Kiski Area SD honors four students who qualified for PIAA state competitions

Kiski Area School District honored four student-athletes at its Nov. 17 board meeting for qualifying for PIAA state competitions. Superintendent Dr. Lohr introduced the recognition and turned the presentation over to Mr. Knoll, who described each athlete’s season achievements.

Knoll highlighted senior Kelsey Lott’s first year on the cross-country team and her qualification for states, noting she medaled at the Gateway Invitational and was an all‑section nominee. He also recognized the district’s multi‑time qualifier in boys cross country (identified in the transcript as Sam/’Sammy’ variants) and two golfers who advanced to the PIAA state tournament, including a sophomore Jankowski and senior Max (names appear with minor transcript variants). During the meeting, students described the season as fun and emphasized the team camaraderie that helped them succeed; one student said, “it was my first year, and the team was very welcoming, and I just had a lot of fun during the season.”

The recognition included brief remarks from the students about competing and future plans; the board took photographs and moved on to the evening’s audit presentation. The board president and members congratulated the athletes and thanked coaches, parents and staff for supporting the teams.

The board did not take any formal action related to athletics during the meeting; the recognition was ceremonial. The board adjourned after completing routine business and offering additional remarks of appreciation to departing board members.