Waynesboro Area Senior High School

Student Council completed their second service project of the year before Christmas. Student council members read stories to learners in the WASHS and Mowrey First Start Partnerships classrooms and each student received milk, cookies, and a book to keep. We thank the WASHS students for their donations of over $475 collected through our fall field day, as well as our Local' Martin's and Galliker's dairy for their donations to support this event! (Continuing to catch up on highlights from December:-)

Congratulations to the Maidens Basketball Team who won the Candy Cane Classic Tournament held in Camp Hill! (Catching up on some highlights from December)

Attention Class of 2024 (and 2025 early grad) Families: We have rescheduled the FAFSA Completion Night to Tuesday, February 20, 2024 (previously scheduled for Jan 18, now cancelled). This is a great, FREE opportunity to get expert help in completing and submitting your child's FAFSA form! See flyer for more details!

Support our Bocce team during their home meets this season - free t-shirts for students while supplies last!

Support out Theater Arts students at this FREE event!

We are excited to host two events at WASHS on Friday, Dec. 15 -  A & B Dance Dimension's performance of The Nutcracker Suite beginning at 7:00 pm in the high school auditorium and WASHS Girls' basketball team will be hosting Northern York in the gymnasium. Tip off is at 6:00 pm for JV and 7:30 pm for varsity. Please review these notes regarding parking and event entrances: *Nutcracker Suite audience members may park in the lower level lot and/or along Second Street, enter through the front event entrance, and must present or purchase a ticket to the ballet upon arrival. *Girls' basketball spectators will enter the high school campus through the lower level parking lot, proceed to the back of the school, park anywhere in the lots facing the stadium, and enter the high school through the back gym entrance. Tickets will be on sale in the gym lobby near the training room at a cost of $5 for an adult, students and senior citizens will pay $3.  JV tips off at 6pm, with the Varsity game immediately following. *Concession stands will be available for attendees of both events. We are looking forward to a great night of events featuring Waynesboro students and we thank you in advance for your flexibility!

We thank members of the Cumberland Valley Business Alliance, which includes the Chambersburg & Greencastle chambers, for including the WASD Police Department in their annual donation as part of First Responders Day. Pictured with Officer Gordon is Bob Thomas (left) and Lauren Hill (right).

We thank all students for their donations to Toys for Tots, organized by our Junior Civitan club. Pictured are Rob Sell, local Toys for Tots chair and JCC officers Julia and Gabby.

$1 off Admission for the 12/12/23 Basketball Game with a non-perishable food donation for Waynesboro Human Services!

Hello WASHS Famililies & Community, Today we had an unplanned evacuation of the building due to a fire alarm going off at approximately 9:18 am. Through coordinated efforts of the Waynesboro Fire Department and the WASD maintenance department we have confirmed that the fire alarm went off due to a malfunction in one of our fire detectors - there was no fire and no evidence that the alarm was intentionally set off.  We are proud of our learners and staff for promptly following the protocols that we practice each month. In spite of the cold weather we had everyone evacuated and accounted for in less than 15 minutes. We returned to the building at approximately 9:55 am and classes resumed at 10:00 am.

Ms. Zaruba's State & Local history classes continued their visits to local sites by visiting the Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library. Ms. Zaruba thanks Terri Scott who provided an "incredible" experience for students! Ms. Scott provided a history lesson and then the tour of the library. Learners absolutely loved exploring the original house, including the doorbell, the many fireplaces and old cupboards and the height of the ceilings/doorways. Their favorite part of the tour was the basement where Terri revealed a secret room used for the Underground Railroad. A great big thank you for her time and support!

Happy Thanksgiving from our Culinary Arts classes who recently prepared and enjoyed their favorite holiday dishes!

In honor of Veteran's Day, members of the Class of 2025 completed a service project to raise money for Disabled American Veterans (DAV). Pictured are class officers and representatives placing flags near spirit rock earlier this week. We thank them for their hard work raising $1000 to support DAV and their mission of supporting disabled veterans with various aspects of daily living. To learn more visit https://www.dav.org/

Mrs. Dickey and Mrs. Davis, who were the advisors for the Class of 2023, are excited to share that the gift from the Class of 2023 has arrived! We thank Tru Cut of Mont Alto and the WASD maintenance department for prepping the area and getting the bench installed! We thank the Class of 2023 for this gift that has improved look of the WASHS event entrance!

Our new schedule includes a short period in the middle of the day called Personalized Learning Time (PLT). Students can use this time to make up work, get academic help from a teacher, or work on school work. Several of our clubs are also using this time to meet. Fashion club recently met during PLT and made friendship bracelets!

Members of FBLA recently attended the State Conference at Kalahari Resort.

Attention Class of 2024 and early grads from 2025!

Mrs. Henderson's Honors Civics classes were visited by Mr. Bob Thomas last week. He shared information about 250PA (https://www.america250pa.org/HOME) and the planting of a "Liberty Tree" in Chambersburg last week.

Awesome turn out for the return of WASHS Trunk or Treat on Saturday! Thanks to Spanish Cub for taking the lead on organization and the participating WASHS clubs & sports for making this a great event for our community!

Reminders for WASHS Families: 1. Picture Make-Up Day is Thursday, 10/19 from 7:30-9:00 am. 2. First marking period ends Friday, 10/27. Please check the portal to make sure your child has turned in all work & contact teachers with questions. 3. Report cards will be posted to the Sapphire Community Web Portal on Thursday, 11/2.