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State High Project 90% Design Review for the Community
June 16, 6 p.m.
High School North auditorium

Regular Board Meetings
June 8 & 22, 7 p.m.
July 13 & 27, 7 p.m.
August 10 & 24, 7 p.m.
131 W. Nittany Ave.

Board Work Session
June 15, 2015, 7 p.m.
131 W. Nittany Ave.

Board Special Meeting
July 20, 7 p.m.
131 W. Nittany Ave.

Greetings!

And so another year of classroom thrills, cafeteria spills and wintertime chills draws to a close. Thank you to all our teachers, staff members and students for making these past months ones to remember forever, and congratulations for the academic, athletic and artistic successes that help one of the state's best districts shine. Enjoy your summer plans and see you back for the first day of next year on Sept. 1.

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"It's been just an absolute delight"

Nancy Wise bids farewell to Houserville/Lemont

elementary schools and 35 years with SCASD

Thirty-five years with the State College Area School District gave Nancy Wise countless fond memories, but she's leaving a gift of her own in return.

Read on ...

Rocket Scientist

State High student joins finalists for space station science experiment

Biology teacher Jack Lyke with Alyssa Huff

The State College Area School District encourages all students to aim high, but Alyssa Huff is taking the notion literally.

Huff, a rising State High junior, recently was named a Top 5 finalist in the first Genes in Space competition, an effort sponsored in part by Boeing and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space to place a student-designed experiment involving DNA analysis on the International Space Station 250 miles above Earth.

Read more...

Road Work

Bus Wi-fi Access Allows SCAHS Athletes to Keep Up With Classes On Trips

State College Area High School athletes on road trips no longer have to return home to do homework.

Team buses this spring added full wi-fi access, allowing students to use the State College Area School District wi-fi network, conduct research and finish assignments while in transit, sometimes for several hours.

It's all thanks to little black boxes weighing less than
5 pounds each - the district technology staff's creative solution to a pressing problem.

State High Project enters new phase

Groundbreaking Ceremony May 14, 2015

Construction updates: What to expect this summer

The front parking lot at the South building will remain open.
Driveway access to the rear of the South building will be closed.
Access to the track or tennis court will be on foot from the front parking lot.
Access to the fitness center will be through one of the front doors and through the building.

90% Design Review for the community

High School Project Design Review: You're Invited!

Tuesday, June 16, 6 p.m., at the High School North auditorium

Participants can review the 90 percent designs and direct questions to project team members, the Board of School Directors and district administrators.

State High Project Website

transitions to District template

The State High Project website is evolving to deliver timely information about construction, parking, traffic, project milestones and other news of interest. The familiar District template allows us to better highlight key topics now that the construction phase of the project has begun.

See more: www.scasd.org/statehighfuture

#DocumentTheState photo contest turns out

to be a snap; photos still wanted

photo by Abby Fortin

Thanks to so many State High teachers, staff members, administrators and students, the #DocumentTheState photo contest was a resounding success, with a special thank you to Sarah Rito and Becca Thorsen's journalism class for all the help.

Over the contest's two weeks, there were more than 250 photo entries capturing State High inside and out. A panel of judges selected the following category winners from among many inspiring photos:

Beauty of Art: Brittany Ott
Nostalgia (tie): Ilya Bogdanets and Celia Craig
Classrooms: Denise Schwab
Familiar Smells: Emy Booz
Home Away from Home: Jill Campbell
Close-up: Zach Shafer

You can view the prize-winning entries and list of prizes here: www.scasd.org/DocumentTheState

You can view the contest entries at:

https://storify.com/statecollegesd/documentthestate

If you'd like to continue contributing to #DocumentTheState, you can tag photos of the North and South buildings and grounds with #DocumentTheState or email them to DocumentTheState@scasd.org. These can be photos from past or present and can be from anyone in the community. Many of these photos will be highlighted on the district's Instagram account @statecollegeschooldistrict.

Thank you again to all the participants who helped create a photographic tribute to a school that will soon be forever changed.

Delta Program's Stompers sculpture stands
for mental health

A colorful figure these days greets students and visitors in the hallway outside the Delta Program's main office. He never leaves, always on permanent welcome duty.

His name is "Fred," which means "peace" in Scandinavian languages, and he's made from recycled sneakers turned into art. Delta students created Fred and unveiled him in a dedication ceremony April 29 as part of the Jana Marie Foundation's Stompers Project.