Starting June 17, 2019, The Cooperage Project, in collaboration
with the Wayne Highlands School District, will open its doors Monday through
Friday from 11:00am to 1:00pm to kids ages 0-18 to receive FREE lunch. No
income requirements or sign ups. The program will continue Monday through
Friday through August 6, with the exception of July 4 & 5. Join in the fun
with arts and crafts, story time, music and more!
Junior Trina Barcarola is the 2019 State Champ in the Pole Vault (clearing 12’6), and the 100 Hurdles. She finished 8th place in the 400 Hurdles and was part of the girls 4 x 400 Relay Team,
Pictured L to R:Dr. Matthew Barrett, Superintendent, Paul Gregorski, High School Principal, Vaeda Pontosky, Robert Carey, and Bob Black, Athletic Director
Senior’s Vaeda Potosky and Robert Carey were honored on May 29, 2019 at the annual LIAA Scholar Athlete Breakfast, held at Genetti’s in Dickson City,
Vaeda Pontosky, is the daughter of Richard and Marnie Pontosky and resides in Lake Ariel. She has played soccer and softball for 4 years and has been a basketball cheerleader for 1 year. In soccer, she was a captain. She received the Hustle Award and was named an LIAA First Team All-Star in Soccer. Vaeda is a member of the National Honor Society,Girls Lead, the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Sciences, Technology Student Association,and Student Council. She serves om the Wayne County Children and Youth Advisory Committee. She volunteers for the Steamtown Marathon, Santa’s Workshop, and assists elementary students in conducting science experiments. Vaeda has earned a Geisinger Commonwealth School ofMedicine Research Fellowship and has participated in the Pennsylvania State Police Camp Cadet. She will attend DeSales University in the fall where she will begin Medical Studies.
Robert Carey, son of Eugene and Christine Carey and resides in Moscow. He has earned 10 varsity letters; 4 in baseball, 3 in golf, and 3 in basketball. He has served as one of his baseball team’s captains. Robert is a member of the National Honor Society, TSA, and Student Council. He will attend West Virginia University in the fall where he will major in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Natural Gas.
The Western
Wayne School District is very proud of two of its 2015 alumni who soon will
serve our country in the military.
Timothy Shaffer has
been attending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida
and participating in Air Force ROTC Detachment 157 for the last four years.
He recently graduated as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air
Force with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aeronautics. He earned a pilot
slot in his junior year and will be stationed at Columbus Air Force Base,
Mississippi, next year to begin pilot training. Upon graduation of pilot
training, he intends to fly an F-35.
His former classmate Kyle Coons attended the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) for 4 years,
graduating as a Second Lieutenant in the Army with a Bachelor of Arts degree in
History. While at VMI, he marched in President Trump’s Inauguration Parade in
Washington, DC along with the Governor of Virginia’s inaugural parade in
Richmond, VA. He presented the colors at Martinsville Speedway for a NASCAR
race and was part of a committee within the corps of cadets named the RDC, this
group helps freshmen get accustomed to the VMI system. He will be first stationed at Fort Sill,
Oklahoma for training. His first duty station will be Fort Drum, New York.
Pictured is 2015 Western Wayne alumni Timothy Shaffer, who recently graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aeronautics.
Both recent graduates
credit their time at Western Wayne as one of the reasons they found success in
their four years at their respective institutions.
“All of my
teachers were great at Western Wayne,” Tim said. “The math and science departments in the high
school especially prepared me for school. I have done really well in math and
science in college.”
Kyle agrees that his
time at Western Wayne helped to prepare him for his time at VMI.
“I learned
leadership skills from serving as the captain of both the football team and
volleyball team,” Kyle explained. “Also,
my AP classes taught me good study habits.”
Tim and Kyle had
different collegiate experiences but each have the same end result of being
prepared and ready to enter the military in their respective branches.
Tim’s experience
at Embry-Riddle allowed him to have a normal university experience of attending
his classes and being involved in other on-campus school activities along with
his military training three days a week. He explained how it was a very equal
blend.
Kyle’s experience
was different in the respect that his college experience was immersed in
military training every day in various ways.
He explained how the students dressed in military attire at all times
while on campus along with training each day and going to their college
classes.
Pictured is 2015 Western Wayne alumni Kyle Coons, who recently graduated from the Virginia Military Institute as a Second Lieutenant in the Army with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History.
These two, very
accomplished, Western Wayne alumni have a great mutual respect for one another
and are proud of each other’s college achievements. They explained how they chose to pursue
becoming service men through different avenues but that they both learned so
much already and feel prepared to continue their military training.
Tim feels excited
to start his journey at Columbus Air Force Base this spring.
“I am really proud
to be able to do what I’m doing,” Tim said.
“I know a lot of other people would want to be doing it.”
He is eager to
learn more about aviation and explained that the feeling he gets on a flight is
incredibly exciting.
“I remember one
solo flight I did in college that was special,” Tim explained. “It was right before the sun came up. I was flying from Daytona Beach south past
Kennedy Space Center.”
In addition, Tim
feels very excited to be able to use the skills he learned in college when he
starts his pilot training for the Air Force.
