Burgettstown Area School District

EVERY WEEK was a great week in Blue Devil Country in the 2022-2023 school year! Please scroll down to learn more. #True2theBlue

• August 28: First Student Day of 2023-2024
• ONGOING: Kindergarten Registration (click HERE)

The 105th Commencement Exercises were held on Wednesday, May 31 at The Pavilion at Star Lake. Sixty-Six students were honored. Valedictorian Matthew Trojan and Salutatorian/Senior Class President Gracyn Murray, addressed the class, as did Senior Class Vice-President Adriana Larue, who delivered the welcoming address. Principal Mr. Brian Fadden presented the class and School Board President Mrs. Carrie Lonick-Snatchko accepted the glass and gave the official graduate pronouncement. Good luck to all members of the Class of 2023!

Matthew Trojan, Valedictorian

Gracyn Murray, Salutatorian

Shakirra Bilal

Taylor Bird

Kaden Boni

Andrew Bredel

Dylan Brown

Trinity-Ann Bruno

Janson Burns-Milom

Addison Cairns

Tyler Cody

Danielle Coles

Maddison Constant

Mia Cowden

Michael Dailey

Madison Davis

Brooke Dzuba

Haidyn Enos

Luke Ferris

Hailey Flores

Jillian Frazier

Harley Froats

Ryan Gibson

Michael Grant

Maddox Gratchen

Payton Gratchen

Alyssa Green

Corbin Harrison

Rylee Havelka

Kaylee Hettenschuller

Oliver Hufford

Julia Jastrzebski

Cheyanne Johnson

Iann Kearns

Sadie Kinsey

Haylie Kosharsky

Wyatt Kotouch

Adriana Larue

Logan Link

Sondre Lunde

Nicholas Lyons

Jacob McGraw

Austin Michael

Ryan Michael

Jacob Mitchell

Jacob Noyes

Autumn Orgovan

Vanessa Padilla

Brianna Pennington

Isabella Pennington

Laci Pounds

Jadyn Rech

Tristin Roach

Landyn Romano

Saige Rossi

Eden Rush

Caleb Russell

Molly Schoch

Joseph Sentipal

Katierose Smith

Mackenzie Speicher

Michael Stewart

Jacob Stroud

Makala Trevena

Cecilia Trinciante

Phillip Vargas

The last teacher day of the school year brings with it our faculty and staff appreciation picnic. Our administrative team hosts the event and with the help of the cafeteria and custodial department, prepares the food and the setting. The Burgettstown Area School District is blessed with a wonderful group of employees in all areas, and the administrative team is grateful for their dedication and hard work throughout the school year and beyond.

Thanks to a grant awarded to the Avella Area, Burgettstown Area and Fort Cherry School Districts, the districts' local community libraries will host summer STEM camps this summer. The Burgettstown Community Library will host two different camps, one from July 17-July 20 and one from August 1-4. For more information on these FREE summer camps, please contact the community library.

Students in all grade levels are able to receive a free school breakfast. This breakfast is not paid for by the school district, rather, it is an initiative of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. We encourage students to start the day with the "most important meal!"

We continue to monitor student and staff COVID cases. We ask that you continue using preventive measures such as keeping your child or children home if they are experiencing symptoms of illness and/or if someone in your home is testing.

When to Quarantine?

According to the CDC, COVID Quarantine for illness or positive test:

• Isolate for 5 days. If no symptoms are present or symptoms are resolving (fever free 24 hrs without medication) on day 5, students may return to school on day 6 with mask wearing days 6-10.

We remind students, employees, parents, guardians, and community members that smoking, the possession or use of alcohol or other drugs, and the possession of weapons on school grounds, including outdoor athletic areas, by any individual, is prohibited. These acts are subject to police action and must also be reported to the Department of Education.

Student and employee safety is extremely important to us. We are constantly looking for ways to make our schools, school grounds, and property safe for all. Recently, we ordered signage that will be placed on all of our school busses, warning that unauthorized boarding will be subject to criminal prosecution. This is not something new, it is simply something we are creating a greater awareness of.

According to the Pennsylvania Crimes Code:

§ 5517. Unauthorized school bus entry. (a) Offense defined.--A person who enters a school bus without prior authorization of the driver or a school official with intent to commit a crime or disrupt or interfere with the driver or a person who enters a school bus without prior authorization of the driver or a school official who refuses to disembark after being ordered to do so by the driver commits a misdemeanor of the third degree. (b) Notice.--A school district may place a notice at the entrance of the school bus that warns against unauthorized entry.

Our school district prides itself on providing the best possible learning environment for our students, and school buildings and other facilities that can be a source of pride for the community. We are constantly monitoring the conditions of our schools, athletic complexes and other district-owned property but sometimes we miss things. You can help us by completing this form when you notice something that you think needs our attention. It can be something as basic as noticing that there is a light out in our parking areas, or that the trash receptacles at the baseball field need emptied. Just like you have for your home, we have a running list of items that need our attention. These items get prioritized and acted upon. We may already know about the issue you raise, but if we don't, we can't prioritize it until we do. We are all in this together and your input is greatly appreciated. Please click her to access this form: HERE