make up course credit. Please RSVP for this event: http://bit.ly/2NBRREH A copy of your child's transcript will be mailed home the week of 3/2/21. If you have any questions please email me at terraferma@whsad.org … [Read more...]
Gregory Rogers Presents The Future of Architectural Visualization and Unreal Engine
Earlier today, some of WHSAD’s students were treated with a visually intriguing and communicative presentation, to say the least. Gregory Rogers, the head architectural visualization specialist of Reo Creative Consultancy, presented in Google Meet about The Future of Architectural Visualization and Unreal Engine. Ultimately, this presentation exposed us WHSAD students to various new 3D rendering and modeling programs. This topic is imperative for WHSAD students interested in pursuing careers in architecture and design as they will definitely need to be fluent in 3D modeling considering that they are bound to work with it in the not so distant future. By using some of his own creative work, Greg focused his presentation on not only the … [Read more...]
The Column Volume 3 Issue 4
Our team of student journalist just published the print edition of Volume 3, Issue 4 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" at the bottom of the loading document. … [Read more...]
GENSLER Design Discovery Program
On February 25th, 2021, WHSAD collaborated with Gensler, a global architecture, design, planning, and consulting firm, to host the Gensler Design Discovery Program. The presentation’s audience consisted of students at WHSAD with an interest in architecture and design. As a result of the presentation, the students learned multiple things that can prove beneficial for their future. The Gensler Design Discovery Program strongly emphasized the concept of sustainability when it came to creating architectural works and designs. Lina Peilin Ayala, who focuses her expertise in residential design and urban design, discussed design resilience and established the goal of eliminating the CO2 emissions that stem from construction. Lina’s … [Read more...]
Senior, Dimitri Brown, Participates in Co-Op Tech Electrical Program
My experience in Coop Tech`s electrical program has been challenging. With the shift to online learning, it has been difficult for me to complete assignments on time since I have to balance work and school. Also, because I am more of a visual learner, it takes longer to grasp information. Despite this, I have learned a lot from my teacher, Mr. Guerrero. One thing that I have learned so far in his class is the difference between a series and a parallel circuit. A series circuit is a single wiring path that allows for electrical current to flow. The number of each component in the circuit equals the total voltage. In other words, the voltage is being shared between the components. Examples of components in the circuit include doorbells … [Read more...]
2020 Alumna, Chandler Mclaurin, Talks with the WHSAD Makerspace Students
When our former students visit, WHSAD staff and students enjoy both a sentimental and an inspirational experience. Especially for those students who graduated in 2020, their visits to our Friday Makerspace Meets provides a sense of closure that usually accompanies the pomp of senior events such as prom, senior trip, and graduation. Hearing from Chandler, all of us felt a bit more hopeful about what the future has to offer and how said future is within our own control. Recounting her experiences at WHSAD, discussing the rigorous curricula Temple University has to offer, and simply being her confident and articulate self, Chandler brought her positive energy to this week's alumni session. Below is the video of Chandler's presentation and … [Read more...]
My Brother’s Keeper Mentors Talk Financial Literacy
My Brother’s Keeper is an after-school program for young men that helps prepare them for their adult lives. With meetings every Friday, students gain useful knowledge from mentors on a multitude of topics. One particular topic that I’ve been able to learn about is financial literacy. Financial literacy is an important aspect of any adult’s life because without it, you’d likely have an abundance of money problems. Not paying back bank loans and not paying your credit card bills are irresponsible actions that could be avoided by being financially literate. These actions negatively affect your credit, which helps banks determine how credible you are and whether they would loan you money. These are valuable lessons that I am learning, and I … [Read more...]
Anastasia Simon of Shadow Ventures Speaks in the WHSAD Makerspace
When someone speaks to peoples' passions, that person will have a captivated audience. We in the WHSAD Makerspace have been fortunate to have presenters who have recognized that what makes for good presentations is what our students want to know and have to say. This week, Anastasia Simon spoke with an authenticity about working in the venture capital field, how her career flexibility has been an asset to her, and what she hopes to see as a more sustainable future. Below is her full conversation with the students and some student takeaways from the meeting. Today’s presentation was one of the most inspirational ones so far for me during this program. Anastasia was really inspiring because she was a black woman working in the tech … [Read more...]