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BEA Students are Reading Wizards!

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TABLE OF

CONTENTS

While this summer has not been as

hectic as the two previous summers, it has

been a really busy few weeks for all of our

staffs. There are many things that need to be accomplished over the

summer months to allow for an orderly start of the school year.

We were notified by the Pennsylvania Department of Education

that our District had achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for

the 2011-12 school year, which was a total staff/student

accomplishment. I truly appreciate and applaud all of our students

and staff, and our families, who have been so very supportive in our

efforts to encourage our

students, your children,

to perform at AYP

levels.

To help guide us in

our educational journey

over the next few years,

we will be developing a

six-year Comprehensive Plan to be completed by the end of October.

If you have an interest in serving on the Comprehensive Plan

Leadership Team, please email me at [email protected]g or call 355-

4860.

The District's fiscal health will continue to be stressed as we

cope with the increased health care, retirement, special education,

and energy costs. I do not see this financial stress going away

anytime soon. Thus far, we have not had to furlough staff or close

any of our facilities as many districts have done. We are making

every effort to accomplish our mission with reduced staffing through

retirements and/or resignations.

BEA presently has class sizes at Wingate Elementary that are

larger than those in our other three elementary schools. We are

encouraging parents, particularly our Wingate parents, to consider

sending their children to one of the three other elementary schools to

reduce the disparity of class sizes. In previous years, we may have

simply added a staff member or two at Wingate Elementary to

address this situation, but with the present budgetary cliff we are

approaching, this is no longer a viable option.

I could probably ramble on for another page or two but suspect

many of you may have left me by now. For those who are still there

I must let you know that I am pretty sure this will be my last message

as I am planning on retiring at the end of February 2013. It has been

an honor and a pleasure working with the BEA community to help

nurture the educational growth of our students for the past 39 years.

I will truly miss the interactions, particularly with our students, but

that time of retirement comes eventually for all of us and I am sure it

is time for me. Thank all of you so very, very much for supporting

and being part of our BEA family.

Superintendent’s

Message

Dan Fisher

[email protected]

(814) 355-4860

Pride

Howard Reading Wizards

Earn First Place Trophy..2

Superintendent’s Message ...2

Positive Behavior Honors ...3

Eagle Ambassadors Update ..3

Wingate Elementary Gifted

Education .............4

Mountaintop Elementary Wins

Reading Super Bowl.....4

HONORED - Dan Fisher, Betsy

Dickey, Diane Lucas, Emily

Chambers, and Ben

Leskovansky...........5

Senior Awards .......... 6-8

CPI Awards ..............9

Senior Photos............10

Tech Team Attends

PETE & C ...........10

Ronald McDonald House

Charities Grant ........11

BEA MAKES AYP .......11

Some Shining Stars ... 12-13

Ag-Science/FFA News.....14

Environmental Art Contest . 14

Governor's Environmental

Excellence Award......15

Technology Update .......16

Abbey Crago - Board Rep..16

New Restroom Facilities ...16

BEA Tax Office Will Close . 16

Adult Ed Classes .........17

AP Chemistry............18

Mathletes Compete .......18

Middle School Reading ....18

District Directory.........19

Port Matilda Elementary

Spring Festival ........19

Read Across America......20

We Teach for Success

On the Cover…

The Howard Elementary Reading Wizards pose in front of the

Howard Elementary School, proudly displaying their trophy.

From Left - Front Row: Dominic Yoder, Kyle Undercofler, Garrett

Giedroc, and Cameron Cody; Middle Row: Anton Fatula, Dylan

Roberts, Brooke Masden, and Michael Maye; Back Row: Coach

Amber Buchanan, Natalie Nyman, Abigail Brand, Elizabeth

Peters, Madison Surovec, and Coach Mary Park.

HOWARD ELEMENTARY earns a

First Place Trophy as BEA Hosts Elementary

Reading Competition

The Howard Elementary Reading Wizards, coached

by Amber Buchanan and Mary Park, won a first place

trophy in the CIU 10 Elementary

Reading Competition, which

was hosted this year by Bald

Eagle Area School District. The

Howard Elementary team was

honored at a school-wide

celebration where the

mysterious Reading Wizard

(pictured at left) magically

appeared! Music for the

afternoon celebration was

provided by the Howard

Elementary Band.

"It has been an honor and a

pleasure working with the BEA

community to help nurture the

educational growth of our students

for the past 39 years."

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ll four BEA elementary schools were recognized by

the State for their excellent School Wide Positive

Behavior Support Programs (SWPBS) in a ceremony in

Hershey. Each school was evaluated by a team from

the Department of Education to determine whether the

School Wide programs met the standards of excellence

and delity that the State has set. Each BEA elementary

school passed with ying colors and was declared a Ban-

ner School!

chool Wide Positive Behavior Support Programs in-

clude 3-5 positively stated rules that are consistently

taught and reinforced throughout the school year and

across all settings. Students are recognized for their ap-

propriate behavior, and there are designated procedures

for discouraging inappropriate behaviors. Schools must

also collect data to monitor the effectiveness of the pro-

gram and make adjustments where they are needed.

BEA Elementary Schools

Earn Pennsylvania

Positive Behavior Support AWARDS

programs at BEA! If your business would

like more information please contact Eagle

Ambassadors President Karen Kelce

Urbanik at karen.urbanik@ restek.com.

OPEN HOUSE/TAILGATE

Eagle Ambassadors will be offering a tour of the

BEA Middle/High School on Friday, August 30 at

5:30 p.m., prior to the first home football game

(BEA vs. Bellefonte). The tour starts at the entrance

closest to the football field/Alumni Stadium. LOOK

FOR SIGNS! Tour the new addition and join us for

free hotdogs and cookies.

Eagle Ambassadors becomes an approved

EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION

agle Ambassadors, Inc. is now an approved Educational

Improvement Tax Credit Organization through which

companies can directly designate PA Educational Improvement

Tax Credits (EITC) to support K-12 educational improvement

initiatives in the Bald Eagle Area School District. The currently

approved anchor programs at BEA are our Eco-Pond and

Environmental Learning Center, our Botball Educational

Robotics Program/Technical Team, and our Penpals Program.

ualifying businesses complete a one-page application and

submit it to the Department of Community & Economic

Development (DCED) on July 1 of each year. Application forms

are available online at www.newpa.com. When your business

donates to an Educational Improvement Organization you

receive a 90 percent tax credit for a two-year commitment. This

is an easy and cost-effective way to support innovative

Elementary Principals Betsy Dickey (left), Mary Beth

Crago, Marsha Sackash, and Jim Orichosky proudly display

a School Wide Positive Behavior recognition banner.

