At the Wednesday, March 11, 2020 Board Meeting Dr. Joseph Pasquerilla presented his Superintendent's Entry Plan. His presentation contains the following slides:
In June of 2020, the Ambridge Area School District will induct the 7th round of recipients into the “Hall of Honor.”
The Hall of Honor was established to honor outstanding Ambridge Area School District graduates who have made significant community contributions and/or career-related accomplishments. One-time distinctions or awards may be appropriate if they are at a national or state level. Nominees must have graduated at least ten years prior before they are eligible. The purpose of the Hall of Honor is to recognize alumni who have achieved outstanding accomplishments and to establish a lasting relationship with their alma mater. The goal of the Hall of Honor is to provide a visual incentive to our current students, which may help them aspire to the greatness that these people have achieved.
Nominations are being accepted until April 30, 2020. Selected recipients will be recognized at the Graduation Ceremony on June 5, 2020 in the Ambridge Area High School Gymnasium.
Attached are the Hall of Honor overview and application form. Please contact Mrs. June Mueller at 724-266-2833 ext. 1263 with questions.
Please send completed nomination forms and accompanying information to:
Hall of Honor Committee
C/O June Mueller
901 Duss Avenue
Ambridge, PA 15003
Or you may email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Dash and Beebot Robots paraded down the State Street hallway today. After reading Balloons over Broadway by Melissa Sweet, 2nd grade STEAM students decorated robots for a State Street parade. Students decorated and drove Beebots or Dash in the parade. Dash was equipped with a xylophone attachment. Students used the xylophone to program Dash to play music during the parade.
See the video here: State Street Holiday STEAM Parade
Coach Mark Jula submitted an official letter of resignation due to retirement on Tuesday, December 3, 2019. Coach Jula is retiring after a long and successful career. We wish him the best in retirement.
The Ambridge Area School Counseling Department's Advisory Council K-12 held its inaugural meeting on Friday, Nov. 15 at Ambridge Area High School. The council is designed to provide a partnership with members of the local community to increase meaningful opportunities for K-12 students in career exploration and development.
During the meeting, a team of school administrators and school counselors strived to showcase how the K-12 career activities at Ambridge Area School District provide a comprehensive process for student development in career awareness, exploration and pllanning. Participation and feedback from the community was solicited and included representatives from local businesses, nonproft organizations, associations and postsecondary institutions, pertaining to activities and experiences that will enhance the job-readiness skills and post-graduate opportunities for students.
The Advisory Committee plans to meet three times annually. The committee will reconvene in Spring 2020 to review goal progress, and again in the Fall of 2020.
The 2019 Fall edition of the Connections Newsletter is now available. A copy is available for downloading here.
NOTICE:
The Ambridge Area Softball Boosters are having a meeting on Thursday, August 1, 2019 at the Ambridge Eagles at 7:00 PM. Things to be discussed are this September 14th golf outing fundraiser at Blackhawk Golf Course, fall ball for the Varsity team, September Calendar ticket and other fundraising ideas. Any parent should attend who has a child that is interested in playing on the junior high , junior varsity, or varsity team in the 2019- 2020 school year. If you have any questions contact Leigh Ann Holman at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The Ambridge Eagles is located on 4th and Maplewood.
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION FACT SHEET
2020-2021
School District: Ambridge Area School District
Contact Person for Kindergarten Registration: Cathy Hopkins
Phone Number: 724-266-2833 x 1273 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
District Website: www.ambridge.k12.pa.us
Please call Cathy Hopkins to schedule an appointment
Age Requirement: A child is eligible for admission to kindergarten if she/he has attained the age of five (5) years on/or before September 1st of the school year.
Documents that are REQUIRED to be presented the day of registration:
- 2 Proofs of residence
- Child’s birth certificate
- Immunization records
The Pennsylvania State Health Law requires each child entering school for the first time to have the following immunizations before school begins:
- 4 doses of tetanus (usually given as DTP or DTaP or DT or Td) (1dose on or after the 4th birthday)
- 4 doses of diphtheria (usually given as DTP or DTaP or DT or Td) (1 dose on or after the 4th birthday)
- 4 doses of polio (4th dose on or after 4th birthday and at least 6 months after previous dose given)
- 2 doses of measles (Usually given as MMR)
- 2 doses of mumps (Usually given as MMR)
- 1 dose of rubella (German Measles) (Usually given as MMR)
- 3 doses of hepatitis B
- 2 doses of varicella (chickenpox) vaccine or history of disease
The immunization requirements are a condition of attendance at any public, private, or parochial school in Pennsylvania. Parents will be expected to produce evidence of the immunizations or their child will be denied entrance to school until the requirements are met.
