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A FA FExcellenceExcellence in Educationin Education

A Focus on A Focus on Excellence Excellence in Educationin Education

Academics, Athletics, Artistic Endeavors, Leadership Character Education&&

June 24 2013

Leadership, Character Education&&June 24, 2013

Peters Township School DistrictPeters Township School DistrictPeters Township School DistrictPeters Township School District

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Excellence in Excellence in AcademicsAcademicsAcademicsAcademics

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PTHS Senior Earns Architecture HonorsAustin Chappell named a top 10 finalist in the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s Competition

This PTHS senior has been named a top 10 finalist in the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s National High School Competition. Austin created a new design of the High S h l Lib f th titi Hi k l t d f th 226 j t i dSchool Library for the competition. His work was selected from the 226 projects received from students in 13 states across the country. Austin is taught by Fred Burns at the High School. 

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Word Master HonorsFifth graders 

Bethany Edeburn and Becca Franco 

Earn a Perfect Score

These two students from McMurray Elementary received a perfect scores in the recent WordMasters Challenge —a national vocabulary competition. Their score ranked them among only 144 fifth graders in the nation to earn a perfect score The students wereamong only 144 fifth graders in the nation to earn a perfect score. The students were coached for the challenge by teacher Elizabeth Clark. 

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Students CreateStudents Create Spanish Fairy TalesHi h S h l S d UHigh School Students Use iPads from Education 

Foundation to share theirFoundation to share their knowledge with Elementary 

Students

High School Spanish students recently created iPad fairytales that will be shared with elementary students in the FLES program. The students wrote the stories in Spanish and 

id d th E li h t l ti f th t d t Th iP d f thi j tprovided the English translations for the younger students. The iPads for this project were provided through a grant from the Education Foundation to Beth Wilmus and Lindsey Myers. 

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Students Skype with  CERN in SwitzerlandPTHS Ph i St d t Fi t S h l i th N ti tPTHS Physics Students First School in the Nation to 

Skype with Renowned Scientists

Peters Township High School hosted a Skype in the Classroom session with physicists from CERN in Switzerland. CERN is the European Organization for Nuclear Research and Susan Hlebinsky’s class is the only group of students in the world to be given this y y g p gopportunity. The event was featured in a recent article in the Post Gazette: http://www.post‐gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods‐south/skype‐connects‐students‐scientists‐690600/

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Freshmen ReportersFreshmen Reporters at PTHS

Caroline Curran andCaroline Curran and Maille O’Toole named High School YouthHigh School Youth 

Reporters by Pittsburgh Youth MediaYouth Media 

These two freshmen honors English students have been accepted by the Pittsburgh Youth Media to be High School Youth Reporters for the upcoming year. They are both interested in writing and broadcasting and will receive valuable experience at the local, national and international levelnational and international level.

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McMurray State FairState Fair 

5th Graders Share Their Knowledge ofTheir Knowledge of 

the 50 States

Fifth grade students at McMurray Elementary put on their annual State Fair as the culmination to their Human Geography Unit. Groups of students are given a U.S. state or territory to research. The students design a game or activity related to their state that visitors to their “booth” can play.

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HIGH HONORSElizabeth Gesselberty CosmetologyElizabeth Gesselberty – Cosmetology

Greg Keefer – Auto MechanicsChristian Kelly – Auto MechanicsVincent Massari – CarpentryVincent Massari CarpentryKylie Oliver – Cosmetology

HONORSWACTC Steven Bahr – Emer. & Prot. ServicesKristina Ellis – Cosmetology

Brittany Torres – Health Assistant

WACTC  Honor Roll 

Jarrad Wright – Collision Repair TechnologyDaniel Yoest – Emer. & Prot. Services

Students 

Congratulations to the students listed above who were named to the 4th quarter honor roll at the Western Area Career and Technical Center. Students Christian Kelly and Kristina Ellis were also recognized with the outstanding senior award.g g

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Excellence in Excellence in the Artsthe Arts

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Mexico Show at Bower Hill1st Graders Share Their Knowledge d E iand Experience a 

Mexican Fiesta

First Graders at Bower Hill Elementary celebrated the culmination of their unit studying the Mexican culture with a special presentation this week. The students performed a musical show for parents and their classmates that incorporated many of the things they learned during the unit. The students also took part in a fiesta that allowed them to sample Mexican food and games.

