Going “back to school” for 2020-2021 certainly feels like new ground for everyone, given West Essex’s rigorous safety precautions and schedule changes in the midst of the COVID-19 global pandemic. But one constant sense of change comes in the form of brand new courses for the school year, along with a handful of new names on your course and guidance rosters. Here are a look at the new faces and new class experiences for the year:
Angela D'Onofrio shuffles from both the middle school and high school, teaching the language and culture she grew up with: Italian. After five years of living in the United States, D'Onofrio and her family moved to Calabria, Italy, where she found a true passion for the Italian language. “I have a direct connection with the language and culture, and it's just the greatest subject to teach,” ...
Anxious freshmen fill the halls with their brand new textbooks in hand. Various thoughts fill their heads pertaining to their impending fate as high school students. High school is a novel and the first page opens in the inception of freshman year. The chaos of it all -- grades, staying organized, athletics, maintaining a social life -- can be very overwhelming. Freshman Seminar is a newly instated cla...
If you’re ever having a bad day, look no further than Alyssa Letsch’s office. Between her bubbly personality and inviting character, her career as a guidance counselor seems to fit her like a glove. After leaving her job as a behavior specialist at the YMCA to cover for Samantha Stacy, a guidance counselor, she fell in love with counseling the high school students here at West Essex. “The...
Curious about how to protect yourself and your information online? Well, Vincent Carchietta's new Cybersecurity course can help out -- it’s all about managing computer systems and being safe online. Cybersecurity is new to West Essex, and it is brought to you by a man of many hats, Carchietta. If you’re looking to do something with computer science in the future, or not, this course is perfect fo...
After growing up right on Mountain Avenue, wood shop teacher Robert Haas is eager to “come home” and guide his students around the world of carpentry. Wood shop is an Arts elective, where students learn how to understand how the class works and how to use carpentry skills. They learn about the tools used in the class and how to finish your woodwork, and much more. Students get to choose wha...
From a young age, teachers expect students to know how to research and complete work related to different topics, but many don’t stop and ask how thoroughly a student does this. This new addition to West Essex provides students with the opportunity to further their knowledge and enjoyment in ways that will benefit their entire class schedules. It is important for students to be confident in the...
Loud sound effects and the clicking of controllers or computer mice fill the rooms of many teenagers. While stressing out doing tasks in electrical in Among Us, or spending hours strip-mining for diamonds in Minecraft, many may wonder how any of this is possible. Animation and Game Design, a new course to West Essex for spring 2021, is an opportunity for students to answer some of these questions....
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