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MAHS Performing Arts Presents – Irving Berlin’s Anne Get Your Gun

Come out and support the Middletown Area High School Performing Arts as they present an amazing performance of Irving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun. All seating is reserved, so be [...]
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2012-2013 Kindergarten Registration Information

The 2012-2013 Middletown Area School District Kindergarten Registration process has officially begun. Based on our census data, we have sent out mailings to homes with children that will be of [...]
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Join Us for the Middletown Social Services Fair

Event Information Date: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Time: 3:00pm – 7:00pm Location: MSCO Building, 60 West Emaus Street, Middletown, PA 17057 Download the Event Flyer Now!
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The “How To’s” for Bullying Prevention and the Special Needs Child

The “How To’s” for Bullying Prevention and the Special Needs Child is being presented by Dr. Carlos Pozzi and Patti Sipe of Keystone Children & Youth Services at the Capital [...]
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Parents! Great Opportunity for Students with a Sibling with a Disability

The Lazer Factory: Teens Do you know of any teens, age 13 to 18, who have a sibling with a disabilitythat would enjoy getting together with other teens for fun [...]
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Parents! Elementary Activity Day at Middletown Public Library debuts this Saturday!

Elementary Activity Day at Middletown Public Library debuts this Saturday from 10 am to 12noon. The theme is SNOW and lots of fun activities are planned!  Bring the whole family and [...]
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Parents of Students Ages 7-12, Check This Out!

Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) is offering a chance for students Discover Engineering and Green Technology via their Spring 2012 Discovery Days Program. For more information, please download the event [...]
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3rd Grade Science Rocks!

Kunkel teacher Amanda Rehkop used bread, chocolate, and play dough to teach her 3rd grade students a little Earth Science, specifically about rocks. How, you ask? She came up with [...]
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Varsity Wrestling Match Rescheduled for January 25.

The varsity wrestling match with Chambersburg scheduled for Jan. 23 has been postponed until Wednesday, January 25.  Junior High will begin at 5:30.  Varsity will begin at 7:00
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MAHS Students Selected for Lebanon Valley College Honors Band

Seven Middletown Area High School students will participate in the Lebanon Valley College Honors Band to be held on January 20-21, 2012.  Participating students are as follos: Laura Snyder, Flute [...]
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MAHS Students Selected to Participate in 2012 DCMEA High School County Band Festival

It has been announced by the Dauphin County Music Educators Association that eleven Middletown Area High School students have been selected through audition to participate in the 2012 DCMEA High [...]
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Joseph Harkins Selected to Perform in the 2012 PMEA District Orchestra Festival

It has been announced by the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association that Joseph Harkins, a Middletown Area High School junior, has been selected to perform in the 2012 PMEA District Orchestra [...]
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Mary Raine Acri and Lauren Herneisey Selected for 2012 PMEA Region V Band Festival

It has been announced by the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association that Middletown Area High School seniors, Mary Raine Acri and Lauren Herneisey, have been selected through audition to participate in [...]
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MAHS and Reid Students Work Together to Teach and Learn About Entrepreneurship

It is never to early for students to start learning about entrepreneurship, as it can lead to great things like facebook or Alex’s Lemonade Stand. Reid Elementary students got a [...]
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Personnel Committee Meeting Change

The Personnel Committee Meeting scheduled for January 10, 2012 will begin at 6:30 p.m. instead of 7:00 p.m.
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Jr. High Track Schedule Change

The Boys/Girls Jr. High track meet schedule on 4/11/12 with Milton Hershey at Middletown will be held on 4/19/12 at Milton Hershey.
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This is a collage of images from our Food Drive.

Kunkel and Fink Students Participate in “Working Out to Help Out”

During the month of December, students from Kunkel and Fink Elementary Schools participated in their first ever “Working Out to Help Out” food drive and physical fitness activity during physical [...]
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Mary Raine Acri, Joseph Harkins and Lauren Herneisey Selected for 2012 PMEA Upper District 7 Band

It has been announced by the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association that Mary Raine Acri, Joseph Harkins and Lauren Herneisey have been selected through audition to represent Middletown Area High School [...]
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(l-r) Joseph Harkins, Rebecca Kramarich, Dylan Bower, and Isaiah Holloman.

