Chris Rosenblum, State College Area School District
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U.S. Marine Band to Play Free Concert at State High
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Trumpet the news: The U.S. Marine Band is coming to State College. The prestigious band, known as “The President’s Own” for performing for every U.S. President since John Adams, will give a community concert at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 3 in State College Area High School’s Performing Arts Center. The concert is free, but tickets…
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SCASDReads Campaign Returns with Affirming Theme and Public Exhibition
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After debuting the #SCASDReads campaign last year to acclaim, the State College Area School District K-12 library department has brought it back to resounding success. Last year’s campaign, an expansion of the annual #StateHighReads campaign, focused on books about two notable Appalachian Trail hikers, Derick Lugo and Grandma Gatewood. This year’s theme, “You Matter,” is…
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SCASD Librarians Bring the Appalachian Trail to State College This Weekend
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It usually takes more than half a year for individuals to complete an Appalachian Trail experience. Local families will need just a weekend for the same — thanks to State College Area School District librarians. On Saturday and Sunday, the library department will hold “State to State: Hike the Appalachian Trail Across SCASD,” part of…
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SCASD Employees Team Up to Provide Weekly Food Distribution to Families in Need During Pandemic Crisis
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On normal mornings outside the Delta Program building, a line of cars drops off students, but this time, everyone was picking up.
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A Final Farewell to Lemont Elementary School
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When Lemont Elementary’s bell rang Thursday, more than a school year concluded. The chimes ended an era.
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K-12 Art Show at Penn State showcases SCASD student works
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STATE COLLEGE — State College Area School District students’ artistic talents are on full display this month at the HUB Robeson Gallery on the Penn State campus. In its final year in the gallery, which is slated to be converted into office space, the annual K-12 Art Show features 152 student works representing sculpture,…
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Adapted PE program showing success at State High
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STATE COLLEGE — As the boy hoisted a plastic pipe, Dave Henderson lifted his spirits. Henderson was teaching the correct form for a dead lift during a gym class in State College Area High School’s interim fitness center. Shins straight, rear down, chin up: The routine was standard — except for the pipe. It…
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‘Small Efforts of Love Can Do Big Things:’ State High Students Create Storybooks for Dominican Orphanage
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State High Spanish students recently heard the finale of a story they started — and it was a happy ending.
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Parade Sends Off Special Olympic Athletes to County Track Meet
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The athletes hadn’t left for the annual Special Olympics Centre County Geri Ryan Track Meet and already they were champions.
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Middle School Musicians’ Practice-A-Thon Raises Money for Hearts For Homeless
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Practice makes perfect, but as Mount Nittany and Park Forest middle school musicians showed, it also can make a difference.