Although the banner pictured is for the Wingate Elementary

School, all FOUR schools received an identical banner for

display in their schools. Congratulations to Howard,

Mountaintop, Port Matilda, and Wingate Elementary

Schools!

Eagle Ambassadors

UPDATE

Eagle Ambassadors is a nonprot organization committed

to raising funds to ensure and enhance the quality of the

educational opportunities for students at the Bald Eagle

Area School District. Eagle Ambassadors was incorporated

in 2003 as a vehicle to support academics, arts, and athletics

at the Bald Eagle Area School District. Supporters of Eagle

Ambassadors include 50+ years of BEA alumni, along with

other members of our greater Bald Eagle Area Community

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Congratulations to the Mountaintop Elementary students for winning

the 2012 Reading Super Bowl. Students and staff celebrated by having

a rousing dodge ball game with Ike the Spike and the Nookie Monster.

The average number of Accelerated Reader points achieved at

Mountaintop Elementary was 40.2 per student. Throughout the entire

District, elementary students read more than 40,000 books during the

six-week contest period. Now that's a SUPER amount of reading!

hird through fifth

grade gifted support

students opened a Butter-

fly Museum at the Wing-

ate Elementary Library.

Groups of students from

K-5 were invited to come

to the museum. They en-

joyed slide shows of dif-

ferent types of butterflies

and butterfly characteris-

tics. There was a movie

about the monarch butter-

fly migration with a map

to show students where the butterflies travel. Other students created display boards about butterfly metamorphosis.

There were paper mache creations hanging from the ceiling that depicted the different stages of metamorphosis. One

student created a "robotic butterfly" that flew across the room on a piece of fishing line. It was a favorite activity. Liza

Yeaney created a poster that showed how "butterfly" was spelled in about 20 different languages.

he feedback from the youngest to the oldest students was positive. After the museum closed its doors, the

students went outside to let the live painted lady butterflies go behind the Wingate Elementary School. It was

an awesome end to a great activity. The gifted support students are already thinking of ideas for next year’s museum.

MOUNTAINTOP ELEMENTARY

Wins Elementary Reading Super Bowl

A happy Mountaintop Elementary staff poses with the Super

Bowl Reading Trophy and the Eagle Mascot.

Butteries are Free at Wingate Elementary!

Students attending the Buttery Museum at Wingate Elementary watch a buttery eat an orange in its

cage (above left) and students applaud as Emily Shiels sets the last painted lady buttery free.

Mountaintop students wait for the signal to throw balls at Ike the

Spike and the Nookie Monster during the dodge ball game.

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an Fisher, Superintendent of

the Bald Eagle Area School

District, was honored at the 2012

Pennsylvania Association of Rural

and Small Schools (PARSS) Con-

ference as the Hillman Award Win-

ner – Pennsylvania Rural Educator

of the Year. PARSS is comprised

of approximately 180 school dis-

tricts, 10 intermediate units, and 30

business associate members.

isher has been an integral part

of Bald Eagle Area since he

served as President of the BEA Class of 1964. After completing

post-secondary studies and a stint in the Navy, he returned to his

Alma Mater as a social studies teacher, and also held the positions

of Assistant High School Principal, Athletic Director, Business

Manager, and Assistant Superintendent before becoming Superin-

tendent, a post he has served in for the past 22 years.

BETSY DICKEY in top 3 finalists for

Principal of the Year

Summer - Fall 2012/ 5

DAN FISHER named PA

RuraI Educator of the Year

DIANE LUCAS honored with the

Victor Skotedis Award in Economics

ISAAC AWARDS

ongratulations to Ben Leskovan-

sky, named Best Supporting Ac-

tor for his portrayal of Conrad Birdie,

and to the entire cast of Bye Bye Bird-

ie for being rst runner-up in the Best

Musical Number category at the 2012

Isaac Awards. Congratulations also

to Maggie Mehalko, Clifford Smolko

and Dylan Bathurst for their Isaac

nominations.

Ben Leskovansky performs as Con-

rad Birdie as part of the entertain-

ment for the annual staff Recogni-

tion and Retirement Banquet.

iane Lucas was honored

at the 2012 Adam Smith

Leadership Award Luncheon on

June 15 at Shamokin Dam, PA

with the Victor Skotedis Award

in Economics. This award, given

by EconomicsPennsylvania, was

previously called the Teacher of

the Year and is EconomicsPenn-

sylvania's highest award given to

a teacher.

EMILY CHAMBERS - MISS BEA

mily Chambers was recently selected as Miss BEA for

the 2012-13 school year. Mary Pillot was first runner-up

and Lexi Holderman was second runner-up. Emily, who is

the daughter of Cliff Chambers of Clarence and Tammy

Chambers of Snow Shoe, will represent the Bald Eagle Area

School District at the Flaming Foliage Festival and at other

parades and events during the summer and during the

2012-13 school year. Pictured Above: Former Miss

BEA Abby Gettig (right) crowns Emily Chambers at

ceremonies held at the Bald Eagle Area Middle/High

School.

ongratulations to Port Matilda

Elementary Principal Betsy

Dickey who was named as one of

the top three nalists for Pennsylva-

nia for the National Distinguished

Principals Program. Mrs. Dickey's

work has caught the state-wide

attention of her peers. Through her

leadership and unselsh support of

students and staff, the Port Matilda

Elementary School has become a

valuable part of the Port Matilda

community.

