Western Wayne High School Students enjoyed a treat of activities with their classmates including a cookie decorating contest on Friday, Jan. 27, as a part of the school PBIS initiative. The PBIS initiative involves successfully creating a proactive positive school environment in which students are demonstrating their Wildcat PRIDE daily. 
PBIS is an ongoing effort of the Western Wayne School District to guide students in behaving and interacting with others in such a way as to promote an effective learning community.

By: Joey Regalbuto, WWSD Anime Club PR

The WWSD Anime Club was granted an interview with graphic designer Miles McMahon who works for FiGPiN–a company that makes collector pins based on a variety of video games, movies, comics, TV shows, and, of course, anime. During the interview, students got to ask McMahon questions about certain aspects of his job including how FiGPiNs are made, how exactly to get into a successful art career, and what it’s like working for a remote-based company.

McMahon makes the designs for the backdrop of the figures’ containers making sure that each is unique to their respective franchises. Members were given the run down of the process of how to make the backgrounds, what applications are used, and how McMahon comes up with the ideas for said backdrops.

Since many of the students in the WWSD Anime Club are skilled when it comes to art, members were especially interested in careers in the art field. McMahon explained the role of his professional Instagram and Etsy accounts. He also noted the importance of building a professional portfolio and credited Susquehanna University’s graphic design program for his success.

McMahon noted it is a delight working for FiGPiN; he enjoys what he does because he uses his passion and he can get revenue for doing what he loves.

At the end of the interview, three students in the club were randomly selected for a free FiGPiN as a token of the company’s generosity. The FiGPiNs issued were from two very popular franchises: Demon Slayer and Avatar.

Overall, the interview with McMahon was a great experience for the WWSD Anime Club, especially for students looking to pursue art careers stemming from their appreciation for anime.

Five members of Western Wayne FBLA recently attended the NEPA Student Leadership Workshop sponsored by Herff Jones at Carbondale Area High School. Speaker Eddie Slowikowski spoke about how to live your better life. In his presentation, Eddie gave a formula to use to be your best and make a body and mind connection. This interactive and informative workshop allowed the members to discover their leadership traits. Using dance, music, and stories from his life, Eddie left the attendees of the workshop with a strong message about believing in themselves and becoming effective leaders.

Officers and members of Western Wayne FBLA recently attended the Region 22 FBLA Regional Leadership Workshop at Woodloch Resort.  Members of Region 22 FBLA began the day ice skating and playing ice hockey at the rink at Woodloch.  After ice skating, members attended the opening session of the workshop.  Employees from Woodloch Resorts spoke about the history of Woodloch and careers in the hospitality industry.  The Region 22 FBLA officer team then conducted the business session of the workshop.  Jared Goldman, Region 22 FBLA Secretary, read the minutes from the previous meeting, took roll of all chapters in attendance and took minutes of the meeting.  At the end of the business session a gift card raffle was held with all of the proceeds going to Make-A-Wish, this year’s state project.