The Elementary Life Skills class traveled to Rohrbach’s on Friday for their September community-based trip. The students learned the difference between gourds and pumpkins, and they practiced their social skills on the playground.
Congratulations to Ruby Serafini who won 1st place in G.C. Hartman Elementary's Be Kind poster contest in art class! Her artwork will be printed on t-shirts for SCA C.A.R.E.S. Great work, Ruby! We are proud of you!
On Friday, September 29, our Librarian, Mrs. Kane-Gilger, hosted a virtual author visit for students in First and Second Grade. Students met author and New York Times bestselling illustrator Mike Lowery, who spoke to students about his talent in illustrating and his writing process. He read excerpts to students from his book, "Everything Awesome About Dangerous Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Beasts." Mike Lowery also led a directed draw for our students. Students followed along and drew characters from some of his recent works. Mike Lowery has worked on dozens of books for children and adults and has lent his talent in illustrating to food trucks, greeting cards, and magazines, in addition to books. Some of his illustration clients include The New York Times, Reader's Digest, Mac World, The Atlanta Braves, Disney, Nick Jr magazine, Hallmark, and Warby Parker. He now travels nationally giving talks about art and books to schools, universities, and bookstores. The Tiger community was thrilled to have the wonderful opportunity to welcome and meet him.
The Southern Columbia Cheerleaders held the 11th annual SCA Youth Cheer Night on Friday, September 22, during the Varsity home football game against the Danville Ironmen. Any students in 1st through 6th Grade were eligible to participate in this event. This year there were 63 youth cheerleaders in attendance. Each Varsity cheerleader was paired with 3-4 youth cheerleaders. The youth cheerleaders were able to perform chants, dances, and cheers on the Tigers’ sideline. They were also given the opportunity to stunt with the Varsity cheerleaders. The cheerleaders had a blast that evening cheering on the Tigers to a victory over Danville. The Southern Columbia Varsity cheerleaders want to thank all the participants and are looking forward to seeing everyone on the sideline again next year!📣🐅
Contributor: Aubrey Heath, Journalism Staff Member
Since the beginning of September, Mrs. Serafini’s 8th Grade classes have been very busy with their American Revolution unit. They learned about many different strategies and people that were involved in the American Revolution through fun games and projects, including capture the flag and studying Washington’s blueprints for shelters in Valley Forge. In the coming weeks, they will be starting their “That’s My Girl!” unit, where they study many of the important women who were involved in the American Revolution. They will also be creating projects about these ‘SHE-ros,’ and holding elections for the ‘Ultimate SHE-ro.’
Contributors: Madelina Eick and Saira Sodergren, Journalism Staff Members
Last week, the First Graders had a blast participating in Whacky Wednesday for Homecoming Spirit Week. They went all out and had a lot of fun dressing up. The First Graders have also been enjoying their recess at the end of the day. The dome is very exciting for them because it is the first year they are allowed to play on it.
Contributors: Siena Rovito and Tatum Klebon, Journalism Staff Members
The High School's Journalism class is hard at work! They have already selected a cover for the Elementary yearbook and have designed a cover for the High School yearbook during a virtual session with an artist from Jostens. They are now working on getting pictures and designing pages. Also, as part of the Journalism class they are required to report on and gather stories that are happening around each of the schools. In addition to teacher submissions, these are the stories that you find on the District’s website and Facebook page. Make sure you stay tuned for more stories and don't forget to order your yearbooks!
Contributor: Emma Wieand, Journalism Staff Member
What a beautiful day at the Bloomsburg Fair for our Marching Band members! They kicked off the fair music on Wednesday morning by performing at the Grandstand and then by marching around the fairgrounds. The crowd loved it, and we're so happy to see the numbers in our band growing!
SCA Senior MolliLyn Petro has earned many awards throughout her competitive Rabbit Hopping career, namely “Best of Breed” at Holland Lop Nationals in 2022 and in 2023 with a homegrown rabbit named Gavin. MolliLyn and her Havana rabbit Blueberry did a Rabbit Hopping demonstration at the Bloomsburg Fair this week. Please see the link to an article published on the Lancaster Farming website to learn more about this "rabbit queen" (as her mother calls her).
https://www.lancasterfarming.com/country-life/fairs-and-shows/competitive-rabbit-hopping-where-adorable-meets-agility/article_b02eca38-4a9f-5321-b2d1-af4fc5734eae.html
Be sure to check out the Middle School Science booth at the Bloomsburg Fair this week!
On Tuesday, Miss. Hunter's First Grade class celebrated Johnny Appleseed Day! They did this by tasting three locally grown apples, apple cider, and apple pie. They also learned about the lifecycle of an apple and did writing and math with apples.
SCA Sophomore Hailey Gallup won 1st Place in Baked Goods at the Bloomsburg Fair for this spectacularly baked and decorated cake. Congratulations, Hailey!
On Saturday, September 23, our school held its annual Homecoming. This year's theme was Starry Autumn Nights. The Homecoming Court consisted of Caitlyn Brent, Mason Barvitskie, Anesa Brown, Sean Buhay, Sayla Chapman, Isaac Carter, Victoria Conway, Garrett Garcia, Jadyn Jankowski, Gavin Krebs, Quinn Johnston, and Louden Murphy. On Friday, Isaac Carter was crowned King at our Homecoming Pep Rally. Later that night, Quinn Johnston was crowned Queen during the football game. The Homecoming Dance was the perfect way to celebrate the 2023 Homecoming King and Queen, and it provided the student body with a fantastic evening of fun and friendship.
Contributor: Eliza Fenstermacher, Journalism Staff Member
First Grade students chose "Craft Teacher" as their monthly SWPBIS reward. Each student came up with their own project and taught the craft to their class.
Please see the attached flyer regarding our need for bus drivers.
Students in Mrs. Nunkester's Algebra 2 classes competed in pairs by playing Linear Inequality Battleship in class today. It was a fun way to end the week with some friendly competition!
Students in Mrs. Ziegert’s classroom earned a class reward last week. The students were joined by a guest reader and her pet lizard. Additionally, students have been participating in STEM stations. One of the tasks included building a flying machine that would fly on a zipline. The students' creativity was “sky high.”
This week in the Middle School, we found Mr. Kaseman’s Science class learning about the Scientific Method by making paper airplanes. Mr. Yost and Mr. Williams' MTSS classes were reading their AR books and catching up on any missed work at the end of the day.
Be sure to stop by the Education Building at the Bloomsburg Fair to see the various exhibits proudly displayed by our students.
School spirit has been running high in the days leading up to Homecoming. Whether it be Country/Country Club Day in the Middle and High School, or Honky Tonk Tuesday or Wacky Wednesday in the Elementary, we've enjoyed seeing the wild and crazy outfits throughout the week. Tomorrow is Flip Flop Day for Middle and High School (students dress as teachers and teachers dress as students) and Fall Sports Friday (wear your black and gold) in the Elementary.
