FRIDAY WILDCAT NEWS
January 15, 2021
NEWS & UPDATES
DAHS STUDENTS GIVE BACK DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON
The Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) recently announced that 37 Dallastown Area School District musicians have been selected for the 2020-21 District Band, Choir and Orchestra ensembles.

The PMEA is an affiliate of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and its membership includes all levels of public, private, parochial, college and university, as well as retired music educators, administrators and music industry representatives from throughout the area.

Congratulations to the following DASD students who have been selected for these outstanding ensembles:
District Band
Taylor Edwards
Alexis Esher
Jillian Fetrow
Andrew Hunt
Bessy Jiang
Gabriel K.
Ethan Maddox
John Mattiko
Olivia Oppedisano
Ella Rager
Grace Treml
Victor Vaida
Lucas Wei
District Chorus
Maxwell Iacono
Daniel Ilyes
Aiden Joseph
Nigel Joseph
Milana Schechtman
Alexandra Scott
Riley Sharp
Anna Smith
Collin Snyder
Corey Strayer
Abigail Trembly
Emma White
Helen Zardus
District Orchestra
Audrey Cherwinski
Jessica Coulson
Allison Hartman
Julia Manganti
Rebecca Miller
James Pechinski
Zoe Schneider
Lydia Tolerico
Sofia Villani
Nate Ward
Katrina Wolfe
DASD Celebrates Dallastown CARES Week
The Dallastown CARES initiative is to inspire the DASD community to embrace diversity and enhance equitable environments.

This week, our students and staff throughout the District celebrated being Compassionate, Accountable, Respectful, Ethical, and Service-Minded.
We are Compassionate
We are Accountable
We are Respectful
We are Ethical
We are Service-Minded
DAHS HOSTING VIRTUAL AUDITIONS FOR 2021 MUSICAL, FROZEN, JR.
The Dallastown Area High School 2021 Musical - Frozen, Jr. is looking for two elementary students to play the roles of Young Anna and Young Elsa in the spring production. Click here to learn more.
WEEKLY COVID-19 UPDATE
Currently Dallastown Area School District has 16 active cases within the District. This does not include the previous cases of which the individuals have recovered from COVID-19 and have returned to our buildings.

The District continues to work in collaboration with the PA Department of Health to conduct contact tracing investigations. As a result of these investigations, the District will notify those individuals who are considered close contacts and advise them to self-quarantine, accordingly.
BUILDING BREAKDOWN
Dallastown Area High
School
Positive Cases: 8
Dallastown Area Middle School
Positive Cases: 5
Dallastown Area Intermediate School
Positive Cases: 2
Dallastown
Elementary
Positive Cases: 0
Leaders Heights
Elementary
Positive Cases: 1
Loganville-Springfield Elementary
Positive Cases: 0
Ore Valley Elementary
Positive Cases: 0
York Township Elementary
Positive Cases: 0
Wildcat Compass Academy
Positive Cases: 0
DASD DAILY SCREENING TOOL
To allow guardians to quickly conduct daily health screenings, Health Services has developed a Daily Student Screening Tool to assist with symptom screenings and recommendations surrounding students returning to school.

If your student display's symptoms of COVID-19, please contact your primary health care provider and your student's school nurse.
DATES TO REMEMBER
  • January 18: NO SCHOOL - Holiday
  • January 21: School Board Meeting
  • January 25: Building and Capital Projects Committee Meeting
  • January 27: Early Dismissal for Grades K-6