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Welcome to the SCASD Athletic Department! We’re proud of our 31 PIAA-affiliated interscholastic high school teams, as well as club teams, middle school programs, an elementary intramural program, and the high school’s state-of-the-art Fitness Center. Our facilities include the North Athletic Field, our natatorium, historic Memorial Field, and numerous other locations that provide the best opportunities possible for our student-athletes to be successful at the highest levels.
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![Tristan Rogers and chef Zach Lorber in the kitchen]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749056186/scasdorg/sgicmbfiye68emua52fi/CulinarCakes1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749056186/scasdorg/sgicmbfiye68emua52fi/CulinarCakes1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1749056186/scasdorg/sgicmbfiye68emua52fi/CulinarCakes1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1749056186/scasdorg/sgicmbfiye68emua52fi/CulinarCakes1.jpg","width":1200}])
Tristan Rogers, a senior, won a gold medal at the SkillsUSA state culinary competition, qualifying him for the SkillsUSA Nationals Skills and Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Ga.
![Collage photo of National Merit students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748873700/scasdorg/ls9myi5qtvrs166lursc/NationalMerit2025.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748873700/scasdorg/ls9myi5qtvrs166lursc/NationalMerit2025.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748873700/scasdorg/ls9myi5qtvrs166lursc/NationalMerit2025.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748873700/scasdorg/ls9myi5qtvrs166lursc/NationalMerit2025.jpg","width":1200}])
Emma Brown, Anna Coupland, Maya Dombroskie, Claire Fox, Yulian Itskov-Curto, Hannah Kifer, Joshua Lin, Ayla Marvasti, Thea Miller-Priddy, and Constantine Pan were among the approximately 15,000 students nationwide who reached the finalist stage for a National Merit Scholarship.
![A music teacher works with three students in the classroom]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748871070/scasdorg/annal94p5ilr97lidmz5/PassionPals8_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748871070/scasdorg/annal94p5ilr97lidmz5/PassionPals8_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748871070/scasdorg/annal94p5ilr97lidmz5/PassionPals8_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748871070/scasdorg/annal94p5ilr97lidmz5/PassionPals8_1.jpg","width":1200}])
For the 12th consecutive year, and the 21th time since 2000, the State College Area School District has received one of the Best Communities for Music Education in America designation from the National Association of Music Merchants.
![State championship team]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748609542/scasdorg/vowfyihirjwdhdzaoek7/States3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748609542/scasdorg/vowfyihirjwdhdzaoek7/States3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748609542/scasdorg/vowfyihirjwdhdzaoek7/States3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748609542/scasdorg/vowfyihirjwdhdzaoek7/States3.jpg","width":1200}])
On the strength of three gold medals, the State College boys’ track and field team won the 2025 PIAA Track and Field Championship on May 21 at Shippensburg University.
![Students work on experiments in Bob White's class]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748534819/scasdorg/dh3c9gk4zsnafwdgxtto/PhysicsClass5.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748534819/scasdorg/dh3c9gk4zsnafwdgxtto/PhysicsClass5.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748534819/scasdorg/dh3c9gk4zsnafwdgxtto/PhysicsClass5.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748534819/scasdorg/dh3c9gk4zsnafwdgxtto/PhysicsClass5.jpg","width":1200}])
This year in a new State High course, Emma Brown learned much about complex physics — and taught a bit of it, too. The innovative course is the brainchild of physics teacher Bob White, and lecture topics included nuclear physics, elementary particle physics, crystal structure, and nanotechnology.
![Cast of Urinetown]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748444641/scasdorg/jyqoejofqcso3mnetlzb/SAA04822.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748444641/scasdorg/jyqoejofqcso3mnetlzb/SAA04822.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748444641/scasdorg/jyqoejofqcso3mnetlzb/SAA04822.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748444641/scasdorg/jyqoejofqcso3mnetlzb/SAA04822.jpg","width":1200}])
Take a bow, State High Thespians, for another banner production. For its spring show, Urinetown, State College brought home four awards, including a first-time honor, from the Altoona Community Theatre’s 20th Annual Isaacs Awards.