Fire Safety was held at EverGreen on Friday, October 11th.

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.

EverGreen Students Benefit from Reading is Fundamental Program

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.

Girls on the Run Summer Camp a Success

      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.

Here’s what’s buzzin in 1st grade

Here’s what’s buzzin in 1st grade…bees…literally bees!

We were visited by beekeeper Dr. James Tickner.  After doing our research and informational writing on bees this quarter, we learned a lot more and were also reminded that ANYONE can be a beekeeper!

EverGreen PTA Reflections Awards

The PTA Reflections Ceremony was held May 24, 2024, at EverGreen for students. This year, the theme was “I am hopeful because…” Students were selected at the local (county) level and moves on to the regional level and then the state level.  

Photography

Ella Sepelyak

Visual Arts

Noah Courtright

Daisy Mae VanGorden

Alexis Freeman

Giavanna Leggio

Juliana DeCandis

Ella Sepelyak

Literature

Cole Schuman

Waylon Ronk

Mason Metschulat

Aiden Hartley

Madysen Pfister

Maddelyn Stanton

Molly Gifford

Award of Excellence in Literature

Jackson Effenberger

Avery Griffin

Raylynn Burns

Wayne County Farm Bureau sponsored The Mobile Science Lab at EverGreen

The mobile classroom traveled to EverGreen from May 13-16 to provide STEM-based science experiments to students in grades K-6. The students of EverGreen excitedly participated in many hands-on experiences, such as The Colorful Bean, How Well Do You Wash, Crawly Critters, and The Mighty Smooth Bean.

EverGreen Book Donation

For the last few school years, the Wayne County Community Foundation has donated books to students in the Western Wayne School District for grades Pre-Kindergarten to 8th. Thank you for the donation and the encouragement to read!

WW participates at the NEPA Girls STEM Competition at Valley View High School

One Robert D. Wilson team achieved a 1st Place Award in the Computer Programming Event as pictured.

On Saturday, April 27, 65 Western Wayne School District 4th and 5th grade girls, from both Robert D. Wilson and EverGreen Elementary, traveled to the NEPA Girls STEM Competition at Valley View High School.  The girls participated in the following four events:  Computer Programming, Mathematics, Science, and Engineering.  The entire event was sponsored by the Lackawanna, Wayne, and Pike County United Way. 

1st Place Computer Programming in grades 4-6.  From left, Rachel Enslin (grade 5), Michaela Lopatofsky (grade 4), and Hailey Wiseman (grade 4).         

EverGreen Elementary makes the ‘Best Elementary Schools’ list

EverGreen Elementary has made the ‘Best Elementary Schools’ list from U.S. News for 2024. U.S. News evaluated more than 37,000 public elementary schools across the country on various indicators of academic quality. EverGreen Elementary was ranked in the top 40% in the Pennsylvania. This ranking and recognition is indicative of the hard work by all faculty and staff members at EverGreen Elementary.

EverGreen Spelling Bee Results!

Pictured above are all the EverGreen First and Second Grade Spelling Bee Participants

Below are the Evergreen First and Second Grade Spelling Bee winners, from left to right:  First Place, Frank Padula, Grade 2, Second Place, Olivia Allen, Grade 2, and Third Place, Rofina Pickett, Grade 2

EverGreen Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade Spelling Bee Participants

Evergreen Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade Spelling Bee Winners, from right to left, Anthony Mozda, Grade 5, First Place, Aria Takacs, Grade 4, Second Place, David Mozda, Grade 3, Third Place.