Western Wayne Junior Lacey Falloon won second place for
the Carnegie Mellon University Computer Science Academy Creative Task Challenge
for its first unit of study.
Lacey is working through the course as a part of her
computer science class at Western Wayne High School. Lacey explained that the task that won her
the second place certificate was her coding of actor Leonardo DiCaprio’s face
when he played Jack in the blockbuster hit Titanic.
She explained that he is one of her favorite actors, and
she thought it was a unique idea for a coding task. Lacey loves the challenge of coding and has
been spending time both in the classroom and outside of school on perfecting
her coding skills.
“I like beating others to get a task complete,” Lacey
explained. “I’m always trying to finish
first.”
Along with trying to work on her coding speed, Lacey also
constantly tries to come up with new creative ideas for coding.
“For my second unit task for the Carnegie Mellon course,
I made stick figures climbing a ladder,” Lacey said. “For this project, my picture has to keep
changing to different things. It takes
time to create projects like this.”
When Lacey isn’t working on her programming skills, she
enjoys doing projects for Future Business Leaders of America where her primary
focus is accounting. Lacey likes to set
goals to challenge herself in all of the work that she does.
“I like a challenge,” Lacey said. “When I finally figure out something with
coding, I sit there and wonder why I didn’t figure it out from the start.”
Lacey looks forward to working on more coding projects in
her course at Western Wayne. Western
Wayne faculty, administration, and staff are proud of her accomplishments and
can’t wait to see what she does next.
EverGreen Elementary celebrated healthy snack options with apples on Apple Crunch Day! Klim’s Orchard donated yummy apples to help our students get a taste of the different varieties. The lessons did not stop at snacking. Teachers incorporated math, science and language arts into the day by creating experiments, graphs and writing descriptive words to describe the texture, color and taste of the apples. During lunch, students had Apple Crisp and apple slices to enjoy as well. Apple Crunch Day is a great way to encourage healthy eating habits and a great way to extend our learning.
Family,
Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) from Western
Wayne High School learned leadership skills, organizational skills,
and project ideas while attending the FCCLA Regional Leadership Meeting on October 25th at Reading Area Community
College.
Members
attended workshops on Leadership, Statewide Initiatives, Publicizing your Chapter,
Safety, Family Consumer Sciences related topics, and State Officer Candidacy. During the meeting, local chapter members also
learned about the PA FCCLA outreach project and the membership campaign.
Club advisor Lori
Lucchesi, FCS Teacher, Western Wayne High School, explained how this is an exciting
year for her students.
“We have built
our club membership up this year,” Lucchesi explained. “The students felt excited to start the year
off at the Regional Leadership Meeting and are now working on projects for the
FCCLA State Leadership Conference in the spring.”
Western Wayne
members expressed enthusiasm toward returning to their chapter with great ideas
and lots of motivation for a successful year.
Freshman, Ashley
Small Bermudez learned about FCCLA programs and competitions and stated, “The
workshop taught me about a useful planning process that will help me organize
community events and achieve my future career plans.”
Sophomore
Katarina Wood explained, “I attended an FCCLA work session that gave me key
strategies to balance my extracurricular and academic skills.”
Another
sophomore Mackenzie Sheatler found it very interesting to learn about the
safety of children at the conference.
“I like
learning about how kids interact and child development,” MacKenzie, who aspires
to be a social worker, explained.
Sinclaire Ogof,
a senior and vice president of membership for Western Wayne, reported that
“Twenty seven students attended the FCCLA Regional Leadership Meeting and our
Western Wayne Chapter’s membership has tripled this year, totaling 52 students!”
All of Western
Wayne’s FCCLA members are excited to work with this club throughout the year
and some have already begun their projects for the State Leadership Conference
to be held in the spring at Penn State Main Campus.
Sinaea Buford,
FCCLA president who aspires to major in forensic science and minor in criminal
justice, is working with fellow FCCLA member Sadie Nahman on a project for the
category of event management for the State Leadership Conference.
The girls are
working to plan a senior citizen prom for the local community. They wish to work with Wayne Woodlands Manor
and Laurel Place on the event.
“I really like
to work with the elderly,” Sinaea, who has volunteered at Golden Way Personal
Care Home in Waymart, explained. “I like
to make them happy by listening to them and making them feel like they are at
home when they talk to me.”
