☔️ While it may be cloudy and rainy outside, our Wildcats are bringing the sunshine inside! 🌟
Students can start their morning at Shep with a free grab-and-go breakfast to enjoy in their classrooms. After that, they ease into the day with soft start games and activities. Smiles and laughter make every day a great start! 🐾
Students can start their morning at Shep with a free grab-and-go breakfast to enjoy in their classrooms. After that, they ease into the day with soft start games and activities. Smiles and laughter make every day a great start! 🐾
Happy Principal Appreciation Month! 🌟 Thank you to our amazing principal Mr. Echelmeier for your leadership, dedication to our students, and the countless ways you make our school a fun place to come to, everyday. We appreciate you!
✨ Special Olympics Send-Off & Celebration ✨
🐾💜 Last Thursday, Shepherdstown students cheered on their classmates with a Wildcat Tunnel send-off before they headed to Dickinson College for the Special Olympics! 🎉 Our Wildcats did an amazing job participating in their events - we are so proud of you! 👏🌟
📸 Check out the photos from this wonderful day!
🌿✨ First Grade Field Trip! ✨🌿
Our first graders had a wonderful day at the MASD Environment Center yesterday! 🌎 They explored nature up close and participated in a variety of station activities that brought their science learning to life. 🌱🐾
📸 Check out some photos from the trip!
Our first graders had a wonderful day at the MASD Environment Center yesterday! 🌎 They explored nature up close and participated in a variety of station activities that brought their science learning to life. 🌱🐾
📸 Check out some photos from the trip!
🎃🍂 Shep Fall Fest Fun! 🍂🎃
On the evening of Thursday, October 2, our Wildcats had a blast at Shep Fall Fest! Students and families enjoyed fun games, activities, and seasonal excitement together. 🐾
A big thank you to everyone who joined us!
🎉🧹 Happy Custodian Appreciation Day! 🧹🎉
Our Wildcats showed their gratitude by sharing notes of thanks with Ms. Kathy today. 💌✨ Your hard work keeps our school safe, clean, and welcoming every single day. We appreciate you more than words can say! 🌟💛
Our Wildcats showed their gratitude by sharing notes of thanks with Ms. Kathy today. 💌✨ Your hard work keeps our school safe, clean, and welcoming every single day. We appreciate you more than words can say! 🌟💛
🕷️ Tales with a Twist 🕷️
📖✨ Ms. Gartner’s 1st Grade Wildcats are diving into folk tales during CKLA! 🌍 They learned how stories are passed down through generations and discovered how Anansi the Spider 🕸️ is quite the clever trickster. 😏
📖✨ Ms. Gartner’s 1st Grade Wildcats are diving into folk tales during CKLA! 🌍 They learned how stories are passed down through generations and discovered how Anansi the Spider 🕸️ is quite the clever trickster. 😏
Maroon & steel in action! Our monthly #WildcatWednesday had students and staff at Shep showing off their Wildcat pride in style!
#wildcatpride
This month, our Super Paw focus was Communicate with Respect. Congratulations to these students for being September Super Paw recipients!
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On Friday, September 26, our Wildcats came together for a paws-itively awesome 🐱💙 Community Meeting!
👮♂️ Met Officer Mark
🧠 Met our School Psychologist, Tracy Watkins-Harper
⭐ Celebrated peers earning Super Paws for Communicating with Respect
📚 Reviewed our monthly guidance lessons
👟🐾 Super Paw winners received a Wildcat Jibbitz Charm for their Crocs
We wrapped up by singing our CATS Song 🎶 as a school family! 💙✨
👮♂️ Met Officer Mark
🧠 Met our School Psychologist, Tracy Watkins-Harper
⭐ Celebrated peers earning Super Paws for Communicating with Respect
📚 Reviewed our monthly guidance lessons
👟🐾 Super Paw winners received a Wildcat Jibbitz Charm for their Crocs
We wrapped up by singing our CATS Song 🎶 as a school family! 💙✨
🐠 Making a Splash in Math! 🐠
Mrs. Thrush’s 1st graders are diving into their 2nd math unit! Students are tossing goldfish into a fishbowl and fishpond to represent math number sentences. 🐟✨
Combining math and fun, these little mathematicians are swimming through addition like pros! 🐡📚
📚✨ Sneak Peek at the Shepherdstown Book Fair! ✨📚
Our Wildcats had a blast previewing all the amazing books 📖📸 during preview shopping day! From snapping pics to making wishlists, the excitement for reading is real! 😃🐾
Shopping is happening this week, Tuesday through Thursday, and books can also be purchased at the Fall Fest on Thursday evening from 6–7 PM. Don’t miss out! 🎉📚
Our Wildcats had a blast previewing all the amazing books 📖📸 during preview shopping day! From snapping pics to making wishlists, the excitement for reading is real! 😃🐾
Shopping is happening this week, Tuesday through Thursday, and books can also be purchased at the Fall Fest on Thursday evening from 6–7 PM. Don’t miss out! 🎉📚
✨🧚♀️ Folklore & Fairy Tales Come to Life! 🧚♂️✨
Our 2nd grade students enjoyed a magical morning celebrating the completion our first CKLA Folklore and Fairy Tale Unit. From storybook characters to delicious treats, the rooms were filled with pancakes, laughter and so much fun!📚
Our 2nd grade students enjoyed a magical morning celebrating the completion our first CKLA Folklore and Fairy Tale Unit. From storybook characters to delicious treats, the rooms were filled with pancakes, laughter and so much fun!📚
✨Morning Smiles with Kosmo!✨
Nothing starts the school day better than a warm greeting from our facility dog, Kosmo. 🐾💙 Our Wildcats love seeing him in the morning. He makes Shepherdstown feel even more like home!
