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Math Students Win $250,000 in Scholarships

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  The 63rd annual Luzerne County Council of Teachers of Mathematics contest was held on April 2 with Wyoming Area students, Erik Werbin and Meg Potoski, respectively, scoring highest in both senior and junior divisions along with Wyoming Area winning both team titles. Erik Werbin and Megan Potoski together won approximately $250,000 in scholarship money to Wilkes University.  

   The Senior Team title included Josh Carey, Erik Werbin, Linnae Homza and Robert Jones.

   The Junior Team title was won by Jonathon Scrobola, James Scrobola, Michael Kohut, Jessica Hollister, Megan Potoski, Trevor Alder, Nat Miller, Tyler Gfeller and John Barcelon.

   Shown in the photo, kneeling, left to right: Linnea Homza, Megan Potoski, Jonathan Scrobola, Bob Jones, Jessica Hollister.

   Standing: Mike Romanowski, advisor; Trevor Alder, Michael Kohut, Eric Werbin, Josh Carey, Nat Miller, John Barcelon, James Scrobola, and Deanna Mennig, advisor.

 

Wyoming Area Places at the Kane Physics Competition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   On April 7, the entire advanced placement physics class from Wyoming Area participated in the 8th annual University of Scranton Kane Physics Competition. The teams took 2nd and 3rd place trophies and medals.

   Senior Eric Werbin was awarded the first place plaque along with a $2,000 scholarship as the individual quiz compenent champion from a field of approximately 100-students.

   Shown in the group photo are, first row, left to right: Samantha Scott, Brittany Spak, Caitlyn Vitale, Rachel Taylor, Kayla Bardzel, Karissa Calvitti, Alyssa Cajka, and Maria Kelly.

   Second row:  Mr. David Pizano, Anthony Richards, Kevin Anderson, David Dorbad, Kevin Thornton, Josh Carey, Michael Tomaszewski, Devin Alder, and Everal Eaton.

   Third row:  Eric Werbin, Matt Kolbeck, Andrew Ambruso, Trevor Skene, Dylan Smith, Linnae Homza, Mark Bugelholl, and Xuan Kang.

 

"WA Gets High Marks" - Times Leader

   Study takes a look at 'return on investment' for 11 county districts out of more than 9,000 nationwide. Click here for the story.

 

High School Science Olympiad Team Garners 2nd

   Congratulations to the Wyoming Area High School Science Olympiad Team for taking 2^nd place out of a field of 31 teams in the C- division of the Northeast Regional Competition of the Pennsylvania Science Olympiad which was held on March 9, 2011 at the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Campus.  

   

   The team has once again qualified and will move on to the State Science Olympiad Competition at Juniata College on April 29, 2011. The team competed in 23 individual events and captured 2 gold medals, 2 silver medals, 4 bronze medals, and 4 fourth place medals.

   Individual medalists included:

1^st place, Anatomy and Physiology - Maria Marianacci, Leslie Shumlas

1^st place, Fossils - Leslie Shumlas, Stormy Ruiz

2^nd place, Microbe Mission - Eric Werbin, Alyssa Cajka

2^nd place, Forensics - Samantha Scott, Tia Spagnuolo

3^rd place, Chemistry Lab - Samantha Scott, Tia Spagnuolo

3^rd place, Optics - Josh Carey, Eric Werbin

3^rd place, Disease Detectives - Greg Cajka, Stormy Ruiz

3^rd place, Wind Power - Alyssa Cajka, Josh Carey

4^th place, Ecology - Samantha Scott, Tia Spagnuolo

4^th place, Technical Problem Solving - Alyssa Cajka, Greg Cajka

4^th place, Astronomy - Josh Carey, Greg Cajka

4^th place, Write it , Do it - Leslie Shumlas, Stormy Ruiz

 

Middle School Science Olympiad Team Takes 2nd

   Congratulations to the Wyoming Middle School Science Olympiad Team for taking 2^nd place out of a field of 21 teams in the B-division of the Northeast Regional Competition of the Pennsylvania Science Olympiad which was held on March 9, 2011 at the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Campus.  

   The team has once again qualified and will move on to the State Science Olympiad Competition at Juniata College on April 29, 2011. The team competed in 22 individual events and captured 3 gold medals, 5 silver medals, 2 bronze medals, and 2 fourth place medals.

