West Hempstead Secondary School

Olufoyinsola Esan and Sofia Sheehan won their doubles match vs. Lynbrook today!!! They demonstrated great effort and teamwork!!!!

Congratulations to the boys varsity Track & Field team on their victory at home against Seaford, Malverne, and Locust Valley. Jordan DeJesus won both the 100 and 200, while Damilola Babalola won both the 110 hurdles and 400 hurdles. Derek Chinchilla finished first in the 400, and Giuseppe D´Agosto finished 2nd in the discus. Jurrel Hall and Anthony Graffeo Jackson went 1-2 in the high jump and triple jump, and Hall also won the long jump. Jurrel Hall´s high jump of 6 feet 1 inch broke a West Hempstead record set back in 2014. The 4x100 relay of DeJesus, Pierre, Leslie, and Babalola closed the meet with a close win over Malverne. Congratulations RAMS!!!

If your child is interested in playing a fall sport at the high school the following coaches will be holding meetings: • Girls Soccer on Friday, April 29th at 3:30pm in the Gym. • Girls Varsity Tennis on Monday, May 2nd at 3pm in the bleachers by the tennis courts. • Football on Tuesday, May 3rd at 2:45pm in the Gym.

Congratulations to the girls varsity softball team. The Varsity Softball Team remains undefeated with a record of 8-0 with a 14-1 victory over Roslyn High School yesterday. Joey Axel went 4 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 4 RBIs, Samantha Mitchell went 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored and Emma Shinsato went 2 for 2 with 3 runs scored and 1 RBI. Winning pitcher Jennie Axel gave up 2 hits while striking out 5. The team will host Cold Spring Harbor on Thursday, game time is 5:00pm. Come support the RAMS!!!

Congratulations to the boys varsity tennis team. The team remains undefeated. The Boys Varsity Tennis team improved its record to 6 and 0 with a win over Baldwin High School yesterday. Ian Williams and Aden Palmer won in singles. Tenoch Jaramillo, Dylan Ramsahai, Mahib Rahman and Andrew Cobos won in doubles.

Don’t miss out on Family Literacy Night this Thursday from 6:30-8:30 PM. The event will celebrate literature from different cultures. All are welcome.

The West Hempstead Athletics Department is excited to announce that tomorrow at 5:00pm West Hempstead will be hosting the inaugural game for our Girls’ Flag Football team. Please come and show your support for our girls as they take on Plainview Old Bethpage High School. Everyone involved will be a part of something momentous for our high school and our district. We hope you can make it out to the game. Come support the RAMS!!!!

Congratulations to the girls’ varsity softball team. The varsity softball team improved its league record to 5-0 with a 19-5 victory over Great Neck South yesterday. Joey Axel went 5 for 5 with a home run, 2 doubles, 6 RBIs and 5 runs scored and Ashlee Boodoo went 5 for 5 with a home run, a double and 4 runs scored. Pitcher Jennie Axel scattered 9 hits while striking out 10. The team’s next game is Wednesday, April 20 at Hewlett, game time is 10am.

Our 11th grade peer mentors met with their 8th grade mentees. The conversations were great as they discussed the impacts of their daily decisions.

Thanks to our Virtual Enterprise team For hosting a live event in our gymnasium. Our students did an amazing job selling their products.

Congratulations to the boys varsity tennis team. Yesterday, the team defeated Lawrence High School and improved its record to 4-0. Aden Palmer, Ian Williams, Andrew Schreck won in singles. Michael Canzoneri, Andrew Cobos, Eduardo Leon, Mahib Rahman, Stephen Schreck, Robert Festa, Dylan Ramsahai and Brady Haberstroh won in doubles.

On Saturday, the RAMS Track & Field team competed at the Nassau Coaches Invitational. There were 70 other teams there, making this one of the biggest track meets in recent Nassau County history. Exceptional performances were had by: Damilola Babalola, who took 1st place overall in the 110m High Hurdles. Gloria Guerrier, who took 2nd place overall in the 400m Hurdles Victoria Guerrier, who took 2nd place overall in the 400m dash and 4th overall in the 800m dash. Great Job RAMS!!!!

Congratulations to the boys’ varsity tennis team. The boys’ varsity tennis team improved its record to 3-0 by defeating Uniondale High School on Friday. Aden Palmer, Ian Williams and Andrew Schreck won in singles. Michael Canzoneri and Andrew Cobos won in doubles.

Congratulations to the varsity softball team. The team remains undefeated with a 4-0 record with an extra inning come from behind 15-14 victory over Carle Place on Friday. Ashlee Boodoo led off the 8th inning with a single, stole second, stole third and scored the winning run on a throwing error by the catcher. Joey Axel hit for the cycle, with 3 runs scored and 4 RBIs. It was a great team win. The team will host Great Neck South on Tuesday, game time is 5:00pm. Come support the RAMS!!!

Class Nite 2022. What a great turn out. Who will emerge victorious?!?

The students in the Music Tech/Song Writing class are providing the music for tonight’s Class Nite. Come on down at 7:30 PM. All are welcome.

Class Nite will start at 7:30 PM tomorrow night, which is a half hour later than originally advertised. Tickets can still be purchased at the door.

Congratulations to the boys varsity tennis team. The team improved its record to 2-0 by defeating Malverne/East Rockaway on Wednesday. Brandon Avena, Ethan Luong, Mahib Rahman, Stephen Schreck, Eduardo Leon and Michael Canzoneri won in doubles. Andrew Schreck won in singles.

The girls track & field team continued their season with their second league meet on Monday. Exceptional performances were had by: Gloria Guerrier broke her own school record and took 1st place in the 400 meter hurdles. Gloria also took 2nd place in the 400 meter dash. Victoria Guerrier who took 1st place in the 400m and the 200 meter dash. Brooke Friedman who took 1st place in both the shotput and the discus. Natasha Dominguez who took 2nd place in the 1500m Christiana Dalmadge who took 3rd in the 100m hurdles Chance Mingo who took 2nd in the High Jump And the 4x400m relay team consisting of Natasha Dominguez, Gloria Guerrier, Madison AbiAoun, and Victoria Guerrier took 1st place and continue their undefeated streak. Great job Rams! See you on the track!

Congratulations to the Boys Track & Field team on their win yesterday against Friends Academy, Island Trees, and Academy Charter. With this win the boys improved their record to 5-1. Events winners included Jordan DeJesus in the 100 and 200, Damilola Babalola in the 110 hurdles, Jurrel Hall in the high jump and long jump, Joe Tudisco in the 400 intermediate hurdles, and Giuseppe D´Agosto in the discus. Finally, the 4 by 100 relay of Jordan DeJesus, Corey Pierre, Kamau Leslie, and Damilola Babalola took first and remain undefeated in this event. Great job Rams!