WEST ESSEXHigh School

On Wednesday, April 9, the West Essex High School Jazz Band performed live at Crossroads in Garwood! Fans enjoyed an evening of fantastic music and great food while supporting these talented West Essex musicians! Check out some pictures from this amazing performance:

The West Essex Regional School District is happy to announce the appointment of Dan Fulton as the next Head Football Coach of the West Essex Football Knights. The decision was approved by the West Essex Board of Education at their public meeting on April 7th.

A big congratulations to two of our WEHS Lacrosse players who achieved impressive milestones this past week. First, Junior Girls Captain Alivia Lugo scored her 100th goal on April 2nd. Second, Teddy Skopak’s 22 save performance vs Summit on April 4 is the most from a West Essex goalie since 2016. Congratulations to them both - we are so proud!

Twenty WEHS students from the Investors Club attended the opening bell at the Nasdaq on April 1st as guests of Tradeweb Markets Inc. The father of West Essex alumni Sammy and Michael Friedman currently serves as General Counsel for Tradeweb. He graciously invited our club to attend the office and hear from a series of financial and business speakers.

Last Thursday, the National English Honor Society (NEHS) held their tenth annual Spring Showcase, an evening of poetry, music, spoken word, art, & more. The evening featured 28 students and staff members who brought down the house with their amazing talent! All of the proceeds from the event went to Reach Out and Read NJ, which is a part of the society's literary charity fundraising efforts.

Ella Mesopotanese (grade 11) and Alex Bejjani (grade 12) were selected as finalists among over 100 applicants in Pomptonian’s 6th Annual Healthy School Lunch Challenge. This initiative emphasizes the importance of nutrition and using the cafeteria as an extension of the classroom. We are incredibly proud that Alex was crowned the Super Grand Prize Winner for his Lebanese Beef and Tomato Zucchini Boats paired with Quinoa and Apple Salad, while Ella received a Grand Prize for her Chicken and Cheese Quesadilla with Tomato-Apple Salsa and Tomato-Mexican Rice, both dishes featuring local apples and tomatoes.

WEHS students celebrated Pi Day earlier this month in the most awesome way: throwing pies at their teachers!! On March 14th, the Give-Kids-The-World senior service group held a fundraiser where students who made a bid or purchased a raffle ticket had the chance to throw a pie (made out of whipped cream or shaving cream) at their teachers!

The Culture & Climate Committee helped spread over 2,500 positive messages this past month at WEHS with the “WE Compliment You” initiative! This new program, which began only last year, strives to send messages of kindness and positivity to students, faculty, substitute teachers, and staff anonymously.

On Thursday, March 13, senior Physical Education students were visited by the one and only Mr. Mike Giampapa! Mr. G is a West Essex alum and longtime teacher / coach at West Essex and Fairfield Public Schools. He is well known and beloved throughout the community for his dedication to teaching and fitness.