District News
We love to share great news and the triumphs of our students and staff with the community. We’ll also post important announcements and all the information you need to know right here.
Join us for a free financial aid event on Thursday, September 30 at 6:00 p.m. Parents and students will learn how to apply for financial aid and pay for higher education. Please register online, and see our financial aid night flyer for more information.
Dear Parents and Community,
During the previous school year and the start of this current school year, it was and continues to be the goal of the district to keep our doors open for in-person learning. We know from our own experience that many of the students we serve struggled when they were not in a classroom with their teachers and other students.
Please take a moment to read through this new communication from Superintendent Gary Buchsen regarding changes to our current mask requirements.
Don't miss out on your shoe order! We'll be selling the black clogs, white clogs, and slide-on shoes from September 2, through September 30, 2021. Orders will arrive approximately one month after submission to the company. All orders will be available at the end of the day of delivery in the back of the auditorium. Get your shoes before it's too late! For more information, please see our shoe order flyer.
We are happy to share our September 2021 music newsletter with you! In this issue, we invite you to check out our back-to-school photos, faculty spotlight, marching band students of the month, and alumni of the month.
The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a contagious disease that continues spreading rapidly from person to person in the world, the United States, and this Commonwealth. Despite periods of time when the virus seemed to wane, it, like all viruses, has continued to mutate and spread. As of the date of this Order, there have been 1,300,368 cases and 28,235 deaths in this Commonwealth caused by the still present and ongoing pandemic.
Please see the entire Pennsylvania Department of Health mask order notification.
Port Allegany SD has negotiated group policy discount with Securranty for students to purchase insurance for Chromebooks issued to students. Insurance covers mechanical failure, accidental damage, flood, fire, vandalism, and more. Covers unlimited repairs and replacement incidents! For more information, please see our Technology Insurance Flyer.
Welcome back to the home of the Gators, where the Nutrition Group, TNG Cares, presents free breakfasts and lunches every day. This is for all students during the 2021–2022 school year.
For more information, feel free to call (888) 272-8106, find us on social media, or visit the Nutrition Group site.
The Port Allegany School District announced today that it will offer Project Lead The Way’s (PLTW) PreK–5 program, PLTW Launch. The opportunity is made possible through a partnership between Ardagh Group, a global supplier of infinitely-recyclable metal and glass consumer packaging, and PLTW, a nonprofit organization that offers transformative classroom and learning experiences for PreK–12 students. The Port Allegany Elementary School is joining more than 12,200 schools across the U.S. providing opportunities for brighter futures for all students.
For more information about this exciting opportunity, please read our press release.
We are now using a Big Teams website to help you stay updated on all of our junior high and high school athletics events. We invite you to visit this new athletics site often to stay up to date on our team schedules.