The Western Wayne Drama Club gave a preview of their
upcoming musical Annie on WBRE’s PA Live show on Thursday, April 11. R.J. Clemens, who plays Oliver Warbucks, and
Amanda David, who plays Annie, sang “I Don’t Need Anything but You” from Act II
of the show. You can view their
performance at the following link https://www.pahomepage.com/lifestyle/pa-live/pa-live-western-wayne-drama-club-annie-april-11-2019/1918779760 Mark your calendar with the dates for our
performances of Annie at Western Wayne High School’s Veterans Memorial
Auditorium on Friday, April 26, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.m.; and
Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m. Tickets are
$5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students, and Western Wayne students
are free with a student ID.
Western Wayne Middle School students are part of a unique learning experience for a second time. Created by the Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC) in Allentown, PA in 2013, the “What’s So cool About Manufacturing?” contests draw entries from more than 200 teams across Pennsylvania. The teams of students and teacher coaches receive camera equipment, software, and professional guidance as they learn to script, record, and edit their video stories of what it’s like to work in the manufacturing industry. Students learn about the manufacturing career field and complete their projects at various local manufacturing businesses.
The contest’s objective is to change students’ perceptions about manufacturing careers by sending them to local places where manufacturing is done to complete their submissions for “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?”. The “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” contests are supported regionally by their sponsors and partners.
The 2019 “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” Contest for Northeast PA is produced by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center in Hanover Township, PA. Participating schools are from Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, and Wayne counties. Western Wayne is one of eleven schools participating in the Northeast PA Contest.
For the second year, Western Wayne Middle School students had the opportunity to explore Boyce Products Ltd., a manufacturing facility located in Damascus, for their project. This winter the students toured Boyce to learn about the manufacturing career field and gather information for their submission.
Western Wayne Drama Club will give a
preview of its upcoming production of Annie on WBRE’s PA Live on
Thursday, April 11 at 4 p.m. Viewers can tune into the live broadcast and
see a performance by Western Wayne’s own Oliver Warbucks, played by senior R.J.
Clemens, and Annie, played by eighth grade student, Amanda
David. Mark your calendar with the dates for our performances
of Annie at Western Wayne High School’s Veterans Memorial
Auditorium on Friday, April 26, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.m.; and
Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for senior
citizens and students, and Western Wayne students are free with a student
ID.
The Western Wayne School District congratulates senior R.J.
Clemens who very successfully represented the district at the All-State Chorus
Festival in Pittsburgh during the first week of April. R.J. is
pictured at the David Lawrence Convention Center.
In an article featured on USAtoday.com, at least 35 people reported seizures after using electronic cigarettes over the past decade, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said the agency is investigating the incidents, which primarily involved youth and young adults and were discovered in its “adverse event” reporting system.
Seizures or convulsions are known to be possible side effects of nicotine poisoning. They have reportedly occurred after users swallow vaping liquid containing nicotine.
Among the many shelves of books in the Western Wayne
High School Library hung a variety of beautiful gowns available for students to
choose for their upcoming Prom in May. Students
had the opportunity get a dress free of charge throughout the school day on
Wednesday, March 27.
Western
Wayne School Board President Mrs. Bernice Fiorella had the idea to get the
community involved in such a project because she saw a need for the young
ladies in the district to have some assistance in acquiring an item that could
set them back hundreds of dollars which they may not have.
“Someone
approached me about there being a need for dresses and once I saw that need I
wanted to fill it,” Fiorella explained.
She
later took to social media and other forms of networking in the community to
acquire the gowns. She received about
100 dresses from family in New York and another woman from New Jersey reached
out and donated about 200 dresses. Many
other people in the Western Wayne community have also donated to this worthy
cause along with Sunshine Cleaners in Hamlin who professionally cleaned all of
the donated gowns free of charge.
Fiorella
first did a project like this in the fall of this school year for the
semi-formal and after its success she decided to continue to work with everyone
involved to provide dresses to any girls who need one for this year’s Prom.
“It
always amazes me how giving our community is,” Fiorella said. “They exceed my expectations every time.”
The
girls at Western Wayne High School felt so grateful for the community’s efforts
and absolutely loved having the chance to choose a Prom dress of their dreams.
Senior
Vaeda Pontosky, who will attend DeSales University next year in the Physician
Assistant Program, took advantage of the chance to look for Prom dresses at
school.
