Student Life – The Warrior Messenger

Mrs.Donewitz inspires WMS to make resolutions

Alison Carrasco and kyla Tejeiro, Fall Editor

January 31, 2019

It’s 2019 and it’s that time where people around the world are making resolutions and attempting to accomplishing them. 8th grade art teacher, Mrs. Donewitz, is organizing a New Year's resolution project. This project was school-wide students to write down their resolutions during 3rd block ...

Mr Harris hosts health is your wealth challenge

Kylee Riscoe, Fall Editor

January 22, 2019

Filed under Showcase, Student Life

During the month of February in Woodbridge Middle 8th grade students prepare for the “Health is Your Wealth Challenge” created by Mr Harris the vice principal of WMS. The “Health is your Wealth Challenge” was created by Mr Harris so that 8th graders can learn about their bodies because,...

The G+T Visual Arts Program leads students to self-discovery

Jada Hidalgo, Fall Editor

January 16, 2019

Filed under Student Life

The G+T Art Program is held at Avenel Middle School and is offered to students starting in 3rd grade to 8th grade. Students who wish to be signed into the program must be recommended and pass a tryout the summer of the year they are trying out for. The program’s classes are offered almost any day...

Woodbridge High School’s Chinese Honors Society raises interest of the Chinese culture at WMS with an assembly on 12/14/2018

Nancy Riggio and Victoria Hrabkovsky

January 7, 2019

Filed under Showcase, Student Life

On December 14, 2018, the Woodbridge High School Chinese Honor Society made an appearance at WMS to elevate and increase the interest of Chinese culture throughout WMS’s students with an assembly. The assembly was held during second block in the auditorium, and all grade levels were present. The ass...

Sidekicks kick their first meeting to the side of success

Rachelle Estinvil, Fall Editor

December 19, 2018

Filed under Showcase, Student Life

This quarter, the SIDEKICKS program has kicked off with a bang. They mentored fourth graders at the elementary schools, because of their good attitude and ability to publicly speak. The SIDEKICKS program started with a mindset. The school counselors wanted a group of well-rounded studen...

G&T students learn about mindfulness

Deevany Ruiz

December 19, 2018

Filed under Showcase, Student Life

Two weeks ago the 6th grade G&T students had learned about what it meant to be mindful at Iselin Middle School. According to https://mrsmindfulness.com/what-is-mindfulness/ mindfulness means waking up out of autopilot and ‘taking the steering wheel’ of our attention again. The websites sa...

Thanksgiving Dinner excites WMS families

Natalie Shockley and Vanessa Pinto

December 17, 2018

Filed under Showcase, Student Life

On November 20th everyone in the WMS community came together to celebrate Thanksgiving, and it was a huge success! Almost twenty teachers showed up to help this wonderful cause. Mrs. Maneri, the band teacher, said this was her fourth year volunteering for his event. She decided to help because it...

WMS 1st annual spirit week 12/17-12/21

Nancy Riggio and Victoria Hrabkovsky

December 13, 2018

Filed under Showcase, Student Life

WMS is holding a spirit week on the last week before Christmas break, December 17-21. Spirit week is a week full of activities to bring WMS together and celebrate school spirit. Monday, December 17 is Pajama Day. Students may wear their pajamas to school, but are not allowed to wear onesies or take of...

Mr. Liu hosts Chinese Cultural Assembly on December 14 to raise students’ interest in Chinese

Nancy Riggio and Victoria Hrabkovsky

December 6, 2018

Filed under Showcase, Student Life

WMS is holding a Chinese Cultural Assembly on Thursday, December 14 during Block 2. All grades will attend the assembly in the auditorium. Mr. Liu, a Chinese teacher at WMS, says this assembly is to “elevate the interest of the Chinese culture, several parts of music, and characters.” Liu add...

Violence awareness week

Melina Vasquez, Fall editor

November 15, 2018

Filed under Student Life

When someone says Violence, most people think about fights. I sure do. However, not everything is about physical violence. WMS students and teachers share how they would handle a violent situation. Mrs. Torrella explained that it is important to “make the student’s be aware of suicide and wha...

WMS Thanksgiving Dinner

Vanessa Pinto, Fall Editor

November 13, 2018

Filed under Showcase, Student Life, Uncategorized

The Thanksgiving Dinner is an annual feast when WMS brings out dinners to the families of WMS students, served to you by students and teachers alike. There is no max to the amount of people. From 5-7 pm on November 20th, a Tuesday, faculty members and administration serve mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes...

WMS students and faculty make the best out of having gym in the cafeteria

Kylee Riscoe, Editor

November 13, 2018

Filed under Showcase, Student Life

This school year at WMS due to construction 8th graders are having their gym in the cafeteria and are trying to make thebest of it. Katie Joe, an 8th grader at WMS, enjoyed having gym in the gym, but is making the best of it. Joe said, “I was pretty upset about not having real gym anymore because...