Beautiful time of year

Autumn is the hush before winter. ~French Proverb

The leaves are turning so beautiful this fall, but it will be short-lived as the rains and wind will whisk them away.  If you recall my comment last October, “Someone told me, that snowfall before the ground is frozen is a sign of a mild winter.”, turned out to be true.  Our winter last year was very mild, with only two delays, one cancellation and one early dismissal.   I don’t think winter is going to be all that mild this year from all I am reading. Greg, our maintenance supervisor, has assured me our supply of anti-skid and salt is in good shape and ready when needed.  With the other snow equipment in our garages, we should be ready for whatever degree of harshness Old Man Winter delivers again this year. 

Some student noteworthy performances to mention:

• The boys and girls XC teams are both undefeated this year, and both teams won the LHAC finals on 10/19
• Kourtney Cavalier is once again District 6 singles champ – fourth year in a row
• The girl soccer team is 14-2 as they prepare for district competition
• Alex Kiepert & Lauren Stevens qualified for the PIAA Western Regional Finals.  Lauren won the District 6 girls AA golf tournament for the second year in a row. 
• Lauren now advances to the state finals on Monday, October 24

Good luck and Kudos to all the hard work and effort by the athletes and their coaches.

On Tuesday, October 11, we had our first competition in our newly renovated gym; it was girls’ volleyball pink out against BG.  There we many positive comments about the gym and how awesome it looked.  Of course the sound system and the main score board decided to be contrary and not work, but we hope to have it working very soon.

   

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Our softball, and baseball fields are nearing completion.  The multipurpose field is done except for some minor punch list items.  The goal is to have the fields ready for use by spring for baseball and softball, and the multipurpose by fall of 2017.

Some great news about the HS and MS keystone/PSSA scores.  The HS Keystone scores are the second highest SPP in Cambria County and the third highest in the four county IU08 region (there are 35 high schools in the IU08 region).  The MS PSSA scores are the highest in Cambria county for math and language arts.  Congrats to the staff, students and admin for preparing for the PSSAs.

There are so many great thigs to be proud of here at CCSD.  All of us appreciate the work and dedication of the staff, admin and students, as we continue to build a brighter future for those that leave our district.

Well, as I feared, the Pirates imploded and never made it to post season play.  Sigh.  The Pens seem off to a good start even as Crosby sits out under concussion protocol for a period of time, and the injury bug has bitten the Steelers to the point that multiple starters are out for the season.  Big Ben has a torn meniscus, spelling trouble for our offense.  The Steelers are still leading their division – so far.  Losing to the Eagles still stings, but the loss to Miami is baffling.    They are 4-2, with lots of football left I’m hopeful that Coach Tomlin’s mantra “next man up” will continue to work for the Steelers. 

Although watching sports inside is enjoyable if you’re a sports addict like me, but this time of year is beautiful and lasts for a very short time.  So take a walk, ride a bike, drive through the hills to see the leaves, or all of that; but don’t let the season slip by without enjoying all it has to offer. 

Until my next blog, please cherish family and all that you hold dear. 

Dr. D