Wayne Trace

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Wayne Trace High School

Due to missing a lot of school days this year, our school year has been extended one day. The last day for students will be Friday, May 23, 2025.

We NEED your vote!

It’s time to VOTE for your favorite egg!

Wayne Trace artists Bella Knowles and Aiden Lee recently traveled to the Franklin Park Mall in Toledo to participate in the Artistic EGGspressions contest. This was the first time a Raider team participated in this regional event. Bella and Aiden set a high standard for detail and quality in their work as they spent over six hours painting an Alice in Wonderland-themed egg. This masterpiece will be on display near the Easter Bunny in the mall's Center Court for the next two weeks. You can show your support for voting for their EGGceptional work on the Franklin Park Mall's website, Facebook page, or Instagram. The high school team with the most votes wins a prize! Please check out this link for more information and to vote: https://visitfranklinparkmall.com/event/artistic-eg-gspressions/

WT NHS 5K Form
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Announcements

Good Morning, Raiders! Today is Thursday, April 17

4th Quarter Interims will be handed out during 9th period today.

Students, continue to be caught being Ready, Responsible, and Respectful so teachers can present you with the Raider tickets you have earned. We will have a PBIS drawing during lunch on Thursday!

We’re hopping toward the finish line this weekend and Aiden & Bella’s EGG-ceptional artwork at the Franklin Park Mall needs your vote! Please visit the mall’s website, Facebook, or Instagram pages to help them bring home the golden egg (or at least a very nice top prize!)

Payne Elementary is having Family Carnival Night on May 15th. This will count as a community service event for high school students. It will be from 5:30-8pm. If you are interested in helping, please see Mrs. Franz by April 25th.

There will be no after school tutoring this Thursday, April 17.

Yearbook sales are wrapping up for the year. If you have not ordered a book, you have until April 24th to do so to guarantee your copy. We will be submitting our final book count on the 25th. Only a handful of extra books will be ordered, so get yours ordered today through www.jostens.com or use an order form on the bulletin board in the cafeteria.

The basketball marathon in Payne is in need of some help in the concession stand this Saturday from 10am-2pm. They could use 3 people. If you are able to help, please see Mrs. Franz by Wednesday morning. If you are in high school, this will count as a community service event for your seal.

Those students who took the Northwest State Accuplacer, please see Mrs. Franz for your results.

Findlay will be here Thursday morning for their placement test. Those who registered with Findlay need to bring their charged laptop and a writing utensil with them.

Vantage will be here on Monday the 21st during lunch to meet with those students who will be going to Vantage next year. If you are on the waitlist, they will meet with you later if you are able to get into the program. You will bring your lunch and they will meet with students to talk about classes. The room is yet to be determined.

Student drivers–you are reminded that the visitor and staff parking spots are reserved for, yep, you guessed it-visitors and staff. Please refrain from parking in those spots so as to not put yourself in a position to lose your driving privileges to school.

Prom tickets are on sale today! See Mrs. Seigman before or after school in room 300 or during 7th period lunch. Ticket sales will be from April 14th to April 25th. You are not going to want to miss a trip into Wonderland during our May 10th prom!

7th grade girls are in choir today.

And finally a reminder to be respectful, ready, and responsible.

Have a great day, Raiders!

Esports Competition

On Saturday April 5 th , the Wayne Trace High School Esports Team of Serenity Helms, Axel Bidlack, Tyler

Sanderson, Ryan Bostelman, Brandon Shoup, coaches Mr. Eli Stuart, Mr. Matt Holden and Mrs. Jessica

Holden made school history when they participated in the Esports Overwatch Northwest Regionals, at

Cedar Point Sports Center. The Wayne Trace Team played against the number one seed (Whitmer),

from Group B, in the Overwatch Quarterfinals. The Team did not move forward in the tournament, but

they were given an opportunity to compete at a Regional Level and gain valuable experience for future

competitions. The Team represented Wayne Trace High School with respectfulness.

