When a child is enrolled at PA Distance they receive shipments with all of the necessary materials required for the entire school year including general equipment, school supplies, and class-specific items like novels, music equipment, art supplies, and laboratory gear.  Although many of these class-specific items are not shipped out to each student until their schedules are finalized, students receive a Technology Kit and a Welcome Kit before the very first day of school.

Each Welcome Kit, packed within a bright red cardboard box, contains a variety of school supplies that students find helpful for their core and elective classes.

Some of the items our students will find in their Welcome Kit includes:

- Packing List (an itemized list of the items below)
- Phone Navigation List (to reach the department needed when calling our office)

- Multiple Folders
- Spiral Notebooks
- Pens
- Wooden Pencils
- Set of Washable Wide-Tip Colored Markers
- Pack of Graph Paper
- Pack of White Multipurpose Printer/Copier Paper
- Plastic Ruler
- Sticky Notes
- Pack of Pencil-Topper Erasers
- Pencil Sharpener
- Pack of Crayons
- Glue Stick
- Highlighters
- Pack of Index Cards

Newly enrolled students also receive a large box containing their Technology Kit. Within this box, they will find:

- Chromebook Laptop Computer and Charger
- Additional Monitor and Power Cord
- HDMI Cable
- Wired Mouse
- Wired Headphones with a Built-In Microphone
- Printer/Scanner/Copier with Ink Supply (shipped separately)

NEW: Students in kindergarten, first and second grade will be receiving a new Chromebook Duet. The Duet is equipped with a touch screen and detachable keyboard so it has the capability of turning into a tablet. It also contains a USB-C hub to connect their additional display monitor.

Some students will also receive a Math Kit, Science Kit, and Art Kit with necessary supplies depending on their grade and class schedule each semester. Students will also receive materials for the elective courses that they choose to take as well. These materials will arrive once their class schedules have been finalized. 

Questions about anything listed above? Call us at (888) 997-3352 option 1.

11th-grader, Isabella Rios, known to her friends and family as “Bella”, is thrilled to be the 2020-2021 recipient of the PA Distance Financial Literacy Scholarship. 

PA Distance Class of 2021 graduate, Dakota Burik, was honored with the Foundation Award at the PA Distance graduation ceremony for being enrolled since kindergarten. Along with his fellow classmates, Adam Patelunas and Josh McDiffitt, Dakota was recognized for being a student at PA Distance for his entire K-12 education - a total of 13 years. If you ask a PA Distance teacher, counselor, or even student, everyone would say that they know Dakota. 

Here at PA Distance, we work to unlock the potential that lies within our students so that can reach their personal best. 

Kylie Roupe, from Carmichaels, PA, enrolled at PA Distance when she was in 9th-grade and is closing out her high school career when she will graduate this coming Saturday. She plans to pursue college close to her hometown next year and has aspirations to join the medical field.

She looks back on her time at PA Distance and talks about how wonderful all of her teachers were, saying “They truly care about their students and their students' futures. They're always there to help if you need it and they're so understanding!”

“I always liked making our "Get to know each other" slides at the beginning of each year where everyone shares where they’re from, some of his/her favorite hobbies and some other information. We could also include a picture of ourselves if we wanted the students to see us.”

“Our teachers even did it, too,” she added. “It was great to get to know everyone.”

Kylie also looks back on her favorite classes while at PA Distance. While enrolled, she enjoyed Art, Psychology, Family and Consumer Science, Earth Science and Digital Photography the most.

“I love learning about space and different planets, and for Psychology I simply loved the class because it was interesting and my teacher, Ms. Petraglia, always made it fun. She's super understanding and kind.”

Kylie had a few parting words for future PA Distance students when it comes to getting their work done on time, saying, “If you are behind on assignments, always work on your assignments that are due the current school day first, and then worry about the late assignments. That way you don't fall behind even more on work.”

She says that, out of her entire experience at PA Distance, she will miss all of her teachers the most.