Latin Thanksgiving Meal initiative

For the second straight year, some district Spanish-speaking families will sit down to a different flavor of Thanksgiving feast, courtesy of culinary arts students in State High’s Career and Technical Center.

Spring Creek Elementary Alma Mater

Spring Creek Elementary Principal Paul Brigman recently gave a special dedication for a historic moment. Before him sat students filling the gym, gathered for an assembly to debut the new Spring Creek alma mater he composed with music teacher Melanie Komlenic.

New Virtual Academy Assistant Principal

The district welcomes Rebecca Michaels, our new Virtual Academy Assistant Principal, who was approved on Sept. 18. She will start in late November. Rebecca comes to the district from Mifflin County School District, where she was the assistant principal of Indian Valley Elementary Center.

Radio Park Named National Blue Ribbon School

When Kristin Miller announced to her first-grade students the news that Radio Park Elementary had been selected as 2023 National Blue Ribbon School, their reaction was natural. “They were like, ‘Oh, that’s awesome,’” Miller recalled. “But then they asked, ‘So, everybody gets blue ribbons?’”

Wanted: School Bus Drivers

Mirroring a national trend, the State College Area School District is starting the school year in need of more school bus drivers. The shortage has prompted SCASD to eliminate five bus runs through consolidation, leading to longer travel times and late arrivals in some cases.