Tyler Sanderson, a senior at Wayne Trace Local Schools, was recently notified that he was voted to the Overwatch 2nd Team All-Ohio Esports Team. This is a great accomplishment as this means that he placed in the top 10 out of over 480 players across the state of Ohio. Attached is a photo of Tyler (right in maroon shirt) accepting his certificate from Coach Eli Stuart (left in black jacket) in front of the National Guard Esports Banner.

Wayne Trace 7th Annual District Art Show

Grades: K-12

Teachers- Mrs. Angie Stokes and Mr. Ken Ogle

Wayne Trace art departments will present its seventh-annual juried art show on Saturday April 26th, 2025. Student creations will be displayed in the middle school gymnasium from 10:00 – 2:00 P.M. This exhibition features a variety of artworks created by talented art students from grades K-12. There will be over 500 pieces of art on display that will include painting, sculpting, printmaking, drawing and more. The exhibit is free and open to the public. We would love to have everyone come and support these talented students and our district art program. While you are there, enjoy some complimentary cookies and punch!

For more information contact:

Mrs. Angie Stokes JR/High School Art Teacher [email protected]

Ken Ogle Elementary Art Teacher

[email protected]

We are inviting students in grades 6-12 to participate in a creative ad/slogan competition aimed at reducing the stigma surrounding mental health and promoting wellness. Whether through a poster, digital art, or written ad, your message can make a difference in how people view mental health. It’s time to start important conversations and build supportive, open-minded schools.

For more information, click on this link.

Engineering Design

On Wednesday April 9th , the Wayne Trace High School the students, from Ed Stuart’s Engineering Design Class traveled to Dana Incorporated for a class field trip. The field trip is a requirement for the CTE Engineering Pathway and the purpose of the visit was to expose the students to real world engineering design procedures and processes. The various disciplines presented to the class included Application Engineering, Product Engineering, Gear Engineering, materials Engineering, CAE (Computer Aided Engineering), NVH (Noise, Vibration & Harshness), CAD Design, Gear Design, Pre-FEA (Finite Element

Analysis), Standards/Stack-Ups, Analysis/Motion Simulations and a Test Lab Tour. It was stressed to the students that engineering is not a one person show. It takes working collaboratively with various groups within the company to achieve success. The student who participated in the field trip included Jaxon Cook, Cole Manz, Noah Schlatter, Keagen Sharp, Luke Stouffer, Selene Fernandez and Emma Stouffer. Also participating in the field trip was Mr. Tim Manz. Please see the pictures below. The last picture is dark, but that was the lighting in the display area.

Kewpee Art Exhibit

Wayne Trace artists did extremely well at several competitions and shows this month! At the Kewpee High School Art Invitational show at ArtSpace in Lima, senior Luke Stouffer took first place in the Printmaking division, and senior Aiden Lee received second place in the Sculpture division. Artwork by Fern Jackson, Trista Evans, Natalie Richie, and Aubree Miller is also featured in this prestigious juried show which runs through April 11.

Aiden also took third place overall at the Wassenberg Art Center’s annual High School Art Invitational where Wayne Trace has 18 artists exhibiting through April 24. Our featured artists include Seniors Ryan Bostelman, Bella Knowles, Fern Jackson, Harper Myers, Kathleen Stoller, Ava Stoller, and Trista Evans; Juniors Hunter Lyons, Alex Bidlack, Addison Stoller, Chloe McClure, Estrella Martinez and Natalie Richie; Sophomores Boston Font and Stephany Lopez Castillo; and Freshmen John Cavurro and Peyton Sennebogen. The opening for the Wassenberg show is 6-9 pm this Thursday in Van Wert.

Food Distribution

Wayne Trace will be hosting a monthly food distribution for our families who have children in grades 7-12. You will be able to come to the high school and receive some supplemental groceries for the month. We are working with the West Ohio Food Bank, so we will be limited to what they have available for the month. We received a grant this year from Honda, so we should be able to have a nice supply of food available.

