To Kill A Mockingbird!

I would like to thank District Magistrate Sortman for coming to Curtin today to speak with our 8th grade students about a law trial. 8th grade students are currently reading To Kill A Mockingbird. Mr. Greevy used his connections to pull this together. Great experience for our students! It is great to get experts to come in and share their knowledge with our students. Tomorrow...sixth grade is hosting Professor John Good from Penn College who is going to discuss robotics with our students.

Twins?

Enough said...

We are keeping an eye on you!

Our Brown Bag "Brains Are Us" group finished their cycle last week. Students worked with Lycoming College students and Professor Dr. Mary Morrison on learning about the function of the brain. Check out Julia dissecting a cow's eyeball. Way cool! Thanks for advising this course of study at AGC Mr. Ross! Way cool! Look out for next year to get involved in Brown Bag!

Track Meet and Soccer Games Thursday Night!

Track meet will occur at 4:30 Thursday at WAHS. The boys and girls soccer teams play at Balls Mills Soccer Complex too. Try to get out and support our athletes. Remember 8th grade dance is Friday night. 8th grade students only may attend. Remember that Friday morning is 8th grade trip sign-ups in the lobby. You must have turned in your permission slip and paid your $20 to participate. The trip is to Knoebel's on May 16th.

8th Graders...get your dancin' shoes on!

Just a reminder 8th grade students...dance at AGC on Friday evening, 7-9:30. Mr. Zangara said that he has been saving a new dance move to show everyone. What do you think?

Create your own FACEinHOLE

Congrats WASD! 100 Best Music Communities to Live in again.

While the economy may be taking a toll on arts programs elsewhere, that's not necessarily the case in the Williamsport Area School District, recently recognized for a seventh time as one of the nation's "Best Communities for Music Education." This was the headline in the Sun-Gazette today. Kudos to all of our talented students and staff. Thanks for making WASD a great place to learn music education.

PADESTA Award for Mr. Radspinner!

Congrats to Mr. Radspinner for earning this award. He was able to attend the recognition ceremony this past Thursday in Valley Forge. We appreciate all the work you do with our students. Did you know that Mr. Radspinner has over 200 students participating in Orchestra from Cochran, Sheridan, and Curtin.

Science Guy

Just wanted to thank the PTO for reserving Dr. Fierhoffer coming to demonstrate scientific concepts that are in our everyday lives. The 8th graders start the PSSA's next week. Best of luck on this assessment!

Happy Administrative Support Day!

Check out these great flowers that our wonderful secretary's received today for Administrative Support Day. Thank you to Mrs. Bonner and Mrs. McCarrol. We appreciate everything that you do!

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Today is Mr. Z day at Curtin...Thank you very much! See if he has his blue suede shoes on today.

Diversity Day

AGC Chamber Orchestra Goes to Happy Valley!

The Curtin Chamber Orchestra traveled to Penn State University today to work with one Rob Nairn. Rob teaches double bass at Penn State and the Julliard School of music. Rob is also in high demand as one of the top baroque era bassists in the world. Rob worked with the chamber orchestra for two hours and then wowed the group with some playing. The chamber orchestra then did a small walking tour of the North West side of campus (Mr. Radspinner’s old stomping grounds). Mr. Radspinner served as a "trucker" driving the WASD van. Nice work Good Buddy!

Judicial Forum at AGC

Great job last night to the three social studies teachers at Curtin for sponsoring a very informative event for all. Students wrote great questions for the four candidates. Thanks to all who attended. Hopefully you have a better understanding the importance of a judicial race. Be sure to vote on the blog for you judicial candidate. Mr. B did a nice job moderating.

AGC Strong!

Wow! The track teams looked great last evening at the high school. Records are being broken or pushed. Give it up for Taron Dinkins who beat the school record in the high jump and Brianna Vincent who broke the school record in the 100m. Awesome job by everyone.

MASTERS CHAMPION

AGC Cake Auction

Check out some pics from the Cake Auction.

Cake Auction at AGC

Congratulations to the THINK BIG Library Committee who sponsored a Cake Auction to raise money for the AGC library. Representative Mirabito, Mrs. Strickler, and Mr. Kevin Nash served as judges for the event. Congratulations to Dante Bloom who placed first for his "Hamburger in Paradise" cake. The event raised over $1,000.00 for the library. Be sure to check out the library as the READING ROOM begins to take shape starting Friday. We appreciate Mr. Scott Younkin who was the auctioneer for the event.

Jazz Festival

AGC Jazz Band rocks the house at the WASD Jazz Festival held this past Tuesday evening at WAHS. Thanks to Mr. Henry for getting the kids together to demonstrate their talents.

Pirates First Place!

My Pirates are in first place after Opening Day. They beat the St. Louis Cardinals in the 9th inning with a bases loaded double by Jack Wilson. I love this time of year when the Pirates win. Hopefully they can continue their streak of wins?

Opening Day!

Opening Day of the Major League season began today with a game between the Phillies and Braves. Good luck to your team this year! My team is the Pittsburgh Pirates...we are due for a playoff birth this year.