“I have always had
a love for aviation that I couldn’t explain,” Tim said. “I have also always been fascinated, from
when I was younger, with American history and events such as Pearl Harbor.”
Kyle also is eager
to begin his field artillery training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. His first duty station will be in Fort Drum,
New York. He feels he has learned a lot
about leadership from his time at VMI that he will use in the future.
“VMI taught me
that good leaders are confident with their decisions,” Kyle explained. “I have also learned to lead by example.”
Western Wayne,
faculty, administration, and staff wish Tim and Kyle the best with their future
endeavors along with thanking them for serving our country.
Pictured are the student designers and student models from Western Wayne’s Road Trip to Fashion Show. From left standing: Erin Murphy, Gabby Tetreault, Noelle Orehek, Lily Visceglia, Emily Pavlicek, Victoria Petrosky, Isabel Valentin, Gabby Ostolaza, Shauna McAndrew, Abby Black, Rachel Hoch, Trina Barcarola, Maggie Millon, and Meghann Clark. From left, sitting: Mitchell Herzog, Alex Kuha, Johnny Barcarola, Leonard Johnson, Kobe Sauter, Ed Sledzinski, and Mrs. Colleen Carmody, show director and fashion teacher.
Western Wayne hosted its second annual community
fashion show on Friday, May 31, in the Veterans Memorial Auditorium at the high
school. Two hundred dollars was raised
from the event to benefit local food pantries and the Dessin Animal Shelter.
The
show titled Road Trip to Fashion featured the senior collections of students
Victoria Petrosky, whose collection was titled “Elegance,” and Isabel Valentin,
whose collection was titled “Inspiring Vintage.”
The show also featured
pieces from students in textile, fashion I, and fashion II classes at Western
Wayne.
Another main aspect of
the fashion show was the competitive portion in which seniors Victoria and
Isabel worked with teams of student designers and student models to create and
showcase fashions for the theme Road Trip to Fashion. Victoria’s team was called Border to Border
Fashion and consisted of student designers, Abby Black, Shauna McAndrew, Noelle
Orehek, and Emily Pavlicek; student models, Lily Visceglia, Gabby Tetreault,
Leonard Johnson, and Johnny Barcarola.
Isabel’s team was called Rhapsody’s Caravan and consisted of student
designers, Meghann Clark, Trina Barcarola, Maggie Millon, and Erin Murphy;
student models, Rachel Hoch, Gabby Ostolaza, Kobe Sauter, and Alex Kuha.
The week of the show the students learned the
theme and pieces they needed to create for the competitive portion of the
show. For their Road Trip to Fashion
themed collection each team had to create a variety of garments including: a simple romper to capture the feel of the
sea, water, warm climate or sailing as found on the Eastern Seaboard; bibbed
joggers to capture a Midwestern appeal; a two-piece outfit: capris, vest, and
scarf to portray life as a mountain climber in the Rockies; from sheer curtains
provided, a wrap (only) style halter dress, cape overlay, and organic belt to
depict Desert life; and with clear plastic, netting and white banding, and
lights provided, they created either a one or two piece winter avant-garde gown
to capture the glistening of the snow and northern light of Alaska.
This portion of the show
was judged and Victoria’s team “Border to Border Fashion” won by six
points. Isabel’s team “Rhapsody’s
Caravan” won the audience vote.
As her senior project, sophomore Emily
Pavlicek worked with show director and fashion teacher Mrs. Colleen Carmody to design
the hallway leading to the auditorium and the set, along with collecting the
money raised to go to local food pantries and the Dessin Animal Shelter. Emily also designed a very special dress for
the show. The dress was created to emphasize this year’s theme Road Trip to
Fashion. The dress consisted of a satin
bodice and laminated skirt made from collected paper maps. The collar of the dress was made of black
vinyl and wire, the train of black and yellow tulle in combination with the
vinyl was used to emphasize the roadways of the United States. In addition, earlier this year, Emily was the
proud recipient of the Wayne County Youth Advisory Grant, the funds bought
supplies for present and future shows and displays.
Carmody feels very proud
of all of her students’ accomplishments and looks forward to the event next
year.
“It was wonderful to see
everyone’s hard work come together in our show,” Carmody said. “It is great to
see our students’ talent brought to life on stage.”
This year’s Male and Female Athletes of the Year are Kobe Sauter and Trina Barcarola. Senior Kobe Sauter, a 3-sport athlete, was a stand-out running back on the football team, rushing for over 1200 yards this year. He was a starter and key player on the Basketball team. The basketball team made the District 2 LIAA play-offs for the first time in school history. Finally, as a member of the Track & Field team he ran the 100, 4 x 100 relay team, and the long jump. Kobe will continue his studies at Lycoming College. Trina Barcarola, a Junior, is a 2019 Track & Field State Champion in the Pole Vault and 100 Hurdles and she metaled in the 300 Hurdles. As a member of the Indoor Track & Field team, where she excelled there as well. Trina, also a 3-sport athlete, is a member of the Girls Volleyball team too. From the Varsity Club the athletes each receive a plaque and a $250 gift card to the College they plan on attending. If they are not a senior, it is given to them later on when they are a senior.
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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