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Rock'n the Strings will be on March 10 @ 7:00pm at the Senior High auditorium
Practice will commence on Monday, March 3, 2025 for Boy’s and Girl’s Track (Grades 7-12), Baseball (Grades 7-12), Softball (Grades 7-12), and Boy’s Tennis (Grades 7-12). The attached First Day of Spring Sports Information/Coaches/Sports Offered (see attachment below) includes the first practice date and location for each sport and coaches’ contact information.
The PIAA requires all athletes to get a sports physical for each school year, dated no earlier than May 1, 2024 for the 2024-2025 school year.
Students interested in participating in Sports at the Hollidaysburg Area Junior or Senior High School must complete all Sports Physical forms electronically through Big Teams Student Central prior to participation. Paper forms will not be accepted.
VERY IMPORTANT:
IF YOU DID NOT PLAY A FALL or WINTER 2024-2025 PIAA SPORT:
All physical forms must be completed through Big Teams. For students/families who have never used Big Teams to sign up for sports please see the attached Students & Families New to Big Teams Student Central Help Guide (See attachment below) for step-by-step instructions on registering and completing forms. For those who used Big Teams last year please use the Students & Families Returning to Big Teams Student Central guide attached below. (You will need your login information.) Physical Forms are due by Noon, Thursday, February 27, 2025.
IF YOU PLAYED A FALL or WINTER 2024-25 PIAA SPORT:
Those students that participated in a fall 2024 PIAA sport, you will need to log into your Big Teams account and complete the recertification process by Noon, Thursday, February 27, 2025. Please use the Big Teams Student Central PIAA Recertification Process. (see attachment below)
Submitting forms late may result in a delay in the athlete’s ability to participate https://studentcentral.bigteams.com/
HASD Alum play at the Orange Bowl
Jada Droesch - Class of 2024, Ellie Sheehan - Class of 2021, Jack Bailey - Class of 2023, Madeline Waibel - Class of 2022
These outstanding musicians from Hollidaysburg Area Sr. High school will be participating in the PMEA Western Region Orchestra in late February at the Richland Area Sr. High School.
These students advanced to Regionals from the District Orchestra festival in January.
Benjamin Freedman, Gideon Karn, Jeff McCoy, William Zhu and Marisa Salisbury.
The students listed all participated in the 2025 PMEA District 4/6 Orchestra concert at Westmont/Hilltop Sr. High school under the direction of IUP's orchestra director, Dr. Rebekan O'Brien.
Benjamin Freedman, Olivia Palguta, Tabith Smith, Bailey Ross, Gideon Karn, Marisa Salisbury, Lindsey Warmath, Ethan Donlan, Caleb Engle.
Carson Brenneman, Anna Bender, William Zhu, James Sutton, Michael Waibel, Jeff McCoy and Sebastian Diaz.
Congratulations to senior Benjamin Freedman, who has qualified to perform on Horn in the NAfME All- Eastern Orchestra. Ben will travel to Connecticut in April to perform in the NAfME Honors Orchestra Ensemble made up of students from 12 states in the North-eastern region of the USA.
Mission & Philosophy
The mission of the Hollidaysburg Area School District community is to educate all learners, maximizing the potential of each individual within the challenges of our global society.