Wardlaw-Hartridge School

Infobox Private School
background = #f0f6fa (standard color)
border = #ccd2d9 (standard color)
name = The Wardlaw-Hartridge School


motto = "Cognoscere et conficere"
To learn and to achieve [The Wardlaw-Hartridge School. [https://www.whschool.org/ftpimages/202/download/download_group9869_id270385.pdf All School Handbook] . p. 7. Accessed December 11, 2007.]
established = 1882
type = Private, Day
religion = Nonsectarian
head_name = Head of School
head = Andrew Webster
city = Edison
state = NJ
country = USA
campus = 34 acres
enrollment = 427 The Wardlaw-Hartridge School Directory 2007-2008 ]
faculty = 66
class =
ratio = 8:1
year=2008
SAT = Middle 50%: Critical Reading: 580-700; Math: 600-700 with ten international students
athletics = 15 varsity sportsThe Wardlaw-Hartridge School. [https://www.whschool.org/ftpimages/202/download/download_group9869_id270385.pdf All School Handbook] . p. 109. Accessed December 15, 2007.]
colors = Green and Gold
mascot = Ram
conference = Patriot Conference
homepage = [http://www.whschool.org/ School website]
ceeb = 311230|

The Wardlaw-Hartridge School is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational day school located in Edison, New Jersey, United States, serving 427 students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, as of the 2007-2008 school year. It is commonly referred to as Wardlaw or W-H.

It is divided into three administrative divisions: the Lower School, the Middle School, and the Upper School.

The Wardlaw-Hartridge School is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools and the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. [ [http://www.njais.org/listing.html School Search] , New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. Accessed July 29, 2008.]

History

The Wardlaw School

In 1882, the precursor to the Wardlaw School, The Leal School for Boys, headed by John Leal, serving boys from first grade to senior year of high school, was founded in Plainfield, New Jersey. In 1916, Charles Digby "Pop" Wardlaw moved from teacher to Head and purchased the school, and changed its name to The Wardlaw School. In the 1960s, the Wardlaw school moved to a campus off Inman Avenue in the bordering town of Edison.The Wardlaw Hartridge School. [http://www.whschool.org/podium/default.aspx?t=10747 History.] Accessed December 11, 2007.]

The Hartridge School

The Misses Scribner and Newton's School for Girls was founded in 1884 in Plainfield near the Wardlaw School. The school name was changed to The Hartridge School when, in 1903, Miss Emelyn B. Hartridge became the school's Head and owner.

For many years, the Hartridge School and the Wardlaw School were closely affiliated. Each school would invite students from the other school to dances, and the two schools shared a drama department (out of necessity, as boys and girls were both needed to fill roles in school plays and musicals.)

The Wardlaw-Hartridge School

The Wardlaw School and the Hartridge School merged into one coeducational school, the Wardlaw-Hartridge School, in 1976. The former Hartridge campus became the Oakwood campus for the K - 7 Lower School, while the former Wardlaw Country Day Upper School campus became the home to the Upper school for grades 8 - 12.

In 1991, many students of the Vail-Deane School were assimilated into the Wardlaw-Hartridge School. The Vail-Deane school, founded in 1869, boasted a rich history, and the school's Alumni Association was merged with Wardlaw-Hartridge's. In the 1990s, Wardlaw-Hartridge created a 6-8 Middle School on the Edison Campus. In 1997, the consolidation of the lower, middle, and upper schools to a single campus was completed when the Lower School moved into a new wing on the Upper School campus in Edison.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Wardlaw-Hartridge School is to "... [prepare] students to lead and succeed [sic] in a world of global interconnection." and to "...provide an educational atmosphere characterized by academic challenge, support for individual excellence, diversity, and a familial sense of community." In support of this mission, the school upholds the core values of integrity, opportunity, support, and diversity. [The Wardlaw-Hartridge School. [https://www.whschool.org/podium/default.aspx?t=10745 Mission and Philosophy] . Accessed December 11, 2007.]

Facilities and Campus

The Wardlaw Hartridge School sits on a 28 acre campus on Inman Avenue bordering the Plainfield Country Club. The Campus includes the school building, athletic facilities, and two houses.

