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Western Wayne FBLA Attends National Conference

Individual student pictured is Rhayni Carroll.

For the first time since 2019, the FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) National Leadership Conference was an in-person event.  Held in Chicago, Illinois, this conference brought together more than 12,000 members, advisers, and guests, including nearly 600 members of the Pennsylvania delegation.

            Besides informative workshops and exciting campaigns for national offices, students had the opportunity to participate in a competitive events program consisting of more than 70 different business/business-related events.  

            This year 12 students represented Western Wayne High School including Gavin Murphy and Morgan Coccodrilli, Sales Presentation; Lou Azzato and Stevie Wilkinson, Public Service Announcement; Alex Chapman, Kaeli Romanowski, and Jenna Kwiatkowski, Parliamentary Procedure; Rachel Tuman, Entrepreneurship; Adrian Agnello and Weston Nugent, Intro to Business Presentation; and Rhayni Carroll and Emily Romanowski, Intro to Parliamentary Procedure.

            At the Awards of Excellence Program held over two evenings, Western Wayne rising junior Rhayni Carroll captured a seventh-place award in Intro to Parliamentary Procedure.  In addition, Theresa Lubash, local chapter adviser, was recognized as Pennsylvania’s Outstanding Adviser of the Year.

            While in Chicago, the students had the opportunity to see many of the sights including “The Bean” in Millennium Park, the Navy Pier, a boat cruise focusing on the unique architecture of the city and a visit to the top of the John Hancock Building and the Willis Tower to take in the beautiful scenery.

            Accompanying the students were Theresa Lubash, business teacher and FBLA local chapter adviser, and former adviser, Fran Vitovsky.

Western Wayne Students Attend Junior National Youth Leadership Conference

Makayla,  Madelyn, and Hannah look forward to using the skills they learned at the conference as they begin their new journey in high school.  From left:  Makayla Moser, Hannah DeStefano, and Madelyn Vinton.

Western Wayne students attended the Junior  National Youth Leadership Conference held this past July in Washington, D.C.  Freshmen Makayla Moser, Madelyn Vinton, and Hannah DeStefano were recommended to attend the conference by their middle school guidance counselor Mr. Totsky.  The outstanding students did a lot of fundraising to be able to have this experience including selling handmade blanket baskets, having a small basket raffle, and reaching out to the local community and businesses like The Grim Foundation which helped tremendously.  All three students greatly enjoyed their experience at the conference.

Madelyn explained how her favorite part was a museum called Planet World that they saw.  She was also thrilled to meet many new friends from across the country.

“I think what I learned at this conference will help strengthen my leadership qualities by making me work hard and fast while working with everyone,” Madelyn said.  “It made me realize I’m not by myself, and I could never do it by myself.” Madelyn intends to pursue either law or pediatric audiology in the future.

Makayla agreed that getting to tour the monuments and historic places in Washington,  D.C. was her favorite part of the experience along with meeting new people.

“I especially liked visiting Arlington National Cemetery and learning about its history,” Makayla explained.  “We even got to see the changing of the guard. Another enjoyable part was how the new friends I made helped push me to achieve my goals at the conference.”  Makayla aspires to study forensic psychology and criminal profiling in college.

Fellow classmate Hannah’s favorite part of the experience was the guest speakers. Her favorite was a speech given by Anthony Robles, a NCAA wrestler who was born with one leg.

“ We got to speak with him, and his speech was very moving,” Hannah explained.   I learned that there are no excuses for things you can or cannot do.” Hannah is interested in a career in the medical field and has been researching careers like a travel nurse and anesthesiologist.

FREE & REDUCED MEAL APPLICATION IS NOW AVAILABLE!

The USDA funded free breakfast and lunch waivers that were in effect for the 2021-2022 school year are set to expire before the start of the 2022-2023 school year. WWSD is no longer permitted to provide free breakfast and lunch to students. Therefore, parents and guardians are strongly encouraged to apply for the federally assisted Free and Reduced-Price Meal Program for this upcoming school year.
Apply online at http://www.schoolcafe.com (free account set up required) or http://www.compass.state.pa.us.
Meal Prices for the 2022-2023 school year: Student Breakfast $1.35; Elementary Lunch $2.55;
HS/MS Lunch $ 2.85
Please reach out to Maria Liptak, RD Food Service Director with any questions: mliptak@westernwayne.org

SHINE Afterschool – Job Openings

Workforce Alliance is looking to fill the following positions for the SHINE Afterschool Program beginning this fall. Candidates can reach out to Katheryne Hait directly to discuss these opportunities.

  1. Site Coordinators (1) for the Western Wayne center 
  2. Lead Teacher (1) for the Western Wayne center
  3. Teachers (1) for the Western Wayne center
  4. Teacher Assistant (3) for the Western Wayne center
  5. Home Visitor (1) one for the Western Wayne center 

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’22 WWHS yearbook Supplement

The supplement to the ’22 WWHS yearbook is available for pickup in the high school office. There is no charge for the supplement as it is built into the cost of the yearbook. Stop by the office to get your copy.

Job Opportunities – Food Service Team Members

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We are currently looking for food service team members.
Part-time (5 hours per day) and Substitute Positions Available (All buildings/flexible shifts)

Great jobs when you have students in the District.
You work when they are in school.

Please reach out for more info to:

mliptak@westernwayne.org or call 1-800-321-9973 option 5

Applicants must be in compliance with Acts 34/151/114 Guidelines

Western Wayne School District is an EOE school district.

Middle School Eighth Grade Final Walk

Dawn Krautter, Evan Bahmer, and Brianna Vinton
Krautter, Bahmer, and Vinton walk the Middle School hallways as a final send off for both them and the eighth grade class.

The Western Wayne Middle School continued their tradition on the last day of school which was Friday, June 10, this year. It is called the 8th Grade Final Walk. As a final activity before leaving the building to move on to the high school, 8th grade students took a walk through the hallways appropriately led by three teachers that are leaving the middle school this year Dawn Krautter, Evan Bahmer, and Brianna Vinton.
Krautter, Bahmer, and Vinton led the procession through the hallways of the middle school and received flowers from 6th and 7th grade students along the way. The two women ended up with bouquets at the end and Mr. Bahmer received a beautiful plant along with many well wishes from students, faculty, and staff who lined the hallways and met them outside of the building to celebrate.
Krautter has taught at the school for three and half years. She was the Middle School FCS teacher for two and half years and this past year she was a seventh grade ELA teacher.
“I have had a wonderful experience,” Krautter said. “Western Wayne will always be special to me.”
Krautter will be moving to Valdosta, Georgia. She will be the Lanier County High School FCS teacher next year.

Bahmer, who served as a substitute teacher in many different capacities at Western Wayne for the last two years, will be moving on to a full-time job at Summit Christian Academy in Clarks Summit, PA. He will be teaching math and Bible to middle school students in grades six through eight. Bahmer was born and raised in Michigan. He has a degree from Clarks Summit University in pastoral ministry.
“I am excited for this new teaching position and look forward to seeing what the Lord has in store,” Bahmer said.
Fellow co-worker Brianna Vinton, who was in as a substitute for FCS in the middle school this year, also looks forward to teaching more in the future. She studied at both Misericordia University and Keystone College. She is certified to teach social studies and FCS and will soon have a certification to teach business.
“I loved my experience teaching at my alma mater,” Vinton said.
Western Wayne faculty, administration, staff, and students wish Krautter, Bahmer, and Vinton the best in the future.