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We send our thanks to Marissa, Seth, and Kyler, members of the WASHS Class of 2025, who served as our representatives to Leadership Franklin County Youth this school year! LFCY is an annual opportunity for sophomores to grow in their leadership and get to know students from other county schools! They are pictured below at their graduation from the program, held at Wilson College, with their school counselor, Mrs. Cristal Mendez-Murphy.
Yesterday several of our juniors attended the Southcentral Pennsylvania College Fair at Penn State Mont Alto. Sponsored by Lenfest, this was a wonderful opportunity for members of the Class of 2024 to explore over 40 colleges represented at the fair!
Attention Class of 2021 and Class of 2022 grads - WASHS has DVD copies of your graduation ceremony! Each graduate is entitled to one free copy - additional copies are available for $5 purchase. Graduation DVDs can be picked up at the main office during work hours - 7:30-3:30 pm. Contact denise_mccleaf@wasdpa.org with any questions!
The Class of 2026 is selling Waynesboro spirit wear including the following: a Class of 2026 T-shirts, a nice Waynesboro Tumbler, Socks, and Waynesboro Spirit Wear for all!
http://oaprinting.com/store/washs23
Updated Art Show Flyer!
Mark your calendars to watch our Brainbusters Team in action in the second round of WGAL's Brainbusters! Show will air on Saturday, April 8 at 8:30 am. Pictured are Kyle, Peter, Aidan, and Emma!
Students taking criminal justice and science electives went on a field trip to Philadelphia last week where they visited the Franklin Institute and Eastern State Penitentiary!
This is just a reminder that Monday, March 27th is a snow make-up day and IS in session. Again, there will be school this Monday, March 27th.
Due to the inclement weather day on December 22, 2022, school will be in session on Monday, March 27, 2023.
Pictured are members of our FBLA - Jordan, Mary, Kailey, Alexia, Riley, Bella, Maddie, & George. A recent competition included the submission of business reports - a 16-page Local Chapter Annual Business report of our chapter's program work this year and a 16-page Partnership with Business report of our chapter's work with Mainstreet Waynesboro. We are thrilled to share that these two reports finished in the top 10 in Pennsylvania and will allow Riley, Alexia, Sadie, and Mary the opportunity to present their reports at the FBLA State conference in Hershey next month in an attempt to qualify for Nationals this summer. Way to go!
Congratulations and good luck to Eve, who placed 16 in the state preliminary round of the 100 m butterfly and will swim in the finals tonight! Eve will also be competing tomorrow in the 100m freestyle.
Yesterday was the Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair held at Harrisburg Area Community College. WASHS was represented by TJ and Neveah, who advanced from our local Franklin County fair in 2022. Special thanks to WASHS Biology teacher, Mrs. Kelley, who served as a judge and Mrs. Myers, WAMS science teacher, who has been a longtime member of the science fair planning committee at the county and state levels!
We recently received a kind email from the owner of one of our local businesses, thanking Mr. Brian Fisher and our business department. The business owner wrote - "I just wanted to say how amazing [student] did on her interview at our business. We look forward to teaching her our business! She was extremely prepared and ready to learn." We are so thankful for our local community partners and businesses and for our amazing teachers!
Congratulations to Cassidy, Jenayah, Zoey, Aria, Chloe, Maddie, Kayla, Sara, Kaelin, Mariah, Emmalee, Kae, Harmonee, Jonathan, Kellen, Hunter who represented WASHS at the Franklin/Fulton County Chorus Festival!
Congratulations to our Color Guard who earned another first place finish over the weekend at the competition held at Urbana High School!
Congratulations to Madison, Zelie, Joey, Aiden, and Gabrielle who recently won awards for the 2022-23 Scholastic Art and Writing Competition, which is the longest running and most prestigious creativity recognition program in the nation. Students who are recognized with Gold Keys are entered into the National Competition.
Madison - Silver Key in Critical Essay; Honorable Mention in Poetry
Zelie - Honorable Mention in Personal Essay/Memoir
Joey - Gold Key in Critical Essay
Aiden - Honorable Mention in Graphic Design
Gabrielle - Honorable Mention in Science Fiction
Livestream link for tonight's District Play-Off Game away versus Hempfield. A win will secure a home game at WASHS on March 11!
https://www.youtube.com/@hhsbuchanangym7026
Our Student Council completed a service project over the weekend by preparing and serving a spaghetti dinner at the New Hope Shelter.
Click the link to check out the February edition of the WASHS family newsletter! https://5il.co/1prk4