Hileman Resigns as Basketball Coach

The Williamsburg Community School District accepted Amy Hileman’s resignation as Varsity Girls’ Basketball Coach, with regret, during last Tuesday evening’s meeting.

Hileman served as Coach for five years and had quite an impressive resume, leading to State Finals runs for the Lady Pirates.

“She will be greatly missed,” Dr. Barry England said after accepting resignation. Hileman will continue with the team until after summer activities.

Superintendent Lisa Murgas praised seniors Ivan Brubaker, Andrew McMonagle, and Luke Uplinger for winning Greater Altoona Career and Technology awards; Macy Norris and Mariah Good for graduating from the Blair County Leadership program, and Chloe England for speaking in front of the Blair County Chamber about her journey through the Young Entrepreneur’s Program.

“A lot of good PR for our Williamsburg students.” she said.

Elementary Principal Jennifer Metzler discussed end-of-year activities, PSSA testing, Benchmark assessments for students and the field day/carnival.

Secondary Principal Jennifer Frederick also discussed activities including Keystone Testing and the prom, along with acknowledging agriculture teacher Robyn Bechtel’s receipt of the 2024 Agricultural Educators’ Award for Pennsylvania.

The school board also approved a proposed final budget which included an estimated $8,976,672 in revenues, and $9,188,558 in expenditures. The school board also approved the athletic budget of $42,960 with the board contribution being $18,460.

The following cafeteria prices were approved for the 2024-2025 school year: elementary $2.15, high school $2.40, adult $3.25, and paid breakfast $1.50.

Megan Russler was appointed as the new foreign language teacher, and Myranda Isenberg’s resignation as elementary secretary was approved.