Donations boost Juniata County athletic facilities

Board accepts equipment for two schools

MIFFLINTOWN -- Two Juniata County high school athletic venues stand to benefit from the receipt of donations made by sports boosters and the PIAA District 4.

The Juniata County School District's Board of Directors approved accepting the donation of items and services from the Juniata Touchdown Club, for Dietrick Field: play clocks and stands, including power source, drink cooler, scoreboard improvements, and an inflatable football tunnel at its regular monthly meeting at the administration building on Thursday.

District 4 also donated shot clocks to be installed in the East Juniata High School gymnasium.

Facility use requests

The school board approved facility use requests from:

Justin and Katelyn Frontz, Tom Feltman and Stephanie Wagner, of East Juniata Elementary Basketball, for the East Juniata Elementary School gymnasium, as available from June 2026 through May 2027 for practices and scrimmages, at no fee;

Amber Supplee, of Juniata girls volleyball, Juniata High School gymnasium, Alumni/Varsity Game fundraiser, July 11, custodial costs only;

Ellie Shepps, of Juniata girls soccer, Juniata Elementary School soccer field, youth soccer camp, July 20-22, at no fee;

Daniel Stump, of Richfield Community Center, East Juniata Elementary School grounds, parade participant use, July 25, at no fee;

Rodney Brandt, of McAlisterville men's baseball team, East Juniata High School baseball field, practices and games, July and August 2026, at no fee;

Ellie Shepps, of Juniata girls soccer, Juniata Elementary School soccer field and concession stand, alumni game, Aug. 9, 2026, at no fee.

Field trips

The school board approved the following field trips:

Juniata Elementary School ELL Summer Program students, field trip, Whitaker Center, Harrisburg, July 16;

Juniata High School girls soccer team, team bonding excursion, 1,000 Steps, Standing Stone Trail in Mapleton, July 24;

Juniata High School FFA, community service, Ag Progress Days, Pennsylvania Furnace, Aug. 12;

Juniata County Marching Band, performances, FNB Field, Harrisburg, Aug. 13, 2026; and performance, Port Royal Speedway, Sept.10;

Juniata High School FFA, "Plant Yourself in Ag," Pennsylvania Furnace, Sept. 27;

Juniata and East Juniata high schools FFA, career development et, Huntingdon, Sept. 23;

Juniata High School FFA, conference, Altoona, Oct. 6, 2026;

Juniata High School FFA, Fourth Grade Ag Tour Day, Groninger Homestead Farm, Port Royal, Oct. 7.

Contracts and agreements

The school board approved contracts and agreements with:

Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11 for the provision of instructional media services;

Central Penn Education Associates, Inc. for the provision of psychoeducational evaluations;

Mifflin County School District for the provision of Title I services to Sacred Heart of Jesus School students from Juniata County;

Pyramid Healthcare, Inc. for the provision of educational services to Juniata County School District students;

Clear Concepts Counseling for the provision of student assistance program services;

Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. for the provision of student assistance program services;

mOTivation Occupational Therapy, LLC for the provision of occupational therapy-related services;

Memorandum of Understanding with district's 93 Administrative Team;

Shippensburg University in regard to placement of students in field study programs, internships, practicums or student teaching.

Information: Brooklyn Devinney will serve as a student intern at East Juniata Elementary School for the 2026-27 school year, rather than at East Juniata High School, as incorrectly indicated on the June 2026 board meeting agenda.

Supplemental positions

The school board approved Heather Aurand and Tina Berry, Juniata Elementary School, PBIS coordinators.

Extracurricular positions

The school board approved:

EAST JUNIATA HIGH SCHOOL

Jacqueline Malocu, fall play director; Tina Kerstetter, fall play art director and spring musical art director; Jeremy Roush, fall play set design and spring musical set design; Molly Noel, spring musical music director;

Jennifer Hund, sophomore class advisor and student council advisor; Reesa Watto, junior class advisor and yearbook advisor; Ashlie Anderson, National Honor Society advisor; Brandon Sheeler, student council advisor;

Ashley Cameron, volunteer Key Club advisor; Taleah Neidig, volunteer fall play stage manager, assistant director, and volunteer spring play stage manager, assistant director; Isabella Malocu, volunteer fall play acting coach, vocal director and assistant director and volunteer spring play acting coach, vocal director and assistant director;

Anna Wisner, volunteer spring musical vocal coach; Gracie Roush, volunteer fall play choreographer and volunteer spring musical choreographer; Seraphina Molacu, volunteer fall play choreographer and volunteer spring musical choreographer; and Patrick Shenk, volunteer fall play head costumer and volunteer spring musical head customer;

Lisa Symmerman, volunteer fall play costuming assistant and volunteer spring musical costuming assistant; Jana Snyder, volunteer fall play costuming assistant and volunteer spring musical costuming assistant; Kelly Neimond, volunteer fall play costuming assistant and volunteer spring musical costuming assistant; and Douglas Shenk, volunteer fall play set building assistant and volunteer spring musical set building assistant;

Christopher Malocu, volunteer fall play set building assistant and volunteer spring musical set building assistant; Paul Kristula, volunteer fall play lighting design and technical assistant and volunteer spring musical lighting design and technical assistant; Jennifer Hund, volunteer fall play program advisor and house manager and volunteer spring musical program advisor and house manager;

Brandon Sheeler, volunteer fall play program advisor and volunteer spring musical program advisor; Rodney Feltman, volunteer fall play sound engineer and volunteer spring musical sound engineer.

JUNIATA HIGH SCHOOL

Mamie Magill, fall play director; Rachael Shepler, volunteer art club adviser; Bradley Eargle, volunteer drama club adviser; Jessica Morgan, volunteer Envirothon advisor; Johnna Towsey, volunteer Envirothon advisor; Riley Shertzer, volunteer Envirothon adviser; Megan Keller, volunteer Envirothon adviser; Beth Alleman, volunteer Key Club adviser;

Bradley Eargle, volunteer May Day adviser; Brooke Vinyard, volunteer Newspaper Club advisor; Angela Clark, volunteer SADD advisor; Robert Klingler, volunteer SKILLS adviser; Beth Alleman, volunteer student council adviser.

TUSCARORA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Joshua Haines, volunteer Art Club advisor.

Other business

The school board approved:

2026-27 School Improvement Plan for Tuscarora Junior High School;

Increasing breakfast prices for adults to $3.05 and lunch prices for adults to $5.05;

Purchase and installation of an outdoor walk-in freezer at Juniata High School;

2026-27 Student Handbook, 2026-27 Virtual Academy Handbook and 2026-27 iPad Handbook;

Conference request of Ashley Brubaker, PAAE State Conference, Tulpehocken Area High School, July 7-9.