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Matthew Barrett, Ed.D.
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Western Wayne School District hosted their annual Homecoming festivities the first week of October. Members of the Homecoming Court, student athletes, the marching band, and our beloved mascot, Westie, all had the chance to visit with our young Wildcats at EverGreen Elementary, R.D ,and the Western Wayne Middle School on Wednesday,Thursday, and Friday, respectively.
The high school students shared stories and laughter with the elementary students, encouraging them to become active in all of the wonderful activities we have at Western Wayne. Students were inspired to dance to the music and know that one day they, too, can be a member of our talented band!
They also made connections with our student athletes, as they enthusiastically shared their own experiences in sports and encouraged them to continue putting forth their best effort on the field and in the classroom.
Members of the Homecoming Court enjoyed talking with the students and seeing the smiles on their faces as they realized they had something in common, whether it was sports, music, or a hobby. At the conclusion of the visits, the younger students were all invited to attend the Homecoming ceremony and football game on Friday, Oct. 3.
“It was really fun to interact with the younger students and promote Homecoming,” Xavier Graham, homecoming court member, said.
Prior to the ceremony and football game, high school students gathered in the afternoon for a Pep Rally and an after-school tailgate, where they were provided with free food, ice cream, and a chance to vote for their favorite chili in the administrator/faculty/staff annual Chili Cook-Off!
Students enjoyed music, games, and time with their friends, teachers, administrators, faculty and staff members before going to the stadium to see our Homecoming King and Homecoming Queen crowned!
The winners were Vinny Baldini and Audrey Agnello, both of Waymart. High school students culminated the week’s fun festivities with a Homecoming Dance on Saturday evening!
Photos courtesy of Madelyn McClure.
Picture one, Homecoming Court on Friday, Oct. 3, at the Homecoming Game vs. West Scranton, from left: Xavier Graham, Logan Vinton, Paul Borowski, Robbie Carrelle, Vinny Baldini, homecoming king; Audrey Agnello, homecoming queen; Madison Trapanese, Hannah DeStefano, Khloe Mistishin, and Maggie Kotchessa.
Picture two, Homecoming Court during their Western Wayne Middle School visit, from left: Xavier Graham, Audrey Agnello, Logan Vinton, Madison Trapanese, Khloe Mistishin, Paul Borowski, Robbie Carrelle, Maggie Kotchessa, and Hannah DeStefano. Missing from photo: Vinny Baldini.
Photo three, EverGreen Elementary students with Westie the Wildcat, from left: Hattie Williams, Amelia Kosciuk, Avery Orloski, Henry Williams, Nathan Kloss, and Jack Shehadi.
Photo four, Western Wayne High School students promote Homecoming at EverGreen Elementary School, from left: Adam Erb, Nicholas Fisichella, Gideon Jezorwski, Antonio Fisichella, Maggie Kotchessa, Audrey Agnello, Khloe Mistishin, Hannah DeStefano, Madison Trapanese, Logan Vinton, Robbie Carrelle, Vinny Baldini, Paul Borowski, Xavier Graham, Kaitlin Wargo, Lola Vertalics, Mackenzie Warnock, Laila Rainford, Lucky Balmer, Bella Hayden, and Lylah Bucksbee. From left, seated: Charlotte Nutt, Alex DeCandis, Judah Strocchia, Braden Laity, Ciarra Kidder, Phoebe Schmitt, Cassidy Levens, Joey Tickner, Olivia Haines, and Tori Walton.
Photo five, Western Wayne High School students promote Homecoming at RDW, standing, row four: Lucky Balmer, Zachary Wilbur, Noah Sandifer, and Mackenzie Warnock. From left, standing, row three: Evan Davitt, Jacob Wells, Graysen Valinski, Aiden Matthews, Michael Kaminsky, Adam Erb, Gideon Jezorwski, and Bella Hayden.
From left, seated, row two: Roxie Dugan, Makayla Moser, Jason Vass, Joseph Roses, Tori Walton, Madie Kizer, Makenzie Chearney, and Kera Edwards. From left, seated, row one: Xavier Graham, Robbie Carrelle, Paul Borowski, Vinny Baldini, Hannah DeStefano, Khloe Mistishin, Maggie Kotchessa, Madison Trapanese, and Audrey Agnello.
Western Wayne hosted their fall bi-anual cavalcade this past Oct. 1 to a near sold out stadium. Nine local high school marching bands performed their field shows for each other and the community. It was a beautiful night to celebrate music with this group of talented students.
The following bands performed: North Pocono, Dunmore, Greater Nanticoke Area, Abington Heights, Valley View, Honesdale, Delaware Valley, and Riverside. To close the evening, Western Wayne had the honor of performing their 2025 Monsters themed field show featuring the following songs: Beetlejuice, Godzilla, Devil Went Down to Georgia, and Frankenstein .
