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Curriculum Night will be held Wednesday, January 25, 2023, from 6:00 to 7:00. Administration, Guidance and the Department Heads will go over the curriculum, graduation requirements and the scheduling process.
Pictured are the winners of the Turkey Trot held at Western Wayne Middle School on November 22. From left 8th Grade: Eric McGrath, Makenzie Chearney; 7th Grade: Ben McCleland, Sadie Booths; and 6th Grade: Andraye Agnello, Maci Lazorchak.
Weston Nugent, Nicholas Hrosovsky, and Dustin Ferraro.Weston Nugent, Nicholas Hrosovsky, and Dustin Ferraro.
In 1980, President Jimmy Carter made a Presidential Proclamation directing that American Enterprise Day be observed. Every year on November 15, members of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) celebrate this day by making members of FBLA and non-members aware of the significance of our enterprise system. This year, Western Wayne FBLA members Dustin Ferraro, Nicholas Hrosovsky, and Weston Nugent made a presentation to Mr. Grodack’s 8th grade social studies classes. After their presentation, they answered questions about FBLA. “It was great to share this knowledge with younger classmates,” Weston Nugent, FBLA member, said. “I hope we also inspired some of them to join FBLA when they are in high school.”
“How do you eat an elephant?” was one of former Western Wayne Graduate Garrett Enslin’s questions that he posed to eighth grade students at an assembly held in the school gym on Thursday, November 3. Lieutenant Enslin, who graduated from Western Wayne in 2012, achieved many outstanding accomplishments in the United States Navy. Enslin was asked by Western Wayne Administration to give a presentation to all eighth grade students to get them thinking about future career paths in the Navy, in engineering, etc. One of Enslin’s overall points made clear by the elephant question was that no problem is too difficult to solve or no step is too difficult to handle on the road to success. “In order to eat the ‘elephant’, you have to break it into small pieces,” Enslin explained to the students. “You eat it one bite at a time. This relates to engineering because no matter how complicated the problem is you break it down into small pieces until you are able to solve it.” Enslin has been working on his problem-solving skills among many others since graduating from Western Wayne High School in 2012. In 2016, Enslin graduated from the United States Naval Academy where he earned a degree in mechanical engineering. After graduation, Enslin was stationed on a ship in Everett, Washington, for about two and a half years. He worked as a gunnery ordnance officer where he led twenty sailors in maintenance work. This type of work included working with the guns on the ship, logistics projects, management of the ammunition itself, getting missiles on board, coordinating teams, etc. Once his first tour was completed, Enslin received a Navy Achievement Medal for his work as Gunnery and Ordnance Officer onboard the U.S.S. Momsen. Enslin went on to Nuclear Power School, a technical school operated by the U.S. Navy in Goose Creek, South Carolina, to train enlisted sailors, officers, KAPL civilians and Bettis civilians for shipboard nuclear power plant operation and maintenance of surface ships and submarines in the U.S. nuclear navy. There he learned theory about how nuclear reactors work among many other aspects of this field. He graduated second in his class from Nuclear Power School. Then Enslin applied the theory he learned at Nuclear Power School in prototype school, which is a Nuclear Power Training Unit. Enslin explained that at the training unit there are essentially two nuclear power submarines that were decommissioned from naval service and refitted for the specific purpose of training nuclear operators now. Enslin graduated first in his class from prototype. He discussed with the students how his training was a progression because first he learned the theory in Nuclear Power School, then he applied that theory in his prototype training, and next he began applying all of this acquired knowledge from school and training on a ship that has two actual nuclear reactors, the U.S.S. Nimitz. Enslin started on the Nimitz on November 4, 2019. He served as a surface warfare officer (nuclear). He ended up being a part of the longest deployment carrier in United States history since Vietnam because he was on the ship during COVID times which made his time onboard about three years. “I was able to see the world off the coast of Iran and Africa,” Enslin explained. “I also won the Navy’s award for Propulsion Plant Watch Officer for 2020.” Enslin told the students stories about his time in the military. “The science is all around you,” he explained when it came to his time in the Navy. As Enslin explained his job. The Western Wayne Principal of STEAM Elizabeth Watson guided the discussion for the students explaining about how Enslin, for example, used precision and accuracy for certain tasks in the Navy just as the students are learning about those concepts in their science classes at the middle school. In 2021, Enslin came back stateside and worked to get further qualifications in nuclear engineering. After getting out of the Navy this past June, Enslin has gone on to become a mechanical design engineer for Holtec International, Camden, New Jersey. He gets to design what makes up nuclear reactors at his job. One student asked Enslin the best part of his career. “Overall, I get to go in and do something that is important,” Enslin explained. “Every single day I get to learn.” Another student asked if Enslin always knew what he wanted to do for his path after high school. “I wanted to be an inventor,” Enslin said. “It’s about working hard enough that you can take advantage of the opportunities that are in front of you.” Both staff and students had the chance to speak with Enslin during the question and answer session after his presentation. Enslin’s former teachers remember his strengths when he was in school and are proud of his accomplishments. “As your middle school librarian, we are proud of you,” Michele Forbes said. “You have done well, and thank you for your service.” Enslin told the students that he hopes they find inspiration to have their own success stories from his presentation whether it be in the Navy, college, another military branch, the engineering field, etc. “Don’t ever let someone tell you how hard something is going to be and let that influence you not to try it,” Enslin explained. “If you want to do something, you decide how hard it is while you are doing it.” Western Wayne administration, faculty, and staff are very proud of Enslin’s many great accomplishments and wish him the very best in all of his future endeavors.
