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Western Wayne Students Win Five-day Artist in Residence ProgramOctober 17, 2024NEIU 19, Arts in Education Northeast Pennsylvania, The Ritz Theater, and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts hosted a special program entitled “The Convening” on Wednesday, Oct. 16. It was a Day of Art Workshops based on Academic Standards taught by Nationally Recognized Artists. Students and teachers from a variety of local districts including Western Wayne experienced art workshops in visual arts, theater and music contingent on their respective areas of teaching/ study.
The four senior students who participated from Western Wayne included: Lillian Maros, Colette Schmitt, Stephanie Maxwell, and Robert Scramuzza. They did a variety of workshop sessions. One was with Tara Middleton, Grammy nominee vocalist, who worked with the students in a jazz vocals session. She explained to students that along with the technical aspects of learning music that they have to be present in their performance as well. “You have to be free enough to be in the moment when you are performing,” she explained to the students.
For another session, the performance arts students worked with Conor McGuigan, an actor and writer from Scranton who performs throughout the area and off-Broadway. He helped the students tap into a variety of characters from Italian theater in his workshop with a focus on comedic timing. Also, the students got to end their day with the Kofi and Sankofa Drum & Dance Ensemble in which they were fully immersed in learning about culture, musical instruments, and dance.
In addition, there were a variety of raffle prizes given out at this event and Western Wayne was the only school to win a raffle drawing for a five-day Artist in Residence Program for their Drama Club. The prize is a 1,000 dollar value. They will have the opportunity to work with a professional artist to help them further develop their performance arts skills. The Artist in Residence Program will be scheduled in correspondence with the school’s musical director and the NEIU.
The Western Wayne Drama Club is extremely thankful to have won this experience and look forward to learning even more about their craft through it. “We were really excited for all of the classes we took at the Convening,” Lillian Maros, Drama Club president, said. “It was an added special bonus to know that we have won, through luck of the draw, five more hours of experience with a talented local artist of our choosing.” From left: Conor McGuigan, Lillian Maros, Stephanie Maxwell, Colette Schmitt, and Robert Scramuzza. [...]
Homecoming King and Queen Crowned at Varsity Football GameOctober 17, 2024 At the Western Wayne Varsity Football Game against Lakeland on Friday, October 11, the Homecoming Court was honored, and this year’s winners were announced. They are Madison Stiffler, Lake Ariel, as Queen, and Mason Rush, Waymart, as King. Madison, our Queen, has played both varsity volleyball and varsity indoor & outdoor track for four years, along with being in the National Honor Society for two years. She plans to go to Empire Beauty School upon graduation to get the remaining hours needed for her cosmetology license. Mason Rush, our King, has participated in varsity football and student council throughout his high school career. He plans to attend a 4-year college for criminal justice and criminal psychology. The District congratulates the entire Homecoming Court and looks forward to seeing what they will accomplish in the future. Picture one, from left, members of the 2024 Western Wayne
Homecoming Court: Grace Lidy, Raegan Palmer, Ally Irvine, Mackenzie Adams, Mason Rush, King; Madison Stiffler, Queen; Evan Dean, Sean Owens, Lance Maiocco, and Josh Vinton.
Picture two, from left: Madison Stiffler, Queen, and Mason Rush, King at the Homecoming dance. [...]
Fire Safety was held at EverGreen on Friday, October 11th.October 15, 2024Fire Safety was held at EverGreen on Friday, October 11th. EverGreen Elementary hosted Hamlin Fire & Rescue, Lake Ariel Volunteer Fire Company, Maplewood Volunteer Fire Department, and Ledgedale Volunteer Fire Company where local emergency personnel presented students with life saving strategies and showed different pieces of equipment that they use. Students also were able to tour apparatus that local companies had on hand that day. The fire companies presented winter hats to all students. We would like to thank these fire companies for coming to EverGreen for the presentation and helping our students understand ways to be safe. [...]
Western Wayne Invites Community to Homecoming – Oct. 11October 4, 2024The Western Wayne School District invites the community to attend its annual homecoming varsity football game this coming Friday, Oct. 11. The public is encouraged to bring a donation for our Food Drive to the game and will gain free admission for doing so. The donation truck will be near the gate of the Sharkey Rosetti Stadium.
