Woodrow Wilson Middle School, Edison, New Jersey
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Woodrow Wilson Middle School is a middle school
located in Edison
, New Jersey
, in the United States
, and is part of the Edison Township Public Schools
. The school serves students in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade in a two-story building. There are approximately 43 classrooms in the school. Graduates of Woodrow Wilson Middle School enter J. P. Stevens High School.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 736 students and 76.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student-teacher ratio
of 9.7.
, several first floor hallways of the school were named after the astronauts who perished. In addition, Woodrow Wilson's central courtyard, which is normally closed to students, unless they are participating in the Garden Club, is dedicated to the late John L. Kotcho, who was a long-serving vice-principal.
All non-ESL sixth and seventh grade students have two periods of English a day. They are also required to alternate their elective and foreign language course (French or Spanish) daily. On "A" days students have one of the classes, on "B" days they have the other. For eighth graders in level two English, the "A-day/B-day" format used by sixth and seventh graders still applies. For students in level 1 or honors English, only one period of English is taken a day, as well as one period of foreign language. These students are also required to pick two electives, which they will alternate between in the "A-Day/B-Day" format.
Electives include Home Economics, Industrial Technology, Music, Chorus, Band, Orchestra, and Art. English as a Second Language
is also offered.
Each grade is divided into "clusters", which are groups of roughly 100 students. Students only have classes with those in there cluster, except for electives, which are mixed among the whole school. On some occasions, there are a few students who have teachers from two different clusters; they are called cross-cluster.
Clusters now include:
The Olympians (6th Grade),
The Gladiators (6th Grade),
The Shooting Stars (7th Grade),
The Golden Eagles (7th Grade),
The Titans (7th Grade)
8-T (8th Grade),
8-A (8th Grade)
Electives:
Available to all Students:
Available to 7th & 8th grade only
Available only to 8th Graders
Extracurricular activities include:
*Art Club
Sports teams
Note: Many of these have been taken out due to budget cuts.
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
located in Edison
Edison, New Jersey
Edison Township is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey. What is now Edison Township was originally incorporated as Raritan Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1870, from portions of both Piscataway Township and Woodbridge Township...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and is part of the Edison Township Public Schools
Edison Township Public Schools
The Edison Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school system, serving students in Kindergarten through 12th grade from Edison, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States...
. The school serves students in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade in a two-story building. There are approximately 43 classrooms in the school. Graduates of Woodrow Wilson Middle School enter J. P. Stevens High School.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 736 students and 76.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student-teacher ratio
Student-teacher ratio
Student-teacher ratio refers to the number of teachers in a school or university with respect to the number of students who attend the institution. For example, a student-teacher ratio of 10:1 indicates that there are 10 students for every one teacher...
of 9.7.
Campus
The school is located at the end of Woodrow Wilson Drive off Plainfield Road. Following the Space Shuttle Challenger disasterSpace Shuttle Challenger disaster
The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. The spacecraft disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of central Florida at 11:38 am EST...
, several first floor hallways of the school were named after the astronauts who perished. In addition, Woodrow Wilson's central courtyard, which is normally closed to students, unless they are participating in the Garden Club, is dedicated to the late John L. Kotcho, who was a long-serving vice-principal.
Students
The student body breakdown is 62% Asian, 29% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, and <1% Native American.Courses
The school has a wide variety of subjects offered to students, Classes that students are required to take are - Social Studies, Life Science, Mathematics, English, Health (one marking period/year) and Physical Education (3 marking periods/year).All non-ESL sixth and seventh grade students have two periods of English a day. They are also required to alternate their elective and foreign language course (French or Spanish) daily. On "A" days students have one of the classes, on "B" days they have the other. For eighth graders in level two English, the "A-day/B-day" format used by sixth and seventh graders still applies. For students in level 1 or honors English, only one period of English is taken a day, as well as one period of foreign language. These students are also required to pick two electives, which they will alternate between in the "A-Day/B-Day" format.
Electives include Home Economics, Industrial Technology, Music, Chorus, Band, Orchestra, and Art. English as a Second Language
English language learning and teaching
English as a second language , English for speakers of other languages and English as a foreign language all refer to the use or study of English by speakers with different native languages. The precise usage, including the different use of the terms ESL and ESOL in different countries, is...
is also offered.
Each grade is divided into "clusters", which are groups of roughly 100 students. Students only have classes with those in there cluster, except for electives, which are mixed among the whole school. On some occasions, there are a few students who have teachers from two different clusters; they are called cross-cluster.
Clusters now include:
The Olympians (6th Grade),
The Gladiators (6th Grade),
The Shooting Stars (7th Grade),
The Golden Eagles (7th Grade),
The Titans (7th Grade)
8-T (8th Grade),
8-A (8th Grade)
Electives:
Available to all Students:
- Art- taught by Mrs. Molnar and Mr. Romeo
- Choir - originally taught by Mrs. Annand but she retired in 2009. Now Choir is taught by Ms. Jensen.
- Band- originally taught by Mr. Annand but he also retired in 2009. Now Band is taught by Mr. Fossa.
- Orchestra- Mrs. Liu
Available to 7th & 8th grade only
- Technology/Wood Shop- [Tech]- taught by Mr. Zeh
Available only to 8th Graders
- Home Economics- [Home-Ec]- taught by Mrs. Grun
Extracurricular activities
Extracurricular activities are clubs held after the school day from 3:05PM (18:05) to 3:55PM (18:55). They are held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. (Tuesdays are for staff meetings.) Also, some clubs are held in the mornings and can be on any school day.Extracurricular activities include:
- BandBand (music)In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
- Odyssey of the MindOdyssey of the MindOdyssey of the Mind, often called OM , is a creative problem-solving competition involving students from kindergarten through college. Team members work together at length to solve a predefined problem ; and present their solution to the problem at a competition...
- Model United NationsModel United NationsModel United Nations is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda....
- SpanishSpanish languageSpanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
Club - FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
Club - OrchestraOrchestraAn orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
*Art Club
- Art House
- Literary Mag "Babbleonia"
- Theater Club
- Yearbook club
- Choir 6
- Choir 7 & 8 Boys
- Choir 7 & 8 Girls
- Technology Club
- Student Council
- Yoga
- Community Pride
- Anime Club
Sports teams
- TrackTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
- WrestlingScholastic wrestlingScholastic wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the high school and middle school levels in the United States. This wrestling style is essentially Collegiate wrestling with some slight modifications. It is currently...
- Cross CountryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
- Basketball
- Soccer
- S.U Elite
Note: Many of these have been taken out due to budget cuts.
External links
- Woodrow Wilson Middle School
- Data for the Edison Township Public Schools, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
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