To recognize Bellefonte Area School District teachers during National Teacher Appreciation Week, students took the time to thank them for all they do.

In its second year at Bellefonte Area High School, the unified bocce program brings life skills students together with other students to participate in a PIAA-sponsored sport each winter. Athletes, coaches and partners talk a little bit about the bocce ball team and what it means to them.

Freshman members of the Ski and Snow Sports Club at Bellefonte Area High School are featured doing tricks in the terrain park at Holiday Valley Resort in Ellicottville, N.Y. during a trip with the club on Jan. 24. They are William Kothe and Matthew Loesch.

January is National School Board Recognition Month, and some of our students took the time to thank the nine-member board of directors for volunteering the time to serve Bellefonte Area School District.

Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman is a former wrestler, Spanish teacher and UFC fighter. Now, he's a motivational speaker aiming to show youth the impacts of kindness, hard work and perseverance. On Nov. 1, he visited Bellefonte Area Middle School.

The Rogers Stadium facility is near complete after a two-phase construction and renovation project that started in the spring of 2018. This is what the stadium and track currently looks like as of the beginning of August 2019. Construction crews are now pouring concrete and lines will be painted on the track -- all in time for the "Light up the Field" event. The $7 million project also comes with a track facility named in memory of two late Bellefonte Area High School graduates, Jeremy Herbstritt and Navy Lt. Jonas Panik.

Some members of the Class of 2019 talked about their favorite high school memories, what their plans are for the future and tips they have for underclassmen to make the most of high school.