STEAM aha! moment with #micro:bit whale project accomplished - proud smile and victory pose!! 💡🐳✌️ This video could not make us happier Katelyn Kelly! 🙌 Want to do the same? Head over to the lesson on Strawbees Classroom 👉classroom.strawbees.com/resource/songs… #STEAMeducation

Heritage Day at Jenni Southmayd continues to be a great day for connection thanks to all of the presenters who shared their cultures with students 🗺️ Students attended sessions where they learned about a variety of cultures including Nigeria, Pakistan, Argentina & more 🌏 #wcasd

We finished our Spring concert season with Beginner Strings and Band—and my, how they’ve grown in just one year’s time! Kudos to our students and their incredible directors on a wonderful performance! Lauren Letherland Mr. Nixdorf Kristen Barnello EdD Sara M. Missett West Chester Area SD

We couldn’t have asked for a better day with all of West Chester Area SD 5th graders at Camp Arrowhead! We’re soaking up every minute with this awesome group of students before we promote them up to Fugett Middle School! Sara M. Missett

This many balloons can only mean one thing…we’re ready to bring back our East and Henderson seniors for one last walk through the building tomorrow! Once a bobcat…ALWAYS a bobcat!

Congratulations to the graduating class of 2023! Once a bobcat…always a bobcat! We’re so proud of our East and Henderson seniors! 💙 West Chester Area SD Rebecca Eberly, Ed.D.

Swipe right to see how fast 8 years goes by! Congratulations to a very special group of Rustin Seniors who helped Ms. Southmayd experiment, grow, and learn in her first year of teaching! West Chester Area SD Sara M. Missett Nora Wheeler

Fun Day is the perfect opportunity for Ts to step back and allow 5th graders to lead K-4 through team building activities and watch our kids flourish! Quote of the day from S to T, “This whole teaching thing is hard, I don’t know how you guys do it all day!” 😂💙 West Chester Area SD

PA Day included candle-making, Betsy Ross, Mummers, and more! Our fourth graders loved immersing themselves in all things Pennsylvania! West Chester Area SD Katelyn Kelly Rebecca Eberly, Ed.D.

The 3rd Grade Economics Fair had students learning all about supply and demand while exchanging cool new goods! Creativity, bartering, and fun…all in one! 🙌🏻West Chester Area SD

The final Team Leader meeting of the 2022-2023 school year calls for Biscuits with the Boss! Ted Lasso

2nd graders had fun prepping veggies from our garden harvest and tasting their veggies at our Harvest Tasting Party! Then we donated the rest of our bounty (50lbs) to the WC Food Cupboard! It was a GREAT day!!💚🥬🫛 Mrs. Jordan Jenni Southmayd Sara M. Missett Ian Kerr

2nd graders were busy in the garden this Spring, but it all paid off when they tasted their own efforts at the Harvest Party and donated 50+ pounds of fresh vegetables to the WC Food Cupboard! Big thanks to MrsMize, 2nd grade team, and parent volunteers! West Chester Area SD

Nothing beats end of year smiles from friendships formed all year long in safe, inclusive, and kind learning environments! Kudos to fourth grade teachers Katelyn Kelly and Mrs. Wilson! West Chester Area SD

These lucky Carnival raffle winners were our Art and Music teachers of the day! From accompanying the Promotion Ceremony to releasing the front cover of the yearbook, they were in on all the action today! @MRSGRUBERFHE @FHEMrsRussell West Chester Area SD

The yearbooks are here! Tommy and Travis captured our year’s theme of leaving your mark on our school community and the world! Thanks, @FHEMrsRussell for facilitating the cover designs and Mrs. Boyce for making a beautiful book to capture the year’s memories! West Chester Area SD

Shoutout to PTO for the perfect end of year treat with Kona Ice! Students traded in Bobcat Bucks for a sweet treat while engaging in indoor recess games with friends! West Chester Area SD

It’s like the principal’s office was built for this kiddo! It was a great day for this fourth grader to cash in her Carnival Raffle prize for a chance at Principal for the Day—she distributed Kona Ice, supervised indoor recess games, and led dismissal! West Chester Area SD

Our last day of 2022-2023 included 5th grade v. staff kickball and the final PBIS reward which involved just a little bit of water…we had ourselves an AWESOME last day of school! West Chester Area SD Sara M. Missett

Happy Father’s Day to all of our favorite Bobcat Dads! 💙🐾