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Thank you to EverGreen PTA!

The EverGreen Elementary students would like to thank the PTA for the Christmas gift this school year! The PTA purchased t-shirts for all students at EverGreen. The students can wear their black and gold to show their Wildcat pride on Wildcat Wednesdays!

Western Wayne Students Excel at FBLA Regional Leadership Conference

Western Wayne FBLA once again had a great showing at the FBLA Regional Leadership Conference with 59 members placing in the top five.  Of those members placing in the top five, 46 are eligible to attend the State Leadership Conference in Hershey this April.  Also, WW FBLA took 1st place in Outstanding Chapter in Region 22. In addition, Ezra Tetreault was elected 2019-2020 Region 22 President.  From left, Western Wayne students, Austin Boguski, Sydney Peet, and Ezra Tetreault.

The following Western Wayne students participated in the recent FBLA Regional Leadership Conference in the Intro to Parliamentary Procedure event.  From left:  Lena Piccolino (second place), Rachel Hoch (third place), and Kaeli Romanowski (first place).

The following Western Wayne students participated in the recent FBLA Regional Leadership Conference in the Management Decision Making Team event.  Pictured is the first place team consisting of Ed Sledzinski and Parker Howell.

The following Western Wayne students participated in the recent FBLA Regional Leadership Conference in the Parliamentary Procedure Event.  From left are members of the first place team: Sydney Peet, Jillian Dudley, Allison Mattern, and Abby Gogolski.

 

FBLA Regional Leadership Conference Results
Accounting I First Place Madison Kapschull*
Adverting Fourth Place Annie Skirpin*
Agribusiness Third Place Gavin Lamberton*
Banking and Financial Systems Fifth Place Lou Azzato

Alex Iovacchini

Matthew Reingold
Broadcast Journalism First Place Jamie Bryan*

Sydney Hutchinson*

Courtney Petrilak*
Business Communications Fourth Place Megan Herlihy*
Computer Applications Second Place Emily Barone*
Emerging Business Issues First Place Evan Coons*

Ezra Tetreault*
Entrepreneurship First Place Austin Boguski*

Brandon Garnett*

Derek Mason*
  Second Place Landon Firmstone*

Jack McAllister*
Global Business Fourth Place Miriam Sheehan*

Cosette Talarico*
  Fifth Place Zane Janiszewski

Carson Rush

Timmy Smith
Health Care Administration Fifth Place Lucas Scott
Intro to Business Fifth Place Brett Schane
Intro to Business Communication Fourth Place Audrey Lawlor*
Intro to Business Presentation First Place Matt Leslie*

Lenny Maiocco*

Madison McGlone*
Intro to Business Procedures Third Place Hannah Elbert*
  Fourth Place Maggie Millon*
Intro to Public Speaking Third Place Morgan Cocodrilli
Introduction to FBLA Third Place Gabby Tetreault*
  Fourth Place Ashton Fitsimmons*
  Fifth Place Rachel Tuman
Intro to Financial Math Fourth Place Caleb Hoch*
Intro to Parliamentary Procedure First Place Kaeli Romanowski*
  Second Place Lena Piccolino*
  Third Place Rachel Hoch*
Job Interview First Place Grace Hollister*
Management Decision Making First Place Parker Howell*

Edward Sledzinski*
Marketing Third Place Abby Black*

Desiree Mecca*

Angelia Reggie*
Parliamentary Procedure First Place Darlene Black*

Jill Dudley*

Abby Gogolski*

Allison Mattern*

Sydney Peet*
Personal Finance Third Place Jake Kunz*
Public Speaking First Place Gabe Pieros*
  Second Place Kate Mattern*
Sales Presentation First Place Lily Visceglia*
Sports and Entertainment Marketing Fifth Place Tommy Gogolski

Kiel Rizzi

Caden Slifko
Word Processing First Place Jessica Madden*
  Third Place Jake Brodowski*
Outstanding Chapter First Place
2019-2020 Region 22 President Ezra Teterault

*Eligible to compete at the FBLA State Leadership Conference in Hershey.

Western Wayne Hosts Blood Drive in Honor of Beloved Teacher

“Wildcats first down!” was announced for many years at Western Wayne home football games by the late Mr. James Rebar, beloved English teacher in the high school, who also served as the announcer for Wildcat football games.  Rebar lost a battle with cancer this past summer and his students decided to honor him with a blood drive on Friday, November 30 hosted at the high school.

Senior Taylor Smith ran this event as her senior project.  Western Wayne seniors complete service-based projects as a step towards their graduation.  Taylor, who is interested in studying nursing next year, says she chose to dedicate the drive to Rebar after learning about event planning for these types of drives at a training hosted by the American Red Cross.

Taylor said she knew Rebar had lost blood due to his illness and thought his family would be pleased that her and other Western Wayne students would like to help others fight illnesses like Rebar did.  Many of Rebar’s students admired and respected him.

“He was just awesome,” Taylor said.  “He made everyone laugh all of the time, but he could also be strict.  Mr. Rebar made sure all of his students were prepared for adulthood.”

Taylor explained how she would go to Rebar for extra help for one of the honors courses she was taking.  She explained how welcoming he was to her and how much he wanted to help her succeed.  In turn, Taylor, who is president of the Western Wayne CATS Club, a service project based group, is so glad that her blood drive for Rebar was successful.

“We had about thirty students and teachers donate,” Taylor explained.  “It’s awesome that we got to give back like that.”

Fellow senior Amber Antidormi agrees.  Amber plans to major in psychology next year.

“I always love helping people,” Amber explained.  “And this event gave me the opportunity to do just that.”

