WILDCAT NEWS
January 7, 2022
NEWS & UPDATES
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Welcome back from the holiday break and Happy New Year!

We would like to thank our staff, students, and families for a successful first week of 2022. The past two years have been extremely challenging and we are grateful for our wonderful Dallastown community. We thank you for trusting us with your most precious gifts and look forward to another exciting year together.
HOLIDAY CARING AND SHARING
During the months of November and December, our schools and families were working to collect a variety of items to help our DASD families in need during the holiday season. Dallastown families donated almost $20,000 in monetary donations for school counselors to utilize in purchasing items such as clothing, toys, gift cards, food baskets, and more.

Together, our community was able to help approximately 200 Dallastown families in need during the holidays.

The Dallastown Area School District and School Counselors would like to thank the following for making the annual Caring and Sharing Holiday Project a success:
  • Dallastown staff, students, families, and community members who provided monetary, gift, and food donations
  • Salem Lutheran Church in Jacobus
  • Jacobus Lioness Club
  • High School Students who collected donations to support the program
  • High School Baseball Team & Mr. Kinneman for sorting and organizing items
  • Bethlehem United Methodist Church
COVID-19 UPDATE
Click HERE for an important update regarding the District’s notification process for potential exposures to COVID-19.
CARDS OF HOPE CAMPAIGN
Wherever you look, the need for hope and support is apparent, perhaps more than ever. Nursing homes are no exception— in fact, the sentiment is even stronger. During this time, senior citizens are extremely isolated due to their vulnerability to COVID-19. What was once a season of celebration and gathering is now accompanied with a growing sense of anxiety and loneliness as families and friends cannot visit their loved ones in nursing homes and retirement facilities.
 
With this in mind, DHS Health STAT Club President Anand Patel organized the Cards of Hope Campaign for the Holidays with the goal of uplifting, encouraging, and providing hope and holiday cheer for senior citizens in the York community. This project was led by DHS Health STAT Club in partnership with DHS National Honor Society, DHS Leo Club, and DHS Interact Club. Overall, a generous total of 511 handwritten cards were filled with heart felt messages and distributed to every resident in Country Meadows nursing home on Christmas morning.  
Article written by: Anand Patel
INCLEMENT WEATHER ANNOUNCEMENT
It is likely over the next several months we will see forecasts of inclement weather. In preparation, we encourage students and families to be prepared by reviewing the Inclement Weather / Short Term School Closure Learning Options below. 

  • Traditional “Inclement Weather Day”: In extreme weather conditions, the District may still call an inclement weather day in which no in-person or remote instruction will occur. 
  • Wildcat Remote Learning Day: A remote learning day will be called when adverse weather conditions exist that make travel to and from school unsafe. Students will not physically report to school. Instead, all students will participate in a remote learning day. The learning day will include asynchronous work for students. Specific details about schedules for the day will be communicated by your child’s principal and/or teacher. 
  • Delayed Start: Delayed starts will be called when what appears to be temporary adverse weather conditions exist. Students will still physically report to school, based on the announced delayed schedule. Specific details about schedules for the day will be communicated by your child’s principal and/or teacher. 

Should a delayed start, early dismissal, or inclement weather closure of any kind be necessary, families will continue to receive a District email and phone call when the school day is modified. Additionally, modifications to the school day will also be posted on the District website and social media.
THANK YOU BLOOD DONORS
The Dallastown Area School District Blood Drive was held on December 22, 2021. Dallastown staff and students donated blood for the Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank, which helps our local hospitals and people in need. The DASD Blood Drive also serves as an excellent learning opportunity for students considering careers within Healthcare.

  • 91 people registered to donate blood
  • 47 units of blood of blood were collected
  • 141 lives can be saved thanks to those who donated

Thank you to our blood donors, The Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank, and students and faculty who planned and coordinated the drive.
DASD COVID-19 INFORMATION
  • If a student has been tested for COVID-19, please keep them home from school/activities until a negative test result is received.
  • If a member of your household tests positive for COVID-19, it is important to follow quarantine guidance provided by the PA Department of Health.
DATES TO REMEMBER
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  • January 13: Finance Committee Meeting
  • January 17: No School (Holiday)
  • January 18: No School
  • (IS: In-Service)
  • (HS/MS/ES: Parent Teacher Conferences)
  • January 20: Board Business Meeting
  • January 24: BCPC Meeting
DALLASTOWN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
700 NEW SCHOOL LANE, DALLASTOWN, PA 17313