🔴⚪🔵 Our Wildcats donned their red, white, and blue while honoring and remembering community helpers and heroes today. 📸 Photos courtesy Mechanicsburg Middle School’s Missy Coffman and Shep Principal Dave Echelmeier. #NeverForget #WildcatPride
🐾 GET COZY, STAY WILDCAT PROUD // Our Mechanicsburg Area PTO is excited to launch a custom Wildcats blanket fundraiser! Perfect for chilly game nights, movie marathons, or showing off your Wildcat pride at home. Please share with all of your Wildcat friends!
✨ Limited quantity – don’t miss out! Order by Friday, September 12, 2025.
📦 Benefits the PTOs at KA, Upper Allen, Broad Street, Shep, Northside, and Elmwood Academy - directly supporting our students.
Wrap yourself in comfort AND Wildcat spirit today! Order here: https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/OHVpC1VoPquj4L5uLfRsVJYRi?domain=mydesigns.teamthrows.com/
#WildcatPride
✨ Limited quantity – don’t miss out! Order by Friday, September 12, 2025.
📦 Benefits the PTOs at KA, Upper Allen, Broad Street, Shep, Northside, and Elmwood Academy - directly supporting our students.
Wrap yourself in comfort AND Wildcat spirit today! Order here: https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/OHVpC1VoPquj4L5uLfRsVJYRi?domain=mydesigns.teamthrows.com/
#WildcatPride
🚌 SAFETY ALWAYS // Our Wildcats at Shepherdstown Elementary School recently took part in school bus safety lessons. They practiced how to safely enter and exit the bus, learned the importance of safe behavior while riding, and more—all with the end goal of helping keep everyone safe on the road.
A big thanks to our transportation team for making sure our students start the year with the knowledge to ride safely. And special shoutout to School Bus Driver Extraordinaire Karen Hockenberry for leading our Wildcats in these safety lessons. 💛
#WildcatPride
A big thanks to our transportation team for making sure our students start the year with the knowledge to ride safely. And special shoutout to School Bus Driver Extraordinaire Karen Hockenberry for leading our Wildcats in these safety lessons. 💛
#WildcatPride
👮♂️ We’ve got someone special joining our BACK-TO-SCHOOL CREW today! We’re thrilled to welcome Officer Mark Sanguinito as our very first District Resource Officer (DRO). He’ll be serving and supporting our Wildcats in our Upper Allen Township schools.
We’re grateful for our partnership with the Upper Allen Township Police Department that makes this possible. 💙
👋 Let’s give Officer Mark a big Wildcat welcome in the comments! And be sure to check back throughout the day for lots more first-day photos and videos.
#WildcatPride
🎒 BACK TO SCHOOL 2025 // The countdown is over—our Wildcats are coming back! 🐾💛 We can’t wait to see those first-day smiles on Tuesday and Wednesday (and every day after that!).
📅 First Day for Grades 4–12: Tuesday, August 19, 2025
📅 Staggered Start for K–3: Tuesday & Wednesday, August 19–20, 2025
Get ready, Wildcats… it’s going to be an amazing year! 🎉
#WildcatPride
📅 First Day for Grades 4–12: Tuesday, August 19, 2025
📅 Staggered Start for K–3: Tuesday & Wednesday, August 19–20, 2025
Get ready, Wildcats… it’s going to be an amazing year! 🎉
#WildcatPride
🎉 HONORING OUR WILDCAT LEGENDS // Earlier this week, we proudly celebrated MASD staff members who have dedicated 20, 25, or 30 incredible years to shaping and inspiring future-focused Wildcats. Their commitment, passion, and unwavering support have left an enduring mark on our students and our community.
Please join us in congratulating—and thanking—these remarkable individuals for living the #WildcatWay every single day. 💙🐾
#WildcatPride #WildcatTradition #WildcatExcellence
Please join us in congratulating—and thanking—these remarkable individuals for living the #WildcatWay every single day. 💙🐾
#WildcatPride #WildcatTradition #WildcatExcellence
