Officer to stay at Central Cambria

The Central Cambria School  District is pleased to confirm that through the generous donations of our parents, local police departments, township supervisors, and the Education Association, an officer will remain on the High School/Middle School campus for the remainder of the school year.
Ms. Jo-Ann Semko, CCEA President, presented a check for $500 to the CC Administration during a coordination meeting with representatives from Cambria Township Supervisors and Cambria Township Police Department.

"The Central Cambria teachers chose to make this donation because we have dedicated our lives to the children of this community and their safety, well being, and peace of mind is of tremendous importance to each of us."

The officer is available to assist in any of the four school buildings if needed, and provides an added measure of security to the District's Comprehensive Safe Schools Planning.

African Map

Third grade students experienced a Large Map of Africa that was on display in the Cambria Elementary School gym on May 16^th. This learning opportunity was provided by The Learning Lamp with funding provided by our PTO. We would like to thank the Learning Lamp, Christie Cuppett, and our PTO for providing this fun learning experience for our third grade students.   Amanda Peretin from the Learning Lamp stated, “It was great to see the third graders engaged and actively learning about other places in our world.  Many of the third graders impressed me with their knowledge of Africa.  They knew about animals, natural features, and many other geographical facts.”

Science Kit Delivery

Dr. Lansberry traveled to Pittsburgh on Tuesday, May 14 to return the spring science kits and pick up the science kits needed for the fall and spring term next year. Proceeds from this year’s Supper for Science and additional financial support from the Central Cambria Education Foundation made it possible for the District to purchase the Science kits needed at both elementary schools for next year.  The students, parents, faculty and support staff would like to thank everyone for their support of science education in the Central Cambria Elementary Schools.  The attached photo shows the excitement of the students who helped unload Dr. Lansberry’s trailer of supplies that he delivered to our school from ASSET STEM Education in Pittsburgh.  The District was able to save significantly on shipping costs by having the Principal transport these materials.

Fitness Day

Fitness Day will be held on Wednesday, May 15.   The high school students who are members of the Interact Club will lead all the grade school students in games and activities in the back playground. Students are reminded to wear appropriate clothing for being outdoors. A healthy snack will be provided by our food service.  The focus of the day is fitness and healthy eating as purported by Fuel Up to Play 60. Rain date is May 20. 

Central Cambria Artists Awarded Annual Honors!

                Central Cambria Artists Awarded Annual Honors!

   Visual Arts students from Central Cambria Middle and High schools exhibit annually in several local student art shows.  One of the biggest of these shows is the Greater Johnstown Young Artists Exhibit held at the Cambria County Community Arts Center in Westmont.   Each May Central Cambria is well represented by several of our talented, dedicated, young people who have made a commitment to their artistic development throughout the school year.  2012-2013 was no different as 9 high school and 6 middle school students submitted work to the juried show.  Four of those students, (Haley Kurtz – grade 12, Mollie Baker – grade 11, David Beyer – grade 8, and Julia Schaffer – grade 8), were awarded Achievement award honors, blue ribbons, and cash prizes.  Mr. Dumm and Mrs. Irwin would like to thank all the participating students for their hard work.

2013 Greater Johnstown Young Artists Exhibit participating students;

High School

Calvin Crow – Mixed Media

Haley Kurtz – Acrylic

Tanner Bilonick – Digital Photographic

Nikki Sloan – Digital Photography

Hope Mazeika – Watercolor

Jim Majuri – Digital Photography

Ashley Evans – Linoleum Print

Millie Baker – Digital Photography

Hannah McGlynn – Marker

Middle School

Emma Wess – Ceramics

David Beyer – Pencil/Ink Drawing

Paige Mazeika – Ceramics

Kassaundra Kania – Ceramics

Julia Schaffer – Digital Photo Collage

Melanie Glavach – Ceramics

CCHS Takes on Envirothon!

After some years, Central Cambria fielded a small team in the Cambria County Conservation District Envirothon Competition on Thursday, May 1^st  at Disaster’s Edge between St. Michael and Sidman. At one point enough students were interested for CC to field three teams of 3-5 students each, but the date of the competition conflicted with the annual Vo-Tech field trip. Representing Central Cambria High School were Aaron Kinnan, Shane Torchia, and Bruce Wess.  Bruce remarked that he really enjoyed learning more about nature through the hands on activities and testing at each outside station.  The team was led by Mrs. Donna Ridgeley, who is looking forward to increased participation next year!  

Three students attend Summit on Diversity May 1st

To quickly summarize what was taught at the Summit on Diversity is the quote Mr. Chaz Kellem said during his keynote speech, "We need to act, react, counteract, and interact". Chaz is a very active individual who is comfortable with the person he is and he challenged the students to do the same. His favorite quote and biggest message was "No whining and no excuses". Chaz is a truly remarkable person. He was born with a rare bone disorder, but he has never let it stop him from reaching for his dreams. In fact, he said if he were given the chance to make any wish, he would not ask to be able to walk or stand up like we can. He said the way he was born is why he is the person he is today, and he wouldn’t want to change that. He encouraged students to be good leaders, to use the gifts they are given for the better, and to live moment to moment. Students were asked to create a poster of what they thought about diversity. Central Cambria students created their poster with the thought of our ARCC program and came up with the quote “Celebrate our Differences!” When asked about their favorite part of the day all agreed that they enjoyed meeting new people and making new friends. They also appreciated learning to improve their opinions about others and benefited from being pulled out of their comfort zone to work and collaborate with different people. 

Parent Drug and Alcohol Awareness Workshop

Invitation to Straight Talk for Parents!

The Learning Lamp is partnering with Drug Free Pennsylvania and Central Cambria School District to host a FREE Parent Seminar on Tuesday, May 21 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Central Cambria High School Auditorium. We are extending this invitation to you and encourage you to get the word out to your parents, parent groups (PTO/PTA, MADD, booster groups, etc.), SAP teams and other groups that may have contact with our youth to attend.  Richard K. Miller, Jr., Drug Free Pennsylvania’s Educational Programs Director will facilitate the workshop.

Please click here for a flier about the workshop.