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Vol. 3, Issue 10 Friday, November 25, 2016
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MAKING IT COUNT Miss Elizabeth Sauers' third-grade class at Cochran Primary School learned about and practiced voting during election week. Students held a mock election with two "candy-dates" (Reese's vs. Starburst). Reese's won by a margin of 22-21. Students created voter registration cards, signed in to vote, cast anonymous ballots, tallied and recounted and graphed results. They created a mock press release for the results and ultimately a hallway display to showcase what they learned.
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS The WAHS Music Department's annual Holiday Concert is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18. So known as its "gift to the community," the concert is free and open to the public. To review the slate of holiday concerts around the district this season,
click here.
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Stay Connected
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Take a peek inside the district with some highlights of what's been happening in the district. This newsletter's purpose is to give you, a member of our community, an overview of school news and events, student and faculty achievements, along with the latest from our education foundation.
Please remember that you can share this newsletter with your friends by simply clicking "Forward Email" at the bottom of this screen.
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WASDEF Grants $18,393 to 8 Classroom Programs
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The education foundation's
Teacher Mini-Grant Program is designed to give district teachers the ability to enhance curriculum and their students' educational experience through innovative programs on an annual basis by applying for up to $1,500. Since the program was established in 2005, the foundation has granted $89,444 to 79 classroom project and programs.
The following is a listing of this year's grantees:
Jackson Math Stairs; Diane Franzen; Jackson Primary School; $1,497: The project will mount basic math facts to the risers of each of the steps throughout the school so students can practice fact fluency as they navigate the building. The goal of the project is to build math fact fluency with automatic recall of basic math facts by making them visually available, benefiting all students of the K-3 school.
The Colors of LVIS; Julie Hammond and Lori Moore; Lycoming Valley Intermediate School; $1,411: Art teachers Julie Hammond and Lori Moore will work with about 250 sixth-grade students to develop a permanently installed mural at a central location in the building. Students will use analogous color groups to make individual tile pieces that will be combined to create the collaborative art installation.
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IT'S A WRAP The WASD Education Foundation's annual holiday essay contest for K-6 students came to a close on Nov. 18. Submitted contest entries will be reviewed by a panel of foundation board members on Nov. 29. Winners will be notified on Dec. 1. Since 2011, the foundation's essay contest has allowed 100 WASD students to ride and enjoy - for free - the Polar Express excursion.
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Millionaire Football Enters 2nd Round of State Tournament; Game to be in Altoona
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The Williamsport Millionaire football team will play the Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings in the second round of the PIAA state tournament at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, at Mansion Park in Altoona.
Gates open at 11:30.
Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for students. Students should purchase tickets in advance, as all tickets will be $6 at the gate.
The winner of Saturday's game will play against the winner of the Cumberland Valley-Wilson game in the third and semifinal round of the PIAA state tournament.
For more WASD athletic news, visit the official WASD athletic website by
clicking here.
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Information Technology, Health Professions Students Visit The Williamsport Home
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Williamsport Area High School students have returned to The Williamsport Home again this year to offer their services.
Seniors from Shirley Laird's computer information technology program provide technology support to independent living residents, while health professions students from Karen Hill's classes provide therapeutic hand massages and manicures. The students visit once a month.
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North Central Sight Services Associates Pair Up with WAHS Students to Create Art
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Williamsport Area High School art students worked alongside associates from North Central Sight Services Inc. recently in Phase 2 of its "Art in the Dark" project.
Following a visit to the nonprofit in October, art students and the organization's associates worked to create pieces that will be on public display during a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 4 at Cloud 9 Airport Restaurant.
Last month, the group met the organization's associates who shared their stories, received a tour and participated in hands-on activities that simulated visual impairments.
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Reunion News
- The Class of 1977 will celebrate its 40th class reunion on July 15, 2017. If anyone have any information on 1977 graduates, please contact Mike Banzhaf. He can be best reach via his personal email michael957@comcast.net.
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For more on alumni information, or to submit your own alumni
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