The school building itself includes several subbuildings: The Horne Upper School, the Sarkison Middle School, The Panteleoni Lower School, the Snowdon Library, the Laidlaw Gymnasium, and the Plumeri Gymnasium. Naval architecture was a minor inspiration for the school's design, and, as such, the floors are called decks, with A Deck being on the bottom and C deck being on the top. Each of the divisional subbuildings includes several classrooms; The Upper School has sixteen, the Middle School has nine, and the Lower School has fourteen. Arts facilities are scattered throughout the building and include a band room, two choral rooms, and three visual art studios. The library is divided between B and C decks; the collection in the Lower Library on B deck is primarily for Lower School use, while the collection in the Upper Library on C deck is aimed at Middle and Upper School students. A computer lab for Middle School use is located in the Upper Library. Offices for Administration, Admissions, Development, College Counseling, Summer Programs, and Information Technology are located throughout the building, with the largest cluster in the Upper School on B Deck. Other notable spaces in the school include: the All-Purpose (AP) Room, which serves as cafeteria, assembly room, theater, and concert hall; the Oakwood Room (formerly the Parents' Lounge, now used for more formal functions;) the Lecture Hall; the Senior Lounge; the Junior Lounge; the 1882 Room (which was recently converted from a Lounge to a room for displaying artworks); the 1881 Lounge (used extensively by sophomores); and the Gregory Boff Lobby to the Plumeri Gymnasium, which houses the schools extensive collection of athletic awards.

Besides the two gymnasiums listed above, the school has several other athletic facilities including an indoor swimming pool, a wrestling room (no longer used for wrestling,) a weight room, nine tennis courts, three soccer fields, and fields for both baseball and softball. Lower School students also enjoy recess on either section of the school's recently extended playground.

Plans For Expansion

In 2003 and 2004, the school remodeled both the Upper School science facilities and the Middle School, increasing classroom size and adding new features to facilitate the use of technology. The school is currently in the planning stage of a project to renovate the entrance to the Horne Upper School and to bring the Admissions, Development, and Head-of-School offices together by that door. The Development Office plans to put in effect the aforementioned changes and have them ready by the 2007-2008 School Year.

There is a long-range project termed "The Master Plan" which encompasses several plans to expand the school. This includes extending the Lower School, extending the school to enclose the central courtyard, and building a theater for performing arts.

Administration

The Wardlaw-Hartridge School is a Nonprofit Organization and is run by a Board of Trustees. [Independent School Placement. [http://www.ispnewyork.com/pageview.php?page=4 Client Schools.] Accessed December 11, 2007.] The current President of the Board of Trustees is Randolph Rogers. [The Wardlaw-Hartridge School. [http://www.whschool.org/podium/default.aspx?t=10749 Board of Trustees] . Accessed December 11, 2007.] Aside from the faculty and academic administrators, the school employs a Business Office, an Admissions Office, a Development Office, and a team of receptionists. [The Wardlaw-Hartridge School. [https://www.whschool.org/ftpimages/202/download/download_group9869_id270385.pdf All School Handbook] . pp. 8-10. Accessed December 11, 2007.]

Furthermore, each division has its own head, whose role is most analogous to that of principal in a public school. Each division head has an administrative assistant. [The Wardlaw-Hartridge School. [https://www.whschool.org/ftpimages/202/download/download_group9869_id270385.pdf All School Handbook] . p. 8. Accessed December 11, 2007.] The Upper School also has a Dean of Studies and a Dean of Students, charged with overseeing student affairs, including discipline, the Upper School dress code, and clubs.Fact|date=December 2007

tudent Life

Classes

With about 400 students in grades PK-12, class sizes at Wardlaw are small, for example, upon graduation, the Class of 06' had a mere 25 students. Despite having so few students, students are still offered the opportunity to take more rarefied classes despite small enrollment; for example, has 2 students enrolled as of Spring 2007.

The School Day

Wardlaw-Hartridge's normal school year is about 165 days (a bit shorter than public and parochial schools). The Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools all require students to be present for attendance at 8:10 AM. [The Wardlaw-Hartridge School. [https://www.whschool.org/ftpimages/202/download/download_group9869_id270385.pdf All School Handbook] . p. 14. Accessed December 11, 2007.] Lower School students are dismissed between 2:45 and 3:45 [The Wardlaw-Hartridge School. [https://www.whschool.org/ftpimages/202/download/download_group9869_id270385.pdf All School Handbook] . p. 47. Accessed December 11, 2007.] In the Middle School, students not participating in sports are dismissed at 3:15 PM; those participating in sports are dismissed at 4:30 PM. [The Wardlaw-Hartridge School. [https://www.whschool.org/ftpimages/202/download/download_group9869_id270385.pdf All School Handbook] . p. 57. Accessed December 11, 2007.] The academic day in the Upper School ends at 3:16 PM, and athletics run from 3:30-5:45 PM. [The Wardlaw-Hartridge School. [https://www.whschool.org/ftpimages/202/download/download_group9869_id270385.pdf All School Handbook] . pp. 73-74. Accessed December 11, 2007.]

