Sullivan County School District

WE ARE HIRING! High School Guidance Counselor. Come join our team, apply today!! Deadline: Friday, June 27, 2025.

Here's the Spring Issue of the Highland Herald! https://5il.co/3iucw

We are delighted to recognize two exceptional students from Sullivan County School District who have earned top placements in the Bradford and Sullivan County Investing and Budgeting Challenges, guided by their dedicated educator, Mr. Kevin Gorman. Pictured Mr. Gorman (left) and Braden Templin (right) First Place – Investing Challenge Student: Braden Templin Educator: Kevin Gorman Second Place – Budgeting Challenge Student: Preston Stueck Educator: Kevin Gorman

Catch the Class of 2025 Graduation live stream here: https://youtube.com/live/Kdpn8e0KyUc?feature=share

Children 18 and under can enjoy meals at participating meal sites this summer. SUN Meals are free and help your kids get the nutrition they need all summer long. Approved site locations are uploaded to the Summer Site Finder annually beginning mid-May. Throughout the summer, additional sites are added weekly as they are approved. To find a location in your area: Visit: https://www.fns.usda.gov/summer/sitefinder Call: 1-866-3HUNGRY or 1-877-8HAMBRE or Text: "FOOD or "COMIDA" to 914-342-7744

SCHS Art Show Results from May 8th: Choice of Show: Kurt Shupp; Mixed Media Charcoal Portrait 1st place: Madelynn Leonard 2nd place: Elise Bohensky 3rd place: Grace Zelewicz 4th place: Amber Kelly 5th place: Jenna Eberlin 6th place: Bailey Smith 7th place: Bethany Eberlin 8th place: Holly Sperry 9th place: Amelia Phebus 10th place: Marty Ziegler

On Friday, April 25th students from Sullivan County Elementary School participated in District 8 PMEA Elementary Songfest. The students who participated are Nirvana Burnside, Tessa Chapman, Marissa Jennings, Hailey Ritinski, and Reagan McCarty.

Today our first grade students had a special visit from Sullivan County Rural Electric. They presented an electrical safety program teaching our students how to stay safe around electricity in everyday life. Thank you, Sullivan County Rural Electric, for keeping safety a top priority and for making learning so engaging!

Today was PSSA Pep Rally day at SCES for our 3rd–6th graders! Students got pumped up with fun games like musical chairs, head-shoulders-knees-cup, and a round of “Are You Smarter Than Your Teacher?” As testing begins tomorrow, here are a few helpful tips: ✅ Get a good night’s sleep ✅ Eat a healthy breakfast ✅ Take your time and do your best ✅ Believe in yourself—you’ve got this! 💪 We’re so proud of our SCES students and can’t wait to see them shine on the PSSA! 💙📚

Earlier this school year the 6th graders at SCES studied heat energy in science class. Their unit of study was based on real-life phenomena. At the beginning of the unit the kids were presented with a fictional school that needed to upgrade their heating system. The kids were tasked with being able to present a scientific argument/proposal for a new system by the end of the unit. During the unit the kids learned about heat energy, energy transfer, and explored different types of heating systems through reading, exploration, and using the simulation software included in their science curriculum. As a culmination and review of their learning Superintendent, Doug Lindner, and Maintenance Director, Chris McMahon, treated the 6th graders to a tour of Sullivan County School District’s heating systems. Mr. Lindner and Mr. McMahon guided the students on a tour of the biomass system and highlighted its function and benefits for the students. Mr. Lindner explained how the system is cost efficient compared to an oil fueled system, that it is environmentally friendly due to its high burning efficiency and small carbon footprint, and how the system supports the local economy as the system is manufactured in Pennsylvania and the fuel chips are supplied by Lewis Lumber in Hillsgrove, PA. Mr. McMahon led the students through the oil furnace boiler system explaining how this system operates and the amount of fuel it uses daily. He also explained how the biomass and oil furnace systems can work together during the coldest months of the year if needed. During the tour and in the classroom, careers in HVAC were also highlighted for the students. This activity was a great way to tie classroom learning to real-world applications and both Mrs. Wettlaufer and her science students greatly enjoyed it.

