Congratulations to our FBLA members who recently participated in the FLBA Regional competition at Shippensburg University!
1st Place - Alex C (Intro to Business Concepts)
1st Place - Janessa S (Marketing)
2nd Place - Kiley B and Lily M (Intro to Business)
2nd Place - Makenzie F - Agribusiness
2nd Place - Savian H - Sales Presentation
3rd Place - Ella S - Agribusiness
Our unified Bocce team has their home opener next week versus the Shippensburg Greyhounds. Please come out to support our athletes!
Due to the 2-hour delay on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 we will postpone Day 1 of Literature Keystones untll Wednesday, January 8, 2025.
Hello High School Families! A few notes due to WASD schools being closed on 1/6/25 due to forecasted inclement weather:
1. Fall CT students have Homebased CTE.
2. Literature Keystones will begin on Tuesday, 1/7/25.
3. Monday, February 17 will now be a school day to make up the closure on 1/6/25.
Kudos to members of National Art Honor Society for another awesome creation that will be used to ring in the new year at Mainstreet Waynesboro, Inc's annual Boro BLAST at the Main Street Parklet.
Visit their event page for more info - https://www.facebook.com/share/1BCB1TZVZv/
Congratulations to the Indians Wrestling team on their perfomance at the Carlisle Individual Wrestling Tournament held earlier this month!
Waynesboro finished 8th as a team and had 5 top 8 finishers:
-Brady (2nd from left) placed 8th at 172 pounds
-Anthony (2nd from right) placed 4th at 215 pounds
-Jayden (right) placed 4th at 145 pounds
-Calvin (left) placed 3rd at 152 pounds
-Steven (center) was the 133 pounds champion
We also send good luck wishes to Jayden, who hopes to claim his 100th win tonight when the WASHS Wrestling team travels to Central Dauphin East!
Did you know that WASHS is the location of 5 Pre-K classes through a partnership between WASD and First Start Partnerships? The high school learners love it when the future Indians and Maidens join them for things like pep rallies and spirit days and the holiday season was no exception! Here are a few pictures highlighting some of the fun we had collaborating with Pre-K!
*Students in Mrs. Smith's classes decorated Pre-K doors to celebrate the Holidays!
*Pre-K students judged Student Council's annual door decorating contest!
*Student Council members read stories to Pre-K classes handed out milk and cookies! *Students in Mrs. Ruzicka's creative writing class create stores and then read them aloud to Pre-K !
Mrs. Bonebrake-Miller (advisor) along with Maddie, Brianna, Allison , Payton, and Marissa, members of Junior Civitan participated in Wreaths Across America earlier this month, laying wreaths on the graves of soliders. Addiitonally, Maddie, Marissa, and Brianna were speakers at the event!
You can learn more about Wreaths Across America at their website - https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.
We were honored that Jordan, a member of the Class of 2025, chose to officially join the Army National Guard during his criminal justice class this fall! The timing was perfect as the class was working on their policing unit and Jordan is enering the Army National Guard to join the military police. This also gave the entire class an opporutnity to learn more about opportunities for those interested in law enforcement and/or the US military. Thank you, Jordan!
The Indians and Maidens opened their swim season last week with a home meet versus Boing Springs, a tough competitor within the Mid-Penn. We are thrilled to share that the Maidens won 91-79 and boys won 90-80!
Swimmers have two meets on the road this week and will be back at home on Tuesday, December 18 at the Waynsboro YMCA!
Mrs. Ruzicka and staff who work with the All School Production recently attended a Theater Arts workshop sponrosed by the PA Dept or Education ad the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA)/Pennsylvania Thespians.
Mrs. Ruzicka began implementing the Daily 8 Count by Choreographer Brian Curl, who worked with teahers at the training. Students are also working on the 12 Broadway steps to Musical Theater Dance. Pictured here are students learning choreography for the Book dance from "What is this Feeling?" from WICKED.
A few mini clay creations created with Mrs. Morris during PLT!
Way to go, Elijah, member of the WASHS Class of 2027!
Today, students in Mrs. Kelley's microbiology class and Mrs. Bitner's anatomy class skyped with Ms. Michaela Murphy, a microbiologist and immunologist, who is a PhD candidate in the Department of Pathology at the University of Utah.
Ms. Murphy is studying how gut microbiota affects the brain, specifically the immune system components of the brain. During her presentation to the class, Ms. Murphy explained her research, including graphs from completed studies and spectrometry images she took of cells and what she learned from those images.
This was a wonderful, free opportunity for our students to learn how professional scientists use the Scientific Method to solve problems! We appreciate the staff of our local Intermediate Unit sharing this resource with us!
Later this month students in Mrs. Kelley's genetics class will Skype with Ms. Susan Horan, a DNA Specialist in the Florence Science & Cold Case Unit at the Brooklyn, NY District Attorney's office. In her role, Ms. Horan helps prosecutors, detectives and investigators with cases involving DNA from the investigation stage through when they have a DNA analyst giving trial testimony.
Support the WASHS Cheer Squad through their candle fundraiser featuring candles made locally by Raven Rock Livestock Candles! contact Coach Arestad with questions or to place your order!
Congratulations to our talented students - Robert B., Paige C., and Noah C. - who have been selected to sing in the District 7 Chorus Concert at Central York High School in February, 2025! This is an incredible achievement that opens doors to even more musical opportunities, including auditions for Region V Chorus and potentially All-State Chorus. We're so proud of their hard work and dedication!
Congratulations to the Girls' Volleyball Team on their 3-0 victory over Carlisle, securing a spot in district playoffs!
Congratulations to the Boys' Soccer Team on their 3-1 victory over Carlisle last night, securing a spot in the playoffs!
Attention Seniors - Instant Decision Day Update!
We used our shortened school day to focus on safety:
-Students evaculated the building and accounted for during our Run-Hide-Fight drill in less than 9 minutes!
-All students heard important information about online privacy and safety during Homeland Security's Project iGuardian presentation.
-We thank State Farm for sponsoring the Arrive Alive assembly for 9th & 10th graders.
-12th graders learned about resume's, interview skills, and college applications from our counseling department and college advisor.
-All students participated in a World Mental Health Day activity planned by Student Council and Aevidum Club.
Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend - don't forget that schools are closed for students on Friday, 10/11 (CT is homebased) and Monday, 10/14.