Getting to School

Wardlaw-Hartridge is a day school with no on-campus housing for boarding students. Students commute daily from all over New Jersey; some students live as far as Lumberton, NJ (about convert|50|mi|km away.) Students with licenses may register with the Upper School Office to drive to school and park in designated parking spots, however, only Seniors are allowed to leave campus during school hours. [The Wardlaw-Hartridge School. [https://www.whschool.org/ftpimages/202/download/download_group9869_id270385.pdf All School Handbook] . pp. 75-76. Accessed December 11, 2007.]

Homerooms

Lower Schoolers spend most of their time in their teacher's classroom. Lower school students only attend certain classes called "specials," lunch, and gym outside their teacher's classroom. Each year, the student moves to a new homeroom teacher, and teachers typically teach one grade level for many years.

Middle schoolers move from class to class, but meet daily in "homerooms," their advisor's classroom. These advisors are designated at the beginning of sixth grade and students keep the same advisor through their Middle School career.

Upper schoolers congregate each morning before class in the school's All-Purpose (AP) Room for "Morning Meeting," and are seated by their advisor. Like the Middle School, Upper School students are appointed to an advisor who advises through their entire Upper School Education. Upper school students technically have a "homeroom," the homeroom of their designated advisor, but students typically spend less than one hour a week in their homeroom. Homeroom takes place during 3rd period.

Between Classes

Lower school students are in their homeroom throughout the day, so they are under supervision at all times except to go to the bathroom or to go to the school nurse (to go to the nurse, two or more students are sent to supervise one another.) Lower Schoolers keep their belongings in small closets in their homerooms. When attending specials, they are accompanied there by their teacher and placed under the supervision of the special's teacher (or coach.) Lower Schoolers have a separate locker room for P.E, but share the Plumeri Gym with Upper and Middle School athletics. Although, the Plumeri Gym was built for the lower school. Lower schoolers have the earliest Lunch period, and they eat in the All Purpose room. Teachers and Fifth Grade "leaders" are seated with the students at lunch period. Preschool students, however, eat lunch earlier than the other lower school students, and are only accompanied by their teachers and teacher assistants.

Middle Schoolers move from classroom to classroom without supervision throughout the day. Between classes, Middle Schoolers stop at their lockers in the hallway. The Middle School lunch period is a few minutes after the end of the Lower School lunch period in the AP Room. Middle schoolers have substantially less supervision at lunch, but for three of five days of the school week, middle schoolers must sit at designated tables with a teacher supervisor. Middle Schoolers share locker rooms and phys-ed facilities with the Upper School. Middle schoolers with periods with no classes scheduled spend time in Study Hall and are not permitted to leave.

Upper Schoolers move from classroom to classroom throughout the day without supervision. All Upper Schoolers are given a locker, but many choose to skip visits to their lockers by keeping many of their books with them in their backpacks. They have the last lunch period of the day, and sit without teachers however they choose in the AP Room. Students who have no classes scheduled during a class period attend Study Hall in the Lecture Hall, but Sophomores who meet certain qualifications and Juniors and Seniors not on academic or social probation are allowed to "sign out" of the Lecture Hall and spend time elsewhere. Juniors often spend idle moments in a room called 1882, while Seniors spend time in the Senior Lounge. The recent addition of a lounge located directly below 1882 has given the Sophomores a place to spend time; they have dubbed this area "1881." Seniors with consent from their parents are allowed to sign out of the school during Lunch and Study Hall periods.