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McMurray ElementaryMcMurray Elementary Arts Festival 

Students at McMurray Elementary held their Celebration of the Arts on May 21 in a special evening that featured performances, art displays, and hands on activities. Guests could even perform a little karaoke to get into the spirit!

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E ll iE ll iExcellence in Excellence in hlhlAthleticsAthletics

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Sports Round UpSports Round UpPIAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Gi l SGirls SoccerGirls Tennis

Girls Tennis – Doubles ChampionshipGirls Tennis – Doubles Championship

This has been an outstanding year for PT sports. Our year‐end round up includes … 3 state championships, four WPIAL championship and nine section titles for the Indians. Congratulations to all of our athletes for an outstanding year!Congratulations to all of our athletes for an outstanding year!

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Sports Round UpSports Round UpWPIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Girls LacrosseGirls LacrosseGirls SoccerGirls Tennis

Girls Tennis – Doubles Championship

This has been an outstanding year for PT sports. Our year‐end round up includes … 3 state championships, four WPIAL championship and nine section titles for the Indians. Congratulations to all of our athletes for an outstanding year!

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Sports Round UpSports Round Up

This has been an outstanding year for PT sports. Our year‐end round up includes … 3 state championships, four WPIAL championship and nine section titles for the Indians. Congratulations to all of our athletes for an outstanding year!

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E ll iE ll iExcellence in Excellence in L d hiL d hiLeadershipLeadership

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Used Book Sale and Bowling Leagues Fund Teacher Grants

District PTAs Donate More Than $3,700 in Grants

Thanks to the PTAs across the District and the Used Books Sale and Bowling Leagues, teachers received nearly $3,700 in grants for their classrooms. Projects ranged from A l TV it t iP d d f l b k t t i ti f th thApple TV units to iPads, and from classroom book sets to incentives for the marathon walking program. This is the second year that the PTA has offered grants from their fundraising efforts. 

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8th Grade AwardsStudent Citizenship:Student Citizenship:

Kennedy KingHunter Stevick

Creativity:Joseph BelfioreCindy Hsieh

Teacher Excellence:Mickey Barry

L Eh bLaura Ehrenberger

hAs their time at PTMS came to an end, 8th graders celebrated with their annual awards ceremony. Students were recognized for their participation and outstanding achievement in a variety of activities throughout the school. The students recognized for overall citizenship, creativity and teacher excellence are noted above.overall citizenship, creativity and teacher excellence are noted above.

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McMurray Leadership AcademyMcMurray Leadership Academy

Last week McMurray held their first summer leadership academy for 4th and 5th gradeLast week McMurray held their first summer leadership academy for 4th and 5th grade students. Over two days, the students did a variety of projects that helped them to identify the qualities of a good leader and to learn how they can exhibit those in their school and with their friends.

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PT Community Day: Saturday, June 2911 a m – 5 p m at Peterswood Park11 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Peterswood Park

Fireworks to begin at 9:30 p.m.

Be sure to come out an join us at this weekend’s annual Community Day at PeterswoodBe sure to come out an join us at this weekend s annual Community Day at PeterswoodPark. This spectacular event will include over 160 food, craft, games and vendor booths. Included are Children's activities and games plus entertainment for the whole family. The event is 11 a.m. to 5 pm and the fireworks are slated to begin at 9:30.

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PT Welcomes New Superintendent of Schoolsh ll h ff lDr. Jeannine French will join the PT staff in mid‐July

Next month Peters Township will welcome Dr Jeannine French as the newNext month, Peters Township will welcome Dr. Jeannine French as the new Superintendent of Schools. Dr. French comes to peters with more than 16 years experience in the City of Pittsburgh School, where she has most recently served as the Deputy Supt. Please join us in welcoming her to the District.

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Elementary StudentsStudents Celebrate 

the End of thethe End of the School Year!

Elementary students in Peters Township celebrated the end of the school year in grand style again this year with the annual McMurray Day, Bower Hill Day and PV Tons of Fun activities. Games, treats, parades and getting soaked were the order of the day – many , , p g g y ythanks to the PTA for organizing the events.

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