West Hempstead Secondary School

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.

Hello, There is a shortage of officials in Nassau County. If you are looking to become an official attached is the information.

Come support the junior varsity and varsity cheerleading teams as they host a cheer competition on Saturday, December 10th at West Hempstead Secondary School (south gymnasium).

The students in our Junior VE program getting ready for their virtual tradeshow!!

The students in Ms. Gulisano’s FACS class identifying different cooking ingredients using their different senses and reference charts.

Two more days! All PK- 8 students and families are welcome to join. You aren’t going to want to miss out. The event starts at 6:30 PM at the Secondary School.

Congratulations to Victoria Guerrier, Gloria Guerrier, and Ashlee Boodoo for being coca-Cola Scholarship semi-finalists. They were one of 1,557 selected out of over 91,000 applicants. What an incredible honor.

The students in Mr. Okpych’s class exploring the effect of temperature on cellular respiration.

Please join us on 12/1 at 6:30 PM for a fun evening of activities, reading, and RamPride. The event will take place on the south campus of the Secondary School. You will not want to miss it!

Our 7th and 8th grade students had their talents of full display in tonight’s performance. If you missed it this evening make sure you check it out tomorrow night at 7PM in the auditorium:

The students in Mr. Feroce’s class presenting their projects on the Native American regions.

Ms. Weinstein and Ms. Mejia took the students in our Spanish classes to Rinconcito Salvadoreno in Port Chester for a fantastic cultural experience.

Please join us on Thursday and Friday evening for our 7th and 8th Grade drama production. The show starts at 7 PM in the auditorium. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. You won’t want to miss it!

Ms. Rosner’s class was challenged to be young mineralogist and identify different minerals using various methods.

The students in Ms. Lind’s Global class were busy working on their projects todays. The projects were focused on independence movements. Looking forward to seeing the final products.

Hello, Here is some important information in regard to Thursday’s semi-final football game ( West Hempstead vs Seaford) at Hofstra University. Game time is 7:30pm. Tickets will be $11 each for the semi-finals, county & Long Island Championship. You can purchase tickets ( children under 12 years old you do not need to purchase a ticket) online at https://gofan.co/app/school/NYSPHSAA8 You need to select the number of tickets then at the top of the page it will say add information the next screen will ask for your first name, last name, phone number, and then interest to officiate sports (yes or no; you must answer this question), follow the prompts to create an account then you will be able to purchase your tickets. Tickets must be presented on a mobile phone for entrance into the game. Gates open one hour prior to kickoff time Money will not be accepted at the gate. Some other important information: Our spectators will be sitting on the opposite side of the press box (parking lot is on Uniondale Ave near the McDonalds) Hofstra University is very strict with their rules and this is a Section VIII sponsored event. Hofstra will be have their own security at the game and school supervisors will also be present Spectators must be in the bleachers. Spectators cannot stand by the railing next to the field Tailgating is prohibited on school grounds. Noisemaker’s, cow bells, thunder sticks are prohibited. Come out and cheer the RAMS to victory!!!!

Congratulations to Victoria Guerrier for being named a State Winner in the Heisman High School Scholarship Competition. Victoria was the female winner for NYS. The Heisman Scholarship program honors the nation’s most accomplished, community-minded high school senior athletes.

Hello, For those of you that have missed the deadline to register for the winter one sports season (grades 7&8) I just reopened FamilyID. You will have until tomorrow afternoon until 2:00pm to register. This will be your last opportunity to register for the winter one sports season. The directions to register for FamilyID are on the athletics homepage along with a customer service number if you need support. If you have any questions please email me at cmistretta@whufsd.com