There is a BASD Board of Directors meeting this evening at the Bellefonte Area Middle School Cafeteria. The meeting begins at 7:00PM and the public is encouraged to attend!
The next scheduled meeting is Wednesday, May 21 at the BAMS cafeteria.
Recently, Eric Burns and Fred Brezler earned their Eagle Scout awards! Eric remodeled the floor, shelving, and painting of the restocking room for the United Methodist Church Food Bank in Pleasant Gap. Fred built benches and tables for the Pleasant Gap Fire Company. Congratulations, gentlemen, on your great achievements!
It is Teacher Appreciation Week! We want to thank our incredible teachers at BASD. Being a teacher is such a unique experience. There is nothing else like it. Teachers care for not only their content but, more importantly, their students. We appreciate the dedication that our teachers demonstrate every day. Please reach out to a teacher this week and thank them, they will value it!
In April, students enjoyed a special visit from Cynthia Lorenzo and her dog, Baily, who demonstrated the impressive skill of scent finding. Students watched as Baily expertly located hidden scents and learned about the exciting competitions he participates in. It was a fun and educational experience that highlighted the incredible talents of working dogs like Baily!
The annual Centre County Envirothon competition happened in April. BAHS students participated and came in first place! This is the third year in a row! They were first in the soils, wildlife, aquatics, and current issues categories. Congratulations to these students!
Envirothon is an environmental competition that promotes goals of environmental education in grades 9-12. It recognizes students who achieve excellence in environmental and natural resource knowledge. The Centre County Conservation District sponsors the Envirothon on the local level. Students from school districts throughout the county participate.
On April 24, our elementary reading specialists hosted an exciting Spring Family Reading Night for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Families gathered for a lively evening of Book Bingo, where students had a blast playing, winning books, and taking home other fun reading-related prizes. It was a wonderful celebration of literacy, laughter, and community!
Good afternoon!
Please enjoy your Friday Coffee Break newsletter for May 2nd. Today's newsletter features our lovely BAHS cafeteria ladies, Lori Bartley and Terri Stasko; two Eagle Scout awards; National Principal Appreciation Day and National School Nurse Day; along with blurbs from the buildings of BES, Benner, and BAHS. Our staff and senior highlights are Hannah Chorle and Evie St. Amant.
Have a great weekend!
The first Friday in May is School Lunch Hero Day - and we have some lovely employees within our Food Services department! They are incredible people with big hearts that provide our children with meals each day. Thank you so much for everything that you do!
Part of the BASD Food Service team are Lori Bartley (BAHS Lead Cook) and Theresa “Terri” Stasko (BAHS Cashier). Both ladies are set to retire this year and are long time members of the BASD Food Service team. They deserve to be recognized for their dedication and years of service to the district. We wish you both the best in your retirements!
At the High School, Mrs. Eddinger’s College Prep Biology students conducted their annual phone bacteria study. Each student swabbed their phone and transferred residue to an agar plate in order to grow any bacteria found on their phone. Students completed an in-depth data analysis to compare an individual's habits to the amount of bacteria they found. They also used a special gram staining technique to view the bacteria in the microscope.
Today is National School Principals' Day! We have great principals in our district and are committed to supporting and guiding our teachers and staff so that our students can have the best learning environments. We appreciate the hard work that our principals put in each day! Thank you, principals!
The Bellefonte Area School District is hiring!
Listed below are some of the highlighted positions:
1. MTSS/Federal Programs Supervisor
2. Cafeteria Cashier - BAHS
3. School Police Officer
4. Jr. High Cross Country Coach
5. Weekend Custodian
There are many more listed on our website, which can be viewed here:
https://bellefonte.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx
Please share with family and friends - a fully employed school district is what our children deserve!
Due to yesterday's storm, Marion-Walker Elementary School will be operating as a Flexible Instruction Day today - April 30, 2025. All other buildings will remain in person.
Due to yesterday's storm, Marion-Walker Elementary School will be operating as a Flexible Instruction Day today - April 30, 2025. All other buildings will remain in person.
A group of high school students went to the Think We, Not Me organization to help with taking down an old fence so that a new one could be built. Think We, Not Me is a local organization that provides fresh, locally grown vegetables and fruit for free as part of their effort to eliminate food insecurity primarily within Centre County, PA.
Recently, the staff of BASD participated in the AI Action Figure challenge! Can you recognize any of the employees?
Pleasant Gap Elementary had a goal to read at least 1,000 books during the month of March for Read Across America. They earned this milestone and more - which gave the opportunity to turn Dr. Eckenroth into a pizza- cheese, sauce, toppings.. everything! Everyone had a super time at this assembly!
The BAHS Transition Arts students have been invited to create works of art for the Fiber Arts Showcase sponsored by Scraps & Skeins fabric shop and Strawberry Fields in celebration of the fabric shop’s 10th anniversary. This showcase features artwork made by community members around our region. Check out their gorgeous needle-felted pieces - hope to see you there!
Reception Information:
Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025 from 2:00-4:00pm
Location: Toftrees Golf Resort, 1 Country Club Lane, State College, PA 16803
There will be refreshments and door prizes.
Bellefonte Elementary was given a glow up over this past week. Bellefonte Elementary teachers stayed after school to paint fun activities on the blacktop for students during recess time!
And then the third graders spent a beautiful afternoon chalking the sidewalks with motivational sayings to help get the building ready for the PSSAs! They all had so much fun blowing bubbles and writing out their motivational sayings!
Good morning!
In today's Friday Coffee Break for April 25th, you will find highlights from BAHS, BAMS, PGE, and BES. On Wednesday it was Administrative Professionals day! And our spotlights this week consist of staff member, Mrs. Andrea Royer along with Class of 2025 member, Nathaniel Dreese.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Pleasant Gap Elementary held their annual Art Show on April 16th. It was a fabulous display of color, design, ingenuity, and skill from our talented elementary students. Great job to Mrs. Shoemaker and her students!
