AIM: How do we simplify expressions involving variables with different powers? [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lawofexp.pptx"]g … [Read more...]
By Ms. Bruno
The Column
Archived here is every article written for WHSAD's student run newspaper, The Column.
SkillsUSA Regional competition coming soon!
Many of our SkillsUSA members are competing this year in the 4th annual regional SkillsUSA conference. The conference/competition will take place March 7th from 9am - 5pm at Thomas Edison CTE High School. Please come and support us!!! [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/SkillsUSA-conference-nyc-2015.docx"] … [Read more...]
Boys’ Varsity Basketball Team is Chasing 1st Place
The VA Cardinal's are chasing first place after their win against Automotive High School on Monday night. A&D junior Xavier Davenport was named player of the game. Xavier scored an impressive 28 points, four steals, and four assists. Senior Isaiah Torres scored 10 points. Below is the full article from the Greenpoint Gazette written by Matthew Velez (Class of 2011). Come check out the team at their next home game on February 2nd. [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/VABasketballHeatsUp.pdf"] … [Read more...]
FRESHMAN ELA FINAL EXAMINATION REMINDER.
ELA Final Examination for the third marking period begins tomorrow Wednesday, January 14th, 2015. All first period students are asked to make a special effort to be on time for class so you can have maximum time to complete your exam. This exam will mirror the ELA Common Core Benchmark. Therefore, it will consist of two reading passages of which one is a poem. Ten multiple choice questions based on the readings, and an evidence based writing assignment. The writing assignment will be given on Thursday, January 15th, 2015. GOOD LUCK TO ALL. … [Read more...]
How to Redesign a School’s Public Spaces? Let WHSAD’s Students Decide
Please take a moment to read the GreenPoint Gazette article detailing WHSAD's in-house design competition. We'd like to extend a special thanks to the Gazette's publisher, Jeff Mann, for his continued support over the years. You can read the article below or click here to view the article on the Greenpoint Gazette website. [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/how-to-redesign-a-schoo.pdf"] … [Read more...]
Today - Periodic Table Murder Mystery [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/periodic-table-murder-mystery-evidence-FILE.docx"] [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Periodic-Table-Murder-Mystery.docx"] [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Periodic-Table-Murder-Mystery-Rubric.docx"] [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Periodic-Table-murder-mystery.pptx"] … [Read more...]
Deputy Brooklyn Borough President Diana Reyna Judges WHSAD’s 1st Annual Interior Design Competition
On Tuesday, December 9th 2014, WHSAD hosted their 1st Annual Interior Design Competition. The goal of this year’s competition was to redesign the main office space in order to create a more professional, functional, and efficient work environment that would house three different workstations for three different staff members. Students were given a finite budget and very specific design parameters to work within. Four teams of students presented their designs to a panel of six judges, including Deputy Borough President Diana Reyna. Students used AutoDesk AutoCAD 2014 software to generate their designs and their presentations were judged using a rubric that assessed their overall design quality, presentation style, ability to work … [Read more...]
Honor Roll – Fall 2014, Marking Period 2
Congratulations to all of the students that made the honor roll for the second marking period! Keep up the good work! [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Honor-Roll-2014-2015-Term-1-MP2.pdf"] … [Read more...]
WHSAD Seniors Tour Restoration Site at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral
On December 3rd, seventeen seniors were accompanied to visit the restoration happening at New York City’s famed St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The students were met by Thomas Murphy and Erin Fisher from Deerpath Construction Corporation. The tour began outside on 51st Street, where students watched the façade cleaning taking place. The Cathedral was built of brick clad in marble, quarried in Massachusetts and upstate New York. A worker demonstrated how a high powered sandblasting device is used in sections of the stone, to clean the façade from 50 years of soot and pollution. This extensive restoration has been going on since 2012, while St. Patrick’s has remained open to parishioners and thousands of tourists who visit the church daily. … [Read more...]
12-2-14 Aim, Do Now, and Class Work
Aim: What techniques can help use memorize the food vocabulary? Do Now: Using the vocabulary you have learned so far write down what you eat (or what you would like to eat) for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Look at pages 144 and 168 for help. Desayuno Almuerzo Cena 1. 2. 3. 4. More Vocab Practice! Desayuno o Cena? Translate then decide if the following are for Breakfast (D) or Diner (C) 1. tocino D / C 6. pan tostado D / C 2. pescado D / C 7. verduras D / C 3. jugo de naranja D / C 8. arroz D / C 4. zanahorias D / C … [Read more...]