Austin Pride Lights Up Main Street

Photo Credit Brittany Earle

Photo Credit: Brittany Earle

Photo Credit: Brittany Earles

Photo Credit: Brittany Earle

Photo Credit: Brittany Earle

Photo Credit: Brittany Earle

Photo Credit: Brittany Earle

Photo Credit: Brittany Earle

Photo Credit: Brittany Earle

Photo Credit: Brittany Earle

Photo Credit: Brittany Earle

Photo Credit: Brittany Earle

Photo Credit: Brittany Earle

Photo Credit: Brittany Earle

"The Austin Pride Committee is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization based in Austin, Pennsylvania within Potter County. The main focus of our organization is to aid in community revitalization and to continue to instill and nourish a sense of pride within our residents and our town. We actively fundraise and partner with like-minded organizations to be able to lead initiatives such as an annual Independence Day firework display, community service and awareness scholarships, volunteer community cleanup days, community festivals, and the like. This year, we have initiated a town lighting project for the upcoming holiday season. Individual fundraising efforts, combined with personal donations, County grant support, local Borough partnership, and a pile of volunteered work hours have enabled us to be successful." -     Potter Leader-Enterprise, November 8, 2018           

left to right, middle/back row Lexi Nichols Madison Hooftallen, Terry Hooftallen, Rhoda Hooftallen, Becky Pennypacker, Joe Pennypacker, Ruth Flory, Kerry Ehrensberger, Brooke Shupe, Tony Nichols, Jeanette Nichols, Keaton Shupe front row left to right Shaylynn Nichols, Dawson Hooftallen, Blair Shupe and Carson Cooney

Austin Pride Upcoming Winter Events

"The Austin Pride Committee is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization based in Austin, Pennsylvania within Potter County. The main focus of our organization is to aid in community revitalization and to continue to instill and nourish a sense of pride within our residents and our town. We actively fundraise and partner with like-minded organizations to be able to lead initiatives such as an annual Independence Day firework display, community service and awareness scholarships, volunteer community cleanup days, community festivals, and the like. This year, we have initiated a town lighting project for the upcoming holiday season. Individual fundraising efforts, combined with personal donations, County grant support, local Borough partnership, and a pile of volunteered work hours have enabled us to be successful." -     Potter Leader-Enterprise, November 8, 2018           

left to right, middle/back row Lexi Nichols Madison Hooftallen, Terry Hooftallen, Rhoda Hooftallen, Becky Pennypacker, Joe Pennypacker, Ruth Flory, Kerry Ehrensberger, Brooke Shupe, Tony Nichols, Jeanette Nichols, Keaton Shupe front row left to right Shaylynn Nichols, Dawson Hooftallen, Blair Shupe and Carson Cooney

The Austin Pride Committee spearheaded the purchase of Christmas decorations for Main Street, obtaining financial assistance from the Austin Borough Council. The Austin Borough Employees installed the Christmas decorations.

The Rigas family donated the trees for individuals, businesses and organizations to decorate.

🎄Students in PreK-2 decorated Christmas trees to display at the school for the Pride Committee. The students made all edible decorations for the birds (and chickens) to enjoy.

🎄🎅🏻Don’t forget that the Town Lighting and Cookies with Santa that is being sponsored by the Austin Pride Committee is tomorrow (Nov. 25th) @ 6 PM! Hope to see everyone there!🎅🏻🎄

Luther Jones of Sweet Valley Donates Over 200 Winter Hats and Gloves to AASD Students

Mr. Luther Jones from Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania has donated over  200 winter hats and gloves for all of the students at Austin Area School District, Austin, Pennsylvania.  Mr. Jones had previously donated 400 backpacks at the beginning of the school year and just donated another 150. 

Mr.E with Luther Jones picking up winter hats and gloves and more backpacks. Mr. Jones also made a Panther Rock that is displayed in the school lobby.

Students modeling some of the hats and gloves donated by Mr. Jones.

We are very thankful and grateful that he found our school and continues to bless us with his generosity.

The Leightley's Annual Halloween Display

Despite a steady drizzle of rain throughout the day, the Kurt Leightley Family assembled their annual halloween display on Turner Street in Austin, Pennsylvania.

Kurt can be seen on the left. Jennifer stands to the left of the doorway to their home on Turner Street.

Austin Area School District's Entry in "Paint The Plow" Contest

Under the supervision of Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Rodich, middle school enrichment students (Hunter Bundy, Jacob Hooftallen, Ella Brewer, Marah Fowler, Kendyl Welsh, Joe Lipchik, and Warren Nelson & Drawing 1 Students-Kiera Dynda, Trent Fowler, Kevin Gentzel, Joe Glover, Parker Glover, & Miles Moate) have completed their first large project of the year. They tackled the task of entering the “Paint the Plow” contest held by PennDOT.

Students were given a plow to paint and design with an image relating to this year’s theme, “know before you go,” advising drivers to be prepared for winter weather.

 Their plow will be entered in a contest competing with other school districts in a multi-county area. Once plows are judged, they will be taken back to the PennDOT location in which they were created in so they can be placed on an actual plow truck to be used this winter!!

 Please watch for our painted plow on the roads this winter!

To Vote Click Here

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
News Release
10/25/2018

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) invites the public to choose the “Fan Favorite” of the District 2 Paint the Plow contest by “liking” their favorite in the contest photo album on the PennDOT Facebook page. (Click Here)

Voting is now underway and will remain open until noon on Friday, November 2. The photo with the most likes will be named “Fan Favorite”. (Click Here To Vote) “District 2 is thrilled to have 16 high schools participating in this year’s competition”, said District 2 Executive Karen Michael. “The art work is extraordinary, and we encourage everyone to visit the Facebook page to vote for their favorite. (Click Here) The efforts these students put into their entries deserves to be recognized.” 

This is the third year District 2 has held the competition, branching out this year to all nine counties it serves. The sixteen participating high schools are DuBois, DuBois Central, Harmony, and Clearfield in Clearfield County, Elk County Catholic in Elk County, Smethport in McKean County, Galeton, Coudersport, and Austin in Potter County, Central Mountain in Clinton County, Bellefonte, St Joseph’s Academy, and Penns Valley in Centre County, Mifflin in Mifflin County, and Juniata and East Juniata in Juniata County. The public can search for their school’s County and vote for their favorite plow at Paint the Plow Photos. (Click Here To Vote).

All but one of the plows will be mounted to a plow truck in the area of the respective school for the upcoming winter season. The plow from Central Mountain High School will remain on display in front of Clinton County’s PennDOT Maintenance Office. This year’s theme follows the 511PA slogan of “Know before you go”, with winter driving safety at the forefront of the art work.

For more information on the Paint the Plow program, please contact Marla Fannin at mfannin@pa.gov or call 814-765-0423.

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Northern area (Elk, McKean and Potter counties): Austin High School with 485 likes