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FRC 4285 Camo-Bots Meet Governor Wolf at Regional Robotics Competition

FRC 4285 Camo-Bots student vice president Collin Murray shakes hands with Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf at the FIRST Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship for robotics.

The FRC 4285 Camo-Bots competed in the FIRST Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship held at Lehigh University during the first week of April.  The team is composed of students from both Western Wayne and Wayne Highlands.

          The Camo-Bots had the honor of meeting Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf at the event.  In addition, the team was selected as one of four teams out of 60 teams to be ambassadors of FIRST.  The students were chosen because of their work in design, advanced manufacturing, and engineering.

          Junior Collin Murray, the Camo-Bots vice president, said everyone on the team greatly enjoyed meeting the governor.  Collin explained that Wolf personally introduced himself to all of the students from the ten Pennsylvania teams represented at the event.

          “It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” Collin explained.  “The governor even drove one of the team’s robots on the course.”

          Camo-Bot team member Western Wayne junior Max Phillips said the Regional Championship itself was a great learning experience for all involved.

          “It was intense competition,” Max explained.  “Everyone there is good.  There are strict rules and the referees check on minor details.”

          Collin explained how the Camo-Bots gained a lot from spending time with their peers at the event.

          “They are very kind to us and help us out,” Collin said of the other teams.  “Sometimes we share trade secrets with each other and discuss tricks to getting around certain problems when working with the robots.”

          The FRC 4285 Camo-Bots look forward to their participation in the World Championship event that will take place in Detroit, Michigan, at the end of April.  Collin and Max explained that there will be six competition fields set up where simultaneous competitive robot games will take place throughout the event.  Teams from countries such as Australia, India, China, and Israel will be there.

Western Wayne Team Mentor Mr. Brian Landry is very proud of the success of the Camo-Bots and is very thankful to Western Wayne  and Wayne Highlands administration, staff, students, their families, and members of the local business community who have and continue to support the efforts of the team.

FDA: Dozens of seizures reported after vaping, mostly by young people

In an article featured on USAtoday.com, at least 35 people reported seizures after using electronic cigarettes over the past decade, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said the agency is investigating the incidents, which primarily involved youth and young adults and were discovered in its “adverse event” reporting system. 

Seizures or convulsions are known to be possible side effects of nicotine poisoning. They have reportedly occurred after users swallow vaping liquid containing nicotine.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2019/04/03/vaping-electronic-cigarettes-seizures-convulsions-food-drug-administration/3346467002/

Additionally, we would like to offer the latest E-Cig toolkit that was provided from the American Lung Association in Pennsylvania.

Toolkit for Providers - End the E-cigarette Epidemic

Created: 05 - 04 - 2019
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Junior Information Night – April 11th @6:00 PM

On Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. the School Counseling Department will be conducting 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. 

Western Wayne Community Donates Prom Dresses for Students

Among the many shelves of books in the Western Wayne High School Library hung a variety of beautiful gowns available for students to choose for their upcoming Prom in May.  Students had the opportunity get a dress free of charge throughout the school day on Wednesday, March 27.

          Western Wayne School Board President Mrs. Bernice Fiorella had the idea to get the community involved in such a project because she saw a need for the young ladies in the district to have some assistance in acquiring an item that could set them back hundreds of dollars which they may not have.

          “Someone approached me about there being a need for dresses and once I saw that need I wanted to fill it,” Fiorella explained.

          She later took to social media and other forms of networking in the community to acquire the gowns.  She received about 100 dresses from family in New York and another woman from New Jersey reached out and donated about 200 dresses.  Many other people in the Western Wayne community have also donated to this worthy cause along with Sunshine Cleaners in Hamlin who professionally cleaned all of the donated gowns free of charge.

          Fiorella first did a project like this in the fall of this school year for the semi-formal and after its success she decided to continue to work with everyone involved to provide dresses to any girls who need one for this year’s Prom.

          “It always amazes me how giving our community is,” Fiorella said.  “They exceed my expectations every time.”

          The girls at Western Wayne High School felt so grateful for the community’s efforts and absolutely loved having the chance to choose a Prom dress of their dreams.

          Senior Vaeda Pontosky, who will attend DeSales University next year in the Physician Assistant Program, took advantage of the chance to look for Prom dresses at school.

          “This is such a great opportunity,” Vaeda said.  “I’m trying my best to save money for college right now, and I am so grateful for everyone who made this possible for us today.”

          Vaeda’s classmate, junior Bella Zeiler also felt extremely grateful for the community’s efforts.

          “Along with helping me to save money, it is really convenient for me to have some time during the day to look for a dress, because I have to work after school to save money for things like college and a car,” Bella explained.

          Fiorella is thrilled the event was such a success and hopes to continue efforts of this nature in the Western Wayne community in the future. 

