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Superintendent highlights cross-country medals, state-bound tennis and student internships
Summary
Superintendent delivered routine school updates at the Oct. 20 board meeting, celebrating cross-country placings, district runners advancing to regionals, Kutztown girls tennis reaching states and a student internship recognition; extracurricular activity approvals followed.
The Kutztown Area School District superintendent presented fall activity and student recognition items at the board meeting on Oct. 20, 2025, highlighting individual and team achievements and programs that connect students to community employers.
Why it matters: The report spotlights student achievement and district programming that contribute to extracurricular development, career pathways and community partnerships.
Key highlights - Cross country: The superintendent reported that Daniel Kelly placed 14th out of 115 runners at the BCIAA championships and that several students — including Lena Kakily, Zoey Malone, Owen McFarland and Egan Sewell — qualified for upcoming district championship meets. "So congratulations to both teams on a successful season, and best of best of luck to our runners heading down to Big Spring," the superintendent said.
- Girls tennis: The superintendent said the Kutztown girls tennis team will compete at states for the first time; the match is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at the Central Pennsylvania Tennis Center in Williamsport.
- Agricultural and career education: The superintendent described in-class agricultural demonstrations (students brought cows to elementary classrooms) and recognized a student, Ryland Schicktel, for an internship at the Kutztown Animal and Bird Hospital supervised by Dr. McMahon.
- Extracurricular growth: Committee reports noted the district is adding student opportunities (including a new Dungeons & Dragons club approved by the board at no cost to the district). During committee discussion a public commenter recalled past community concerns about the game: "I was concerned about, like, the, sort of, panic during, like, the early days of D and D where people thought that was demonic," the commenter said; board members responded that community support and student interest weighed in favor of the club.
Next steps: The superintendent and committees encouraged continued communication with legislators on budget matters, and the board listed upcoming workshops and meetings in early November. No immediate policy votes tied to program changes were taken beyond the extracurricular approvals.
