8-8-23 – Junior-Senior High Schedule Information & Open House Information
7-5-23 – The Mount Carmel Area School Board will be meeting in the Mount Carmel Area District Office on Thursday, July 20th, starting at 7:00 pm. Attendance is in person or the community can attend via this Zoom link.
6-5-23 – Summer Lunch Program 2023
6-1-23 – End of Year Alerts
5-30-23 – Seniors and TELA students Chromebook returns.
4-12- 23 – New Metal Detector and Student Safety Video
4-12-23 – Keystone Testing Dates for MCA Junior Senior High School
Information for Parents about Pennsylvania Keystone Exams
4-6-23 – April 6th Alert Now
2-21-23 – February 21, 2023 Statement
2-17-23 – February 2023 Safety Update
2-1-23 – FID Informational Letter
12-22-22 – Junior Class Co-Op Informational Letter
12-22-22 – Dismissal Delay – JH/SH 1pm – ES 2pm (1:55 walkers)
12-8-22 – School District Statement on Hazing Incident
12-5-22 – The reorganization and special meeting of the Mount Carmel Area School Board will be held Wednesday, December 7th, starting at 7 pm at the Northumberland County Career and Technology Center in Coal Township. There will be no virtual attendance options this month. The meeting will be in-person only. We will return to virtual school board meeting options in January 2023.
11-14-22 – The Mount Carmel Area School Board will be meeting in the Mount Carmel Area District Office on Thursday, November 17th, starting at 7:00 pm. Attendance is in person or the community can attend via this Zoom link.
11-11-22 – KEYSTONE EXAMS begin December 6th. Follow this link for important information.
11-2-22 – Special Education Parents Survey
10-14-22 – The Mount Carmel Area School Board will be meeting in the Mount Carmel Area District Office on Thursday, October 20th, starting at 7:00 pm. Attendance is in person or the community can attend via this Zoom link.
10-11-22 – There are no football tickets sold at the gate at Southern Columbia High School. All tickets must be purchased in advance at HOMETOWN TICKETING, which can be found at www.scasd.us. The phone number is 570-356-2331, should you have any specific questions. Although you cannot purchase tickets from MCA, the Athletic Office will do its best to answer any questions regarding the purchasing process.
9-16-22 – September 16th Update
9-7-22 – Safety Reminders
8-12-22 – August 12th Message
8-8-22 – Football Season Ticket Sales Announcement
8-5-22 – The Mount Carmel Area School Board will be meeting in the Mount Carmel Area District Office on Thursday, August 11th, starting at 7:30 pm. Attendance is in person or the community can attend via this zoom link.
7-22-22 – Summer Message

2-21-22 –SATs @ MCA – Mount Carmel Area will hold it’s spring SAT administration on Saturday, March 12th. Register here before March 1, 2022.
11-9-21 – The Mount Carmel Area School District November school board meeting will be held Thursday, November 18th at 7pm in the District Office. Community members can also attend via Zoom at this link.
11-8-21 – Health Update
11-1-21 – November 1st Updates
10-26-21 – Live Online & In-person Teacher Help begins Monday, November 1st
10-20-21 – The end of the first marking period is Tuesday October 26th. Check in now with your teachers on any grade questions or concerns.
10-15-21 – The Mount Carmel Area School Board Meeting will be held in the district office on Thursday, October 21st starting at 7:00 pm. Registration Zoom Link
9-14-21 – The Mount Carmel Area School Board Meeting will be held in the district office on Thursday evening starting at 7:00 pm. Registration for Virtual Attendance
8-31-21 – Updated Health and Safety Plan
8-30-21 – August 30th Update
8-28-21 – The Mount Carmel Area School Board Special Meeting will be held in the LGL on Monday evening starting at 7:30 pm. Zoom Virtual Option
8-21-21 – Back-to-school COVID Guidance for Learning Community
8-21-21 – August 21st Update
8-16-21 – The Mount Carmel Area School District Board of Education August Meeting took place on Thursday, Aug. 19th at 7:00 pm. View the recorded meeting on the WKMCTV Youtube Channel.