“This
is such a great opportunity,” Vaeda said.
“I’m trying my best to save money for college right now, and I am so
grateful for everyone who made this possible for us today.”
Vaeda’s
classmate, junior Bella Zeiler also felt extremely grateful for the community’s
efforts.
“Along
with helping me to save money, it is really convenient for me to have some time
during the day to look for a dress, because I have to work after school to save
money for things like college and a car,” Bella explained.
Fiorella
is thrilled the event was such a success and hopes to continue efforts of this
nature in the Western Wayne community in the future.
In the meantime, Fiorella
is giving the dresses that remain after the Western Wayne event to East
Stroudsburg School District so their students can also benefit from this
wonderful opportunity to have a dress free of charge for Prom. East Stroudsburg had reached out to Fiorella
after hearing about the success of Western Wayne’s event in the fall to get
students semi-formal dresses.
“I look forward to continuing efforts like these to help students through working with the Western Wayne School community and beyond in the future,” Fiorella said.
This is like a Broadway show on a basketball court. Our team will feature tricks, music dunks, comedy, dancing, and audience participation. It is an awe-inspiring, two-hour basketball show including an autograph session! See them take on the WW Ballers (WW faculty). Benefits the WW Football program.
Pennsylvania Future Business Leaders of
America state officers attended the Pennsylvania Business Education Association
Conference on Friday, March 22. At the conference, officers introduced
presenters of the various workshops held at the event. In addition, they
answered questions regarding membership in FBLA. They also assisted with
the scholarship auction held at the luncheon and business
meeting. Pictured is Western Wayne Junior Ezra Tetreault. Ezra is
the Western Wayne FBLA vice president, Region 22 president of FBLA, and he is
the vice president at large for FBLA for the state of Pennsylvania.
Pictured are some of the Western Wayne Middle School students involved in the 2019 “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” Northeast PA Contest. From left: Trinity Foulds, Alaina Maiocco, Ella Pavlovich, Kailey Tickner, Julie Bryan, Skylar Long, and Evan Peirce. Team members not pictured: Bernie Roedel and Ivan Knecht.
Voting for the second-annual “What’s So Cool About
Manufacturing Contest?” will be open from March 27th through March
29th at https://www.whatssocool.org/contests/northeast-pa/
The public can support Western Wayne Middle School students by going on
and voting for their video submission as many times as they would like.
Western
Wayne Middle School students are part of this unique learning experience for
the second time. Created by the
Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC) in Allentown, PA in 2013, the “What’s So
cool About Manufacturing?” contests draw entries from more than 200 teams
across Pennsylvania. The teams of
students and teacher coaches receive camera equipment, software, and
professional guidance as they learn to script, record, and edit their video
stories of what it’s like to work in the manufacturing industry. Students learn
about the manufacturing career field and complete their projects at various
local manufacturing businesses.
The contest’s objective
is to change students’ perceptions about manufacturing careers by sending them
to local places where manufacturing is done to complete their submissions for
“What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?”. The
“What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” contests are supported regionally by
their sponsors and partners.
The 2019 “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” Contest for Northeast PA
is produced by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial
Resource Center in Hanover Township, PA. Participating schools are from
Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, and Wayne counties. Western Wayne is one of eleven schools
participating in the Northeast PA Contest.
For the second year, Western Wayne Middle
School students had the opportunity to explore Boyce Products Ltd., a
manufacturing facility located in Damascus, for their project. This winter the students toured Boyce to
learn about the manufacturing career field and gather information for their
submission.
The group of Western
Wayne students consisting of Bernie Roedel, Ella Pavlovich, Alaina Maiocco,
Skylar Long, Trinity Foulds, Evan Peirce, Ivan Knecht, Julie Bryan, and Kailey
Tickner felt rewarded and fulfilled after their experiences at Boyce and in
creating their video submission.
The students were
surprised to learn that Boyce makes a variety of products used in the national
spotlight. For example, the students
learned Boyce creates set pieces for CNN News, the tables used for interviews
in the NFL, along with different props used in popular movies, and the call
boxes used in New York City subways.
“It was neat to see how
much work goes into each piece they create,” Evan Peirce, 8th grader
from Western Wayne, said.
Evan’s fellow classmate
Julie Bryan said she was excited to see the different equipment in use at
Boyce.
“We got to see laser
cutters going through metal,” Julie explained.