Dress Code

Students at Wardlaw-Hartridge are required to abide by a "developmentally approved dress code." PreK and K students may wear casual clothing, but the Lower School and the Middle School each have uniforms. Students in the Upper School have a dress code rather than a uniform. [The Wardlaw-Hartridge School. [https://www.whschool.org/ftpimages/202/download/download_group9869_id270385.pdf All School Handbook] . p. 17. Accessed December 15, 2007.]

tudent Organizations

tudent Council

Both the Middle School and Upper School have student councils that function to consult with student groups and/or outside agencies on matters of fundraising within their respective divisions. [The Wardlaw-Hartridge School. [https://www.whschool.org/ftpimages/202/download/download_group9869_id270385.pdf All School Handbook] . p. 18. Accessed December 11, 2007.]

Under the supervision of the Middle School Head, the Middle School Student Council (consisting of an Executive Council and advisory representatives), organizes dances and social activities for the Middle School. [The Wardlaw-Hartridge School. [https://www.whschool.org/ftpimages/202/download/download_group9869_id270385.pdf All School Handbook] . p. 67. Accessed December 11, 2007.]

Upper School Judiciary Board

The Judiciary Board is a body made up of an elected student chair, one elected student from each class of the Upper School, four faculty members, and the Upper School Head. Students who commit major disciplinary infractions may be referred to the Judiciary Board by the Upper School administration. After a hearing, the Judiciary Board has a closed hearing, and then makes a recommendation for disciplinary action to the Upper School Head. Any student who commits a major disciplinary infraction is entitled to a Judiciary Board hearing. [The Wardlaw-Hartridge School. [https://www.whschool.org/ftpimages/202/download/download_group9869_id270385.pdf All School Handbook] . pp. 96-97. Accessed December 15, 2007.]

Upper School Clubs

There are many student-run Upper-School clubs. Clubs are usually academically, athletically, or artistically based. Examples include The Black Cultural Society, The Science and Math Society, Model United Nations, "The Beacon" newspaper, The Table Tennis Club, "Visions" Literary Magazine, "Tempora et Mores" yearbook, and the W-H Choral Society.

Academics

All academics are managed by the Dean of Studies, currently Howard Freeman. The Dean of Studies oversees all course offerings, class enrollment, and grades. [The Wardlaw-Hartridge School. [https://www.whschool.org/ftpimages/202/download/download_group9869_id270385.pdf All School Handbook] . p. 92. Accessed December 15, 2007.]

Besides the Dean of Studies, each department (English, History, Language, Art/Music, and Science) has a department chair, a position filled by a teacher in that department. [The Wardlaw-Hartridge School. [https://www.whschool.org/ftpimages/202/download/download_group9869_id270385.pdf All School Handbook] . pp. 9-10. Accessed December 15, 2007.] Department chairs are appointed by the Head of School, and they are not based on seniority, but rather, they are rotated between teachers in the department in several year intervals.

The Lower School

Lower School students follow a traditional grammar school education, with emphasis on grasping basic skills in the English language and basic Arithmetic. Students are also exposed to enrichment in learning about Earth sciences and Social Studies, including instruction about the history of New Jersey (in Fourth Grade) and ancient civilizations (in Fifth grade.) Lower School students enjoy "specials," instruction in rooms outside their usual classroom. These include a special Science and Technology class, Art Class, Choir, and Band.

For the youngest students, PK-3, Wardlaw-Hartridge has introduced a SmartStart program.

All Lower School homerooms and most "specials" are in the newer branch of the school, completed in 1997. Encore, the Lower and Middle School afterschool program, is managed by the Lower School and run in the Lower School wing of the school.

The current Lower School Head is Regina Bassoul-Restivo.

The Middle School

The Middle School is intended to provide a transitional experience between the self-contained learning environment of the Lower School and the freer, more individualized environment of the Upper School. Middle School students have little course choice, except in foreign language. The current Middle School Head is Ann Hergenrother.

English and Social Studies

Middle School English and Social Studies are linked by regional focus. In Sixth Grade, students study Africa, South America, and Asia. In Seventh and Eighth grades, students focus on the United States. In all years, grammar, writing skills, and public speaking are developed between the two subject areas.

Mathematics and Science

Each Middle School student follows a set curriculum in both math and science. In math, each student progresses from a general math course in sixth grade, through prealgebra in seventh, to algebra I in eighth. In science, students move from topics in life science in sixth, to topics in chemistry in seventh, to earth science in eighth.

Foreign Language

The Foreign Language curriculum begins by requiring all sixth-grade student to take a survey course, "Prima Lingua", of Latin, French, and Spanish. After this, students must choose to continue one of the languages in levels IA and IB in seventh and eighth grades, respectively. This is the only academic course choice offered to Middle School students, but once they have chosen, they may not change for the duration of their Middle School career.