The Western Wayne School District thanks the schools who attended this event and the community for their support as well.
The Western Wayne Marching Band is under the direction of Mrs. Elaine Ort. Western Wayne drum majors this year are Isabella Hayden and Antonio Fisichella; color guard captains Kayelin Martin and Emma DeNunzio.
“A home cavalcade performance always feels exceptionally special when the audience gets on their feet for our closing performance,” Kayelin, five-year member and three-year captain said. “We are all so grateful for their support. I am glad to have had the opportunity to participate in a home cavalcade as part of my senior year.”
Pictured are student leadership from all nine schools in attendance from left Mrs. Elaine Ort, Western Wayne band director, Western Wayne, North Pocono, Delaware Valley, Greater Nanticoke Area, Riverside, Valley View, Dunmore, Honesdale, and Abington Heights.
The District is aware of concerns and potential misinformation regarding CAT Pack games. To clarify, Western Wayne School District is excited that our student-athletes will once again participate in Special Olympics at Delaware Valley; an opportunity that has not happened since COVID.
We acknowledge the excitement around CAT Pack games, and to increase opportunities for peer engagement, the district plans to incorporate CAT Pack activities into building-level events, such as monthly PBIS, spirit games, and field day. Funds acquired through a local grant will be used to create a memorable experience for those students who may not meet Special Olympic criteria.
Additionally, the district continues to collaborate with Special Olympics to offer extracurricular activities, such as unified track and field and more recently, bocce ball.
We will continue to celebrate all students in district activities throughout the year. Please contact the District Office with any questions. 1-800-321-9973 Option 5.
Join Us! Thursday | February 6, 2025 Western Wayne Administration Building
11:00AM – 2:00PM Potential Sign – On Bonus for those that
attend!
Come discuss open positions as Substitutes in the following positions: Teacher,
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Join our food service team!
Part-time position opening at Western Wayne High School
Work when you student is in school 9:30 am -2:30 pm, no weekends, holidays or snow days
Starting rate $14.00 per hour
Please contact Western Wayne District Office for an application packet @ 800-321-9973 option 5 or email mliptak@westernwayne.org.
The Western Wayne Music Department has been recognized as a Best Community for Music Education for outstanding support of Music Education and for providing students with excellent performance opportunities.
Western Wayne School District recognizes that student wellness and proper nutrition are related to students’ physical well-being, growth, development, and readiness to learn. We believe in a school environment that promotes student wellness, proper nutrition, nutrition education and promotion, and regular physical activity as part of the total learning experience. Federal regulations require local education agencies (LEAs) participating in the National School Lunch Program to complete an assessment of their local school wellness policy at least once every three years and make the results available to the public.
Community members are encouraged to complete a wellness survey at https://forms.gle/6pTYNrdTNQ9t2JeN6. The survey closes on June 30, 2024.
If a student or district employee did not receive the Wellness Survey link, please email Dr. Cynthia LaRosa at clarosa@westernwayne.org.
May 21 marked the Fourth Annual Cat Pack Games at Sharkey Rosetti Stadium. Student “CAThletes” from EverGreen, RDW, and both the Middle and High Schools participated in a day filled with running, jumping, throwing, and play! Thank you to every faculty and staff member and student volunteer who dedicated their time and energy to ensure this event was a success!
Please be advised that the kickoff time for the varsity football game between Lakeland and Western Wayne scheduled for this Friday, October 20, 2023, has been changed to 4 PM. The reason for this change is a Lackawanna Interscholastic Athletic Association (LIAA) league-wide shortage of PIAA football officials. The shortage of officials forced the LIAA to change kickoff times and/or dates to ensure that all games scheduled would be fully staffed with officials. We understand the logistical difficulty for parents and community members resulting from this change, but we ask for your patience and understanding.
Creative Writers Compete with “Strange” SagasNovember 11, 2025As an annual Creative Writing 1 tradition at Western Wayne High School in Mrs. Amanda Jenkins’s class, student writers in the elective course competed to give Mrs. Jessica Fullwood’s readers in Multicultural Literature a “strange” thrill by composing a 100-word saga.
This year’s winners were all members of the freshman class! Honorable mention went to Ayden Warner’s “The School” and Tori Dougherty’s “Piercing Eyes.”
Audrey Fitzmorris took the first place “boo-bucket” prize for her eerie saga “Lucky Blood.”
Writers in the course have opted to submit their sagas to a national level competition via the 2025 Young Writers “Stranger Saga” contest with a chance to be accepted for publication.
Winners (pictured left to right): Tori Dougherty, Audrey Fitzmorris, and Ayden Warner. [...]
