West Hempstead Secondary School

Celebrating our student-athletes at our annual Athletic Awards Dinner. Congrats to all of the award winners.

Hello, As a friendly reminder the athletic awards dinners are this week. The guest lists for both dinners have already been closed. The girls’ dinner will be tomorrow June 8th and the boys' dinner will be on June 9th. Both dinners will begin at 6:00pm and awards will begin shortly after. The dinners should end by approximately 8:30pm. The dinners will be held at the Plattduetsche Park Restaurant in Franklin Square. Mr. Mistretta

Congratulations to West Hempstead High School’s 2021-22 Valedictorian, Joseph Tudisco, and the Salutatorian, Nicholas Trinh. Tremendous accomplishment.

Hello, As a friendly reminder the athletic awards dinners are this week. The guest lists for both dinners have already been closed. The girls’ dinner will be June 8th and the boys' dinner will be on June 9th. Both dinners will begin at 6:00pm and awards will begin shortly after. The dinners should end by approximately 8:30pm. The dinners will be held at the Plattduetsche Park Restaurant in Franklin Square. Mr. Mistretta

The students in our Government and Criminal Justice courses had a chance to listen to Judge Solages. The students gained great insight into the opportunities to work in the court system and had the chance to ask questions.

Our students and teachers put on a great performance this evening at the Spring Concert. We even had some added features to the program! Job well done.

Family STEAM Night is this Wednesday (5/25) from 6 PM to 8 PM in the Middle School and High School. You are not going to want to miss this event!

Mr. Carre’s Health classes learning different strategies to manage stress.

Hello, As a friendly reminder, tomorrow is the last day to pay for the athletic awards dinners. The dinners will be held at the Plattduetsche Park Restaurant in Franklin Square. The girls’ dinner is June 8th and the boys' dinner will be on June 9th. Both dinners begin at 6:00pm. Reservation forms can be picked up from the athletic office. The price of the dinner is $45 per person. If you plan on attending the dinner please submit the exact amount ( cash only) since I do not have change for anyone. Also, you will be able to pay for the dinner the night of the dinners. Thank you for your cooperation and look forward to seeing everyone at the dinners. Mr. Mistretta Director of Health, Physical Education & Athletics

Thanks to Ms. Messina’s class for demonstrating the writing process used during Writer’s Workshop. I’m looking forward to seeing what they will “publish.”

The students in Ms. Perri’s class working with their partners to practice naming and identifying organic compounds.

Hello, As a friendly reminder, there are only 4 days left to pay after today to pay for the athletic awards dinners. The dinners will be held at the Plattduetsche Park Restaurant in Franklin Square. The girls' dinner will be on June 8th. The last day to pay for the dinner will be May 18th. Reservation forms can be picked up from the athletic office. It would be nice to get the entire team back together for one last evening. Mr. Mistretta Athletic Director

Our students experienced how STEM is utilized by the US Army. The STEM truck provided the students with a few simulations to explore the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math.

Good morning, Here are some upcoming events we where will celebrate our graduating seniors who will be playing their last home varsity game. We would like to recognize and congratulate our seniors from the following varsity teams with pre-game pictures with their parents/guardians - thirty minutes prior to game time Monday, May 9th varsity softball Tuesday, May 10th varsity baseball Tuesday, May 10th varsity badminton Tuesday, May 10th girls flag football Thursday, May 12th varsity tennis Monday, May 16th boys varsity lacrosse Come show your support!!!!

Congratulations to the girls varsity softball team. The Team remains in first place with a 21-4 victory over Great Neck South High School yesterday. Ashlee Boodoo went 5 for 5 with a double, 5 runs scored and 1 RBI, Emma Shinsato went 3 for 5 with 4 runs scored and 5 RBIs. Winning pitcher Isabella Torres scattered 5 hits while striking out 4. The team will host Hewlett High School on Monday, May 9th, game time is 5:00pm. Come support the seniors as they play in their last home game. Senior ceremony at 4:30pm.

Here are the Regents Review classes the HS is offering. This is a great opportunity to prepare yourself for the Regents Exams in June!

Congrats to the latest Principal’s Pick recipients. They demonstrated persistence, took responsible risks, and remain open to continuous learning. Great job!!

Check out the link to the Art Supervisors Show Virtual Exhibit! Click on West Hempstead to see the great artwork created by our students. https://www.artsupervisorsassociation.org/asa-virtual-exhibit1.html

The students in Ms. Ross-Dinin’s Digital Photography class participating in the student-design lesson about forced perspective. The final photos were fantastic.

The students in Ms. Tyler’s class working collaboratively to create a new ending to the Lord of the Flies.