All-District Music Concerts Held at the CAC

On February 8 and March 8, respetively, the Loyalsock Township School District all-district vocal and instrumental concerts were held to showcase our youth and the large amount of talent among our students.  A little over 300 students came together for the choral concert for their finale, and about 280 students came together on stage with their instruments to perform two pieces as one large emsemble, one of which being from the formerly popular film, Ghostbusters.  Both events were spectcular, and the venue of the Community Arts Center was a phenomenal expereince for our students and their families.  Kudos to our music folks, especially Mr. Saville-Andree and Mr. Barrett for facilitating such a great expereince for out students!



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Youth Leadership Lycoming Students Present to School Board

Kudos to Ali Malee, Sarah Miller, and Mike Dougherty for presenting about their experiences as Loyalsock's representatives with Youth Leadership Lycoming this school year.  A venture lead by Penn College and facilitated by Dr. Davie Jane Gilmour, these students shared their experiences with the school board and community members present about the type of leadership training and various concepts they are learning as a result of their exposure to Youth Leadership Lycoming. Great job folks!

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Mrs. Kindra Brelsford - 2012 PA State Teacher of the Year Semi-Finalist!

Mrs. Kindra Brelsford, a science (Bio and AP Bio) teacher at LTHS, was nominated back in the early winter for the 2012 Pennsylvania State Teacher of the Year.  The process to determine each year's recipient of the award is extremely rigorous and requires much work on behalf of candidates.  In late February, we learned that Mrs. Brelsford was named a Semi-Finalist!  Meaning, she has made it to the level where she is recognized as being one of thirty (30) semi-finalists from across the Commonwealth.  The competition has been rigorous.  Mrs. Brelsford feels this has certainly been an honor and privilege.  As a high school and school district, we couldn't be more proud of her! 

The next step in the process is the identification of the Regional Finalists (top 12 teachers from the group of 30). Mrs. Brelsford has completed a variety of tasks to submit in order to perhaps make it to this level, and we are awaiting a response which will be forthcoming in early April.  In the event that Mrs. Brelsford becomes a Regional Finalist, we will continue to report on her endeavor. Please join us in congratulating Mrs. Brelsford and her family on her much-deserved recognition and in wishing her the best of luck as she vies to potentially become the 2012 PA State Teacher of the Year recipient!

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Mrs. Stanzione Receives Recognition

On March 8 at the annual SADD conference held at Penn College, our very own Mrs. Diane Stanzione, high school school counselor, was recognized for her 25 years' worth of work in serving in a variety of capacities around Lycoming County on the negative influences of drugs and alcohol on today's youth.  You can read more here.  Congratulations to Mrs. Stanzione on this most deserved recognition and to her work in the fight, in working with students, against the destructive decisions that confront youth each day!

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Serving Others is KEY at Loyalsock

- By Miss Jennifer Beck
 

Key Club is a division of the Kiwanis club that raises money and provides service for those in need. While always helping others, students involved are very competitive with one another for leadership positions. A particular student at Loyalsock has always been involved with leading the club, but never truly held a leadership position. He was the unsung hero of the Loyalsock Key Club; always organizing and helping, but never taking the credit. This year at the Key Club annual convention in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Daniel Hamm decided to run for the office of Secretary/Treasurer. He was well aware that those who had served in high leadership positions prior usually got elected to office, but he wanted to attempt to gain the position anyhow. On Sunday, March 06, 2011, his efforts and years of service without recognition truly paid off. The Pennsylvania District of Key Club elected Dan and he will now serve as the Secretary/Treasurer for the entire state. There are only three state positions and he gained one of them. In addition to Dan’s achievement and new leadership position, another Loyalsock student was elected to an important leadership position. Gina Girio, the Loyalsock Key Club’s former vice president, ran and won the position of Lieutenant Governor of the local division. She will help organize Key Club’s in our area and facilitate communication amongst clubs to help with local and national service projects.  Gongratulations to Dan Hamm and Gina Girio on their awesome accomplishment!

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Mr. Peterman in the Press!

This past summer, Mr. Mark Peterman, high school science teacher, participated in (and continues to participate in) the Modeling Physics and Chemistry program through Mansfield University.  A story about this program was recently released in a Mansfield U. publication, and our very own Mr. Peterman was pictured. Congrats to Mr. Peterman for putting Loyalsock on the map in yet another way!

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High School OM Teams Advance to States!

Two of our OM teams did extremely well at the OM Regional Competition held this past Saturday at Berwick. Both teams will be competing at the State Competition held at Williamsport High School on Saturday, April 9th.  As Gold as Gold-Berg Div III placed 2nd (Team Members: Meghan Cunningham, Samantha Scott, Nichole Lupo, Micaela Weber, Caryn Keller, Jeremiah Wilson), and Le Tour Guide Div III placed 1st (Team Members: Mikayla Born, Anastasia Komarnicki, Katherine Lupo, Lauren Lorf and Shelby Cochran, and Catherine Waltz and Sara Greenway, both Middle school students).  Congrats to both teams and all of the students involved!

