February is Heart Awareness Month. Hudson, a second-grade student in Ms. Habowski's class, read a book and presented information on Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) in honor of his little brother.
The following students recently participated in County Band:
Middle School- Karissa Teichman, Karlene Wiehe, Dillen Whitley, Mara Turner
High School- Evelyn Staugaitis, Ethan Rush, Sophia Boucher, Sadie Boucher, Isabelle Honabach, Sarah Eyer, Mason Laubach, Saira Sodergren
Additionally, Sophia Boucher (11th Grade) participated in PMEA District 8 Band.
Southern Columbia Area School District proudly presents "Bye Bye Birdie." The show will be performed March 23-25 at 7:00pm. Below is the link to purchase tickets for the show. Any questions can be sent to lholtzman@scasd.us.
https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/12-1234567/63c033a642555d3eba0828cb/tickets
In a 42-31 win over Shikellamy on February 13th, senior point guard Loren Gehret became the 12th player in program history to score 1,000 career points. She scored a game-high 15 points in a 42-31 win over the Braves in the final home regular season game of her career. The milestone came off an offensive rebound that she finished off with a layup early in the fourth quarter. Loren joins SCA elementary school teacher Erin (Snyder) Spotts as the second athlete in school history to score 1,000 points on the basketball hardwood and tally 100 goals on the soccer pitch.
7th grade science students performed various experiments to explore chemical reactions and equations as well as the chemical and physical properties of matter.
Two-Dimensional Design students are enjoying the process of painting with acrylic paint on canvas. Students had a choice of painting an Abstract Still Life or Pop Art. Everyone is happy with their choices and their works in progress certainly reflect that.
Follow the High School Art Room on Instagram @scahs_art to see more!
First Graders participated in an instrumental petting zoo yesterday. Students just finished their unit on instrument families, and the high school band members were more than excited to share their talents and instruments with the children.
High School FCS classes spent their Monday morning making biscuits. Groups of students worked together to make these homemade treats and later enjoyed eating their creations.
Mrs. Serafini chose Ayden Hockenbroch for 8th grade SoCo STAR for 8th grade History. Academically, Ayden is lighting his American History on fire! Ayden comes to class prepared, turns assignments in on time, and is always ready to slay his tests. Personally, Ayden is kind, a leader, and quick-witted. Ayden is easy to joke with in class, and that quality makes his class period so much fun. Ayden works well with any students and is welcoming to of all kinds of people.
Mr. Kelchner chose Luke Davis as the January SoCo STAR in 8th grade Science. Luke brings a great spirit to his class, always having a positive attitude and a sense of humor. Luke is conscientious with his work and fully engaged in each class activity. He also treats others with kindness, compassion, and respect. Luke's positive energy and appreciation for a mutual running joke make him fun to teach, and his creative ideas and talents make him interesting to know.
Mrs. Campbell chose Jayden Laubach for the 8th ELA SoCo STAR for the month of January. Jayden consistently serves as a positive example for her peers. Her class engagement has been outstanding, and she routinely participates and adds ideas to our discussions. She approaches all tasks with integrity and is someone who can be counted on to be trustworthy, even when it is not the popular choice. She demonstrates tolerance toward others and stands out in the nonjudgmental way she approaches her peers. Furthermore, she completes all tasks in ELA to the best of her ability, even when those assignments may be challenging.
Mr. Cole chose Abby Tomb as the January SoCo Star for Math. Abby is works hard every day to master the math content that they have in class. She is always showing self-control, tolerance for others, astounding academic integrity, and respect for others. She is a shining example and a model student in math class.
High School Spanish students made their monthly visit to all of the Kindergarten classes to teach them some Spanish words related to Valentine's Day. They also had a special surprise for each of the children. Gracias to all of the high school students for the valentines!
Miss. Hunter's First Grade class teamed up with the Mrs. Zysset's Parenting class for a fun project. Second graders drew characters and wrote a story to go along with it. The Parenting class students turned their characters into stuffed animals that they were able to take home as their own!
Students in Mr. Roughton's Aviation class are learning about drag, one of the four forces of flight.
Ms. Rhodes' class took time on Friday to celebrate their 100th day of growing smarter in 2nd grade. First, Ms. Rhodes hid 100 Hershey Kisses and Rolos around the room. After finding them all, the students had to figure out how many equal shares they each got out of those 100 pieces. The class also made their 100th day snack out of cookies and created themselves as a 100 year old.
The SCASD Board of Directors will hold the following Committee meetings this evening in the High School Library: 6:00 PM - Activities, 6:30 PM - Policy, 7:00 Facilities/Finance. The meetings will be live streamed on the SCASD YouTube Channel.
YouTube Live Link: https://www.youtube.com/live/uBVJGdml1KI
Public Comment Form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ExPF2RLz1kuoc4nEncUdfSXUdVnc_dFDgog_y0gYe4hUNzc3T1ZIMTJRMUkySE9BOFpMMUpMUjhXOC4u
Board Docs: http://go.boarddocs.com/pa/scol/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=CMXRRV6DC2B8
Here are our musicians of the week: Marisa Rarig from Mrs. Spotts' class and Ethan Daubert from Mrs. Hower's class! Both students showed respect in Ms. Holtzman's room and were big helpers this week when it came to keeping the class on track and focused in the music room. Way to go you two!
Elementary students and teachers celebrated the 100th of school today. Gumballs were colored, necklaces were made, and hats were constructed (just to name a few activities) to celebrate this momentous day on the school calendar. Congratulations to our students and teachers for working hard and reaching Day 100.
Southern Columbia's Staff Spotlight for the second week in February is Mr. Kelchner. In the world of science, Mr. Kelchner is top notch! He is famous for making his lessons "come alive" with hands-on, interactive, and enriching assignments - we appreciate you!
Kindergarten students were given a fun new toy called a yo-yo ball today. They were invented by Kazumasa Hirouchi, a Japanese man, that created them out of old kimono fabric and rubber bands. His hope is to distribute them to children all over the world! So far, they have been given to children in Africa, Mexico, USA, Japan, Germany, and France. Thank you Mr. Hirouchi and all of his friends who helped make the yo-yo balls for us !!! They are so fun!
S.A.V.E. (Students Against Violence Everywhere) is clearing out their t-shirts again! Pictured are this year's gold shirts; so many students and faculty already have one already from the beginning of the year. If not, GOOD NEWS! We are selling them for $5.00 each.
They will be sold in the middle school during 11th period. If you're outside of school and interested in purchasing, please contact aborys@scasd.us.
GO TIGERS!
Mr. Johnston's 12th grade AP English class was hard at work on their chapter 1 quiz from the novella "Heart of Darkness" by Polish-English novelist, Joseph Conrad.
