School News

Miller Motor Company will be holding a new school driver training class at their facility in Richland on May 16, 17, 18, 19 2022 from 9am – 1pm Please contact Kellie Miller at Miller Motors for more details. 814 487-5701

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for Somerset County’s communities and school districts.
File your 2021 local earned income tax online with Keystone

Nationally, suicide is the second leading cause of death for youth ages 10 – 24. Windber Area School District hopes to raise awareness and prevent youth suicide through the coordination of educational training and programming that includes students and all school personnel. WASD has also teamed up with R. E. A. C. H. Counseling (Assurance) to offer our students and staff an additional resource if they want to talk or have questions. Read more about how we are reaching out to our students by clicking on the title of this article.

The district is in the process of updating all Power School Contact Information for our new Student Messenger System. More information will be available to you once school has started. Please be patient with us as we work towards updating and correcting our contact information.

Attention Windber Area School Students: The Windber Public Library will be offering study hours between the hours of 2:30pm - 5:30pm during the days of Monday to Thursday. Masks are required as well as all other state guidelines for social distancing, 6 slots will be available on a first come/ first serve basis per day. Those wishing to attend may do so ONLY by calling the library directly at 467-4950 to make an appointment, this will allow for the utmost safety and sanitation guidelines for the well-being of everyone. You may also visit the Windber Public Library’s Website at windberlibrary.org at your convenience for useful information pertaining to tutoring and online student databases. Thank you, -Windber Public Library.

All pets on school district property must be leashed at all times. Pets are not permitted to be at the cross country course, baseball field, softball field, junior high football field, and other outside facilities while athletic events are going on and students are present with the exception of service animals with documentation. No pets are permitted within the fence at the stadium or the old track at any time. Also anyone walking their pets on school district property after school hours MUST clean up after their pets. Your cooperation will help us to avoid totally banning pets from district property.

Fifth disease is a mild rash illness caused by parvovirus B19. This disease, also
called erythema infectiosum, got its name because it was fifth in a list of historical classifications of common skin rash illnesses in children. It is more common in children than adults.

WAHS received a letter of recognition from the PA Department of Education congratulating us on our National Blue Ribbon Award.

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