Sayre Area School District

Attention Jr. High Volleyball Parents - Please check your emails for an update from Coach Paige and Coach Wayman

Attention High School Students!
Fall Sports Sign-Ups Are Still Available!

Clink the link below to register.
https://students.arbitersports.com/sayre-high-school-2/2025-2026-athletic-registration-by-sport

Make sure your physicals are up to date.

📣 Fall Sports Meeting – Athletes & Parents
Attention all JH, JV & Varsity fall sports athletes and their parents!

Date: THURSDAY, August 7th
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Sayre High School Auditorium

Join us for our Fall Sports Meeting where we’ll go over important expectations, team guidelines, and the code of conduct for the upcoming season followed by a short meeting with your individual coach to go over team rules and expectations for the season.

Attendance is strongly encouraged for all fall athletes and at least one parent/guardian.
Let’s kick off the season the right way—Go Redskins! ❤️💙

📣 Meet the Redskins Night! 📣
Come out and show your support as we kick off the fall sports season!
Meet our JH, JV, and Varsity athletes, enjoy team introductions, and get excited for a great season ahead!

Auggie is enjoying swimming daily and loves boat rides. She is missing her school friends. She hopes you're having a terrific summer and can't wait to see you again in a few weeks!

Meet and Greet New Superintendent, Mr. Mike Wells.

Go Joe 28 is coming to Sayre on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. WNEP will be set up at Howard Elmer Park beginning at their 4:00pm newscast and will be doing live cut-ins during their newscasts between 4:00pm – 6:30pm and they are looking for community groups specifically school groups like the sports teams, cheerleaders, and marching band to be in the background during the various cut-ins. Please accept this invitation to join us on Wednesday, July 23 to welcome Go Joe 28 to Sayre. If you aren’t familiar with the Go Joe bike tour, it is a bike tour through portions of 20+ counties in Pennsylvania by Joe Snedeker who is the morning meteorologist on WNEP-16 (ABC affiliate in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre market). The bike tour has many corporate sponsors but they also get a large sum of donations from the general public especially in the towns where they stop. Individuals, kids, businesses, and service groups drop off donations while the news crew is in the town and 100% of the money raised goes directly to St. Josephs Center in Dunmore, Pennsylvania. St. Joseph’s Center provides care and services for children and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities (see attached). What makes this event even more special is that the William E. Chatlos Foundation matches every dollar raised during the bike tour so if our mustache contest raises $1,000, St. Joseph’s Center would actually receive $2,000.00 The Wednesday segment of the bike tour will begin the day in Sullivan County and continue to Wyalusing, Wysox, before ending in Sayre when Joe Snedeker arrives at Howard Elmer Park at approximately 5:15pm. WNEP will have a news crew in Howard Elmer Park that will do live broadcasts during the stations newscasts between 4:00pm and 6:30pm. Each year the tour has a theme and this year’s theme is “Stashe for Cash.” The Borough has teamed up with Dandy to host a Mustache Contest. The contest is on line where voters can vote for their favorite mustache by donating money. The contestant that receives the most donations will be the People Choice winner and receive $100.00 gift card. Second and third place will receive a $75.00 gift card and $50.00 gift card respectively. Dandy will then pick an overall winner from all contestants regardless of the amount of the donations that they raised and that person will win a $100.00 gift card. We have 9 contestants that range in age from their 70+ to 18 yrs. Old. They represent a cross-section of the Greater Valley community which should result in many donations. I have attached the voting form with the link to the donation page for the Mustache Contest. It might be possible that that one of your members knows one of the contestants and they want to support them or they might just want to make a donation to St. Joseph’s Center. The online voting process is being coordinated for us by the Bradford County Regional Arts Council. At the conclusion of the online voting at 12:00pm on Wednesday, July 23rd, BCRAC will turn over all of the donations to the Borough who will then issue a check to St. Josephs Center. Off line donations for the contestants are also being accepted at the Borough Hall and those donations will be added to the online total. General donations are also being accepted by the Borough until 6:00pm on Wednesday, July 23rd and they will be turned over to WNEP prior to them leaving Sayre at the conclusion of the news broadcast on Wednesday. Anyone interested in making a donation by check can make the check out to St. Josephs Center and write GO JOE 28 in the memo line. Donations are tax deductible.

Save the Date!

2025-2026 Sports Sign-Ups Are Open! Don’t miss your chance to join a team—sign up now! https://students.arbitersports.com/programs/2025-2026-athletic-registration-by-sport Sports Physicals: July 15 | 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM Sayre High School $21 cash or check (made out to Sayre Area School District) https://students.arbitersports.com/sayre-high-school-2/sayre-high-school-sports-physicals-2025-2026 All athletes must have a current physical to play.