MAHS Saxophone Quartet Lifts the Spirits of Residents and Frey Village and The Middletown Home

The Middletown Area High School Saxophone Quartet, under the student leadership of Mr. Joseph Harkins, recently performed at Frey Village and The Middletown Home. As an outreach and service to [...]
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Mobile Dentist Visits Middletown’s Elementary Schools

The Mobile Dentist Smile Program visited Fink, Kunkel and Reid Elementary Schools the week of December 12, 2011. This is the fourth year students of the district have had the [...]
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How to Stay Safe in Today’s World of Media and Technology

Laptops, iPads, iPhone, Kindles, and more all make great gifts, but with the power these devices provide to us, it is important that we are safe while using them. Sometimes [...]
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Reid Students Raise $718 to Help Children and Families Fight Cancer

The first Four Diamonds Mini Dance Marathon in the district was held Wednesday, November 23 at Reid Elementary School. Students learned that the Four Diamonds name comes from a story [...]
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Stacey Miller is First Teacher to Have an Art Lesson Published in SAS

The District is proud to announce that Stacey Miller, Middletown Area Middle School Art Teacher, is the first teacher in the state to have an art lesson that she individually [...]
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$250 Educational Grant Awarded to MAHS Science Teachers

The Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees of Dauphin County presented a $250 educational grant to MAHS science teachers,  Melanie Hensel and Jody Wenrich. This grant was established for the purpose of [...]
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Quarter 1 Report Cards

Quarter 1 report cards will be distributed as follows: MAMS & MAHS – report cards will be distributed to students during homeroom on November 15, 2011. Elementary Schools – report [...]
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Quiet on Set…ACTION!

Teamwork, independence, and a little bit of creativity is the recipe for MAHS’s TV Production class. This is where, in just 45 minutes, students prepare the High School’s daily news [...]
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Friend Named “Smarty”

Students in Mrs. Ebersole’s class have a new friend named “Smarty”. Smarty is the nickname for the new Smartboard that was installed in the classroom this summer as part of [...]
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Let Your Voice Be Heard

It’s time for parents’ voices to be heard on taxpayer-funded tuition vouchers! As a parent leader in your neighborhood school, the Pennsylvania School Boards Association would like to begin providing [...]
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Got Snow? Check out the MASD Ski Club

This year we will again have a Ski Club program available to students who attend Middletown Area Middle School and Middletown Area High School. Parents, family members, friends, staff members [...]
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MASD Calendar Revisions

Please be advised of the following revisions to the District calendar due to the September flood: Progress Reports – October 6 End of First Marking Period – November 8 School [...]
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Mrs. Andrea Holtry | 2011-12 MASD Teacher of the Year

“Every single day of my career, there has been at least one moment that made me love teaching.” Mrs. Andrea Holtry, 2011-12 MASD Teacher of the Year Each year the [...]
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Parents! Check out PA PIRC

The Pennsylvania Parent Information and Resource Center (PA PIRC) 2011 Fall Newsletter is now available. To view the English version, please click here. The newsletter is filled with information and [...]
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Issue Accessing PowerSchool using Firefox

If you are using Firefox to access the PowerSchool Parent Portal and receiving the following error, Error code: ssl_error_internal_error_alert, please read the workaround below. Workaround NOTE: This is not an issue with PowerSchool, [...]
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Welcome Back Student and Parents

The 2011-2012 school year is in full swing. We at MASD are excited for the opportunity to work with our students, parents, and community to ensure the best possible experience [...]
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Updated: Volleyball Tryouts – Aug 15-17 at MAMS

The Middletown Area High School Volleyball team will be hosting tryouts August 15-17, from 4:00pm – 6:00pm at MAMS. All participants must have had a sports physical completed to tryout. [...]
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Free Online Session: Bullying Prevention for Parents: What Can You Do to Help?

Bullying Prevention for Parents: What Can You Do to Help? Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Time: 12:05pm to 12:35pm Presenter: Michelle Nutter, Certified Trainer for the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, [...]
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Classrooms GetSMART!

During the 2011-2012 school year many of our elementary teachers have been accepted into the MASD GetSMART! initiative and will be receiving a SMART Board in their classroom. A SMART Board is [...]
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Summer Food Service Program Offered to all Children

The Middletown Area School District is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Lunches will be provided to all children without charge. Acceptance and participation requirements for the program are the same for all regardless of [...]
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Attention Parents! New Parent Notification System

The Middletown Area School District has chosen SchoolMessenger as its new Parent Notification System. This new system will allow the district to offer parents a more rubust and flexible calling system that [...]
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Last Day of 10-11 School Year – June 9, 2011

The last day of school for students is June 9, 2011.
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MASD Launches New Website!

The Middletown Area School District has launched a new website to better serve our student, parents, and community members. The new website is built on the WordPress platform, an open-source [...]
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Congratulations to the Class of 2011

Congratulations to the Middletown Area School District, Class of 2011. Albers, Kateri Elizabeth Allen, Celby Thomas Appleby, Clayton Robert Arnold, Dillon James Arnold, Jessica May Bahajak, Drake Barbara, Julie Ann [...]
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2011-2012 Budget Presentation

The 2011-2012 budget will be presented at the February ##, 2011 board meeting by Mr. David Franklin, Assistant to the Superintendent for Finance and Operations. The presentation will show the [...]
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Get Involved! PowerSchool Parent Portal Available Now

All parents of Middletown Area School District students have the ability to see their students academic progress in real-time via the MASD PowerSchool Parent Portal. The portal allows each parent [...]
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