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THE GIANT COMPANY DONATES $ 6,622 TO WASD FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM
The Giant Company has presented Williamsport Area School District( WASD) with $ 6,621.76 to benefit the district’ s food service program. The donated funds will be used to support kitchen improvements at Jackson Primary School, according to Aramark’ s Michelle Keim, the district’ s food service director. The contribution was made with money raised through the company’ s Feeding School Kids initiative, an effort focused on supporting food programs at local public schools to address childhood hunger.
Since 2021, the district has received $ 51,309 through the store’ s charitable initiative. WASD is among the public school districts to benefit from the program in the communities The Giant Company serves across Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.
WAMS OM TEAM ADVANCES TO 2025 WORLD FINALS
Williamsport Area Middle School’ s Odyssey of the Mind( OM) team will head to the 2025 World Finals, after securing a first place win at the state round at Pocono Mountain East Campus. Five contending teams from WASD were represented by Cochran Primary School, Williamsport Area Middle School, and Williamsport Area High School. Advancing to the World Finals are team members Connor Gimmi, Addyson Harrison, Noah Kriger, Hayden Smith, Olivia Smith, and Brayden Swanson, who will compete in their Division II problem,“ Cooking with Books.”
While not advancing, here’ s how the other WASD teams ranked in their respective problems:
• WAHS: third place, Division III,“ Cooking with Books.” Team members: Ava Carter, Cooper Gutberlet, Asher McClelland, Mason Robinson, Emma Schwartz, and Daniel Turner. • WAHS: fourth place, Division III,“ AstronOMical Odyssey!” Team members: Deegan Bragg, Cooper Gutberlet, Brayden Harpster, Alex Vail, Aidan Weaver, and Ben Whitnack.
• Cochran Primary: seventh place, Division I,“ Cooking with Books.” Team members: Freya Allen, Felix Fisher, Flynn Moore, Lucas Morrow, Oliver Repella, Anneliese Walter, and Cameron Walter.
• WAMS: seventh place, Division II,“ AstronOMical Odyssey!” Team Members: Hayden Day, Julia Day, Briella Evans, Haddie Harpster, Alexander Frank, and Elianna Matter.
The 2025 World Finals is scheduled for May 21-25 at Michigan State University. OM teams from WASD have been successful at the programs regional and state levels, having earned coveted spots at the World Final competitions in recent years. OM is a competition that blends creativity, engineering, and teamwork. It is 100 percent student-directed, with adult coaches acting as guides. For more information, visit www. odysseyofthemind. com.
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