Woodrow Wilson Middle School, Edison, New Jersey

Infobox School
name = Woodrow Wilson Middle School


motto = "Reach for the stars"
established = 1973
type = Public middle school
district = Edison Township Public Schools
grades = 6-8
principal = Daniel Donnelly
enrollment = 736 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 76.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 9.7
athletics =
conference =
colors = Teal and white
nickname = Challengers
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location = 50 Woodrow Wilson Drive
Edison, NJ 08820
information = 732-452-2870
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country = United States
homepage = [http://www.edisonpublicschools.org/WWMS school website]

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. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404500&SchoolPageNum=2&ID=340450003334 Woodrow Wilson Middle School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 19, 2008.]

Campus

The school is located at the end of Woodrow Wilson Drive off Plainfield Road. Following the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, 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, is dedicated to the late John L. Kotcho, who was a long-serving vice-principal.

tudents

The student body breakdown is 55% Asian, 34% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 1% Native American or other. [ [http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/nj/other/482 GreatSchools guide] , based on NJ Dept. of Ed. data.]

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 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.

Extracurricular activities

Extracurricular activities include:
*Band
*Odyssey of the Mind
*Model United Nations- WWMS Model UN is State Famous in NJ and wins awards everywhere it goes!
*Computer Club
*Spanish Club
*French Club
*Orchestra
*Art Club
*Art House
*Literary Mag
*Choir 6
*Choir 7&8
*Technology Club
*Student CouncilSports teams
*Track
*Wrestling
*Cross Country
* Basketball
* Soccer

References

External links

* [http://www.edison.k12.nj.us/wwindex.htm Woodrow Wilson Middle School]
*NJReportCard|23|1290|063|Woodrow Wilson Middle School
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404500 Data for the Edison Township Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.angelfire.com/nm/focusonfall/home.html Focus on Fall]