A team of students at Eisenhower Middle School were chosen as one of only 300 schools in the country (and one of eight in NJ) to move on to the next round in Samsung's "Solve for Tomorrow" design challenge. In being selected a state finalist, EMS will be awarded a $2,500 Samsung technology prize package and continue competing to win the national prize of a $100,000 package. Next, students will work toward being named a state winner and ultimately a national finalist. The team, comprised of students Chris H., Greyson P., Shaela S., and Chris S. (and mentored by teachers Angelo Bonavitacola, Marc DeBlock, and Jason Opremcak), now turns their attention towards engaging the community and using the design thinking process to design, engineer, and test a prototype.
From the Samsung website: Samsung Solve for Tomorrow is a nationwide competition designed to empower students in grades 6–12 to leverage the power of STEM to create innovative solutions addressing critical issues in their local communities. The competition engages U.S. Gen Z students to catalyze change by applying Problem-based Learning (PBL) principles, environmental stewardship, and entrepreneurship to address some of society’s most pressing challenges. It also promotes active, hands-on learning, making STEM more tangible and showcasing its real-world applications.
Congratulations to our November Character Award winners! These
students have demonstrated empathy and inclusion, as well as honesty,
respect, responsibility, and compassion. We are so proud of you!
See this link to view the winners! - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uLZNomIlEE6Xv0rzJc_An0mNku0ZGT1a/view?usp=sharing
The 8th Grade Trip to Philadelphia and Dorney Park is June 4-6, 2024. Please reference the following link for additional information. - https://sites.google.com/wyckoffschools.org/ems8thtrip2024
Did you miss the "8th Grade to High School Transition" Presentation? You can watch the presentation at this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1skvgt_DDIQ3AX-s56TYcPOQaTDWFuzrL/view?usp=sharing
Join us on November 30th for Strategic Planning Session #3! The 2023 Wyckoff School District Strategic Planning process includes a series of three stakeholder meetings facilitated by the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA). All members of the Wyckoff educational community are invited to participate in any or all meetings.
The third and final session on November 30 will focus on drafting goal statements to support the five-year vision and will run from 7:00 to 8:30pm at Eisenhower Middle School.
To register for the November 30 session, please complete this form: https://forms.gle/jm6bxD6kyrn75pBt9
The Nurse and Phys Ed Department will be holding their Annual Health Fair. We gather your child's height/weight and Blood Pressure information. For 6th and 8th graders a vision screening is also done for distance. For 7th graders a hearing screening is also done. This is done to meet New Jersey's Health requirements and gives us the opportunity to teach your child what this information means. It will happen the week of December 4th through December 11th during your child's phys ed period. No special preparation is needed.
Turning imagination into innovation! 🎮🚀 Mr. Opremcak’s students are leveling up their creativity with design thinking and Makey Makey to craft custom game controllers. 🕹️💡 #FutureInnovators #DIYGameDesign #STEMeducation
Join us on November 30th for our final Strategic Planning Session! All members of the Wyckoff educational community are invited to participate in this third and final session, where we will draft goal statements to support the five-year vision. The session will run from 7:00 to 8:30pm at Eisenhower Middle School. To register, please complete this form: https://forms.gle/abf7bCPtHEZkkqMK6
LAST CALL for the WEF's annual Thanksgiving Pie Drive. To order a pie, tap or click here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2d31a6bb-ece5-4845-8f8f-70dd13465c78
Order by midnight 11/14. (Pickup is at your school on November 21.)
Reminder, all schools are on a 90-minute Delayed Opening schedule today, Tuesday, November 14.
Reminder, today, Monday, November 13, is a Minimum Day at all schools for Parent- Teacher Conferences. Also, tomorrow Tuesday, November 14, all schools will run on a 90-min delayed opening.
Reminder: Schools are closed Thursday, November 9 and Friday, November 10 (for NJEA Convention). Monday, November 13 is a minimum day, and there will be a 90-minute delayed opening on Tuesday, November 14.
Mr. DeBlock’s students are revving up their creativity with rubber band cars! Using hot glue guns, saws, and recycled material they're crafting some impressive vehicles. 🚗🛠️ #STEMFun #RubberBandRacers #MiddleSchoolMakers
Using the Design Thinking process to create an ideal wallet, students empathized, defined a problem statement, ideated possible solutions, and designed digital prototypes in Tinkercad. Today we showed our users our final designs to get feedback. Some very original creations!
EMS Theater Presents: The Actor Games! Come see EMS students in a hilarious parody of The Hunger Games Thursday, November 16th and Friday, November 17th at 7:30pm in the MPR Auditorium. Doors open at 7pm. Tickets are $5 for students/$10 for adults and are sold at the door only!
EMS Theater Presents: The Actor Games. Come see EMS students in a hilarious parody of The Hunger Games Thursday, November 16th and Friday, November 17th at 7:30pm in the MPR Auditorium. Doors open at 7pm. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults and are sold at the door only!
Congratulations to all of our EMS October Character Award winners! These students have demonstrated empathy and inclusion, as well as honesty, respect, responsibility, and compassion. We are so proud of you! See the award winners here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AhjKh4BXmzcF0C0Za4Vy9mjsgINVrNUn/view?usp=sharing
Reminder: The Wyckoff School District is closed for students on Monday, November 6; Thursday, November 9; and Friday, November 10. To view the entire 2023-2024 Student Calendar, please visit our website: wyckoffps.org and tap or click the calendar link at the top.
The Eisenhower boys soccer team, coached by Aldo Cascio, won the championship game Thursday, November 2nd. This is their third straight championship and fourth out of the past five years. Congratulations EMS boys' soccer!
Reminder: The Wyckoff School District will be closed for students on Monday, November 6; Thursday, November 9; and Friday, November 10. Also, there will be MINIMUM days on Monday, November 13 and Wednesday, November 22.
