In March, the Schuylkill County Mental Health and Developmental Services held a poster contest for 4th and 5th grade as part of their Mental Health Awareness Month activities starting in May. This theme this year was “Be a Mental Health Super Hero”. 5th Graders Sadie Tokarick won 3rd place and Alivia Wolfgang was an honorable mention. Sadie’s poster will be turned into a billboard located just south of the Freeze on Rt 61. Alivia’s poster will be made into placements for surrounding restaurants. Both students earned a certificate and won a prize! Great job Alivia and Sadie!
The Schuylkill Haven Area Middle School Chorus members were gifted a souvenir photo of their trip to the State Capital. Chorus members wish to thank Representative Tim Twardzik and Representative Jaime Barton for the amazing signed photos! The Chorus enjoyed their visit on March 16th to meet Senator Argall, Representative Barton and Representative Twardzik, tour the capital and perform on the rotunda stairs. The photos are a keepsake that our Chorus members will treasure!
On Wednesday, April 19th, Mr. Dean took two groups of students for trails trips to “Fighter’s Heaven: Muhammed Ali’s Training Camp” in Deer Lake. Students learned about how and why the 3x World Heavy Weight Champion came to Schuylkill County to train in the later stages of his career. The students received tours of the camp and got to experience replicas of items Ali used during his time there.
Schuylkill Haven Middle School is selling baseball caps for Mini Thon. Deadline is Monday, April 24th. Baseball caps are $10.
We spent the morning riding bike on the Swatara Creek Rail Trail. We started the day by going over safety tips on riding and different maneuvers. We stopped at different locations along the trail to eat lunch and to have group discussions. At the end of the day we went to a more advanced trail for anyone who wanted to attempt a more advanced trail.
Calling all current 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls! Are you interested in playing volleyball? If so, come out to our Skills and Drills Clinic!
The Schuylkill Haven Recreation Center has partnered up with the Schuylkill Haven High School Volleyball Team to hold clinics for younger players who are interested in playing and learning more about volleyball. Please see the attached flyer for information, dates, and cost. All funds will be going to the Schuylkill Haven Recreation Department.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact a Recreation Department employee or you can email Coach Ferrizzi at ferrizzim@shasd.org. We look forward to seeing all of you at the rec center!
SHAMS Stall Day 2023 will be held on Thursday, April 20th. Just a remainder, classes can only be stalled 10 minutes.
There will be a special showing of the High School Musical “Singin’ in the Rain” Thursday at 6:00pm in Zwerling Auditorium for all Haven Senior Citizens. The admission for all senior citizens will be FREE.
The Schuylkill Haven Area High School proudly presents Singin’ In the Rain! Come and join us April 21st at 7:00pm, April 22nd at 7:00pm and April 23rd at 3:00pm! Purchase your tickets online at the link below.
zwerlingaudshahs.ticketleap.com/shahs-high-school-musical---singin-in-the-rain/
Friendly reminder that physical exams are a requirement in grades K/1, 6 and 11. School physicals are scheduled to take place on Thursday, April 20th. All students are encouraged to be seen by their private physician. Please return the attached form (or you can download our form that is currently linked on the website) dated after June 1, 2022 to the school's nursing office by Wed, April 19th. If a completed form is not received students will be seen by our school physician, Dr. Joseph Zawisza.
The Schuylkill Haven Area Middle School Beginner Band and Advanced Band will present a spring concert "An Evening of Music" on Thursday, March 30th at 7:00pm in the middle school auditorium.
Admission is free but donations are accepted. Come out and hear our wonderful middle school
Instrumentalists as we celebrate Music in Our Schools Month!
Seventh grade students in Mrs. Schock's Pre-Algebra class spent the day working collaboratively to solve a fictitious crime! Throughout the activity they worked in groups to practice their skills in algebraic expressions, equations, and inequalities.
Fifth grade students are wrapping up their Fairytale Unit with a compare and contrast project. They are working on creating a poster to compare and contrast the original Cinderella to an alternate version from another country.
Middle School Spring Picture Day will be Monday, March, 27th, 2023.
ACHIEVE students from the middle school attended art class at the WIAC on Saturday.
In consideration of March Madness Mrs. Poletti’s 5th grade math class enjoyed playing “Trashketball” to review adding mixed numbers with unlike denominators.
The SHAMS Chorus traveled to our state capital today to perform as part of the Pennsylvania Music Educator’s concerts, in honor of Music in Our Schools Month. Students met our local representatives, toured the capital, and performed on the rotunda stairs for visitors to the capital.
The Schuylkill Haven Area School District will be on a Virtual Learning day today, Tuesday, March 14th.
6th grade general music class enjoyed playing Boomwhackers today!
The SHAMS Chorus performed wonderfully in last night's concert! If anyone has photos to share, they would be appreciated! Special thanks to all of our chorus members, tech crew and volunteer teachers for making the concert so memorable!
