Dear East Windsor Community Members:

It’s that time of year already!  Even the leaves are changing early this year!  A lot of wonderful things have been happening at EWHS in anticipation of the new school year and I’m eager for all of us to get started on the good work ahead of us.

To begin with, we would like to welcome the following new staff members: Kate Boicyzk - Art; John Caxide - World Language/Math; Ana D’Agostino - World Language; Michael Gilman- Science; Matt Jurkewicz – Long Term Substitute in English; and Nadya Mujica – Long Term Substitute in World Language

All of these talented teachers are a welcome addition to our Professional Learning Community and all have expressed excitement about working with the children of East Windsor.

The new A/B rotation at EWHS is the most significant change at the school in 20 years!  Staff has received extensive training in effective teaching strategies to capitalize on the potential of our new schedule.  For parents and children, please be reminded that the new rotation further emphasizes the importance of maintaining good attendance.  The A/B rotation also provides an Extended Learning Experience for all students, including everyone from the freshman transitioning to a new school to the senior working on their Senior Project or college essays.

Open house for all community members is on September 7th.  Parents will receive a mailing shortly with detail of this event.  You can also check our website for additional information on this, and all upcoming events.

This year at our faculty convocation, Teacher of the Year Tracie Canestari encouraged all staff to challenge ourselves and our students to be creative during the learning process.  Your children can expect to see all of us using ‘boots and puppets’ to bring out the best work in all of our children.  I look forward to working with parents, students and staff toward achieving our common goals during the coming months.

Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Timothy Howes for his mentorship and counsel during the past year.  Tim’s passion for East Windsor is contagious and he will be fondly remembered by me. 

Have a great year!

Liam O’Reilly
Principal