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
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/
The following students were chosen by Fifth Grade Staff at Southern Columbia Middle School as February 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!
January 2023: Jena Knoebel and Silas Victory
FINAL REMINDER: Have you ordered your 2023 Yearbook yet? If not, visit the link below and search for your school(s) of choice. Books for G.C. Hartman Elementary, Southern Columbia Middle School, and Southern Columbia High School can all be ordered from the same site, but make sure you are ordering for the correct school if you are placing multiple orders. Thank you! https://www.jostens.com/yearbooks/students-and-parents/about-yearbooks#affiliate
Freshman, Michaela Williams, will represent our school by playing her violin on WBRE TV station's "PA Live" program this afternoon (Thursday, March 2nd), which will air from 3:00 - 4:00 PM. Be sure to catch her performance! Congratulations Michaela!
Michaela & Violin
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Freshman, Michaela Williams, will represent our school by playing her violin on WBRE TV station's "PA Live" program this afternoon, which will air from 3:00 - 4:00 PM. Be sure to catch her performance! Congratulations Michaela!
6th Grade STEM class made catapults out of popsicle sticks, rubber bands, and bottle caps. They launched marshmallows into a cup or to see how far and high they could propel the object. The class has been in the process of learning about simple machines and levers.
8th grade students worked hard to calculate slope from a graph yesterday in math class.
6th grade students in Mrs. Bloom's and Mr. Visnosky's Social Studies classes recently took on the role of ancient Phoenician trading captains in a fun historical simulation activity.
6th Grade students who earned 30 or more AR points in the 2nd marking period celebrated their success with a pizza party donated by SMART!
Middle school students are exploring different uses for spreadsheets in Computer Class by creating Pixel Art in order to learn how to navigate and manipulate cells in a spreadsheet.
Over the next 12 weeks, High School Journalism students will be completing a "Teachers of Tomorrow" project for our website and social media platforms. Their work will feature each of the student teachers working within our district during the Spring Semester. Our first student teachers, Joshua Bernocco and Sean McCarthy, are both teaching with Mrs. Becker (HS) and Mr. T. Williams (MS).
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.
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.
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!
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.
Southern Columbia Area School District proudly presents "Bye Bye Birdie." The show will be performed March 23-25 at 7:00pm. Below is the link to purchase tickets for the show. Any questions can be sent to lholtzman@scasd.us.
https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/12-1234567/63c033a642555d3eba0828cb/tickets
7th grade science students performed various experiments to explore chemical reactions and equations as well as the chemical and physical properties of matter.