Fellow FCCLA
member Shailyn Pugh said she also hopes to do a service-based project for FCCLA
this year.
“I like
helping in the community and doing service projects,” Shailyn, who aspires to
be a pharmaceutical technician, said.
Family,
Career, and Community Leaders of America is a dynamic and effective national
student organization that helps young men and women become leaders and
addresses important personal, family, work, and societal issues through Family
& Consumer Sciences Education and Related Occupations.
FCCLA
is unique among youth organizations because its programs are planned and run by
members. It is the only national
in-school organization with the family as its central focus. Participation in national programs and
chapter activities helps members become strong leaders in their families,
careers, and communities.
Twenty-nine members of the Western Wayne chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America recently attended the organization’s annual State Leadership Workshop at the Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in the Poconos. This was the largest workshop in FBLA history bringing together more than 1,500 members and advisers from across the state for leadership development. Senior Ezra Tetreault, PA FBLA’s First Vice President, together with the other eight state officers, conducted the opening and closing sessions. Students were then able to choose from a variety of workshops to attend covering such topics as Entrepreneurship, Leadership Lessons, Communication, Characteristics of Leaders, Business Innovation, FBLA Competition Boot Camp, Officership, and Marketing and Digital Branding. This workshop was also the kickoff of the PA FBLA State Project, which benefits the American Heart Association. With a goal of $67,000, the state chapter has already raised more than $14,000 by holding a charity walk, a charity basket auction of nearly 100 baskets, a t-shirt sale, and several meals at the Great Karoo restaurant with a portion of the profits going to the state project. Attending the workshop were Cassidy Asinski, Jamie Bryan, Julie Bryan, Haley Estus, Rachel Hoch, Sydney Hutchinson, Abby Kapschull, Skylar Long, Emilie McAllister, Madison McGlone, Laynee Nugent, Ella Pavlovich, Sydney Peet, Lena Piccolino, Anya Rusnak, Gabby Tetreault, Lou Azzato, Tommy Gogolski, Parker Howell, Zane Janiszewski, Matt Leslie, Lenny Maiocco, Derek Mason, Jack McAllister, Kiel Rizzi, Carson Rush, Kelton Slifko, Tim Smith, and Ezra Tetreault.
Row 1 (l to r): Jamie Bryan, Cassidy Asinski, Lena Piccolino, Haley Estus, Madison McGlone. Row 2 (l to r): Emilie McAllister, Gabby Tetreault, Sydney Hutchinson, Anya Rusnak, Derek Mason. Row 3 (l to r): Rachel Hoch, Sydney Peet, Abby Kapschull, Tommy Gogolski, Kelton Slifko, Kiel Rizzi, Lou Azzato. Row 4 (l to r): Laynee Nugent, Ella Pavlovich, Skylar Long, Julie Bryan, Matt Leslie, Jack McAllister. Row 5 (l to r): Lenny Maiocco, Carson Rush, Zane Janiszewski, Tim Smith, Parker Howell.
Western Wayne junior Cassidy Asinski is the 2019 ACS
Susquehanna Valley Section National Chemistry Week Poetry Contest 9th-12th
Grade Winner. Cassidy’s poem was judged as being the best out of all 9th-12th
grade entries received by our section.
The poem has successfully been submitted to the national competition for a chance to win up to $300. In addition, Cassidy, her parents, and her science teacher Maria Masankay are invited to the annual Susquehanna Valley ACS Awards Banquet in May. Cassidy will receive a $50 check and a certificate at the banquet.
Cassidy’s poem is titled “Rust.” She explained that she chose this topic after
doing some research. Cassidy, who enjoys
both science and English classes at Western Wayne, said she really wanted to make
her poem stand out by personifying rust throughout it. The poem is told in the first person point of
view of rust itself.
“I wanted to make it really unique,” Cassidy
explained.
Cassidy is highly involved at Western Wayne High
School. She is a triple-sport athlete
who is a member of the soccer, basketball, and track teams. She just made the first team all-stars for
soccer. Cassidy, also, participates in
FBLA and is a member of NHS. She is
keeping her options open for the future, and says she is interested in the
study of forensic science.
She feels excited to have won the poetry contest and
looks forward to representing Western Wayne at the awards banquet for it in
May.
Western Wayne faculty, administration, and staff, are
proud of Cassidy’s accomplishments and wish her the best in her future
endeavors.
