Wayne Memorial High School outlines enrollment, programs and student achievements to board
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Principal Corey Gildersleeve and the Wayne Memorial administrative team presented school enrollment, attendance challenges, career and extracurricular programs, and athletic and arts accomplishments, including state-level competition results and Upward Bound successes.
Corey Gildersleeve, principal of Wayne Memorial High School, and members of his administrative team reported to the board on student demographics, school programs and recent achievements.
Gildersleeve said Wayne Memorial serves 1,206 students with grade-level counts of 319 freshmen, 336 sophomores, 282 juniors and 258 seniors. He reported roughly 59% of students are economically disadvantaged and the school’s average daily attendance rate is 89.7% (the full-day rate for students with no absences or tardies was listed at 62.7%). The presentation noted the school’s special education population is about 20% and that 50 multilingual students are enrolled.
Administrators described several student-support and enrichment programs: Champions of Wayne (a mentoring program), Bright Futures after-school programming, National Honor Society and a work-based learning program for students with cognitive impairments. John Ross, an assistant principal, highlighted the school’s longstanding Salmon in the Classroom work and an English class that pairs environmental monitoring with writing assignments to engage students in local policy topics.
Athletic highlights came from Athletic Director Mark Woodson: the boys bowling team reached the state final four, wrestling had two female qualifiers for the state tournament, and boys basketball was state runner-up; the girls were preparing for a quarterfinal game the next day. Woodson also noted individual athletic honors and players projected to return next season.
Amanda Roski outlined Bright Futures after-school enrichment and said the program emphasizes youth leadership and community partnerships for activities ranging from STEM to inclusive health education.
Upward Bound reported strong outcomes: presenters said the program met federal objectives for 2024, the 2024 cohort had a 100% graduation rate and that students collectively earned substantial scholarship awards and acceptances to colleges (specific dollar totals and counts were stated in the presentation). Ross and other staff invited the board and community to upcoming art and music events, including a spring art show and band performances.
Board members asked about attendance and recruitment for athletics; administrators described outreach to elementary and middle schools, middle-school nights and a planned August “kickoff” to introduce families to high-school facilities and programming.
Board members praised the school’s academic and extracurricular successes and asked administrators to continue outreach aimed at improving punctuality for first-hour attendance.