February 21, 2025
District Newsletter
Preschool Registration Information for 2025-2026 Coming Soon
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REVISED 2024-2025 DISTRICT CALENDAR
The 24-25 WTPS District School Calendar has been revised rescheduling the June 2025 Primary Election from June 3, 2025 to June 10, 2025. Click for more information.
BOE Recognizes 2024-2025 Governor's Educators of the Year
The Wayne Board of Education proudly recognized the Governor’s Educator of the Year at the February 20th regular meeting. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Lauren Kazmark recognized a total of 30 educators. In recognizing the teachers, Ms. Kazmark said, “Congratulations to our winners for their unconditional commitment and dedication to our students and the Wayne school community. You inspire our students daily with your creativity, innovative practices, kindness, and care. Your outstanding work to support our students teaches them some of the most important life lessons and helps shape their future.” Click here for the full press release.
Albert Payson Terhune: Marge Scarpa, Antonio Malave, Brian Sullivan (*Brian waves to me every morning!! 👋)
James Fallon Elementary: Nora Feit, Bob Barnwell
John F. Kennedy Elementary: Diane Anderson, Shanelly Rameriz, Jake Romba, Jim McMaster, Karen Leenstra, Yaskara Nunez
Lafayette Elementary: George Burkepile, Nadine Paserchia
Packanack Elementary: Justin Slaughter, Jonathan Prail, Anthony Falcone
Pines Lake Elementary: Bill Weston
Randall Carter Elementary: Jill San Pascual, Joseph O’Neill, Sandy Lounsbery, Jeff Antonuccio
Ryerson Elementary: Dean Petty
Theunis Dey Elementary: Robert Butler, Sarah Saunders, John Neary, Bill Binko, Lorraine Coccari
Anthony Wayne Middle School: Lynn Foley, Jayme Wolk, George Sayegh
Schuyler-Colfax Middle School: David Chipkin, Jorge Carbonal, Michael Morandi, Queshiema Davis, Linda Breeman
Wayne Hills High School: Nora Feit
Wayne Valley High School: Diane Anderson, Nadine Paserchia, Justin Slaughter
Substiute Crossing Guards: Alexa Cocchia, Cooper Revell, Yaskara Nunez, James LaMin
IMPORTANT DISTRICT DATES:
Thursday, March 6: 7:30pm BOE PWS Meeting @ 475 Valley Road
Thursday, March 13: 6:00pm BOE Special Meeting/Executive Session at 50 Nellis Drive
Thursday, March 20: 7:30pm BOE Meeting @ 475 Valley Road
Saturday, March 22: 8:30am BOE Special Meeting/Executive Session @ 15 Nevins Road
Saturday, March 29: 8:30am BOE Special Meeting/Executive Session @ 15 Nevins Road
Monday, March 31: Schools Closed in Observance of Eid-al-Fitr
Saturday Academies
Calling all 7th and 8th graders and families for our 1st WTPS Saturday Academies!
Don't miss this exciting opportunity to develop skills, explore new interests, and prepare for success! These academies will take place at Wayne Valley High School sponsored by the Wayne Education Foundation (WEF). Academy topics include: Automotive, Coding, Fashion, Graphic Design, Music, Photo, Robotics, and Science! Sign up today, space is limited!
Registration is open NOW! Deadline to register is end of day February 24, 2025. https://www.wayneeducationfoundation.org/category/saturday-academies
School Events
Tuesday, February 25, 2025: Choral Pop Concert @ Wayne Valley High School (snow date 2/26)
Tuesday, March 4, 2025: Wayne Hills Tri-M Music Honor Society Evening with the Arts @ Wayne Hills High School, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday, March 6, Friday, March 7, & Saturday, March 8, 2025: WHHS SDA @ Wayne Hills High School
March 11, 2025: WHHS Cabaret Night @ Wayne Hills High School
March 11, 2025: George Washington MS Band @ The Devils
Friday, March 14, & Saturday, March 15, 2025: GWMS Presents Aladdin, Jr.
Thursday, March 20, 2025: High School Culinary Competition @ Wayne Valley High School
Thursday, March 20, 2025: Photo Gallery Night @ Wayne Hills High School
Tuesday, April 1, 2025: Wayne Hills Band Ensemble @ Wayne Hills High School
Tuesday, April 22, 2025: All Wayne Jazz Festival @ Wayne Hills High School
Keep up with Wayne Hills!
Keep up with Wayne Valley!
😜 Newsletter Riddle: What is a guitar player's favorite Italian food? 🎸 *answer at bottom
100th Day of School 🎉🎇👵👴
Schools across the district celebrated the 100th day of school! They dressed up as 100 year olds, counted 100 items, and celebrated being 100 days smarter!
Ryerson Elementary - 100th Day Today!
