St. Columba School's 3rd grade won big in the National Association of Conservation Districts poster contest. The theme for this year is "May the Forest Be with You." Our students swept their age group in the Pennsylvania district. From left to right are Maryn Berger 1st place, Jonathan Ervin 2nd place, Max Lombard 3rd place, Even Skrypski 4th, Ben Parker honorable mention. Their wonderful teacher in the back row is Mrs. Patrice Coombe.
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This is St. Columba School's final Kindergarten class graduation. This amazing class had a great year and we at SCS wish them the best of luck as they move onto 1st grade. God Bless You All! From left to right are Max Caligiuri, Oliver Rojo Kishbaugh, Allyson Nacional, Wyatt Vargo, and Eleanore Wills. Behind the students is their outstanding Kindergarten teacher Mrs. Missy Benscoter.
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St. Columba School wants to congratulate their wonderful preschool as they graduate from SCS and move on to their next step on their academic careers. This is our final preschool class, and we at SCS wish you all the best of luck and God Bless You All!
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Pennsylvania's Department of Health held a Lyme disease poster contest. The posters were to raise awareness of Lyme disease and how to prevent it. Students discussed Lyme disease and how ticks transmit it. After that, Mrs. Millard, our art teacher, had students create their own pieces of original art focused on Lyme disease prevention. The entire state competed from grades 1 through 6 and two of our 1st graders were chosen to be the best in their group. Brennen Bentz and Scarl...
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Our preschool friends came over to our school library for a special reading day. Our 4th grade joined the preschoolers in the library for a special reading partner s day. The preschoolers picked out their favorite book and their 4th grade buddy read it to them. What a wonderful day it was.
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St. Columba School recently held its annual May Crowning prayer service, a cherished tradition that honors the Blessed Virgin Mary. 2nd grade students adorned a beautiful crown of flowers on a statue of Mary, offering prayers and songs in reverence. This was our final May Crowning so the entire school, students, faculty, and staff, gathered around Mary for our last picture with Mary as a school.
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St. Columba School's 3rd and 4th grades received a special privilege courtesy of David Millard and the Columbia County Historical Society. That privilege was a sneak preview visit to the new Historical Society building and exhibits located in the old 1st National Bank building on 50 West Market Street. David Millard toured the students throughout the entire building from the main floor to the mezzanine to the basement. Every location was filled with the history of Columbia County. Artifacts ...
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Congratulations to our 2nd graders upon receiving their 1st Holy Communion. Also, we want to congratulate Sister Lydia for preparing our students for this special event in their lives. Sister Lydia was honored for 52 years of devoted service and sacramental preparation for our second graders. Connecting to Saint Lydia, the “Sister Lydia Purple Mantle Fund”will cover the cost of 2nd grade sacramental preparation at our church, now and in perpetuity. We love and thank you, Si...
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The first grade is filled with burgeoning pizza chefs. The class was doing a lesson on following directions in order. Skipping a step could lead to totally unwanted results. The class then put this lesson to practical use. They developed a set of directions to create their own pizzas. They followed each step in order and what came out were delicious pizzas for all.
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Our preschool went on another adventure to the Bloomsburg Public Library. Our friends there treated the preschoolers to a couple of stories. After that it was time for loads of fun with activities galore. Thank you to Angela Musselman-Leister at the library for making this a very special day.
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St. Columba's preschool greeted a special guest reader, Crystal Davis, who read a story about farming to our students. She discussed what she did on her farm and how crops are grown. Crystal helped our students understand through the story the importance of farming in our area and country.
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1st grade went experimenting with Mrs. McConnell. The students created oobleck. Using water, cornstarch, and food coloring, they mixed everything together. While mixing they observed the reactions of this concoction and learned how a liquid can become a solid. They even had a scientific journal to record their observations and draw conclusions.
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Will Humphrey represented SCS well. He went up against 35 other students from the other Catholic schools in the Diocese of Harrisburg. Will was one of only two 4th graders to compete. After it was all over, his mom and dad took him out for a well earned burger and fries from Longhorn Steakhouse. Congrats, Will! Mom and dad are so proud of you!
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Our 1st grade created their very own "self-controller boxes", inspired by the book 'But It's Just a Game' in Mr. Drumm's class. This book teaches kids to gain a balance between tech and real life in the form of the self-controller box. Inside these boxes students placed reminders on how they can control their lives by being more self-aware at home and at school. The students had a great time creating these boxes.
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St. Columba School's 3rd graders were studying the fascinating world of fossils. The class was interested in how they were made so their teacher Mrs. Coombe created a fossil pit of sorts. The students picked an object such as a seashell or a plastic dinosaur. They then mixed plaster of Paris into small trays, pressed their objects into the soft mixture and waited for their own fossils to be made. Once the allotted time was up the students revealed their very own self-mad...
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