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West Side High School Track Teams bring Home the Gold at the Prestigious Penn Relays

May 2, 2017

West Side High School Track Teams bring home the Gold at the Prestigious Penn Relays in the boys and girls 4×400 meter relays. Every team […]

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2017 All-New Jersey Boys Basketball Coach of the Year

April 3, 2017

Mike Kinney | News 12 Varsity | Follow on Twitter When 6-9 Justin Jones broke a bone in his foot just before the postseason began […]

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Disney Dreamers

March 27, 2017

My name is Rouwaida Nitiema and I am one out of a hundred students chosen nationwide to attend the Disney Dreamers Academy, hosted by Steve […]

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West Side High School Boys’ Basketball Team Wins Group 2 NJSIAA Championship; Set to Represent Newark in Tournament of Champions

March 17, 2017

The West Side High School boys’ basketball team won the Group 2 NJSIAA championships. On March 12th, the Rough Riders defeated Camden High School 51-49 […]

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Newark’s West Side HS is a Special Champ to Morristown-Beard Coach Who is Fighting Cancer

March 15, 2017

Barry Carter | The Star-Ledger | Email the author | Follow on Twitter The Newark basketball team wearing pink socks, sneakers and T-shirts had Coach […]

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Newark’s Cornerstones

March 8, 2017

Prudential, Prudential Center and the Devils will come together in 2016-17 to recognize Newark’s residents and organizations based in Newark who are dedicated to making […]

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West Side AP Lit Class Visits Google

March 3, 2017

On January 20th, 25 students from West Side Campus’ AP Literature class and 10 staff members, led by Vice Principal Akbar Cook, were hosted by […]

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All-Newark State Championship Final Renews City Pride for Football

December 1, 2016

By Matthew Stanmyre | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com on December 01, 2016 7:30 AM The 2008 and 2009 seasons were some of the darkest […]

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Build It Better Design Challenge

June 7, 2016

The Build It Better Design Challenge is a one-day startup competition that exposes high school students to the basic skills of entrepreneurship. In this challenge, […]

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Museum of Jewish Heritage

June 2, 2016

On June 2, 2016, a group of 28 NEC and CTE students visited the Museum of Jewish Heritage to view the Holocaust exhibit entitled “Meeting […]

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