This fall semester Western Wayne 8th grade Family Consumer Science students worked on a sewing project called a “Monster Project” to be collaboratively created in a fun and creative way with Western Wayne students in Kindergarten classes at Evergreen Elementary School.
The Kindergarten students actually drew designs of a “monster” they wanted to see come to life, and the middle school students in Mrs. Jessica Gregorski’s Family Consumer Science classes recreated these designs in the form of a soft sculpture (stuffed animal).
Through this process, the middle school students learned how to do a running stitch, backstitch, overstitch, and blanket stitch to create a 3-D model of the elementary students’ monster questionnaire responses along with their own creativity and decorative elements such as favorite foods, colors, and facial features! Each monster even had a unique name, some of which included: Sparkle, Scary Larry, Shimmer, Happy Bestie, Snowflake, Kitty Monster, and Twinkle, among many others.
On Friday, Oct. 28, the middle schoolers presented their finished products to their kindergartners to keep and enjoy!
“We were so excited to create these special projects for elementary students,” Mrs. Gregorski said. “We hope the children and families enjoyed this collaborative project.”
Eighth grader MaKenzie Chearney really enjoyed making her monster called Spot for her kindergartner. Spot is half red and half black. Its eyes and tongue are pink. The mouth is black. The shape of the monster is a rectangle with arms, legs, and little ears on top.
“I used the back stitch for the red in the front and the eyes,” MaKenzie explained. “I then did the running stitch for the mouth and tongue. Lastly, I used the blanket stitch for the mouth and tongue. I changed the eyes and tongue to pink because it is my monster’s favorite color.”
MaKenzie was so happy to make a project to brighten the day of a younger student.
“When I look at my completed monster it makes me smile, when I know that I made a Kindergartner’s monster drawing into a stuffed animal that they get to have.”
Fellow eighth grade classmate Raegan Fox also had an enjoyable experience with this project.
“When I look at my completed monster, I am happy when I see it, because I didn’t expect for it to turn out better than expected.”
Raegan’s monster named Dinosaur is light blue and has bright neon orange pants, a red necklace, and four red eyes.
“His teeth remind me of a vampire, because they are sharp and red,” Raegan explained.
Raegan’s monster and the ones created by her middle school classmates were the perfect treat for the elementary students for the Halloween season.
A wonderful time was had by all involved when the middle schoolers and elementary students met and got to experience their collaborative projects together for the first time.
Picture One: Mrs. Tickner’s Kindergarten class
Front Row from Left to Right:
Celia Cawley, Skylar Davis, Emma Dennis, Lillian Dougherty, Case Carlson, Dennis Smith, Lincoln Salak, Anabella Rodas
Mr. Carl CanedyFront: Aaron Laubach, Michael Radomsky, Eronique White, Rhys Locklin, Chloe Jewett Back: Mr. Carl Canedy, guest speaker; Anthony Allen, Anthony Yannone, Olivia MacCollum, Brady Thomas, Gavin Ortiz, Zachary Colburn, Luke Richardson, Scarlett Pedersen, Mrs. Joyce CovaleskiFront: Christopher Scully, Micah Perez, Myles Davis, Logan Anthony, Evan Gallagher, Dayzee Craven Back: Carl Canedy, guest speaker; Logan Dockemeyer, Mason Heckman-Matern, James Talarico, Alex Harwitt, Damien West, Vincent Delaney, Lance Hauenstein, Noah Benson, David Considine, Santino Queen, Raiden Burd.
