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Congratulations to the following 8th and 9th graders selected to represent Butler Area School District at PMEA Junior High Stringfest! 

On November 7, these students will attend a one day festival at Beaver High School and perform a concert that night at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $5!

Thank you to everyone who supported The Golden Tornado Scholastic Foundation, Inc.'s Tuff Tornado Run and helped make this event a huge success! 

View more photos from the 2024 Tuff Tornado Run. 

The 2024 Butler County Band Festival will take place on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at Butler Area School District's Art Benardi Stadium from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Food trucks and concessions will be available. The cost to attend the Butler County Band Festival is $6.00. 

Congratulations to Butler's 2024 Tornado Homecoming Court! 

The prince and princess will be crowned before the football game against Allderdice on October 10 at 7:00 p.m. The homecoming dance will take place on October 12 from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the high school.

Congratulations to the Senior High School Unified Sports teams! They have been accepted into the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools National Recognition Program. 

Thank you to our students and staff at the Senior High School for their commitment to making their school socially inclusive for all! 

We have a few updates from our food service department that we would like to share with you.

This is a reminder that tick season is upon us. We encourage you to check your children for ticks or signs of a tick bite each day. 

While we do not check students for ticks while they are at school, it is possible that a tick will be discovered. In that case, the school nurse will notify you if a tick is found on your student while they are at school. 

The Butler Education Association (BEA) is organizing a food drive to support The Kids' Weekend Backpack Program!

Please bring a single serve non-perishable item to the Butler Golden Tornado Football game this Friday, September 20. Donations will go to the Kids’ Weekend Backpack Program.

The Senior High School Fall Picture Day will take place on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 for students in grades 9-11. Seniors will have their pictures taken Wednesday, September 18, 2024 - Friday, September 20, 2024. 

To order online, visit inter-state.com/order and use code 90012MB. You can pay online with your debit card, credit card, PayPal, Apple Pay or Google Pay. 

I regret to inform you that we are canceling school today, Thursday, September 12, 2024. As you are aware from our communication yesterday, we initially received a vague threat targeting our secondary schools. After receiving reports from parents and students about additional threats, we determined that these mirrored threats made to other districts in the region, which were deemed not credible. Unfortunately, overnight we have received further threats.

Save the date for the Butler County College & Career Fair!

Butler Senior High School
Thursday, September 19
6-8 pm

Fall Play auditions will take place on September 4 and September 5 after school in the SHS auditorium. 

The show will be "This Murder Was Staged." Auditions are open to all students in grades 912. 

The 2024 Golden Tornado Football season is here! Meet the team, hear from Coach Christy, check out the schedule, get the latest updates, learn how you can show your support and more in their August newsletter.

Check it out. 

The 2024-2025 school year will be filled with many exciting opportunities for the students in our school district. I'm excited to share more in our annual "Welcome Back" publication. Click here or click on the image below to read it.

The Butler Eagle hosted a special podcast event featuring the Butler High School football team, marching band, Sequinettes and cheer team on Friday, August 9. 

Summer is still in full swing, but if you are looking ahead to the first day of school, here are a few things you can do now to be prepared!

The Butler Eagle is hosting a special podcast event featuring the Butler High School football team, marching band, Sequinettes and cheer team this week! The event will take place in the Senior High School Auditorium on Friday, August 9 from 5:00 - 6:15 pm. Doors open at 4:30 pm.

The 2024-2025 Parking Permits will go on sale as follows:

• Thursday, August 8th from 8 am to 2 pm
• Monday, August 12th from 8 am to 2 pm

After Monday, August 12th, parking permits will be on sale from 8 am to 2 pm, until they are sold out.

One of our primary goals as we continue to implement our Portrait of the Graduate is to offer students a more personalized learning environment. This school year, we are excited to introduce a new Personalized Learning Experience (PLEx) for rising juniors and seniors who plan to take any of the courses listed below.

PLEx is a customized approach to learning where students can choose from different learning modalities that best meet their academic needs. Through PLEx, students will utilize the components of our Portrait of the Graduate to acquire skills related to preparedness, responsibility, resilience, and engagement.

Children need healthy meals to learn. Butler Area School District offers healthy meals every school day. Breakfast is available at no charge to students. Lunch costs $2.50 for Elementary Schools and $2.75 for Secondary Schools. Your child(ren) may qualify for free meals or for reduced price meals.

Click here to read the 2024-2025 letter to households. 

We are incredibly fortunate to live in a community that is committed to supporting our students and our schools. 

There are many ways to get involved throughout the year. Please complete the form linked below to let us know if you are interested in volunteering or helping our students learn about a career. If you are willing to do both, please submit this form twice -- once for volunteering and once for career awareness support.

Click here to complete the BASD Volunteer and Career Awareness Support Survey.

Butler Area School District is excited to welcome Dr. Laura Miller as the new Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Professional Development. Dr. Miller will engage in some activities with the district throughout the remainder of this school year and officially begin her new role full time over the summer.

Congratulations to Butler Senior High School's trivia team -- David Krainbucher, Max Channells, and Ava Brewster!  The team earned second place in round two of KD Quiz, missing first by only 5 points! 

The show will air on May 11 at 11 am and again on May 18 at 11:30 am.  

We are so proud of this team!  

The Golden Tornado Scholastic Foundation, Inc.'s 21st annual Fine Arts & Beyond (FAB) Showcase was a great success. The student artwork was incredible and the student musical performances were outstanding. Thank you to everyone who helped make the event a success!

The Butler Area School District 2024-2025 Course Selection Guides are now available. 

Click to download the 2024-2025 Senior High School Course Selection Guide.

Click for Senior High scheduling resources. 

Click to download the 2024-2025 Intermediate High School Course Selection Guide.