Community Health Needs Assessment Survey

Parents and Community members, please take a moment to add your input into this critical survey. Thank you!

Wayne Memorial Hospital, Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers and community leadership throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania are conducting our 2019 study on health care needs and priorities, which will guide the development of new or expanded programming and services in the Wayne/Pike/Carbondale/Forest City area. The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete by accessing https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CHNA19

Students Attend 2018-19 Youth Summit: Make Inclusion a Lifetime Trend

Pictured are Western Wayne students who attended the 2018-19 Youth Summit: Make Inclusion a Lifetime Trend. From left: Sinaea Buford, Hayly Beckwith, Becca Boots, and Jared Loveland.

A group of Western Wayne High School students attended the 2018-19 Youth Summit: Make Inclusion a Lifetime Trend, at Abington Heights School District in early April. The purpose of the summit was to bring students with and without disabilities together to learn about leadership and how to make a difference in their school communities. Nine local districts participated.

Sinaea Buford, Jared Loveland, Rebecca Boots, and Hayly Beckwith represented Western Wayne. These students were chosen because of their leadership and communication skills as well as their enthusiasm and ability to work well with others. The group are also athletes on Western Wayne’s Spring Unified Track and Field team. This team has a combination of students with and without intellectual disabilities. They are all teammates and have developed friendships.

At the summit, the students discussed ways to spread the word on inclusion and worked cooperatively on team building exercises. The students shared ideas and had fun making new friends.

One such student who made new friends at the event was Western Wayne sophomore Jared Loveland. Jared loves to socialize. This is his second season on Western Wayne’s Unified Track team and he feels so grateful for all of the amazing opportunities this experience has afforded him.

“My favorite part of the summit was bonding with everyone that I just met,” Jared explained. “I liked seeing everyone’s ideas in the different activities we did.”

Jared’s classmate freshman Becca Boots said her favorite team-building exercise was when groups of members from different districts had to work to build creations out of uncooked spaghetti and marshmallows.

“The activity allowed me to be creative and have fun,” Becca explained.

Becca has worked with special needs students in a variety of ways in her high school career and she said she learned so much more about inclusion from the summit that she will apply as she continues be a part of the Unified Track Team.

“Unified track is really fun,” Becca said. “I need to be patient because you never know what will happen next and that is one of the reasons why I like it so much.”

Western Wayne Drama Club to Perform Annie – April 26th, 27th and 28th

The Western Wayne Drama Club will present the classic musical Annie. Annie is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com. Performances by Western Wayne students will take place Friday, April 26 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m. in the Western Wayne Veterans Memorial Auditorium located at 1970A Easton Turnpike, Lake Ariel, PA 18436. Students and senior citizens $3 dollars for tickets and adults $5 for tickets. Western Wayne students’ admission free with a student ID.

Pit Band- Front row, from left: Taylor Altenhofen, Julia Lamberton, Katherine Moore, Alyssa Donnini, Madison Kammer, and Ashley Small-Bermudez. Second row, from left: Bryce Urian, Keith Franc, Nathan Taggart, Hudson Malinowski, and Bridgette Flannery. Third row, from left: Shawn Gilligan, Andrew Oudshoorn, and Joseph Jezorwski. Absent from photo: Evan Peirce

Stage Crew- Front row, from left: Emily Brophy, Jared Loveland, Kaitlyn McDermott, Logan Smith, Selena Gravell, and Estevan Mendoza. Second row, from left: Rachael Harsch, Abigail Lopez, Allison King, Lindsey Karwacki, and Hailey Robbins. Third row, from left: Anna Mangieri, Nathan McCollum, and Jonatan Stanley. Absent from photo: Adrian Shaffer and Emma Dwyer.

Cast of Annie- Front row, from left: Haley Strocchia, Ava Compton, Sophia Conaway, Natasha Orehek, Larissa Ellsworth, Jenna Frable, Julia Phillips, and Alex Taylor. Second row, from left: Lily Visceglia, Sydney Peet, Andie Solimine, Amanda David, R.J. Clemens, and Sam Clemens. Third row, from left: Rebecca Boots, Brandon Davis, Hailey Lightbody, Kevin Franc, Dakota Beavers, Rhonda Fenkner, Angelina Tornillo, Lilly Morcom, Honour Shaffer, and Madison Kapschull. Absent from photo: John Nichols, Adam Kellogg, and Chaz Smith.

