Mr. Roth’s 7th grade science classes are working on posters for Earth Day on Friday, April 22. The students can also receive a prize of 10 ears of corn for just submitting their posters to a community Earth Day Poster contest.
Contributor: Stephanie Campbell, High School Journalism Student
With the Coffee Shop re-opening after 2 years of being out of business, Mrs. Zysett's class has taken full advantage of the opportunity to add some snacks to the menu. Students taking Cooking on Your Own II have the task of making baked goods to sell at the coffee shop in the mornings. Be sure to stop by and grab some delicious treats.
Contributor: Alex Morrison, High School Journalism Student
7th grade science students created and presented projects to display their knowledge following a unit on cells.
Mr. Lindenmuth's Contemporary Issues class created Truth posters for their unit on Crime and Drugs. The goal of the project was to inform students on the dangers of drugs. Each group was assigned a specific drug, which they researched. Students then created a poster that included specific facts and statistics that were meant to shock the student body. The project was meant to mimic the famous Truth commercials seen on television.
Congratulations to Middle School students Ben Gearhart, Cayden Noblit, Isabelle Honabach, Lily Lynch and Hailey Gallup for their performance with the Columbia County Middle School Band held at Central Columbia.
Congratulations to High School students Saira Sodergren, Sarah Eyer, Evelyn Staugaitis, Ethan Rush, Kendyl Keefer, Sophia Boucher, Eliza Fenstermacher, Ashlynn Kuijpers, Emily Myers, Annabelle Reck, Bryce Turner, Ashley Whyne, Kiya Thomas, Olivia Long, Kylee Reeder, Olivia Thompson, and Alex Eby for their performance with the Columbia County High School Band held at Central Columbia.
Congratulations to Alex Eby, Kylee Reeder, Ashley Whyne, and Olivia Long for being awarded scholarship money through the Columbia County Band Association.
Attention Middle School Girls: Registration is now open for STEMpower Camp this summer (June 13-17) at the CSIU. The cost is $125 and includes a field trip to Knoebels. Camp hours are 9am-3pm. Interested girls currently in grades 4th - 7th can register online- https://forms.gle/H8mGhaAU5BCnU9Tp6 . Registration closes May 31st
Before Easter Break, Mrs. Diehl's 4th Grade class colored eggs to donate to the Mount Carmel Lions Club Easter meal.
Mrs. Faust’s First Graders painted eggs and made Bunny Bags today!
Mr. Rooney's class took a trip to the P-Nut Bowl in Bloomsburg today. They gave the class special pricing and free shoe rentals. The kids had a blast. They then went and ate at Applebee’s in Bloomsburg for lunch. Students were able to use Book-It’s to get free kids meals.
Mrs. Sharrow's Kindergarten class was doing math with jellybeans and writing stories in their kid writing journals earlier this week.
Contributor: Elle Lyons, High School Journalism Student
SCA Woodshop students are working on a community service project for the Dwell Orphan Care Center in Bloomsburg. They are building a bookshelf for the kids, who will have a place to store their books.
Contributor: Ethan Rougthon, High School Journalism Student
Mrs. Zysset’s Family and Consumer Science class explored baking recipes this week. Seventh graders worked together to make festive cookies in celebration of the holiday break. The cookie lab was a two day project that allowed students to be rewarded in a sweet way!
Contributor: Evelyn Cook, High School Journalism Student
Students in Mrs. Becker's classes are using the skills they have acquired throughout the year in Office Applications to create all the necessary documents and files needed to start-up and run a business. Students create the hypothetical business and use Word, Publisher, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Canva to develop business files like a letterhead, business card, payroll spreadsheet, advertisements, invoices, customer databases and more. This project will take up most of the last marking period.
The following students were chosen by fifth grade staff at Southern Columbia Middle School as March 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!
March 2022: Arya Welch, Stella Adams, Graer Christian, and Rozalynn Moser
Students in 8th Grade S.T.E.M. Class are using problem-solving skills in order to "trial & error" the successful writing of code to instruct their robot to do specific tasks.
Congratulations to our FBLA students who made the top 10 in their events!!
Savich Chapman- Help Desk, 4th place
Gavin Krebs- Sports and Entertainment Managment, 5th place
Amanda Strocko- Buisness Law, 6th place
Elizabeth Hodder- Introduction to FBLA, 6th place
Ryan Hricenak- Website design, 7th place
Morgan Brill and Colby Bernhard- Digital Video Production, 10th place
Ashlynn Kuijpers placed in the top 10 in 2 open events.
Congrats to all students!! Thank you everyone for your support.
Middle school enrichment students (Gifted) are working on their mock trial project. In this project, the students are getting a role in the “trial process”; then, they will present it as an actual trial leaving them to gain knowledge in the court of law. The students seen in the picture and their roles are Emrie Bloom (sitting) as a juror and Mya Daubert (crouching) as a witness.
Contributor: Delana Dunkelberger, 8th Grader
Students in Mrs. Nestico's 7th grade ELA class recently read the novel Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry and watched Remember the Titans. They compared the progress made in America over the two time periods and discussed characters that stood up for others and made a difference. Students were then asked to write about 10 ways in which they could make a difference in the world today.
9th and 10th grade students are starting to work on their career essays as part of their Graduation Project. The 9th graders are writing about three potential career paths they might want to take. 10th grade will only be writing about one career in an effort to narrow down their decisions.
Contributor: Octavia Henninger, High School Journalism Student
The SCASD Board of Directors will hold the following public meetings Monday, April 11, 2022: Activities Committee 6:00 PM, Policy Committee 6:30 PM, Facilities & Finance Committee 7:00 PM. The meetings will be live streamed on the SCASD YouTube Chanel.
YouTube Live Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lxx1n8uSic
Public Comment Form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ExPF2RLz1kuoc4nEncUdfSXUdVnc_dFDgog_y0gYe4hUM0RCQklHSVJYN0pWRlk4Q1c5SUsyNEtJQi4u
Board Docs: http://go.boarddocs.com/pa/scol/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=CB9JUN4EE673