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Image for 25 Winners Selected in WASD Holiday Essay Contest
Category Awards & Celebrations
WASD recently concluded its annual Holiday Essay Contest, during which students in kindergarten through fifth grade were asked to answer, in 200 words or less, “What does the holiday season mean to you and why?”
December 06, 2023
Image for WAMS is Set to Present "Beauty and the Beast Jr."
Category Fine & Performing Arts
WAMS is busy preparing for its opening night of this year’s musical, “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” The show is set to begin at 7 p.m., Friday, March 24, with a matinee performance scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, March 25.
March 10, 2023
Image for WASD Music Department Holds 50th Annual All-District Choir Concert
Category Fine & Performing Arts
The WASD's music department presented its 50th annual All-District Choir concert Monday night at the WAHS auditorium. The program featured the talent of about 300 student singers ranging from grades six through 12
February 14, 2023
Image for WASD All-District Choir Concert Scheduled for Feb. 13
Category Fine & Performing Arts
The Williamsport Area School District’s music department will present its All-District Choir concert at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 13, at the Williamsport Area High School auditorium.
January 30, 2023
Image for 5th-, 6th-Grade Students Receive Tours of WAHS CTE Program
Category Community
Today marked the start of a two-week-long tour schedule of Williamsport Area High School's Career and Technical Education (CTE) Program for fifth- and sixth-grade students.
November 08, 2022
Image for WASD Education Foundation Grants $4,000 to Support Summer Reading
Category WASD Education Foundation
With just days to go before summer vacation, the WASD Education Foundation announced its distribution of $4,000 to WASD’s elementary library system in support of the district’s revival of its #MillionairesRead Summer Reading Program.
June 03, 2022
Image for 4 WASD OM Teams Advance to State Finals on April 2
Category Community
Four of the five WASD Odyssey of the Mind teams that competed at the Regional Tournament on March 5 at Pennsylvania College of Technology are headed to the State Finals.
March 06, 2022
Image for Fall 2021 Parent-Teacher Conferences Online Scheduling
Category Community
Parent teacher conferences will be held from 5-8 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 22, and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 23. All conferences will be by Zoom or phone.
November 02, 2021
Image for Watsontown Trucking Co. Donates 400+ Coats for K-6 Students
Category Community
Watsontown Trucking Co. donated more than 400 coats today that will be sorted and made available to any student in need across the district in grades K-6.
February 08, 2021
Image for 439 Students Receive James V. Brown Library Cards
Category Community
Thanks to a recent campaign encouraging the use of the local public library and its resources, 439 WASD elementary students are now James V. Brown Library card holders.
December 21, 2020