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DEW Newsletter

Brought to you by the students for the students

Volume 3 Winter Edition www.montourschools.com

Contents

Section 1 Student of the Month

Section 2 Teacher Spotlight

Section 3 You’ve Been Caught

Section 4 Around Building

Section 5 Teacher Spotlight

Section 6 Student Council Corner

Section 7

Sports Roundup

Section 8

Counselor’s Corner

Above: Student Council members pose during the last of hurrah of the Food Drive pick-up day.

Learn more about the annual Food Drive in section 3.

Acknowledgements

Thank you to the following collaborators:

Chief Editor: Angela Fazio

Writing Advisors: Keri Cronin

Student Council Advisors: Amy DiClemente & Angela Fazio

PR Committee: Jack Pockl, Nathan Knause, Josh Knapp, & Rachel Ditzenberger

Student Writers: Sarah Lugaila, Abigail Mitchell, Gia Booz, Alaina Gasparovich, Riley Hall, Isabella Hoffman, Abigail

Mitchell, Lauren Davis, Aubrey Piontek, Meghan McNabb, Abby Medvitz, Samantha Lueck, Allison Zane, Megan Fry,

Riley Hall, Casey Vallecorsa, Marlo Cyanovich, & Austin Schaltenbrand

Student Photographers: Jack Pockl & Nathan Knause

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November Students of the Month

Fifth Grade Student of the Month

Submitted by student writers Allison Zane and Natalie

Rodriguez

Congratulations to the 5th grade girl and boy

Student of the Month. Their names are Rukhshona

Tursunova and Jonathan Miller. We had a chance to

interview them and learn their interests. Rukhshona’s

favorite sport is basketball, her favorite subject is math,

her favorite book is The Boy in Striped Pajamas.

Additionally, her favorite color is blue, her favorite food

is spaghetti, her favorite unified arts is French, and she

wants to be a math teacher when she grows up.

Congratulations, Rukhshona!

Jonathan’s favorite sport is football, and when he

watches football, his favorite sports team to watch is the

Pittsburgh Steelers. Jonathan’s favorite subject is math

because it comes easily to him. In contrast, his favorite

Unified Arts class is chorus. Additionally, his favorite

color is green, he likes to eat various sweets, and when

he grow up he wants to be a paver. Congratulations

again to the 5th grade students for their hard work and

effort.

Student of the Month Sixth Grade

Submitted by student writers Aubrey Piontek and Abby

Medvitz

These students worked hard and tried their best and

got rewarded for it. The girl student is Victoria Rich. Her

favorite time of day is ELA class. She likes to be called Tori.

Her favorite sport is dance. If she could sum herself up in

three words they would be flexible, funny, and happy. Her

favorite song on her playlist is Cheap Thrills. A movie she

could watch over and over would be Trolls. A book she could

read forever is The Sister Book. If you want to scare her use

snakes. If she wanted to go somewhere it would be the

Bahamas. She loves the color pink and would have everything

in that color. Her future dream is to become a dancer.

The boy student of the month is Alonzo Labrie. His

favorite part of the day is going to math class. He likes when

his friends call him Zo. If he had to practice one sport forever

it would be football. If he had to describe himself in three

words they would be hardworking, funny, and studious. He

doesn't listen to music. His most recommended tv show

would be The Office. If he had to read one book for the rest of

his life the book would be Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School.

His greatest fear would be getting injured in a sports season,

because he would not be able to play. His dream vacation spot

is Italy. His all-time favorite color is blue. If he could pick his

future job it would be a CEO of a major company. If you see

these students congratulate them on their hard work, great

minds, and their accomplishments. Great job to these

students!



Seventh Grade Students of the Month

Submitted by student writers Aubrey Piontek and Abby

Medvitz

Congratulations to the November student of the month!

The students are Kylie Ross and Aiden Ferrch.

