Bellefonte Area School District

In fourth grade ELA Ms. Brown's class participated in a Socratic seminar where they collected and presented evidence of which person was the most great hearted and why. Then each student voted on which person deserved the award and we had a clear winner. It was great to see students collaborate and work together to prove their claims.

Family STEAM Night is coming up this week! It is on Wednesday, November 5th - starting at 5:30PM at the Bellefonte Area High School. It's a great event for all ages! We hope to see you there!

Greetings!

Please enjoy the Friday Coffee Break newsletter for October 31! Today's newsletter features Benner Elementary, Bellefonte Elementary, BAMS, and BAHS buildings. Our staff spotlight is Lisa Crawford of Benner Elementary and the Class of 2026 highlight is Delaney Badger!

Tonight is a District Playoff game for Football! They play Greater Johnstown at Rogers Stadium (home) - the game begins at 7:00PM. If you want to attend, you must purchase tickets through Hometown Ticketing: https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/piaad6/L2VtYmVkL2FsbA%3D%3D

Good luck to Jonathan Gasper, Maverick Muchmore, Natalie Jolley, and Addison Fry as they travel to Hershey for Cross Country States this weekend!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

For three weeks in October, students at Benner Elementary Schools participated in the Kids’ Heart Challenge. This nation-wide program, which is sponsored by the American Heart Association, helps children learn about the benefits of regular physical activity and cardiovascular health. During physical education class, students practiced various jumping skills in preparation for an all school event that included jump rope activities for students in grades 2-5 and a jumping obstacle course for Kindergarten and First Grade students.

In addition to all the fun, they had the opportunity to raise money for a great cause. Together, students at Benner Elementary School raised $16,731.46 which was the second highest total ever! In the 18 years of participating in the event, the school has raised nearly $115,000! These funds support vital heart and stroke research, as well as educational programs. In addition, because of the kids’ hard work in raising that amount, the school will receive a $1,500 certificate toward the purchase of new Physical Education equipment.

Mr. Cyone wants to thank everyone who helped out and supported the event, as well as all the students for making this year’s Kids’ Heart Challenge a huge success.

At approximately 3:45 this afternoon, one of our buses headed to the middle school was struck by at passenger car at the intersection of E. High St. and S. McAllister St. Five students were on the bus at the time. There were some minor injuries treated at the scene. Thank you to administration and first responders for their quick and effective response to ensure the safety and well being of our students.

The Bellefonte Football team will play Greater Johnstown this Friday, October 31st for their District 6 Playoff Game! The game is HOME at Rogers Stadium and it will start at 7:00PM. Gates will open at 5:45 pm to enter the stadium.

Tickets MUST be purchased online - there are NO paper tickets for this game. BASD tickets and/or passes are NOT able to be used for this game.
Ticket prices for all PIAA District VI events are $8.00 for adults and students. All tickets shall be purchased online through Hometown ticketing using the link on the District VI website.
https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/piaad6/L2VtYmVkL2FsbA%3D%3D

We are asking everyone to purchase tickets in advance if possible in order to allow for better flow to enter the game. We will assist in the purchasing of tickets at the event, but this will take some time and require a debit or credit card for payment.

Since the game is occurring on Halloween, 10/31/25, please know that NO student / spectator will be admitted to the game if they are wearing an inappropriate costume, full face paint, or a mask/face covering.

We hope to see you at the game on Friday night! ROLL ON RAIDERS!!!

Five members of the Raider Revolution Team at BAMS helped plan, coordinate, and present at the tenth PBIS Student Summit at Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA. As part of the planning committee, BAMS Raider Revolution Team created the Summit's own "ACT" Tickets to acknowledge positive behavior, attended planning sessions throughout last school year, and gave a 30 minute "PBIS Implementation from the Middle School Perspective" presentation to two separate groups. They even got to enjoy lunch in Juniata College's dining hall!

Congratulations to the following Cross Country runners for punching their tickets to the PIAA State Championship Meet in Hershey this coming Saturday, November 1st: Addison Fry, Jonathan Gasper, Natalie Jolley, and Maverick Muchmore! It is incredibly difficult to qualify for the State Meet, so please congratulate these student-athletes!

The “AA” Girls race will begin at 10:15AM and the “AA" boys race will kick off at 12:30PM. For more information on the meet, please visit the following website:
https://www.piaa.org/sports/championship_details.aspx?sport=crscountry

Great job to the entire team on a hard season and race!

The Bellefonte Girls' Soccer Team will be playing Hollidaysburg in the District 6 Championship Game on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 6:30PM! The game will be held at the Philipsburg-Osceola High School. The address is: 502 PHILIPS STREET, PHILIPSBURG, PA 16866-1843.

Tickets MUST be purchased online - there are NO paper tickets for this game. BASD tickets and/or passes are NOT able to be used for this game. Ticket prices for all PIAA District VI events are $8.00 for adults and students.
All tickets shall be purchased online through Hometown ticketing using the link on the District VI website.
https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/piaad6/L2VtYmVkL2FsbA%3D%3D

We are asking everyone to purchase tickets in advance if possible in order to allow for better flow to enter the game.

We hope to pack the stands with Red and White!!
GO LADY RAIDERS!!!!!

Performing arts students from the middle school and high school were invited to attend the Moana Live to Film Concert Experience at Eisenhower Auditorium on Tuesday, October 14th. The students were able to watch Hollywood studio musicians, Polynesian rhythm masters and vocalists performing live alongside the classic animated film. Our students would like to send a heartfelt thank you to Geisinger Health and Centre for the Performing Arts for covering ticket and transportation costs to make this trip a free educational experience.

Students in the Introduction to Video Production courses explored digital citizenship, risks of social media, and the effects of excessive screen time. Each group had a topic, answered questions on chart paper, and then used the other groups’ chart paper to fill in the remaining questions.

Greetings!

Please enjoy the Friday Coffee Break newsletter for October 24. Today's newsletter features Marion-Walker, Benner, BAMS, and BAHS! Our spotlights are Makenna Port from BES and Class of 2026 member - Bridget Bruckner!

Girls' Soccer, Cross Country, Football, and Volleyball are still in the post season runnings! Boys' Soccer had a tough loss in double OT last night.
If you want to attend the volleyball game on Monday, you will need to purchase tickets here: https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/piaad6/L2VtYmVkL2FsbA==

Have a great weekend!

Each year, Benner Elementary raises money for the DC8 Fund. The DC8 Fund is in memory of a former Benner Bear, Dylan Crunick. Each year, the goal is to raise $888, and this year they raised a total of $1,648.71! Way to go, Benner Bears!

📣 Youth Wrestling Sign-Ups Tonight!

Stop by the Bellefonte High School Wrestling Room tonight from 6–8 PM to sign up for the season!

It’s a great chance to ask questions, meet the coaches, and check out the wrestling room.

The Walker Township Fire Company provided a special presentation for the students of Marion-Walker Elementary, so they could learn about their role in the Marion-Walker community, and to teach them about fire prevention! Thank you to the Walker Township Fire Company!

Earlier this month, Benner Elementary students were chosen for a school-wide Bear Paw Reward to make flower arrangements with art teacher, Miss Stover, using flowers from the Benner Elementary garden. These flowers were planted as part of a separate Bear Paw reward last school year!

The 4th Grade students concluded their electricity unit with an engaging hands-on project: creating electric circuit wands using a variety of materials. These included LED lights, batteries, copper tape, electrical tape, and popsicle sticks. Students applied their knowledge of complete circuits to design and build functional wands — and by the end, every student successfully lit up their creation to bring a little “magic” to science!