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Tristan Rogers, a senior, won a gold medal at the SkillsUSA state culinary competition, qualifying him for the SkillsUSA Nationals Skills and Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Ga.

Emma Brown, Anna Coupland, Maya Dombroskie, Claire Fox, Yulian Itskov-Curto, Hannah Kifer, Joshua Lin, Ayla Marvasti, Thea Miller-Priddy, and Constantine Pan were among the approximately 15,000 students nationwide who reached the finalist stage for a National Merit Scholarship.

For the 12th consecutive year, and the 21th time since 2000, the State College Area School District has received one of the Best Communities for Music Education in America designation from the National Association of Music Merchants. 

On the strength of three gold medals, the State College boys’ track and field team won the 2025 PIAA Track and Field Championship on May 21 at Shippensburg University.

This year in a new State High course, Emma Brown learned much about complex physics — and taught a bit of it, too. The innovative course is the brainchild of physics teacher Bob White, and lecture topics included nuclear physics, elementary particle physics, crystal structure, and nanotechnology.

Take a bow, State High Thespians, for another banner production. For its spring show, Urinetown, State College brought home four awards, including a first-time honor, from the Altoona Community Theatre’s 20th Annual Isaacs Awards.