Wayne Hills Senior, Joseph Scuralli, officially became an Eagle Scout on Sunday, April 24th. Joseph worked extremely hard to obtain this phenomenal achievement. Joseph has been a mentor for the Wayne Hills STARS (Students Teaching and Reaching Students) program throughout all of his four years. He has been a valuable member to the organization, socializing with special needs students in the LLD/MD programs and helping them participate in group activities.

Joseph is so passionate about supporting students that he decided to create a service project dedicated to them. Joseph worked very closely with LLD/MD teacher Ms. Sarah Getzke, asking what students would benefit most from. Ms. Getzke and Mrs. San Giacomo decided that what their students needed most was a sensory corner.

Joseph excelled in his service project, researching what sensory activities are and what types of therapeutic exercises benefit students with special needs. Joseph created 50 sensory bins for the students! These bins have been extremely useful in helping students deal with frustration and providing them with a much needed "brain break".

Wayne Hills High School and the STARS Program are so grateful for Joseph's hard work and effort and will truly miss him as a mentor to the program. Best of luck to Joseph in the future!

Each year Wayne Hills High School students and staff support one another, cooperate, and collaborate, to encourage a long-term and more realistic outlook for environmental awareness in the school community. "If not us…Who? And If not now…When?”

During the week of April 19th, Wayne Hills High School marked the 24th Annual Environmental Awareness Week . The faculty was asked to consider that topics concerning the environment are often multidisciplinary in scope and blanket world studies, politics, psychology, sociology, economics, business, technology, and science.

Teachers in all subject areas were invited to plan lessons during this special week that integrate an environmental theme to promote a greater awareness and sensitivity about local and global ecological issues that endanger our planet’s resources and our human family.

Teachers in the Science Department offered students the opportunity to participate in an Environmental Poster Contest from which winners were selected by faculty vote. In the English Department, students participated by writing environmental poetry, and students in the Technology Education Department got involved through an environmental photography contest.

In the week prior to and during environmental week an information area was set up outside of the main office for students, teachers, staff, parents, and visitors to browse. The display included brochures and magazines donated by organizations like the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, National Wildlife Federation, the New Jersey Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, the Sierra Club, New Jersey Audubon Society, the American Lung Association in New Jersey, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

Many thanks to all local and school community members who participated and supported this effort to raise environmental awareness!