On Friday, October 13, several students competed against Montgomery Area in WVIA's Scholastic Scrimmage. Though they did not triumph over Montgomery, they gained a valuable learning experience and had fun in the process. The team hopes to recruit some younger players in the coming years to bring themselves to victory.
On Friday, October 13, eight high school students attended the AiM HI Event at Geisinger in Danville. The students rotated through five presentations that focused on different parts of the health care system. The students had the opportunity to meet professionals in the fields of nursing, sports medicine, infectious disease, interventional radiology, and GHP health services.
Congratulations to long-time board member, Timothy Vought. Mr. Vought was recognized at the October 16th Board meeting for providing over sixteen years of service on the Southern Columbia Area School District Board of Directors. Thank you, Mr. Vought, for donating your time and skills to serve the Southern Columbia Area community. Your dedication is much appreciated!
4th grade student, Mollie Dermes, was recognized as our Citizen of the Month at the October 16th Board meeting. Mollie is such a wonderful student. She always gives 100% in everything she does in school. Mollie is always polite and kind towards her fellow classmates. She is always willing to lend a hand with a smile on her face. Here at school, Mollie's favorite subject is reading because she finds it relaxing. One way that Mollie would like to change the world if she could, would be to encourage people to stop littering.
Congratulations to the following students who have been named Student of the Month for September:
Freshman – Rachel Cerciello-Roberts
Rachel is an extremely hardworking student. She challenges herself daily and exceeds classroom expectations in return. She shows a tremendous amount of respect towards her peers and teachers. Her display of maturity, kindness, good work ethic, and attention to detail goes unmatched. We are very fortunate to have Rachel join our tiger community this school year!
Sophomore – Lola Cecco
Lola is the perfect example of trustworthiness and loyalty. She has been trusted by staff and coaches to be a leader at our school. She is a positive role model in our school and is always prepared in the classroom. Lola leads by example during class. She is always engaged in the lesson, strives to do her best on every assignment and shows enthusiasm for the subject. Lola's attitude and behavior at all times makes her a person that everyone can trust and rely on.
Junior – Todd Brosious
Todd continuously exudes a positive attitude toward tasks and school in general. He is always pleasant, has a great sense of humor, and is kind to others. Todd's behavior is commendable, and he serves as a positive role model for his peers. He is very respectful to other and keeps an open mind. Todd is always willing to lend a hand when needed. He is involved in clubs and organizations at Southern, which help him be the leader he is today.
Senior – Anesa Brown
Anesa is always smiling and goes out of her way to help others in and out of class. In the classroom, Anesa is respectful, responsible, and determined to do her best. She is a wonderful peer role model and student leader. She is the president for the very active and impactful student group SAVE, co-ops for two different elementary classrooms and maintains her own academics. Anesa is a warm, welcoming member of our Tiger family to all students.
The SCASD Board of Directors will hold the following meetings this evening in the High School Library: 6:30 PM - Curriculum Committee, 7:00 PM – School Board. The meetings will be live streamed on the SCASD YouTube Channel.
YouTube Live Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBzz99VsRo0
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Foundations of Art students are enjoying the opportunity to work three-dimensionally with clay. Their coil pots are coming along beautifully.
Fall Fun Spirit Week will be held at G.C. Hartman Elementary during the week of Oct. 23. Please see the flyer for details on which theme will be featured each day. 🎃👻🦇
We have some more pictures to share with you from First Responders Day. Thank you again to all of our volunteers!
Today was the First Responders Day at G.C. Hartman Elementary School. Students got to see the practices and procedures that our local Fire and Police stations follow in order to keep us safe. Chief 270 Sharrow said, “It was a great turnout from the first responders. The HART volunteers did a great job welcoming us, and the students and teachers were full of energy and very attentive.” Officer Spotts, Locust Township Police Department, loves this event. “It’s great to be out here with the kids,” he said.
Contributor: AJ Wetzel, Journalism Staff Member
The National Honor Society recently held a Red Cross blood drive. Many students helped save lives by donating blood for the first time. Thank you to all those who donated!
