The Western Wayne School
District hosted a very successful 12th Bi-Annual Cavalcade of Bands on the
evening of Wednesday, Sept. 25. The stadium was standing room
only. A total of eleven schools participated including:
Dallas, Dunmore, Delaware Valley, Honesdale, Mid Valley, North Pocono,
Northwest Area, Valley View, Wallenpaupack, West Scranton, and Western
Wayne. Many coats also were donated at the event for “Warming Up
Wilson.” Western Wayne would like to thank all schools who
participated and all in the community who came out to support our local
marching bands.
The Western Wayne Drama Club recently elected their
2019-20 officers. The students are
excited for a fun year of events. From
left: Julia Phillips, treasurer; Lily Visceglia, public relations; Rhonda
Fenkner, secretary; Sydney Peet, president; and Honour Shaffer, vice
president. Absent from photo: Rebeccah
King, historian.
The Western Wayne School District will host a cavalcade
of bands on the evening of Wednesday, September 25 at our football
stadium. The National Anthem will be
played at 6:10 p.m. followed by the first band performance at 6:15 p.m. A total
of eleven schools will participate including:
Dallas, Dunmore, Delaware Valley, Honesdale, Mid Valley, North Pocono,
Northwest Area, Valley View, Wallenpaupack, West Scranton, and Western Wayne
who will be the closing performance.
Admission is $3 for adults, $1 for students and senior citizens, or free
with the donation of a new or gently used winter coat for “Warming Up Wilson.”
In addition, concessions will be sold with all proceeds benefiting Western
Wayne band and color guard students.
Come out and enjoy a great night of music and fun.
Following in a tradition that has been established
over the past few years, the Western Wayne School District invites the
community to attend to its annual homecoming game this Friday, September 13 and
accept the challenge of helping others.
Along with coming to cheer on the students, they ask that spectators
bring donations of canned goods and other nonperishable food items for a drive
that will benefit those in need in Wayne County.
The Western Wayne
Homecoming Game against Montrose will begin at 7 p.m. with the presentation of the Homecoming Court about a half hour before kick-off.
The ten seniors on this year’s court feel extremely honored and excited to be a
part of this ensemble.
Members of
the court include: Rebecca Klemovitch,
Kristi Kromko, Trina Barcarola, Sinaea Buford, Noelle Orehek, Derek Mason, Jack
McAllister, Ezra Tetreault, Hunter Frable, and Gevin Coccodrilli.
This year’s
three Western Wayne football senior captains, Derek Mason, Jack McAllister, and
Ezra Tetreault, also have the honor of taking part in homecoming together through
being members of the court.
As a part of
homecoming week the students have the opportunity to visit with Western Wayne
elementary and middle school students in addition to other typical homecoming
traditions like themed dress-up days throughout the week, a high school pep
rally, a school-run tailgate party before the game, and the homecoming
festivities at the football game. Jack,
who is also a part of the wrestling and tracks teams along with being a member
of FBLA, said he was most looking forward to interacting with younger students
this homecoming week.
“I want to be
a role model for younger students and get them excited about homecoming and
things they will be able to do at Western Wayne when they are older,” Jack, who
plans to go to college and complete an ROTC program, explained.
Fellow
football captain Ezra said he also looks forward to visiting with elementary
students as a part of his homecoming responsibilities.
“I like
socializing with younger kids and answering their questions,” Ezra said.
Ezra
certainly can discuss many clubs and sports at Western Wayne since he has been
highly involved in after- school activities throughout his high school career.
He serves as president of the National Honor Society and is also student body
president this year. In addition, he is
greatly involved in FBLA serving as first vice president of this organization
for the state of Pennsylvania. Along
with playing football in the fall, Ezra is a member of both indoor and outdoor
track with hurdling as his main event.
Ezra, who
plans to attend the Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut upon graduation, is
happy to have some time this week to spend on the homecoming court with his
best friends.
“It’s great
to be on it with Derek and Jack and other people we have grown up with,” Ezra
said.
Derek agrees
with Ezra and explains that all three football captains are just as excited
about the homecoming game as they are about being on the homecoming court.
“We went into
this season feeling we have something to prove,” Derek explained. “Each one of us captains has a different way
of leading the younger players. I lead
by example and others follow.”
The boys
explained that Jack is a more vocal leader whereas Ezra leads by communicating
with his teammates on a personal level.
The boys look
forward to all of the support of the community at the annual homecoming game.
Fellow
homecoming court member Rebecca Klemovitch also looks forward to seeing the
crowd at homecoming when she is dressed in her formal wear.
“My favorite
part of homecoming is being able to associate with my classmates all dressed
up,” she said.
Rebecca, who
aspires to study art after graduation, felt shocked to be chosen for the
court. Rebecca’s senior project was
creating a mural that was donated to the high school of an abstract cityscape.
“I love being
about to create what I envision into my actual artwork,” she said.
In addition
Rebecca is a member of the National Art Honor Society, volleyball team, where
she has been a starter for four years, and plans to join the political science
club this year.
