Burgettstown Area School District

Mr. Stephen Puskar began his commission as the new Superintendent of Schools on Monday, April 19. Please read his letter below for an introduction.

Burgettstown resident, Dr. C. Joyce Nicksick, served as Interim Superintendent between the time Dr. Walsh left for his new position on March 12 and Mr. Puskar began on April 19. Dr. Nicksick is a retired Superintendent of the Wilmington Area School District in Lawrence County. During her time with us here at BASD, Dr. Nicksick was certainly an asset to the school district, and most definitely left a positive mark on it. We thank Dr. Nicksick for her service to the Burgettstown Area School District and wish her well as she resumes retirement!

Wednesday was Administrative Professional's (Secretary's) day, and we want to give a big shout out and THANK YOU to these employees, who make everyone's life a little easier and are truly here to help in whatever way they can.

• Kathy Alvarez
• Tiarre Bowersock
• Marci Campa
• Cheryl Christy
• Judy Evantz
• Bernie Froats
• Shelby John
• Becky Lukon
• Carol Mader
• Pam Scruppi
• Donna Strope

The Pennsylvania System of School Assessment exams will begin next week! Plans have been underway for the last several weeks to make sure we are ready for the PSSA tests. All Burgettstown Area students in grades 3 through 8 are required to participate in these exams, whether they are in-person learners or remote learners. Mrs. Mankey and Mr. Fadden have communicated with parents, guardians, and students about the testing dates, times, and requirements. Below, please find letters related to testing in each of the school buildings. More information may also be found on the school district website and through Alma.

Ms. Froats, Ms. Riley, and Ms. Roman visited Mr. Dougherty's classes on Thursday to review scheduling for 2021-2022. These eight grade students learned how courses count differently in high school, and how more choice is given to students to pick their classes.

In just a few short weeks, members of the Class of 2021 will be graduating! We are happy to say that many events that may have been cancelled or altered last year will return. Please see the letter from Mr. Fadden, below, for related information.

Students in Mr. Selva's Honors Biology class used Nearpod to follow along as he taught about Traits, Genes, and Alleles.

Burgettstown's partnering Intermediate Unit, IU1, provided information about the availability of vaccines for individuals 16 and older through Washington Health System. Please see the flyer below.

For those of you who may not know, wrestling coach Joey Vigliotti received the following honors: WPIAL Section Coach of the year and the Observer-Reporter AA Coach of the Year. Wrestling assistant coach Louie Vigliotti received the honor of WPIAL AA Assistant Coach of the Year. Congratulations!

Students in first grade released butterflies after learning about their life cycles.

Third grade students gained experience painting pottery this week.

Fifth graders determined the volume of shapes.