The second-grade students at Evergreen Elementary teamed up with Kindergarten during Read Across America week on March 4, 2025. The second-grade students partnered up with kindergarten students to read a book to them. Second grade students also made a bookmark for their kindergarten reading buddy to take home, along with the book that they read and colored together.
Thank you to the EverGreen PTA for providing our students in grades K-5 with the opportunity to experience Kindness Quest. An exciting and educational laser show presented by Prismatic Magic. This 40-minute interactive assembly focused on the values of kindness, empathy, and teamwork through an engaging storyline filled with superheroes, a treasure map, and an outer space robot. Guided by the animated laser character Max Bravado, students participated in puzzles, games, and optical illusions designed to reinforce the importance of caring for others. With dazzling special effects, high-energy music, and a powerful message about community and friendship, Kindness Quest left a lasting impression, encouraging students to practice kindness in their daily lives. Parents can ask their children about their favorite part of the show and how they plan to apply what they learned to help build a more compassionate school environment.
Jesse Weinberger, former programmer, nationally recognized speaker and author of The Boogeyman Exists: And He’s in Your Child’s Back Pocket, 2nd ed., will be presenting to Parents/Guardians Only on March 26th from 6-8 PM at the Wallenpaupack Area High School Auditorium!
Mental Health First Aid training is an 8-hour evidence-based curriculum created by the National Council for Mental Well-being. This course helps adults working with youth ages 12-18 to identify, understand, and respond to the early signs of mental health and substance use challenges using the ALGEE action plan.
Participants complete a 2.5 hour online self-paced course prior to the virtual training. The next training is on: Thursday, January 16 from 6-9 PM AND Thursday, January 23 from 6-9 PM.
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Guiding Good Choices for 4th-6th grade parents and caregivers. Attend this FREE VIRTUAL five-session program to help your youth navigate the pressures and expectations of life during their teen years to succeed and achieve a brighter future.
Parents and caregivers can enhance their parenting skills by learning how to:
On Sunday November 17, twelve students from Evergreen Elementary and two students from R.D. Wilson participated in the Girls on the Run 5k at Keystone College. The three mile run capped off the first ever ten week season of Girls on the Run at EverGreen Elementary.
Girls on the Run is a national non-profit which hosts after school programs promoting healthy habits, life skills and running based activities. Coach Rachel Fitzmorris said, “We are so proud of the 14 girls who completed this program. Watching them run three miles while cheering for each other was so inspiring. The whole mission of Girls on the Run is to show girls that they can do hard things. Seeing them come through the tunnel and get their medals was incredible. I want to thank coaches Mark and Beth Staples and Tanya Metschulat for all their hard work this season.”
Members of the Hamlin Rotary Club were at EverGreen Elementary on Thursday, October 24th to participate in in Apple Crunch Day. They read Andy and Elmer’s Apple Dumpling Adventure to the second grade classes. This is a day for learning about local farms and where food comes from, and to celebrate local produce while supporting local farmers. We appreciate the individuals from the Hamlin Rotary Club for taking the time to visit our second grade classes!
Fire Safety was held at EverGreen on Friday, October 11th. EverGreen Elementary hosted Hamlin Fire & Rescue, Lake Ariel Volunteer Fire Company, Maplewood Volunteer Fire Department, and Ledgedale Volunteer Fire Company where local emergency personnel presented students with life saving strategies and showed different pieces of equipment that they use. Students also were able to tour apparatus that local companies had on hand that day. The fire companies presented winter hats to all students. We would like to thank these fire companies for coming to EverGreen for the presentation and helping our students understand ways to be safe.
First and second grade students in EverGreen Elementary School received book bags from Reading is Fundamental and Amazon Volunteers on Monday, September 23.
Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. is the oldest and largest non-profit children’s literacy organization in the United States. RIF provides books and reading resources to children nationwide with supporting literacy resources for educators, families, and community volunteers. Mr. Greg Martin from the Amazon Jessup Distribution Center delivered the books to the students.
Pictured from left to right.
Sitting: Matthew Patuto, Tyler Trevor, Lucas Convery, Evelyn Rosengrant, Kaylee Edwards, Florence Neagu, and Rayanne Worzel.
Standing: Mr. Greg Martin, Piper Fontana, Jasmyne Hollister, Noah Courtright, Bryson Pauselli, Rylee Long, Michael DiPierro, Brooks Warholic, Eloise Dolph, and Jasmine Gravell.
The first ever Western Wayne Girls on the Run summer camp has been declared a “runaway success!!” Twenty-three students from EverGreen and R.D. Wilson Elementary schools spent a week running, playing, creating arts and crafts, and team building at the EverGreen campus in June.
Well-deserved thanks to coaches Bernadette Metschulat, Taryn Vitris, Dr. Stephanie Major, Kristin Rock, and Sara Orlosky.
The group would also like to recognize our junior coach, high school student Annie Williams. High School students earn volunteer hours by coaching with GOTR!
Finally, thanks to our unbelievably supportive Western Wayne Administration and the United Way for fully funding all twenty-three students.
