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Western Wayne Administration Honors Trina Barcarola

Western Wayne Administration has recognized sophomore Trina Barcarola as an outstanding student. Trina is an honor roll student who has achieved many accomplishments with Western Wayne’s track team this year. She also is a member of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) along with being a proud member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) in Wayne County.

Trina enjoys her academic studies and athletic endeavors at Western Wayne equally. One of her favorite classes is Anatomy. She has a lot of interest in studying the human body.

“I think I find enjoyment in this class because it ties in with how the body works,” Trina explained. “I can connect because I’m so involved athletically in my life.”

This year Trina did extremely well with Western Wayne’s Indoor Track Club. She qualified and participated in the state championships held at Penn State Main Campus.

She placed 12th overall in hurdles and dropped a 10th of a second in the event, therefore, beating her best time.

Also, Trina competed in the New Balance Nationals for indoor pole vaulting at the Armory in New York City. At the competition, she cleared 11 feet, 3 ½ inches.

Trina, who has participated in track at Western Wayne since she was in middle school, feels very proud of all of her accomplishments so far in this sport.

“Throughout my time in the sport, I have developed a mental stability to push myself to my limits,” she said. “I have learned to be comfortable with being uncomfortable because I know the harder I work the better my times will be. Every minute counts.”

Along with pushing herself out of her comfort zone in the sport, Trina, also, really enjoys helping her underclassmen teammates.

“I have learned to help underclassmen,” she explained. “I like to give them constant encouragement.”

When Trina isn’t on the track or in the classroom striving for excellence, she is working on projects for clubs like PJAS and FBLA.

This year Trina is a state qualifier for her PJAS project that centers around the concept of how fabrics affect heat absorption. She is also part of a group in FBLA who will go to the state competition for the Introduction to Business event.

Trina explains that her faith is just as important to her as all of her accomplishments. She is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes that is a student led program in which students discuss how their faith ties into sports.

Along with having strong feelings about her faith, Trina also has strong feelings about helping others. She currently is considering physical therapy as a possible career path.

“I want to help people rehabilitate,” Trina explained. “I have a passion for that.”

High School principal Paul Gregorski is proud of all of Trina’s accomplishments as a sophomore and looks forward to what she will achieve in her remaining years at Western Wayne.

“Trina is a role model for our students in many ways,” Gregorski explained. “She truly is making the most of her time at Western Wayne in all areas.”

From left: Ms. Jennifer Bradley, High School assistant principal; Trina Barcarola; and Mr. Paul Gregorski, High School principal.

Philly College Tour – 2018

On Friday, March 23rd, the Western Wayne High School Guidance Department, through the help of a grant from the Wayne/Pike Workforce Alliance, took 11th grade students to tour La Salle University, Thomas Jefferson University, Temple University and Drexel University. This trip allowed students to visit schools they might not have had the chance to see, learn about their programs, discover what they might like or not like in a college and get the feel of different campuses.

 

Philadelphia College Tour – 2018
La Salle University
Thomas Jefferson University
Touring Jefferson University
Fashion Design Projects at Jefferson University
Temple University
Touring Temple
Drexel University

Middle School Competes in Science Olympiad Northeast Regional Tournament

Creating a model roller coaster, building a model plane, and designing a model bridge were just some of the tasks that Western Wayne Middle school students faced at the Science Olympiad Northeast Regional Tournament on Friday, March 9, at the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Campus.

Due to weather conditions, Western Wayne arrived late and competed in eight of the 23 events they were prepared to participate in. However, in the ten of the 15 events they did compete in, they ranked within the top ten schools.

Some of Western Wayne’s eighth grade students placed in the top five of their events. Jenny Guadagno received a 4th place medal in the Ecology event. She explained how for the event students had to take a test about how organisms respond to their environment. Jenny plans to pursue a career in the STEM field.

“A competition such as this helps you get to learn a lot about how to research,” she explained. “I think this will help me be better prepared for a science career.”

Jenny’s classmates, Rachel Tuman, who also wishes to have a STEM career, and Alexandra Butler, who aspires to be a surgeon or marine biologist, received 4th place medals in the Rocks and Minerals event.

The girls discussed how in preparation of the competition they spent time creating a binder of notes to help them in identifying the rocks and minerals they could encounter. They, also, feel they learned a lot about research and preparation from their experience at Science Olympiad.

“We learned about how important careful preparation is for an event such as ours,” Alex said.

