Holocaust Survivor Presentation

“You are the last generation.  Your children will not have this experience…”

These words, directed to an audience of high school students by Eva Olsson, a holocaust survivor, had a profound effect.  Students from Mrs. Niebauer’s Enrichment class and Mr. Strittmatter’s AP History class were in attendance at Penn Highlands Community College as Dr. Olsson spoke recently.  Many of them described the event as life-changing and were grateful and outspoken regarding the experience.  We would like to thank the Education Foundation for providing the funding to make this trip possible.

When the opportunity to bring Dr. Eva Olsson here to speak to all of our students and our community arose, there was no hesitation.  Now ALL CCHS students will have the incredible opportunity to attend a presentation by Dr. Olsson on May 7th.  Dr. Olsson will tell her remarkable story of survival which is accompanied by a slide show containing images that parallel her experiences. Dr. Olsson spent time in both Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps during WWII.  We believe this is truly a once-in-a-lifetime event and an extraordinary opportunity for our students.  Eva Olsson’s message of eradicating hate is told through her amazing story of surviving the torment of, what she calls, the Nazi bullies. 

*In addition, CCHS will host an evening presentation by Dr. Olsson for the community on May 7th at 6:00 PM.  All students, parents, faculty, board members, and community members are invited to attend this presentation to be held in the auditorium. Please see the attached flyer for more information.  

2014 Yearbooks Orders Now Available!!

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Central Cambria High School Prom Information

The Central Cambria High School Prom will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2014.

The Grand March will begin at 5:30 PM in the High school Auditorium.

The Prom will be held at the NCRC from 6:30 – 10:30 PM

GOLD and BOLD

The sixth annual GOLD (Girls Only Leadership Development) and BOLD (Boys Only Leadership Development) days were held on Saturday, March 29th, and Saturday, April 5th, respectively. On these days, fourth and fifth grade girls and boys from Cambria and Jackson Elementary gathered at Jackson Elementary School and participated in a variety of activities.

The various activities touched upon the topics of leadership, wildlife conservation, team building, drug awareness, and being unique. Area volunteers assisted in conveying the messages to the students. Sergeant 1st Class Goughnour and 1st Sergeant Bruno discussed leadership and how it is important to share ideas and help others to reach a common goal. Seth Mesoras and Mike Nelson, Wildlife Conservation Officers, shared a variety of animal pelts and talked about how students can help with animal conservation simply by following the rules of the game commission. St. Francis athletes, from both men’s and women’s teams, promoted teamwork and showed the positive results of working as a team through hands-on activities.

Brittany Foreman and Brenda McDevitt, AmeriCorps members at Jackson Elementary, organized the events. They would like to thank all of the following volunteers that helped to make the retreats a success: Alisha Beamer, Blacklick Valley AmeriCorps; Brianna Gillin, CCMS AmeriCorps; Lindsey Overdorff, Greater Johnstown AmeriCorps; and Shannon Gironda, guidance counselor intern. They also want to thank the following high school volunteers who kindly gave up their Saturdays to help out: Krista Ream, Tori Shaffer, Aubrey Brown, Molly Pilcher, Tia Bodenschatz, Kaitlyn Long, Taylor Mazzerella, Adrianne Kuhar, TJ Adams, Brody Lawerence, and Tommy Opdenhoff. Lastly, Brittany and Brenda would like to thank Mrs. Murin, Mrs. Mesoras, and Dr. DiLeo for their cooperation in putting these events together.

Please follow the link below to view the smilebox to see pictures from the GOLD and BOLD days.

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Central Cambria Elementary Band Visits IUP

Central Cambria Elementary Band Visits IUP

On April 9th, 2014 Jackson and Cambria Elementary band students visited to Indiana University of Pennsylvania to have a side by side rehearsal with the Symphony Band.  Dr. Jason Worzbyt directed the rehearsal.  The students played Fallbrook March, Star Wars and Valley Circle with the IUP music students.  The IUP Symphony Band also played one of their songs that they are preparing for their own concert this spring.

The transportation for this trip was funded by the Central Cambria Education Foundation.  Meals were provided for the students by the Jackson and Cambria PTO and prepared by the Central Cambria Food Service.  Both Mr. Nagy and Ms. Douglas would like to thank everyone that made this wonderful experience possible for the students.

A video of the trip will be posted below.

Here are the names of the Jackson kids in the picture above:

Back Row:  Amber Sims, Haylee Beamer, Brady Baxter, Corey Roberts, Brooke Cooper, Hannah Kovash, Alyssa Connor, Chloe Croft, Lauren Stackhouse, Baylee Pudliner, Nate Wyrwas

Middle Row:  Orazio Thomas, Nathan Rozsi, Malia Schmidt, Audrey Cooper, Simone Thornton, Tyler Gibson, Kailee Ribblett, Catelyn Dawson, Madison Goshey, Jennifer Russell, Garrett Heeney, John Letizia

Front Row:  Dominick LaRose, Jordyn Burkett, Michael Dawson, Emma Wallet, Cydney Forcellini, Karlie Heeney, Eric Mertens, Austin Tuttle