New Face in After School

By Zack Waxler  

Donna Waxler, After School Coordinator

After-School at Project Learn School (PLS) has a new face! Donna Waxler has recently been hired as the new After-School coordinator for PLS. She is excited to be working at PLS and looks forward to each day.

    Donna says she applied for the job because she likes working with kids, and she has many ideas. She prepared a lot for the job over the summer as she collected a bunch of stuff for the After-School room. She even went to yard sales to find new toys and games in order to save money for the school.

    Donna has many exciting plans for each day. She plans to do themed days in After-School, such as Harry Potter day, or spy school day, etc. Donna is cooking each week with the kids, making a variety of good food choices for them. They have made baked potatoes, hot chocolate, pasta and lots of other delicious snacky foods. “The worst part of After-School is having to unstop the toilet,” she said recently. Her favorite part of being After-School coordinator is getting to know the kids and helping them negotiate their relationships. One of her other responsibilities in this job is to make sure the Community Room, kitchen and bathroom are cleaned up everyday before she leaves. She has also gotten good feedback for doing this.

 Lisa Pack, one of the members of the hiring committee, says that the reason Donna stood out from the other applicants was because she really impressed the hiring committee with all of the creative ideas she had. Lisa also said, “Donna has a clear understanding of what Project Learn School is all about.” Lisa added that Donna is doing a great job at having a variety of entertaining activities for the kids.