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Vol. 3, Issue 3                                                                                                    Friday, August 5, 2016 
Watch for the Back-to-School edition on Friday, Aug. 19, that will include what you'll need to know for the start of 2016-17 school year.
In This Issue
Join us for the WAHS Alumni Art Show, scheduled as part of this week's First Friday lineup in the June Baskin Art Gallery at the District Service Center.
COME HOME TO A LEGACY SET IN STONE: The WASD Education Foundation is continuing its commemorative brick appeal to support WASD athletic facilities.
Dear ,

Take a peek inside the district with some highlights of what's been happening in the district.  This newsletter's purpose is to give you, a member of our community, an overview of school news and events, student and faculty achievements, along with the latest from our education foundation.

 

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Millionaire Football Plans Benefit Dinner for Aug. 27

The Williamsport Area High School football program plans to host its first scholarship benefit dinner from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Aug. 27 at the Genetti Hotel.
 
Proceeds from the event will be used to help establish the Millionaire Football Award Fund at the Williamsport Area School District Education Foundation.
 
The award fund will be used to recognize graduating members of the football team who finish their senior season in good standing with the team, across all four years, while also having enrolled in any form of higher education.
 
"This award will provide the community and team an opportunity to thank the graduating players for their years of dedicated service to the team," said Head Coach Charles Crews. "Playing football and maintaining exemplary grades is not an easy task.  If it were, then everyone would do it.  This award will allow us to thank them for doing what others could not or would not do.  I am looking forward to this being a tradition that will continue forever."
 
The evening also is part of the 1986 Williamsport football reunion weekend, which will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 1986 team that went 12-1 and won the Eastern Conference Championships.  Several members of that year's team are scheduled to be in attendance.

The dinner, which will include a 50/50 and silent auction, is open to the public.  Long-time Millionaire broadcaster Ken Sawyer is scheduled to be the evening's guest speaker.
2016-17 WASD Open House Schedule, School Start/End Times Now Available
Download a PDF version of the above schedule.
160 Area Students Attend West Branch Space Science Camp at Middle School
Williamsport Area Middle School hosted a Space Science Camp from July 25-29.  Some 160 incoming fourth- through ninth-grade students from around the area were able to get a hands-on experience in science-related activities.

Organized by the West Branch Arts Consortium, the camp was funded by a Tree House Fund Grant at the First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania.

The week-long camp explored subjects such as engineering, rocketry, robotics and aeronautics. 
Readers Becoming Authors: Students Write, Illustrate Own Book for Publication 
Students participating in this year's summer reading program finished writing their first book for publication on July 28 after learning about the process from children's author Trinka Hakes Noble at the James V. Brown Library.  

The three-week "Read, Learn, Write" program was developed and supported by the WASD Education Foundation through Educational Improvement Tax Credit dollars and Giant Food Stores to continue its effort to promote and fund summer literacy initiatives.

Here, Curtin Intermediate School student Jack Klingler, puts the final touches on his book, "The House of All Frights."
WAHS Marching Millionaires to Host Multi-State Drum Corps Invitational Aug. 13
The Williamsport Area High School Band Association will host the multi-state Williamsport Marching Millionaires 2016 Drum Corps Invitational on Aug. 13 at STA Stadium at WAHS.
 
The event is set to feature drum corps organizations from New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
 
"We have a long history of drum corps in the city and in the region," said John Shableski, president of the band association, during his presentation to City Council last spring.
 
"Williamsport at one time was home to the Black Eagles and Milton was home to the Keystoners," he said. "Many residents still remember the drum corps shows at Bowman Field.  Now, we have brought drum corps competition back to the city."
 
The new Williamsport show will be an annual stop on the Drum Corps Associate's tour and will feature groups such as the Reading Buccaneers and Connecticut Hurricanes, according to Shableski.

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Alumni News & Events
2016 Distinguished Alumni Award Nominations Sought

 
The group will present the award during a pre-game ceremony at the high school's Homecoming football game on Oct. 14.
 
"WAHS has produced outstanding graduates through the years who have achieved or done great things, either in their field of work or through public service.  This is one way to honor them for what they have accomplished and to kind of bring them back to where it began," said Susan Swank-Caschera, committee chairwoman.
 
For those waiting to nominate an individual, either living or deceased, the committee has created a nomination form that can be found at the foundation office, 2780 West Fourth St., or by clicking here.
 
For an alumnus to be considered for the award, nominations must be received in the district's foundation office on or before Sept. 9

Reunion News
  • The Class of 1961 is celebrating its reunion this year on August 13 at Park Place in Williamsport.  For details, contact Martha Walters Bergman at 570-326-0907. 
  • The Class of 1964 is celebrating the class's 70th birthdays from 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13, at Morrone's Cafe in Williamsport
  • The Class of 1966 is holding its 50th class reunion on Oct. 14 and 15, 2016.  For further information, please contact Cynthia (Martin) Leber at 570-322-1001 or Jill (Stroup) and Chuck Keller at 570-326-4989.  You can also email whsclass66@aol.com. 
  • The Class of 1977 will celebrate its 40th class reunion on July 15, 2017.  If anyone have any information on 1977 graduates, please contact Mike Banzhaf. He can be best reach via his personal email michael957@comcast.net.
  • The Class of 1986 will celebrate its 30th class reunion on Oct. 14 and 15, 2016.  Details TBD.  For questions or more information, contact Chris Anderson at 570-326-6376.
For more on alumni information, or to submit your own alumni 
news or reunion information, visit www.wasd.org/alumni
 or contact ghayes@wasd.org.
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