Pictured is the notorious Miss Hannigan and her orphans. Floor, from left: Larissa Ellsworth and Julia Phillips. Second row, from left: Ava Compton and Haley Strocchia. Back row, from left: Jenna Frable, Sydney Peet, and Sophia Conaway.

Miss Hannigan played by Sydney Peet and Lily St. Regis played by Lily Visceglia pose in Hannigan’s office during the musical number “Easy Street.”

Pictured are the stars of “The Oxydent Hour of Smiles” radio show. Annie and Warbucks are guests of the show in the hopes of appealing to the public to find Annie’s parents. From left: Lilly Morcom who plays Bonnie Boylan, Madison Kapschull who plays Connie Boylan, Honour Shaffer who plays host Bert Healy, and Sam Clemens who plays radio’s only masked announcer Fred McCracken and his ventriloquist doll Wacky.

Bert Healy played by Honour Shaffer discovers our show’s Star-To-Be Rhonda Fenkner during the musical number “NYC.”

Pictured are all of the staff, residents, and guests of Oliver Warbuck’s mansion: Back row, from left: Dakota Beavers, Brandon Davis, Kevin Franc, Andie Solimine, Hailey Lightbody, Rebecca Boots, and Angelina Tornillo. Front row, from left: Amanda David who plays Annie; R.J. Clemens who plays Oliver Warbucks; and Alex Taylor, who plays President Roosevelt.

Pictured are some of the lead characters in Annie. From left: Amanda David who plays Annie; R.J. Clemens who plays Oliver Warbucks; and Andie Solimine who plays Grace.

Annie played by Amanda David and Warbucks played by R.J. Clemens hit a playful pose in the upbeat musical number “I Don’t Need Anything But You.”

FBLA State Leadership Conference Results

Western Wayne FBLA once again had a very successful conference held earlier this week in Hershey. Eighteen members placed in the top 10 with 10 eligible to attend the National Leadership Conference this summer in San Antonio, TX.

FBLA Results
Student	Event	Place
Madison Kapschull	Accounting I	1^st*
Emily Barone	Computer Applications	5^th
Maya Black	Digital Video Production	8^th
Jakob Ortola	Digital Video Production	8^th
Matt Leslie	Intro to Business Presentation	5^th
Lenny Maiocco	Intro to Business Presentation	5^th
Madison McGlone	Intro to Business Presentation	5^th
Ashton Fitzsimmons	Intro to FBLA	1^st*
Gabby Tetreault	Intro to FBLA	6^th
Kaeli Romanowski	Intro to Parliamentary Procedure	1^st*
Lena Piccolino	Intro to Parliamentary Procedure	2^nd*
Rachel Hoch	Intro to Parliamentary Procedure	3^rd*
Kate Mattern	Public Speaking	6^th
Darlene Black	Parliamentary Procedure	1^st*
Jillian Dudley	Parliamentary Procedure	1^st*
Abby Gogolski	Parliamentary Procedure	1^st*
Allison Mattern	Parliamentary Procedure	1^st*
Sydney Peet	Parliamentary Procedure	1^st*
Outstanding Chapter – 8^thPlace
Local Market Share Award – 10^th Place
Evan Coons – Inducted into the National Business Honor Society
Ezra Tetreault – Elected PA FBLA First Vice President

*Students eligible to attend the FBLA National Leadership Conference in San Antonio, TX

Watch Drama Club Students Perform Annie on PA Live!

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.

Middle School Students Win Outstanding Editing Award for Video

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.

Cast of Western Wayne’s Annie to Perform on PA Live on Thursday, April 11

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.

Western Wayne Senior Represents District at All-State Chorus Festival

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.

FDA: Dozens of seizures reported after vaping, mostly by young people

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.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2019/04/03/vaping-electronic-cigarettes-seizures-convulsions-food-drug-administration/3346467002/

Additionally, we would like to offer the latest E-Cig toolkit that was provided from the American Lung Association in Pennsylvania.

Toolkit for Providers - End the E-cigarette Epidemic

Created: 05 - 04 - 2019

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Western Wayne Community Donates Prom Dresses for Students

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.