On Thursday, December 11th - the BAHS Student Council is hosting a Mini-THON Dinner Night at the Texas Roadhouse! Please see the attached flyer for more details. Texas Roadhouse will require people to show a copy of the flyer (can be on their phones) for the 10% donation to be activated.
Greetings!
Please enjoy the Friday Coffee Break newsletter for December 5th. Today's newsletter features 5th grade teacher from Marion-Walker - Anthony Hamorsky; along with Class of 2026 member - Payten Stull. Winter sports are in full swing!
Have a great weekend!
Please enjoy the Friday Coffee Break newsletter for December 5th. Today's newsletter features 5th grade teacher from Marion-Walker - Anthony Hamorsky; along with Class of 2026 member - Payten Stull. Winter sports are in full swing!
Have a great weekend!
Hannah and Maddie from the Jana Marie Foundation were at the high school for monthly Wellness Friday in November. The activity was contributing to the Circles of Control poster during the lunch periods. They also offered a meditation and brain break activity in classrooms.
In the new ELA curriculum, Kindergarten has been learning all about farms. The Essential Question that they were exploring was: What happens on a Farm and some of our learning goals include building vocabulary and engaging in conversations about the things, animals and jobs that would take place on a farm?
To gain some more in depth experience, Miss McCartney from Bellefonte Elementary, invited Mr. Dustin Gearhart, a farmer from the Mount Union area to speak on some of the livestock and crops that he farms. He had a slideshow full of his animals and equipment that he uses and answered questions about farming. The class enjoyed this learning experience and being able to speak to a farmer first hand about the jobs they do!
To gain some more in depth experience, Miss McCartney from Bellefonte Elementary, invited Mr. Dustin Gearhart, a farmer from the Mount Union area to speak on some of the livestock and crops that he farms. He had a slideshow full of his animals and equipment that he uses and answered questions about farming. The class enjoyed this learning experience and being able to speak to a farmer first hand about the jobs they do!
The Bellefonte Area School District is hosting another round of Walk-in Interviews! If you are interested in being hired as a Custodian, Cafeteria Worker, or Paraeducator - we want you! Please share with others who could also be interested! No experience is needed. Will help with job application and will train.
Walk-in interviews will be held at Central Office building located at 318 N. Allegheny Street in Bellefonte. The next one is scheduled for December 10th.
Walk-in interviews will be held at Central Office building located at 318 N. Allegheny Street in Bellefonte. The next one is scheduled for December 10th.
At Marion-Walker Elementary, the staff celebrated National Educational Support Professionals Day with a Wall of Fame where students and colleagues could write a note of gratitude and place it beside a support staff member's picture. Each support staff member received a "goodie bag" filled with items donated by teachers at our building. Items included flavored sparkling water, lottery tickets, chapstick, hand sanitizer, fun pens, mints, gum, chocolates, salty snacks, sweet treats, and even homemade baked goods. Lastly, a cake was purchased to enjoy on the day as well.
Over the past few weeks, Benner students filled out and decorated hands with the things they’re thankful for. They’re now hanging in the main hallway.
Students at Bellefonte Elementary did a similar activity in which they wrote down what they were thankful for this holiday season on acorns that have been hung in the hallway outside of the main office.
Students at Bellefonte Elementary did a similar activity in which they wrote down what they were thankful for this holiday season on acorns that have been hung in the hallway outside of the main office.
Bellefonte Area School District will be operating as a Flexible Instruction Day (FID) for Tuesday, December 02, 2025. Secondary students should check their Google Classrooms for assignments and elementary students have work that was sent home before the fall break. Teachers are available by email 8:00AM-3:15PM. Be safe out there today!
Good morning!
Please enjoy the Winter Sports Preview on this fine Friday! All of our winter sport teams are in full motion and have been working hard for several weeks.
Have a great weekend!
Please enjoy the Winter Sports Preview on this fine Friday! All of our winter sport teams are in full motion and have been working hard for several weeks.
Have a great weekend!
The art classes are out painting windows in the Downtown Bellefonte today!
Greetings!
Please enjoy the Friday Coffee Break newsletter for November 21st. November 19th was National Educational Support Professionals Day - which involves many of our staff! We appreciate the work that you that helps to keep this district running. The HS's competitive cheer group, WON their State Championship competition! Ann Wittman from Bellefonte Elementary is our staff spotlight and Jalyn Meckley is our Class of 2026 member highlight - a star in this past week's play!
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Please enjoy the Friday Coffee Break newsletter for November 21st. November 19th was National Educational Support Professionals Day - which involves many of our staff! We appreciate the work that you that helps to keep this district running. The HS's competitive cheer group, WON their State Championship competition! Ann Wittman from Bellefonte Elementary is our staff spotlight and Jalyn Meckley is our Class of 2026 member highlight - a star in this past week's play!
Have a great weekend, everyone!
For the first time in years (since COVID), all of the 9-10th grade Biology classes did dissections. A focus of this unit was on cellular structure and function, and with this lab students were able to explore how different types of cells make up different types of tissues and organs in animals. Many students really loved having this added back into the curriculum!
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
