New Director of MTSS and Interventions
October 1 , 2024
Lisa Kuilman-Bolla has been approved by the Board of School Directors to be the new Director of MTSS and Interventions, succeeding Jonathan Klingeman.
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James Receives the 2024 Yale Educator Award
September 25 , 2024
Mental Health Clinician Elisabeth James has received the 2024 Yale Educator Award from the Yale Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
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Drawing Attention to Art
September 20 , 2024
The Pennsylvania Art Education Association honored the SCASD art department with its Outstanding Visual Arts Community 2024 award for the first time.
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State High FFA Grange Fair Results
September 9 , 2024
State High FFA members brought home a raft of awards from the recent Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair.
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First Day of School 2024-2025
August 27 , 2024
The first day of school in the State College Area School District for the 2024-2025 school year.
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Seniors Painting the Pavement
August 19 , 2024
State High seniors put their own artistic styles on parking space in the school lot.
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New Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support Program
August 5 , 2024
This fall, SCASD elementary schools will share a unified PBIS program called STAR — Show Kindness, Take Responsibility, Act Safely, Ready to Learn.
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Wyckoff Named National TSA Officer
August 2 , 2024
State High senior Margo Wyckoff is elected to serve on the National TSA Officer Team as the Reporter.
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Teachers Participate In National STEAM in the PARK Program
July 29 , 2024
Kristen Strong Albright and Jeni Kocher Zerphy studied salt marsh ecosystems in the selective STEAM in the PARK program this summer.
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PFMS TSA Wins Two National Championships
July 9 , 2024
Park Forest Middle School’s Technology Student Association chapter brought home a pair of titles from the 46th National TSA Conference.
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State High Welcomes New Assistant Principal
June 18 , 2024
The District is pleased to announce the hiring of Susan Hipp as the new assistant principal at State College Area High School, effective July 1, 2024.
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A Culture of Excellence, Inside and Out
June 13 , 2024
State High has another achievement to add to its impressive legacy – a 2024 Jostens Renaissance School of Distinction Platinum certification.
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New State High Boys Wrestling Coach
June 4 , 2024
The Board has approved Jason Nickal, who has six state team championship titles and 11 Coach of the Year awards, to be State High’s boys wrestling head coach.
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State High Thespians Win Isaac Awards
June 3 , 2024
State High Thespians brought home four recognitions from the 19th annual Isaac Awards from their production of The Pirates of Penzance .
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State High World Languages Department Recognition
May 30 , 2024
The State High World Languages Department received a Silver Globe Award from the Pennsylvania State Modern Languages Association (PSMLA) Exemplary Program Awards.
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PA Teacher of the Year Semifinalist
May 23 , 2024
Andy Cunningham, who teaches the eighth-grade academic literacy course at PFMS, was a semifinalist for the 2025 PA Teacher of the Year award.
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National Merit Scholarship Winners
May 20 , 2024
State College Area High School seniors Amy Liu and Lydia Shen have achieved a rare feat: winning a National Merit Scholarship.
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Narayanan Named U.S. Presidential Scholar
May 10 , 2024
On May 9, Prithvi Narayanan learned that the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars had chosen him to be a 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholar, just one of 161 seniors selected for outstanding scholastic and artistic achievement, citizenship, service, and more.
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National Merit Scholarship Finalists
May 9 , 2024
Twelve State College Area High School students were named National Merit Scholarship Finalists, among the 15,000 finalists nationwide. Learn more about each student.
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Delta Program Teacher Recognized for Advocacy Class
May 9 , 2024
Delta Program English teacher Amy Allison won the Judith’s Award for her Advocacy for Teens class. “I feel it is my duty as a teacher to aid students in learning how to navigate our world, understand our cultural literacy and advocate for themselves and others,” Allison said.
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