Burgettstown Area School District

• Keystone Testing (see chart below)
• May 25: Memorial Day- No School
• June 4: Last Student Day and Commencement
• June 12: Kennywood Day

18 days left in the 2025-2026 school year. But who's counting? 🙋🙋🏻‍♂️

The Blue Devils and Lady Blue Devils will continue their seasons next week as WPIAL playoff action begins in both Baseball and Softball. Our Blue Devil baseball team will take on Laurel on Monday, May 11th at 6:30 PM at Burkett Park in Robinson. Later in the week, the Lady Blue Devil softball team will challenge Bentworth at Trinity. The game will be at 4:00 PM on Thursday, May 14th. Good Luck to all our athletes and their coaches!

Raya Sentipal and Riley Dhans

Elle Bongiorni and Matt Lemmon

Senior Abby Henke plans to continue her academic focus and compete on the pitch⚽⚽⚽ at W&J in the fall. Good Luck, Abby!

Student's in Ms. Kemp's math class recently took their learning outdoors for a hands-on statistics activity using shot put measurements. Each student had an opportunity to "put" the shot, collect and record the class data, and then apply key math concepts to analyze the results. Students calculated mean, median and mode of the data set before graphing their findings on a box plot. This engaging activity allowed students to connect real-world experiences to classroom learning while strengthening their understanding of data analysis and graphing skills.

Senior Riley Dhans will pursue his academic goals and compete on the gridiron 🏈🏈🏈 at W&J.

The theme of "travel" used throughout the year was on display for teacher appreciation week, as beverage and snack cart was available to the teachers. A tasty treat was offered as a way to say thanks!

Senior Adam Baloga will be busy with academics while he pursues both football 🏈🏈🏈and wrestling 🥇🥇🥇 at W&J.

One of the many activities at the MSHS this week to show appreciation to the teachers and staff was a 90's and jeans dress down day. Can you believe the 90's were so long ago? Like, before the BPAC and the high school gym!

Senior Matt Bredel plans to display his talents on the baseball ⚾⚾⚾diamond and in the classroom at Penn State-Behrend.

As the school district continues to look for ways to help students consider career choices and pathways, select groups of students at the middle and elementary level worked through the RIASEC (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional) model with representatives of Connect the Work.

Senior Colton County will pursue football 🏈🏈🏈and his academics at St. Vincent next year.

"Thanks for sticking with me" was the theme on the "Gratitude Wall" in the MSHS. The students write notes to their teachers on post-it notes and added them throughout the week. 💙🤍

Senior Raya Sentipal plans to play softball 🥎🥎🥎and apply herself in the classroom at Chatham University in the fall.

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We are always looking to hire substitutes in all job categories: teacher, custodian, cafeteria, maintenance, bus driver, paraprofessional, secretary.

If you are interested in employment with the Burgettstown Area School District, please check the employment section of our website at https://www.burgettstown.k12.pa.us/employment/employment-opportunities/overview-employment and/or contact Marci Campa at mcampa@burgettstown.k12.pa.us

AP Biology -- Monday, May 4th, Morning

AP English Literature -- Wednesday, May 6th, Morning

AP Statistics -- Thursday, May 7th, Afternoon

AP US History -- Friday, May 8th, Morning

AP Calculus -- Monday, May 11th, Morning

AP Psychology -- Tuesday, May 12th, Afternoon

AP English Language -- Wednesday, May 13th, Morning

AP Computer Science -- Friday, May 15th, Afternoon

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. After last year's Commencement, we informed the management at Star Lake that our preferred date for this year's Commencement is June 5, 2026. 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.