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December 6, 2021

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students are challenged with a curriculum that has over 50 AP and honors classes taught by skilled teachers 75% of which have obtained a master's degree or higher Weehawken high school offers a wealth AP classes of which we hop in the students have a cheese and attained a high level of success AP administer tests are graded on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest this last school year 100 we talked into this took a PH down with a whopping 74 of them achieving scores of a 3 or higher and the outstanding 21-5 including a piece Dash worth out of nine students portal 5:13 and 14 students in AP seminar squirter 3 or higher as well take AP research after they've successfully completed seminar at the year before 8. Search has a class where a student produces an original scholarly work of four to five thousand words the work is in reviewed by third-party after the student has done an oral kinds of it in the school I'm students at successfully complete the paper and go see the satisfactory score on it are then eligible to get AP Capstone diploma r a p t l r sent for specific trait and providing the fast instruction also we have in high school with the first school in Hudson County offer the prestigious AP Capstone diploma one of the highest poem has a high school student connect 4 seniors will receive the prestigious AP Capstone diploma are most ever 8 students will receive the rank of AP scholar with distinction 3 AP scholar With Honor 10 AP Scholars and 19 not a peace dollar outstanding achievement for any high school student and that we all can high school we've been very fortunate to have several students who have done this over the past several years Michael is all about opportunity through education instruction begins with an emphasis on Blended learning and instructional platform that combines old school education and cutting-edge Technology Blended learning is something part of Weehawken high school and we're very proud of it our school is a one-to-one school that means every student gets a Chromebook students are able to work on assignments digitally and in the classroom strive for success afford students the opportunity to take classes at St Peters for an enormously two counts of great and our internships play students in hospitals law firms veterinary offices theaters news agencies and many other hands-on experience you other schools provide Weehawken high school graduates have gone on to prestigious schools such as Johns Hopkins Notre Dame Duke and mighty Stephens and many more currently we have three our seniors accepted to Ivy League school Cornell Harvard and Yale starting in seventh grade we work with students Define extracurricular activities that fit their needs throughout 7th and 8th grade I got to explore was it where there starting in 9th grade we work with our students Define extracurricular activities that fit their needs whether that be sports clubs or organizations we will partner with command education which will provide them with inspirational passion projects volunteer opportunities and then starting 11th grade we really hone in on a college visit we invite colleges to our school most virtually as well as in person visit so students can meet with Representatives San Diego State University or even having an in-person visit with scene Hall University senior year we is set time aside for seniors to work with us on the Common App on Naviance and we get those applications and we do our best to provide our students with the support they need as well as the families we have faxed the night so we can instruct Families how to complete the fast bus and we send weekly updates on where soon should be at in the application process we're always here to where our students and families anyway we can we have been ranked the number one school in Hudson County financial, consistently in the top 50 New Jersey schools and in the top 10% Nationwide as judge by updated the world report for 15 years and counting in high school offer a wide variety of classes at many different levels are all different Learners classes that are not offered at Weehawken high school can be taken online through I just beer or virtual high school students participate in really believable activities with other students from around the world in the past has traveled on educational school-sponsored trip to France and Spain and Germany once travel restrictions he's we look forward to planning future trips to Europe and abroad in addition to providing a top-notch education Weehawken High School is light-years ahead of other school district in regards to school 60 each year we Hagen is a Queen by the state for its safety procedures and is considered a model security School often training other school district we have an outstanding relationship with the Weehawken Police Department who is on duty during morning entry lunch in after school egress Administration and police for Canton hand to organize training for Stuff coordinated well run and supervise student one thing in bag how to ensure optimal safety through a bulletproof security vestibule and a special lanyard system is in place for visitors who have background checks performed on site security and safety as a priority Weehawken high school offers 18 Varsity Sports that's right 18 including boys and girls soccer cross country girls volleyball girls and boys basketball girls swimming wrestling rolling softball cheerleading baseball record field girls and boys tennis and girls and boys lacrosse we're also working in conjunction with Hoboken High School on competitive sailing and ice hockey by far the most of any schools River conference Weehawken is best known for his basketball program or voice teams have collected a state championship which is tied for the seventh-most in New Jersey and 15 state finals appearances currently or girls team is in the midst of its greatest run ever as they have real four consecutive Conference Championship and their first-ever section finals appearance from 2012 to 2014 for boys baseball team made three straight Hudson County tournament finals appearances and 15 Elsa. And our girls softball teams have consistently finished in the top three in the conference five of the last seven years for soccer and girls tennis both finish their season has a champion girls tennis who record 16 wins and has made at least the counterpart of finals the last three years from 2011 to 2015 the football team was ranked as one of the top offensive teams in the state of New Jersey currently six former student Aldi's Collegiate Sports has had back-to-back Hudson County female athlete of the year and currently has one former player missing in the Texas Rangers organization not only retains competitive they're also the industrial as they are operated by Adidas New York City and Broadway it's only now Weehawken High School to have a natural affinity for music and theater and that's a hundred percent true we have the statements we talked in high school marching band did you fall across the board winning marching band has earned five State and two national championships for the past seven years they have successfully 1/20 Yamaha cup titles and are the staple of all local and County events in addition to they are without question the most successful program Weehawken High School variety really interesting and exciting opportunities for you to be a part of can high school theater has wowed crowds with performances like The Little Mermaid Cinderella Outsiders awaiting Wonderland grease and Romeo and Juliet the theater program at Weehawken High School is a two-faced program we have the curricular that needs during the school day and extra-curricular which students from show me the school can participate in during the school day we have five classes that range from introduction to Theatre where we are introducing students to the theater space please and play writing and basic acting and then we go all the way up to intense scene study with material that cross is multiple genres all the way from the ancient Greeks to plays currently being performed on Broadway we also Opera Tech theater class where we teach students how to hack lights and build sets and work on the sound for each of our Productions we also have two extra curricular Productions that we do each year they have a fall play spring Musical both of those Productions are student-led where we have students in the shows as well as in the orchestra pit designing set hanging light student stage managers and we work with professional living in the community to come and measure the students and and how build up our Productions and props help with costumes lighting and production bee Hawk and does its best to give the kids a do hands-on experience into music orthotics for those students we offered 25 clubs for students to join where they plant Spirit events for the entire School clubs like the National Honor Society where students volunteered to tutor one another and participate in activities at both Theodore Roosevelt and Daniel Webster Schools such as the math league team directions such as depression Union in the lgbtq thoughts. Shift and you run into the academic team is one of the best in Hudson County high-tech Walmart child has consistently high tech in Secaucus and New York and New Jersey having been extremely successful against the Hudson coronavirus often finishing in 3 years ago we started a ski club with the national winter Activity Center at treating their students with and snowboards provides breakfast and lunch and then gives the club a mountain to themselves for the entire day for skiers snowboarding and cross-country I don't forget about it when is new's who's married breaking news in the newly renovated TV studio