News & Announcements

PASD uses SchoolMessenger to send text alerts with special announcements, emergencies, delays, closings, and other important notifications. In order to receive these alerts, you must register at the beginning of each school year. PLEASE NOTE: All registrations received prior to October 9, 2018 will be cleared from the system; therefore, you must complete a new registration in order to receive notifications for the remainder of the 2018-2019 school year! Click on this announcement's headline to visit the registration page!
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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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The Financial Aid Program that was previously cancelled in October has been RESCHEDULED for NOVEMBER 19 from 6:00 to 7:00pm in the High School Auditorium. For more information, click on this announcement's headline.
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There is no school on Monday, November 12th, in observance of Veterans Day.
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SchoolCafe.com is an interactive website that allows parents and students to check out valuable information related to school breakfast and lunch items, including nutritional information, ingredients, and more! Click on this announcement's headline for more information.
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PASD conducted safety practice drills at both the Elementary and High School on Friday, October 19. For more information regarding these drills, please click on this announcement's headline to read a letter from our principals.
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For information and documents regarding the sale of PASD's former elementary buildings, please click on this announcement's headline.
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Despite water pressure problems in the area, the Punxsutawney Area Elementary School and Punxsutawney Area High School are operating normally. Our administration is monitoring the situation.
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Parents and guardians, please click on the headline for this announcement to read clarifications regarding the recent transportation updates that were sent home by school letter on Wednesday, October 17, 2018.
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A free training opportunity is available through IU6 addressing common mental health challenges for youth. This training opportunity is open to anyone in the community and will be held on October 26 from 7:30-3:30 @ Riverview IU6 in Clarion, PA. For more information and registration details, click on this announcement's headline.
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