Congratulations to the Jim Thorpe Area High School Girl's Basketball team for winning the Schuylkill League Championship on Friday, February 18 with a 48-36 win over defending champion North Schuylkill, under Coach Nadia Gauronsky. It is the second time in four years that Jim Thorpe has captured the title.
Due to a utility odor permeating the Penn-Kidder Campus this morning, February 8, emergency personnel were called to the scene to investigate the source of the odor. The students and staff of the Penn-Kidder Campus were preparing to evacuate as a precautionary measure. The fire department has determined the source of the odor, and it has determined that the building is safe and no evacuation is needed. The district wants to thank the emergency responders for their quick actions, the staff and students for following the protocols they practiced, and to assure parents that there is no danger to their students. Staff and students will be resuming their normal school day. Thank you.
As per the revised district calendar, the Jim Thorpe Area School District will be open on February 7 as a normal school day. In addition, Friday, February 11 will be an early dismissal day, with parent-teacher conferences being held that afternoon. The high school will dismiss at 11:30AM, and the LBM and PKC schools will dismiss at 12:30PM.
The Jim Thorpe Area School District will be on a flexible instruction day on Friday, February 4, 2022 due to the impending icy conditions. Students are expected to check with their teachers for lessons via their designated online learning platform (Seesaw/Google Classroom/Schoology). Assignments and lessons will be asynchronous and due upon the return to school on Monday.
There will be no district transportation. Please be safe on the roads.
The Jim Thorpe Area School District is preparing to launch its new website and communication platform. Stay tuned.