The holiday season is about giving to those in need, as illustrated by FBLA members Gracie Keller, Anesa Brown, and Elizabeth Hodder. These students hosted a food and supplies drive for homeless veterans. They received hundreds of donations from students and staff and delivered these items to veterans in-need.
Holiday cheer is running high at G.C. Hartman Elementary School this week. From "Clash of the Carols" to "Holiday Chaos," students and adults alike have enjoyed dressing up to celebrate the holidays. The week ends with "Silent Night" (wear your comfiest pajamas) on Thursday and "Holiday Cheer" on Friday (dress in Christmas from head to toe).
Elementary students collected over 1,000 food items during their Grinch for Good Food Drive. All donations will be divided between Elysburg and Catawissa Food Banks. Thank you to elementary students and families for your generous donations!
Happy Holidays from Miss Hunter’s class! These students had the opportunity to get creative and make their own tree village.
Kiera Wargo, Destiny Deeter, and Declan McGinley have been named 8th Grade SOCO Stars for the month of November. Congratulations to these stellar students!
The American Rescue Plan - Homeless Children & Youth is offering a series designed to promote well-being, growth, and educational equity to nurture the full potential of youth, families, educational practitioners, schools, and communities. Please check out the January topic and join if you are able.
https://ecyehpennsylvania.center-school.org/restorative-practices/
Bye Bye Birdie auditions are tonight at 5 pm in the auditorium. Please contact Miss Holtzman with any questions!
Have you ordered your 2023 Yearbook yet? If not, visit the link below and search for your school(s) of choice. Books for G.C. Hartman Elementary, Southern Columbia Middle School, and Southern Columbia High School can all be ordered from the same site.
https://www.jostens.com/yearbooks/students-and-parents/about-yearbooks#affiliate
Students have been working hard on advanced spreadsheets in Mrs. Becker's Office Applications class. They are figuring out how to implement If functions, insert sparkline charts, and format detailed graphs in Excel.
Due to weather conditions, all schools in the Southern Columbia Area School District will be operating on a 2-hour delay tomorrow, Friday, December 16th.
Good Morning. Due to the weather forecast, all schools and offices in the Southern Columbia Area School District will be closed today, Thursday, December 15th.
Due to the incoming weather, the holiday concert will be tonight for the High School music ensembles at 7 PM in the High School auditorium!
This is a message regarding the Angel Network Christmas gift pick-up. If school is canceled or delayed on Friday, December 16, the gift pick-up will be moved to Monday, December 19, from 10 am until noon. Thank you.
SCA High School Student Council Trivia was enlightening last night! Thanks to all the participating teams...hope to see you back in the spring!
This is a reminder to all Southern Columbia Area School District Winter Sports Fans that all winter sports will be using the HomeTown Ticketing online app. No cash sales!
On December 9th, the Southern Columbia Area School District was made aware of allegations regarding inflammatory remarks and behavior posted in a social media video, as well as concerns regarding signs posted off-campus at a community pep rally. The district administration immediately began an investigation and appropriate action has been taken as a result of our findings.
The Southern Columbia Area School District has determined that signs hung during the community pep rally were not intended to carry racial connotations. Several of the slogans showcased as part of this community event were used in previous competitions across different years, sports, and opponents; some were copied from media headlines of previous years’ state title wins. While it may not have been the intent to communicate racially insensitive messaging, we recognize that these messages may have still been hurtful to others. The District will be instituting additional social training programs highlighting ways to avoid language that has the potential to be misinterpreted or insensitive.
Our investigation also found that the video posted by one of our players was part of a disturbing viral TikTok trend. Although other teams in our state and in other states have posted similar videos, including the 3A PIAA State Champions, the video posted by one of our players is wholly unacceptable. The students responsible for the video have received school discipline in accordance with our student handbook. Additionally, action was taken to disqualify these students from participation in any extra-curricular activities for a period of one calendar year.
The Southern Columbia Area School District does not condone nor tolerate any form of racism or harassment. We as a District have taken these allegations very seriously and we continue to hold our administrators, staff, and students to high standards of conduct. We apologize to anyone harmed by these events. It is our hope that everyone involved will learn and grow from these situations as we move forward.
The Southern Columbia Area School District has been made aware of allegations regarding incendiary remarks and behavior posted in a video along with signs posted at a community pep-rally. The Southern Columbia Area School District does not condone nor tolerate any form of racism or harassment. Please know, this matter is currently under investigation by the school administration and the District has full intention of upholding the Code of Conduct outlined within the student and extracurricular handbooks.
French 1 class did research on some of the Christmas traditions in France. They then worked collaboratively to create a class bulletin board depicting some of what they learned.
New members of the National Honor Society and the National Junior Honor Society were inducted in a ceremony on Tuesday evening. Congratulations to all new inductees!
5th graders enjoyed their AR pizza party this week. Students needed to earn at least 20 points during the first marking period to qualify for the party.