Award-winning local musician and music producer Carl Canedy was invited by teacher Mrs. Joyce Covaleski to speak to Western Wayne Middle School’s 7th Grade Performing Arts classes about careers in music and the music business. The students enjoyed the presentation which included concert tee shirts, albums, and CDs from Mr. Canedy’s bands.
ALL NEWS
FRC 4285 Camobots place 6th in Division / Top 25 Percent in WorldApril 29, 2024This April the robotics team FRC 4285 Camobots (composed of Honesdale HS and Western Wayne HS students) competed in the World Championships for robotics in Houston, Texas. They competed in a group of 608 teams. FRC 4282 finished 6th in their division which put them in the top 25% of the entire world of robotics. The team made many connections with other teams, the Department of Defense, colleges, corporations, and educational personnel from the government. FRC 4285 will be working diligently in the offseason to train up students with what they have learned and will collaborate with teams near and far to grow the program. Western Wayne teacher and team advisor Brian Landry wants to thank the community for their well wishes and all of the help they received from both them and the district in the club’s journey to this tremendous accomplishment. [...]
Girls on the Run Summer – Fall Opportunities Volunteer CoachesApril 29, 2024Western Wayne’s Girls on the Run coaches are excited to announce that our program is expanding to serve more students. Girls on the Run combines life skills lessons, games and discussions with physical activity. The focus is on having fun while moving and learning.
Firstly, there will be a GOTR summer camp for our Elementary students at the EverGreen campus this June! This will be followed by a Fall season of Girls on the Run for grades 3 – 5 (location TBA) and at the Middle School for grades 6 – 8. The Fall season starts in September and runs for 10 weeks. It ends with a celebratory (non-competitive) 5k at Keystone College in November.
Summer Camp will be held at EverGreen Elementary school from Monday, June 17, to Friday, June 21, 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Registration opens May 6. Flyers will be sent home with students on that date with sign-up info! For more information email rfitzmorris@westernwayne.org.
The coaches would like to thank our principals, Mr. Pidgeon, Mrs. Miller, and Mrs. Bradley for their support for this program which has such a positive influence on our students! [...]
RDW DISCOVERY DAY 2024April 22, 2024“It was an out of this world experience for our students at RDW! SPACE was the theme of this years Discovery Day. With all the hard work and dedication from the RDW PTA they were able to give our kids an amazing experience. From learning about the Moon, Star Constellations, the Sun, and Rockets – This years Discovery
Day was surely a BLAST!” [...]
Western Wayne FBLA Excels at Pennsylvania State Leadership ConferenceApril 19, 2024Row 1 (l to r): Olivia Gries, Audrey Agnello, Phoebe Schmitt, Taylor Maiocco, Rhayni Carroll, Emily Romanowski, and Madelyn McClure. Row 2 (l to r): Avery Ulner, Isabella Kolp, Clare Coccodrilli, Connor Bryant, David Elias, Khole Mistishin, Maggie Kotchessa, and Allie Pauler.
The 73rd annual Pennsylvania State Leadership Conference was held this past week in Hershey. Western Wayne FBLA had 32 members competing at the conference this year. Sixteen of those 32 members placed in the top 10 at the state level and were recognized at the Awards of Excellence Program. Eight members have qualified to compete at the FBLA National Leadership Conference this June in Orlando.
The Business Ethics team of Rhayni Carroll, Taylor Maiocco, and Emily Romanowski placed 3rd. Olivia Gries placed 2nd in Introduction to Business Communications. The team of Audrey Agnello and Phoebe Schmitt placed 4th in Introduction to Business Presentation. Maggie Kotchessa placed 5th and Khole Mistishin placed 7th in Introduction to FBLA. Madelyn McClure placed 3rd and Madelyn Vinton placed 6th in Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure. The team of Clare Coccodrilli, Isabella Kolp, and Avery Ullner placed 9th in Introduction to Social Media Strategies. The team of Connor Bryant and David Elias placed 10th in Sports and Entertainment Management. Allie Pauler placed 4th in Word Processing.
In addition, Rhayni Carroll placed 4th, Emily Romanowski placed 7th, and Adrian Agnello placed 8th in Who’s Who in Pennsylvania FBLA and were recipients of the William Seldon Scholarship. Adrian and Emily each received a $1000 scholarship and Rhayni received a scholarship of $1250. [...]
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