In the meantime, Fiorella is giving the dresses that remain after the Western Wayne event to East Stroudsburg School District so their students can also benefit from this wonderful opportunity to have a dress free of charge for Prom.  East Stroudsburg had reached out to Fiorella after hearing about the success of Western Wayne’s event in the fall to get students semi-formal dresses.

“I look forward to continuing efforts like these to help students through working with the Western Wayne School community and beyond in the future,” Fiorella said.

Get your tickets early!

This is like a Broadway show on a basketball court. Our team will feature tricks, music dunks, comedy, dancing, and audience participation. It is an awe-inspiring, two-hour basketball show including an autograph session! See them take on the WW Ballers (WW faculty). Benefits the WW Football program.

Western Wayne FBLA Represented at PBEA Conference

Pennsylvania Future Business Leaders of America state officers attended the Pennsylvania Business Education Association Conference on Friday, March 22.  At the conference, officers introduced presenters of the various workshops held at the event.  In addition, they answered questions regarding membership in FBLA.  They also assisted with the scholarship auction held at the luncheon and business meeting.  Pictured is Western Wayne Junior Ezra Tetreault. Ezra is the Western Wayne FBLA vice president, Region 22 president of FBLA, and he is the vice president at large for FBLA for the state of Pennsylvania.    

Western Wayne presents ANNIE

Based on Little Orphan Annie by permission
of the Media Tribune Services, Inc.

“Annie” is presented through special arrangement with
Music Theater International (MTI)

-Location –
Western Wayne Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium.

Friday, April 26th at 7 PM
Saturday, April 27 at 7 PM
Sunday, April 28 at 3 PM

ADULTS $5
STUDENTS/SENIORS $3

Middle School Contest Participants Need Your Vote

Pictured are some of the Western Wayne Middle School students involved in the 2019 “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” Northeast PA Contest. From left: Trinity Foulds, Alaina Maiocco, Ella Pavlovich, Kailey Tickner, Julie Bryan, Skylar Long, and Evan Peirce. Team members not pictured: Bernie Roedel and Ivan Knecht.

Voting for the second-annual “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing Contest?” will be open from March 27th through March 29th at https://www.whatssocool.org/contests/northeast-pa/  The public can support Western Wayne Middle School students by going on and voting for their video submission as many times as they would like.

          Western Wayne Middle School students are part of this unique learning experience for the second time.  Created by the Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC) in Allentown, PA in 2013, the “What’s So cool About Manufacturing?” contests draw entries from more than 200 teams across Pennsylvania.  The teams of students and teacher coaches receive camera equipment, software, and professional guidance as they learn to script, record, and edit their video stories of what it’s like to work in the manufacturing industry. Students learn about the manufacturing career field and complete their projects at various local manufacturing businesses.

The contest’s objective is to change students’ perceptions about manufacturing careers by sending them to local places where manufacturing is done to complete their submissions for “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?”.  The “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” contests are supported regionally by their sponsors and partners. 

The 2019 “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” Contest for Northeast PA is produced by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center in Hanover Township, PA. Participating schools are from Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, and Wayne counties.  Western Wayne is one of eleven schools participating in the Northeast PA Contest.

 For the second year, Western Wayne Middle School students had the opportunity to explore Boyce Products Ltd., a manufacturing facility located in Damascus, for their project.  This winter the students toured Boyce to learn about the manufacturing career field and gather information for their submission.

The group of Western Wayne students consisting of Bernie Roedel, Ella Pavlovich, Alaina Maiocco, Skylar Long, Trinity Foulds, Evan Peirce, Ivan Knecht, Julie Bryan, and Kailey Tickner felt rewarded and fulfilled after their experiences at Boyce and in creating their video submission.

The students were surprised to learn that Boyce makes a variety of products used in the national spotlight.  For example, the students learned Boyce creates set pieces for CNN News, the tables used for interviews in the NFL, along with different props used in popular movies, and the call boxes used in New York City subways.

“It was neat to see how much work goes into each piece they create,” Evan Peirce, 8th grader from Western Wayne, said.

Evan’s fellow classmate Julie Bryan said she was excited to see the different equipment in use at Boyce.

“We got to see laser cutters going through metal,” Julie explained.

After their trip, the students worked on creating their video submission about their experience.  Eighth grader Bernie Roedel acted as a student leader for this effort.  The film is now finalized and can be viewed on the Western Wayne website at https://ww3.westernwayne.org/western-wayne-manufacturing-video-submission/

The Western Wayne School Community invites the public to vote for Western Wayne Middle School’s video submission to “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” at   https://www.whatssocool.org/contests/northeast-pa/

The students have the chance to win for a variety of categories.  Your vote can help them win the Northeast PA Viewer’s Choice Award.