In the Spotlight
5/02/08
8th Annual
Cultural Diversity Day – 5 pm. Brandon Park
Please come and help us celebrate at the
8th Annual Cultural Diversity Festival on Friday, May
9th at 5 pm in Brandon Park. The festival will feature live
entertainment, games, food stands, as well as student art
displays. The rain location for the festival is Curtin
Middle School. We hope to see you there!
5/01/08
CSC - CURTIN
SUMMER CAMPS
Click here for more information on CSC -- Curtin Summer
Camps at Curtin Middle School for students entering grades 6
- 9 in Fall 2008.
4/28/08
2008 LADY BILLIES BASKETBALL CAMPS
2008 Lady Billies Basketball Camps June 10-14.
Click here
for brochure.
4/14/08
wahs hORTICULTURE GREENHOUSE SALE
Click here
for the spring plant list and greenhouse sales information.
4/11/08
Career expo @ the campbell street community center
Williamsport Area High School will sponsor a Career Expo at
The Center on April 25th from 5-7pm.
Click here for
more information.
4/4/08
WAHS Talent Show
April 16th at 7pm, WAHS Auditorium,
tickets are $3 for students and $5 for adults
New this year at Williamsport Area High School is a Talent
Show being sponsored by the Red Cross Club. Students wanted
to plan a fun event to showcase the variety of student
talent at their school. The students in the Red Cross Club
are eager to raise money to benefit the American Red Cross
Disaster Relief Fund. Money raised will go to the fund to
help victims of local disasters such as fire, flood and
tornadoes.
Talent will include numerous singing acts, rap, dance,
musicians and even comedy. There were nearly 20 auditions
and the Red Cross Club students judged and selected the acts
for the show. Now an enthusiastic audience is needed to
come out and vote for the act they like the best. There
will be cash prizes for the top 3 winners donated by several
student organizations, including the Senior Class, Student
Government Association and the Red Cross Club.
4/2/08
TAMING OF THE SHREW
They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. But this
Friday and Saturday, April 4-5, what happens in Vegas comes
to Williamsport Area High School.
Click here for details.
Round Hills Theatre Club Production
You are cordially invited to the latest production,
"No
Strings Attached" .
4/1/08
CAPPA SHOWCASE 2008
Save the Date!
CAPPA
Showcase 2008 “Every Kind of People”, June 21st at 6pm,
Williamsport Community Arts Center.
GOLF TOURNAMENT
Join us for a fun and exciting day of golf
to support the Williamsport Area High School Fitness Center
Project and the Boys Basketball Program.
Click here for more information.
3/31/08
INTERPRETER REQUEST FORM
This
form is to be completed by the parent who is requesting
interpreting services that will occur after school hours for
school-related purposes.Two weeks notice in advance of the
event that is requiring the interpreter services is
preferred.
"What 8th
Graders and Their Parents Need To Know to Succeed at WAHS"
"What 8th Graders and
Their Parents Need To Know to Succeed at WAHS" will be
held Tuesday evening, April 22, 2008 at the Williamsport
Area High School Auditorium from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Parents and future freshmen, please plan to attend this
informative evening presented by the WAHS Freshmen Center.
We look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to our high
school. Students, parents, families, and friends are welcome
to attend.
3//27/08
Williamsport Elementary girls basketball
Elementary girls basketball is about to begin for girls in
grades 3, 4, 5, & 6.
Click here for more details.
Congratulations to Larry Flint and Andrew Strickler!
Larry Flint has been selected as the recipient of the 2008
Excellence in High School Physics Teaching Award from the
American Association of Physics Teachers – Central
Pennsylvania Section (AAPT-CPS). Andrew Strickler, WAHS
Senior, has also been selected as the recipient of the 2008
American Association of Physics Teachers – Central
Pennsylvania Section (AAPT-CPS) Outstanding High School
Physics Student Award. The 2008 awards will be presented to
both Mr. Flint and Andrew Strickler on the campus of Lock
Haven University on Saturday, April 5, 2008.
3/13/08
CONGRATULATIONS TO SEAN MCcANN
Congratulations to Sean McCann, athletic director at WASD,
for being named as the 2008 Pennsylvania State Athletic
Directors Association Distinguished Service Award
recipient.
Click here for more information concerning Mr. McCann's
award.
Congratulations to Maria Weaver
Congratulations to Maria Weaver for being nominated as the
2008 Teacher of the Year from Williamsport Area School
District!
Click here to read more about Mrs. Weaver’s
accomplishments.
3/10/08
Congratulations
to Caitlin Burzynski
Congratulations to Caitlin Burzynski for being nominated as
the 2008 Outstanding Student from Williamsport Area School
District!
Click
here to read more about Ms. Burzyski’s accomplishments.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE wasd ODYSSEY OF THE MIND TEAMS
Congratulations to the WASD Odyssey of the Mind teams!
Of the 11 teams 9 were new to the program, coaches and
members included!
Cochran's Primary team went up for their awards
Stevens Dino Stories Division I took 3rd of 14 teams and won
trophies
Curtin's Muses Division II took 3rd and won trophies
Cochran's Division I Dino Stories tied for 4th place
Hepburn-Lycoming Division I took 4th of 13 teams and missed
3rd by 1 point
Lycoming Valley's Eccentrics received an OMER award for
overcoming the obstacle of not having a coach, but making it
to competition and came in 6th out of 9
These teams will be asked to perform their long term
solutions at the May 28th Gifted Open House at Stevens
Elementary School at 7:00 p.m. Detailed scores of all
11 participating teams can be found at the following web
site:
http://www.paodyssey.org/northcentral/Default.aspx
Click
here to learn more about joining an Odyssey of the Mind
team.
3/6/08
congratulations williamsport high school
welders
Congratulations to Williamsport Area High
School welders Chris Persing and Garyn Dapp.
Chris and Garyn competed recently in a
welding competition at Penn College
sponsored by the American Welding Society.
At the awards banquet held last night, the
Millionaire welders learned that Chris
Persing placed first in the competition and
Garyn Dapp placed fourth. Their performance
proved that they can weld anything but a
“broken heart” and “the crack of dawn”.
Chris was awarded a welder donated by
Lincoln Electric and Garyn received a metal
grinder and other prizes. Congratulation
Chris and Garyn!
3/6/08
CAREER EXPLORATION DAY
Career Exploration Day is Thursday, April
24, 2008. This is an opportunity for
students in grades 5 through 12 to go to
work for a day with a parent or guardian to
learn about career options available.
Click here for further information.
3/3/08
GOLF TOURNAMENT
Join us for a fun and exciting day of golf
to support the Williamsport Area High School
Fitness Center Project and the Boys
Basketball Program.
Click here for more information.
2/22/08
LES MISERABLES
The Williamsport Area School District
Education Foundation (WASDEF) is sponsoring
the student production of Les Miserables in
the Williamsport Area High School Auditorium
on April 12, 2008.
Click here for
more information.
 The
Pennsylvania Department of Education has partnered with the National
Center for the Profession of Teaching (NCPT) to provide free online Act
48 professional education courses to full-time certified public school
educators via the state-funded website at
http://PA.ProfessionalEducation.org
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