West Hempstead Secondary School

All 11th and 12th-grade students, parents, and guardians, please join us this Thursday (2/2) for our Post-Secondary Informational Night! Any questions, please feel free to call the School Counseling Office.

Thank you to all of our 8th grade ELA teachers and students for organizing such a fantastic poetry publishing party. Such a great way to celebrate our students’ hard work.

All 11th and 12th-grade students, parents, and guardians, please join us next Thursday (2/2) for our Post-Secondary Informational Night! Any questions, please feel free to call the School Counseling Office.

The band and cheerleaders representing WH at the Hofstra basketball game. Great job!!

The students in Ms. Elezi and Mr. Bourazeris’ class are busting reading their peers’ memoirs and providing their feedback. What a fantastic publishing party!

For more detailed information about midterms and Regents exams, please visit the Secondary School website.

Congratulations to the boys varsity basketball teams exciting overtime win. Gavin Lee and Chris Young each hit key free throws in the last minute of overtime in the RAMS two point overtime win against Carle Place High School. Anthony Graffeo-Jackson (24 points) blocked a potentially game tying layup at the buzzer in overtime to secure the win. The RAMS now have 3-2 record in league play.

The students in Ms. Zuluaga’s AP Environment class conducting a lab on biodiversity.

Just a reminder to join us this Thursday (1/5) at 7PM in the auditorium for the Curriculum Fair. The information shared that evening will help with course selections for next year!

We opened the walls to all three science classrooms so our Chemistry, Physics, and Environmental classes could compete against each other in a variety of STEM challenges. Which class will emerge victorious?

The students in Mr. Bauer’s class demonstrating how their prototypes work for the upcoming Science Expo.

Thank you to Assemblyman Ra for coming to speak to our 7th grade students to discuss their “Slow Down Campaign.” A very informative session on how to affect change at the local level.

What great performances by our students in grades 7-12 at our Winter Concert this evening. Thank you to everyone that came out to support our students.

Congratulations to Chance Mingo, a member of the girls varsity basketball team for being named by Newsday as one of the top 100 basketball players in Nassau County. Newsday wrote that Chance is a three-year varsity player who is dangerous from beyond the arc and averaged 13 points per game last season, including a 25-point game against Wheatley.

The Secondary School raised $1,050 this year and donated to our veterans through the Northport VA Medical Center’s Hero Hunger Help Project. Thank you to everyone that donated.

Don’t forget to join us for our winter concert this Wednesday.

Congratulations to the following fall athletic teams at the secondary school for being recognized as New York State Scholar Athlete teams: Girls Varsity Volleyball Girls Varsity Tennis Girls Varsity Soccer Girls Varsity Swimming Girls Varsity Cross Country Boys Varsity Volleyball To be recognized as a New York State Scholar Athlete Team 75% percent of the roster had to have a grade point average of 90% or higher. Well Done- Congratulations!!!!

A few of our senior students visited the 7th Grade Student Success course to discuss how they set personal goals and the work ethic needed to be successful.

Come support the secondary school band and varsity cheerleading team as they will be performing at the mens basketball game at Hofstra University on Wednesday, January 11th at 7:00pm. To reserve your ticket ($20 per ticket; cash only and exact change) to the game tickets can be purchased through the athletic office by Monday, December 19th. Your ticket will be distributed to you at a later date. Any questions please email the athletic office cmistretta@whufsd.com or call the athletic office at 390-3253. Thank you.

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