Area Senior High School

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. -- The Lenfest Foundation has awarded Lenfest College Scholarships to eight Franklin County high school juniors. The students will receive up to $12,000 per year for four years of attendance at an approved and accredited U.S. college or university. The Franklin County students are among 24 high school juniors honored by the Lenfest Foundation. The students are selected in their junior year so the foundation can offer counseling on the college admissions and financial aid application processes.

SAT opportunitites available to Tri-State students So maybe you slept in last Saturday. Weren't up for the SAT test. Don't worry. There are three remaining opportunities to take the SAT in the Tri-State area this spring: Saturday, April 5 (Regular registration deadline is Feb. 28.) Maryland: Williamsport High School, Williamsport Pennsylvania: Chambersburg Area Senior High School, Chambersburg Saturday, May 3 (Regular registration deadline is March 28.)

A group of Waynesboro (Pa.) Area Senior High School seniors attempts to keep their hands clasped during the finale of a game of Red Rover in Waynesboro's Memorial Park this week. Graduation is scheduled for 6:30 tonight.

Megan Daley, a student at Waynesboro (Pa.) Area Senior High School, twirls the flag during a Thursday night practice for the Waynesboro Indoor Guard. The guard was practicing for upcoming performances, including the Waynesboro Indoor Guard competition at the high school on Feb. 24

WAYNESBORO, Pa. - The sound of drums resonated in the distance Saturday as nine marching bands performed before a packed stadium at the Waynesboro Area Senior High School Band Showcase. The purpose of the event is "to have fun and to have a place for bands to play for a band-only audience," said Patrick McNamee, Waynesboro Area Senior High School's band director. McNamee added that the showcase was not a competition, but rewarded each band with a percentage of the proceeds, which was $350 to each band last year.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. - The sound of drums resonated in the distance Saturday as nine marching bands performed before a packed stadium at the Waynesboro Area Senior High School Band Showcase. The purpose of the event is "to have fun and to have a place for bands to play for a band-only audience," said Patrick McNamee, Waynesboro Area Senior High School's band director. McNamee added that the showcase was not a competition, but rewarded each band with a percentage of the proceeds, which was $350 to each band last year.

The following local students received degrees May 14 from Grove City College: • Zachary Kinley received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering. Kinley is a 2006 graduate of Waynesboro (Pa.) Area Senior High School. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kinley of Waynesboro. • Julie Lane received a Bachelor of Science degree in molecular biology. Lane is a 2007 graduate of Chapelgate Christian Academy. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Lane of Mount Airy, Md.

SUMMERDALE, Pa. - Members of the chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America from the Franklin County Career and Technology Center attended the organization's Region 26 Leadership Conference on Jan. 13 at Central Pennsylvania College at Summerdale. Senior Megan Sheaffer of Shippensburg Area High School competed in Business Communication. Seniors Jessica Couch, Chambersburg Area Senior High School, and Alesia Smith, Waynesboro Area High School, competed in Desktop Publishing as a Team.

GREENCASTLE, Pa. - The Greencastle-Antrim School District will host the Franklin-Fulton County Band Festival on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The guest conductor for the high school band will be Lewes Peddell of Gettysburg College. Trever Famulare of Shippensburg University will conduct the junior high band. Participating schools include: Chambersburg Area Senior H.S., Fannett-Metal Jr.-Sr. High School, Forbes Road Junior-Senior High School, Greencastle-Antrim High School, Greencastle-Antrim Middle School, J. Frank Faust Junior High School, James Buchanan High School, James Buchanan Middle School, McConnellsburg High School, Mercersburg Academy, Scotland School for Veterans Children Southern Fulton High School, Waynesboro Area Middle School Waynesboro Area Senior High School and Corpus Christi.

A child exploitation investigation involving a former Chambersburg Area Senior High School teacher so far has not indicated he perpetrated any physical sex crimes against victims, the lead investigator said Tuesday. Jeffrey Schmutzler was arrested March 21 at his Fayetteville, Pa., home by federal agents. The Spanish teacher submitted his resignation Tuesday morning, according to school officials. Schmutzler remains incarcerated on charges of receipt and possession of child pornography.

A private donation is allowing the Waynesboro Area School District to create a music technology lab in the high school, giving students access to programs used by music producers and sound engineers. The donation from an anonymous donor is being funneled through “Support the Solution,” an initiative of the Waynesboro Area Business, Education and Community (WABEC) Foundation. Support the Solution will contribute $72,296 toward the music technology lab. The lion's share of the Support the Solution money for the music technology lab came from one person, officials said.

Ask any parent of a teenager about what keeps them up at night and there's usually plenty of answers, including how to pay for their child's college education. Thanks to the annual Financial Aid Night on Thursday night at Waynesboro Area Senior High School, some parents might be sleeping a little better these days. The high school's counseling department presented the event, which drew about 100 people to the high school's auditorium. Several dozen students were in the audience, but most were parents trying to get a clearer picture of the routes available to them as their children head off to a postsecondary education.

Hitting the books after a fun-filled winter break packed with holiday magic can be a bit of a let down, but one Waynesboro Area Senior High School junior has the high school buzzing with excitement. Hannah-Kate Schlegel, 17, hatched an idea last summer to cultivate school spirit and have students kicking up their heels at the same time with a January dance. As her senior project, Hannah-Kate came up with the idea to resurrect the high school's Snow Ball defunct for several decades.

The Waynesboro Area School Board on Tuesday authorized settling out of court a lawsuit connected with the renovation and expansion of Waynesboro Area Senior High School three years ago. The school board voted unanimously to spend $1.14 million to settle the lawsuit with Lobar Inc., Herre Bros Inc. and EI Associates. In making the motion to settle, board member Chris Lind identified the expense as “an amount lower than the balance due on the contract.” “It's a fair amount,” Solicitor James Flower said of the reason for settling.

The One Mountain Foundation awarded five $1,000 scholarships over the past two months.  The recipients were Kortney D. Davis, Living Word Academy in Blue Ridge Summit, Pa.; Susannah A. Marshall, Waynesboro (Pa.) Area Senior High School; Reuben E. Scalese, Catoctin High School, Thurmont, Md.; Sarah C. Stayer, Smithsburg High School; and Alexandra P. Yeager, Fairfield (Pa.) Area High School.  Four of the five awardees plan to study to become doctors or nurses.   This is the first year for the One Mountain Foundation to have a scholarship program to recognize students from the schools serving the mountaintop communities of Cascade, Pen Mar and Sabillasville in Maryland, and Blue Ridge Summit, Fairfield and Fountaindale in Pennsylvania, and the corresponding areas surrounding those communities.  Scholarship eligibility criteria included acceptance at an accredited school or accredited certification program, academic achievement, community involvement and residence in one of the elementary school districts that serves the mountaintop communities.

As the last class that Barry Purvis would see graduate while serving as principal, he told the Class of 2012 to cherish their memories at Chambersburg Area Senior High School because they will last a lifetime. “As in any school year, there are some tough times,” Purvis said. “Just remember whenever life becomes tough those who must endure become stronger.” Purvis was the first to speak to the 591 graduates at the  commencement Friday evening held at the school's Trojan Stadium.

Students, teachers, art and soup might make for odd menu choices. On Sunday, however, they made a delicious combination that helped the less fortunate. The Chambersburg Area Senior High School art department hosted Soup for Soul to benefit South Central Community Action Programs' food pantry. Each ticket holder received a bowl made by youths or an area artisan, then had that bowl filled with soup made by a chef. Organizers hoped to raise $3,000 for the food pantry. “Each bowl represents an empty bowl in someone's home,” said Holly Strayer, an art teacher.