Students in Mrs. Madara's Third and Fourth Grade STEM classes recently participated in an apple stacking challenge. Students were only allowed to use toothpicks and Play-Doh while attempting to build the tallest apple tower possible. Marisa Rarig, Cecilia Krieger, Leah Mensch, and Mollie Dermes built the tallest tower out of all of the Fourth Grade classes with a tower that stood 21 and ¾ inches tall!
What a great start to the year for the 2023 Tiger Marching Band! Thanks to Mr. and Mrs. McWilliams, the music program has been flourishing, with numbers growing greatly for the first time in over five years. From a Disney trip at the end of last school year, to a Philadelphia Orchestra trip coming up, the band has been keeping busy and having a blast making friends and growing closer to one another. The band also has had a new class pet edition: four goldfish that they won on their trip to the Bloomsburg Fair. The band students took up a collection of money in order to purchase all of the necessary supplies needed to keep the fish in the band room. The band welcomes any students that are interested in joining to come check it out!
Contributor: Saira Sodergren, Journalism Staff Member
Caleb Cheddar and Hazel Becker were chosen as 5th Grade Students of the Month for September.
Are you interested in business? Do you want a chance to attend regional, state, and even national conferences? The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) club is for you! This week, FBLA members began to choose events for the regional level conference where they will have a shot at attending the state conference at the end of the year in Hershey! Aside from the fun, last year, these hard-working students received awards such as 3rd Place at the state level for Sports and Entertainment (Gavin Krebs), 1st Place in the state for Special Video Project (Jenna Billig, Victoria Conway, and Katie Moncavage), and 1st in the Nation (Amanda Strocko's Capstone Project). If FBLA sounds like a club for you, email Mrs. Long at clong@scasd.us.
Contributor: Jenna Billig, Journalism Staff Member
The SCASD Board of Directors will hold the following meetings this evening in the High School Library: 6:30 PM - Policy Committee, 7:00 PM - Facilities/Finance. The meetings will be live streamed on the SCASD YouTube Channel.
YouTube Live Link: https://www.youtube.com/live/1RwnV5Jm82E
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The annual Harvest Festival took place today at G.C. Hartman Elementary School. This yearly event, sponsored by HART, is filled with games and activities for all students. Student helper, Senior, Andrew Sharrow said, "This event is a very nice opportunity for the students to really experience the fall festivities that are coming up." Kindergarten teacher Mrs. Gessner said, “Every year students look forward to this event and every year HART doesn’t disappoint them. We appreciate all the effort and help that goes into this fun day." Thank you to HART and to all of the student helpers who made this great event possible!
Contributor: AJ Wetzel, Journalism Staff Member
Second Graders had a great time making full-sized sunflowers in Mrs. Brown's Art class. Students are pictured in the art room proudly displaying their painting skills. Students also practiced their fine motor skills by cutting out their masterpieces very carefully and then practiced knot-making, using raffia, to embellish the stem. Students focused on the elements of line, shape, pattern, and color. Blending their paint was encouraged. All Second Grade classes will have their flowers displayed in the hallway outside of the large group area in the elementary school during the fall season.
Contributors: Sabrina Campbell and Ava Bixler, Journalism Staff Members
Academics are a top priority here at the Southern Columbia Middle School. Along with classroom learning, Seventh Grade Science also focuses on hands-on learning. Students recently participated in a lab to explore the impacts of particle motion in matter by thermal energy. They investigated the effects of increasing and decreasing thermal energy on physical properties of water including cohesion, adhesion, and surface tension. In this specific experiment, they were able to test if heat affected the amount of water droplets that could fit on a penny.
Contributors: MolliLyn Petro and Siena Rovito, Journalism Staff Members
The Southern Columbia Student Section will be wearing pink tonight at the home football game in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. They are encouraging other attendees who wish to support this cause to also wear pink to the game tonight. Go Tigers!
