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    A safe school provides a physical and social environment in which students are able to learn and achieve to their fullest capacity. A safe school environment also enables educators, administrators and other staff to support students in that pursuit without violence, the threat of violence or other safety concerns. 
    The Wyoming Area School District security staff is committed to providing safe schools for students and families of the Wyoming Area Community.
    If you have any questions for Officer Alberigi, please call the Secondary Center at 655-2836, ext. 2360.
 
 
Officer Christopher Alberigi, WAPD
WAPD@wyomingarea.org
 
 
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10th Street Recently Held DARE Graduation
 
Halloween Safety Program Held at 10th Street
  
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, Nick Heck, Kendra Radle, Joseph Adonizio, Dorianna Williams, Hannah Shelley..
   Standing: WAPD, Chris Alberigi; Janet Serino, District Principal of Curriculum; Raymond J. Bernardi, Superintendent; Rebecca Rybak, Northeast Highway Safety Program coordinator.
    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."
   In conjunction with National Teen Driver Safety Week, the Wyoming Area High School Police Department, Guidance Department, along with Rebecca Rybak form the Northeast Highway Safety Program presented a program to the 11th grade students.  The program focused on Safe Driving and the hazards of “Texting and Driving”.  A slide show and safe driving videos were presented to the students along with a question and answer session.  
   The students were also given a National Teen Driver Safety Survey to complete. The results were as follows:
                       
 
                                                                                            Always                 Sometimes                        Never
As a driver, I wear my seatbelt.                                                     84%                         9%                                    7%
As a passenger, I wear my seatbelt.                                             53%                         38%                                   9%
I ask my passenger(s) to buckle up.                                             46%                         37%                                 17%
I talk on the phone while driving.                                                     7%                         30%                                 63%
I text while driving.                                                                         6%                         35%                                 59%
As the driver, I am easily distracted by my passengers.                   6%                         61%                                 33%
As the passenger, I do things that may distract the driver.               11%                         59%                                 30%              
I feel that wearing my seatbelt is important.                                   77%                         17%                                   6%
 
                                                                                                Most Impt.         Sometimes Impt.              Never Impt.
  How important is non-distracted driving to me?                             60%                         36%                                  4%
 
Anti-Texting Program Held           
   
   Rebecca Rybak, Northeast Highway Safety Program coordinator teamed with WAPD's Chris Alberigi, school police officer to conduct an Anti-Texting program in front of the junior class.
   The dangers of texting while driving were presented to the class as well as a very powerful video showing four real life stories of teenagers dying while texting and driving.
   Additional comments were heard by Janet Serino, District Principal of Curriculum.
   To view the video, click here.
 
Bus Safety Awareness
   
    Jim Slocum, American Automobile Association (AAA) Education Director, visited Montgomery Avenue where he spoke to 2nd grade students on School Safety Patrol. Members are selected for their leadership, courtesy, dependability, interest in their job, physical fitness, attitude toward others and scholastic standing. 
   The primary goal of the Patrol is to help children cross the street safely on their way to and from school, help children become safe pedestrians and to foster qualities of leadership and good citizenship in patrol members.
   Also present was Rebecca Rybak, Northeast Highway Safety Program coordinator.
   Thanks to Principal, Bob Kaluzavich for arranging this program. Officer Alberigi also participated in the event.