
Competing at Bucknell in their first Indoor Track and Field meet of the season are SCA alumni Alex Morrison, Karly Renn, and Hannah Davis. They are pictured with their former teacher and coach Ted Deljanovan, who is also a coach for Bucknell.


Coach Mike Woytowich the Southern Columbia Area Boys Basketball Team recently volunteered at the local Toys for Tots in preparing for the upcoming Christmas season.




Dr. Cindy Reck, Bloomsburg University Chemistry Professor and SCA parent, visited Mr. Roth's 7th grade science class to do some hands (and mouths)-on chemistry. Students learned about food chemistry, emulsions, and fermentation and got to taste some of the products of their experiments.




The following students were chosen by the Sixth Grade staff at Southern Columbia Middle School as November'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!
November 2022: Ralen Ferrara, Lauren Levan, Ava Apichell, and Serenity Eugster-Stanfill


Our Football team will play Westinghouse in the State Title game at 1PM Friday, Dec 9, at Cumberland Valley HS. Schools will be closed to allow students and staff to attend the game. The make-up day is March 13. Best of luck Tigers on your quest for a record 13th State Title!

Thank you to all the parents and students who attended tonight's Commonwealth University (Bloom U) information night!




PenTeleData has informed the school that all phone services have been restored for the school district.

Due to an outage of our phone carrier PenTeleData the school cannot receive any outside phone calls or make any outside calls. PTD has informed the school they are working on the problem and hope to have it fixed soon. Please use email if you need to contact the school.

GirlStart has shared this DeSTEMber calendar of events with SCA students in grades K-6. Enjoy STEM in the month of December!
https://girlstart.org/events/month/?tribe_events_cat=destember&tribe-bar-date=2022-12

SCASD Community the Elementary Office and District Office phones are now back up and working. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Currently the Elementary Office and District Office are experiencing phone issues. If there is an emergency, call the High School Office at 570 356-3450 or the Middle School office at 570 356-3400. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Quick reminder for any junior, senior and family members interested in attending the Commonwealth University (Bloom U) Guaranteed Admission program presentation tomorrow night in the HS Cafeteria from 5:30-7 pm, please register by today. Pizza will be served!

The Tech Ed Club is selling black and gold leather ornaments for $5.00 each. Stop in the High School office to see them on display and pick yours up today!


Bus #20 will be running between 10-15 minutes late tomorrow morning. We apologize for the inconvenience. Again, Bus #20 will be running 10-15 minutes late tomorrow morning.

Congratulations to Brody and Jackson Romig - November's Citizens of the Month! Keep being the amazing students you are and you will go far!


These girls are out and about today distributing quarters, dryer sheets, and detergent pods at three local laundromats. The funds were raised as part of the High School's November Grade Challenge, Quarter Wars, between grades 9-12. A total of $231.50 was raised for this community service project.


In October, G.C. Hartman Elementary held a coloring contest for First Responders Day. Shown here are the winners with Nate Snyder from 3B Cleaning. The business provided a pizza lunch for each winning classroom.


On Thursday, our Kindergarten students enjoyed an instrumental and choral presentation by our high school students. We can't wait to hear them at the Holiday Concert on December 15!



The SCASD Board of Directors will hold the following public meetings Monday, November 21, 2022: 6:30 PM -Curriculum Committee 7:00 PM - School Board. The meetings will be live streamed on the SCASD YouTube Channel.
YouTube Live Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch/KdmE4jcFz4o
Public Comment Form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ExPF2RLz1kuoc4nEncUdfSXUdVnc_dFDgog_y0gYe4hURTZDM1FYMkdMNUZQTFRKNTBLWUREQjBOTi4u
Board Docs: http://go.boarddocs.com/pa/scol/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=CKQHZY4AFDD0

Mrs. Madara's first, second, third, and fourth graders enjoyed working with bee bots during their computer classes. They focused on sequencing, estimating, problem solving, and teamwork as they programmed their bee bots to travel through their paths.



