Burgettstown Area School District

EVERY WEEK is a great week in Blue Devil Country! Please scroll down to learn more. #True2theBlue

• March 20: Full Act 80 Day
• March 22: Kindergarten Registration (A to M)
• March 23: Kindergarten Registration (N to Z)
• March 24: End of Third Nine Weeks

Students in Anatomy & Physiology conducted dissections of sheep and cow hearts (below).

7th graders celebrated Pi Day this week, and participated in the annual Pi Digits Contest.

Anmariena McKee (below) memorized the most digits of pi this year. She memorized and recited 113 digits after the decimal point.

Nathan Swihart still holds the record of 230 digits of pi. Check out the list of students that have participated over the years. How many digits of pi do you know?

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 Mrs. Kline's period 7 Coding class programmed their own Sphero led games: Rock/Paper/Scissors, Candyland, Minion Trouble, Twister, and Red Light/Yellow Light/Green Light. Mr. Fadden and Mrs. Dzugan participated as well!

The District's school buildings and bus garage sit on almost 79 acres of land? The buildings themselves combine for almost 308,000 square feet of space!

Under the direction of Mr. Craig Zeigler, our Facilities Director from Aramark, Inc., the District's 10 full-time custodians, 2 part-time weekend custodians, one full-time maintenance technician and one 1/2 time maintenance technician do their best to keep the facilities operational and a source of pride.

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