After their trip, the
students worked on creating their video submission about their experience. Eighth grader Bernie Roedel acted as a
student leader for this effort. The film
is now finalized and can be viewed on the Western Wayne website at https://ww3.westernwayne.org/western-wayne-manufacturing-video-submission/
The Western Wayne School
Community invites the public to vote for Western Wayne Middle School’s video
submission to “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” at https://www.whatssocool.org/contests/northeast-pa/
The students have the chance to win for a variety of categories. Your vote can help them win the Northeast PA
Viewer’s Choice Award.
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Band Performs at GDS Fair and Meets Kurt AaronAugust 29, 2024Kurt Aaron and Michael Olivo
Band and Color Guard perform at the GDS Fair.
The annual Western Wayne Marching Band and Color Guard performance at the GDS Fair was especially eventful this year because on the day of their performance Wednesday, August 28, WNEP’s Kurt Aaron and his infamous dog Ranger were also there doing live spots. Aaron briefly interviewed Western Wayne band member Michael Olivo, a senior. Michael proudly told the viewing audience about Western Wayne’s upcoming performance at the fair.
“It was really exciting to get to promote our band to a TV audience,” Michael said.
The students were thrilled to perform their 2024-25 Boy Bands themed field show for the audience along with playing some fan favorite stand tunes.
Drum majors this year are seniors Lia Hartman and Kalob Franko. This is Lia’s second season as drum major.
“We are all so grateful to be able to perform for the local community who is so supportive of us,” Lia said.
The Western Wayne Band is under the direction of Mrs. Elaine Ort who is now in her 11th season with the district.
The entire Western Wayne Band and Color Guard invite the local community to attend the first home game of the season for varsity football against Lackawanna Trail on Friday, August, 30, at the Sharkey-Rosetti stadium. Western Wayne will have the pregame show starting at about 6:45 p.m.; kick-off is at 7 p.m. [...]
Western Wayne to Host Annual Car Show Saturday, Sept. 7—NEW RAIN DATE! August 27, 2024The Western Wayne Hot Rod Club and Drama Club will host their 2024 Annual Car Show on Saturday, September 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the high school parking lot, 1970A Easton Turnpike, Lake Ariel, PA, near the football stadium. Please note our NEW RAIN DATE is Sunday, September 15.Food to be sold at the concession stand. Registration fee is $10. Spectators are free. The Hot Rod Club will give prizes for best car, truck, tractor, motorcycle, and best in show.In addition, the Drama group will sell a variety of concessions. There will also be a raffle of baskets and gift certificates generously donated by businesses and families in the local community.Drama Club student Robert Scramuzza is excited to partner with the Hot Rod Club for the for the Car Show. He explained how the Drama Club students will be dressed in 50s attire for the event.“We wanted our presence at the event to go along with the variety of cars from the past that surely will be there,” Bobby said. “We hope that the public comes out to enjoy the cars and to have some good food and purchase some chances to win baskets and gift certificates.”Members of the Drama Parents Club are working to obtain a variety of items for the raffle at the Car Show from many very generous businesses and families in our Wildcat community. The students involved in the Hot Rod Club and Drama Club can use the funds raised from this event for their club activities.The Hot Rod Club meets on a regular basis to work on a variety of automotive projects after school and can use the funds for their projects among other activities.The Drama Club meets on a regular basis after school to work on a variety of projects and activities.“Drama Club gives students a place where they can express themselves,” club president Lillian Maros explained. “We are like one big family in our club and really enjoy coming together to work as a team on events such as the Car Show.”All of the members of the Hot Rod Club, Drama Club, and Drama Parents Club cordially invite the public to attend this fun-filled event on Saturday, Sept. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the High School parking lot near the stadium. Come out and see some great vehicles, take some chances on our basket raffle, enjoy some food, and enjoy some time socializing. Rain date is Sunday, September 15. [...]
Freshman Orientation – Save the Date!August 8, 2024August 22, 2024 – 6:00-7:30pm – Veterans Memorial Auditorium, WWHS
Western Wayne High School welcomes the Class of 2028!
Information on the high school/ 9th Grade Transition
High School Survival Guide
Student’s class schedule
Tours
Refreshments [...]
Safe2Say Something is a youth violence prevention
program run by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General.
The program teaches youth and adults how to recognize
warning signs and signals, especially within social media,
from individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others
and to “say something” BEFORE it is too late.