Miss Johnson's class celebrated Pi Day by making dirt pies in class today. Pi Day has celebrated the famous number 3.14, and mathematics in general, since 1988. In 2009, the United States House of Representatives designated March 14 as Pi Day.
Students in Mr. Williams' STEM class have just begun a unit that requires students to use their coding skills from prior units in order to guide robots in completing tasks and courses located around the classroom.
This week's aspiring educator is Jocelyn Wallace. She completed her Practicum with Mr. Mensch in the fall, and she is currently student teaching in his 9th Grade English classes during the Spring semester. Jocelyn is the designer of the "Teachers of Tomorrow" template and she works with the Journalism students to create this feature each week.
The SCASD Board of Directors will hold the following meetings this evening in the High School Library: 6:00 PM - Activities - 7:00 PM - Facilities & Finance. The meetings will be live streamed on the SCASD YouTube Channel.
YouTube Live Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch/hxOoNEw0Jik
Public Comment Form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ExPF2RLz1kuoc4nEncUdfSXUdVnc_dFDgog_y0gYe4hURERWSUVUUE9SWTM4VVVUTjBTQVY5TkxFQS4u
Board Docs: http://go.boarddocs.com/pa/scol/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=CP9PCU63C9B8
On Sunday, the Girls Soccer team was recognized at the Harrisburg Heat game for winning their 3rd Consecutive State Championship! The Harrisburg Heat are a professional indoor soccer team that is part of the Major Arena Soccer League! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Southern Columbia's Staff Spotlight for the second week of March is Mrs. Kane-Gilger. Dr Seuss said, “Reading can take you places you have never been before.” Her creativity in the library brings reading to life for our elementary students - we appreciate you!
Foundations of Art students created low relief sculptures by using additive and subtractive methods with clay. After sculpting and a bisque fire, the students glazed their designs to add color and durability to the sculptures.
This week's installment of "Teachers of Tomorrow" takes us to the Middle School. Tamara Bird is currently student teaching with Mr. Cole. You can learn more about her in the graphic below.
The following students were chosen by the Sixth Grade staff at Southern Columbia Middle School as February'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!
February 2023: Cheyenne Steiner, Gavin Trometter, Kailan Cole, Gianna Thomas
The Pennsylvania State Police will be presenting a Female Law Enforcement Experience hosted by Bloomsburg University on March 22 from 9-Noon. This program is open to any female in grades 9-12 who are interested in learning about law enforcement. Please see the attached flyer for more details.
Miss Benfer’s Business class celebrated National Oreo Day yesterday by making their own flavor Oreo and designing packaging that would go along with it. It was fun to see new, creative ideas.
The SoCo Esports team is tournament ready! Game faces on! Let's go Tigers!
Support the Esports team today as they compete in the finals of the Central Susquehanna Esports League. The A team's first match starts at 12:00 PM and the B team's first match begins at 12:35 PM. Watch live at the following link -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5X97bWpD_g
Due to road conditions, all schools in the Southern Columbia Area School District will be operating on a 2-hour delay today, Tuesday, March 7th.
Below is the tentative schedule for the SCA Esports team at the Central Susquehanna Esports League playoffs. The “A” team finished the season with a 5-1 record and are the 2 seed in the tournament. The “B” team finished the season undefeated with a 6-0 record and earned the 1 seed. The “A” team can qualify for the state tournament by making the championship match. The link to the live stream of the Tiger team matches is listed below. Tune in to cheer on your Tigers! Please support these student athletes and wish them best of luck in their quest for a league championship!
Tentative Tournament Schedule on Tuesday, March 7th
A team
A team Quarterfinal – Southern vs Warrior Run @ 10:00
A team Semifinal - @11:00
A team Final - @ 12:30
B team
B team Semifinal – Southern vs Warrior Run @ 10:35
B team Final - @ 12:05
Link: https://youtube.com/live/t5X97bWpD_g
Read Across America Week concluded today with a variety of guest readers across a number of different classes in G.C. Hartman Elementary School. We are so thankful for all of the readers who volunteered their time throughout the week.
Southern Columbia's Staff Spotlight for the first week of March is Mrs. Zysset. With her positivity, helpfulness, and creativity our students learn the fruitfulness of FCS! Mrs. Zysset is the "main ingredient" in helping our students become independent - we appreciate you!
5th Graders were visited by the Columbia County Traveling Library today. Please see the attached flyers regarding how sign-up for a library account (free) and about the Traveling Library's Summer Learning Program. Additionally, their Read Across America Challenge started today. Please visit this link to learn more: https://columbiacounty.readsquared.com/
Our second installment of "Teachers of Tomorrow" takes us to G.C. Hartman Elementary School, where Madison Hiltpold is student teaching with Mrs. Petro. We hope you enjoy getting to know our aspiring educators over the next couple of months.
Just as Middle School students did last week, High School students practiced "Stop The Bleed" techniques with emergency personnel from the Elysburg Fire Department on Thursday afternoon. Hands-on work was preceded by a morning presentation on identifying and caring for life-threatening bleeds prior to the arrival of highly qualified medical personnel at the scene of an injury.