The Western Wayne Homecoming Game against Lakeland will begin at 7 p.m. with the presentation of the Homecoming Court at 6:30 p.m.. The ten seniors on this year’s court feel extremely honored and excited to be a part of this ensemble.
Members of the court include: Josh Vinton, Raegan Palmer, Mackenzie Adams, Sean Owens, Ally Irvine, Lance Maiocco, Grace Lidy, Mason Rush, Madison Stiffler, and Evan Dean.
All of our senior court members have been highly involved during their time at Western Wayne in a variety of clubs, sports, and other activities.
All of the members of our Homecoming Court look forward to bonding with each other and making memories during homecoming at Friday’s game. The court along with the rest of the Western Wayne community invite the public to join them on Friday, Oct. 11 at 6:30 p.m. for the homecoming festivities followed by the game.
The District also wants to invite our Western Wayne alumni and Western Wayne School Community to attend all of our home athletic events scheduled during Homecoming Week! Please come out and support our varsity athletic match-ups all week long by showing up and cheering for the Wildcats!
Monday 10/7 – Western Wayne Boys Soccer v. Mountain View at 6 PM
Tuesday 10/8 – Western Wayne Cross Country Meet v. multiple schools at 4:45 PM
Tuesday 10/8 – Western Wayne Girls Volleyball v. Valley View at 6 PM
Friday 10/11 – Western Wayne Football v. Lakeland at 7 PM
Pictured are members of the 2024 Western Wayne Homecoming Court, from left: Josh Vinton, Raegan Palmer, Mackenzie Adams, Sean Owens, Ally Irvine, Lance Maiocco, Grace Lidy, Mason Rush, Madison Stiffler, and Evan Dean. [...]
Scholarships & Career Opportunities – October EditionOctober 1, 2024The October edition of Scholarships & Career Opportunities is now available. All grades should read this document to get information on college, careers, important dates, SAT/ACT exams and of course…scholarships!
Click here: https://ww3.westernwayne.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Scholarships-and-Career-Opportunities-October-2024.pdf [...]
Financial Aid Night – October 1st – 6-7:30September 27, 202412th graders & parents/guardians…college is expensive. Come to Financial Aid Night to learn more about the costs and financial opportunities that are available. [...]
EverGreen Students Benefit from Reading is Fundamental ProgramSeptember 26, 2024First and second grade students in EverGreen Elementary School received book bags from Reading is Fundamental and Amazon Volunteers on Monday, September 23.
Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. is the oldest and largest non-profit children’s literacy organization in the United States. RIF provides books and reading resources to children nationwide with supporting literacy resources for educators, families, and community volunteers. Mr. Greg Martin from the Amazon Jessup Distribution Center delivered the books to the students.
Pictured from left to right.Sitting: Matthew Patuto, Tyler Trevor, Lucas Convery, Evelyn Rosengrant, Kaylee Edwards, Florence Neagu, and Rayanne Worzel.Standing: Mr. Greg Martin, Piper Fontana, Jasmyne Hollister, Noah Courtright, Bryson Pauselli, Rylee Long, Michael DiPierro, Brooks Warholic, Eloise Dolph, and Jasmine Gravell. [...]
Western Wayne High School Students THINK ENERGY!September 24, 2024From left: Mark Nebzydoski Ph.D., Western Wayne High School Science Teacher; Eugene Schultz, Presenter of Think Energy Innovation Program.
On September 23rd Western Wayne High School Students in grade 9 experienced the THINK! ENERGY Innovation Program. This program is an interactive, hands-on presentation with a take home energy efficiency kit for each participating student and teacher. The program teaches the importance of energy, natural resources and environmental resources, and gives each participating student’s family energy-efficient technologies to install at home. Students and Staff in the high school received innovation kits on September 23rd. The kits included faucet aerators, a furnace filter whistle, a water conserving shower head, three LED light bulbs as well an advanced smart energy power strip. 176 innovation kits were distributed overall. This comes to 5758 new LED bulbs distributed to the Western Wayne School District since the program’s launch in 2015. This program will also result in a number of mini grants for the teachers in the high school as well. The Think Energy Innovation Program has been brought to the schools by the National Energy Foundation, PPL Electric Utilities and the Pennsylvania Department of Education. For more information or questions, please contact National Energy Foundation at 1-855-494-2942 or email amy.lamielle@nef1.org [...]
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