Employment opportunity for a long-term substitute for the 2025-2026 school year.

Calling all Jr. Redskins football players. From Flag football to A Squad! 🏈 We’re hosting a FREE 2-day camp full of skills, drills, and competitions. Come sharpen those skills and have some fun!

Sayre Area School District Welcomes New Superintendent, Mr. Michael Wells The Sayre Area School District is pleased to welcome Mr. Wells as its new Superintendent of Schools. Now entering his 28th year in education, Mr. Wells brings a wealth of experience and a strong commitment to student success to his new role. Throughout his career, Mr. Wells has served various educational roles across multiple districts in Bradford and Tioga Counties. His diverse background includes teaching 7th and 8th-grade math and science, working as a school counselor, athletic director, assistant principal, principal of student services with a focus on special education, and, most recently, as an elementary principal. He has served in the Northern Tioga, Towanda, Wyalusing, and Canton School Districts. Mr. Wells earned his Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Elementary Education Teaching Certification from the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. While at Pitt-Bradford, he was a four-year collegiate basketball player and later served as an assistant men’s basketball coach. He holds two Master’s Degrees—one in Education/Secondary Guidance from Bucknell University and another in Educational Leadership from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. He later returned to Edinboro to complete his Superintendent’s Letter of Eligibility. A proud graduate of Troy High School, Mr. Wells has called Sayre home for the past 16 years. His daughter, Maci, attends H. Austin Snyder Elementary School. Outside of his professional responsibilities, Mr. Wells enjoys spending time with his daughter, supporting her in her various activities, and pursuing hobbies such as sports, hunting, and officiating high school basketball games. Mr. Wells is excited to begin this new chapter with the Sayre Area School District. He is looking forward to working collaboratively with students, staff, families, and the community to support academic excellence and student growth.

Closed: Summer Rec. will be closed Thursday, July 3 and Friday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day ❤️💙🤍

We're HIRING!

This past week Sayre High School student, Caroline Moore, participated in the Junior National Young Leaders Conference in Washington D.C. Students from all over the country came together to learn together. The aim of this program is to develop leadership skills, explore influential figures in American history and present skills to promote positive change. We are proud to have our school represented by a number of Sayre students this summer at this conference and look forward to what skills they will bring back from this educational experience.

Sayre Area School District Position Available Immediately: Assistant High School Principal The Sayre Area School District is seeking a qualified and motivated individual for the position of Assistant High School Principal. Qualifications: • Valid PA Principal K-12 or PA Secondary Principal certification is required. • The ideal candidate will demonstrate: o Strong communication and interpersonal skills o A proven ability to build positive relationships with students, staff, parents, and the community o Experience in data-driven decision making o The ability to collaborate effectively as part of a building-level and district administrative team • Prior leadership experience is preferred. Application Requirements: Interested applicants should submit a complete application packet, including: • Letter of interest • Current résumé • Standard PA teaching application (available on our website) • Copy of PA certification • Three current letters of recommendation (dated within the past year) • Official transcripts (sealed envelope) • Current clearances: Act 34, Act 151, Act 114, and Act 168 Submit application materials to: Tammy L. Shedden,Administrative Assistant to the Secretary Sayre Area School District 333 W. Lockhart Street Sayre, PA 18840 The Sayre Area School District is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

🌟 Reminder: Twilight Track Meet is Tomorrow! 🌟 If the weather cooperates, we’ll get in as much of the meet as possible. However, if it rains prior to the start, we will cancel the event.

Big congratulations to Nikita Westbrook, winner of the 2025 SRO Patch Contest for Sayre Area School District! 🎉 Pictured with School Resource Officer Spencer, Nikita’s amazing artwork has been transformed into official patches. We’re so proud of all the submissions and the incredible school spirit shown by our students! Check out Nikita’s winning design! 👮‍♂️✨ #SROPatchContest

Summer Rec. closed tomorrow Thursday June 19th, 2025.

Interested in Track & Field? Come out for summer workouts every Sunday at 1:00 PM on the high school track with Coach Stevens and Coach Bryan! These sessions are a great way to stay active, build skills, and get ready for the upcoming season. Note: No workouts on holiday weekends. Questions? Contact Coach Bryan at mbryan@sayresd.org And don’t forget—Indoor Track sign-ups for the Winter Sports Season are now open! Ask a coach how to get involved.