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Image for WASD Education Foundation Awards $27,265 in Grant Funding to District Programs, Projects
Category WASD Education Foundation
The WASD Education Foundation approved over $27,000 in grant funding to support various district programs and projects in its first grant round for the 2024-2025 school year.
September 16, 2024 Image for Hepburn-Lycoming Music Teacher to Receive PMEA Citation of Excellence Award
Category Faculty News
Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School music teacher Lori Nelson will receive the 2024 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) Citation of Excellence in Teaching Award for District 8 during PMEA’s All-State Festival next month in Erie.
March 13, 2024 Image for 3 WASD Odyssey of the Mind Teams Advance to State Level
Category Community
Three of the five WASD Odyssey of the Mind teams that competed in the Regional Tournament on March 2 in Berwick are headed to the State Finals — all on first-place wins.
March 05, 2024 Image for Kindergarten Registration Week Scheduled for March 18-22
Category Community
The Williamsport Area School District’s kindergarten and new student registration week is scheduled for March 18-22 at the District Service Center. Children must be age 5 on or before Sept. 1, 2024, in order to enroll.
February 07, 2024 Image for 25 Winners Selected in WASD Holiday Essay Contest
Category Awards & Celebrations
WASD recently concluded its annual Holiday Essay Contest, during which students in kindergarten through fifth grade were asked to answer, in 200 words or less, “What does the holiday season mean to you and why?”
December 06, 2023 Image for National Blue Ribbon School: Hepburn-Lycoming Primary Celebrates with Open House
Category Awards & Celebrations
Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School celebrated its designation as a 2022 National Blue Ribbon School with a night of music and art Thursday night.
April 21, 2023 Image for WAMS is Set to Present "Beauty and the Beast Jr."
Category Fine & Performing Arts
WAMS is busy preparing for its opening night of this year’s musical, “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” The show is set to begin at 7 p.m., Friday, March 24, with a matinee performance scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, March 25.
March 10, 2023 Image for 25 Winners Selected in WASD Education Foundation Holiday Essay Contest
Category WASD Education Foundation
The WASD Education Foundation recently concluded its annual Holiday Essay Contest, during which students in kindergarten through third grade were asked to answer, in 200 words or less, “What are you most thankful for during the holiday season and why?”
December 07, 2022 Image for WASD Education Foundation Announces Return of Holiday Essay Contest for K-3 Students
Category WASD Education Foundation
For the first time since 2019, the WASD Education Foundation, in partnership with the district’s Title 1 department, has brought back its annual Holiday Essay Contest.
November 08, 2022 Image for Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School Named a 2022 National Blue Ribbon School
Category Awards & Celebrations
Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School is a 2022 National Blue Ribbon School. The kindergarten to third-grade primary school, with an enrollment of about 405 students, is one of 297 schools to earn the recognition from the U.S. Department of Education.
September 16, 2022 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 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