Tomorrow’s Leaders Today

Congratulations to Amanda Herold and Skye Smith upon their graduation from Tomorrow’s Leaders Today on May 18, 2017.  Amanda and Skye were chosen for Tomorrow’s Leaders Today and worked with students from other area school districts on leadership and community projects.  Thank you to these two fine young women for representing Western Wayne High School in such a positive way!

Tomorrow’s Leaders Today is a youth leadership development program sponsored by Leadership Lackawanna. It is designed to give high school juniors leadership, interpersonal and managerial skills, an enhanced understanding of northeastern Pennsylvania and the opportunity to explore teamwork. Each year, a class of approximately 35 students, representing various geographic areas and high schools, will be selected to participate. The program runs from October through April. Sessions are held one full weekday each month beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 2:30 p.m. A graduation ceremony is held in May. More specifically, collaborative decision making, communication styles and problem solving techniques will be explored. The challenges and opportunities of northeastern Pennsylvania will be identified and discussed. And, participants will have the opportunity to meet community leaders, as well as students from other high schools. Ultimately, upon completion of the monthly sessions, participants will have the necessary skills to become concerned and committed citizens who participate and invest in our community. High school students of today are the community and business leaders of tomorrow. Tomorrow’s Leaders Today turns aspiring teens into future adult leaders.

Amanda Herold & Skye Smith
Amanda Herold & Skye Smith
Tomorrow's Leaders Today - Class of 2017
Tomorrow’s Leaders Today – Class of 2017
Herold & Smith Families
Herold & Smith Families
Amanda, Mr. Fitzsimmons & Skye
Amanda, Mr. Fitzsimmons & Skye
Amanda Herold presenting a grant
Amanda Herold presenting a grant

Opioid Awareness Information

Please see the attached Opioid Awareness Seminar presentation in PDF format provided by MSgt Brandon Staudt of the PA Counterdrug Joint Task Force.  The presentation was excellent and provided valuable insight into these current issues. 

Opioid Awareness

13 Reasons Why – Information & Talking Points

Netflix just released its highly publicized series 13 Reasons Why, an adaptation of the popular 2007 novel of the same name by Jay Asher. The series consists of 13 episodes that tell the tale of Hannah, a high school student who tragically ended her own life, but not before recording 13 sides of audio cassette tape implicating 13 individuals in her death. The novel is quite captivating and an unfortunate harsh truth about adolescence for some youth. Its move to Netflix will expose its content to a far wider audience. For those who may struggle with similar challenges as Hannah or live with their own vulnerabilities, the overall message of this series may get distorted into a sense that suicide is a natural way of solving life’s struggles. It is not. The Pennsylvania Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative is pleased to share with you key talking points developed by SAVE and the Jed Foundation. It is with near certainty that many of your students will be talking about this series in school. Being armed with appropriate and positive messages will help students struggling with their own emotional response to this series to put the dramatized content into realistic perspective and afford you with new opportunities for engaging these youth and providing necessary support and resources.

 

Please see the attached Talking Points for 13 Reasons Why:  

13-reasons-why

 

Additional key resources for all include:

  1. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-TALK)
  2. Crisis Text Line – text “HOME” to 741-741
  3. www.youthsuicidewarningsigns.org – accurate, up-to-date, empirically-informed warning signs for youth suicide and how you can respond to someone in crisis

 

Suicide is preventable.

2016-2017 School Calendar CHANGES

 Due to the number of weather related school closures, the following amendments to the 2016-17 school calendar were approved at the School Board Meeting on 4/3/17:

Monday, April 17, 2017 – Amended to a full day of school

Saturday, June 3, 2017 – Abbreviated school day for Seniors ONLY

Friday, June 16, 2017 – Graduation (Last day for Seniors ONLY)

Monday, June 19, 2017 – Last Day of school for students – Early dismissal 9:00 AM

Tuesday, June 20, 2017 – Teacher In-service

 

* In the event of any further school cancellations, the calendar may be modified as needed.

Junior Information Night – April 4th @6:00

 Junior Information Night

On Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. the Guidance Department will be conducting a Junior Information Night. The purpose of this evening is to inform parents/guardians about: selecting a college/training program, college cost, the college admissions process, registration and deadlines for the SAT/ACT, general financial aid information, Career Cruising, military and job opportunities and other important information. An admissions representative from Marywood University and the military will also provide information.