Wyomissing AreaSchool District

This week’s featured Internship focuses on Junior Nyah Damiano who really likes children and has wondered if she would like being an elementary-school teacher, so she chose to intern at the Wyomissing Hills Elementary Center. She was excited to be placed in Stephanie Zechman’s first-grade classroom. And Mrs. Zechman’s students enjoy having Nyah in class. When she enters the room, little voices joyfully call out her name to welcome her.

Junior Hana Neff has always dreamed of being an elementary- school teacher, so it is no surprise that she chose to intern at the Wyomissing Hills Elementary Center. She was excited to be placed in Mrs. Lauren Fiorentino’s third-grade classroom.

As an assignment for their Multimedia III class, juniors Peter Hafer, Michael Smerek, Ian Brunner, and Dayne Yourkavitch entered their original 30-second public service announcement (PSA) in the NJM Insurance Group’s inaugural "Just Drive" PSA Video Contest. The contest, sponsored in partnership with the Pennsylvania DUI Association, offers students an opportunity to get creative while spreading awareness about the importance of establishing safe driving habits.

Congratulations to senior Sarah Fleischood for being selected to play with the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association All-State Orchestra.

This weekend, the Wyomissing Area High School Drama Club presents The Wizard of Oz! Join Dorothy and her friends as they journey down the yellow brick road – but look out for the Wicked Witch of the West! Three chances to see the show: Friday at 7pm and Saturday at 12pm & 7pm. Tickets available online; all remaining tickets will be available at the door.

Elizabeth Luyben, a senior and National Honor Society (NHS) member at Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School, has been named one of 575 national semifinalists in the National Honor Society Scholarship program. Elizabeth was chosen from more than 11,000 applicants and will receive a $3,200 scholarship.

Congratulations to eighth-grade student Tim Reilly for participating in the Pennsylvania State Geography Bee on March 29 in Harrisburg.

The LOVE Team of West Reading presented a check to the West Reading Elementary Center and the Wyomissing Area Education Foundation (WAEF) representing the proceeds from this past fall’s Giving Goes Glam fundraiser, held at the Neag Planetarium on October 3, 2018. These funds were used to purchase 35 ukuleles and lesson books for students at the school. WAEF is grateful for the support of the LOVE Team!

In honor of Music in Our Schools Month, Wyomissing Hills Elementary Center’s music teacher and choral director Dawn Main brought live musical performances to lunch periods during the week of March 18, for the 16th year. Musicians included teachers from across the district, parents, and Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School graduates.

Junior Cesar Melo is interested in becoming an entrepreneur and traveling the world fixing homes in countries that have been devastated by natural disasters. He chose to intern with the Wyomissing Area School District’s business administrator, Mark Boyer, to learn more about business management and finance.

Senior Emily Arndt is interested in working in a small-office setting after graduation. She chose to intern in the guidance office because she felt she could gain valuable experience from guidance secretary Mrs. Melissa Kassl-Lupold and the Wyomissing Area Senior High School guidance counselors.

The Wyomissing Area Senior High School Internship Program is part of an initiative from the Pennsylvania Department of Education called Pennsylvania Career Readiness. This week’s featured Internship focuses on Junior Katie Riddle who enjoys helping others and is interested in a career in speech/language pathology. She chose to intern in Emily Emerson’s Life Skills and Autistic Support classroom so that she could become comfortable with the students there.

On March 2 and 3, Wyomissing Area Senior High School hosted its seventh annual Mini-THON. Based on the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, more commonly known as THON, the Wyomissing Area Mini-THON has raised more than $250,000 since it began. Proceeds are donated to Four Diamonds Fund, which fights against pediatric cancer.

West Reading Elementary Center was recognized by the Division of Federal Programs as a Reward—High Progress school for the 2018-2019 school year. The school was specifically recognized for its outcomes in closing the achievement gap between students.

In honor of Love the Bus Month, the District honored the dedicated men and women who transport students to and from school each day with a Bus Driver Appreciation Breakfast. The District’s team of bus drivers enjoyed coffee, tea, and cinnamon buns baked by Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School life-skills students.

After a month of intensive practice of their multiplication and division tables, third-grade students at the Wyomissing Hills Elementary Center were ready for what has become a highly anticipated event – Fact Frenzy!

On Friday, February 8, students and staff at Wyomissing Hills Education Center celebrated the 100th day of school by dressing as if they were 100 years old. Classroom activities included counting to 100 using different materials and writing essays of what life will be like when the students turn 100 years old.

Art students paint portraits. English students write biographies. And physics students calculate the distance and velocity of an angry bird in flight. This year students in Dr. Brian Liskey’s ninth-grade physics class used the popular gaming app, Angry Birds, to learn about forces in motion.

The District is proud to announce senior Emma Woerle has been selected as a candidate for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program! The program was established in 1964 by Executive Order of the President to recognize some of our nation’s most distinguished graduating seniors for their accomplishments in many areas, including academic success, leadership, and service to school and community.

Students at Wyomissing Area Junior Senior High School receive their own iPads for multimedia learning.

Students brought history to life by portraying famous historical figures at the 2019 West Reading Elementary Center Wax Museum. Sixth-grade students posed as wax statues until visitors activated their station by dropping a coin into a bag. Once their station was activated, the students began to move and talk, presenting a dramatic living biography complete with props and beautifully decorated backdrops.

The Wyomissing Area School District will conduct its 2019-2020 kindergarten orientation on Wednesday, March 27, Thursday, March 28, and Friday, March 29 at the Wyomissing Hills Elementary Center.

