The Greencastle-Antrim School District will hold kindergarten registration for the 2012-2013 school year March 26, 27, 28 and 29 at the Greencastle-Antrim Primary School, 504 E. Leitersburg St.
Greencastle-Antrim High School students collected 15 boxes of food during a recent home basketball game against James Buchanan High School, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The canned goods and other non-perishable food items were delivered to two local food organizations – the Greencastle and St. Thomas food pantries. Spectators who brought canned food items received $1 off the price of admission to the middle school and high school basketball games on January 20.
Four Junior Girl Scouts from Greencastle earned the Bronze Award for their work making the greenhouse at Tayamentasachta a nicer place for learning.
The 2010-11 auditor's report, presented to the Greencastle-Antrim School Board Jan. 19 by Kevin Stouffer from Smith Elliott Kearns and Co., showed the school district had "a very healthy cash balance."
Greencastle-Antrim High School is sponsoring the third annual Martin Luther King Jr. service project, collecting food for pantries.
Greencastle-Antrim School Board members Eric Holtzman, Brian Hissong, Ken Haines, Joel Fridgen, Tracy Baer, Mike Shindle, Mike Still, William Thorne and Melinda Cordell met last week and made appointments to numerous committees for the coming year.
The Greencastle-Anttrim School Board is considering a plan to charge community groups for the use of district facilities.
A sculpture crafted from nearly 1,000 pounds of butter was unveiled today as the centerpiece of the 96th Pennsylvania Farm Show, which opens Saturday, Jan. 7.
The Waynesboro GED program will begin a new session of classes the week of Jan. 3. Registration will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 3 , 4 and 5 at the Waynesboro Area Middle School. New students are invited to stay for classes after they have registered.
Greencastle-Antrim Middle School musicians will perform the annual holiday concert at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19 in the Greecastle-Antrim High School auditorium.
The concert is free to the public.
TJ Bard went into Penn State politics when he saw an opportunity to take a leadership role on the University Park campus. The past year has exceeded his expectations.
Eric Holtzman was elected president of the Greencastle-Antrim Board of School Directors at the organizational meeting Dec. 1. Re-elected in November along with Melinda Cordell, they and new members Ken Haines, Mike Still and Tracy Baer were sworn in by business manager Richard Lipella. Brian Hissong was named vice president.
Any property tax increase to support the Greencastle-Antrim School District will not exceed two mills for the 2012-13 budget, and could be zero, emphasized business manager Richard Lipella after the board voted not to exceed the state index.
The Lilian S. Besore Memorial Library’s Read-a-Thon, held in the Greencastle-Antrim School District’s elementary and middle schools, ended with “winning” students enjoying pizza and popsicles, hearing stories read by “Two Nuts & A Bolt” and lots of fun.
Kindergarten students at Greencastle-Antrim Primary School conducted a food drive for the Greencastle Food Pantry last week. High school students who volunteered at the pantry spoke to some classes and shared a video clip explaining that people are hungry even at this time of year, when others are enjoying a bountiful meal at Thanksgiving. The youngsters collected many boxes of food and personal care items.
Current Greencastle-Antrim students have completed their use of the new surface at the school district’s stadium for the season. Now it’s time for those who have gone before to have their chance.
A college financial aid presentation will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22 in the Greencastle-Antrim High School auditorium.
A Christmas melodrama will be part of the weekend's festivities, kicked off by the Heritage Christmas tree lighting ceremony Friday at 7 p.m. When the last songs have echoed away, participants can head on over to Greencastle-Antrim High School for the Drama Club presentation of "Christmas Crisis in Mistletoe Mesa." The show will be repeated Saturday, Nov. 19, both starting at 8 p.m.
