Archive for April, 2018
Unique radio and TV brodacasting opportunities for students
Solanco students took part in Millersville High School Video Day hosted by the Millersville University National Broadcasting Society. “The students had the opportunity to participate in the Millersville WIXQ live radio broadcast, and they did two on-camera television broadcasts using the Millersville University TV station, and in addition they learned how to operate studio equipment,” Solanco […]
Luke Brown receives prestigious invitation to Marine Corps leadership academy
Solanco sophomore Luke Brown has earned the opportunity to attend the Summer Leadership & Character Development Academy hosted by the United States Marine Corps. The application process is very competitive as only 196 rising juniors and seniors from across the country have been invited to the academy. Luke said the application process included a physical segment (running, pull-ups […]
Providence students engage in Earth Day activities
In recognition of Earth Day, 2nd graders in Lindsey Orr’s class at Providence Elementary School participated in an interesting and hands-on activity about pollution, litter, and runoff, and their harmful impact on water quality, fish and other aquatic creatures. Students received containers of water with a sponge fish in the water. “I read a short story about ‘Freddy […]
Students work for improved fitness
Solanco students stepped forward to take on and conquer a “30 day 12 ways of fitness challenge.” Solanco Fitness Teacher Michele Lovell said using a workout that can be done practically anywhere and has no cost involved, the participants “on average, dropped fat by 1 to 1.5 percent with only a slight increase in body weight due to […]
Students compete in math contest
A team of students representing Solanco High School - Aidan McBride, Brandon Daniel-Morales, Faith Rineer - performed very well in a math competition at Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC). Particularly impressive was Aidan’s strong 6th place finish in the individual portion of the contest. Congratulations to our outstanding math students!
Middle school students in technology competition
Solanco middle school students competed in the Pennsylvania Technology Student Association (TSA) state conference held at Seven Springs Mountain Resort. “They had a great time competing in their events, exploring the resort, and meeting like-minded students from across the state,” Solanco teacher and TSA coach Kevin Childs said. “I am very proud of our members […]
Smith “Breakfast Club” students
Outstanding Smith Middle School students have earned recognition as “Breakfast Club” students based on the guidelines of respect, responsibility, honesty, self-control, courtesy and manners. The students were rewarded with a breakfast at school with their parents and principal Paul Gladfelter. The Smith Breakfast Club students are, front row: Keira Crawford, Hannah Unger, Caroline Lantz, Ashlyn […]
Strong scores for math students
Solanco High School students Sophie Plechner, Timothy Schmitt, Christian Stead and Aidan McBride put in impressive performances in a recent math competition at Millersville University. Math teacher Chris Rachor said their team score was good for third place among the 12 competing teams, and their overall score earned them fifth place overall.