
Fifth Graders practiced "Stop the Bleed" techniques with emergency personnel from the Elysburg Fire Department on Wednesday. Carter Spotts shared a moment with his dad, DJ, during the training.



Students in Mr. Williams' 8th Grade STEM Class are working on creating art using Python coding language. Students are using the coding language to create shapes with color in order to design a digital picture of their choice.





On Friday, the SCA Class of 2025 hosted the 4th annual Daddy/Daughter Dance in the G.C. Hartman Elementary Gymnasium. Girls in grades K-5 attended the event with their fathers, or other special someone, and enjoyed music, dancing, and refreshments with their friends.











The SCA Bocce Ball Team took 2nd place in our Division today! Congratulations to our Tiger players and their coach Miss Johnson on a great season! Tigers Rule!








Congratulations to Marlowe - our Citizen of the Month! Your kind nature and concern for others roars loudly! Keep up the great work!


Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! The Elementary Library is celebrating "Read Across America Week" by making Dr. Seuss a birthday cake. Cakes may not contain any food items and must be made with the intention of a book, author, reading series, or Dr. Seuss theme. Be creative, just like Dr. Seuss! Cakes are being collected this week and the last day to submit a cake is Friday, February 24. Winners will receive a $10.00 voucher to use at the spring book fair.





Our Southern teachers were the best students during today's professional development day! We welcomed teachers from Line Mountain, Mt. Carmel, Shamokin, and Shikellamy. Plus, Dave Bauman, Science lead from PDE was here! So much learning!










Parents/Guardians take a few minutes to view the mid-year Technology Update from the Tech Office. The link provides updates in addition to a demo of learning tools to help students. View the update at the following YouTube Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn3xm2kIn_8

Fifth Grade Science students investigated adaptations and natural selection in a Bird Beak Simulation Activity last week.



Wrestling Fans check out the attached graphic for information for the upcoming District 4 Wrestling Championships to be held at Williamsport High School 2/24 and 2/25.


The SCASD Board of Directors will hold the following meetings this evening in the High School Library: 7:00 PM - School Board. The meetings will be live streamed on the SCASD YouTube Channel.
YouTube Live Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch/TNCq4YxvUvQ
Public Comment Form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ExPF2RLz1kuoc4nEncUdfSXUdVnc_dFDgog_y0gYe4hURVk4Nlo4Wkk0V1lLNVNTSEoySEJMOUM0Sy4u
Board Docs: http://go.boarddocs.com/pa/scol/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=CMXTZ578FD75

REMINDER- SCA has a Non-Instructional Day on Monday, February 20. There is no school for students tomorrow.

Southern Columbia's Staff Spotlight for the third week in February is Mrs. Brown. She shows her students where to look but doesn't tell them what to see helping them to truly appreciate art. Mrs. Brown always paints us a rainbow here at Southern - we appreciate you!


Students in 2nd grade have been learning about our world. Mrs. Rhodes' students created a human compass rose to learn directions.


Isabella Hoffman, 7th grade, recently did a presentation for her classmates for American Heart Month. Isabella is inspired to educate and raise awareness about heart health by her younger brother, who has a congenital heart defect. We are so proud of this impressive young lady!




On Wednesday night, 17 teams and 68 players participated in our second Trivia Night of the school year. Congratulations to our winning team, “We Forget.” They scored 34/40 points through 4 rounds. Team members are Ryter McCoog, Milind Kapadiya, Jon Patterson, and Max Kehler! 📚 ✏️


Students in 2nd grade recently completed research about Pennsylvania. They learned how to do a Google search for our state tree, flower, and animal. They then went on to research some fun and interesting facts about PA.


The Class of 2023 now officially has three 1,000-point scorers in Girls Basketball. Pictured, from left to right, are Ava Novak, Alli Griscavage, and Loren Gehret. Novak’s milestone came earlier in this year’s regular season at home against Mount Carmel Area. Griscavage hit the mark in the opening round of the PIAA Class 2A playoffs last year at home in a win over Elk Lake. Gehret made her history in the final home regular season game this season in a victory over Shikellamy. On two different occasions, two classmates topped the mark on the Boys side and once before on the Girls side. This is the first time that a trio has done it at SCA. Remarkably, it is only the second time this century that three players from the same graduating class accomplished the milestone throughout all of District 4.


February is Heart Awareness Month. Hudson, a second-grade student in Ms. Habowski's class, read a book and presented information on Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) in honor of his little brother.





The following students recently participated in County Band:
Middle School- Karissa Teichman, Karlene Wiehe, Dillen Whitley, Mara Turner
High School- Evelyn Staugaitis, Ethan Rush, Sophia Boucher, Sadie Boucher, Isabelle Honabach, Sarah Eyer, Mason Laubach, Saira Sodergren
Additionally, Sophia Boucher (11th Grade) participated in PMEA District 8 Band.



