Putting cows on the front page since 1885.
Putting cows on the front page since 1885.
The Elementary Reading Competition team earned a third place ribbon at the Interscholastic Reading Competition that was held in Bellwood on November 15th. Mrs. Tanyalee Horton coached the team. Team members are (front row, from left) Aria Frye, Beth Clapper, Sydnee Morelli Abby Clapper; (Second row, from left) Ingrid Parks, Kylie McGree, Fate Jefferis; (Third row, from left) Alex Shoc, Makenna Prough, Faith Detwiler, Andrew Cadle; (Fourth row, from left) Ava Miller, Morgan Somers, Macie Dillman and Bergen Leidy.
At the Nov. 15 Williamsburg Community School Board's meeting, Elementary Principal Jennifer Metzler spoke on many activities taking place at the elementary school:
• Parent-teacher conferences took place Nov. 21 and 22.
• The elementary student council members are also organizing a sock drive to collect socks for the homeless shelter.
• Mrs. Laughlin, the district's social worker, and members of the Kindness Club planned activities for World Kindness Week. Each day, a new kindness challenge is announced. An Appreciation Station was set up in the cafeteria to encourage students to write a thank-you note telling someone why they appreciate them. A Kindness Tree is in the hallway for students to write acts of kindness on the leaves.
High School Principal Jennifer Frederick also discussed upcoming events:
• A positivity assembly, sponsored by the National Guard and entitled "Bring Your A-Game," was held for the whole district.
• The first speech meet of the year was held at the high school on Nov. 3 with the district competing against both Tyrone and Juniata Valley.
• A blood drive was held on Nov. 7. A total of 22 units of blood were collected and 7 first-time donors participated.
• Meet the Pirate Night was held on Saturday, Nov. 19, as were parent-teacher conferences.
The School Board approved a contract with Big Teams Software at a cost of $1,000. The Board also approved the installation of two basketball scoreboards.
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