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About Mount Nittany
Welcome to Mount Nittany Elementary, home of the Lion Cub! Our motto is “Beat Yesterday.” We follow our schoolwide positive behavior support program STAR (Show Kindness, Take Responsibility, Act Safely, Ready to Learn). Fun facts: We host a Lit Fest each year, we are about to embark on a major renovation project that will add much needed space, and we were the SCASD intramural volleyball champs the last three years in a row.
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Total Students
20:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
1-to-1
Technology Initiative
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District News
![Park Forest Elementary School recently showcased literal artistic expressions]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747228122/scasdorg/ig9as2udbfvydepi2uot/PFEart1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747228122/scasdorg/ig9as2udbfvydepi2uot/PFEart1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747228122/scasdorg/ig9as2udbfvydepi2uot/PFEart1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747228122/scasdorg/ig9as2udbfvydepi2uot/PFEart1.jpg","width":1200}])
Down one hallway, Park Forest Elementary School recently showcased literal artistic expressions. Faces of teachers and staff members, rendered in three-dimensional clay sculptures, looked out, the product of a project devised by art teacher Melanie Wassom.
![State High students Kali Nicolas, right, and Maya Toyokawa]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746706924/scasdorg/nzfultajuauxbeketvkk/PennDOTe.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746706924/scasdorg/nzfultajuauxbeketvkk/PennDOTe.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746706924/scasdorg/nzfultajuauxbeketvkk/PennDOTe.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746706924/scasdorg/nzfultajuauxbeketvkk/PennDOTe.jpg","width":1200}])
State High students Kali Nicolas and Maya Toyokawa have a winning message for motorists and their passengers. Buckle up and have fun in the process, the juniors are telling the public with a proposed mobile app called “Belt Buddy.”
![State High TSA team]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746462560/scasdorg/b8wqi5lu5zdbvgx5m5vq/StateHighTSA.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746462560/scasdorg/b8wqi5lu5zdbvgx5m5vq/StateHighTSA.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746462560/scasdorg/b8wqi5lu5zdbvgx5m5vq/StateHighTSA.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746462560/scasdorg/b8wqi5lu5zdbvgx5m5vq/StateHighTSA.jpg","width":1200}])
Park Forest Middle School and State High’s TSA chapters claimed 15 state titles, demonstrating innovation and skill among 2,000 competitors at the 2025 State Competition.
![State College Area High School students watch an Army military police K-9 unit demonstration.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746450142/scasdorg/eiatcrmolc7dfculvyax/K9dogs1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746450142/scasdorg/eiatcrmolc7dfculvyax/K9dogs1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746450142/scasdorg/eiatcrmolc7dfculvyax/K9dogs1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746450142/scasdorg/eiatcrmolc7dfculvyax/K9dogs1.jpg","width":1200}])
As part of a multi-state tour, an Army military police K-9 unit recently came to State High to present how it carries out its duties.
![hearing assistance system in the Panorama Village Administrative Center boardroom]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745935696/scasdorg/c2jvjdtsrbc3mhwcakob/BoardHearing.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745935696/scasdorg/c2jvjdtsrbc3mhwcakob/BoardHearing.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1745935696/scasdorg/c2jvjdtsrbc3mhwcakob/BoardHearing.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1745935696/scasdorg/c2jvjdtsrbc3mhwcakob/BoardHearing.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1745935696/scasdorg/c2jvjdtsrbc3mhwcakob/BoardHearing.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1745935696/scasdorg/c2jvjdtsrbc3mhwcakob/BoardHearing.jpg","width":2200}])
The district has installed a hearing assistance system in the Panorama Village Administrative Center boardroom that up to 12 attendees can use simultaneously.
![Ag Science teacher Morgan Inhoof]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745323829/scasdorg/mdzadqkxezk9jmh7rdis/Inhoof1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745323829/scasdorg/mdzadqkxezk9jmh7rdis/Inhoof1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1745323829/scasdorg/mdzadqkxezk9jmh7rdis/Inhoof1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745323829/scasdorg/mdzadqkxezk9jmh7rdis/Inhoof1.jpg","width":1200}])
Morgan Inhoof was recently recognized for her teaching in the CTCs Agricultural Science program with the PA Association of Agricultural Educators Northern Region Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher award.