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VALEDICTORIAN Trophy Timothy Gleason

SALUTATORIAN Trophy Kyle Johnson

Highest Honors Trophy Maggie Mehalko

Trophy Michael Blaylock

Trophy Kyle Frost

Trophy Kodie Vermillion

Trophy Brittany Etters

Trophy Abby Gettig

Honors Awards Certificate Kylie-Lynne Bechdel

Certificate Emilie Rogers

Certificate Nathan Neely

Certificate Sheri McCloskey

Certificate Steven Gawryla

Certificate Randall Haynes

Certificate Garren Kunes

Certificate Kelly Hamer

U. S. Marine Corps Awards

Scholastic Excellence Award Certificate Tim Gleason

Semper Fidelis Award Certificate Kyle Lucas

Athletic Awards Male: Certificate Kyle Frost

Athletic Awards Female: Certificate Brittany Etters

The Richard M. Sharp Memorial Award Certificate Tim Gleason

Good Citizen Award Certificate Abby Gettig

Good Citizen Award Certificate Kodie Vermillion

Unionville/Union Township Award Union Township Certificate $25.00 Kodie Vermillion

Boggs Township SAT Award $25.00 Sheri McCloskey

Milesburg Borough SAT Award $25.00 Maggie Mehalko

Attendance Award Female: $25.00 Samantha Wellar

Attendance Award Male: $25.00 Trevor Craig

Art Award $25.00 Kylie-Lynne Bechdel

Union Grange #325 Achievement Award Certificate $25.00 Molly Gilbert

"Pappy" Tom Tedrow Memorial Volleyball Award Plaque $25.00 Megan Flick

Clarence American Legion Auxiliary Award Certificate/Pin $25.00 Shay Cramer

The Aaron Weaver Memorial Award $25.00 Ed McMillin

Wingate Community Service Award $50.00 Seth Holt

Wingate Community Service Award $50.00 Jessica Brobeck

County Star in FFA & Agricultural Program for Bald Eagle Area $50.00 Cortney Matthiesen

Senior High Service Award $50.00 Morgan Donley

Our Lady of the Mountain-Knights of Columbus Council Award $50.00 Michael Blaylock

Our Lady of the Mountain-Knights of Columbus Council Award $50.00 Shay Cramer

The Military Appreciation Award Marines: $50.00 Brian Walk

The Military Appreciation Award Marines: $50.00 Corbin Rossman

D.A.R. Good Citizen Award Certificate/Pin $50.00 Abby Gettig

Senior Awards

Class President Colin Barr (left), Salutatorian Kyle Johnson,

and Valedictorian Timothy Gleason.

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VALEDICTORIAN Trophy Timothy Gleason

SALUTATORIAN Trophy Kyle Johnson

Highest Honors Trophy Maggie Mehalko

Trophy Michael Blaylock

Trophy Kyle Frost

Trophy Kodie Vermillion

Trophy Brittany Etters

Trophy Abby Gettig

Honors Awards Certificate Kylie-Lynne Bechdel

Certificate Emilie Rogers

Certificate Nathan Neely

Certificate Sheri McCloskey

Certificate Steven Gawryla

Certificate Randall Haynes

Certificate Garren Kunes

Certificate Kelly Hamer

U. S. Marine Corps Awards

Scholastic Excellence Award Certificate Tim Gleason

Semper Fidelis Award Certificate Kyle Lucas

Athletic Awards Male: Certificate Kyle Frost

Athletic Awards Female: Certificate Brittany Etters

The Richard M. Sharp Memorial Award Certificate Tim Gleason

Good Citizen Award Certificate Abby Gettig

Good Citizen Award Certificate Kodie Vermillion

Unionville/Union Township Award Union Township Certificate $25.00 Kodie Vermillion

Boggs Township SAT Award $25.00 Sheri McCloskey

Milesburg Borough SAT Award $25.00 Maggie Mehalko

Attendance Award Female: $25.00 Samantha Wellar

Attendance Award Male: $25.00 Trevor Craig

Art Award $25.00 Kylie-Lynne Bechdel

Union Grange #325 Achievement Award Certificate $25.00 Molly Gilbert

"Pappy" Tom Tedrow Memorial Volleyball Award Plaque $25.00 Megan Flick

Clarence American Legion Auxiliary Award Certificate/Pin $25.00 Shay Cramer

The Aaron Weaver Memorial Award $25.00 Ed McMillin

Wingate Community Service Award $50.00 Seth Holt

Wingate Community Service Award $50.00 Jessica Brobeck

County Star in FFA & Agricultural Program for Bald Eagle Area $50.00 Cortney Matthiesen

Senior High Service Award $50.00 Morgan Donley

Our Lady of the Mountain-Knights of Columbus Council Award $50.00 Michael Blaylock

Our Lady of the Mountain-Knights of Columbus Council Award $50.00 Shay Cramer

The Military Appreciation Award Marines: $50.00 Brian Walk

The Military Appreciation Award Marines: $50.00 Corbin Rossman

D.A.R. Good Citizen Award Certificate/Pin $50.00 Abby Gettig

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Mountaintop English Award $50.00 Garren Kunes

Mountaintop Social Studies Award $50.00 Kyle Frost

American History Award Certificate/Medal $50.00 Steven Gawryla

Mountaintop True Value Hardware Store Award $50.00 Victoria McKean

Hall’s Market Award $50.00 Garren Kunes

The Snow Shoe VFW Post 5644 Ladies Auxiliary Award $50.00 Emily Butterworth

Walter L. McClincy Memorial Award Male: $50.00 Kyle Frost

Walter L. McClincy Memorial Award Female: $50.00 Sheri McCloskey

Bald Eagle Soccer Award $50.00 Dan Styles

The Bisbee Project Scholarship for Service $50.00 Tyler Howell

St. John The Evangelist Home-School Association Recognition Award $50.00 Sarah Miller

St. John The Evangelist Home-School Association Recognition Award $50.00 Taylor Kresovich

Gerald R. Wiser Memorial Scholarship Plaque $75.00 Shay Cramer

Student Government Activities Scholarship $75.00 Emilie Rogers

The Dr. Barry Bowe Memorial Award $100.00 Maggie Mehalko

Howard Area Lions Club Leo Award $100.00 Kodie Vermillion

Woodmen of the World Lodge 691 American History Award Plaque $100.00 Tim Gleason

Pizza Mia Entrepreneur Spirit Award $100.00 Ashley Grant

Port Matilda, Worth, or Huston Township Award $100.00 Timothy Gleason

Port Matilda, Worth, or Huston Township Award $100.00 Kyle Johnson

Howard Civic Club Award $100.00 Brittany Etters

Howard Area Scholastic Award $100.00 Clayton Gardner

Mays Korman Memorial Homemaking Award $100.00 Abby Johnson

The Doug Crater Memorial Award $100.00 Matt Dillon

Centre County Pomona Grange # 13 $100.00 Katrina Heeman

Centre County Bar Association Award for Civic Responsibility $100.00 Emilie Rogers

