Good morning!
In today's Friday Coffee Break for April 25th, you will find highlights from BAHS, BAMS, PGE, and BES. On Wednesday it was Administrative Professionals day! And our spotlights this week consist of staff member, Mrs. Andrea Royer along with Class of 2025 member, Nathaniel Dreese.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Today is Administrative Professionals Day! We have the greatest administrative professional staff. They keep everything flowing smoothly in our buildings and BASD appreciates you!
Pleasant Gap Elementary held their annual Art Show on April 16th. It was a fabulous display of color, design, ingenuity, and skill from our talented elementary students. Great job to Mrs. Shoemaker and her students!
Mike Arnold from SitelogIQ, the architecture firm that is in charge of building the new elementary school, presented to CPI students on Monday. He spoke about the importance of the trades in construction.
This group of BAMS students is part of the Superintendent's Student Advisory Committee (SuperSAC). They provide suggestions, visions, and ideas to the superintendent to help give their fellow peers the best opportunities that they can.
BAHS students travelled back in time to see the inner workings of Mount Vernon. Students had the opportunity to see a wreath ceremony and to lay their respects at President Kennedy’s memorial at Arlington National cemetery. Lastly, they travelled to the Air and Space museum to see famous planes that were used in wars of the 20th century. What a great experience for these young people!
The Bellefonte Area School District is hiring!
Listed below are some of the highlighted positions:
1. Elementary Vice-Principal - Bellefonte Elementary
2. High School Social Studies Teacher (grades 9-12)
3. Gymnastics Head Coach
4. Swimming Head Coach
5. Accounting Secretary
There are many more listed on our website, which can be viewed here:
https://bellefonte.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx
Please share with family and friends - a fully employed school district is what our children deserve!
There will be a School Board Meeting tomorrow (4/22) at 7:00PM in the Bellefonte Area Middle School Cafeteria. The public is encouraged to attend! The following meeting after tomorrow will occur on 5-6-25.
Good morning!
Please enjoy your Friday Coffee Break newsletter for April 18. In today's newsletter, you'll find highlighted activities from BAHS, PGE, and BAMS. Plus a final total amount presented by the GIANT Food Company. Our staff highlight this week is Brittany McCamley and our Class of 2025 spotlight is Emily Anderson.
Have a great weekend!
As part of the District's partnership with PSU K-12 Engagement, they are extending an opportunity for families at our schools to experience the planetarium this Spring! Families are invited to attend a planetarium program at Penn State University, where they learn about the night sky and challenges caused by light pollution. The program is designed for families with children ages 8 – 12.
The program will run on the following dates:
● Saturday, April 19 from 2:00PM - 3:00PM and 3:00PM - 4:00PM
● Tuesday, April 22 from 6:30PM - 7:30PM
● Saturday, May 3 from 2:00PM - 3:00PM and 3:00PM - 4:00PM
● Saturday, May 17 from 2:00PM - 3:00PM and 3:00PM - 4:00PM
Location: 5th floor of Davey Lab (across from the HUB at Penn State)
You can register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeAzD5iqi1lACNWq0InzLlkRfRDIy02Oh8YfKYREVtK9bPnCA/viewform
*As part of attending the planetarium program, PSU asks for family member's consent to participate in an educational research study that will help them learn more about how to design planetarium programs for families. This will include a short survey at the beginning and end of the program. Families will receive a $25 gift card for completing a survey 2 weeks later. Participation in the research study is entirely voluntary and families are still welcome to attend the program if they choose not to participate.
On April 15, the staff of BASD wore purple to show support to our military families. Purple represents all branches of the military and honors the strength and sacrifices of our military families. We appreciate our military families!
Through the GIANT Company’s Feeding School Kids initiative, Bellefonte Area School District announced it has received $5092.71 to expand its school food programs! The funding will be used to assist students with food insecurity issues and support families in need.
From Jan. 1 through March 31, customers at GIANT, MARTIN’S and GIANT Heirloom Market stores were invited to round up their grocery purchases to the nearest dollar or convert their CHOICE points into a donation to support their local public school districts’ food programs. Through The GIANT Company’s Feeding School Kids initiative, more than $7.6 million was raised to support meal programs and address food insecurity.
Recently, Bellefonte Area Middle School raised $2,469.40 for their Stall Day! This money will be contributed to their Mini-Thon initiative that raises money for the Four Diamond Foundation! Great job, BAMS!
The Jana Marie Foundation joined the high school this month for their April Wellness Friday. The prompt for students and staff was: What are you looking forward to this spring or summer? This is their creation!
In Ms. Storch’s second grade classroom at Pleasant Gap Elementary, the students earned a Flashlight Friday where they got to read books by flashlight! The students worked hard to earn 30 smiley faces in their classroom jar by meeting expectations.
Different Offices Trend: BASD Version
Last week, members of all parts of the district took approximate 10 second video clips of their spaces to participate in the social media Different Offices Trend. We hope that you enjoy it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18UzvRZ1Whs
The Bellefonte Area School District is hiring!
Listed below are some of the highlighted positions:
1. Elementary Vice-Principal - Bellefonte Elementary
2. High School Learning Support Teacher
3. 4th Grade Elementary Teacher - Marion-Walker Elementary
4. 4th Grade Elementary Teacher - Benner Elementary
5. Jr. High Assistant Coaches - Boys' Soccer and Girls' Volleyball
There are many more listed on our website, which can be viewed here:
https://bellefonte.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx
Please share with family and friends - a fully employed school district is what our children deserve!
Congratulations to the High School Majorette team for winning titles at the 2025 PA Open AND State Halftime Show Twirl Team School Majorette Champions (Ages 14-18) over the weekend at IUP!
And congratulations to the Jr. High Majorette team for winning the title of the 2025 PA Open Halftime Show Twirl Team School Majorette Champions (Ages 10-13)!
Wonderful job representing Bellefonte, ladies!
The Bellefonte Area School District is proud to announce that Mr. Steven White will be the next Marion-Walker Elementary principal for the start of the 2025-2026 school year.
Mr. White had this to say about becoming principal at MWE:
"I am excited to move into the role of Principal at Marion-Walker Elementary. I look forward to working with the dedicated staff and wonderful students. My goal is to use my experience and knowledge to further enhance the already exceptional work being done at Marion-Walker Elementary. Finally, I know that I cannot truly replace Mrs. Krisch, but I will do my best to continue the amazing things that she has done over the years."
Mr. White has been with the district since 2022 as the vice-principal at Bellefonte Elementary and we are excited to see his new adventure as principal at Marion-Walker Elementary. Congratulations, Mr. White!
A snapshot of some of the major senior events that the Class of 2025 will be participating in. You can find more events at the Bellefonte Area High School webpage.
