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49 WAHS School-to-Work Students Recognized at Annual Appreciation Breakfast

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May 31, 2023 | Awards & Celebrations

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (MAY 31, 2023) — Forty-nine students involved in Williamsport Area High School’s School-to-Work Program were honored during its annual Community Partners Appreciation Breakfast this morning at the high school. 

In partnership with local employers, the program places students in job positions around the community. The goal of the workforce development program is to cultivate and put into practice the skills needed for job and career obtainment and retention beyond high school.
Not only were the students recognized for successfully completing the program but their employers also were recognized in kind.

Twenty-nine of the program participants this year were seniors, each of whom received a certificate honoring their accomplishments:

  • VonScott Barger
  • Nevaeh Bower
  • Hailey Buries
  • Ajanae Burks
  • Diontay Burney
  • Alyia Carpenter
  • Teddy Collins
  • Nevaeh Dunkleberger
  • Bryce Faivre
  • Nasaiha Garcia-Lopez
  • Bryson Getgen
  • John Greninger
  • Isaac Guthrie
  • Dakoda Hamilton
  • Sanora Harris-McMullen
  • Josiah Heim
  • Elizabeth Haussmann
  • Brian Jacobs
  • Mark Kimble
  • Zekiah Lepley
  • Sylas Manley
  • Zaira Mays
  • Kaitlyn Myers
  • Zaiden Rucker
  • Bailey Tempesco
  • Logan Thomas
  • Kyrah Turner
  • Desmond Williams
  • Tashae Williamson

In addition, 20 underclassmen also were recognized: 

  • Isaiah Bower
  • Naim Boynton-Wright
  • Nick Derr
  • Alexander Feaster
  • Lionel George
  • Porter Geyer
  • Zachary Harding
  • Erica Houser
  • Susanna Kieffer
  • Hunter Mayer
  • Erich McKibben
  • Alexa Miller
  • Tausheem Morris
  • Mason Moyer
  • Zahmad Ruley
  • Myanna Sampson
  • Charles Starr
  • Zavier Walker-Stoner
  • Marcus White
  • Wil Williams

This year’s program partners were: 7-Eleven, Ziggy & Aaron’s Water Ice, Alabaster Coffee, American Rescue Workers, Arby’s, Blaise Alexander Subaru, Blue Lion Car Wash, Bostley’s Child Care and Preschool Learning Center, Buffalo Wild Wings, C&N Bank, Candlewood Suites Williamsport, Henry’s Bar-B-Q, Hoss’s Steak & Sea, High Steel Structures, KFC, Lycoming Auto, McDonald’s (Golden Strip), McDonald’s (Lycoming Creek Road), PA Careerlink, Paris Healthcare Linen Service, Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Student Transportation of America, WeCare Centers Loyalsock, Wegmans, Weis Markets, Williamsport Area School District, and Young Apiaries.

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