Rebecca’s
volleyball teammate Sinaea Buford also serves with her as part of the
homecoming court. Sinaea like Rebecca felt surprised to be chosen for
homecoming.
She also
plays basketball and is in the Spanish club, NHS, FBLA, and FCCLA.
Sinaea can’t
wait to meet with younger students as one of her homecoming duties.
“I like
answering their questions and talking to them about how high school is,” she
explained.
Kristi Kromko
agrees with Sinaea that talking to younger students will be a high-light of her
homecoming experience. Kristi, who serves as one of this year’s Wildcat
Marching Band drum majors, plans to focus on promoting the high school band
program when she visits the elementary schools.
“It’s an
honor representing the band,” she said. Kristi,
who has already enlisted in the Army National Guard, has played softball for
four years and is a part of NHS. She participates in student council along with
having been the junior class president. She has qualified for District Band two
years and has held various leadership positions in the Western Wayne Band.
Another
member of the homecoming court Gevin Coccodrilli also has military plans for
after graduation. He wishes to do an ROTC program and join the Marines.
“I’ve always
wanted to be in the military since I was younger,” Gevin explained.
Gevin has played
basketball and baseball for Western Wayne and looks forward to having fun at
homecoming.
“It’s
exciting. I didn’t know I’d make it,”
Gevin said.
Hunter Frable
also felt surprised to be named to the court and looks forward to being with
his friends at the game.
Hunter is a
four-year member of the Western Wayne golf team and enjoys being a part of the
Hot Rod Club. He plans to attend a
two-year trade school to be an auto mechanic.
Two
additional members of the court are Trina Barcarola and Noelle Orehek both
girls are highly involved in fashion classes at Western Wayne. They are both looking forward to the honor of
displaying their senior collections in the fall at the school’s annual fashion
show. Noelle’s collection has a
wildflower theme and Trina’s is striped-themed and titled “Between the Lines.”
The girls
also participate in track together.
Noelle, in addition, plays soccer, and Trina plays volleyball. This year Trina also had the honor of being
named Athlete of the Year for the Scranton Times. She was state champion in two
track events last season and made second team all- star for volleyball.
Noelle and
Trina are also members of NHS and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Noelle plans to study biology and
environmental science in college. Trina plans to attend college as well with a
potential major in business marketing and minor in psychology. In addition, Trina aspires to continue her
track career after high school.
Both Trina
and Noelle feel very excited for the homecoming game.
“I can’t wait
to get dressed up and see everyone. I
also hope the court brings more spirit to the school,” Noelle said.
Trina agrees.
“I love
getting dressed up and feel very honored to represent the school at such a fun
event.”
Trina and all
of the members of the homecoming court look forward to bonding with each other
and making memories during homecoming at Friday’s game. The court along with
the rest of the Western Wayne community invite the public to join them on
Friday, Sept. 13 at 6:30 p.m. for the homecoming festivities followed by the
game.
Bring some canned goods to donate and
contribute to the positive atmosphere of Western Wayne Homecoming.
From left: Abby Gogolski, Sydney Peet, Allison Mattern, Jillian Dudley, and Darlene Black.
Eleven members of the Western
Wayne chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) recently
returned from attending the annual National Leadership Conference held in San
Antonio, Texas.
The students had the opportunity to see the Alamo, take a tour of the city via
the famous River Walk, and attend a rodeo.
Once the conference actually began, the students competed in their
events. The team of Allison Mattern, Darlene Black, Jill Dudley, Abby
Gogolski, and Sydney Peet captured a third-place national award in
Parliamentary Procedure. Each girl had to take a 100-question objective
test covering the rules of parliamentary procedure. Their scores were
averaged. Then, the top 15 teams advanced to the final round where the students
were given a specific problem and asked to conduct a chapter meeting
incorporating the problem.
First row, front left: Ashton Fitzsimmons, Madison, Kapschull, Kaeli Romanowski, Lena Piccolino, Abby Gogolski, and Darlene Black. Second row, from left: Allison Mattern, Jillian Dudley, Rachel Hoch, Sydney Peet, and Ezra Tetreault.
Also attending were Kaeli Romanowski, Lena Piccolino, and Rachel Hoch, who
competed in Intro to Parliamentary Procedure; Ashton Fitzsimmons, Intro to
FBLA, and Madison Kapschull, Accounting I.
Ezra Tetreault led the Pennsylvania delegation which numbered nearly 600
members and advisers. Ezra is currently serving as PA FBLA First Vice President.
Accompanying the students were local chapter adviser, Theresa Lubash, and chaperone, Fran Vitovsky.
The September edition of Scholarships & Career Opportunities is now available. All grades should read this document to get information on college, careers, important dates, SAT/ACT exams and of course…scholarships!
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Band and Color Guard perform at the GDS Fair.
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“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.
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Freshman Orientation – Save the Date!August 8, 2024August 22, 2024 – 6:00-7:30pm – Veterans Memorial Auditorium, WWHS
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High School Survival Guide
Student’s class schedule
Tours
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