Schools Out for Summer!!

Video above provided by Ron Parsons, Northeast Exposure Photography

I hope all of our students, faculty, staff, and parents have a great summer!! I look forward to seeing everyone in the fall.  Faculty and staff return on August 27 and the students first day is September 4.

Field Day Photos (pictures taken by Miss Daniels, Grade 4)

Mrs. Parsons' Reading Class performing "Casey at the Bat"

See Who Got Caught Reading........"May was Get Caught Reading Month"

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Two Blue Ridge Elementary Students and Families Make Contributions to Library

The Blue Ridge Elementary library would like to recognize two students and their families for their recent contributions.

Tyler Hillard of Mr. Jones's 4th grade class brought in a donation of $100 from his grandfather, Donald Hillard. Mr. Hillard's contribution will be used to purchase resources in Tyler's name that will be available to all Blue Ridge Elementary students in the library. Tyler worked alongside Mrs. Tench, elementary librarian, to choose the books that will be added to the library's collection.

Diane McCarthy, grandmother to Blue Ridge students Jenna, Hannah and Emily McCarthy, donated a copy of her recently published book, The Year Santa Wore Green. Mrs. McCarthy said that she wrote the book years ago when the girls' father was young. Years later she revisited her draft and decided to have it published. She is now working on several other children's books.

The library is thankful to have such generous students and families.

Tyler Hillard presents Mrs. Janelle Tench, elementary librarian, with a donation from his Grandfather.

Hannah and Jenna McCarthy with the book their Grandmother donated to the elementary library.

Breanna Post, Third Grade student enters National Art Exhibit in Washington D.C. May 17, 2012

Pictured Above (L-R):
Ms. Sarah Dibble (ES Art Teacher), Breanna Post (3rd Grader), and Matthew Button (ES Principal)

Below is the Board Resolution Breanna received for her accomplishment.  Great Job Breanna!!

Breanna Post, Third Grade student enters National Art Exhibit in Washington D.C. May 17, 2012


WHEREAS, Breanna Post, Third grade student has excelled in art class in her elementary career, and

WHEREAS, Breanna has had artwork accepted into a National Exhibit scheduled for August 2012, and

WHEREAS, Breanna Post’s artwork has been selected from over 3,000 submissions nationwide to represent the state of Pennsylvania in the VSA and CVS Caremark All Kids Can CREATE exhibition, and

WHEREAS, the project was completed as an additional “out of class” project, and Breanna completed this artwork on her own time with some guidance from Ms. Sarrah Dibble, art teacher, and her family, and

WHEREAS, the artwork was submitted by Art Teacher, Sarrah Dibble to Artsonia.com to participate in the “All Kids Can Create” contest, and this inclusive exhibition will feature the work of two artists per state and will debut at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington D.C. for the month of August 2012, and

WHEREAS, The Board of School directors has been very supportive of the art program at Blue Ridge Elementary and eager to recognize outstanding achievement in this or any area of educational endeavor.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the official congratulations of the board be extended to Breanna Post for her achievement.

Character and Community Service Assembly to Support the Ronald McDonald House

Today we had a Character and Community Service Assembly that focused on "Giving Back." The program was coordinated by BRES 1st grade teacher, Mrs. Treible and local McDonald's owners, Doug and Cindy Lattner. 

This year AshLee Lattner and Kyle Watts from the Montrose Area SD held a tab collecting contest for their Senior Project. They were in charge of the bulletin board, collecting and weighing the tabs, and reporting back the totals.

The students at BRES collected 1,400+ pounds of tabs this year and were able to donate over $800 to the Ronald McDonald House Foundation.  Great Job to all involved!!
Courtney Randall is the 6th grade student who made bracelets and sold them at the ice cream store and today she donated $80 to the Ronald McDonald House Charity.



2012 Oral Reading Contest

The tradition of students in grades one through five reading on stage and being judged on their fluency, expression, articulation, and overall impression continues at Blue Ridge Elementary. The annual Oral Reading Contest took place on May 24th. Eight to Eleven students from each grade level presented themselves onstage and read from a selection they had practiced and then were given a cold read, something they read for the first time. What a great experience and opportunity for all the readers. They did an amazing job, and it was definitely an honor for them to be selected as a reader! First, second and third places were awarded at each grade level. Congratulations to all the participants and winners listed below. Blue Ridge Elementary is very proud of all of you!!

