Thank you to all who contributed to the WASD Education Foundation through Raise the Region this year! 

 

A preliminary total of $4,225 was raised during the 30-hour online event this week, which will go toward the foundation's Return to Glory capital campaign.  

Congratulations to WAHS senior Roshaun Cooley who finished eighth in the state at the PIAA wrestling championships, and was the first Millionaire wrestling medalist since 1995.

Cooley wrapped up his high school wrestling career at the Giant Center at the beginning of the month with an amazing 100-win career and as a great student.

The student-athlete is headed to Clarion University in the fall to compete in Division I wrestling and further his education.

WAHS students wrapped up a five-week-long Mentorship Through Science Program on March 4 at Curtin Intermediate School, led by WAHS teacher Mrs. Jennifer Flint. 

 

The high schoolers worked with about a dozen sixth-grade Curtin students after school every Wednesday through the winter, giving them hands-on lessons in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), thanks to a $570-grant secured from the 2013 Pennsylvania College of Technology Youth Leadership Program. 

 

Last week, students had a special, "explosive" end to the program, as they were able to use baking soda and vinegar to create and learn about more volatile experiments. 

Schools across the Williamsport Area School District celebrated Read Across America Week in honor of Dr. Suess's birthday with a number of events and special guest readers last week.

 

Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School students had a special visit by The Cat in the Hat (played by school bus driver Vivian Pena), who read Oh! The Places You'll Go! Other schools, like Cochran and Jackson primary schools were challenged to each read 1,000 books as their prized school pigs were held captive and for ransom by a mysterious figure known only as "Old MacDonald."

 

Beyond the schools, WAMS Student Council members Dierdre LeBlank, Bree Patterson, Christina McMahon and Katrina Zaczkiewicz read Dr. Seuss books to residents of The Williamsport Home.

WAHS automotive students David Covey and Zach Shade recently participated in the Pennsylvania Automotive Association's statewide competition in Hershey, earning fifth-place.  

 

WAHS's team was one of only 10 from across the state to earn a place to compete after taking a 100-question industry test to qualify.  Covey and Shade trained for five weeks leading up to the competition on a 2015 Dodge Dart with technicians from and at Van Campen Motors Inc.

 

Pictured from left is WAHS Head Principal Brandon Pardoe; Josh Van Campen, vice president of Van Campen Motors Inc.; Shade; Pat Dixon, automotive instructor; and Covey.