Members of the Scotland Elementary Leadership Club and their  leaders Colleen Woy (Intervention Specialist) and Kelly Soltroff (3rd Grade) met at Caledonia State Park on Saturday, February 2.  Park rangers supplied two wooden logs to use for the club's buddy bench project to be installed on the Scotland Elementary playground. 

“This buddy bench will serve as a place where a student(s) can go when he/she is feeling bullied at recess or in need of a friend to play with at recess. After the logs were loaded up on a pick-up truck and taken back to the school, the Leadership Club took a hike on a trail in Caledonia,” said Mrs. Soltroff.

“I have always loved to cook. I believe when you cook, you should put love into it.  It makes a big difference in how people react and what they will choose to eat,” said Laurie Devor, Head Cook at Grandview Elementary School since December 2012.

“Laurie does a phenomenal job of kitchen management,” said Paul Swope, Grandview principal.

“She has increased our lunch numbers and she does a fantastic job of getting 200 students through the lunch line every day,” noted Mr. Swope.

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“On February 26th and 27th, twelve students from CAMS North participated in the Franklin-Fulton County Music Educators Association County Chorus Festival. Students participated in all day rehearsals on Friday at McConnellsburg Middle/High School and then performed at the final concert on Saturday at 1:30 PM.”  

“Twenty juniors have made it to the semifinalist round for the prestigious Lenfest scholarship.  We are very excited.  During this stage the students will write three more essays and also get letters of recommendation,” according to Mrs. Stephanie Parrett, 11th grade English teacher.

“We (the eleventh grade English teachers, counselors, and college adviser) work closely with many students to get to this stage and now we will work even more closely with them to help them proceed to the final round.  We are very proud of their efforts!” said Mrs. Parrett.

Those students are:  Hermela Amdeta, Joanna Bookamer, Benjamin Champion, Kelton Chastulik, Ashlyn Ellis, Grace Festivo, Chloe Fisher, Isabelle Frye, Katherine Gold, Emma Guare, Monica Henderson, Leah Hunt, Sofia Jurado, Ciara Little, Ian Mangan, Lindsay McGuire, Riyaben Patel, Erika Rundquist, Madison Schmus, and Misael Vera.

The Lenfest Foundation was founded in 2000.  The Lenfest College Scholarship Program provides college selection and financial assistance to high-school students graduating from participating school districts in Adams, Chester, Franklin, Lancaster, Montgomery and York Counties in Pennsylvania.

Members of the Scotland Elementary PTA along with physical education teacher Wendy Machemer held a Family Healthy Food Night on February 26th at Scotland Elementary.
Shippensburg University students, CASHS teacher Melissa VanArsdale and her students, Janel Kauffman of Gaia Kosha Yogic Spa, and staff and parent volunteers helped run stations and make the night a success.

Activities included food tastings with recipes, games, yoga and helpful information such as:

 
• Sodium vs. Regular vs. Processed Foods
• Fresh vs. Frozen vs. Canned (carrots)
• How to Read Food Labels
• Serving Sizes
• Amount of Sugar in Drinks
• Healthy Proteins
• Why Drink Water?
• Smart Restaurant Eating
• Inside and Area Activities to Help Keep Me Healthy  

Please mark your calendars for the CASHS Drama Club’s Production of Hairspray!

• Friday, April 8th at 7:30 PM
  
• Saturday, April 9th at 2:30 PM and 7:30 PM

There will be no pre-sale tickets this year; tickets will only be available at the door.

Special discounts: Saturday’s 2:30 PM showing will be our ‘Senior Citizens Day’ where all senior citizens get in for free!

And Saturday’s 7:30 PM showing is our ‘Pay What You Can’ performance where you do just that, pay what you can from $0.01 to $1,000.00.  

An animal research project for third graders at Grandview Elementary ended up being a Wax Museum for parents and visitors where students showcased their projects.

