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Western Wayne to Host 7th Annual Car Show on Sunday, Oct. 2

The Western Wayne Hot Rod Club will host their 7th annual Car Show on Sunday, Oct. 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the high school parking lot, 1970A Easton Turnpike, Lake Ariel, PA, near the football stadium. Food to be sold at the concession stand. Registration fee is $10. Spectators are free.  The Western Wayne Drama Club and Drama Parents Club will partner with the Hot Rod Club for the event.  The Hot Rod Club will give prizes for best car, truck, tractor, motorcycle, and best in show.   

In addition, the Drama group will sell a variety of concessions.  There will also be a raffle of baskets and gift certificates generously donated by businesses and families in the local community. 

Drama Club student Amanda David is excited to partner with the Hot Rod Club for the third time for the Car Show. She explained how the Drama Club students will be dressed in 50s attire for the event.

“We wanted our presence at the event to go along with the variety of cars from the past that surely will be there,” Amanda said.  “We hope that the public comes out to enjoy the cars and to have some good food and purchase some chances to win baskets and gift certificates.” 

Members of the Drama Parents Club gathered a variety of items for the raffle at the Car Show from many very generous businesses and families in our Wildcat community.  The students involved in the Hot Rod Club and Drama Club can use the funds raised from this event for their club activities. 

The Hot Rod Club meets on a regular basis to work on a variety of automotive projects after school and can use the funds for their projects among other activities. 

The Drama Club meets on a regular basis after school to work on a variety of projects and activities.  This year the school musical will be The Little Mermaid coming to the stage in spring 2023.

“Drama Club gives students a place where they can express themselves,” senior member Julia Phillips explained.  “We are like one big family in our club and really enjoy coming together to work as a team on events such as the Car Show.” 

All of the members of the Hot Rod Club, Drama Club, and Drama Parents Club cordially invite the public to attend this fun-filled event on Sunday, Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the High School parking lot near the stadium.  Come out and see some great vehicles, take some chances on our basket raffle, enjoy some food, and enjoy some time socializing. Rain date is Oct. 9.

Western Wayne FBLA Attends National Conference

Individual student pictured is Rhayni Carroll.

For the first time since 2019, the FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) National Leadership Conference was an in-person event.  Held in Chicago, Illinois, this conference brought together more than 12,000 members, advisers, and guests, including nearly 600 members of the Pennsylvania delegation.

            Besides informative workshops and exciting campaigns for national offices, students had the opportunity to participate in a competitive events program consisting of more than 70 different business/business-related events.  

            This year 12 students represented Western Wayne High School including Gavin Murphy and Morgan Coccodrilli, Sales Presentation; Lou Azzato and Stevie Wilkinson, Public Service Announcement; Alex Chapman, Kaeli Romanowski, and Jenna Kwiatkowski, Parliamentary Procedure; Rachel Tuman, Entrepreneurship; Adrian Agnello and Weston Nugent, Intro to Business Presentation; and Rhayni Carroll and Emily Romanowski, Intro to Parliamentary Procedure.

            At the Awards of Excellence Program held over two evenings, Western Wayne rising junior Rhayni Carroll captured a seventh-place award in Intro to Parliamentary Procedure.  In addition, Theresa Lubash, local chapter adviser, was recognized as Pennsylvania’s Outstanding Adviser of the Year.

            While in Chicago, the students had the opportunity to see many of the sights including “The Bean” in Millennium Park, the Navy Pier, a boat cruise focusing on the unique architecture of the city and a visit to the top of the John Hancock Building and the Willis Tower to take in the beautiful scenery.

            Accompanying the students were Theresa Lubash, business teacher and FBLA local chapter adviser, and former adviser, Fran Vitovsky.

Western Wayne Students Attend Junior National Youth Leadership Conference

Makayla,  Madelyn, and Hannah look forward to using the skills they learned at the conference as they begin their new journey in high school.  From left:  Makayla Moser, Hannah DeStefano, and Madelyn Vinton.

Western Wayne students attended the Junior  National Youth Leadership Conference held this past July in Washington, D.C.  Freshmen Makayla Moser, Madelyn Vinton, and Hannah DeStefano were recommended to attend the conference by their middle school guidance counselor Mr. Totsky.  The outstanding students did a lot of fundraising to be able to have this experience including selling handmade blanket baskets, having a small basket raffle, and reaching out to the local community and businesses like The Grim Foundation which helped tremendously.  All three students greatly enjoyed their experience at the conference.

Madelyn explained how her favorite part was a museum called Planet World that they saw.  She was also thrilled to meet many new friends from across the country.

“I think what I learned at this conference will help strengthen my leadership qualities by making me work hard and fast while working with everyone,” Madelyn said.  “It made me realize I’m not by myself, and I could never do it by myself.” Madelyn intends to pursue either law or pediatric audiology in the future.

Makayla agreed that getting to tour the monuments and historic places in Washington,  D.C. was her favorite part of the experience along with meeting new people.

“I especially liked visiting Arlington National Cemetery and learning about its history,” Makayla explained.  “We even got to see the changing of the guard. Another enjoyable part was how the new friends I made helped push me to achieve my goals at the conference.”  Makayla aspires to study forensic psychology and criminal profiling in college.

Fellow classmate Hannah’s favorite part of the experience was the guest speakers. Her favorite was a speech given by Anthony Robles, a NCAA wrestler who was born with one leg.

“ We got to speak with him, and his speech was very moving,” Hannah explained.   I learned that there are no excuses for things you can or cannot do.” Hannah is interested in a career in the medical field and has been researching careers like a travel nurse and anesthesiologist.

FREE & REDUCED MEAL APPLICATION IS NOW AVAILABLE!

The USDA funded free breakfast and lunch waivers that were in effect for the 2021-2022 school year are set to expire before the start of the 2022-2023 school year. WWSD is no longer permitted to provide free breakfast and lunch to students. Therefore, parents and guardians are strongly encouraged to apply for the federally assisted Free and Reduced-Price Meal Program for this upcoming school year.
Apply online at http://www.schoolcafe.com (free account set up required) or http://www.compass.state.pa.us.
Meal Prices for the 2022-2023 school year: Student Breakfast $1.35; Elementary Lunch $2.55;
HS/MS Lunch $ 2.85
Please reach out to Maria Liptak, RD Food Service Director with any questions: mliptak@westernwayne.org

SHINE Afterschool – Job Openings

Workforce Alliance is looking to fill the following positions for the SHINE Afterschool Program beginning this fall. Candidates can reach out to Katheryne Hait directly to discuss these opportunities.

  1. Site Coordinators (1) for the Western Wayne center 
  2. Lead Teacher (1) for the Western Wayne center
  3. Teachers (1) for the Western Wayne center
  4. Teacher Assistant (3) for the Western Wayne center
  5. Home Visitor (1) one for the Western Wayne center 

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Freshman Orientation

Western Wayne Class of 2026!

Freshman Orientation will be held on August 25, 2022, from 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM in the Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium. 

’22 WWHS yearbook Supplement

The supplement to the ’22 WWHS yearbook is available for pickup in the high school office. There is no charge for the supplement as it is built into the cost of the yearbook. Stop by the office to get your copy.