Burgettstown Area School District

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• May 31: Commencement- 7:00 PM The Pavilion at Star Lake
• June 1: Last Day of School
• June 2: Kennywood Day- District Closed
• August 28: First Student Day of 2023-2024

The last school day of the 2022-2023 school year is Thursday, June 1. The last day is traditionally an early dismissal day.

BMHS Dismissal is 10:00 AM

BAEC Dismissal is 10:45 AM

After winning at the regional level of the PA Media and Design Competition, 11th grader Julia Smith presented at Dickenson College on Tuesday, May 23rd. Julia wrote a computer program that is able to identify an author of a text based solely on analysis of the author's writing style. Congratulations to Julia! You make us proud!

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.

The Senior Picnic, the Senior Lunch, and the Senior Walkaround/Drive-around are just a few of the activities the students participate in as they close this chapter of their lives (photo-collages below) Commencement is Wednesday, May 31 at 7:00 PM at the Pavilion at Star Lake.

You know the end of the year is near when it is wax museum time at BAEC. Below are just a few pictures of the many students who participated this year. There were so many good costumes it was impossible to pick a favorite!

The BAEC CHAMPS Carnival returned to The Pavilion at Star Lake this week; the first time since before the Covid-19 Pandemic. Thanks to the generosity of LiveNation, the Burgettstown Area School District is able to use the entire Star Lake facility for the carnival. The hard work of many CHAMPS volunteers, other parents/guardians, and our own teachers, staff, and administrators, pulled the event together on short notice after learning that we could return. The pictures below show that the weather was just right, and everyone seemed to have loads of fun!

Penn State Beaver hosts a series of summer STEAM and Sports Camps. Please click HERE for the flyer listing the camps, or click on the logo below to access the Penn State Beaver Summer Camp website.

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