What to expect when you and your child go to Kindergarten Registration: Parents bring their child to registration and the secretary will check required documents. The nurse checks over immunization record with parent. The child is separated from parent and given the screening tests. They consist of vision screening, hearing screening, visual matching, writing skills (hand dominance), cutting skills, counting skills, numeral recognition, shape recognition, identifying upper and lower case letters, and verbal skills (can the child say their full name, address, phone number)
Orientation activities from the district include: Parents will be notified of the date of orientation. Parents and children go to the Kindergarten classroom and are introduced to the teacher. After ½ hour, the children ride the bus route that they will be taking while the Kindergarten teacher discusses the Kindergarten curriculum with the parents. When the children get back refreshments are served.
PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR KINDERGARTEN ACTIVITIES THIS SUMMER!
Highland hosted a Family STEAM night on February 22. Students and their families participated in an evening of fun, hands-on activities and challenges. The evening included cookies provided by Highland’s PTO and door prizes.
There were nine interactive stations:
Station #1 – Little Bits Little Bits are a platform of electronic building blocks. The bits snap together with magnets. Families invented something using Little Bits.
Station #2 - Legos and Blocks Families were challenged to build a replica of the Washington Monument.
Station # 3 – Art Bot Using a cup, marker, toothbrush, and tape, families worked to invent an Art Bot that created art autonomously.
Station #4 – Gears, Gears, Gears Families engaged critical thinking skills as they engineered with colorful gears.
Station #5 – Bee Bot Families programed our Bee Bots to follow commands.
Station #6 – Famous Failures – Families read through examples of famous people who turned failure into success.
Station #7 – Puzzlets This award winning tech-ed platform combines hands on play with interactive gaming. Station #8 – Squishy Circuits Families built circuit together and explored electricity.
Station #9 – Used Book Sale Thank you to the Interact clubs at the Jr. High and High School for collecting used books for the sale.
The evening was made possible through a grant from Highmark, Shell, and the Beaver County Educational Trust.
Special thanks are extended to Mrs. Hoover, the Highland PTO, and the volunteers for the evening - Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Fedora, Caylin Fedora, Mrs. Kuhel, Ms. J. Kuhel, Mrs. Bupp, Mrs. Bell, Savannah Bell, Talan Bell, Sami Freed, Riley Sas, and Mr. and Mrs. Webb. Thank you also to Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Carpenter, Mrs. McCoy, Goldie and Jane.
The Ambridge Area High School Marching Band, under the direction of Marie Dewar, has accepted the invitation to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and represent Ambridge, PA in the Waikiki Holiday Parade.
Each year the Waikiki Holiday Parade is held on the Friday after Thanksgiving in Honolulu, Hawaii, honoring Pearl Harbor Survivors and American military. To date, hundreds of mainland and Hawaiian bands have marched the parade since its inaugural year in 1998. Thousands of spectators, residents and visitors gather to watch this parade which hosts marching bands, Pearl Harbor Survivors, service bands, military units, local officials, dignitaries and entertainers. The parade begins at 7:00pm at Fort DeRussy and ends at Kapiolani Park. The scenic parade route travels approximately 1.5 miles through Waikiki along the oceanfront of beautiful, torch-lit Kalakaua Avenue. Bands who participate in the parade also provide a wreath laying ceremony at the USS Arizona Memorial and a commemorative performance at the USS Battleship Missouri in Pearl Harbor.
While in Hawaii, the group will tour the island of Oahu, and include a visit to the Dole Pineapple Plantation and Polynesian Cultural Center on the North Shore and hike the Diamond Head crater. In preparation for the trip, the band has been practicing several patriotic songs and has been discussing the history of Pearl Harbor in class.
“We are thrilled to be working with Marie Dewar and the Ambridge band on their trip,” said Parade Founder Jake Peppers. The student’s experiences at Pearl Harbor and meeting survivors will be something they will remember for a lifetime. We are honored to help create this memory.”