SCS went Christmas with the annual Winterfest. There were tons of gifts, tons of Dollar Tree items, and tons of festive frolic. Mrs. Luchas did an outstanding job organizing the entire event, from wrapping the Dollar Tree items with other volunteers,  to lining up all the Christm...

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Students from Saint Columba Kindergarten recently visited the Bloomsburg Food Cupboard.  Students collected food to donate to the food cupboard and made thank you cards  for the food cupboard volunteers.

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Father Michael Opoki of Our Lady, Help of Christians Church in Lykens traveled to St. Columba School to give an inspirational talk to middle school students about his experiences in his home country of Uganda. Fr. Opoki, a member of the Order of the Apostles of Jesus, offered a message of sharing an...

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Our Preschool class readied themselves for Thanksgiving by creating their own turkeys. All the students needed for their turkeys were paper, paint, and their hand. The class learned nothing makes a great Thanksgiving turkey than their own hand.

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The first grade were thrilled to learn about the lives of the saints. Maryellen Faus teaches students about a little known saint, St Eligius. His life as an ambassador to the French king is not what he is best known for. He is known for his miracles and his work with horses. The first grade enjoyed ...

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Mr. James Faus, a Civil War reenactor, discussed the life and times of a Civil War soldier as part of St. Columba School's Veterans Day observances. He shared his stories, the gear of a soldier of this time, and the sacrifice of a soldier serving his country.

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The SCS kindergarten computer class has been working on proper hand position of the mouse, mouse movement, click and drag, and double clicking. These new skills were put to use as they painted Halloween pictures using their mouse and computer.

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St. Columba Middle School students are competing in The Cyber Robotics Coding Competition (CRCC).  This is the first time this competition has been offered in the state of Pennsylvania. The competition is an online virtual robotics and STEM competition.

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Mrs. Kurecian's seventh and eighth grade art classes went out for some ghoulish glee painting town windows, a tradition in Bloomsburg.

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Mr. Webb's seventh grade ELA class holds the first edition of The Columba Review. This magazine is filled with reviews.

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Our entire school was thrilled to meet robots of all shapes and sizes in the STEAM assembly.This program even got interactive. Our own Mr. Webb even got to ride one of the robots. This robot can zip around up to 14 mph but Mr. Webb get it at a safe speed avoiding any speeding tickets.

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Saint Columba's Middle School enjoyed the Bloomsburg University Orchestra during the Young Persons' Concert. The students applauded time again as the orchestra played selections from West Side Story, Tchaikovsky, and Brubeck.

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Saint Columba School is full of Science Explorers and Makenna Thompson and Kyran Horan are here to prove it. They took part in an experiment to see if one liquid is heavier than another.

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Officer Phil checked in with our kindergarten through fourth grades. She demonstrated with the students the need to be respectful, responsible, and safe. Valuable lessons as these students navigate their way through school and life.

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The creator of the Dunce Cap was celebrated at SCS. Blessed Duns Scotus, a soon to be saint, spent his life studying and educating. He invented the famous cap to funnel information into the brain. His invention didn't turn out the way he hoped, but we do celebrate his efforts with our ...

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Saint Columba's Middle School first dance of the year, came at a spook-tacular time, Halloween. The dance featured costumes, foods, and our students boogieing down. John Guerriero (center) shows off some of his best moves.

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SCS celebrates Red Ribbon Week with our anti-drug themed dress down day. Crazy socks and boots brought awareness to our school about the dangers of drug use. Here second grade girls are just saying no and booting drugs out.

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As part of the Halloween festivities SCS had its annual Halloween Bingo. Students shouted BINGO and came up to the prize table to find an overwhelming assortment of goodness of which to choose.

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St. Columba School enjoyed Halloween with costumes, bingo, and class parties. The students and many of the teachers came dressed in all forms of Halloween fun.

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Front row left to right: Rachel Marino, Emma Cavallini, Mary Grace Duncan, Avery Kissinger, Emily Traupman, Gavin Berger, Dominick Rosini, Charles Hopper and Grace Humphrey Second row left to right: Morgan Pierce, Damyan Petryshak, John Guerriero, Alina Shannon, Reed Keck, Matthew ...

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The St. Columba Forensics team traveled to Danville on Friday, February 24 to participate in the St. Joseph's Forensics Tournament. SCS winners are: Grade 6 2nd place: Johnny Gueirro & Mason Mensch 4th place: Oliver Samayoa  & Johnny Gueirro 6th p...

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Several St. Columba Middle School students earned Honors & Distinguished Honors for their academic achievements during trimester 1.  Front row left to right: Emma Cavallini, Mary Grace Duncan, Avery Kissinger, Rachel Marino, Dominic Rosini, Emily Shapeero, Michael McIlvried, Ch...

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Our Middle School competed in the Bloomsburg Elks Americanism Essay Contest in Division II. 8th Grader Emerson Viars took First Place. In addition, 6th Grader Avery Kissinger and 8th Grader Faith Witman placed second in their division. 