Albert Payson Terhune Elementary
Dress Like You're 100 Years Old for the 100th Day of School!
James Fallon Elementary
Celebrating the 100th Day of School!
Happy 100th Day of School from John F. Kennedy Elementary!
Lafayette Elementary Students are 100 Days Smarter!
Pines Lake Scientists Celebrating the 100th Day of School
WVHS Student Athletes visit Randall Carter
The Wayne Valley High School Captains Council visited Randall Carter for the 2nd & 7 Program and read Hog Mollie books to second grade students. The mission of 2nd & 7 is to promote reading by providing free books and positive role models to kids while encouraging youth athletes of the community to pay it forward. Each Senior high school student athlete is chosen by a coach of a sport to participate in the program.
House Day at Anthony Wayne MS
Since the beginning of the year, the new House System at AWMS has truly come to life, bringing students, staff, and families together to support a unified school culture. Events kicked off this year with Sorting Day, where students were randomly sorted into their Houses. As students picked their Houses, they were reminded, “You don’t choose the House - the House chooses you.” To help plan for future events, an election day was hosted and a House Council was assembled. Since then, there have been three exciting House Days with more still to come.
So far, we’ve seen incredible engagement in school-wide events, including pep rallies with cheering for Houses, as well as meaningful school-wide service projects that have shown our students' dedication to giving back to the community. Our students’ enthusiasm has been contagious. Additionally, character education lessons have been shared, helping to foster values like teamwork, respect, and leadership within each House.
But the fun doesn’t stop there! Students and whole Houses are now earning points throughout the school day—whether they’re participating in classroom activities, demonstrating positive behavior, or getting involved in House-sponsored events. The points are a fun way to build camaraderie and instill a sense of friendly competition, all while promoting a positive and supportive learning environment.
As we continue to roll out this exciting initiative, we can’t wait to see even more growth in our House System. We are so proud of how our students have embraced this new opportunity, and we look forward to seeing how our community continues to thrive through these connections.
Stay tuned for more updates. Anthony Wayne is an AWesome place, filled with “Four Houses, One Family.”
GW NJHS Students Collect Supplies for St. Joe's
George Washington Middle School students Haley Bariso, 8th, and Alaina Dennison, 8th, wanted to find ways to help the community and earn service hours for National Junior Honor Society. They partnered with St. Joseph's Children's Hospital to collect supplies for their Child Life Specialist to use with patients - books, markers, colored pencils, crayons, and small toys. To accompany the supplies, the students made dozens of Valentine's cards. The supplies and messages were delivered to hospitalized children last Friday, with help from therapy dog, Roddy.
Wayne Valley Pep Rally 📣🎉
On February 14th, the Wayne Valley Executive Student Council hosted our annual Pep Rally. Games included Hungry Hungry Hippos, Air Mattress Relay, Tug of War, and a Balloon Pop. The event's highlight was the participation of many teachers in different events, including a Teacher Inflatable Relay Race. The winner of the day was the seniors, but the grade-level competition is still on with Penny Wars! All proceeds go to Relay for Life.
Wayne Hills HS Photo Takes Home 186 Awards!
Since 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have been known for identifying and celebrating the creative voices of young artists and writers, and is one of the most distinguished programs for student achievement in the arts. They have recognized some of the nation’s most celebrated artists and writers while they were teenagers, including Tschabalala Self, Stephen King, Kay WalkingStick, José Parlá, Amanda Gorman, Charles White, Joyce Carol Oates, and Andy Warhol.
This year Wayne Hills High School's Photography students from Photo 1 through AP Photo 4 submitted their best work to the contest, resulting in an impressive 186 awards—more than double last year’s total! This includes 40 Gold Keys, 59 Silver Keys and 87 Honorable Mentions. Gold Key recipients will now advance to the national level, with medalists announced in March.
Shown are a select few of the Gold Key Winners Work. Click here for a list of all students and their awards.
📸: Ashley White - Rosado Rose
📸: Nour Abaza - Classic Comfort
📸: Karolina Burzynska - The Purpose of Music
📸: Lexi Guevarez - Fruity Tutie
📸: Eva Robles - Connect 4
Nurtured Heart Approach ® Parent Night
Monday, March 10, 2025 @ 7:00pm - 8:00pm, Wayne Valley HS Auditorium
Free Training for Parents/Guardians/Caregivers of WTPS students in grades prek-8.
Hosted by Wayne Township Public Schools and the Wayne Education Foundation.
Special Visitors to Central Office 🐶
Central Office hosted special visitors, Marley and Gavin, two certified therapy dogs trained, evaluated, tested, certified, and insured by Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs of NJ. Marley and Gavin were accompanied by Miss Linda and Peter, who has visited many of our schools.
Capturing memories, one square at a time.
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