What will you see? 6th grade students have been researching a famous person and will be portraying them on January 9th. At first they will seem like wax statues, but after you drop a coin into their nameplate container, they will come to life and tell you about their history and contributions to our world.

Wyomissing Area School District is one of 373 school districts in the U.S. and Canada being honored by the College Board with placement on the 9th Annual AP® District Honor Roll.

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The Wyomissing Area School District is pleased to share that a labor agreement with the Wyomissing Area Education Association (WAEA) has been approved by the Board of School Directors November 19, 2018.

Wyomissing at Middletown Friday, November 9, 2018 7:00 p.m.

We are proud to recognize three JSHS students for their Academic Accomplishments.

Six Wyomissing Area High School students in grades 9, 10, 11, & 12 were chosen for the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) 2019 District 10 Chorus.

For the second year, our girls’ tennis team has captured the Berks County Interscholastic Athletic Association Championship team title, and the District could not be prouder!

The banners touting county, district, and state championships that hang in the new gym, like the trophies standing proud in the archive room, reflect a tradition of athletic excellence and student-athlete participation at Wyomissing Area JHSH.

Wyomissing Spartans Football will host Berks Catholic in the Backyard Brawl on October 27th at 1:30 pm. Tickets will go on sale on Thursday, October 18.

We are excited to announce the Class of 2019 Backyard Brawl T-Shirts. Proceeds will directly benefit the "Seniors Helping Seniors" service project.

Please join us in welcoming the following staff members to the Wyomissing Area School District.

It is with great excitement that we introduce our new Director of Food Services, Dariely Marrero, to the Wyomissing Area School District family! Dariely comes to us from the New York City Department of Education, where she oversaw food service in three elementary schools.

From the littlest Kindergartener to the tallest senior, students in the Wyomissing Area School District started the 2018-2019 academic year off on the right foot.

The Wyomissing Area School District is striving to build an active social media community through our new website, social media platforms, and the introduction of our new hashtag: #WYOAREASpartans

Ross Tucker's football career started at Wyomissing High School in Berks County. This week the NFL veteran and broadcast analyst returned with a pep talk for teachers and $10,000 to help the football coaches and kids.

The YWCA Tri-County Area honored 17 girls at its annual Tribute to Exceptional Girls at a brunch this past spring. Modeled after YWCA Tri-County Area’s long-running and successful Tribute to Exceptional Women, Tribute to Exceptional Girls honors the achievements and accomplishments of girls who have an impact on their peers, in their schools, and in their communities.

Wyomissing Area High School students braved the humidity for bragging rights at the annual Spartan Race. Traditionally attracting student-athletes, members of the Drama Club accepted the challenge as well this year.

It has been discovered that the millage rate was rounded inaccurately on the 2018 real estate tax bills issued on July 1, 2018. The millage rate that appeared on the 2018 real estate tax bill was 30.668. The correct millage rate should have been 30.6678. The rounding of the millage resulted in a slight over taxation that ranges from $.00 to $1.00, depending on assessed value of the property.

During Wyomissing Area Senior High’s 94th commencement ceremony, 167 graduates received their diplomas on Friday, June 2. Student speakers included Valedictorian Matthew Driben, Salutatorian and President of the Class of 2018 Joseph Cullen, Secretary of the Class of 2018 Samuel Botterbusch, and Treasurer of the Class of 2018 Lauren Gechter.

As the District developed the 2018–19 budget, we had uncertainties and challenges to overcome. ese included increases in enrollment, pensions, healthcare costs, charter-school tuition, special education costs, and safety and security costs, as well as decreases in assessed property values.

With a clear blue sky as the backdrop, this year’s athletes proudly displayed their school’s banner as they made their way down the track at Flannery Field to open the 2018 Spartan Challenge.

For family & friends who will be unable to join us, a live stream has been established.

The banners touting county, district, and state championships that hang in the new gym, like the trophies standing proud in the archive room, reflect a tradition of athletic excellence and student-athlete participation at Wyomissing Area JSHS. Tradition built success. these are the words athletic director Mr. Frank Ferrandino uses when he is asked to describe the school’s athletic program.

When walking around Berks County, if you look carefully, you just might find a rock colorfully painted with whimsical pictures or with inspirational words carefully hiding in plain view. It is likely that the painter was a student in the Wyomissing Area School District, and that written on the back of the rock will be either “Berks County Rocks” or “The Kindness Rocks Project.”

With family, coaches, and friends by their sides, 11 Wyomissing Area High School seniors committed to continuing their athletic and academic careers at various colleges and universities:.

The Wyomissing Area School District is proud to announce that it has once again been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education.

Phase II of the Wyomissing Area JSHS construction project will begin on the last student day of the 2017–18 academic year. This phase includes infrastructure upgrades such as replacing HVAC from the 1990s, replacing ceiling tiles, changing carpeted classrooms to tile, painting classrooms, installing security locks, and converting classroom lighting to LED.

Are you looking to extend your child’s learning over the summer? Is your child a lover of science, technology, engineering, the arts or mathematics? If so, the Wyomissing Area School District STEAM Academy is for you!

Wyomissing Area High School senior Hunter Niedrowski represented the school in the javelin event at this year’s Penn Relays. It is believed to be the first time in the history of WAHS that the school was represented at the annual national track and field competition.

For the third year in a row, after a successful season, Wyomissing Area Junior Senior High School will be representing Berks County as the county champions.

For the sixth year, Wyomissing Area Junior Senior High School hosted its Mini-THON in March. Based on the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, more commonly known as THON, the Wyomissing Area Mini-THON has raised more than $200,000 since it began for Four Diamonds Fund, which fights against pediatric cancer.