The Column

Mr. Codio, Senior CTE Instructor, said this about the project: “[WHSAD] was presented with a Black History Month project from the Department of Buildings. Over the past four years, they've been coming to WHSAD to do design projects, and for Black History Month, this year, they’re emphasizing jazz clubs in the New York City area. Rather than looking from an architectural standpoint, the Department of Buildings is looking at the culture and the buildings that helped foster jazz culture. Lisa Lewis, Director at New York City Department of Buildings and one of the coordinators of this project, proposed that we design pieces for some of the historic New York City jazz clubs, such as Esther and Carol, Birdland, Smoke Jazz, and various others. … [Read more...]

Issue 3 of the 1st volume of WHSAD's new student run newspaper, The Column, is now available. A special shout out goes to the editor in chief of The Column, 11th grader Antonio Perez, the team of WHSAD students who contributed to this edition and 10th grade English teacher Mr. Koestner for running the school newspaper. Download the PDF here or get your print copy in the main office at WHSAD. … [Read more...]

On Monday, February 4th WHSAD's Incubator team had the privilege to be invited to attend the NYNOW-Product and Designs trade show at the Javits Center where Aeraware had a booth. The students where able to observe how product designers tell their stories and how designers display products for wholesale buyers. We had a chance to talk to many businesses hearing their stories of how they developed their products or started their business  Such trips and experiences are made possible by Incubator's supporters, Mr. Noel Wiggins, founder of Areaware; Mr. William Harvey, founder of William Harvey studio; and Sinclair Scott Smith, Director of SVA GroundFloor Incubator. The following are narratives from students who attended and … [Read more...]

This past Friday, January 25th, WHSAD students traveled to New York Common Pantry and helped provide dinner for those in need. Thank you to all the employees of New York Common Pantry for their on-going and selfless work in brightening the lives of less fortunate New Yorkers. Thank you to all those at New York Common Pantry, including Mr. Michael Farfan, assistant cook, Ms. Ivy Saltos, receptionist and volunteer assistant, Ms. Stacy Gonzalez, volunteer associate, and Ms. Debby Lowenstein, volunteer manager. The following are narratives from three student participants. Jimon James, Junior As I participated in the soup kitchen, I felt humble and realized how fortunate I am to always have a hot meal waiting on me when I get home … [Read more...]

Congratulations to all of the students that made the honor roll for the 3rd marking period of the Fall, 2018 term! Keep up the good work! To see if you’ve made the honor roll, look for your grade in the report below. Remember, while your average may have been high enough, you can only make the honor roll if you’ve passed all of your classes. … [Read more...]

This Martin Luther King Jr. day, WHSAD students and staff traveled to Lake Como, New Jersey to begin a partnership with various stakeholders in the revitalization of the tiny town. The following are narratives from WHSAD seniors Melina Jorge, Jared Jackson, and Dariel Paulino, as well as from WHSAD's Community Schools Director for Creative Connections, Matt Auffrey. On Monday January 21st, 2019 WHSAD went on a trip to Lake Como. It was a very cold day, but that wasn’t going to stop us from doing what we came to do, which was to get a plan on how to make Lake Como a greener place. Walking into Borough Hall we saw the mayor, Kevin Higgins. He introduced himself and expressed that he and everyone who works on the council has jobs in the … [Read more...]

Creativity requires a space. Virginia Woolf argued how A Room of One’s Own is essential for women to pursue their passions, Leo Tolstoy chose the marketplace to craft some of his best work, and the inception of Apple began in Steve Jobs’ garage. Whatever the space, these geniuses, as well as countless others, have flourished due to having an incubator in which to hatch their plots and plans. In this modern world, creative spaces have been taken to a sophisticated level. Many locations are similar to Santa’s workshop in which activity, energy, and idiosyncrasy feed the expressive beast. One such spot is in Greenpoint, Brooklyn at Kickstarter headquarters. Here, innovation gathers in order to make the mundane magnificent, the idea being … [Read more...]