Stroudsburg Area School District
Welcome to the Stroudsburg Area School District, serving approximately 6,000 students in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
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Stroudsburg, PA 18360
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Baby Driver; The Importance of Music
In 2017, a new type of action film was released that mixed the world of musical rhythm and visual style in Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver.
Baby, the titular character, is the longtime getaway driver for a crime boss called Doc. At the beginning of the movie, Baby is seen working on one of Doc’s bank jobs. He has been indebted to Doc ever since he got involved in one of his schemes and was…
Meet the Mountaineer News Staff
The Mountaineer staff has lots of new members and several returning staffers. Check out our new promotional video by newcomers Madi Noonan and Morgan Tucker.
Returning Luka Konklin and Ethan Custard, are the acting editors and site designers. In addition, Sydney Curry and Cami Trauschke are back again and with their experience are guiding new members in their new roles.
Help us to grow our…
SHS’s loss is MCTI’s gain
Known best as Miss Jessica by high school students, this lunch monitor will be sorely missed by many. She greeted students with a motherly and welcoming smile. She offered positive words of encouragement and treated students with respect. In return, students treated her and other lunch monitors the same way. Although Miss Jessica has only worked at the high school for three years, she made quite…
Merry Christmas SJHS! Come check out the Christmas photo gallery
Merry Christmas everyone!
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Gallery • 80 Photos
Teacher Feature on Mr. Bomboy
At which school in the district do you teach?
Middle School
What subject(s) do you teach?
Math and Science
What grade (s) do you teach?
6th
How long have you been teaching at SASD?
26 years
What is one important lesson you have learned as an educator?
That I don’t know everything(just don’t tell my wife). I have learned not to stress if at first, I do not understand…
12.22 Santa search!
Todays the final day for our Santa search! Thank you to the following students for helping us track him down!
Arianna Thomas
Ryan Pennino
Zachary Stone
Nathan Atkinson
Destiny Allen
Etka Acar
Gabriela Acosta
Nathan Atkinson
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Gallery • 9 Photos…NJHS Conducts Successful Food Drive
The National Junior Honor Society held a Canned Food Drive from November 15th to December 12. The top three homerooms that donated the most cans of food won prizes. First place was Duck Donuts, second place was five Mountie Money per student, and third place was three Mounie Money per student. Mr. Rimby’s homeroom won by a landslide of 117 cans of donated food. In total, 750 cans were raised and…
12.21 Santa search!
We are still on high alert, Santa’s are on the move!
Thank you for the tips:
Gabriel Acosta
Dom Decusatis
Mathew Escano
Kaori Nieves
Lucia Espitia
Brandon Daniel
Ava Adamides
Sophia Remollino
Mannix Smith
Viktor Nawalaniec
Keira Paradis
Olivia Selena…
12.20 Santa search continues!
Santa is on the loose in SJHS! Thank you to the following students:
Sonia Fernandez
Viktor Nawalaniec
Keira Paradis
Jacob Warner
TEYSON ROSADO
Sarina Haque
Matthew Escano
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Gallery • 6 Photos
Protect your home from holiday hazards
Christmas… “It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” as the saying goes. But did you know winter is the most dangerous time of year for fire accidents?
Decorations and trees, real or fake, need regular attention and routine maintenance.
Assistant Chief of Fire at Stroud Township Volunteer Fire Department (STVFD), Chris Martin, gives important and helpful tips to make sure you and your family…
Santa tracker 12.19!
Santa has been found in 3 locations so far today! Thank you to the following students:
Alyssa Elliot
Kenneth Joseph
Shane Burkhardt
Sophia Digenova
Christopher Decandia
Jovanni Ramos
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Gallery • 6 Photos
2023 Door Decorations – Congratulations Ms. Langan!
Last week Stroudsburg Junior High held a door decorating contest! Check out the gallery below to see all the entries!
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Gallery • 17 Photos
One Santa has been found today at SJHS!
Our first Santa has been found in room E116! Thank you Adam Fritz!
Student Spotlight on Catharine Brinker
What are your future plans after high school?
I plan to go to a 4-year University to major in biology (with a little bit of pressure to attend Penn State) Continuing on with the intention of becoming a pediatric surgeon.
What activities or hobbies do you enjoy out of school?
I enjoy doing cross-country, track and field, skiing, water skiing, jet skiing, and cliff jumping. I also love going…
The Mountaineer is on the search for Santa!
The Mountaineer is on the search for Santa at SJHS!
We have received a tip that Santa may be sighted in various homerooms next week, Monday through Friday! In an effort to track down the jolly ole legend, we need your help!
If you find Santa next week, take a selfie with your chromebook and send it to the Newspaper Advisor, Mr. Wood at rwood@sburg.org.
Please title it “Santa found!” and put the…
Teacher Feature on Ms. Loughman
At Which school in the district do you teach?
I currently teach at the High School.
What subject(s) do you teach?
I teach social studies electives.
What grades do you teach?
I teach 11th – 12th grade.
How long have you taught at SASD?
I have taught here for 17 years.
Who do you look up to?
I look up to tenacious people, people with grit like Winston Churchill.
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teacher feature on Mrs. Zajac
What activities or hobbies do you enjoy out of school?
Gardening, baking, reading, crotchet, yoga
What’s something people worry about but really shouldn’t?
What other people think about them.
Which countries/places would you like to visit?
I am…
What’s something people worry about but really shouldn’t?
What other people think about them.
Which countries/places would you like to visit?
I am…Administration changes breakfast rules
An announcement was made on the morning of Dec. 8, 2023, regarding a change in procedure with breakfast.
Instead of going straight to breakfast upon arrival, students must wait at whichever entrance they take until 6:50 A.M.
Students must enter the cafeteria through a side door, located at the end of the glass hallway. This door enters directly in front of the tray line and would allow students…
School lunches should be free
I feel that school lunch should be free because it can really help the people that need it. School lunch debt is a pervasive problem in the U.S.
Stroudsburg Junior High School freshman Jiles Hernandez believes that having free school lunch is a great idea, “I believe that school lunch having an expense is dumb. It leaves kids who can’t afford food in debt. For example, I’m currently $160 in…
Join the adventure of Snowmen of Stroudsburg this winter!
This year, from Nov. 24 to Feb. 24, the town displays the Snowmen of Stroudsburg. This annual project has been running for the past six years and is hosted by the non-profit organization GO Collaborative.
GO Collaborative is an organization that tries to benefit the community of Stroudsburg.
According to GO Collaborative, “We are an ‘organic start-up’ of professionals with outstanding…
The Snowmen of Stroudsburg Return
This year, from Nov. 24 to Feb. 24, the town displays the Snowmen of Stroudsburg. This annual project has been running for the past six years and is hosted by the non-profit organization GO Collaborative.
GO Collaborative is an organization that tries to benefit the community of Stroudsburg.
According to GO Collaborative, “We are an ‘organic start-up’ of professionals with outstanding…