A special thank you to Mr. Aaron Kennedy for donating and installing/tuning new drum heads on our newly donated drum kit. Thank you to Becky Gallup for donating the kit as well. We are so thankful for everything, and we look forward to using the drum kit throughout the future!
Mr. Kennedy, a paraprofessional at the school, has his own company called DRUMMING ACADEMY. He gives drum lessons, so anyone interested in private lessons should reach out to him!
Students in Fifth Grade Science class recently conducted a celery dissection to identify xylem and phloem.
Miss Johnson's class dyed eggs using turmeric, red cabbage, red onion skins, yellow onion skins, red beets, and blueberries. Then the students guessed what colors the eggs would turn out. The reveal was not what was expected! 🐰🐣🥚
Support our Middle School Gifted students by voting for their video as many times as you wish at the link below:
https://www.whatssocool.org/contests/central-susquehanna/
Voting is open NOW for the Viewer's Choice award for the Central Susquehanna What's So Cool About Manufacturing? video contest. Voting is open thru 11:59 P.M. on March 28.
The contest videos were created by students from Bloomsburg, Central Columbia, Mount Carmel, Huntingdon, Williamsport and Southern Columbia middle schools and feature the following manufacturers: West Pharmaceutical Services, Bloomsburg Carpet, Gardners Candies, GAF, Great Dane, and Press Enterprise. Two of these teams will move on to the statewide contest in May.
The 2024 Central Susquehanna What’s So Cool About Manufacturing contest is produced by IMC, CSIU, The Foundation of The Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce, BLaST IU 17 and Advance Central PA.
Students in Mr. Williams' 8th Grade STEM class are continuing with their exploration of robotics. Students are designing and coding Lego robots to complete and solve specific tasks in the classroom. Students are recalling their coding-skills, which have been taught earlier in the year, and combining them with their problem-solving skills in order complete the task at-hand.
The SCA Lady Tigers Basketball team is hosting a "Mother and Son Night of Fun" on Friday, May 10 for Boys in Grades K-5. Please see the attached flyer for more information! 🏀
On March 21, the annual Southern Columbia Pickleball Tournament started. The tournament consists of a boy's bracket made up of 29 teams and a girl's bracket made up of 17 teams. The winning team of each tournament gets a t-shirt with their last name and "Champions" on the back. Stayed tuned for updated results.
Contributor: Ethan Rush, Journalism Staff Member
Miss Johnson's class visited Tharptown General Store & Pizzeria where her students learned how to make their very own personal pizza. They loved their finished products. Yum! 🍕
Brian Knoebel, Knoebel's Amusement Park, came to share with 3rd Graders at G. C. Hartman Elementary the original deed for a parcel of land purchased from William Penn's son. The deed is 251 years old.
Today is World Down Syndrome Day. Check out the socks on these guys!
Here are our 8th Grade SoCo Stars for the month of February!
⭐Alexandra Picarella, nominated by Mrs. Serafini
⭐Hannah Manney, nominated by Mr. Kelchner
⭐Ellen Mika, nominated by Dr. Cole
⭐Ethan Mika, nominated by Ms. Guffey
18 SCA students attended the Model United Nations conference at Bloomsburg University. Students represented countries ranging from China to South Africa to discuss modern world issues.
Landon Ferrara and Isaac Carter received a runner-up peer award for their representation of Afghanistan, Wyatt Martin and Guy Longeberger received both a runner-up chair and runner-up peer award for their representation of South Africa, Johnny Barnette and Mason Laubach received the winning peer award for their representation of the Maldives, and Gavin Krebs and Aiden Corrigan received the winning peer award for their representation of China.
Students were accompanied by their advisor, Dr. Long.
9th Grade students attended Ag Day at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds this morning. This event was sponsored by the Columbia County Farm Bureau. Students met with area businesses and providers who informed students about their agriculture-related careers. Students were also able to ask questions in small group settings, and they enjoyed collecting goodies from some of the stands. 🐄🚜🧑🌾
Thursday, March 21, is World Down Syndrome Day. Please join in and have your children wear colorful/mismatched socks and/or blue and yellow to school. 💙🧦💛
We are all in this together! Tuesday, March 19, was “Ellymay Day” for the Southern Columbia Area School District. Students and staff were encouraged to show their support for Ellymay Yost as she showcases her bravery and courage during the duration of the next couple months. Students and staff wore purple and blue attire, and some even dyed their hair to show their love for Ellymay. There was also a dress down day for staff and bracelets sold, where all the proceeds went to Ellymay’s family. We wish Ellymay the best of luck and give her all our TIGER LOVE! 🖤🐯💛🖤🐯💛
Contributor: MolliLyn Petro, Journalism Staff Member
❄️Good-bye Winter, Hello Spring!🌻
Let's Recycle! Art students in Mrs. Brown's Fifth Grade class created snowmen using scraps of wood from the Tech Ed department. Snowmen were embellished with their choice of donated fabric scraps, buttons, and polymer clay for the nose. Students topped off their snowmen with a hat, using old socks that they brought from home!
Use the link below to place your yearbook order for any one of our three schools. Extra copies are not guaranteed to be available at the time of distribution, so it is important to reserve your copy now.
https://www.jostens.com/yearbooks/students-and-parents/about-yearbooks#affiliate
The books will arrive in May, so don't delay and order TODAY! 🏫🎒📚
For students who may have missed the Elective Showcase Assembly yesterday morning and would like to review the art courses offered at the high school (or parents and/or members of the community who are interested in learning more about the classes that are available at SCA), view the linked presentation below at your leisure. Mrs. Roulin welcomes you to stop by the art room with any questions you may have.
🎨https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RWjKl_jQlA🖼️
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 meeting will be live streamed on the SCASD YouTube Channel.
YouTube Live Link: https://youtube.com/live/InqXQ1sZEY8
Public Comment Form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ExPF2RLz1kuoc4nEncUdfSXUdVnc_dFDgog_y0gYe4hUQzI1S1M0N1lQNVVaNjUwMzhWRlI0RkFKViQlQCNjPTEu
Board Docs: https://go.boarddocs.com/pa/scol/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=D2HKX253EF4B
Lily Savoy is currently serving as a student teacher for both Mrs. Becker and Mr. Williams in the Business Technology Department. This week's "Student Teacher Feature" will help you to learn more about this aspiring educator and business owner.
