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Image for WASD Education Foundation Grants $4,000 to Support Summer Reading
Category WASD Education Foundation
With just days to go before summer vacation, the WASD Education Foundation announced its distribution of $4,000 to WASD’s elementary library system in support of the district’s revival of its #MillionairesRead Summer Reading Program.
June 03, 2022
Image for Stevens Primary School to Close June 30
Category Community
The WASD School Board voted unanimously to close Stevens Primary, effective June 30, 2022. The closure comes after a thorough and careful review of option presented to the district and school board as part of the district-wide feasibility study.
May 18, 2022
Image for Fall 2021 Parent-Teacher Conferences Online Scheduling
Category Community
Parent teacher conferences will be held from 5-8 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 22, and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 23. All conferences will be by Zoom or phone.
November 02, 2021
Image for Safe Kids PA Donates 40 Books to Primary Schools on Pedestrian Safety
Category Community
In an effort to further promote safe walking habits, the Lycoming County chapter of Safe Kids Pennsylvania donated 40 copies of “Clifford Takes a Walk” to WASD kindergarten classrooms and primary school libraries today.
April 13, 2021
Image for Watsontown Trucking Co. Donates 400+ Coats for K-6 Students
Category Community
Watsontown Trucking Co. donated more than 400 coats today that will be sorted and made available to any student in need across the district in grades K-6.
February 08, 2021
Image for 439 Students Receive James V. Brown Library Cards
Category Community
Thanks to a recent campaign encouraging the use of the local public library and its resources, 439 WASD elementary students are now James V. Brown Library card holders.
December 21, 2020
Image for WASD's Insurance Firm Donates Coats for Students in Need
Category Community
Thanks to a donation made by the district's insurance firm, a group of students in need will receive a free coat to wear this winter. The coats, donated as part of the firm's Coats 4 Kids Drive, will be given to identified high school students in need.
November 12, 2020
Image for Stevens Primary Raises $325 for Local Breast Health Center
Category Community
Over a two-day period, Stevens Primary School raised $325.25 as part of its observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The funds will be donated to the Susquehanna Health Foundation, designated for UPMC Susquehanna's Kathryn Candor Lundy Breast Health Center.
October 22, 2020