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 The Towanda Area School District was very pleased to discover that 2008 graduate Adam Harris was named to the Big East All Academic team. Adam was one of 14 Orangemen to achieve this honor. In order to obtain this honor, football players must have completed at least two semesters with a GPA of 3.0
Adam, a 6'2'' 239 pound sophomore linebacker, made the team as a walk-on for the 2009 preseason camp after transferring to Syracuse from Cornell University. Adam is the son of Leo Harris who is a math teacher at Towanda Jr/Sr High School. |
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 The Towanda Jr/Sr High School Forensic Team continued it run of successes at the recent meet held in Franklin, NY. The team captured first place in the team sweepstakes over a competitive field which included a tie with Sayre which was broken on the third try.
The team began its streak with a second place finish at the Dallastown Wildcat Invitational in October 2009 and has continued to place first, with one second, in every tournament in November, December, and January. There are numerous individual successes at each meet which contribute to the overall team success. Senior high team members are Anna Belokur, Khaberra Calaman, Daniel Christian, Sarah Conklin, Briana Hollenback, Robin Holman, Jacob Manchester, Joseph Martin, Allen Marks, Nicholas Spencer, Stefiny Thomas, Elizabeth Vana, and Mackenzie Watkins. Junior high members are Ruth Conklin, Blakely Watkins, Caroline Vana, Kennedy Walsh, Alliesha Koss, and Madison Abbott. The senior high team has several challenges coming up with both the Pennsylvania High School Speech League Districts and State Meet and the National Forensic League Iroquois District Meet which is the Nationals Qualifier. This dedicated young group of students are up at the crack of dawn nearly every Saturday to travel and compete in speech and debate events. They are striving to be the best representatives for our school and our community by their accomplishments. |
Monday, February 22nd from 6-8 pm at Towanda High School Auditorium
Senior Supervisory Special Agent Claude Thomas of the PA Attorney General's Office will talk about online dangers including sexual predators and cyberbullying.
Free on site childcare/activities for school aged children provided by the YMCA.
Parents may sign up for four 2-hour sessions of hands on training in the computer lab to learn more about using parental controls and navigating sites their children, tweens, and teens tend to frequent.
Hands on trainings will be held at Towanda from 5-7 pm on Wednesday March 24 and 31 and April 7 and 14
Pizza and drinks will be provided for participants and free childcare and activities will be provided on site by the YMCA.
Parents who attend all 4 weeks will be eligible for doorprizes.
This project is funded by a grant from the Vision of Hope campaign, a project of the PA Coalition Against Rape and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.
For more information call Debbie or Monya at 265-5333 or email
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 Students from the Towanda Area Junior-Senior High School recently competed in the Poetry Out Loud competition. The winner of the competition was Joseph Martin, a ninth grader. Nicholas Spencer, a sophomore, won second place and Elizabeth Vana, a freshman, won third place. Joseph Martin will be competing at the Regional Poetry Out Loud Competition at the Keystone Theater in Towanda on February 5, 2010. The winner of the contest next week will advance to the state championship in Harrisburg in March.
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The Towanda Area School District is accepting sealed bids on a 1987 GMC Dump Truck. Sealed Bids will be accepted until 3:00 PM on February 10, 2010 at the Business Office, State Street and Western Ave Towanda PA 18848. Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope indicating "Sealed Bid- 1987 GMC" on the outside of the envelope. Please contact Ron Cook at 268-2083 for more information or an appointment to see the truck.
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