First Grader Tiffani Henke reading from her practiced read, That’s What Friends Are For

Third Grade Contestants First Row – Mason Conklin, Kade Miller, Cooper Rolison, Marissa Derrick Second Row – Ryan Mills, Andrew Scott, Olivia Colwell, Alexia Stone

2012 Oral Reading Contest Winners First Row – Tiffani Henke, Nicholas Pallman, Zachary Lines Second Row – Ryan Mills, Andrew Scott, Mason Conklin, Rachel Upright, Trista Stone, Hannah Gallagher Third Row – Kaleb Folk, Kyra Powell, Robert Reynolds, KayLeen Conklin, Madison Welsted, Tori Auckland

The tradition of students in grades one through five reading on stage and being judged on their fluency, expression, articulation, and overall impression continues at Blue Ridge Elementary. The annual Oral Reading Contest took place on May 24th. Eight to Eleven students from each grade level presented themselves onstage and read from a selection they had practiced and then were given a cold read, something they read for the first time. What a great experience and opportunity for all the readers. They did an amazing job, and it was definitely an honor for them to be selected as a reader! First, second and third places were awarded at each grade level. Congratulations to all the participants and winners listed below. Blue Ridge Elementary is very proud of all of you!!


● First Grade: Nicholas Pallman, Mia Landis, Zachary Lines, Kayla Whitney, Dakota Slater, Dillon Macleod, Tiffani Henke, Zachary Randall

1st Place: Tiffani Henke 2nd Place: Nick Pallman 3rd Place: Zachary Lines

● Second Grade: Rayne Glover, Danielle Tierney, Ashley Tomassacci, Trista Stone, Rachel Upright, Gabriel Tobon-Montiel, Reese Allen, Hannah Gallagher

1st Place: Rachel Upright 2nd Place: Trista Stone 3rd Place: Hannah Gallagher

● Third Grade: Alexus Argust, Mason Conklin, Kade Miller, Cooper Rolison, Alexia Stone, Marissa Derrick, Olivia Colwell, Ryan Mills, Andrew Scott

1st Place: Ryan Mills 2nd Place: Andrew Scott 3rd Place: Mason Conklin

● Fourth Grade: Christie Baldwin, Gia Fiore, Stephen Lines, Tori Auckland, KayLeen Conklin, Makenzie Cook, Madison Welsted, Morgan Mansfield, Alyssa Sherwood, Tyler Hillard

1st Place: KayLeen Conklin 2nd Place: Madison Welsted 3rd Place: Tori Auckland


● Fifth Grade: Clayton DeVoe, Robert Reynolds, Natasha Johnson, Jillian McAulliffe, Anna Bonner, Taylor Brant, Kyra Powell, Kaleb Folk

1st Place: Kaleb Folk 2nd Place: Kyra Powell 3rd Place: Bobby Reynolds

Blue Ridge Fifth graders recently completed a mural project in Sarrah Dibble's art class. Since March, students have been working on twelve murals, each about a different theme. These murals will hang in the elementary office. Each mural is a different shape and the paintings and drawings created on it describe or illustrate ideas about the larger shape. Shapes and themes are as follows: Dolphin/Ocean Life, Tree/Environment, Carrot/Healthy Living, Cloud/Weather, Spaceship/Space, Dinosaur/Prehistoric times, Frog/Life changes, Butterfly/Metamorphasis, Numbers/Math, Running Girl/Sports and Fitness, World/Geography, Barn/Farm Life.

Seated L-R: Daniel Tierney, Alec Martin, Zachary Smith, Jeff Zawiski, Karris Fazzi

Standing L-R: Parker Dissinger, Keith Skeen, Sarah Vogel, Tommy Gudykunst, Danielle Goff, Sean Argust

L-R: Karly Gudykunst, Jarod Collins, Taylor Brant

Field Days 2012