News & Announcements

The Punxsutawney Area School District is pleased to announce that our official Facebook page is now live! Our Facebook page will help us share special announcements, news, events, and other activities and positive moments from our school district. We will also use this page to help announce weather-related delays, cancellations, early dismissals, and more! Search for @PASDofficial on Facebook or visit www.facebook.com/PASDofficial to like/follow us today! For more information, click on this announcement's headline from our homepage or from the Latest News section.
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With winter quickly approaching, we invite parents, guardians, students, staff, and other community members to review our district memo regarding weather-related delays, closings, and cancellations. Clicking on this announcement's headline from our website will redirect you to this information. You can also access it by visiting the District's homepage and going to Our District > Superintendent's Page > Weather-Related Closings/Cancellations Memo
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Our recent PASD Facility Study is now available online. To review this study, click on this announcement's headline or go to Our District-->Superintendent's Page-->Punxsutawney Facility Study from the District homepage.
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The Punxsutawney Area Elementary School will hold a series of grade-level Open House and Parent/Teacher Conferences on Wednesday, November 13, and Thursday, November 14. Please click on this announcement's headline from our homepage or visit the Latest News section to view the full schedule of these Open House and Parent Teacher Conference activities.
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The public is invited to attend the first meeting of the PASD Superintendent Parent Council on Monday, November 18, 2019, at 6 PM to be held in the Central Office Board Room. The purpose of the meeting is to create open lines of communication between district parents and the district administrative leadership team. Topics of discussion will include communication procedures, safety programs, and academic standards. Parent input is important as the district moves to continuously improve our programs and facilities. If you are planning to attend, please contact Doreen Gotwald at 814-938-5151, ext. 5001 or at dgotwald@punxsy.k12.pa.us
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Please click on this announcement's headline or visit the full article in the LATEST NEWS section of our district website for a full list of PASD auction items and other information.
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Stay up-to-date with the latest school news, events, announcements, cafeteria menus and more! When you open the app for the first time, the onscreen menus will walk you through setting it up--you can choose to customize your app experience with content from the District, High School, Elementary School, a combination, or all three! Search for "Punxsutawney Area School Dist" in the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store on your mobile device and download it today! For more information, click on this announcement's headline or visit the Latest News section! (Please note: this does not replace our pre-existing text alert system--we will continue using SchoolMessenger for PASD text alerts.)
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PASD uses SchoolMessenger to send text alerts with special announcements, emergencies, delays, closings, and other important notifications. PREVIOUS USERS, PLEASE NOTE THIS IMPORTANT CHANGE FOR THE 2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR: if you have already registered to receive our district text alerts prior to 10/01/19, YOU DO NOT NEED TO RE-REGISTER THIS YEAR!  You will continue to receive PASD text alerts for the 2019-20 school year. If you were previously registered to receive PASD text alerts, but you wish to stop receiving these messages, you can text STOP to the number 67587. If you are new to the district or if you did not register for the text alert system prior to 10/01/19, you can register for our SchoolMessenger text alert system by clicking on this announcement's headline and following the directions on our registration page.
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The Punxsutawney Area School District's Athletic Office now has its own Twitter account! Follow @PunxsyAthletics for school sports announcements, cancellations, updates, etc.
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Breakfast and Lunch Menus for both the Elementary and High School are available on the Cafeteria's webpage. From the District Site, you can click on SERVICES -> CAFETERIA to access the page. or you can click on this announcement's headline to go there directly.
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