New Jersey Families

HudsonWay Immersion School is unique for its intimate, diverse and supportive community of leaders, staff, parents, alumni and students.

We bring our community together each year for events such as the traditional Autumn Moon picnic, Chinese New Year performance, Hispanic Heritage Month, Spanish Winter show, and Arts Festival.

Parents are as essential to the success of our school as the students.
All parents and guardians of enrolled students are members of the HudsonWay Immersion School Parents Association (HWISPA). We welcome you to get involved as an officer, committee chair, event coordinator, class parent, or volunteer for upcoming events and activities. Please go to the HWISPA NJ website to stay informed about school events and participation opportunities.

A Message from Our HWISPA President

Dear HudsonWay NJ Families,

Welcome everyone for the 2023-2024 school year! I am very happy to be serving as HWISPA President for the 2nd year of my term.

I look forward to working together with you to build an engaged school community and to support the school in creating an outstanding learning environment for the students and teachers. This year’s HWISPA Officers and Committee Chairs have been busy planning an active and exciting school year. We look forward to getting to know you as, we hope, you get involved and attend school functions and classroom celebrations.

If you are interested in helping us plan events or have suggestions about how we can better serve your community, please contact us by email at HWISPA-NJ@hwis.org or speak to myself or any of the HWISPA Board members in person at school drop-off, pick-up, or any event.

Andrea Lawson
2022-2024 HWISPA President 

About HWISPA

HudsonWay Immersion School Parents Association (HWISPA) members are unified in the belief that students should learn and be fluent in a second language as well as become well-versed in different cultures. Our mission is to:

• Represent the diverse community of parents at HudsonWay Immersion School (HWIS)
• Promote a sense of community among the families and the administration
• Support the school in creating an outstanding learning environment for the students, and
• Enrich the student experience through the organization of school-wide events, activities and fundraising campaigns

Email is our primary means of communication, so please add our email address to your contacts to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you have any questions, feel free to write us at HWISPA-NJ@hwis.org.

HWISPA Board

Andrea Lawson, President and Teacher Appreciation Committee Chair
Jessica Peña, Vice President to Teachers & Staff
Jordan Jones, Vice President to Parents & Families
Nina Liu, Treasurer
Carter Bassett, Secretary
Elizabeth Song, Community Service Committee Chair
Alston Nelson, Publications Committee Chair
Nikki Godbold, Books Committee Chair
Christina La Salle, School Events Committee Chair
Johanna Dy, Fundraising Committee Co-Chair
Mary Ma, Fundraising Committee Co-Chair