Greetings! Please click the following link for the November Newsletter from our Superintendent, Dr. Rakszawski:
https://app.smore.com/n/9sb2x
https://app.smore.com/n/9sb2x
The Education for Students Experiencing Homelessness Awareness Week was created to bring attention to the more than 50,000 students in PA who face the challenges of homelessness each year. They have been bringing awareness to the importance of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and the education needed to provide stability and consistency to students experiencing homelessness across Pennsylvania by wearing Red!
Let’s celebrate this together by wearing RED on Friday, November 21st!
Stand in solidarity with the thousands of students experiencing homelessness in Pennsylvania each year!
Check out the Mckinney-Vento Act here:
https://www.basd.net/page/rights-of-homeless-children-and-youth
Let’s celebrate this together by wearing RED on Friday, November 21st!
Stand in solidarity with the thousands of students experiencing homelessness in Pennsylvania each year!
Check out the Mckinney-Vento Act here:
https://www.basd.net/page/rights-of-homeless-children-and-youth
At the beginning of November, the district’s annual Family STEAM night was held at the Bellefonte Area High School. It was a hit! Drew Eddinger and Allison D’Ambrosia put the event together and partnered with Penn State to include their own tables of activities. The event is for all ages and many members of the district participate. Great job on another successful year!
Today honors a long list of professionals who keep schools running smoothly. They include all secretaries, classroom aides, cafeteria workers, maintenance workers, bus drivers, IT members, and many others who support the district's educators, school leadership, and the students. These professionals do their part in making public schools exceptional for every child so they can be safe, learn, grow, and achieve. The Bellefonte Area School District is grateful to our Educational Support Professional staff!
Attention, Bellefonte Community:
Effective November 18, 2025, a vacancy exists on the nine-member Board of Directors of the Bellefonte Area School District.
The Board intends to appoint an individual to fill this vacancy through the first Monday of December 2027. Interested individuals must be at least 18 years of age and must have been a resident of the district for at least one year prior to the date of the appointment.
Letter of interest, resume, and application are due by Monday, December 1, 2025, to Leslie Elder at lelder@basd.net or 318 North Allegheny Street, Bellefonte, PA 16823. Candidates will be interviewed at 7 p.m. on December 2, 2025, at the Regular Board Meeting of the Bellefonte Area School District Board of Directors at the Bellefonte Area Middle School cafeteria. More information can be found on the District website at www.basd.net.
Application Form: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yUrUii8M4FIWSdjnTyu-0_ed2uaNL1XG/view?usp=sharing
Effective November 18, 2025, a vacancy exists on the nine-member Board of Directors of the Bellefonte Area School District.
The Board intends to appoint an individual to fill this vacancy through the first Monday of December 2027. Interested individuals must be at least 18 years of age and must have been a resident of the district for at least one year prior to the date of the appointment.
Letter of interest, resume, and application are due by Monday, December 1, 2025, to Leslie Elder at lelder@basd.net or 318 North Allegheny Street, Bellefonte, PA 16823. Candidates will be interviewed at 7 p.m. on December 2, 2025, at the Regular Board Meeting of the Bellefonte Area School District Board of Directors at the Bellefonte Area Middle School cafeteria. More information can be found on the District website at www.basd.net.
Application Form: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yUrUii8M4FIWSdjnTyu-0_ed2uaNL1XG/view?usp=sharing
Due to inclement weather, the Bellefonte Area School District will be operating on a 2-hour delay today, Wednesday, November 19, 2025. Please be careful on the roads and sidewalks!
Last week, Student Council held their annual MiniTHON Volleyball tournament. The event raised $800 for Mini-THON and the volleyball Pounders team won the tournament!
28 musicians from BAMS recently participated in the CCMEA County Band and Chorus Festival, hosted by Mt. Nittany Middle School on Nov. 5-6, 2025. Singers Katie Hosterman and Kathryn Huss were selected as soloists for one song. And Cam McLaughlin was Bellefonte's recipient of the Olan Butt Scholarship - given by Centre Foundation to one musician from each of the participating school districts. Congratulations all!
County Band Participants:
Alissa Kyte-Yech, Adelina Zanzalari, Katie Spotts, Ayla Zanzalari, Paige Baker, Konrad Herr, Brock Hettinger, Euen Coslo, Harvey Maddox, Logan Clancy, Emmett Coslo, Max Karosas, Izzy Oravis, Jacob Schellenberg
County Chorus Participants:
Lyla Hartswick, Camryn Miller, Sophia Rearick, Lailah Weaver, Kathryn Huss, Leigha Haupt, Allison Dix, Mya Hoy, Katie Hosterman, Railynn Washington, Stella Silvis, Makayla Culbreath, Ryan Edwards, Cam McLaughlin
County Band Participants:
Alissa Kyte-Yech, Adelina Zanzalari, Katie Spotts, Ayla Zanzalari, Paige Baker, Konrad Herr, Brock Hettinger, Euen Coslo, Harvey Maddox, Logan Clancy, Emmett Coslo, Max Karosas, Izzy Oravis, Jacob Schellenberg
County Chorus Participants:
Lyla Hartswick, Camryn Miller, Sophia Rearick, Lailah Weaver, Kathryn Huss, Leigha Haupt, Allison Dix, Mya Hoy, Katie Hosterman, Railynn Washington, Stella Silvis, Makayla Culbreath, Ryan Edwards, Cam McLaughlin
The next School Board Meeting will be Tuesday, November 18, 2025. The meeting will be held at the Bellefonte Area Middle School cafeteria at 7:00PM. The public is encouraged to attend!