Rachel Fitzmorris, GOTR site liaison and middle school staff member said,
“We are focused on growing this wonderful program, and we would love to recruit more coaches! We are hosting a fall season of GOTR starting in September. Practices will be held on Wednesdays after school at the Middle School for 6th to 8th grade. We are firming up a location and time for the Elementary school students (3rd through 5th). The program culminates with a celebratory 5K at Keystone College (transportation provided) with dozens of schools in attendance.
Coaches only need to be willing to pitch in and support the students. No running experience is needed.”
Student sign-ups will start on our return to school. For more information or to volunteer, please email rfitzmorris@westernwayne.org.
Drama Club presents Mamma Mia! the Weekend of April 4March 14, 2025Western Wayne Drama Club’s production this year is Mamma Mia! The cast, crew, and pit band are excited to perform the show for the community. Performances of Western Wayne Drama Club’s Mamma Mia! are at Western Wayne High School’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium on Friday, April 4, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, April 5 at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, April 6 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students, and Western Wayne students are free with a student ID. Follow us on instagram at @WW_DRAMA_CLUB
This year we will have pre-sale reserve seating tickets available for purchase at the high school auditorium doors on Saturday, March 22, and Saturday, March 29 from 1 to 4 p.m. on both days. All ticket sales will be final. Tickets are also available at the door. There will be no internet ticket sales. We will also have basket raffles and refreshments available at the show for purchase.
Mamma Mia! is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI www.mtishows.com
Music and lyrics by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and some songs by Stig Anderson. Book by Catherine Johnson. Originally conceived by Judy Craymer.
All involved with the show are grateful to have the opportunity to perform for an audience and cordially invite you to their show.
“We have been working on some of the scenes since December and can’t wait to bring this fan-favorite story to life,” senior Drama Club President Lillian Maros, who plays Donna Sheridan, and serves as a student director, said.
Fellow senior Robert Scramuzza, who plays Bill Austin, and serves as a student director, agrees, “There are so many scenes that I think the audience will connect with, because they know the Mamma Mia characters so well.”
Picture One, from left, standing: Dakota Douglas, Emma DeNunzio, Colette Schmitt, Zachary Wilbur, Jason Vass, Zachary Jordan, Johnathon Maxwell, and Dominic Sgarlata. From left, sitting, left side, back row: Lylah Bucksbee and Molly French. From left, sitting, left side, front row: Stephanie Maxwell, Jade Wetherington, and Lillian Maros. From left, sitting, row three, right side: Avery Ullner and Hannah Dockemeyer. From left, sitting, row two, right side: Mikayla Fullone and Madison Forgione. From left, sitting, row one, right side: Owen Obloshny, Robert Scramuzza, and Scott Kurent.
Picture Two, from left: Emma DeNunzio, who plays Ali; Colette Schmitt, who plays Sophie Sheridan; and Dakota Douglas, who plays Lisa.
Picture Three, from left: Zachary Jordan, who plays Pepper; Johnathon Maxwell, who plays Eddie; and Jason Vass, who plays Sky.
Picture Four, from left: Lillian Maros, who plays Donna Sheridan; Robert Scramuzza, who plays Bill Austin; Owen Obloshny, who plays Sam Carmichael; and Scott Kurent, who plays Harry Bright.
Picture Five, from left: Jade Wetherington, who plays Tanya Cresham-Leigh; Lillian Maros, who plays Donna Sheridan; and Stephanie Maxwell, who plays Rosie Mulligan.
Picture Six, from left, standing: Mikayla Fullone, Stephanie French, Stephanie Maxwell, Lillian Maros, Jade Wetherington, Emma Denunzio, Colette Schmitt, and Dakota Douglas. From left, sitting: Lylah Bucksbee, Madison Forgione, Avery Ullner, and Hannah Dockemeyer.
Picture Seven, from left: Robert Scramuzza and Colette Schmitt.
Picture eight, from left: Owen Obloshny, Colette Schmitt, and Scott Kurent.
Picture nine, from left: Stephanie Maxwell and Robert Scramuzza.
Picture Ten, from left: Colette Schmitt and Lillian Maros.
Other cast members include: Elizabeth Bilski, Hayley Cordero, Audrey Fitzmorris, Ayvari Ford-Hetzel, Chloe Jewett, Sophia Johns, Jesse Mitchell, Ruthann Neve, Charlotte Nutt, Laila Rainford, Allen Ratchford, Olivia Swingle, Samantha Torres-Narvaez, and Britney Wertman.
Stage Crew members include: Luckus Balmer, Aubrey Bell, Audrey Capozzi, Lennox Carpenter, Claire Cowley, Braelyn Davis, Nathan Day, Sonora Dockemeyer, Adam Erb, Xavier Graham, Rosy Knecht, Kayelin Martin, Kendall Murray, Mercedes Pedersen, Lola Vertalics, Kaitlin Wargo, Mackenzie Warnock, Reyna Weaver, Kallie Wehrmann, and Nicholas Wilbur.