Western Wayne FBLA Attends State Leadership Workshop at Kalahari ResortNovember 4, 2025Members of the Western Wayne High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter recently attended the Pennsylvania FBLA State Leadership Workshop held at Kalahari Resort in the Poconos. The three-day event brought together hundreds of student leaders from across the state for a weekend of professional development, networking, and leadership training.
Western Wayne FBLA members participated in a variety of interactive sessions focused on communication, teamwork, business ethics, and goal setting. Students also had the opportunity to meet with state officers, attend keynote presentations, and collaborate with peers from other chapters to strengthen their leadership skills.
FBLA adviser Mrs. Christine McClure said, “The workshop is a great experience for students to grow as leaders and prepare for success in future business and career opportunities.”
The Western Wayne FBLA chapter looks forward to applying what they learned as they prepare for upcoming regional and state competitions later this school year.
Front row, kneeling, from left: Robbie Carrelle, Grace Moser, Khloe Mistishin, Clare Coccodrilli, and Olivia Gries. Second row, from left: Paul Borowski, Christopher Pane, Vinny Baldini, Kyle Matthews, Graysen Valinski, Aiden Matthews, Madelyn McClure, Maggie Kotchessa, Phoebe Schmitt, Avery Ullner, and Abby Bell. [...]
Western Wayne Band Celebrates Halloween with Young and OldNovember 4, 2025The Western Wayne High School Marching Band took their show on the road for Halloween festivities on Thursday, Oct. 30.
First, the students gave a performance to elementary students in the district at the R.D. Wilson School and on the same day, they performed in the community at the Julia Ribaudo Nursing Home. They also included in their day a performance for the Western Wayne Middle School, Western Wayne District Office, and Evergreen Elementary School as well.
The band students were thrilled to be able to perform for these very special audiences. All of the students and nursing home residents who got to see the performances felt a lot of Halloween spirit.
“I am so grateful to be able to go out and perform in the community,” senior Kayelin Martin, color guard captain said. “It adds another layer to our performances, and we get to have such fun experiences with new audiences.”
Fellow senior color guard captain student Emma DeNunzio agreed.
“It was so wonderful to be able to go out into the community for our Halloween performances,” Emma said. “I really enjoy performing for various audiences.”
Pictured is the Western Wayne Marching Band and Color Guard with director Elaine Ort and assistant director Maria Arneil posing after their performance in the Western Wayne District Office. [...]
Students Attend World Polio Awareness Event at Geisinger Medical CenterNovember 4, 2025Western Wayne High School students — Aiden Burry, Cameron Press, Aiden VanOrden, Madelyn McClure, Abigail Bell, Raegan Fox, Alicia Wertman, Audrey Agnello, and Jade Wetherington — recently attended a World Polio Day event held at Geisinger Medical Center, sponsored by the Scranton Rotary Club.
The event brought together community members, students, and medical professionals to raise awareness about the global fight against polio and the importance of vaccination and education in eradicating infectious diseases.
Attendees heard from a variety of guest speakers, including a polio survivor, who shared a powerful firsthand account of living with the lasting effects of the disease. A medical student preparing for a missionary trip discussed the challenges of providing medical care in developing countries, while an individual from a third-world nation offered perspective on how limited access to healthcare affects entire communities. In addition, medical doctors from the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine shared their expertise and experiences teaching future healthcare professionals about global health initiatives.
Following the presentations, Western Wayne students participated in a reflective session where they applied their new knowledge to answer thought-provoking questions, including:“How does infectious disease impact the life of an individual, their family, and their community?”
Their discussions emphasized not only the physical and emotional toll of disease but also the importance of compassion, prevention, and global cooperation in building healthier communities.
The event served as both an educational opportunity and an inspiring reminder of how young people can contribute to creating a healthier, more informed world.
Left side, front to back: Audrey Agnello, Alicia Wertman, Jade Wetherington, Raegan Fox, and Madelyn McClure.
Right side, front to back: Abigail Bell, Aiden Burry, Aiden VanOrden, and Cameron Press. [...]
WWHS After-School TutoringNovember 3, 2025Western Wayne High School is offering tutoring sessions and homework help after school duringthe 2025-26 school year. In order to stay after school for tutoring, your child must have apermission slip on file in the Main Office. Tutoring will begin at 3:00 PM and run until either4:15 or 5:45 PM, unless otherwise noted. In most cases, students will be able to take the 4:30 or6:00 PM late bus home from the high school. There will be options for tutoring this school yearand different subjects available on certain nights. Students should listen to the announcements fortutoring teachers and room numbers.
Click the link for the permission form:
https://ww3.westernwayne.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/After-School-Tutoring-Flyer-2025-26-2.0.pdf [...]