You can view the upcoming board agenda here: https://www.basd.net/page/boarddocs-agendas-and-minutes
The following meeting after 11/18 will be held on Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
You can view the upcoming board agenda here: https://www.basd.net/page/boarddocs-agendas-and-minutes
The following meeting after 11/18 will be held on Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
The 3 Competitive Cheer teams from Bellefonte attended the Pennsylvania Cheer State Championship at IUP this past Saturday. The Varsity Coed got Silver and the Varsity Gameday team won the State Championship! The Junior High team earned 4th out of 8 teams. Great job to these student-athletes!
Today's publication is our annual Veterans Day newsletter! Each building hosted activities to honor our veterans. Thank you to our veterans, we appreciate all of your sacrifices!
Tonight is the opening night for the BAHS fall play: The Play That Goes Wrong! There will be showings Thursday - Friday, starting at 7:00PM in the high school theater. Please go to the Fine Arts page if you would like to purchase tickets ahead of time.
Each year, the Staples stores have a competition and the winner receives a $20,000 donation from Intel. The State College Staples Store finished in the top 1% of tens of thousands of stores across the country to win the competition and nominated Bellefonte Elementary to receive the $20,000 shopping spree! What an incredible opportunity!
ATTENTION: FRIDAY EVENT PARKING INFORMATION
On Friday, Nov 14, 2025, there will be a variety of events going on at the middle school and high school. We realize that parking will be at a premium. We have been notified by the Faith Church (behind Rogers Stadium) that we will be unable to utilize their parking lot due to an event they are hosting.
If you are attending the play performance, please utilize the parking lot in front of the theatre entrance and the Mount Nittany parking across the street (we have permission to use this parking).
If you are attending the football game, please use the student parking lot near Rogers Stadium and the neighborhood near the stadium. Please be mindful of the homes and driveways in the neighborhood.
If you are dropping off or picking up for winter sports practices, please use the front of the high school. We will have the gym doors open for students to enter for practices. DO NOT use the wrestling room doors or parking area, as this will be blocked off for the football game and bus parking.
We ask that all spectators for the BASD events on Friday work together to make the night successful for all. Thank you!!
On Friday, Nov 14, 2025, there will be a variety of events going on at the middle school and high school. We realize that parking will be at a premium. We have been notified by the Faith Church (behind Rogers Stadium) that we will be unable to utilize their parking lot due to an event they are hosting.
If you are attending the play performance, please utilize the parking lot in front of the theatre entrance and the Mount Nittany parking across the street (we have permission to use this parking).
If you are attending the football game, please use the student parking lot near Rogers Stadium and the neighborhood near the stadium. Please be mindful of the homes and driveways in the neighborhood.
If you are dropping off or picking up for winter sports practices, please use the front of the high school. We will have the gym doors open for students to enter for practices. DO NOT use the wrestling room doors or parking area, as this will be blocked off for the football game and bus parking.
We ask that all spectators for the BASD events on Friday work together to make the night successful for all. Thank you!!
Members of Mrs. Cipro’s video production courses are participating in a Filmmaker’s Series with PSU professor and director, Pearl Gluck. Students will meet up to 6 times to explore the art of filmmaking and eventually plan out a video to film in the future.
Congratulations to the Bellefonte Football Team for winning the District 6 AAAA Championship Game last Friday night!
They beat Juniata 17-6.
Bellefonte will now host Shamokin in the first round of the PIAA State Football Playoffs on Friday, November 14, 2025 at Rogers Stadium (HOME)! Kick off is set for 7:00PM. All tickets are general admission – $9 each. You can purchase the tickets here:
https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/piaa/L2VtYmVkL2V2ZW50LzU4MDI%3D
They must be purchased through the Hometown Ticketing site.
The game will also be streamed on Bellefonte's HUDL Fan Page:
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/pa/bellefonte/organization/20772/bellefonte-high-school
We are excited to host this playoff game!! Roll on Raiders!!!!
They beat Juniata 17-6.
Bellefonte will now host Shamokin in the first round of the PIAA State Football Playoffs on Friday, November 14, 2025 at Rogers Stadium (HOME)! Kick off is set for 7:00PM. All tickets are general admission – $9 each. You can purchase the tickets here:
https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/piaa/L2VtYmVkL2V2ZW50LzU4MDI%3D
They must be purchased through the Hometown Ticketing site.
The game will also be streamed on Bellefonte's HUDL Fan Page:
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/pa/bellefonte/organization/20772/bellefonte-high-school
We are excited to host this playoff game!! Roll on Raiders!!!!
Intervention students and their families from all four elementary schools and St. John's were invited to join us for Family Reading Night on Wednesday, October 22nd at the high school library. The theme this year was "Fall Into Reading" which included opportunities for students to play games, interactive activities, snacks and prizes, while providing parents with information and ideas to help their child at home.
Due to the snow and weather conditions, Bellefonte Area School District will be operating on a 2-hour delay today, Tuesday, November 11, 2025.
Join us at BAHS for the annual Mini-THON Volleyball Tournament on November 13th—doors open at 5:45 PM and all proceeds support kids battling cancer! Come out, have fun, and make a difference. Cost is $5.
Third grade students in Mrs. Beard's class at Benner Elementary designed trick or treat routes and costumes for their Ozobots and programmed different actions along the path.
