"New Regional: 'West Morris'", Courier News, April 5, 1956. Accessed March 6, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The new Regional High School district, embracing the townships of Chester, Mendham, Mount Olive and Washing ton and the borough of Mendham, will henceforth be known as 'West Morris' Regional Board of Education."
"531 to Enter New School", Courier News, September 9, 1958. Accessed March 6, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "An estimated 531 ninth, tenth and eleventh grade students will begin classes tomorrow at the partially completed $2,000,000 West Morris Regional High School, Morris County's third regional school. James H. M. Darvie, principal, said construction would not be completed until Dec. 1, but that most of the new building's 39 classrooms were ready. The school serves Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mount Olive Township and Washington Township..... The brick and glass building has a capacity of 1,200."
Roman, Linda. "Split School District Finds Advantages", Daily Record, August 31, 1980. Accessed March 25, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Voters from the Mendhams, the Chesters, Washington Township and Mount Olive the communities which comprised the 130-square-mile district, with three high school buildings overwhelmingly approved a referendum for Mount Olive's withdrawal from the regional district in December 1977. This made Mount Olive the first district in the state to do so. Deregionalization became effective July 1, 1978.... West Morris Central High School became the district's first school in 1958. In 1970, a second school was built in Mendham. In 1972, the third high school was built in Mount Olive."
West Morris Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 4, 2016. "Established in 1958, the West Morris Regional High School District operates two schools, West Morris Central High School and West Morris Mendham High School. The regional district serves the students of five Morris County communities: Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and Washington Township. Students from Washington Township attend West Morris Central High School, and students from the Chesters and the Mendhams attend West Morris Mendham High School."
Burns, Vianella. "New Superintendent Appointed At West Morris Regional", Archived September 5, 2023, at the Wayback MachineMendham-Chester, NJ Patch, May 5, 2023. Accessed September 5, 2023. "The Parsippany-Troy Hills Board of Education announced on Friday, May 5, that their superintendent, Barbara Sargent, will be leaving the district at the end of the school year and transferring to the West Morris Regional High School District."
District Administration, West Morris Regional High School District. Accessed September 5, 2023.
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Burns, Vianella. "New Superintendent Appointed At West Morris Regional", Archived September 5, 2023, at the Wayback MachineMendham-Chester, NJ Patch, May 5, 2023. Accessed September 5, 2023. "The Parsippany-Troy Hills Board of Education announced on Friday, May 5, that their superintendent, Barbara Sargent, will be leaving the district at the end of the school year and transferring to the West Morris Regional High School District."
About the Board, West Morris Regional High School District. Accessed August 17, 2020. "The West Morris Regional High School District (WMRHSD) Board of Education is comprised of nine members who represent five municipalities in western Morris County; Mendham Borough, Mendham Township, Chester Borough, Chester Township, and Washington Township. Because Chester Borough and Chester Township have joined to form a consolidated K-8 school district, there are a total of four separate K-8 districts that send students to the WMRHSD."
About, West Morris Regional High School District. Accessed October 11, 2015.
WMRHSD Now and Then, West Morris Regional High School District. Accessed November 17, 2021. "West Morris Central (WMC), built in 1958, is located in, and serves, Washington Township."
History, West Morris Regional High School District. Accessed June 28, 2012.
Facilities, West Morris Regional High School District. Accessed September 5, 2023. "The West Morris Regional High School District (WMRHSD) consists of two high schools that are known for their challenging curriculum, academic excellence and supportive communities: West Morris Central (WMC), built in 1958, is located in, and serves, Washington Township. West Morris Mendham (WMM), built in 1970, is located in Mendham Borough, and serves Chester Borough, Chester Township, Mendham Borough, and Mendham Township."
