News & Announcements

PASD Staff, Parents, and Guardians,
Click on this News and Announcement Headline for an important message from our Superintendent regarding the recent snowstorm and extreme cold.

D9 Central League Large School Championship Game will be lived streamed via the Laurel Media Sports YouTube Channel starting at 6:10. Also available on the D9and10Sports.com via Laurel Media.

Punxsy Girls Varsity Basketball team will be playing in the D9 Central League Large School Championship Game on Saturday, February 14, against Dubois Central Catholic in St. Marys. Game will start at 6:30PM.

Attention PAHS Class of 2026! It is time to order your Graduation Cap, Gown, and Tassels and any other graduation materials you'd like to have. Click on this announcement for more information. Note: the deadline for ordering Caps, Gowns, and Tassels is February 8th!

Check this out, Chucks Fans! Visit our official online Athletics Calendar or download the Athletics Calendar app to follow the scheduled events for all your favorite Chucks Athletics teams! Take a peek at this week in sports or look ahead to what's coming up later in the season. To learn more, please click on this announcement's headline.

The PAHS Swim Team held its first home meet on Friday, December 12th, against Bradford. In this inaugural competition at home, records were set by both the Girls and Boys Teams. To learn more, please click on this announcement's headline.

Congratulations to Riley Miller who was recently named the December 2025 CWC Girl of the Month! PUNXSY PROUD!

Congratulations to Maddox Hetrick, who was recently named the December 2025 Rotary Boy of the Month! PUNXSY PROUD!

Best of luck to our Chucks Cheer Team as they head to the District Championship competition at DuBois Area High School on Saturday, December 20. Gates open at 10 and performances begin at 11. Tickets purchased in advance--please click on this announcement's headline for ticketing sales.

Punxsutawney Area High School is proud to announce the successful launch of its newly established DECA chapter, already making a strong impact at the district level after their first competition. To learn more about this program and their successful launch, click on this announcement's headline.

University of Pennsylvania (Penn) is offering a 15-week course for students in Grades 10, 11, 12 to earn 3 credits from Penn, plus a national tutoring certification. The first part of the course is training, and then 3 or 4 weeks into the course tutors will be matched up with real life students to tutor. All will be online and supervised. There is $0 cost to the students. Deadline to apply is early January.  See Mrs. White's or Mrs. Jewell's Canvas page for the links to apply. For more information, please click on this announcement's headline.