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Congratulations to our 6th Grade class for placing second in Miss McKenna's annual Sumdog challenge. Jordan Montes, Charles Hopper, Jessie White (top row, from the left to right). Avery Kissinger, Emma Cavallini, Mary Grace Duncan, Mason Mensch, Rachel Marino, and Camila Amaya &nb...

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SCS's Forensics 7th and 8th grade teams represented our school well, again! Morgan Pierce and Alina Shannon earned first place. Ana Ferdock and Samantha Lauck won second place. Sayre Kurecian received Honorable Mention with Isabel Benfield and Lauren LaRouche representin...

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St. Columba girls CYO basket ball team recently won the 2018 Northumberland area CYO JV girls championship. Above, players and coaches are introduced after their victory.

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St. Columba students won big in the Daughters of the American Revolution American History Essay Contest. From left to right are Grade 7 Matthew Getz 1st place and  Morgan Pierce 2nd place. The 6th grade winners are Mary Grace Duncan 1st place and Mason Mensch taking 2nd place. Once again, St. C...

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The fifth annual seventh/eight grade Religion Bee was held at Saint Columba. The 1st place winner is Oliver Samayoa, a 7th grader (back row, second from right). He will be attending the finals of the Diocesean during April in Harrisburg. Thank you to Mr. Webb who coordinated this...

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SCS held its Geo Bee recently. The winner presents the school at the Diocese of Harrisburg Geo Bee. The contestants are (front row) Emily Shapeero, Katie Campbell, Michael McIlvried, Emily Marino, Maryellen Faus. (middle row) Elise Ferdock, Damyon Petryshak, Mason Mensch. (back row) Camila Amay...

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Congratulations to 4th Graders Derek Brink, Emily Marino, and Caden Hopper. 5th graders Gavin Berger, Emily Shapeero, and Dominic Rosini. 6th Graders Charles Hopper, Camila Amaya, and Avery Kissinger.  Gavin will represent St. Columba in the Diocesan Bee for a second year in a ro...

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Third Grader Mckenna Thomson cheers not just because she's always happy, but because she is on a cheer leading team. She and her team participated in a cheer leading competition in Hughesville, PA. They did well, but did not place. Overall, she and her team  did an ...

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Third grader Saleah Shannon (left) and 5th grader Calyssa Shannon are white belts in the Goshin Dragons dojo located in Berwick. The Shannons just started their road down the martial arts road, but they say that they enjoy the focus and discipline that the martial arts brings to ...

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Saint Columba students Chase Williams, Cael Williams, and Liam Berger are all smiles showing off their hard won Super Bowl Trophy. The boys are members of the CYFO C Team. The boys and the rest of their team went all the way this season winning the CYFO C Team Super Bowl. Congratulations boys, ...

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SCS Cross Country Team for 2017-2018. In the front row (front left to right) is 6th Grade student Rachel Marino, and 7th Grade student Alina Shannon. In the rear row (left to right) is 8th Grade students Anastasia Ferdock and a slightly exhausted Lauren LaRouche. M...

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1st Grader Audrey Wallace is an active rider at Hidden Hollow Farm in Benton, PA, where her instructor Paula Hosking has been teaching her the art of equestrian since she was four (Yes, since Preschool!). Audrey loves riding Ditto (pictured here) and helping out at the stables. She said th...

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8th Grader Sayre Kurecian competing at a vaulting championship held in Connecticut.  The competition was the last of the vaulting season. Sayre, who has been competing for five years, came in first place at this, the New England Halloween Fest Competition.

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Fifth grader Brady Horan plays football for the Bloomsburg Panthers team. He has many jobs on his team. His positions include Running Back,  Line Backer, Punter, Kicker, Punt Returner, Kick-Off Returner, and 2nd String Quarterback. He has been playing the game for four years...

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Eighth grader Faith Wittman, performs her solo at the Columbia Mall. Faith has been dancing for ten years and loves the challenges of dance.

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Fourth and Eight graders Emily and Lauren LaRouche competed in their first ever Irish Feis Competition. In this competition the girls danced in four different rounds. Emily won a 3rd and 4th place awards while her older sister Lauren won two 3rd and 6th place awards. They will continue to ...

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First grader Kyran Horan is a first year football player. He is a Line Man and 2nd String Running Back for the Bloomsburg Panther team. Horan sports number 3 on his jersey. In the picture on the right, Kyran (on the quarterback's left) is waiting patiently for his quarterback to start ...

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Fifth grader Gracie Viars is very active student. She is involved in many scouting events with her Troop 300. In the first picture, Gracie is caving with her troop and the folks in Quest. The other two pictures feature Gracie and her equestrian life.  She has been riding for...

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Eighth grader Faith Wittman challenged the Lehigh River rapids as she went on her first whitewater adventure. She battle class two rapids for over six hours. Faith and the other White Water Challengers group along with part of Faith's family launched from Jim Thorpe.

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