Mountaintop Scholastic Award $100.00 Michael Blaylock

First National Bank Business Education Award $100.00 Sarah Miller

Allen T. Weaver Memorial Scholarship $100.00 Brittany Etters

Bald Eagle Area High School Service Award $100.00 Brittany Etters

Bellefonte Intervalley Area C of C Business Award $100.00 Nathan Neely

Eagle Cheer Award $100.00 Brittany Etters

Leo T. Bomboy, Sr. Memorial Award $100.00 Dustin Coakley

Leo T. Bomboy, Sr. Memorial Award $100.00 Emily Butterworth

The Nittany Leatherneck Detachment Semper-Fi Award $100.00 Brian Walk

The Norman B. Fisher Memorial Award for Baseball $100.00 Jeff Koleno

Tiffany Bratton Memorial Scholarship $100.00 Megan Flick

The Timothy Van Orman Award $100.00 Molly Gilbert

Milesburg Lions Club Industrial Technology Award $125.00 Quentin Schnarrs

Milesburg Lions Club Leo Club Award $125.00 Kodie Vermillion

Howard Elementary School and Community Service Award $150.00 Brittany Etters

Howard Elementary School and Community Service Award $150.00 Keirsey Hackenberg

Carolyn Connelly Memorial Scholarship $150.00 Kara Hammond

The Dennis L. Hanscom Memorial Award $150.00 Michael Smith

The Etters/Shope Award $150.00 Abby Gettig

The Etters/Shope Award $150.00 Emily Butterworth

Snow Shoe Lions Club Award Regular Curriculum: $200.00 Michael Blaylock

$200.00 Kyle Frost

CPI Curriculum: $200.00 Toby Allen

$200.00 Hannah Bosak

Bald Eagle Area Class of 1964 Memorial Scholarship $200.00 Kyle Lucas

Ethel L. Meckes Memorial Award $200.00 Cassondra Ross

Howard Area Lions Club Memorial Scholarship $200.00 Alaina Warner

Kiwanis Leadership Award $200.00 Katie Lyons

Ashley A. McClain Memorial Softball Scholarship $200.00 Taylor Kresovich

Lycoming College Scholarship $200.00 Shawna Risley

American Red Cross Making a Difference Educational Scholarship $250.00 Shelby Wellar

The William J. McCamley, Sr. Memorial Scholarship $250.00 Keirsey Hackenberg

Bald Eagle Area Football 1st and 10 Club Annual Senior Academic Achievement Award $250.00 Matt Dillon

Gary Confer Memorial Award $250.00 Matt Dillon

Gary Confer Memorial Award $250.00 Abby Gettig

BEA Wrestling Club Award Plaque $250.00 Matt Dillon

The Rex G. McCloskey Drama Award $250.00 Carol Ann Fayman

The Rex G. McCloskey Drama Award $250.00 Maggie Mehalko

Senior Awards Senior Awards

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Bald Eagle Area Music Booster Club Choral Award $250.00 Maggie Mehalko

