Wyomissing AreaSchool District

The YWCA Tri-County Area honored 17 girls at its annual Tribute to Exceptional Girls at a brunch this past spring. Modeled after YWCA Tri-County Area’s long-running and successful Tribute to Exceptional Women, Tribute to Exceptional Girls honors the achievements and accomplishments of girls who have an impact on their peers, in their schools, and in their communities.

Wyomissing Area High School students braved the humidity for bragging rights at the annual Spartan Race. Traditionally attracting student-athletes, members of the Drama Club accepted the challenge as well this year.

It has been discovered that the millage rate was rounded inaccurately on the 2018 real estate tax bills issued on July 1, 2018. The millage rate that appeared on the 2018 real estate tax bill was 30.668. The correct millage rate should have been 30.6678. The rounding of the millage resulted in a slight over taxation that ranges from $.00 to $1.00, depending on assessed value of the property.

During Wyomissing Area Senior High’s 94th commencement ceremony, 167 graduates received their diplomas on Friday, June 2. Student speakers included Valedictorian Matthew Driben, Salutatorian and President of the Class of 2018 Joseph Cullen, Secretary of the Class of 2018 Samuel Botterbusch, and Treasurer of the Class of 2018 Lauren Gechter.

As the District developed the 2018–19 budget, we had uncertainties and challenges to overcome. ese included increases in enrollment, pensions, healthcare costs, charter-school tuition, special education costs, and safety and security costs, as well as decreases in assessed property values.

With a clear blue sky as the backdrop, this year’s athletes proudly displayed their school’s banner as they made their way down the track at Flannery Field to open the 2018 Spartan Challenge.

For family & friends who will be unable to join us, a live stream has been established.

The banners touting county, district, and state championships that hang in the new gym, like the trophies standing proud in the archive room, reflect a tradition of athletic excellence and student-athlete participation at Wyomissing Area JSHS. Tradition built success. these are the words athletic director Mr. Frank Ferrandino uses when he is asked to describe the school’s athletic program.

When walking around Berks County, if you look carefully, you just might find a rock colorfully painted with whimsical pictures or with inspirational words carefully hiding in plain view. It is likely that the painter was a student in the Wyomissing Area School District, and that written on the back of the rock will be either “Berks County Rocks” or “The Kindness Rocks Project.”

With family, coaches, and friends by their sides, 11 Wyomissing Area High School seniors committed to continuing their athletic and academic careers at various colleges and universities:.

The Wyomissing Area School District is proud to announce that it has once again been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education.

Phase II of the Wyomissing Area JSHS construction project will begin on the last student day of the 2017–18 academic year. This phase includes infrastructure upgrades such as replacing HVAC from the 1990s, replacing ceiling tiles, changing carpeted classrooms to tile, painting classrooms, installing security locks, and converting classroom lighting to LED.

Are you looking to extend your child’s learning over the summer? Is your child a lover of science, technology, engineering, the arts or mathematics? If so, the Wyomissing Area School District STEAM Academy is for you!

Wyomissing Area High School senior Hunter Niedrowski represented the school in the javelin event at this year’s Penn Relays. It is believed to be the first time in the history of WAHS that the school was represented at the annual national track and field competition.