Homerooms

The Middle School experience is organized around homerooms. Each student is placed in a homeroom of around eleven students as soon as he or she enters the Middle School and stays with that homeroom throughout his or her Middle School career. Each student starts the day in homeroom and eats lunch with the homeroom on Monday,Wednesday, and Friday. The homeroom teacher serves as a student's advisor.

The Upper School

The school offers 18 Advanced Placement (AP) classes, and each year, students are recognized as National Merit Commended Scholars and AP Scholars. Since 1999, all students have been required to purchase a laptop computer for use at school, and the school, particularly teacher Tom Hunt, was recognized for this incorporation of technology into the classroom with an Alan Shepard award. The school maintains a WiFi Network, several network-accessible laser printers, and email on the whschool domain to facilitate the students' use of technology for their schoolwork.

Upper Schoolers are required to fill a certain number of credits to graduate (currently 24.5). All students must fulfill 4 credits in English, 3 in math, 4 in science, 3 in history, 1 in the arts, 0.5 in health, 1.5-2.5 in various electives, and 2-3 in a foreign language (through level 3.) Wardlaw-Hartridge gives letter grades; in percentages: 100-97=A+, 96-93=A, 92-90=A- 89-87=B+, 86-83=B, 82-80=B-, 79-77=C+, 76-73=C, 72-70=C-,69-67=D+, 66-63=D, 62-60=D-, Below 60=F. For the calculation of GPAs, letter grades are converted into numbers corresponding to the middle percentile of the letter's range, and then averaged. Certain grades are weighted, however: AP grades are factored in with a multiplier of 1.05, and Honors Courses are factored in with a multiplier of 1.025.

Wardlaw-Hartridge does not encourage inflation of grades and will only employ a grade curve in extreme cases. However, to make sure one class does not detract greatly from a student's GPA, Wardlaw-Hartridge has a policy by which no student can receive a grade lower than a 55 on his or her semester grade.

The current Upper School Head is Rhona Eserner.

English

Wardlaw-Hartridge Upper School students are required to take four years of English. For freshman, sophomore, and junior years, each student takes the same English course, either at a college preparatory or honors level. Freshman year English I and IH work on principles of grammar while building vocabulary and developing writing skill in context of varied works of literature including J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, and Judith Guest's Ordinary People. English II and IIH continue to develop writing skills and vocabulary, but focus on British literature including works by Chaucer, Shakespeare,and Dickens. English III and IIIH focus on American literature, and include reading The Scarlet Letter, The Great Gatsby, and works by Herman Melville, Ernest Hemingway, and Robert Frost. In students' senior years, they may choose between taking AP English Literature and Composition, or enrolling in two half-year English electives; The electives include Modern Drama, the Short Story, and The Individual in Society.

The current English Department Chair is David W. Berry.

Mathematics

The Mathematics curriculum at Wardlaw-Hartridge is designed to place students in Calculus in their senior year. This track moves from geometry in freshmen year, through Algebra II in sophomore year, to Pre-Calculus and Trigonometry in junior year, with honors courses offered at every stage. From there, students have the choice of entering Calculus or AP Calculus AB. The school offers particularly motivated students the opportunity to move in the curriculum through summer school to AP Calculus BC and, eventually, Multi-Variable Calculus. Other classes offered include Algebra I for freshmen new to the school, Math Analysis, and Introduction to Calculus.

The current Mathematics Department Chair is James Howard.

cience

Since 2001, Wardlaw-Hartridge has offered a unique Science program, called Accelerated Science, wherein students take one half year in each of three science classes (Physics, Chemistry, and Biology) each year. The Science Department offers AP Biology, AP Chemistry, , and . The department offers science electives which include Environmental Science, Astronomy, and Marine Biology.

The Science Department's facilities received a makeover in 2003. The labs are now more spacious and have lab tables optimized for experimentation involving the laptop computers. As a result, students in all levels of science often conduct experiments using digital probes with computer interfaces.