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evidence-based three-tiered framework for improving and integrating all of the
data, systems, and practices affecting student outcomes every day. It is a way
to support everyone – including students with disabilities – to create the
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PBIS is a commitment to addressing student behavior through
systems change. When it is implemented well, students achieve improved social
and academic outcomes, schools experience reduced exclusionary discipline
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From left are eighth graders Haley Walsh and Aurora Morris.
From left are sixth graders Magda Malcolm and Audrey Agnello.
From left are sixth graders Joey Tickner and Aedan Lampman.
From left are seventh graders Abigail Sadowski and Cedar Gilpin.
Western Wayne elementary, middle, and high school students all participated in a fall activity day at their respective buildings on Thursday, Oct. 31, as a reward for the students’ achievements and positive behavior in the first marking period as a part of the district’s PBIS initiative. Our PBIS initiative is successfully creating a positive school environment in which students are demonstrating their Wildcat PRIDE daily. From left are eighth graders Taylor Maiocco, Brooke Kellogg, and Olivia Cottell.
Western Wayne High School Students attended the Wayne
County Collaborative Transition Expo. held on Oct. 22 at Ladore Lodge in
Waymart. At the event, they learned
about college and career opportunities.
The event is designed to assist transitioning students with disabilities
and their families.
Senior
Rebeccah King enjoyed the knowledge she gained from the event.
“Representatives
from different schools help you with your questions about college,” King, who
aspires to study welding after graduation, explained. “They offered scholarship help, and I also
learned about opportunities for employment available to me now. I learned that Woodloch Pines is hiring.”
Rebeccah’s
classmate Becca Boots also thought she gained some valuable insights from the
expo.
“I am
very interested in culinary studies in college,” Becca explained. “I spoke to someone representing Lackawanna
College’s culinary program, and I learned that they have a separate building on
campus for that major. That made me even
more interested in attending that school.”
All of
the students who attended the transition expo. were happy to gain more
knowledge about fields they can pursue after their time in high school.
Pictured
are some of the Western Wayne High School students who recently attended the
Wayne County Collaborative Transition Expo. held on Oct. 22 at Ladore Lodge in
Waymart. Front row, from left: Jamie Newman, Mya Lukas, Amy Newman, Caleb
Burns, Jordan Diaz, Braydon Christian, and Rebecca Weist. Back row, from left: Jack Klikus, Caleb Swingle, Becca Boots, and
Rebeccah King.
Lieutenant
Junior Grade Garret Enslin, who graduated from Western Wayne in 2012, has gone
on to achieve many outstanding accomplishments in the United States Navy.
Enslin graduated from
the United States Naval Academy in 2016.
He earned a degree in mechanical engineering. After graduation, Enslin
was stationed on a ship in Everett, Washington, for about two and a half
years. He worked as a gunnery ordnance
officer where he led twenty sailors in maintenance work. This type of work included working with the
guns on the ship, logistics projects, management of the ammunition itself,
getting missiles on board, coordinating teams, etc.
Once his first tour was completed,
Enslin received a Navy Achievement Medal for his work as Gunnery and Ordnance
Officer onboard the U.S.S. Momsen.
Enslin went on to Nuclear Power School,
a technical school operated by the U.S. Navy in Goose Creek, South Carolina, to
train enlisted sailors, officers, KAPL civilians and Bettis civilians for
shipboard nuclear power plant operation and maintenance of surface ships and
submarines in the U.S. nuclear navy.
There he learned theory about how nuclear reactors work among many other
aspects of this field. He graduated
second in his class from Nuclear Power School. Then Enslin applied the theory
he learned at Nuclear Power School in prototype school, which is a Nuclear
Power Training Unit.
Enslin explained that at the training
unit there are essentially two nuclear power submarines that were
decommissioned from naval service and refitted for the specific purpose of
training nuclear operators now. Enslin
graduated first in his class from prototype.
He discussed how his training was a progression because first
he learned the theory in Nuclear Power School, then he applied that theory in
his prototype training, and now he will begin applying all of this acquired
knowledge from school and training on a ship that has two actual nuclear
reactors, the U.S.S. Nimitz.
Enslin started on the Nimitz on November 4. He is a surface warfare officer
(nuclear). He will spend 28 months there running and
overseeing operations and working to lead about forty sailors.
Enslin explained why he chose this path in his military
career.
