The following students were chosen by the Sixth Grade staff at Southern Columbia Middle School as November'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!
November 2023: Joseph Serafini, Charlie Whitbeck, ElleAna Zanella, Gabriella Hoffman
This edition of "Together We’re Tigers" contains teachers from all three schools.
Standing (Left to Right):
Amber Trometter: Health & PE Teacher with 17 years in education and 7 years working at SCA
Dave Yost: 7th grade Math Teacher with 29 years in education and 15 years working at SCA
Seated (Left to Right):
Sherry Jones: Life Skills Special Education Teacher with 25 years in education and 17 years working at SCA
Sarah Maize: Prevention Specialist in her 2nd year working at SCA
Meghan Andrews: High School Guidance Counselor with 8 years in education and in her 1st year working at SCA
Paige Sharrow: 1st grade Teacher in her 2nd year working at SCA
Here is the updated "12 Days of Holidays" schedule to accommodate dressing in Black and Gold to support the football team on Thursday! 🏈🏆
Here's a Middle School edition of "Together We’re Tigers" to end the week.
Left To Right:
Brent Kelchner: Middle School Science Teacher with 29 years in education and 28 years at SCA
Janet Stanishefski: Paraprofessional with over 20 years working at SCA
Travis Williams: Middle School Technology Teacher with 14 years working at SCA
Jessica Visnosky: 5th Grade ELA teacher with 20 years in education and 19 years working at SCA
Tracy Sudol: Middle School Emotional Support Paraprofessional with 13 years working at SCA
Andrea Guffey: 8th Grade ELA Teacher with 5 years in education and in her 2nd year working at SCA
Patrick McDevitt: 7th and 12th Grade ELA Teacher with 11 years in education and in his 1st year at SCA
December is here, and it's time to spread Holiday Cheer! The Southern Columbia High School and Middle School Student Councils, along with Elementary SWPBIS, will be holding the "12 Days of Holidays" beginning on Thursday, December 7. All students and staff are encouraged to participate in these dress up days. 🎅🎄❄️🤶
Congratulations to the following 7th Graders who were selected as SoCo STARS, Students of Month, in October! Pictured left to right: Zoe Swank (Math), Brenna Thomas (ELA), Samantha Cronin (Geography), and Lana Stank (Science).
December is here, and it's time to spread Holiday Cheer! The Southern Columbia High School and Middle School Student Councils, along with Elementary SWPBIS, will be holding the "12 Days of Holidays" beginning on Thursday, December 7. All students and staff are encouraged to participate in these dress up days. 🎅🎄❄️🤶
Winter Keystone Retakes are coming up. Please see the attached files for answers to frequently asked questions and other information for parents and guardians. Here are SCA's testing dates:
Algebra Dec. 5-6; Makeup Dec. 7-8
Biology Dec. 12-13; Makeup Dec. 14-15
Literature Jan. 9-10; Makeup Jan. 11-12
Recently, 8th graders participated in an engineering challenge in Science class where they were tasked with building a prototype of a rubber band powered Mars rover. Then they applied the engineering process (design --> revise --> perfect) to identify weaknesses in the basic prototype and make design changes that would improve its performance. They were restricted to certain materials and had to stay within design constraints that limited their rovers to no more than 12 inches in any dimension and no more than 75 grams. After reengineering their vehicles, they competed to see which team's rover could travel the furthest across our simulated rugged Mars terrain.
For "Thankful Thursday," Mr. Williams expressed thankfulness for Mr. Hynoski's return to SCA as our principal.
6th Grade STEM students made slingshot cars out of popsicle sticks. The slingshot car is an excellent introductory project to illustrate how potential energy is converted into kinetic energy while highlighting the importance of low friction.
Happy Thursday! "Together We're Tigers" is back again today to showcase five more fantastic leaders and educators.
(Left to Right)
Brian Davis: Technology Coordinator with 31 years at SCA
Chris Snyder: Director of Finance with 21 years in education and 3 years at SCA
Kaitlin Johnson: Middle School Life Skills Teacher with 9 years in education and 2 years at SCA
Jack Rarig: Tech-Ed Teacher with 10 years in education and 5 years at SCA
Steve Roth: 7th Grade Life Science Teacher with 10 years in education and 6 years at SCA
Congratulations to the High School and Middle School students who were inducted into the National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society last evening! National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society members are recognized for upholding the pillars of National Honor Society: scholarship, leadership, service, and character.
Middle School Enrichment class toured the Press Enterprise for the "What's So Cool About Manufacturing" contest. Stay tuned for updates as we progress through final voting in March.
Fifth Grade Science students investigated osmosis with the help of gummy bears. It was amazing how much water they absorbed in just 24 hours!
Who: Middle School and High School Students and Staff🍂
What: Thanksgiving Spirit Days 🦃
When: Next week!🥧
Please see the attached flyer for more details.
We head back over to the Middle School for our next edition of "Together We’re Tigers."
Standing (Left to Right):
Mike Venna: 5th Grade Math Teacher with 23.5 years at SCA
Mike Keefer: Middle School Principal with 16 years in education and he's in his 1st year at SCA
Robert Visnosky: 6th Grade ELA and Social Studies Teacher with 23 years in education and 21 years at SCA
Seated (Left to Right):
Janelle Burcicki: 7th Grade ELA Teacher with 14 years in education and 9 years at SCA
Danelle Klebon: 7th Grade Learning Support Teacher with 24 years in education and 11 years at SCA
We head back over to the Middle School for our next edition of "Together We’re Tigers."
Standing (Left to Right):
Mike Venna: 5th Grade Math Teacher with 23.5 years at SCA
Mike Keefer: Middle School Principal with 16 years in education and he's in his 1st year at SCA
Robert Visnosky: 6th Grade ELA and Social Studies Teacher with 23 years in education and 21 years at SCA
Seated (Left to Right):
Janelle Burcicki: 7th Grade ELA Teacher with 14 years in education and 9 years at SCA
Danelle Klebon: 7th Grade Learning Support Teacher with 24 years in education and 11 years at SCA
7th Grade Science students wrapped up a unit of learning about cells by examining some of their very own cheek cells under a microscope!
7th Grade Science students wrapped up a unit of learning about cells by examining some of their very own cheek cells under a microscope!
