The 8th Grade Girls Basketball team won 1st Place at the Shikellamy tournament over the weekend. Congrats girls! 🏀
Only 16 tickets remain for tonight's Encore production, "Little Shop of Horrors." A limited number of tickets are also available for Saturday's show. Feed your desire for entertainment and support our talented students by ordering your tickets at the link below. 🪴🏵️
🎟️ ORDER HERE: our.show/littleshopsouthern 🎫
We hope to see you at the show! 🎶🍿
The Softball team recently raised money for their service project and subsequently made a $387 donation to the Make a Wish Foundation. 🥎
Devoted Mathematics students and students in the Gifted program attended the John Gold Mathematics Competition held at Bucknell University for a two-hour brain-busting written exam. Their team results are pending. The students included Milind Kapadiya, Gavin Krebs, Isaac Carter, Landon Ferrara, Callie Maclay, Siena Rovito, and Makayla Baylor. Teachers Ms. Stine and Mrs. Roughton led the trip.
Evan and Carly Gajkowski, healthcare professionals at Geisinger Medical Center, visited 7th Grade Life Science classes this week. Students learned about the structure and function of the heart, heart health, procedures, and so much more. They were even able to dissect a pig heart! Special thanks to Evan and Carly for volunteering their time with us and to all healthcare workers in our communities for helping keep us safe and healthy!
This week in Ms. Guffey’s 8th Grade ELA classes, students are continuing their pursuit of mastering the English language. They have been reading several poems by famous poets including Maya Angelou, and they are transitioning into working on grammar. The class will cover the differences between complex, compound, and compound-complex sentences. Students will soon be doing more writing, including a comparison essay between poems they have previously read and analyzed. These students have been giving it their all! By working with CommonLit, the students get a well-rounded lesson every day while working on grammar, writing, and analysis. This will give them the necessary practice for the PSSA’s.
Contributor: Quinn Johnston, Journalism Staff Member
Mason Barvitskie and Garrett Garcia both advanced to the PIAA Championship matches for wrestling at 145 and 189 pounds respectively. Both Tigers placed 2nd in their weight classes and finished their impressive careers at Southern. We wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors!
Contributor: Andrew Sharrow, Journalism Staff Member
Readers Are Leaders! 📚
6th Grade students volunteered to read to Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade students to help celebrate "Read Across America" last week.
Our Boys Basketball team placed 3rd in District 4 with a 64-51 win over Warrior Run on March 2, and they advanced to participate in the state playoffs. This past weekend, they unfortunately lost 74-67 to Forest Hills. The team finished the year with a record of 18-8 and had a season to remember. Brian Britton was named the PHAC-III Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row. Isaac Carter and Jacob Hoy were named to the Second Team and Dominic Fetterolf to the Defensive Team.
Contributor: Andrew Sharrow, Journalism Staff Member
The following students were chosen by the Sixth Grade staff at Southern Columbia Middle School as February's SoCo Stars of the Month. These students were chosen because they have displayed self-control, tolerance, academic integrity, and resilience within the school setting. Congratulations to each student and their families!
February 2024: Rayne Sharkuski, William Visnosky, Carly Heintzelman, Riley Snyder
We are only 1️⃣ day away from the curtains opening on this year's Encore production, "Little Shop of Horrors." Students across the entire district were treated to a preview of the show during school yesterday! 🪴🏵️
Tickets can be ordered for the March 14-16 performances by visiting the following link: our.show/littleshopsouthern
We hope to see you at the show! 🎶🍿
This week's "Student Teacher Feature" takes us to G.C. Hartman Elementary School, where Katelyn Snively is currently serving as a Guidance Counselor intern under the supervision of Mr. Romig. Learn more about Katelyn below!
During World Language Week, March 4-8, students in French 1 took some time to research and prepare presentations on famous French people throughout history. The Middle School French students are pictured here with their bulletin board creation.
S.A.V.E is hosting a "Superhero and Princess Play Day" on March 16! You do not need to dress up if you don’t want to. Stay to the end to see Mr. Romig get taped to the wall! Please register with the link below and see the flyer for more details.
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On March 22, the high school students face off against their teachers, both past and present, in the first annual SOCO Spring Showdown. There are two games, JV and Varsity, tipping off at 6 PM and 7 PM respectively. These games act as a fundraiser for the school’s Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) Club. SAVE puts student leaders in a position to advocate for change within both the school and community, with the main goal being violence prevention.
Purchase your tickets ($6) at https://www.scasd.us/o/hs/page/hometown-ticketing .
Carrying extra cash to this event is recommended as SAVE is holding a 50/50 raffle, selling t-shirts ($10), and providing a concession stand. 🏀🏀🏀
The SCASD Board of Directors will hold the following meetings this evening in the High School Library 6:00 PM – Activities Committee, 7:00 PM – Facilities/Finance Committee. The meeting will be live streamed on the SCASD YouTube Channel.
YouTube Live Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjJCcCPAkhc
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Board Docs: https://go.boarddocs.com/pa/scol/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=D2MLQK56C480
This week, 7th Grade Life Science students dissected earthworms and learned about the important roles that they play in our ecosystems by fertilizing and aerating soils.
Support S.A.V.E on March 22 by attending the SOCO Spring Showdown, a teachers versus students basketball game fundraiser! Spend the night watching some of your favorite teachers compete on the court. All of the proceeds benefit the annual "Save A Life Walk" hosted by S.A.V.E. The club's main goal is to promote mental health awareness as well as prevent violence in the school district. The tickets are $6 on Hometown Ticketing. JV will begin at 6 pm with Varsity to follow at 7 pm . Come out and show your support for a good cause! For more information, check out @Socospringshowdown on Instagram!
Contributors: Madelina Eick and Jenna Billig, Journalism Staff Members
Thanks to a grant awarded by the Southern Columbia Community Foundation, the Family and Consumer Sciences department was able to purchase three new simulator babies. The babies are currently being used by students in Mrs. Zysset's Child Development course. Students care for the babies for a 24-hour time period.
Our students would like you to know about a couple of local programs that are being held this spring and summer!
The Bloomsburg YMCA is holding an Adaptive Recreation Wellness Program for kids with disabilities ages 3-13. The cost is free! Hand in Hand is also hosting a Summer Camp for students with disabilities to learn how to ride a bike. Please see the flyers for more information! ☀️🚲
