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• November 3: Daylight Savings Time Ends
• November 8: Act 80 Half-Day
• November 27, 28, 29: Thanksgiving Break (No School)
• December 2: Full Act 80 Day (No School) and BAEC Parent/Teacher Conferences
• December 23 through January 3: Winter Break (No School)

On Monday, Mrs. Mankey helped our D 3 Lions players celebrate their big win last Saturday. We are so proud of these young student-athletes. If their success is any indication, the future looks bright for Blue Devil athletics!

Congratulations to Sam Elich for being chosen by the MSHS staff as this year's Burgettstown High School nominee for the DAR Good Citizen Award!

This award is intended to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship. The student selected as the school’s DAR Good Citizen must have the qualities of dependability (which includes truthfulness, loyalty, and punctuality); service (which includes cooperation, courtesy, and consideration of others); leadership (which includes personality, self-control, and ability to assume responsibility); and patriotism (which includes unselfish interest in family, school, community, and nation) to an outstanding degree.

Halloween was not all about costumes and candy. We also took delivery of a model year 2025 bus on Thursday. This new bus, which will be Bus #16, will be added to the rotation soon. We will send a message to families prior to beginning use of the new bus as some buses will be reassigned to new routes. Every school day starts with a safe ride to school, and thanks to an up-to-date fleet of busses and a dedicated and caring group of bus drivers, we are able to start each day off right!

Once again this year, Mrs. Koratich organized a pumpkin decorating contest for our elementary center students. Students created a pumpkin based upon a favorite book or character within a book. Please click on the button below to view a video that captures all of the entries. We offer congratulations to the winners, and exclaim "Great job!" to all who participated!

• K-2nd grad winners:
• Ryleigh Russell, 3rd place for Taylor Swift pumpkin
• Jordan Clouse, 2nd place for Smart Cookie pumpkin
• Tyler Fluharty, 1st place for Wall-E pumpkin
• 3rd through 5th grade winners:
• Kendra Johnson, 3rd place for Bad Case of the Stripes pumpkin
• Declan Vega, 2nd place for Dragons Love Tacos pumpkin
• Alice Yates, 1st place for Wild Robot pumpkin and most votes overall.

The Blue and White Ambassadors organized a middle school pumpkin decorating contest. The Burgettstown middle/high school staff voted for three winners.

1st place- Mrs.Smith's homeroom with Finding Nemo theme

2nd place- Mrs. Kemp's homeroom- Gumball Machine

3rd place- Mr. Denny's room- Globe

This year, the Burgettstown Athletic Department is introducing digital ticketing for regular season football, volleyball, girls and boys basketball, and wrestling. Though all fans may still purchase a ticket "at the gate," but those who wish to avoid lines and pre-purchase an electronic ticket may do so by accessing the digital ticketing feature on the Hudl Fan page. Single game regular season tickets for both students and adults are available. Also, for those who know that will likely attend all games in a particular season, a season pass can be purchased. Please note: there is a processing fee, per ticket. This fee does not go to the school district, it is a vendor fee in support of the electronic ticketing feature. Scan the QR code or the button below to access the Hudl Fan page.

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.

Our school community has embraced the uniqueness of conducting commencement exercises at Star Lake for decades. The various management groups throughout the years have supported this by donating the use of the facility and we are most appreciative. While it is early in the school year, we want to make note that in order to hold graduation at Star Lake, flexibility in planning is necessary. Believe it or not, the planning for the next year begins shortly after the school year ends. We notify Star Lake management of our desired date and it is recorded as a preferred date. There are no guarantees, and in the past several years, we have not been able to finalize the date until some point in April. We know this causes a bit of anxiousness on the part of our seniors and their families, but if we want to continue this fine tradition, we must remain flexible. This week, the members of the Class of 2025 were informed that Star Lake was contacted on May 31, 2024, and informed that our preferred date for this year's Commencement is June 5, 2025. While this is our preferred date, there is no guarantee that we will get it. As the months go by this year, the District will remain in contact with Star Lake management. When we know the confirmed date, we will communicate it to our students and families. Though graduation may be the last thing on anyone's mind this early in the school year, we wanted to communicate this information so there are no misunderstandings.

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

We know our families and our communities enjoy seeing the various photographs and related information about our students and their activities through the various social media platforms and other methods of communication from our school district. If a parent or guardian objects to the use of their child's image and related information, they must notify the school district. Please see the following document for more details.