Sullivan County Elementary School had two teams compete in the 2025 Battle of the Books Interscholastic Reading Competition on Saturday, April 5 at the Northern Tioga School District. This is a fun, academic competition for schools in our region with divisions for elementary, middle, and high school teams. Students read from a list of books for several months and then compete as a team in a quiz-style tournament. The "Red Riders" won 2 of their 3 speed rounds while the "Lady Griffins" won all 3 of their speed rounds. Most importantly the teams were very supportive of each other, displayed good teamwork, and read a lot of books! Congratulations! The Red Riders were: Bryant Manuel, Logan Edkin, Jackson Holcombe, Rayden Hoover-Brown, Roman Lazzari, Samson Pennella, Brody Rohe, Samuel Abernethy, and Blake Saiers. The Lady Griffins: Reagan McCarty, Maddix Busch, Hazel Harney, Brielle Wade, Harper Lambert, Bailey Nace, Hailey Ritinski, Clara Saba-Rionick, and Rayne Wilson.

Let's cheer on our amazing 3rd-6th graders as they get ready for the PSSAs! We’d love for you to send them some words of encouragement. Please take a moment to fill out the Google form and share your good luck messages! Messages will be displayed for students during PSSA testing at the end of this month. Let's show our students that we believe in them! https://forms.gle/gSGSJrj2x38hzHcR7

Congratulations to our SCES Distinguished Honor Roll recipients for the third marking period in fourth, fifth, and sixth grade! Distinguished Honor Roll is earned by achieving an average of 94.5% or higher in core subjects for the third marking period. Great job, lil' Griffins!!

Congratulations to our SCES Honor Roll recipients in fourth, fifth, and sixth grade for the third marking period! Honor Roll is earned by achieving an average that falls within an 89.5% and 94.4% range in core subjects for the third marking period. Great job, lil' Griffins!!

Our K-12 students had an unforgettable experience at the Sweethearts & Heroes assembly last week! This powerful program brought messages of hope, empathy, and action—teaching students how to be everyday heroes in their schools and communities. Through engaging stories and interactive activities, our students learned the importance of kindness, standing up for others, and creating a culture of inclusion and respect. The energy in the room was incredible, and we can’t wait to see how these lessons impact our school! A huge thank you to the Sweethearts & Heroes team for empowering our students with the tools to make a difference! 🌟

"Where The Wild Things Are!" Mrs. Peterman's kindergarten class recently drew a picture of a monster and then wrote a few sentences about the monster. Mrs. Rosa-Martir's Family Living Class took the drawings and used their sewing skills to create the monsters the young students drew. Today, the high school students presented the monsters to the kindergarten students.

"Say! I like green eggs and ham! I do! I like them, Sam-I-Am! I would eat them in a boat, and with a goat, in the rain, on a train, in a car and in a tree. They are so good, so good, you see!" -Dr. Seuss Our kindergarteners enjoying the best lunch!

The SCHS Ski Club has continued to enjoy the cold temperatures this season with 4 total ski trips (2 to Montage Mountain and 2 to Elk Mountain). We hope to fit in one more ski trip in early March and the juniors and seniors will be heading to Vermont next week! It is all thanks to our generous sponsors: Kiwanis of Sullivan County, The Sullivan County Recreation Association, The Sullivan County Bow Hunter's Association, Eagles Mere/Laporte Lion's Club, and The Loyalsock Foundation.

Good luck to the SCHS Scholarship Challenge Team as they compete today at the Sayre Theatre. Tune in to Choice 102FM. Sullivan will be participating in the second game. Tune in at: https://www.myhometowntoday.com/995wokn#:~:text=MyHometownToday,News/Talk

All post season events require online tickets in advance. This includes all basketball and wrestling events. Cash will not be accepted at the door. Visit https://piaad4.net/tickets/ Basketball schedules have not been finalized and therefore the tickets are not avaliable yet. To view brackets, visit piaad4.net, select the sport you want in the upper left, and choose "bracket" these will also be updated once the schedule is completed.