WILLIAMSPORT AREA
SCHOOL NEWS
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WASD Kindergarten Registration Week Scheduled for 2023-2024 School Year
Kindergarten and new student registration week is scheduled for March 27th through the 31st . Children must be age 5 on or before September 1 , 2023 , in order to enroll . All registrations for the 2023- 2024 school year will occur from 8:30 a . m . to 3:30 p . m . at the District Service Center , 2780 W . Fourth Street . Registration will be handled alphabetically by last name , according to the following schedule : A - F : Monday , March 27 . G - L : Tuesday , March 28 . M - S : Wednesday , March 29 . T - Z : Thursday , March 30 . Open A - Z : Friday , March 31 . All students will be assigned to their home area school as long as they are registered by June 9 . Parents may begin to register online to complete the process in as little as 15 minutes on these dates for the in-person registration by going to https :// registration . wasd . org . For more information or questions , contact Registrar Susan Estes at 570-327-5500 , ext . 40001 , or sestes @ wasd . org .
21 WAHS Students Earn Top 3 Placements in Regional SkillsUSA Competition Twenty-nine Williamsport Area High School students competed in the regional SkillsUSA competition at
Pennsylvania College of Technology last week , and , of them , 21 earned top finishes .
Twelve earned first-place finishes in the following categories : Chandra Apker in T-Shirt Design ; Evan Beiter in Early Childhood Education ; Samantha Carpenter , Makaylah Johnson , Leo Miller , and Laila Robertson in Health Knowledge Bowl ; Domonic Flory in Culinary Arts ; Kristen Goodman in Electrical Construction Wiring ; James Inwright in Advertising Design ; Noah McKenzie in Information Technology Service ; Elizabeth Ryder in Basic Health Care ; and Carter Weaver in Medical Math .
Five earned second-placed finishes : Brian Jacobs in Auto Service Technology ; Gavin Reed in Precision Machining ; and Jackson Holmes , Landen Miller , and Alex Pricher in Quiz Bowl .
Four earned third-place wins in the following categories : Jordan Downey and Jalen Parker-Keyes in Mechatronics ; Aslynn Guthrie , Commercial Baking ; and Mayson Kiessling in Welding .
According to the organization ’ s website , “ Skills-USA is a national student organization that develops employability , participatory , and leadership skills to complement the occupational skills developed by students in technical education classrooms or work-based learning sites .”
WAHS has 15 workforce development courses made available to students through its Career and Technical Education program .
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