Bald Eagle Area Music Booster Club Choral Award $250.00 Josh Koleno

National Choral Award Pin/Trophy Josh Koleno

National Choral Award Pin/Ttrophy Maggie Mehalko

Fred Waring Director's Award Plaque Abby Gettig

Bald Eagle Area Music Booster Club Band Award $250.00 Kyle Lucas

Bald Eagle Area Music Booster Club Band Award $250.00 Michael Blaylock

John Philip Sousa Plaque/Pin/Trophy Tim Gleason

Louis Armstrong Plaque/Pin/Trophy Kyle Frost

Music Department Scholastic Achievement Award $250.00 Tim Gleason

Elks Academic Service Award $250.00 Brittany Etters

Outstanding Student in Environmental Science Award $250.00 Kyle Johnson

The Reverend A. John Perna Memorial Award Plaque Hannah Bosak

2011-2012 BEA Football Scholar Athlete Plaque Matt Dillon

BEA Baseball Coaches Award Plaque Dustin Coakley

Howard Chambers Jr. Memorial Baseball Award Plaque Jeff Koleno

James H. Snyder Memorial Award Letterman: Plaque Kyle Frost

James H. Snyder Memorial Award Letterwoman: Plaque Abby Gettig

Gary Spain Coaches Award Male: Plaque Jeff Koleno

Gary Spain Coaches Award Female: Plaque Abby Gettig

Dennis Spotts Memorial Award Plaque Dan Styles

Dennis Spotts Memorial Award Plaque Quentin Schnarrs

Norman “Cork” Womer Award Male: Plaque Matt Dillon

Norman “Cork” Womer Award Female: Plaque Megan Flick

Scholar/Athlete Award Plaque Kyle Frost

Soaring Eagle Award Plaque Megan Flick

Steven R. Dorman Memorial Athletic Award Plaque/Book $50.00 Colby Peters

Steven R. Dorman Memorial Athletic Award Plaque/Book $50.00 Jeff Koleno

Burl Flick Memorial Athletic Award Football Plaque Cody Ripka

Girls Basketball Plaque Abby Gettig

Boys Basketball Plaque Jeff Koleno

Girls Track Plaque Sheri McCloskey

Boys Track Plaque Kyle Frost

Boys Track Plaque Doug Turner

Baseball Plaque Jeff Koleno

Softball Plaque Carrie Barnyak

Wrestling Plaque Matt Dillon

Girls Soccer Plaque Abby Gettig

Boys Soccer Plaque Dan Styles

Girls Cross Country Plaque Shay Cramer

Volleyball Plaque Megan Flick

Andrew R. (Andy) Jodon Memorial Scholarship $300.00 Jeff Koleno

Betty J. Alexander-Norfolk Memorial Scholarship $300.00 Kelly Hamer

Delta Kappa Gamma Award $300.00 Emilie Rogers

Mount Nittany Medical Center Award $300.00 Taylor Cingle

Principal’s Leadership and Service Award Plaque $300.00 Brittany Etters

Leeman Hilner Memorial Award $400.00 Garren Kunes

Air Force Scholarship Program $500.00 Matt Dillon

Pennsylvania Association of Rural Small Schools $500.00 Samantha Wellar

The Jody Sinclair Memorial Award $500.00 Ed McMillin

The Jody Sinclair Memorial Award $500.00 Kyle Frost

Bellefonte Lodge #268 of the Free and Accepted Masons $500.00 Shawna Risley

Rex G. McCloskey Memorial Scholarship Award $500.00 Sheri McCloskey

Elks Community Service Award $500.00 Kodie Vermillion

The Connelly/McCloskey Education Scholarship Award $600.00 Emilie Rogers

The Bob and Donna Vallimont Scholarship $1,000.00 Jessica Brobeck

David B. Garver Memorial Scholarship Valedictorian: $1,000.00 Timothy Gleason

David B. Garver Memorial Scholarship Salutatorian: $1,000.00 Kyle Johnson

LT. Col. Robert and Lois Barraclough Scholarship $1,000.00 Kylie-Lynne Bechdel

Workforce Development Scholarship $1,250.00 Toby Allen

Pennsylvania Association of Rural Small Schools $2,000.00 Chelsea Poorman

The Next Step Scholarship $2,500.00 Randall Haynes

Senior Awards

Summer - Fall 2012 / 9

Special Awards

Heather N. Mitchell David B. Garver Memorial Scholarship

Randall J. Haynes Outstanding Cooperative Education Student

David W. Young Excellence in Attendance

Heather N. Mitchell CPI Leadership Award

Randall J. Haynes CPI Outstanding Student

Automotive Science Technology

Toby A. Allen Fisher Auto Parts

Building Trades Maintenance

Edward M. Walker Sheetz, Inc.

Michael P. Skrtich Instructor's Award

Michael C. Smith Triangle Building Supply

Collision Repair Technology

Shane K. Carra Waite's Auto Body Shop

Cosmetology

Alicia Boscaino Teacher's Award

Samantha P. Plummer Chelsea Weaver Memorial Award

Culinary Arts/Food & Beverage Management

Brandy L. Loesch C. A. Curtze, Co.

Brandy L. Loesch Outstanding Student Plaque

Dental Assisting

Adrienne P. Cain David Englehart, DMD, Nittany Dental

Associates and Pediatric Dental Care

Heather N. Mitchell Centre Dental Society, Country Side Dental,

James E. Grant, DMD and Central

Pennsylvania Endodontics

Heather N. Mitchell Outstanding Student Plaque

Diesel Equipment Maintenance & Repair Technology

Nathan Richner Michael D. Bird Memorial Award

Heavy Equipment Operation Technology

Dakota J. Moore Ronald J. Gummo Sr. Memorial Award

Dustin M. Coakley Groff Tractor & Equipment

Gregory L. Butterworth Glenn O. Hawbaker Memorial Award

Gregory L. Butterworth Outstanding Student Plaque

Horticulture/Landscaping

Trent G. Beck Instructor's Award

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration

Steven M. Christensen Clyde W. Confer Memorial Award

Steven M. Christensen Malco "Head of the Class Award"

Steven M. Christensen Instructor's Top Graduating Senior Award

Steven M. Christensen Outstanding Student Award

Masonry & Building Construction Technology

Cody L. Vaughn Marshalltown

Medical Science Technology

Rachel R. Davis The Hearthside

Rachel R. Davis Outstanding Student Plaque

Precision Machine Technology

Randall J. Haynes Stephen Zeleznick Memorial Award

Randall J. Haynes NIMS

Randall J. Haynes Outstanding Student Plaque

Protective Services

Kristine B. Chiodo Outstanding Student Plaque

Welding

Matthew J. Bisel Anthony Doran Memorial Award

Garrett J. R. Goss Roberts Oxygen

Matthew J. Bisel Outstanding Student Plaque

Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science & Technology Awards

Senior Awards Senior Awards

Valedictorian

Timothy Gleason

Salutatorian

Kyle Johnson

CPI Outstanding Student

Randall Haynes

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Senior Photos

Summer - Fall 2012 / 11

he Bald Eagle Area Tech Team attended the 2012

PETE & C (Pennsylvania Education and Technol-

ogy Conference) student showcase in Hershey. The

students had a chance to explain their projects, which

included the categories of Digital Movie, Animation,

Graphic Design, Website Design, Programming, and

Logo Design, to people from all over the state. The stu-

dents were very impressed by the amount of people who

stopped to look at their projects. Many offered positive

feedback and ideas to make their projects better for the

Regional Competition. Students in attendance and their

project areas were:

Dylan Bathurst, Keirsey Hackenberg, and Kara Hammond

Digital Movie:

“Spread the Word to End the Word.”

Evan Kim and Wyatt Glover:

Logo Design

The team designed a logo for the 2013 PA State

Computer Fair.

Kyle Lucas and Doug Turner:

Animation

Used an animation program to grow a ower.

Nick Pytel, Zach Ishler, Wyatt Glover: Programming

Developed a gaming program that challenges math skills.

Kylie-Lynn Bechdel and Cody Huyett: Graphic Design

Designed a theme restaurant including menus, business

cards, and yers.

Logan Fye and Ben Leskovansky: Website Design

Designed web page to promote the BEA Tech/Botball Team.

hanks to the Ronald McDonald House Charities

(RMHC) of Mid-Penn Region, Inc., Bald Eagle

Area students will continue to be rewarded for their

positive behavior. RMHC awarded a $7,500 grant to

the Eagle Ambassadors Program at the BEA School

District to support the School Wide Positive Behavior

Programs at the elementary and middle-school levels.

The positive behavior program includes coaches at

each building, staff and student training, weekly class

meetings, rules posted throughout each building, and a

school rewards system, which includes Soaring Eagle

Tickets. Soaring Eagle Tickets are earned by students

for displaying positive behavior and names are drawn

randomly by the principals. The winning tickets are

then exchanged for rewards.

rant funds will be used to purchase age-appropriate

rewards such as books, games, and gift cards to

reward students for their positive behaviors, and to pur-

chase materials for school-wide promotional posters.