Distribution will be held from 3pm to 5:30pm or until we are out of food. Students who drive are able to pick up food. Students who ride the bus will not have time to pick up food. Students do not need to be present when families pick up food. The only information we will ask for is the name of one 7-12 student in the household and a tally of the number of people in the house. Food is available for all members of the household. No names are given to West Ohio Food Bank.

Our distribution will be in the Ag shop, which is located on the south side of the building near the softball field. Pick up is from 3pm-5:30pm. There is NO financial requirement. This is open to any family with a student in grades 7-12 who would like some supplemental groceries.

Typically, we will have this on the third Wednesday of the month, but we did have to change it for March and May. Distribution dates:

March 12^th

May 14^th

No distributions in June, July or August.

If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Franz at [email protected]

Thank you!

Sign Up Now for 2025 BGSU Summer Camps

Discover a wide variety of summer learning opportunities for youth in third grade through high school with Summer Academic and Youth Programs at Bowling Green State University.

Whether at home or on campus, we promise the camps are engaging, fun, and affordable.

Summer Academic Camps provide opportunities for students to connect to Bowling Green State University while expanding their knowledge, building life skills and exploring their interests.

Be sure to visit the Falcon Youth website as new programs are continually added!

VIRTUAL CAMPS & PROGRAMS

Academic Enrichment Camp (Grades 3-8)
Forensic Science (Grades 9-12)
Future Med: Exploring Health Careers (Grades 9-12)
Veterinary Science (Grades 9-12)

IN-PERSON CAMPS & PROGRAMS

Art Workshops (Grades 9-12)
Advanced Manufacturing (Grades 9-12)
BG: Cyber Guardians (Grades 8-10)
Content Creator (Grades 9-12)
Discovering Hidden Health Sciences (Grades 9-12)
Explore Nursing (Grades 9-12)
Farm 2 Fork Camp (Grades 4-6)
Ignite STEM (Grades 4-6)
Marine Biology Camp (Grades 10-12)
News & Sports (Grades 9-12)
Pre-Law Camp (Grades 10-12)
Summer Music Institute (Grades 7-12)
Veterinary Science (Grades 10-12)

To our guests with disabilities, please indicate if you need special services, assistance, or appropriate modifications to fully participate in this event by contacting Accessibility Services, [email protected], 419-372-8495. Please notify us prior to the event.

Principal Letter

Dear parent/guardian of Wayne Trace Students,

The first nine weeks concluded on October 11th for the 2024-2025 school year. Overall, the students have worked hard to keep up with the expectations of our teaching staff. Grade reports were mailed on October 18th to parents/guardians of our students at Wayne Trace Junior/Senior High School.

Parent-teacher conferences are set up for Wednesday, October 23, from 5:30–8:30 p.m. and Thursday, October 24, from 1:00-4:30 pm and 5:30-8:00 p.m. We encourage parents to set up appointments with teachers if there are concerns after receiving the grade reports. Contact our office staff and we will try to schedule appointments where teachers may still have openings. Also, parents may call or email teachers directly if questions arise throughout the year. An important factor for student success is having parents who are involved and care about their child’s education.

On Wednesday, November 6, the eighth grade students will tour Vantage Career Center. While students do not make the decision to attend Vantage until their sophomore year, this tour motivates students to begin thinking about future career options.

The annual Veteran’s Day program will be held on Monday, November 11 at 8:05 a.m. in the high school gymnasium. The public is invited to attend this inspiring assembly.

Another special program that will take place in November is the National Honor Society induction ceremony on Friday, November 1 at 1:55 p.m. Junior and senior students who meet the criteria in scholarship, character, service, and leadership will be honored.

As always, I want to thank the community for its outstanding support of all the activities involving our students at Wayne Trace Jr./Sr. High School. Go Raiders!

Warm regards,

Mike Myers

Veteran Banners

Banners created by our Art Technology classes honoring veterans from our Wayne Trace community are now being hung for display in Grover Hill, Payne, Latty, Haviland, and Scott. If you missed out on the opportunity to honor your veteran with a banner this year, orders for next year will be accepted starting on Veterans Day in November and continuing through February 15. Thank you!

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