   Individual medalists included:

First Place:  Anatomy - Danielle Spagnuolo, Michael Murphy

First Place:  Bottle Rocket - Lauren Perry, Michael Murphy

First Place:  Awesome Aquifer - Gared Zaboski, Brittany Thomas

Second Place:  Microbe Mission - Gabrielle Spagnuolo, Amy Alder

Second Place: Can’t Judge and Powder by Its Color - Danielle Spagnuolo, Gabrielle Spagnuolo

Second Place:  Ecology - Lauren Perry, Krystina Stanczyk

Second Place:  Meteorology - Gared Zaboski, John Marianacci

Second Place:  Science Crime Busters - Emily Bellanco, Audrey Hiedacavage

Third Place:  Disease Detectives - Emily Bellanco, Audrey Hiedacavage

Third Place: Tower - Danielle Spagnuolo, Gabrielle Spagnuolo

Fourth Place:  Junkyard Challenge - Danielle Spagnuolo, Lauren Perry

Fourth Place:  Ornithology - Emily Bellanco, Zachary Lagrue

 

WA Key Club Dominates at the State Convention

   Twenty members of the Wyoming Area Key Club recently attended the 46th Annual Pennsylvania District Key Club Convention in Hershey.

   This is the most awards the Key Club has earned in the five years Mrs. Rutledge has served as its advisor. "I am overwhelmed by their dedication and enthusiasm to bettering our school and community," said Rutledge. "The Wyoming Area Key Club is the finest organization not only in our school, but the entire Pennsylvania Key Club District!"

   The club was awarded the following:
     - Diamond-level Distinguished Club (THE ONLY club in Pennsylvania) scoring 193 out of a possible 200 points (This is the fourth year in a row for the club to earn this distinction.)
     - Highest Club Total Service Hours (6410 hours of community service performed)
     - Highest Club Average Service Hours (101.75 hours per member)
     - Highest Individual Service Hours-Ronald Klepadlo (686.5 hours of service)
     - First Place Single Service Award-Gold Division (This was our 3 on 3 basketball tournament benefiting Anthony Lydon, a two-year-old boy with HLHS.)
     - First Place Major Emphasis Award (This was our support of Ryan's Run, a fund-raiser for Allied Service Pediatric Services.)
     - Second Place Oratorical Contest-Linnae Homza
     - Second Place Club Digital Poster
     - Second Place Club Video
     - Third Place Highest Club Total Service Hours for YSY ( Youth Serving Youth Project- Caitlin's Smiles)
     - Third Place Highest Club Average Service Hours per Member for YSY
     - UNICEF Banner Patch for raising $250 for UNICEF
     - Builders Club Co-Sponsorship Banner Patch (We were recognized for the many joint project the club performs with the Builders Club.)
      - Distinguished Club Officers- President Linnae Homza; Vice-President Sarah Connors;
       Secretary Karisa Calvitti; Treasurer Ronald Klepadlo; and Webmaster Sal Polit
     - Bob Bagans Unsung Hero Award-Lisa Chihorek (Lisa was recognized as the member of Division 15N who best exemplifies the ideals of service, giving unselfishly without being a club officer)
     - William S. Brandamore Kiwanis Family Relations Award (The club earned this recognition for the various project performed in conjunction with the Wyoming Area Builders Club.)
   NOTE:  The Major Emphasis and Single Service reports, along with the club's video and digital poster, will now compete at Key Club International Convention in Phoenix, Arizona, to be held June 27-July 3.

National Teen Driver Safety Week Observed            

   As part of National Teen Driver Safety Week, Wyoming Area High School students and officials joined PennDOT to remind teen drivers and their parents/guardians to be aware of the behaviors that cause most teen driver crashes. Teen driver safety information was distributed during lunch last week at the event, which was spearheaded by WA's student council. Joining PennDOT was the Northeast Highway Safety Program.    

   In the photo, seated from left, are: student council board officers, Kody Nowicki, Dustin Harris, Dave Drahus, Randy McDermott, Macawley Brown, Ronald Klepadlo.

   Standing: Rebecca Rybak, Northeast Highway Safety Program coordinator; Jessica Geiser, Northeast Highway Safety Program assistant coordinator; Vito Quaglia, principal, Secondary Center; and Chris Alberigi, school police officer.

    According to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the highest risk of a crash occurring is in the first six months and 1,000 miles of driving. Some key contributors to crashes involving teen drivers in Pennsylvania include driver inexperience and driver distractions.

    Congress established National Teen Driver Safety Week last year in response to the more than 5,000 teens who died in teen driver- related crashes on U.S. roads in 2006. National Teen Driver Safety Week is held the third week of October to raise awareness about teens' elevated crash risks and to highlight the issue of teen driver safety.

    For more tips for teens and parents, and to download the Pennsylvania Driver's and the How to Steer Them to Safe Driving manuals, visit http://www.dmv.state.pa.us/ and click on the Teen Driver Information Center.

    More safety information may be obtained by checking out www.neparoads.com PennDOT's Northeastern Pennsylvania transportation website. For safety tips, click on "Safety."

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10th St. Students Donate to Red Cross

   Students (second from the left, Alexandra Peck, Eve Urban, Vanessa Casterline and Elizabeth Weaver present a donation to the Red Cross. 

   They created duct tape bracelets to see to raise money for the victims to help victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami.