The following Western Wayne Middle School students also competed and did a wonderful job: Alexandra Bien-Aime, Jenna Eldred, Sydney Ely, Bridgette Summers-Flannery, Trinity Foulds, Jaden Gregory, Rachel Hoch, Ivan Knecht, Hudson Malinowski, Anna Mangieri, Emma Pike, Stephanie Room, Kailey Tickner, and Adelaide Treibley.

Pictured are members of Western Wayne Middle School’s Science Olympiad team. From left, kneeling: Alexandra Butler, Kailey Tickner, Jenny Guadagno, Sydney Ely, Emma Pike, Jaden Gregory, and Ivan Knecht. From left, standing: Mrs. Nichole Musewicz, team advisor; Rachel Hoch, Rachel Tuman, Anna Mangieri, Trinity Foulds, Jenna Eldred, Hudson Malinowski, and Miss Elizabeth Watson, Middle School assistant principal.

EverGreen PTA Distributes New Books

On March 16th the EverGreen PTA distributed books to all students. The students were grateful for the donated books and an opportunity to choose a new book!

 

 

 

FASHION SHOW: NEW DATE June 6th – CATWALK for HUNGER

Due to the weather, the fashion show has been rescheduled to June 6th from 6 – 8 pm in the Veterans Memorial Auditorium at the High School.

$2 for Adults, $1 for Students

ALL proceeds donated to the Wayne County Food Pantry

Western Wayne Musical Students Perform at Annual Dr. Seuss Night

Western Wayne’s musical theater students performed for the community at the annual Dr.  Seuss night event held at the R.D. Wilson School on Thursday, March 1.  Students performed selections from their upcoming production of the musical comedy Nice Work If You Can Get It that is set in the 1920s and features the music of Gershwin.  Western Wayne will present Nice Work If You Can Get It on Friday, April 27, and Saturday, April 28 at 7 pm., and Sunday, April 29 at 3 p.m. at the newly renovated Veterans Memorial Auditorium at Western Wayne’s High School, 1970A Easton Turnpike, Lake Ariel.  From left, standing:  Samantha Pritzlaff, Marty Spewak, Calla Shaffer, R.J. Clemens, Lily Visceglia, Honour Shaffer, and Sydney Peet.  From left, kneeling:  Victoria Petrosky, Emily Barone, Bridget Oppelt, and Lindsey Karwacki.

 

Honoring Dr. Seuss’s birthday on March 2nd / Read Across America

 

In honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday on March 2nd and Read Across America, Pre-Kindergarten Students at EverGreen Elementary had a fantastic week of whimsical reading activities as they enjoyed the author’s unique rhyming and imaginative characters! After listening to the story, The Cat in the Hat, students created their very own edible hats! Take a close look. Can you guess what they used for their creations? Stacking healthy fruit was their challenge! Pre-K students used kiwi for the base. Then they created a striped pattern with slices of strawberry, banana, strawberry, banana, and finally a strawberry slice to top it off!   Yum!

Middle School Students Work Cooperatively as Leaders and Learners

At the Western Wayne Middle School some eighth grade students are taking part in a special endeavor where they get to work as student leaders by assisting some of their peers to do research. These students were given an option to use some of the time during their academic lab period to work with peers in a special education classroom to assist them in doing research for a science project.

Mr. Todd Pauler, middle school teacher, and Mrs. Elizabeth Bellush-Moore, special education teacher, collaborated for the unique project which students are taking part in during the third quarter. Pauler thought it would be a good way for all students involved to learn from one another.

“Classrooms are social environments that rely heavily on students being able to interact, socialize and communicate with others effectively and appropriately. This can be a challenge for all students but especially students with autism and other learning disabilities,” Pauler explained. “So, the main goals of this cooperative activity are to help students gain these social skills, to not be overwhelmed by the process and to become aware and accepting of the different needs that some of us may have. The secondary goal is to learn about different wetland animals.”

Pictured are some of the students and the teachers who participated in this special cooperative-learning project at the Western Wayne Middle School. From left, standing: Mrs. Elizabeth Bellush-Moore, Emily Shemanski, Riley Kennedy, Gabby Ostolaza, Owen Kotchessa, Kennedy Mistishin, Becca Boots, and Mr. Todd Pauler. From left, sitting: Braydon Christian, Daisy Ann Kuniegel, Colin Cordier, Brody Cleveland, and Jamey Christopher.