TECH TEAM ATTENDS

PETE & C

RONALD McDONALD HOUSE

CHARITIES

awards BEA a $7,500

Grant through Eagle Ambassadors

Evan Kim stands next to a Computer Fair Logo that

he helped design.

Mid-Penn Region

CONGRATULATIONS

to all Bald Eagle Area

students and staff for

achieving Adequate

Yearly Progress (AYP)

during the 2011-12

school year!

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Some of BEA's

Shining Stars

MAGGIE MEHALKO

ALL-STATE CHORUS

AUSTIN BESONG - WINNER

SIXTH GRADE SPELLING BEE

Kara Hammond, Dylan Bathurst,

and Keirsey Hackenberg

first Place at the CIU 10

Regional Computer Fair

District JAZZ BAND

L-R, Kyle Frost, Cliff Smolko, Andrea Crock, and Luke Besong.

Indoor Majorettes - 2012 Atlantic

Coast Scholastic "A" Champions

Unit members include Captains Molly Gilbert and Kara Hammond;

Tyler Bickle, Nicole Bonsell, Becca Bowling, Gabby Davidson,

Chelcie Goss, Cristen Heaton, Madison Maney, Emily Padisak,

Samantha Plummer, Stephanie Plummer, Mary Veneziano, Morgan

Walk, and Jessica Wellar,

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Summer - Fall 2012 / 13

STATE WRESTLING Championships

Aaron Varner placed sixth in the AAA State Wrestling

Championships.

District / Regional Chorus

Standing L-R: Dale Haagen, Maggie Mehalko, and Clifford

Smolko; Seated L-R: Lexi Holderman, Kaitlyn Laird, Josh Koleno,

and Doug Turner. Maggie Mehalko and Clifford Smolko also

qualified for Region III Chorus, and Maggie Mehalko qualified to

attend All-State Chorus.

MICHELLE KACHIK

STATE CHAMPION

Uneven Bars

Silver Division

PA Classic Gymnastics

CLIFFORD SMOLKO

ALL-STATE WIND ENSEMBLE

District / Regional Band

L-R, Top Row: Cliff Smolko*, Kyle Frost,* Tim Gleason* and

Luke Besong. Bottom Row: Emily Quick, Hannah Martin*, Tyler

Bickle and Dale Haagen. (* Regional Band Participants).

Summer - Fall 2012 / 13

JAKE TAYLOR - Third Place

AAA State Wrestling Championships

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BEA enters Environmental Art Contest

What's your carbon footprint?

Ag-Science Progam & FFA News Governor's Environmental Excellence Award

Sarah Fisher (right) wraps newspaper around a used shipping

box for clay that was used as a torso; the large white plastic

bottles are used mayo jars from the cafeteria; the pink shorts

are made from old student schedules; plastic soda bottles

make up the arms and legs; and the figure rides on a duct-

taped "carbon footprint." Emma Thompson (above) holds

up computer paper that will become Shim's hair - other

students working on the project are (from left) Clarissa

Woomer, Joshua Bechdel, Heather Huett, and Madison

Watkins. The only new material used to build the life-sized

figurine was glue!

When Siemens invited BEA to participate in an art contest where entrees

would pertain to ecological issues in some way, thirty BEA students under the di-

rection of Art Instructor Rose Cox, came up with a collaborative work of art. Their

entry was a life-size student named "Shim," who was made completely of post-use

materials and was inspired by the work of

artists Michelle Reader and HA Schult.

Mrs. Cox said she believes artists are true

visionaries and must model responsible

stewardship of our natural resources.

The students traveled to Harrisburg for the judg-

ing and a cook-out. The judges were impressed with the

artwork and students received a pizza party as a reward.

Be sure to look for "Shim" on display throughout the Dis-

trict during the 2012-13 school year.

83rd State FFA Activities Week & Convention

amantha Rougeux competed in the

Junior Public Speaking CDE (Ca-

reer Development Event) at the State

FFA Convention. To qualify for this

honor Samantha won the FFA North-

east Regional Junior public speaking

competition at Penn College, competing

against 11 FFA members from across

the state of Pennsylvania (3 students

qualify from each of the 4 regions of the state for a total of

12). Samantha placed sixth in the State of Pennsylvania with

her speech, entitled New Beginning, on raising her rabbits to

show at the Grange Fair and what she learned from this expe-

rience. Congratulations Samantha!

Riding a wagon

that they built,

some of the Bald

Eagle Area FFA

members ride in

the Mountain-

top Parade.

The new Ag Work Area

and Storage Building,

which is located be-

tween the football eld

and weight room at the

Middle/High School, is

taking shape.

Summer - Fall 2012 / 15

he Bald Eagle Area School District received the 2012 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence at an awards

ceremony in Harrisburg. The awards, presented annually by the PA Department of Environmental Protection, are the

highest statewide honor bestowed upon businesses and organizations for environmental performance and innovation.

he award was given to the District for three recent initiatives at the

Wingate campus – an environmental center, solar panel installa-

tions, and geothermal heating and cooling systems. These initiatives were

made possible by much staff perseverance and dedication, and because of a

forward-thinking Board of Education. Bald Eagle Area’s Wingate Complex

Renovation w/Solar, Geothermal and Environmental Center was one of 17

statewide projects selected to receive the Governor’s Award, and was the only

award-winner from Centre County.

ark Ott, BEA’s Food Service Director, submitted the proposal for

consideration earlier this year. Ott, who is also the President of the

Woodland Owners of Centre County, a member of the Pennsylvania Forestry

Association Board, and a Pennsylvania Forest Steward, says he submitted the

proposal because he thought Bald Eagle Area should receive statewide recogni-

tion for its environmental efforts. Ott said, “When I look around our schools

and see solar panels on the roofs, a recently constructed environmental center,

a Forest Stewardship Plan in the works, and geothermal heating and cooling systems within the schools, I am truly proud of Bald

Eagle Area’s environmentally-conscious efforts. Our students see these energy-saving and environmentally friendly projects

every day at school. That’s a good thing, as it gently reminds and educates students to be more ecologically responsible.”

Ag-Science Progam & FFA News Governor's Environmental Excellence Award

Summer - Fall 2012 / 15

2.5 million-dollar photovoltaic rooftop

system was installed at no cost to the Dis-

trict with the help of Solar One, LLC and

1.4 million dollars in government incen-

tives.

