It's baaa-aaaack!  The Wayne High School Library wants to know what you think of the current collection and available holdings, general current library services, and what we need to improve.  To participate in the survey, click on the Wayne High School Library link in the navigation bar at the left.  From the library's page, look for a link that says, "How're We Doing?  Take Our Survey!" (under the picture) The survey will remain live and active until May 1, 2009, when it will be closed for analysis.  This survey is more important than you think!  We use the results of this survey to improve services, order books and magazines, and make changes that benefit you!  Don't delay!  Complete a survey today!

Our award-winning Graphic Arts and Career-Technical students have done it again!  They totally floored the competition this past weekend in Beckley, WV, at the Academy of Career Technology for the Skills USA Competition!  Wayne High School won four gold medals, two silver medals, and two bronze medals.  These students will compete again this coming summer, June 21-26, at the National Skills USA Competition in Kansas City, Missouri!  Congratulations to the following students:

Gold Medal Winners

Rebekah Hale
Cassie Poff
Michelle Wilson
Chase Perry

Graphic Communications Prepared Speech and Chapter Display

Silver Medal Winners

Manny Pittore--Internetworking, CISCO Networking
Cliff Workman--Technology/Computer Applications, Business

Bronze Medal Winners

Scott Adkins and Trenton Justice--Web design

Good luck in Kansas City this summer, kids!  We're proud of you!  Go Pioneers!

The Wayne High School Class of 1989 is pleased to announce that they are now online!  Their web site is live and active!  Check 'em out!

http://www.classreport.org/usa/wv/wayne/whs/1989/

See you at the reunion!

The American Red Cross will have a blood drive in the Wayne High School Gym on Thursday, March 26, 9:00-2:00.  Recycle Life flip flops will be presented to the donors, but ONLY while supplies last, so DON'T BE LATE!  Recycle life!  Donate blood!

Congratulations to the HOSA students who participated in the HOSA Competition at Marshall Unviersity this past weekend!  The following students won and placed in various competitions:

Maranda Adkins--1st place, Knowledge and Concepts of Health Care

Chelsea Watts & Jennifer Webb--1st place, Health Education

Summer Stepp, Courtney Dillon, Kelsey Brooks, Melissa Davis, Chelsea Thompson, and Misti Mullins--1st place, Public Service Announcement

Morgan Milton, 2nd place--Etemporaneous Health Poster

Congratulations to all the students who attended the competition!  We're proud of you!  Get healthy with HOSA!

The WHS Class of 1984 is planning a 25-year reunion picnic at Beech Fork Lake for July 18, 2009.  For more information, please contact Valerie Stephens Blankenship or Dwayne Blankenship at jersmom93@hotmail.com, or visit http://www.classreport.org for more information.  Bring your camera and see you at the reunion!

Congratulations to the following journalism students, who won even more awards at WVU this past weekend!  We may need a new trophy case!

Casey Shreve--1st place, newspaper design; 2nd place, editorial writing

Tabitha Bills--1st place, sports writing; 2nd place, newspaper design

Maryl Lambros--1st place, newswriting

Kristen Stephens--3rd place, feature layout and design

Dustin Shreve--3rd place, feature writing 

Congratulations to these students and thanks to Mrs. Dyer for taking them all the way up to Morgantown!  Want to check out what our award-winning journalism department has to offer?  See Mrs. Dyer for more details.  Be a part of our winning Pioneer teams! 

Delores Aldridge Mullins and Melissa Adkins Stapleton would like to invite all Wayne High School Alumni to join them on May 8 to walk for Relay for Life!  If you are interested in joining please contact Melissa (CJSMYBOYS@aol.com) or go to www.relayforlife.org/waynewv and sign up under the Wayne High School Alumni team.  See you at the track!

The Wayne High School Class of 1989 is planning their 20-year reunion!  At this time, the reunion is being planned for August 8-9, with a football get-together bash on October 9, during the Wayne v. Scott game. Please send all updated names, addreses, phone numbers, and e-mails to Mike Nolan (Nolan8112@aol.com), or go to Classreports.org and sign up!  See you at the reunion!

Early Release Day is scheduled for next FRIDAY, MARCH 13.  Students will be released at 1:00.

The Parent-Teacher Conference for second semester is set for next WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 4:00-6:30 PM.  Report cards will go out MONDAY, MARCH 9.  We cordially invite all parents to attend Parent-Teacher Conference. 

Congratulations to Mrs. Dyer and her students for winning the following awards this past Friday at the 2009 United High School Media AWards:

Newspaper:  1st place--best overall newspaper, best design, best in-depth reporting and best photography
                  2nd place--best art, best editorial pages, best sports pages, best newswriting, best ads
                  3rd place--best features pages

Yearbook:  1st place--best overall yearbook, best cover, best copywriting, best advertisements, best theme

                 2nd place--best graphics, best design

                 3rd place--best photography and best division pages

These hard-working newspaper and yearbook students also won $250 for the best essay.  The following students won individual awards:

Casey Shreve--Most Promising Student Journalism Student, $500 Scholarship, 1st place best editorial, 1st place best feature, 2nd place best feature photo and best infographic

Nikki Dotson--1st place, best sports story

Tabytha Bills--3rd place best sports story

Megan Russell--3rd place best column

Congratulations to all these students and their most excellent teacher!

Congratulations go out to Coach Cochenour and his girls' basketball team and Coach Tabor and his boys' basketball team for winning seasons!  Way to go, Pioneers!

We're bursting with Pioneer Pride to announce that Emmanuel Pittore is a Robert C. Byrd Scholarship winner!  Congratualtions, Manny!