WAMS National Junior Honor Society Delivers Supplies Following Hurricane Sandy

On Saturday, April 13th, members of the Wallenpaupack Area National Junior Honor Society Sandy Relief Committee drove to Rockaway, New York, to deliver school supplies to Saint Francis de Sales Catholic School, which was flooded and damaged during Superstorm Sandy. The supplies had been collected in the Wallenpaupack Area Middle School by the National Junior Honor Society during the month of February.

While in Rockaway, the committee members were given a small tour by Marianne Caruso, a teacher at St. Francis de Sales, whom the committee had been in contact with prior to the trip. The committee members were shown damage, such as destroyed houses and empty lots where houses once stood, as well as houses along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean that had holes in them because of the storm. The collected supplies were able to fill the back of Marianne's car and were a big help to getting the school back on its feet.

The trip to Rockaway greatly changed the members' views of cleaning after a storm such as Sandy. Said NJHS member Tanner Badoud, "My view on cleaning changed significantly. I thought it wasn´t very hard, but when I saw Rockaway, I realized how difficult it really is."

Along with Badoud, other members attending the Rockaway trip were Jamie Brunette, Steven Coutts, Hailey DeMarinis, Kristen Denniston, Jessica Nistad, and Sheila Whitman.

WAHS Virtual Business Class Travels to New York


On Thursday, April 11th, 2013, the students of Wallenpaupack Area High School's Virtual Business Class took a business trip to New York City to be a part of the 2013 International Trade Show. These students act as employees running a virtual business, Berry Unltd. Their business specializes in blueberry products and is in partnership with Paupack Blueberry Farm and Coutts Blueberry Farm Market in Hawley.

Students from around the world, from the United States to Europe and Asia joined together for this Youth Business Summit. At the International Trade Show, these businesses set up booths to represent their companies and to promote virtual sales.

Berry Unltd.'s website was selected as a semi-finalist in the Website Competition, and the company's booth was awarded "Outstanding Booth Design."

WAHS FBLA Members Compete at State Level


Fifteen student members of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Club traveled to Hershey in April to participate in the FBLA's state competition. These students placed in the top spots at the regional levels, securing them a place at the state level contest. When not competing, the students spent their time networking and attending various business-related seminars at the Hershey Lodge. These students met fellow FBLA members from around the entire state of Pennsylvania.

Congratulations to club member John Sloane for taking a 9th Place finish in the Spreadsheet Applications competition, and to Business Plan Team members Jake Brown, Eric Miller, and Cameron Wolfson for taking 7th place in their contest.

The FBLA Club at WAHS is enjoying an increase in size, having doubled in membership since last year. This increase placed the Club 10th in the state in the category of "Increased Enrollment". Congratulations to all the club members for their hard work and dedication.

Drug and Alcohol Task Force Announces Next Parent Night - May 31st - Topic: Break the Cycle - Talking to Youth about Healthy Relationships
Based on recommendations from the Wallenpaupack Drug and Alcohol Task Force we are pleased to announce an excellent opportunity for local parents and interested community members to meet, connect, and discuss topics that impact today's young people.

Parent Nights are coordinated with Wallenpaupack Area Middle School dances, so they will run the same night as the school dances from 7:15-8:45. These nights are open to anyone in the community who would like to attend. Beverages and a light snack will be provided. Each night we will focus on a different topic impacting today's adolescents and a local agency or person will give the presentation. Our next meeting will be held May 31st at the First Presbyterian Church - 815 Church Street in Hawley. The topic will be Break the Cycle: Talking to Youth about Healthy Relationships - with guest speaker Heather Rowles of Victims Intervention Program.. A list of currently scheduled presentations can be found here. We look forward to seeing you there!

Organizations involved with the planning of Parent Nights include: the Wallenpaupack Drug and Alcohol Task Force, Wallenpaupack School District, the First Presbyterian Church of Hawley, the Hawley United Methodist Church, Queen of Peace Church, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, the Wallenpaupack Free Methodist Church, Wayne County Drug and Alcohol and Victims Intervention Program

Wallenpaupack Gifted Parents Association

Does your child currently participate in the WASD Gifted Program? Do you think your child may be gifted but you are not sure what comes next? Please feel free to join us at a WGPA meeting, held every Friday at the North Primary School Library. Stop in anytime between 5:30 pm and 7:00 pm and bring the kids if you'd like...it's a great opportunity for them to have some fun together! We can help you find answers to questions and resolve concerns you may have regarding Gifted education and parenting, and invite you to participate in the fun field trips/events we've planned for Gifted learners and their families. To learn more, please visit our website: www.wgpa.weebly.com.

Online Lunch Account Service Information
This online service will allow parents to monitor your children's lunchtime purchases, make deposits into their meal accounts and have e-mail reminders sent when the account balance gets low.  More information and directions