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Anatomy Students Visit Northeastern's Bouvé College of Health Sciences
WHS anatomy & physiology students were granted an exceptional learning opportunity with a field trip to Northeastern University's Bouvé...
Andrew Miller
Oct 15, 20241 min read
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US Navy Presents to WHS Physics Students on Nuclear Propulsion Technology
The US Navy came to speak with our junior physics students about how the Navy uses nuclear power in submarines and aircraft carriers. ...
Andrew Miller
Feb 16, 20241 min read
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Munch Madness in Food Science Classes
WHS Food Science Class Hosts Sustainable Taco Competition Recently, students in the Food Science class at the high school took on a...
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Apr 12, 20231 min read
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Anatomy Students Go Back to Preschool
With the seniors already graduated, the juniors remaining in the elective Anatomy & Physiology took on new leadership roles. Caroline...
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Jun 10, 20221 min read
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Science Colloquium Series Kicks Off with Union College Professor's "A Brief History of Timekeeping"
During S Block on April 1, 2022 more than 40 students opted-in to attend Westwood High School's first Science Colloquium. Bestselling...
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Apr 6, 20221 min read
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The Future's So Bright, Westwood Students Gotta Wear Shades
Last week Astronomy students kicked off their study of the Copernican Revolution by using Westwood High School's telescope to observe a...
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Oct 13, 20211 min read
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News from Astronomy
Picture of the Orion Nebula taken by WHS Astronomy student Earlier this month the WHS Astronomy class welcomed Mr. Paul Bierden (father...
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Jan 29, 20212 min read
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Global Collaboration Turns Earth Into Sandwich
Highlands Ranch, CO - Talk about an overstuffed sandwich! The next time you order a sandwich “with everything,” consider this: everything...
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Nov 18, 20193 min read
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Senior Internships
This past summer, Tiffany Lin (‘20) and Bell Hamdan (‘20) participated in internships through EarthWatch and the Wood’s Hole...
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Oct 9, 20191 min read
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WHS Robotics 1757 completes never before seen maneuver in UNH robotics competition
Congratulations to Westwood Robotics 1757 who competed at the University of New Hampshire this year with the robot that they built! ...
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May 28, 20192 min read
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Guests, Animals, Safety
AP biology hosted guest speaker Dr. John Doench, Associate Director of Genetic Perturbation Platform at the Broad Institute. Dr. Doench...
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Feb 12, 20191 min read
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Labs and Models
Westwood science had a great month focusing on building conceptual mental models. In marine biology, students were challenged to make a...
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Jan 22, 20191 min read
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STEM Fair
This month Westwood Science hosted its first-ever STEM Fair! Westwood students, Larry Tseng (‘19), Daniel Xu (‘20) with the Robotics...
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Dec 14, 20181 min read
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Field Trips
The past month was particularly busy for students in the Westwood Science Department. Beyond the exciting inquiry-based instruction that...
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Nov 30, 20182 min read
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