 

Congratulations Angela Coco

    WA junior, Angela Coco is a published author! She recently penned an article for Feburary 2011 edition of the Mid Atlantic Fly Fishing Guide regarding her experiences at the Rivers Conservation Fly Fishing Youth Camp. Camp was recommended by WA faculty member, Mr. Michael Romanowski.

    During the week-long course, Angela learned about Fly Casting, Ethicis and Streamside Etiquette, Principles of Ecology, Exotic Angling, Fly tying, Environmental Risk, and much more. 

   Angela would like to thank sponsor Stanley Cooper, Sr. of the Chapter of Trout Unlimited (www.sctu.org) and A.A. Outfitters (www.aaoutfitters.com) for supplying the equipment used.

   You can pick up a copy of Mid Atlantic Fly Fishing Guide on newsstands throughout the area. 

   For further information on the camp, see Mr. Romanowski or go to their website at: www.riverscamp.com.

 

WA Opens Student-Run Credit Union

   Wyoming Area School District, in conjunction with UFCW Federal Credit Union recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony inside the school's Secondary Center's cafeteria during the Grand Opening of the Warriors Student Credit Union Branch.

   Pictured, first row, left to right: Frank Spagnuolo; David Amico; Cathy Ranieli, Secondary Center assistant principal; John Hayduk, CEO UFCW FCU; Raymond J. Bernardi, Wyoming Area superintendent; Jennifer Borton; Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski; Stanley Yanik; West Pittston Mayor William Goldsworthy; Dee Ambrose; Paul Maher, Staff Assistant to Kanjorski; Nina Magyar; Debbie Scott; Luanne Greenley.

   Back row: Karen Falcone; Nick DeAngelo, Wyoming Area school board; West Wyoming Mayor Joseph Herbert; Vito Quaglia, Secondary Center principal; Fred Marianacci; Tom Calaide; Don Winsock; Karen Feather, Chief of Staff to Kanjorski; Kim DeAngelo; Leslie Melochick; Jean McCrea.

 

WA Competing in School Recycling Program

    Wyoming Area Secondary Center has entered into a month-long recycling competition called GreenSylvania. 

   GreenSylvania, being held in October, is a state wide recycling competition sponsored by the Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania (PROP), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Region III), and Keep America Beautiful. Wyoming Area students and staff, along with the assistance of Exeter Borough Multi-Municipal Recycling Program, will collect and weigh all paper recyclables and report the results weekly to PROP. Rankings will be available on www.greensylvania.org. 

   Students, staff and faculty will participate in this competition to see which school can recycle the most paper per capita, during the month of October. The school that recycles the most at the end of the competition will be awarded the traveling trophy. 

   GreenSylvania is intended to assist schools during the implementation and/or enhancement of their recycling program and waste stream reduction efforts, and to generate enthusiasm among students and teachers for recycling at school, at home and at special events. 

   Wyoming Area Secondary Center currently recycles all paper products including office paper, newspaper and corrugated cardboard. 

   Shown in the photo are, left to right: Dave Amico, Wyoming Area supervisor building/grounds; Christine Rutledge, Wyoming Area faculty; Michael DeAngelo, student, John Morgan and Denise Adams, Exeter Council; Karen Szwast, Exeter Borough recycling coordinator; Raymond J. Bernardi, superintendent Wyoming Area; Vito Quaglia, principal, Secondary Center.

 

JETS Team "A" Tops Regional Competition

   Congratulations to the Wyoming Area JETS Team A for taking 1st place at this year’s northeast regional TEAMS competition on March 8, 2011.

   TEAMS stands for Test of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science. The perpetual trophy will reside at WA until next year at this time, when the trophy must be defended. Team members received plaques for their accomplishment. In addition, the team just found out recently that they tied for first place in the state within their division! The work that the students completed will now be sent to the national level for additional scoring and placement.JETS stands for Junior Engineering Technical Society.

   Pictured are: 1^st row: Eric Werbin, Samantha Scott, Andrew Ambruso, Alyssa Cajka, Xuan Kang 

2^nd row: John Barnes, JETS coordinator for Penn State Wilkes Barre, David Pizano, WA JETS TEAMS coach, Tony Richards, Josh Carey, David Dorbad, Bill McFarland, P.E., President, Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers Luzerne County Chapter.

 

WA Competes at Rutgers University

    The Wyoming Area Shore bowl teams competed at Rutgers University in February at the Shore Bowl Competition. The theme of this academic competition is physical, chemical, and biological oceanography, and human impact on the oceans. This year’s team "A" won the sportsmanship award and a $100.00 monetary award. 
   Team "B" was able to compete in training rounds and defeated the Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science. 
   Pictured seated, left to right: Robert Brozoski, Rachel Taylor, Eric Werbin, Alyssa Cajka 
   Second row: Anne Wall, coach; Paul Minnelli, Adam Romanowski, James Scrobola, Greg Cajka, Molly Kearns, assistant coach.