System provides 50 percent of the electri-

cal requirements for the schools.

Library kiosk and wall displays give real-

time data about the electricity the solar

panels are generating.

Envisioned in 2007 – the Environmental

Center became a reality in 2012.

Built mainly with grant funding and vol-

unteer support.

Outdoor classroom with dock. Environ-

mental area includes a one-half acre pond

and 100 acres of crop and forest land.

Provides K-12 students with enriching

"hands-on" environmental activities.

The 224 wells are located under the foot-

ball practice eld adjacent to the high

school.

Wells are 500-foot deep.

Geothermal installation was part of a 27

million dollar renovation project.

A $500,000 Energy Harvest Grant from

the State of Pennsylvania helped provide

funding for the geothermal system.

Receiving the award at Harrisburg. Pictured

(from left) Mark Ott, PA Environmental Council

President & CEO Paul King, Marsha Sackash,

PA Dept. of Environmental Protection Secretary

Michael Krancer, and Dan Fisher.

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ELEMENTARY FIELD DAY HAS A NEW LOOK

The BEA Earned Income Tax Office, which is located across from the high school in the District Administration

Building, will close as of September 1, 2012. Because of a law passed by the State of Pennsylvania (State Act 32 of

2008) earned income tax must now be collected by a county-wide collection agency in State College Borough, a site

which was selected by the Centre County Tax Collection Committee.

All balance dues and delinquent filings of tax forms for the years up to and including 2011 are to be paid in

full and filed by September 1, 2012. If they are not filed, they will be sent to the District Magistrate's Office for

collection and additional fines and fees will be assessed at that time.

Extensions that are due October 15, 2012 and December 17, 2012 will still be accepted in the Bald Eagle

Area Tax Office.

The Centre Tax Agency (State College Borough) will be collecting monies for 2012 and beyond. All future

tax filings will be filed with the Centre Tax Agency. The address and phone number for the Centre Tax Agency is

243 S. Allen Street, State College, PA 16801 (814) 234-7120.

REMINDER - BEA TAX OFFICE WILL CLOSE

September 1, 2012

The Bald Eagle Area School District has recently

established a District Technology Committee to investigate

current technology uses and to make recommendations for

short and long term technology goals for the District. This

committee is comprised of elementary and secondary teach-

ers, building and central ofce administrators, and members

of the BEA community and Board of Education. The commit-

tee is discussing the technology uses of various software and

education programs and the types of hardware that may be

used with the various programs which range from PC (Win-

dows) based hardware to Apple Macbooks to iPads for student

and teacher use. A needs assessment survey of educational

technology will be used to gather information from teachers,

administrators, and clerical staff that will be used to make a

decision on what hardware will be purchased.

The Board of Education has also established an Ad-

hoc committee to focus on the direction that the district will

take with regard to technology, including the expansion of

wireless coverage in the Middle/High School/Wingate Ele-

mentary School buildings, computer hardware (PC or Apple),

data security, data back-up options, etc.

The information gathered by these committees will

be incorporated into the Technology Plan, which is part of the

Comprehensive Plan required by the Pennsylvania Depart-

ment of Education. This plan is to be completed by Novem-

ber 2012. This plan is for a period of three years and will

be re-evaluated on an annual basis by the District Technology

Committee.

District Technology Committee Update

ABBEY CRAGO

is Student Rep

Abbey Crago will be the Student

Representative to the Board of Education

for the 2012-13 school year. She will at-

tend meetings and report on school news.

Abbey is a Junior and some of her activi-

ties include student government, drama

club, and National Honor Society.

The newest improvements at the

Middle/High School are restroom facilities

near the Environmental Center and Baseball

Field. Facilities should be completed by the

start of the 2012-13 school year.

Summer - Fall 2012 / 17

During Field Day 2012 everyone enjoyed the new direction

that BEA's Elementary Field Day has taken. Rather than having

eliminations at each school, which allowed only the winning students

from third, fourth, and fifth grade eliminations to participate in

activities while the rest of the students watched, every student could

participate in all 12 events at Field Day. Each student was assigned,

by grade, to the Blue or Gold Teams in a mixture of students from

the other elementary schools. The scored events were the jump rope,

hoop shoot, 70-yard dash, soccer shoot, 800-foot run, and softball

throw. The just-for-fun events were the long jump, hula hoops, tag

games, obstacle course, sack races, and tug-of-war. High school

students were on hand to help wherever they were needed.

The elementary students and their parents had received

previous instructions about the new field day procedures so they

knew what to expect. All students rotated from station to station and

enjoyed participating in a full-day of fun activities while meeting students from the other schools. Half of the events were

held in the morning. Students then enjoyed a brown bag lunch, and then completed the additional six events before returning

to their home schools.

Students had a great time at this well-planned schoolwide event!

ELEMENTARY FIELD DAY HAS A NEW LOOK

ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES – FALL 2012

Registrations will be accepted by mail or by phone, and 10 people are

required to register before the class will be held. We will hold your

place in class until a check for the class fee is received. Please do

not send cash. In the event that we do not receive the required 10

people for a class, your check will be returned. Any questions

regarding the Adult Education Program can be directed to Nancy

Fisher at 355-4860 or 355-3737, Monday-Friday, between the hours

of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

ZUMBA CLASS

An evening class will be offered one night a week for eight weeks. Zumba combines Latin and International music with a fun and effective

workout system. Classes will be held Monday evenings at Wingate Elementary from 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., beginning Monday, September

24. Cost: BEASD Resident – $25.00, Non-resident – $40.00. Registration Deadline is September 14.

REGISTRATION FORM

PLEASE DO NOT SEND CASH

Name ________________________________________________________ Telephone_______________________________________________

Address ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Class you wish to register for _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Are you a resident of the Bald Eagle Area School District? Yes _____ No______

Check enclosed in the amount of $ ______________________________

Please return registration form/check before the registration deadline to: Bald Eagle Area School District, Adult Education Registration

Make check payable to “Bald Eagle Area School District” 751 S. Eagle Valley Road, Wingate, PA 16823

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS

This is the perfect course for new computer users or those who have

never had any formal orientation to the Windows environment. You

will learn to identify different types of hardware and their functions,

how to customize the Windows environment, and much more.