Student Pit Band members include: Travis Locker, Anthony Redmond, Noah Sandifer, and Gavin Zeiler. [...]
Read Across America Pictures at EverGreen Elementary SchoolMarch 14, 2025The second-grade students at Evergreen Elementary teamed up with Kindergarten during Read Across America week on March 4, 2025. The second-grade students partnered up with kindergarten students to read a book to them. Second grade students also made a bookmark for their kindergarten reading buddy to take home, along with the book that they read and colored together. [...]
Thank you to the EverGreen PTAMarch 14, 2025Thank you to the EverGreen PTA for providing our students in grades K-5 with the opportunity to experience Kindness Quest. An exciting and educational laser show presented by Prismatic Magic. This 40-minute interactive assembly focused on the values of kindness, empathy, and teamwork through an engaging storyline filled with superheroes, a treasure map, and an outer space robot. Guided by the animated laser character Max Bravado, students participated in puzzles, games, and optical illusions designed to reinforce the importance of caring for others. With dazzling special effects, high-energy music, and a powerful message about community and friendship, Kindness Quest left a lasting impression, encouraging students to practice kindness in their daily lives. Parents can ask their children about their favorite part of the show and how they plan to apply what they learned to help build a more compassionate school environment. [...]
Western Wayne and Honesdale High Schools Robotics Team FRC 4285 Places 8th at Hatboro-Horsham District EventMarch 11, 2025The robotics team FRC 4285 Camobots (composed of Honesdale HS and Western Wayne HS students) competed at the Hatboro-Horsham District Event and placed 8th. We are very proud of the performance for the team took on a tough engineering challenge of designing, building, testing, and competing in 6 weeks a 140lb robot to autonomously and human driven the task to pick up and place a 12” long piece of Sch40 4” pvc and 16” diameter rubber ball in specific locations. The team chose to design, build, and compete utilizing a 3 piece telescoping crane arm with manipulator, this took all of their time up and had minimal drive and interaction time with the robot prior to the event. The team learned, adapted, problem-solved, presented to CEO’s and engineers of major companies, and persevered to compete in the playoff round and place 8th. Congratulations to the robotics and engineering members.
Western Wayne team members are: Ethan Gillott, Grace Owens, Kyle Matthews, Aiden Matthews, Paul Borowski, Logan Pauler, Liam Pauler, Jake Obloshny, and Alexis Bartels.
Pictures are from the Hatboro-Horsham District Event. [...]
Local Students Explore Real-World Environmental SolutionsMarch 11, 2025Local Students Explore Real-World Environmental Solutions
Students from several local schools are participating in an educational program focused on environmental science and collaboration throughout the 2024-25 school year.
Each school has a team of five students and a teacher-advisor. The program includes hands-on field trips and investigations, allowing students to explore real-world environmental issues.
Participating Schools
Lackawanna County: Carbondale, Forest City, Lackawanna Trail, Lakeland, Mountain View, Old Forge, Riverside, Western Wayne, and Wayne Highlands.
Luzerne County: Crestwood, Hanover, HAAS, HACC, Hazleton, Northwest, Tunkhannock, and Wyoming Area.
Western Wayne High School students have already taken part in trips to Lackawanna State Park, Keystone College, the Old Forge borehole, and the Alliance Landfill. These experiences helped them learn about healthy watersheds, how to monitor their conditions, and ways to maintain water quality. The program is supported by Pennsylvania American Water Company, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), and DCNR’s Watershed Education Program.
March Field Trip: Water Treatment in Action
In March, students visited Pennsylvania American Water’s Lake Scranton Water Treatment Plant and its Sewage Treatment Plant.
At the Lake Scranton Water Treatment Facility, Sr. Superintendent Daniel Baratta led a tour, explaining how the system provides clean drinking water to about 160,000 people in 14 communities. The facility draws water from Lake Scranton and other reservoirs, processing an average of 19.5 million gallons daily.
Students also toured the sewage treatment plant, where they learned how wastewater is treated before being safely returned to the Lackawanna River.
Looking Ahead
The program will conclude on May 6, 2025, with a student presentation banquet at Montage Mountain. Western Wayne students will showcase their project: planning an ecology-based field trip for fourth graders at the Varden Conservation Area. Inspired by their own experiences, they designed activities to teach younger students about the environment in a fun and engaging way.
Through these hands-on experiences, students are gaining valuable knowledge about environmental conservation while working together to find real-world solutions.
“I really enjoy learning about the science field through these hands-on real-world experiences,” Western Wayne sophomore Dakota Douglas said.
Picture One, from left : Dakota Douglas, Giuliana Velazquez, Aliyah Gregory, Kyleigh Turner, and Jerrah-Ann DeBree.
Picture Two, from left : Kyleigh Turner, , Jerrah-Ann DeBree, Dakota Douglas, Aliyah Gregory, Giuliana Velazquez, and Water Treatment Facility, Sr. Superintendent Daniel Baratta. [...]
