Our School in the News

Tuesday, September 24, 2020 is National Voter Registration Day

September 23, 2020

  If you know someone who is eligible to vote and hasn’t registered, help them out: https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/voter-registration.shtml

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Class of 2020 – Virtual Commencement Ceremony

June 19, 2020
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Free Wifi Access for all Newark Public Schools

March 17, 2020

Free Wifi Access for all Newark Public Schools ALTICE USA BRINGS FREE BROADBAND TO K-12 AND COLLEGE STUDENTS DURING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC   Expands Altice Advantage […]

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NBOE Announces Business & Finance Academy Announcement at West Side High School

November 14, 2019
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NJ Regional Day Unifies Newark!

June 3, 2019

For 50 years, Special Olympics has been building a movement to break down barriers – both on and off the field in health and education […]

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New Jersey high school opens doors every Friday night to keep students off streets

April 9, 2019

NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) — A school full of kids on a Friday night is all part of one man’s mission to keep students at […]

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Ellen Welcomes Back Inspiring Principal Akbar Cook

March 5, 2019

 NJ.COM: Ellen DeGeneres really likes this N.J. principal. She just gave him another $50K check. | By: Barry Carter | NJ Advance Media for […]

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National Signing Day 2019

February 6, 2019

Congratulations to Prince Okituama and Darius Gooden on National Signing Day!

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Road Map to College Success

November 28, 2018

Does Your College Bound Senior Need Financial Aid? [Newark, NJ – November 28, 2018]  Newark Public School’s Office of Family and Community Engagement will be […]

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West Side High School’s “Lights On” Program Wraps Up for the Summer More than 500 Youth Attend Last Night of Summer Evening Programs

August 30, 2018

[NEWARK, New Jersey – August 30, 2018] – West Side High Schools “Lights On” Program, an evening program for Newark youth to engage in positive […]

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