Classes will be held at the Bald Eagle Area Middle/Senior High

School on Monday & Wednesday from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.,

beginning Monday, September 24, 2012, and will continue for 6

weeks. Cost: BEASD Resident – $25.00, Non-resident – $40.00.

Registration Deadline is September 14.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM Earns First Place Trophy

AP CHEMISTRY CLASS

Demonstration

The Advanced Placement Chemistry Class created

a demonstration show with a "secret agent theme."

The story was written by L. J. Flood, and the group

presented the show, which was lled with all sorts

of neat chemistry effects such as fog, ames, and

colorful foaming chemicals, to the Wingate Elemen-

tary second grade students.

The Bald Eagle Area Reading Rulers, coached

by Jodie Long and Roseanne Meyers, earned a rst

place trophy at the 2012 CIU 10 Middle School Read-

ing Competition, which was held at the Central Moun-

tain Middle School. Members of the BEA team were:

Front row (left-right): Alyson Onder, Alice Statham,

Morgan Chambers, and Matthew Blaylock (Captain);

Back row: Brooke Myers, Emma Murgas, Mariah

Veneziano, Charlee Harris, Tiff Reese, and Kaitlin

Carter. Congratulations Reading Rulers!

MATHLETES Compete

BEA hosted its rst Math-

letes Competition during the 2011-

12 school year. The students were

excited and all smiles about the

competition. Some of the students'

comments were:

"I love math – it is my favorite sub-

ject! I either want to be a Calculus

teacher, or an Algebra teacher, or a

creative writing teacher."

"We’re awesome - It’s fun. We get packets and we need to

answer the problems – we have 10 minutes to answer them (and

then we check our answers). "

"When we are in the Team Round it is a little stressful, but fun

at the same time."

"This is our third competition. It is a really good time."

District Directory

Mathletes and advisors pictured to the right - (From Left) First

Row: Matthew Blaylock, Mackenzie Stine, Elizabeth Wellar, Kiara

McClusick, Colten Lucas, Karina Bloom, and Michael Bailey; Sec-

ond Row: Miss Buda, Madison Ripka, Skyler Woodward, Morgan

Dubbs, Kayla O’Leary, Miss Thompson, and Miss Warren; Third

Row: Mr. Hoover, Mr. Roberts, Brian Egan, Seth Woodring, Phoebe

McClincy, Stone Woodring, and Noah Rowland.

Summer - Fall 2012 / 19

Port Matilda PTO Holds Annual Spring Festival

District Directory

Administrative Offices

751 S. Eagle Valley Road Wingate

Superintendent of Schools 355-4860

Business Office 355-5516

Elementary Supervisor 355-3737

Food Service 355-8068

Math Director 355-5731

Plant Supervisor 355-4860

Reading Director 353-1413

Special Education 355-5731

Technology/Grants 353-1413

Transportation 355-5516

Wage Tax Office 355-5961

Elementary Schools

Howard Elementary 625-2423

Mountaintop Area Elementary 387-6861

Port Matilda Elementary 692-7429

Wingate Elementary 355-4872

Middle-High School

Principal 355-4868

Athletic Director 355-5721

Attendance Office 355-5721

Guidance Office 355-4629

Central Pennsylvania Institute of

Science & Technology 359-2793

Board of School Directors

S. Thomas Letterman, President

Jeffrey C. Turner, Vice-President and CPI Representative

Timothy E. Nilson, Secretary and PSBA Liaison

Susan Butterworth

Mary Ann Hamilton

Theresa D. Peters

John E. Rougeux

Tawna Smith, CIU 10 Representative

Richard Watters

Lloyd A. Rhoades, Treasurer

uest presenters from Cen-

Clear Head Start, Time

Release, and Port Matilda PTO

shared information with the stu-

dents and parents. The Port

Matilda Fire Company and E.M.S

were on hand to give demonstra-

tions of the “Jaws of Life” and

provided a “Smoke Room.” Stu-

dents, families, and friends prac-

ticed the life-saving skill of safe-

ly escaping a room filled with

artificial smoke.

his day would

not be pos-

sible without the

“Port Family”

ALL working to-

gether. Thanks to

everyone involved

for making the day

a great success!

Starting off the 5K Fun Run/Walk.

ort Matilda Elementary PTO held their annual Spring

Festival on Saturday, May 19. The day started with

the 2nd annual 5K Fun Run/Walk. Over 100 students,

families, and neighbors participated in this event. The 5K

course went from the school to the local park, around the

neighborhood, and ended back at the school.

fter the race there was plenty to eat and fun games for

everyone to play. Port Matilda teachers and families

hosted games like Fishing Pond of Books, Plinko, Ball

Bounce, Lollipop Toss, Wack-a-Roni, and an Obstacle

Course, just to name a few. The Bouncy House run by

Mrs. Dickey was enjoyed by all.

Above - The Port Matilda Fire Company also provided a way

to cool everyone off when the afternoon weather got too hot!

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ald Eagle Area LOVES to read, and the National Edu-

cation Association's Read Across America Day was an-

other "good excuse" to celebrate reading at BEA. Since the

day also celebrates Dr. Seuss's birthday, students encountered

Cat in the Hat look-a likes reading stories to them in their

classrooms.

he Middle/High School staff found opportunities to con-

nect reading and writing and environmental science

with the popularity of the recently released movie, The Lo-

rax. Truffula trees grew on classroom doors, in the hallways,

and in the library. Mrs. Biddle's science classes had exciting

readings of The Lorax, complete with costumes (pictured at

right).

he Middle/High library also held a Lorax Writing Contest

where students were asked to write an ending to the story

of The Lorax. There were 66 entries and over 100 people

voted for their favorite story endings in 3 separate categories:

High School, Middle School, and Life Skills. Winners en-

joyed a piece of "Read Across America Day" cake during a

celebration in the library!

“The more that you read, the more things

you will know. The more that you learn,

the more places you'll go.”

Lorax Writing Contest Winners (Left to Right) Mrs. Ryba; Carissa Matthiesen (1st Place Middle School); Alyssia Lucas (2nd Place Middle

School); Nicole Walzer (1st Place High School); Nicole Gass (2nd Place High School); and Ms. Yost. Not pictured: Nolan Climent (1st Place

Life Skills), and Room 50 (2nd Place Life Skills).