Another CATS club member sophomore Keyly Robinson also used this event as a chance to honor Rebar, help others, and get experience for her future career.

“I like events like this because I plan on going into the medical field to be a surgeon,” Keyly explained.

Rebar’s mother Pat Rebar and his sister Suzanne Rebar both attended the drive and felt glad that students like Keyly could use this event in Mr. Rebar’s honor to help them gain experience for future careers in helping others.

“I was surprised to see that the event had such a good outcome,” Pat said.  “It was so nice to see the kids working together in Jim’s honor and gaining a good experience in the process.”

Western Wayne High School Receives 2018 ExxonMobil Grant

The Western Wayne High School received a 500 dollar 2018 ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Grant for their math and science departments.  ExxonMobil and Liberty Petroleum present these grants to various area schools each year.  The check was presented to Western Wayne on Thursday, Dec. 13.  Western Wayne Administration and staff are excited to use these funds to better the educational experiences of their students.  From left:  Mr. Paul Gregorski, high school principal; Mrs. Christine McClure, co-science department chairperson; Mr. Leo Kerylovicz, general manager of Liberty Petroleum; and Mr. Ted MacDonough, math department chairperson.

Western Wayne School Counselor Named Pennsylvania School Counselor of the Year

Robert D. Wilson School Counselor, Erica Booth, was honored at the School Counselor Annual Conference hosted by the Pennsylvania School Counselors Association held at The Hershey Lodge and Convention Center on November 29.  She was selected as Pennsylvania School Counselor of the Year, the equivalent of Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year.

Erica is in her sixth year at the Western Wayne School District, all of which were served at Robert D. Wilson Elementary. The PSCA SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR (SCOY) AWARDS honor professional school counselors who have made significant contributions to their students and/or school districts through the development and implementation of comprehensive school counseling programs that are based on the ASCA National Model.  Western Wayne Administration and staff are extremely proud of Erica’s great accomplishments in their district which have led her to receiving this honor.

 

 

Hamlin/ Lake Ariel Rotary Donates Coats for Western Wayne Students

 

Pictured are Western Wayne staff members with members of the Rotary who generously donated coats for students throughout the Western Wayne School District. From left: Matthew Fitzsimmons, high school guidance counselor; Diane Tansits, high school and middle school social worker; Tatiana Black, Rotary member; Susan Giguere, Rotary member; Terry Gunning, Rotary member; Renee Chernin, high school guidance counselor; Kasey Gribble, high school guidance counselor; Lisa Jacques, middle school guidance counselor; and Jennifer Bradley, high school assistant principal.

All four Western Wayne Schools (EverGreen Elementary, R.D. Wilson Elementary, the High School, and Middle School) benefited from a coat drive done by the Hamlin/ Lake Ariel Rotary.  The Rotary donated several cases of coats to the schools.  All of the schools received a variety of coats in different colors and sizes.  The district is so grateful for this donation and knows its students will greatly benefit from these much needed coats.   From left, Sue Schlasta, EverGreen Elementary social worker; and Tatiana Black, from the Rotary.

 

 

High School Recognizes Fall Art Students of the Month

The following Western Wayne arts students were recognized this fall as artists of the month.  From left, top row: September: Dayla Jones, “Bi-Polar Leopard” mixed media; September: Melody Gershey, “Southward Bound” oil.  From left, middle row: October: Abby Burke, “The Other Abby” colored pencil; October: Teree Hopson, “Me, Myself, & I” colored pencil.  From left, bottom row: November: Anya Wayda, “Primary Girl” chalk pastel; and November: Sarah Gerstenmaier, “Finny” ceramics.

Mobile Agriculture Education Science Lab Visits Western Wayne Elementary Students

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Western Wayne’s  Robert D. Wilson Elementary School hosted a special event the week of November 27.  The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau’s Mobile Agriculture Education Science Lab came to the school  for students pre-kindergarten to fifth grade to enjoy.

The opportunity was afforded to the students through funding provided by the Wayne County Farm Bureau, a Soybean Council Grant and Robert D. Wilson PTA.

The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau’s Mobile Agriculture Education Science Lab creates an opportunity for students to learn about agriculture (Pennsylvania’s number one industry) in a fun and hands-on-way.

“With fewer children having a tie to farming, we created the Ag Lab program to help teachers educate more students about the importance of agriculture,” said PF  President Rick Ebert.

Students enter the lab to perform science experiments that teach lessons focused on farm, food, fiber and the environment.  Mobile Lab visits to schools are coordinated with the preparation of teachers and their classes for the science experiments.  A certified teacher travels with the lab to lead each class in the science experiments.  The lab is equipped with all the materials and supplies needed for the experiments.

Examples of the experiments that are taught in the lab include: germinating seed under different conditions, creating crayons from soybeans, and testing the water capacity of different soils.  A Mobile Lab can educate up to 900 students and involve up to 30 teachers per week.

At R.D., first grade participated in an experiment called Popcorn Capers.  Students engaged in conversation with Paula Brennan, Mobile Ag Lab Teacher, and enjoyed a story about corn, how it grows, where it grows, and its many uses.  Students then completed a sink and float activity including a corn kernel and a popped kernel of corn along with a variety of other common objects with varying degrees of air (rice crispies, cheese ball, raisins to name a few).

In addition, Kindergarten participated in an experiment called Farm Charm where prompted by conversation, the students and teacher built a farm and made connections between the various components of a farm.   Student made a Farm Charm to wear which symbolized all the components of a farm (sun, water, cows, pigs, chickens, soil and more).

All of the Western Wayne Elementary students and staff greatly enjoyed their experiences with the Mobile Lab and hope to have more of these unique educational experiences in the future.