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Ava Kurtz Wins C.X. Carlson Senior Portfolio Scholarship and Emerging Artist Exhibition
Congratulations to Solanco artist, Ava Kurtz, who has been awarded the 2024 C.X. Carlson Senior Art Portfolio Scholarship Award of $11,500! Ava will additionally be featured in the 2024 Emerging Artist Exhibition for the month of May at Red Raven Art Company in Lancaster, PA. Ava will be honored in an awards ceremony at Red […]
Solanco Artists Honored with Top Awards in 2024
Lancaster County Young Artists Awards Solanco 2024 Lancaster County Young Artists Awards Online Exhibition Please note: We look forward to announcing the 2024 Scholastic Art Awards winners when results are announced in late March. Solanco award-winning artists have an outstanding showing in this year’s Young Artists Awards Exhibition winning 2 Portfolio Awards: 1 Gold Portfolio […]
Solanco School District Bid Opportunities
The Solanco School District posts all bid opportunities with the Lancaster News Paper. Solanco encourages all businesses to participate in upcoming bids including the following: women owned, veteran owned, minority owned, disadvantaged and small businesses. Information will be posted on the district’s website, with active bid directing all interested parties to obtain the bid details.
Solanco Has Compassion!
At the start of the school year, the elementary principals worked with the elementary teachers to create movie trailers highlighting things that make their grade level unique, how they connect/inspire/empower students, and how compassion impacts our learning community. As an example, the elementary principals created a video titled “Solanco Has Compassion”. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QmLDbizMx65l911MRa6hZulaTigrBrNQ/view?usp=drive_link
Solanco School District Named Outstanding Visual Arts Community
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September 15 Social Media Posting
Dear Solanco Families, On Friday, September 15th, we were made aware of a social media threat about a school shooting. The threat did not name a specific school district or even a state. No Solanco students are connected to this or have made any threats. Solanco was not named, nor was Pennsylvania. These posts do […]
Solanco Named a 2023 “Best Communities for Music Education”
For the second consecutive year, the Solanco School District has been named one of the Best Communities for Music Education. This award, sponsored by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), recognizes the Solanco School District community for the outstanding efforts of teachers, administrators, parents, students, and community leaders to promote music education as a […]
Solanco Student’s Artwork in National Exhibition at U.S. Capitol
Congratulations to Solanco artist, Anika Hodgdon, Class of 2023, whose artwork has been juried into An Artistic Discovery: The 42nd Annual National Congressional Art Exhibition in Washington, D.C. Anika has the distinction of representing Pennsylvania’s 11th Congressional District in the exhibition with her award-winning pastel painting, Reader’s Quiet Reflection, which will be on view for one year in the Cannon Tunnel […]
Dr. Diane Boomsma, Class of ’77, to Speak at Graduation
Dr. Diane Boomsma, Solanco High School’s Class of 1977, will take the stage at graduation for the Solanco Class of 2023 as Distinguished Speaker. At Solanco, Dr. Boomsma participated in various activities such as hockey, track, band, orchestra, and even managed the school store. She was a member of the National Honor Society and was […]
2023 Scholastic Young Artists Awards and On-line Exhibition
Solanco Scholastic Art Awards and Young Artists Awards Online Exhibition Solanco High School artists were honored with top awards in the 2023 Scholastic Art Awards and Lancaster County Young Artists Awards. Solanco artists earned 32 awards, which include 9 Gold Awards, 6 Silver Awards, and 17 Honorable Mention Awards. Four Gold Key Awards earned in […]
Solanco School District Named One of Lancaster County’s Best Workplaces
The Solanco School District has been named one of Lancaster County’s Best Workplaces. In August, Solanco employees completed an anonymous survey created by Lancaster Newspapers. LNP processed the responses of Solanco School District employees and named the District to its Distinguished Honor Roll of Lancaster County’s Best Workplaces. The information was published by LNP on […]