Two Important Links:
1. The Live C-NET feed for Saturday, June 7th's Graduation Ceremony (starting at 10AM):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzNHqneYGBE
2. The BAHS Awards Ceremony that was held on Tuesday, June 3, 2025:
https://videoplayer.telvue.com/player/GNduNoua2rBThhw6N4PRP9OCSPf6B2ru/playlists/9619/media/956001?autostart=false&showtabssearch=true&fullscreen=false
After spending all spring helping the Rainbow Trout grow from eggs, to sac fry, to fingerlings, Mrs. Ziccardi's 7th grade class, with the help of Mr. Rager's Life Skills Class and Mrs. Royer's Life Skills class, released 138 trout into Little Fishing Creek in Snydertown. Through the Fish and Boat Commission's Trout in the Classroom program, the students learned about cold water ecosystems and the fish that call them home. The classes finally got to head out to the stream to not only release the trout, but also do a stream exploration looking for other creatures that live in the cold water (about 55 degrees F...brrrrrr). They then got to head to the federal hatchery in Lamar to do some fishing themselves with Ms. MacMath's class! The students caught some real whoppers! After lunch they got a tour of the state hatchery in Tylersville to see how fish just like the ones they cared for are grown, cultivated, and stocked in our local streams. It is always a favorite day for all involved. Thank you so much to A Hundred Women Who Care, as well as the Spring Creek Trout Unlimited, for supporting this project at BAMS.
Congratulations to the Class of 2025 Valedictorian, Annie Cernuska, and Salutatorian, Allison Nicholls! They will both be speaking at the Graduation Ceremony on June 7th.
Happy Worker Wednesday! The Bellefonte Area School District is hiring!
Listed below are some of the highlighted positions:
1. Intermediate Elementary Teacher - Marion-Walker
2. School Secretary - Bellefonte Elementary
3. Learning Support Teacher - BAHS
4. Learning Support Teacher - BAMS
5. Cafeteria Worker - BES
There are many more listed on our website, which can be viewed here:
https://bellefonte.schoolspring.com/
Please share with family and friends - a fully employed school district is what our children deserve!
During Centre Safe's 50th anniversary luncheon, Bellefonte Area School District was awarded the Partners in Prevention Award for piloting the anti-bullying curriculum, Allies in Action this school year. Represented in the photograph are our district’s school social workers - Jessica Irwin and Maria McClatchey. They do amazing work for our students!
As the end of the school year comes closer and closer, here are the eight seniors who earned ELKS Teen of the Month over the 24-25 school year. They have completed impressive high school careers and we all look forward to see them continue this work ethic after graduation!
CPI is offering free summer camps for BASD students! See the attached graphic for specific information. You can register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdT5S9BDRg9452zek6gVlFZQLr41XSW78P0hahxRHWnxfdUxg/viewform
4th grade held their 9th and Final Wax Museum at Bellefonte Elementary on May 22, 2025. The students chose a person who achieved something great and is no longer living. They spent weeks researching this person and wrote a biography. To prepare for the museum, students brought in activation buttons, costumes and props related to their person. They also created a script that gave the highlights of the person's life. To wrap up the activity, students, teachers, parents and family members came to walk through the museum and learn about these extraordinary people.
Happy Worker Wednesday! The Bellefonte Area School District is hiring!
Listed below are some of the highlighted positions:
1. Dean of Students - Bellefonte Elementary
2. Upper Elementary Teacher - Bellefonte Elementary
3. 9-12 Math Teacher - Bellefonte Online Learning Academy
4. Jr. High Head Boys' Basketball Coach
5. Custodian, 3rd Shift - BAHS
There are many more listed on our website, which can be viewed here:
https://bellefonte.schoolspring.com/
Please share with family and friends - a fully employed school district is what our children deserve!
This past week, Representative Kerry Benninghoff visited BAMS Student Council to discuss leadership. It was a great experience for the students and he shared a lot of valuable information for them to learn from!
Congratulations to senior, Zane Hummel, for medaling at the PIAA Track and Field State Championships today! Zane earned 5th place in the Triple Jump event - jumping an incredible 45 feet and 7.5 inches! This is the equivalent to almost the length of a semitrailer (which is on average 48 feet).
Congratulations, Zane!
Greetings!
This is the last Friday Coffee Break for the 2024-25 school year! In today's newsletter, BAHS, BAMS, PGE, and BES schools are highlighted. I have a list of retirees - HAPPY RETIREMENT 🎉 There are three Class of 2025 spotlights to finish up my list. Be sure to check out the Red & White Scoreboard! Track and Field is currently at States, Boys' LAX has a playoff game today, and Baseball and Softball both earned D6 Champion status this past week!
BAHS art student, Ella Novitsky, recently received her 5th place award and certificate for the Congressional Art Competition. Also, BAHS art student and member of the Class of 2025, Anna Dello Stritto, is shown with the Graduation Program for this year’s Commencement Ceremony - that she designed herself!
The second graders of Bellefonte Elementary celebrated Bellefonte Week in May. Each day they took a walking field trip to a different place in town to learn about the community. The students visited Logan Fire Co, Bellefonte Art Museum, Centre County Library, the Borough Building where they got to meet Mayor Buddy Johnson and learn about being Mayor, and Mrs. Fisher collaborated with Mr. Maris to plan a historic tour of important landmarks in Bellefonte. The students and staff wrapped up Bellefonte Week with visiting Talleyrand Park and getting snow cones at Pelican's!
The High School Stat classes hosted their annual Probability & Statistics Carnival in April. The students create their own carnival games, calculate the probability of winning each prize, and then see if the actual game play (empirical probability) matches the classical probability. Staff and students are invited to be part of the data collection. What fun!
Yesterday, the varsity Softball and Baseball teams won their District 6 Championship games! Both teams played Juniata.
Softball won 6-1 and Baseball won 10-0. Both teams will continue on their post season journey. Congratulations to these exceptional student-athletes!
On Monday, BASD held their annual Special Olympics during the school day at Rogers Stadium. It was an incredible day for everyone involved! Thank you for such a special day for these students!
There will be a Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday, May 21st at the Bellefonte Area Middle School in the cafeteria. The meeting will start at 7:00PM. The public is encouraged to attend!
The next board meeting after Wednesday, will be June 10.
Many of our Spring Sports Teams host a Teacher Appreciation Day. Check out the attached graphic to see who each athlete nominated.
For this year’s Congressional Art Competition, Ella Novitsky placed Fifth! Generally, they do not have a fifth place, but the judges absolutely loved her work. Her individual piece will be kept for one year on display on GT (Glenn Thompson’s) desk in Washington. Her piece is titled: What’s Your Elephant? Congratulations, Ella!
