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WAHS

Ella Ballard recognized Michele Hazel with "The Backyard Bird Chronicles" by Amy Tan.

WAMS

Austin Beaghley recognized Adam Welteroth with "Ali Cross: The Secret Detective" by James Patterson.

WAMS

Fayth Daniels recognized Barbara Reeves with "And Then, Boom!" by Lisa Fipps.

Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School

Carter Gaines recognized Jamie Sanders with "I Am Stuck" by Julia Mills.

Lycoming Valley Intermediate School

Samaya Garfield recognized Cody Derr (accepted by Lori Baer) with "Where the Weird Things Are: An Ocean Twilight Zone" Adventure by Zoleka Filander.

Jackson Primary School

Nevaeh Griffin recognized Adam Welteroth with "Superbuns! Kindness to the Rescue" by Diane Kredensor.

Lycoming Valley Intermediate School

Sesily Hill recognized Michelle Deavor (accepted by Lori Baer) with "Minerva Keen’s Detective Club" by James Patterson and Keir Graff.

WAHS

Kellen Jackson recognized Jamie Sanders with "The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth" by Zoe Schlanger.

Jackon Primary School

Ka’li (King) Justice recognized Scott Williams with "Lend a Hand: Poems About Giving" by John Frank.

Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School

Jayelle King recognized Cody Derr (accepted by Barbara Reeves) with "Piglet Comes Home: How a Deaf Blind Pink Puppy Found His Family" by Melissa Shapiro.

Cochran Primary School

Misha Lakatos recognized Michelle Deavor (accepted by Jamie Sanders) with "The Yellow Bus" by Loren Long.

WAHS

Paiton Miller recognized Scott Williams with "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" by Rick Riordan.

Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School

Amelia Rau recognized Barbara Reeves with "The Library Fish Learns to Read" by Alyssa Satin Capucilli.

Jackson Primary School

Cameron Smith recognized Lori Baer with "Someone New" by Anne Sibley O’Brien.

Curtin Intermediate School

Rachel Smock recognized Lori Baer with "Operation: Happy" by Jenni L. Walsh.

Cochran Primary School

Kaiden Stewart recognized Tom Adams with "More Than Words: So Many Ways to Say What You Mean" by Roz Maclean.

Cochran Primary School

Amelie Thompson recognized Michele Hazel with "How to Read to A Grandma or Grandpa" by Jean Reagan.

Curtin Intermediate School

Sage Whitlow recognized Tom Adams with "The One and Only Family" by Katherine Applegate.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (FEBRUARY 12, 2025) — The Williamsport Area School District hosted a special board recognition ceremony Tuesday night to honor the dedication and contributions of its school board members. 

As part of the celebration, students from each school were paired with a board member to commemorate the occasion, with board members receiving a selected book dedicated in their name for placement in each of the students' school libraries.

Cochran Primary School:

• Kaiden Stewart recognized Tom Adams with "More Than Words: So Many Ways to Say What You Mean" by Roz Maclean.
• Amelie Thompson recognized Michele Hazel with "How to Read to a Grandma or Grandpa" by Jean Reagan.
• Misha Lakatos recognized Michelle Deavor (accepted by Jamie Sanders on Deavor's behalf) with "The Yellow Bus" by Loren Long.

Curtin Intermediate School:

• Sage Whitlow recognized Tom Adams with "The One and Only Family" by Katherine Applegate.
• Rachel Smock recognized Lori Baer with "Operation: Happy" by Jenni L. Walsh.

Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School:

• Jayelle King recognized Cody Derr (accepted by Barbara Reeves on Derr's behalf) with "Piglet Comes Home: How a Deaf Blind Pink Puppy Found His Family" by Melissa Shapiro.
• Amelia Rau recognized Barbara Reeves with "The Library Fish Learns to Read" by Alyssa Satin Capucilli.
• Carter Gaines recognized Jamie Sanders with "I Am Stuck" by Julia Mills.

Jackson Primary School:

• Cameron Smith recognized Lori Baer with "Someone New" by Anne Sibley O’Brien.
• Nevaeh Griffin recognized Adam Welteroth with "Superbuns! Kindness to the Rescue" by Diane Kredensor.
• Ka’li (King) Justice recognized Scott Williams with "Lend a Hand: Poems About Giving" by John Frank.

Lycoming Valley Intermediate School:

• Sesily Hill recognized Michelle Deavor (accepted by Baer on Deavor's behalf) with "Minerva Keen’s Detective Club" by James Patterson and Keir Graff.
• Samaya Garfield recognized Cody Derr (accepted by Baer on Derr's behalf) with "Where the Weird Things Are: An Ocean Twilight Zone" Adventure by Zoleka Filander.

Williamsport Area Middle School:

• Austin Beaghley recognized Adam Welteroth with "Ali Cross: The Secret Detective" by James Patterson.
• Fayth Daniels recognized Barbara Reeves with "And Then, Boom!" by Lisa Fipps.

Williamsport Area High School:

• Kellen Jackson recognized Jamie Sanders with "The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth" by Zoe Schlanger.
• Ella Ballard recognized Michele Hazel with "The Backyard Bird Chronicles" by Amy Tan.
• Paiton Miller recognized Scott Williams with "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" by Rick Riordan.

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