Rommelt Open House

On Wednesday, September 12th, we will have our annual 5th & 6th Grade Open House at the Rommelt Building. The open house will begin at 6:30 pm and we will begin in the Auditorium. Following a few opening remarks and an introduction on the teaching staff, we will send you to your child's home room to begin.

This is a great time for you to meet the teachers and get a brief introduction to the education expectations of the teachers. We hope to see you Wednesday evening.

Joe Pa Returns to the Sidelines and PSU Wins Easily

It was a beautiful suuny day in Happy Valley and 107,600 fans turned out to see the Nittany Lions open the 2007 football season against Florida International University. One of the biggest enjoyments of the day was seeing the 81-year old Joe Paterno run onto the field with the Nittany Lions. (If you remember last season, Joe Pa broke his leg in a game at Wisconsin when he got hit by a PSU and Wisconsin player on the sidelines).

Although the Lions didn't play a particularly strong opening opponent, it did serve as a tune-up game for them. Penn State handled FIU in every aspect of the game. I only hope they can get the running game working before next weeks game with the Fighting Irish.

The final triumphant of the day, was sitting at the tailgate party and watching Michigan get beat by 1AA Appalachian State (Sorry, Riley - I know your a Michigan Fan. I bet the Michigan Flag won't be flying at your house for a while). It was fun watching the game. It reminded me of March Madness and always cheering on the big underdogs. (Remember when Bucknell beat Kansas a few years ago in March Madness). As much fun as it was watching Michigan get beat, the question that comes up is "How much will this loss hurt the Big Ten Conference?"

Anyway, I had a great time in Happy Valley on Saturday and I can't wait until the PSU vs. ND game this weekend in State College. I wish I had tickets, but watching it at home will be just as much fun seeing Charlie Weis take one on the chin. It will also give me an opportunity to collect back from a friendly wager that I lost last year from Ryan K. Hey, Ryan are you going to be painting your car in blue and gold again this year?

South Boys Soccer Opens Season with a "W"

The boys soccer team opened their 2007 soccer season with a big win at Mansfield. The boys played outstanding defense in the 1st half and opened a 3-0 lead. Mansfield fought back only to end up losing the game by a 4-3 score. Logan Yerger scored 2 goals, with Austin McNeil and Devin Killian scoring the other two goals.

The JV team also opened their season with a 2-1 win at Mansfield. Matt Desanto scored both goals for South. South's next game is Tuesday at Benton.

1st Week of School

This past week was a very successful opening of school. We only had a few small bumps this week, but they all got worked out. The biggest hurdle was small schedule changes that we had to make to the 8th grade schedules. We had them all worked out by Friday morning and the 8h graders will all get revised schedules on Tuesday morning. I would like to thank all the teachers, students, and parents for a great opening week. Thanks for all your hard work and patience. We are looking forward to a great school year. And remember if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact your child's teacher or email me.