Bellefonte Area High School’s Class of 2022 had the chance to participate in the annual Senior Walk that takes them back to the halls of the elementary school they once attended within the district or St. John the Evangelist Catholic School.

Bellefonte Area School District held its own version of the Special Olympics for field day on May 23 that allowed students to participate in a friendly competition that brought out teamwork and camaraderie among students from all grade levels.

After several months of raising trout, students from Jen Lifsitz's seventh-grade science class at Bellefonte Area Middle School had the opportunity to finally release them in Little Fishing Creek. It was all part of a project called Trout in the Classroom. The program is made possible through a partnership with the Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, and is supported by the state Department of Education.

As part of a ninth-grade honors English unit in teacher Kaysey Beury's class at Bellefonte Area High School, students have been studying William Shakespeare's drama "Romeo and Juliet."

As a celebration for raising more than $13,000 in student council's fall fundraiser, the top 50 Bellefonte Area Middle School students were honored with a field trip to Get Air in State College, which was the first one held for the group since school closed in 2020 due to the pandemic.

Pennsylvania Department of Education Secretary Noe Ortega visited Bellefonte Area School District on Nov. 3. He took time to meet with second-grade students in Lauren Fisher's class at Bellefonte Elementary School as they were getting a tech lesson. He also toured the BeLA center and met with administrators.

As part of Bellefonte Area High School teacher Ed Fitzgerald's AP U.S. Government and Politics class, students had the chance to volunteer at voting precincts in the county on Election Day.

Each year for Halloween, students in Bellefonte Area High School Spanish teacher Emily Zimdahl-McManus' class participate in an assignment called the Monster Project where students create monsters and identify body parts. It allows students to enhance their Spanish vocabulary in a fun and creative way.