The current Science Department Chair is Robert A. Gould.

ocial Studies

Wardlaw Hartridge requires all freshmen to take Ancient History, and with an average of 90% or better, students can move into AP European History their sophomore year. Sophomores can alternatively take European History. In junior year, students must take either AP United States History or US History. Their senior year, students may opt to take one or more history electives, such as Survey of Economics (1^st semester), Introduction to Law and Government (1^st semester), Global Forces in a Post-Cold-War World, and Demographics and Marketing. Students who perform well in Survey of Economics or Introduction to Law and Government may move on to take the AP Macroeconomics or AP United States Government and Politics, respectively, during the second semester.

The current History Department Chairs are William J. Michalski and Nancy Duddy.

Foreign Language

The Wardlaw-Hartridge School requires each student to study a foreign language through level three. Students may choose between studying Spanish, Latin, and French. Spanish students are far more numerous than students of the other languages. Each language program is supported by an extracurricular interest club and by an honors society. Both the Spanish and French departments have organized two-week exchange programs with the Altair School in Madrid and the Lycée Сarnot in Dijon, respectively.

Wardlaw-Hartridge offers Chinese, Spanish I, Latin I, French I, Spanish II, Latin II, French II, Spanish III, Spanish III Honors, Latin III, French III, French III Honors, Spanish IV, Spanish IV Honors, French IV, French IV Honors, Conversational Spanish, AP Latin Literature (Catullus/Ovid,) , AP Spanish Language, and AP French Language.

The current Foreign Language Department Chair is Thomas Hunt.

enior Project

All seniors are required to either write a thesis paper on a social problem or controversy, hold a fifty-hour internship, or complete a significant independent project. Thesis papers must be between fifteen and twenty pages in length and must involved a significant amount of individual research. Past topics have included the Campaign Finance Reform, Gay Marriage, and a two person set point-counterpoint theses on the role of women in Disney films. The internship option must be supervised and unpaid, but can be completed at the student's convenience. Past internships have included working at a local veterinary clinic, etc. Senior projects can vary greatly but can include larger artistic undertakings. Past projects have included a failed attempt to reform the student council constitution and "Changing Seasons", a video history of the Wardlaw-Hartridge School. Completion of a thesis, internship, or project is required for graduation.

Agora Program

The Agora Program is an interdisciplinary program designed to challenge students to think critically and ethically. The program consists of two special days in the school year: the Agora day and the Symposium. On both occasions, classes are canceled and the day is consecrated to the study of one problem facing society in small groups. Such study is marked by the consideration of questions relating to the topic and the use of information technology. The key difference between the two is that an Agora day separates students within their graduation classes while a Symposium mixes the grade levels. Another important difference is that the Symposium features either a panel of speakers or a keynote speaker, whereas the Agora Days are built either around film viewing or field trips. Past Agora Day topics having included the consideration of the Palestine Question and the study of corporate ethics in the context of Enron and Walmart. Past Symposium speakers and topics have included former Governor James Florio and Doug Forrester on the 2004 Presidential election and Rutgers University's Dr. Lee Clarke on Disasters.

College Placement

Wardlaw-Hartridge has 100% college placement for graduating seniors. [The Wardlaw-Hartridge School. [http://www.whschool.org/podium/default.aspx?t=10748 Facts & Stats] , Wardlaw-Hartridge School. Accessed July 28, 2007.] A very small proportion of graduates will opt to not attend college after graduating, but all students must apply to college and no student is allowed to graduate without receiving at least one college acceptance.Fact|date=July 2007

Arts

Wardlaw Hartridge offers instruction in visual and performing arts. The Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools all hold a Holiday Concert in December and a Spring Concert in May. [The Wardlaw-Hartridge School. [https://www.whschool.org/ftpimages/202/download/download_group9869_id270385.pdf All School Handbook] . pp. 46, 78. Accessed December 11, 2007.] Several other musical events are held throughout the year, including "Cabaret," "Open Mic Night," a classical music recital, etc. [The Wardlaw-Hartridge School. [https://www.whschool.org/ftpimages/202/download/download_group9869_id270385.pdf All School Handbook] . p. 78. Accessed December 11, 2007.]

Visual arts class and choir are mandatory for all Lower School students, and band class is mandatory for 3rd-5th graders. In Middle School, students must take visual art and choir, but students may choose between participation in band or keyboard class. In the upper school, all arts classes are electives. These include Art I, Art II, Art III, Sculpture, Band, Concert Choir, and Chorale. AP Music Theory and AP Studio Art are offered to qualified students. Beyond this, in both Middle School and Upper School, students may choose to participate in small instrumental ensembles, such as a brass ensemble. Furthermore, the Upper School offers two annual theatrical productions: a fall play and a spring musical. In 2006-2007, the play was "Harvey" and the musical will be "The Music Man". Occasionally, when necessary, the Middle School students may participate in the musical, as is the case with "The Music Man".