For their research project, students were able to choose an insect, bird, fish, reptile/amphibian, or mammal.  Students then spent several weeks researching and writing about their topic,”  explained Mrs. Beth Francisco, their teacher.  “Students used a rubric, they had a timeline, and they did all of the work at school.”

“Additional requirements included a habitat box to display food, a water source, shelter, predators, offspring, and vegetation; a map to display the animal’s habitat; and a diagram of the animal with labeled parts,”  said Mrs. Francisco.

For the actual Wax Museum, students also were asked to include a prop or they could dress up as their animal using a simple homemade costume.  On the day of the actual museum, all of the students gathered in the cafeteria with their reports, props, maps and diagrams to tell visitors about their topic.

This project was a part of the English Language Arts curriculum.

Over 50 second graders at Ben Chambers recently held a Zoo Review for their parents.   Students got to choose an animal, research it, and they presented a Power Point presentation to their parents.

The librarian, Mrs. Hagerman, along with the second grade teachers helped the students research their animals on the website, Pebble Go.  Mrs. Hagerman handed out bookmarks to assist families in accessing websites at home. 

Title I teachers invited a staff member from the Coyle Free Library, Sarah Applegate, to explain library programs available to our local families.  She also discussed the future of the library and  gave bookmarks and stickers to each child.

Now that spring sports are here, you might consider checking out Schedule Star.  It is available on the district website to provide assistance with sports schedules.   You can find it here.

To access it from the district website directly, select schools on the orange menu bar, CASHS, then select High School Athletics from the left hand menu, and Schedules.  At the bottom of the page is Schedule Star for CASHS and for CAMS.

Jump Rope for Heart was implemented in all elementary schools this year during the regularly scheduled physical education classes. 

“Most schools had an assembly where American Heart representative Nicole Swansinger came to introduce the event, explain why we jump and where the donations go, and who we help with this fundraiser,” said Wendy Machemer, physical education teacher at Scotland.

“Thank you so much for all that you do to keep this event such a success year after year. You are making a difference in the lives of so many!  I cannot thank you all enough for your time and dedication to the mission! Not only are you helping to teach your students how to be heart healthy and provide them with lifelong learning, but you are raising lifesaving donations for those with heart disease!” said Nicole Swansinger.

Students collected donations either online or by check.  Depending on the amount of donations that they received, they earned thank you gifts.  This year’s theme was Super Pups.  We have been doing this national event  for many years.  Schools can choose to do it at any time;  most of us do it during February as that is Heart Month, explained Mrs. Machemer.  

General John H. Pershing, who led the American Expeditionary Forces to victory over Germany in World War I, spoke to CASHS World History students recently about how he found his destiny in 42 years of military service.

General Pershing, one of the greatest military leaders of all time, was portrayed by re-enactor David Shuey of Newville.   Shuey, who was meticulously dressed in the uniform of a general from World War I or the Great War as it was first known, spoke to the students in first person and chronicled his military career beginning with acceptance into West Point.  

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Two district teachers have been nominated to participate in The Keystone Technology Innovator Program.  

This program identifies, invites and supports exemplary educators into a distinct and dynamic learning community.  Keystones advocate the use of technology as a transformative tool to nurture the intellect, innovation and imagination of students (website).  

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The CASHS chapter of the Technology Student Association (TSA) competed at the Pennsylvania TSA Region 3 Conference/Competition recently at Eagle View Middle School in Mechanicsburg. Students competed in various STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related events.  Eighteen schools and over 170 students from South Central Pennsylvania were in attendance.

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The fourth annual Principal for a Day program, sponsored by the Chambersburg Area School District Foundation, took place on Friday, February 26th.

“Our goal for this program is to simply elevate the understanding and appreciation in our community of the critical role that school administrators play. Business and community leaders ‘partner’ with a building administrator.  They look forward to seeing what ‘a day in your professional life’ looks like,” said Angela Lynch, Executive Director of the CASD Foundation.  

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This is a unique fundraising event that combines the talents of local artists and local chefs. 

Check out the flyer here for more information.