On Monday, March 25th from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Windber Area MS/HS Auditorium - Rebecca Mull, Prevention Coordinator at Twin Lakes of Somerset County spoke at an informative session to provide parents awareness of the Dangers of Vaping & to better understand the signs & symptoms of vaping use, health risks, and current data trends of vaping.
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At the end of the 2017-18 school year a contest was held for art students to design a mural that would be painted on the side of the Berwind Building on 15th Street.  The top three designs were submitted to Berwind and Emma York's, Class of 2019, design was chosen as the first place winner and she received a scholarship. Recently a local artist brought Emma's mural to life.   The artist, Willie Snyder, is a 1998 graduate of Bedford High School and is currently an art Instructor at Penn State, Main Campus.  Bryan Maurer assisted him.

Lights were installed that will illuminate the mural at night and they are in the process of having the stained-glass windows removed, cleaned and re-installed. The air conditioning unit will be removed and stained-glass will be installed in that area also.
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WASD is working hard to best support the needs of our students and staff through a new partnership with Assurance Counseling. Students can see their guidance counselors to arrange a meeting with a counselor or can text 814-410-4815 for support without a face to face meeting. High School and Middle School students were introduced to this program at their class meetings. For more information please contact your child's Guidance Counselor at 814-467-4567.

Pictured is Angela Yoder and Julia Dello from Assurance Counseling.
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Windber Area School District is pleased to welcome Vince Mock as our new School Resource Officer. Mr. Mock is a retired State Police Officer and is now a member of the Windber Borough Police Department assigned to our schools. School Safety is a top priority at WASD.
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Pick up your FREE pass in the Superintendent's Office at the HS/MS Complex. (Senior Citizens (65+) and Veterans) You must be a Windber resident.
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In April, Windber Area Senior High Students were given the opportunity to participate in a mural contest held by Berwind Coal. Several students participated in this contest and the top three murals were chosen. A banquet was held by Berwind Coal at Bella's at the Coal Heritage Center on Thursday, July 12th. 
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On Thursday, January 18th the Virgil R Palumbo Plaza was dedicated to the former High School Principal of 25 years. The concourse of the Windber High School Gym has been named the Virgil R. Palumbo Plaza
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