8-13-21 – Back to School Update
8-9-21 – 2021-22 Athletic Handbook available for download
8-6-21 – 2021-22 Student Handbook available for download
7-28-21 – Important Back-To-School Dates
7-16-21 – MCA Learning Community Update
7-16-21 – Discount and Face Value Periods extended for Mount Carmel Area School District Taxes
7-16-21 – Back to School Health & Safety Plan
7-16-21 – The July Meeting of the Mount Carmel Area School Board was held Thursday, July 15th in the MCA District Office and via Zoom. The meeting can be viewed on this WKMCTV link.
7-11-21 – Mount Carmel Area will be offering Sports Physicals for the 2021/2022 Fall Sports on the following dates:
6-12-21 – The Mount Carmel Area School District Board of Education June Meeting took place on Thursday, June 17th at 7:00 pm. View the recorded meeting.
4-28-21 April 28 Update
4-27-21 – Mount Carmel Area School District Bid Notice for Cleaning Services
4-11-21 April 11 Update
4-7-21 April 7 Update
1-15-21 – MCA Students in need of specific clothing items can apply on the MCA Education Foundation Clothing Project Page
11-30-20 – Mount Carmel Area Attestation Ensuring Implementation of Mitigation Efforts
1-5-21 – The Varsity Girls’ Basketball Boosters has a Fan Gear shop open for Red Tornado gear-shirts, sweatshirts, pants, hats, etc. It is run through the Academy, just follow the link below. The proceeds go directly back to the players in the form of Summer camp help, senior gifts, end of the year gifts, as well as concession stand set-up etc. Thank you!
12-27-20 – Holiday Break Update
12-20-20 – School Virtual Instruction Update
12-17-20 – School Weather Update
12-16-20 – School Weather Update

8-24-20 – Check out School Nurse Leanne Ryan’s Page for back-to-school health tips.
8-14-20 – Transportation and Bus Schedules
8-13-20 – School Board Updates
8-11-20 – Students (Grades 7 to 12) choosing our virtual option may pick their MCA issued Chromebook on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, from 9 am to 3 pm at the JH-SH main office. No need to come in the building – just ring the buzzer upon arrival. Student or Guardian must bring a signed copy of this release form.
Back-to-school Question and Answer
Back-to-school Full Return Fact Sheet
7-23-20 Return to School Plan Video
Please help us in planning for the 2020-2021 school year by completing the online survey. Complete one survey per school aged child in your home. Contact the high school office at 570-339-1500 if you have any further questions. MCA Jr. Sr. High School Return to School Parent Response Form
For elementary school children please use this form – Mount Carmel Area Elementary School Parent Response Form
7-4-20 – MCA Learning Community – Our administration wanted to give a brief update concerning the upcoming 2020-2021 school year. As always our main goal is to concentrate on a safe learning environment for all students and staff. Our administration has been meeting almost daily to plan for the fast approaching start of school which will be on August 24, 2020.
Our district goal is to create a “Health and Safety” plan that outlines how we will accomplish a safe return to school. Part of this plan will be to have options ready for the seemingly daily changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our planning for return is centered around three options. 1. Full return to school for all students and staff on August 24th. 2. Online Virtual instruction and 3. Hybrid options (such as cycling a certain number of students into our buildings over the course of the week.) More information on this planning can be found here: http://www.mca.k12.pa.us/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Summer-2020-Update-1.pdf
We realize that any option short of a full return of students and staff will create hardships for our learning community. At this time, no final decisions have been made because new information and guidance about how our community must fight this pandemic is still being provided. What I can tell all of you is that we will be ready to roll out any of the plans mentioned above as we learn what the reality of our community will be like later this summer for a safe return to school.
If you have any questions concerning the reopening of school in the Fall and our planning process – please do not hesitate to reach out to me by calling the school district at 570 339 1500 or emailing me at cheddarp@mca.k12.pa.us
For now, I hope everyone is enjoying their summer!
Mr. Cheddar
6-17-20 Summer Planning Presentation
Please check back for additional updates provided by the Office of the Superintendent during the summer months.
Athletic Dept. Guidelines for Opening Sports and Extracurricular Activities
6-26-20 – Reopening of Sports Plan – June 2020
3-31-20 NEW: Download 2019-20 Continuity of Education Student Handbook