“I love the technical aspect of it,” Enslin said. “I was able to get a lot of in-depth
technical training, and this has allowed me to be really able to think about
problems. This path has given me the
chance to lead others very early on in my career. It is a great opportunity.”
In addition, Enslin also fondly reflected on his days at
Western Wayne. He recalled enjoying his
time on the wrestling team. He was a
part of the team from his time in middle school through his four years of high
school.
Another highlight from Enslin’s time in high school was the
leadership qualities he learned as a member of the Future Business Leaders of
America club that was led by advisor Fran Vitosky at the time Enslin was a
member.
“My time in FBLA in which I learned how to speak well in
front of others has most directly translated to some of the success I have
had,” Enslin explained. “Speaking well
to another person when you meet that person for the first time is very
important. First impressions are very
important in life and in the military.”
Enslin also has some words of wisdom for Western Wayne
students who will soon be entering the real world upon their graduation this
coming year.
“It is very important to be humble,” Enslin said. “Being able to admit that you are wrong and
to seek help even if you don’t want to is a very important part of succeeding.”
Enslin discussed how he, at a young age, after graduating the
Navy Academy, had to oversee some people who were much older than him. He explained that he learned a lot about
critical thinking and humility from that experience.
The second piece of advice he gives Western Wayne High School seniors involves resilience.
“It is important to be resilient and come back from failure,”
Enslin said. “You need to reflect
honestly about why a failure occurs, so you can learn from that mistake.”
Enslin is excited for his experience on the Nimitz, and says
that after this tour he plans to look for work outside of the Navy. He thinks his experience on this ship will be
a good transition to him working in the future in civilian engineering.
Western Wayne administration, faculty, and staff are very
proud of Enslin’s many great accomplishments and wish him the very best in all
of his future endeavors.
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Band Performs at GDS Fair and Meets Kurt AaronAugust 29, 2024Kurt Aaron and Michael Olivo
Band and Color Guard perform at the GDS Fair.
The annual Western Wayne Marching Band and Color Guard performance at the GDS Fair was especially eventful this year because on the day of their performance Wednesday, August 28, WNEP’s Kurt Aaron and his infamous dog Ranger were also there doing live spots. Aaron briefly interviewed Western Wayne band member Michael Olivo, a senior. Michael proudly told the viewing audience about Western Wayne’s upcoming performance at the fair.
“It was really exciting to get to promote our band to a TV audience,” Michael said.
The students were thrilled to perform their 2024-25 Boy Bands themed field show for the audience along with playing some fan favorite stand tunes.
Drum majors this year are seniors Lia Hartman and Kalob Franko. This is Lia’s second season as drum major.
“We are all so grateful to be able to perform for the local community who is so supportive of us,” Lia said.
The Western Wayne Band is under the direction of Mrs. Elaine Ort who is now in her 11th season with the district.
The entire Western Wayne Band and Color Guard invite the local community to attend the first home game of the season for varsity football against Lackawanna Trail on Friday, August, 30, at the Sharkey-Rosetti stadium. Western Wayne will have the pregame show starting at about 6:45 p.m.; kick-off is at 7 p.m. [...]
Western Wayne to Host Annual Car Show Saturday, Sept. 7—NEW RAIN DATE! August 27, 2024The Western Wayne Hot Rod Club and Drama Club will host their 2024 Annual Car Show on Saturday, September 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the high school parking lot, 1970A Easton Turnpike, Lake Ariel, PA, near the football stadium. Please note our NEW RAIN DATE is Sunday, September 15.Food to be sold at the concession stand. Registration fee is $10. Spectators are free. 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 Robert Scramuzza is excited to partner with the Hot Rod Club for the for the Car Show. He 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,” Bobby 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 are working to obtain 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.“Drama Club gives students a place where they can express themselves,” club president Lillian Maros 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 Saturday, Sept. 7 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 Sunday, September 15. [...]
Freshman Orientation – Save the Date!August 8, 2024August 22, 2024 – 6:00-7:30pm – Veterans Memorial Auditorium, WWHS
Western Wayne High School welcomes the Class of 2028!
Information on the high school/ 9th Grade Transition
High School Survival Guide
Student’s class schedule
Tours
Refreshments [...]
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program run by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General.
The program teaches youth and adults how to recognize
warning signs and signals, especially within social media,
from individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others
and to “say something” BEFORE it is too late.