Congratulations to all of the students that made the honor roll for the second marking period! 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. [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2016_2_2_HONOR_ROLL.pdf"] … [Read more...]
The Column
Archived here is every article written for WHSAD's student run newspaper, The Column.
WHSAD Seniors Celebrate National College Decision Day
Over 50 seniors attended WHSAD's 2nd Annual College (& Career) Decision Day Party on Monday, May 1st. Students got to share their post-secondary plans, celebrate their accomplishments, and support their fellow classmates as they venture forth into the next phase of their lives while enjoying some ice cream and cake. Shout out to Ms. Erneste and Ms. Small for making it all possible! WHSAD's Class of 2017 will graduate on June 28th at 4:00 pm at Cooper Union's Great Hall. … [Read more...]
WHSAD Seniors Present Y-PLAN Projects to Panel of Civic Partners
On Wednesday, April 5, four WHSAD seniors were invited to present their Y-PLAN projects at 4 World Trade Center to Y-PLAN’s panel of civic partners. Of more than twenty schools, WHSAD received the only invitation to present and to provide constructive feedback on the Y-PLAN program to an audience that included various New York City agencies. The students participated in a panel discussion on their experiences and offered insight on how the program could evolve and improve in the future. Among the distinguished attendees of the conference was Superintendent Karen Watts, Deputy Chancellor Phil Weinberg, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Director Ron Ashford, and their respective offices. To learn more about Y-PLAN, … [Read more...]
WHSAD Seniors Visit The Park Avenue Armory to See The Hairy Ape
On Wednesday April 5th, Mr. Powers, Mr. Felix and the seniors at WHSAD were on their way to The Park Avenue Armory to see Eugene O'Neill's The Hairy Ape. A week prior to the show, 30 seniors were prepped for the experience by two professional teaching artists Vicki Turner and Neil Pritchard. In this pre-show gathering, the teaching artists prepped the students by letting them freely discuss the ideas of class, social structures, and the belonging that we feel as a part of any group. The students explored these essential "hairy ape" concepts by reading lines from the play, proposing possibilities of what the concept of the play could be about, and engaging in improvisation activities. After these prep sessions, the seniors were greeted … [Read more...]
WHSAD 9th Graders Take a Walking Tour of Rockefeller Center
This post was written by WHSAD 9th grader Edson Lopez. It details, from a student's perspective, a walking tour of Rockefeller Center that was conducted by WHSAD's newest partner, The Art Deco Society. This walking tour was the culminating activity of a 9th grade unit of study on art deco that was co-taught by The Art Deco Society and 9th grade Architecture and Design teachers Mr. Geringer and Mr. Rodriguez. Rockefeller Center Walking Tour by Edson … [Read more...]
WHSAD Seniors Clean Up Apollo Street with Newtown Creek Alliance
On Saturday, April 1, 2017, WHSAD seniors joined the Newtown Creek Alliance in their weekend street cleanup project on Apollo Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The students picked up and organized garbage into trash and recyclable items. Students were eager to help improve the environmental conditions of WHSAD’s community. The Newtown Creek Alliance is a community-based organization working to restore, reveal and revitalize Newtown Creek to its glory days as a local wildlife habitat. WHSAD looks forward to future collaborations towards making Newtown Creek a cleaner place. To learn more, click here. … [Read more...]
WHSAD 10th Graders Visit Edgar Allen Poe’s Cottage in the Bronx
On Wednesday, March 29th, Mr. Koestner's 10th grade English class went to Edgar Allen Poe's Cottage in the Bronx. The visit was the culmination of a unit on Edgar Allen Poe, where students read and discussed many of Poe's short stories in Mr. Koestner's class. The students were able to discuss and reference the stories they read while they were guided on a tour throughout the property. To learn more about the Edgar Allen Poe Cottage, please click here. The following is a report on the field trip as written by WHSAD 10th grader, Chamonte Greenfield. The Poe Cottage by Chamonte Greenfield Edgar Allan Poe lived in a small house in Fordham, which is now called the Bronx. The house wasn't originally in the … [Read more...]
WHSAD Students Voted During the Participatory Budgeting Vote Week
On Monday, March 27th, WHSAD students took part in casting their Participatory Budgeting votes. Using laptops and their phones students went online, located their city council district, and voted for up to five projects. These projects were proposed by members of the community that they believed would help improve the neighborhoods they live in. Voting is taking place in Social Studies classes all week long. Anyone 14 and over can vote as long as they live in New York City. To learn more and to vote, click here, voting closes on Sunday, April 2nd. … [Read more...]
Honor Roll – Spring 2017, Marking Period 1
Congratulations to all of the students that made the honor roll for the first marking period! 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. [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2016_2_1_HONOR_ROLL.pptx"] … [Read more...]
WHSAD Seniors Participate in a Y-PLAN Project Creating Presentation Boards
On Sunday, March 19 WHSAD’s Y-PLAN students joined Council member Stephen Levin's (33rd District) Participatory Budgeting Committees in putting together presentation boards for the Participatory Budgeting Project Expo. The students assisted the teams in creating the posters for 6 projects that the community will vote on during the last week of March. The students are excited to have a hand in helping to change the communities that they live and go to school in. The Y-PLAN is an organization that works with communities to raise awareness on how to better care for the environment and their communities. To learn more about the Y-PLAN, click here. Stephen Levin is a NYC Council member representing the 33rd District which includes … [Read more...]