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Senior Tyler Bogaczyk Recognized as Lycoming County’s Outstanding Student

Last week, the Williamsport-Lycoming County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Education Celebration was held in which nine area seniors were recognized.  After a thorough interview and selection process by the Chamber, a single senior is selected as the Outstanding Student.  For the second year in a row, a Loyalsock student has been selected.  Congratulations to senior Tyler Bogaczyk and his family on a true honor.  Tyler accepted his award with humility as he spoke to the 150 individuals present at the Holiday Inn.  You can read more about Tyler’s success and learning more about the Outstanding Student of the Year process.   Congrats Tyler!  (Pictured with Tyler is Miss Carol Johnson, Loyalsock’s 2011 Outstanding Educator.)

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LTHS Teacher Carol Johnson Recognized as Outstanding Educator

Late last week the annual Education Celebration of the Williamsport-Lycoming County Chamber of Commerce was held at Holiday inn.  Loyalsock Township High School’s Carol Johnson, a mathematics teacher, was one of nine local educators recognized as an Outstanding Educator.  Miss Johnson has been also recognized several years ago when she became a finalist in the Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year selection process.  A calculus and geometry teacher, Carol has taught at Loyalsock for more than twenty years.  She continues to serve on Pennsylvania’s mathematics committee that is largely responsible for designing the PSSA math problems seen each year.  Further, Miss Johnson is extremely involved in the Williamsport area’s Relay for Life and has captained the Lancers Against Cancer team for the past several years.  Congratulations to Miss Carol Johnson and her family on this outstanding recognition!

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Spring Sports Begins This Week

Spring sports begins this week at Loyalsock.  Over the past year, one program, Track and Field, has grown significantly in popularity.  At this point in time, 94 students have signed up to participate.  According to Mr. Insinger, this is the most interest in Track and Field in over 20 years at Loyalsock.  The head coach is Ashley Argenta, a former Edinboro University Track standout and Loyalsock Township Middle School art teacher.  Best of luck to all students who chosen to put Loyalsock back on the map – this time in Track & Field!

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Bryan Eck - February Student of the Month

Bryan Eck, son Bob and Kathy Eck, has been recognized by the Science department as the February Student of the Month.  A member of National Honor Society, Bryan regularly achieves the high honor roll and has taken several AP courses.  His favorite subjects are chemistry and calculus.  Bryan is a member of the Boy Scouts and has attained his Eagle Scout.  Further, he enjoys taking part in various high school theater productions and musicals, is a member of the envirothon team, the Lancer marching band, Jazz band, and the TEAMS competition.  Bryan also finds time for a part-time job at Burger King.  Bryan plans on attending a four-year college in the field of chemistry and eventually obtain a Master’s and doctorate degree in the field.  In addition, he enjoys playing ultimate frisbee with friends, golfing, and various outdoors activities, including rock climbing, fishing, hunting, and riding ATVs.  Bryan is a member of St. Ann’s Church.  Congratulations again to senior Bryan Eck and his parents as LTHS’s February student of the month!

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Elizabeth Heilmann – January Student of the Month

Congratulations to Elizabeth Heilmann and her parents, Dr. Tim and Sue Heilmann, for being nominated by the English department as our student of the month!  Lizzie is a member and treasurer of the National Honor Society and has been consistently on the high honor roll throughout high school.  Her favorite subject has been AP Biology.  Lizzie is also very active in our school community, including:  secretary of key club, Christian Club, president of eco-act recycling club, vice president of the Lancer band, president of the Lancer choir, knight music, and environthon.  Lizzie has been accepted to the University of Notre Dame in South Bend with a major in biological sciences and then attend medical school with a focus on genetics research.  She is also active in her church, St. Ann’s, as a member of the choir.  When she has any spare time, Lizzie enjoys knitting and reading.  Congratulations to Elizabeth and her parents on being recognized as the January student of the month!

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Energy Drinks – Big Risk to Teens by Barb Wertz, Loyalsock ATC

Recently, The Today Show ran a special on the consumption of the many energy drinks on the market by teenagers.  The article, linked here, recognizes that energy drinks, such as Red Bull and many others, are possibly dangerous to young people.  The article lists the risks of these drinks as heart palpitations, seizures, strokes and possibly sudden death.  As a school, we are wary of our athletes, as well as any other student, utilizing these drinks too often, and especially, prior to competition.  While there is no set policy on the consumption of energy drinks, there is much documented evidence that puts coaches, parents, educators, and students alike on edge with these drinks.  It may be a very good idea to converse with your children about the potential negative effects of such drinks and discourage the use, especially prior to any sort of cardio-vascular activity.  This article is certainly not a definitive study on the issue, but it does relate much anecdotal evidence that cannot be ignored.  More study would be very helpful regarding this issue.  For more information, you may wish to read more about this issue by an article in the journal Pediatrics which was also cited in The Today Show article.  http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/peds.2009-3592v1

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