During the 06-07 school year, four students were accepted to the Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra and one to the Greater Princeton Youth Chamber Orchestra.

Also, during the 06-07 School Year, three students were accepted into the Central Jersey Regional Orchestra. One student was accepted in to the Central Jersey Mixed Choir, and one other student was accepted into the Central Jersey Women's Choir.

ports

Wardlaw-Hartridge has 15 Varsity sports and several Junior Varsity sports that compete within the Patriot Conference of the NJSIAA Prep B Division.

Participation in Middle School physical education is mandatory for students in grades 6, 7 and 8, but students can choose to enroll in either a sport or physical education class. Also the grades 2nd- 5th have manditory Physical Education. [The Wardlaw-Hartridge School. [https://www.whschool.org/ftpimages/202/download/download_group9869_id270385.pdf All School Handbook] . p. 66. Accessed December 11, 2007.]

Parent-Run Organizations

The Parents Association is the most powerful parent-run organization in the school. They organize the annual Fall Fair, a Saturday event where students run fundraisers for clubs and classes, sports teams play their rivals, and the Parents Association rents children's rides and holds a sale in the school's All Purpose Room. The Parents Association also does hospitality for school events.

The Booster Club is another influential parent-run organization. The Booster Club runs fundraisers to raise money to make donations towards enhancing the school's athletic programs.

Wardlaw-Hartridge Summer Programs

Wardlaw-Hartridge runs a summer camp, a preschoolers' summer camp called Camp Funshine, and summer school in many high-school level courses. The Summer Programs Office runs these programs, and many Wardlaw-Hartridge Students attend camp or classes over the summer. [The Wardlaw-Hartridge School. [https://www.whschool.org/podium/default.aspx?t=10818 Summer: Welcome] Accessed December 11, 2007.] A sizable proportion of summer school students, however, are high school students at J. P. Stevens High School in Edison, New Jersey.

Notable Alumni

*Grace Murray Hopper — Rear Admiral, USN; Pioneer in Computer Technology. [ [http://www.history.navy.mil/bios/hopper_grace.htm Biographies in Naval History: Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper, USN] , accessed December 26, 2006]
*Archibald Cox — US Solicitor General (1961-1965); First Special prosecutor of Richard Nixon. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/g/gormley-cox.html Archibald Cox: Conscience of a Nation] , accessed December 16, 2006]
*Mary McCormack (1987) — Actress [Yahoo! TV. [http://tv.yahoo.com/mary-mccormack/contributor/31473/bio Mary McCormack: Biography] . Accessed on December 11, 2007.]
* Paul Papadakis (1995) — Actor. [One of Life's Little Pleasures. [http://jt65b4b.typepad.com/jt65b4b/2005/08/one_does_want_a.html One Does Want a Hint of Color.] Accessed on December 11, 2007.]
* John P. Stevens — founder of the J.P. Stevens & Co. textiles company.
* Thomas R. Edwards — Professor of English at Rutgers University and University of California Riverside, author, and New York Times book reviewer. [Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences: English. [http://english.rutgers.edu/news_events/news/articles/edwards.html Thomas R. Edwards, Jr. Memorial Service] Accessed on December 11, 2007.]
*Julia E. Hamblet — Colonel, USMC; Director of Women Marines, Director of the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve [http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/HD/Historical/Whos_Who/Hamblet_JE.htm]
*Justin Restivo — Actor (particularly, "The Adventures of Pete & Pete") [Internet Movie Database. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0720430/ Justin Restivo] . Accessed December 11, 2007.]
*Douglas Urbanski -- Broadway and Film Producer

References

ources

* [http://whschool.org School Website] . The Wardlaw-Hartridge School
* [https://www.whschool.org/ftpimages/202/download/download_group9869_id270385.pdf Wardlaw-Hartridge All School Handbook]
*Wardlaw-Hartridge School Directory 2006-2007
*The Beacon (Wardlaw-Hartridge School Newspaper)

External links

* [http://www.whschool.org/ School website]
* [http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=X1933171&ID=X1933171 Data for Wardlaw-Hartridge School] , National Center for Education Statistics