The girl student is Kylie Ross. Her favorite time of day

is science class. She likes to be called Kmart. Her

favorite sport is softball. If she could sum herself up in

three words they would be creative, helpful athletic. Her

favorite song on her playlist is Kaleisia Balerina. A

movie she could watch over and over would be

Benchwarmers. A book she could read forever is

Outsiders. If she wanted to go somewhere, it would be

the Florida. She loves the color orange and would have

everything in that color. Her future dream would to be a

teacher. If she was stranded on an island the 4 things she

would bring are a phone, friend, food, and water.

The boy student of the month is Aiden Ferrch.

His favorite part of the day is going to science class. If

he had to practice one sport forever it would be soccer.

If he had to describe himself in three words they would

be kind, happy, and helpful. His favorite artist is Philip

Philps. If he had to read one book for the rest of his life

the book would be Diary of a Wimpy Kid. His dream

vacation spot would be Hawaii. His all-time favorite

color is blue. If he could pick his future job, it would be

to be in the FBI. If you see these students in the hall, be

sure to congratulate them.

Eighth Grade Student of the Month

Submitted by student writer Rachel Ditzenberger

Every month the teachers select two students who

have worked hard and have been dedicated to school. It

is a great accomplishment and we are proud to announce

them.

Luke Heidenreich is one of the two winners in 8th

Grade. His favorite teacher is Mrs. DiClemente. He does

karate. He wants to be a surgeon someday. His favorite

color is orange. He was on honor roll for his grades this

past nine weeks.

Paige Vergenes works hard in class and does not

procrastinate. Her favorite teacher is Mrs. Robinson

because she makes her thrive. She is in Student Council.

She plays softball and volleyball for the school. Her

favorite color is turquoise. She was in the school

production and she enjoys singing. She loves to read.

She wants to be a marine biologist. High honor roll for

her grades.



Back row, from left to right: Mr. Salpeck, Alonzo Labrie, Luke Heidenreich, Paige Vergenes, Aiden Ferrch Mr.

Marvin

Front row, left to right: Kylie Ross, Victoria Rich, Rukhshona Tursunova, and Jonathan Miller



December Students of the Month

Fifth Grade Student of the Month Casey Vallecorsa, Riley Hall, Marlo Cyanovich

People who succeed wouldn’t be able to achieve

great things without the help of family and friends.

These silent heroes aren’t normally recognized, but at

D.E.W every month they are. To recognize these

amazing kids who are behind the success of our school,

D.E.W teachers voted on kids who were prepared for

class and actively participated, here are the students that

won student of the month.

The 5th grade students of the month for

December are Jake Wolf and Riley Ripple.

Congratulations to these winners who worked hard and

were recognized by their teachers “He is an outstanding,

kind, and a hard working model student.” says Mrs.

Matarazzo about Jake Wolf. When asked about Riley

Rippole, Mrs. Cenna remarked that he is a “Hard

working, friendly student and great class participant.”

When we asked Riley Ripple how it feels to be student

of the month, she replied, “Exciting, but overall it still

feels the same.”

Congratulations to our fifth grade students of the

month!

Sixth Grade Student of the Month

Submitted by student writers

Allison Zane and Natalie Rodriguez

Congratulations to the 6th grade December

Students of the Month! They are Aubrey Piontek and

Matthew Hermiller. They showed incredible behavior

and kindness to others. We had a chance to interview

them and learn their likes and dislikes.

Aubrey loves to play basketball, and when it is

on TV, she likes to watch is the Golden State Warriors.

She would even like to become a pro basketball player

when she grows up! When she isn’t watching basketball

likes to read her favorite book The Kicks. Aubrey’s

favorite color is green and her favorite subject is social

studies. Congratulations, Aubrey!

Not only did we sit down and interview Aubrey

but also Matthew. Matthew’s favorite sport is hockey,

and he loves the Penguins. His favorite subject is math,

and his favorite book is Holes. When he is starving, he

likes to eat tacos, and when he grows up he wants to

make movies. He believes that being nice and treating

people with kindness is what it take to be student of the

month. Congratulations again to Aubrey Piontek and

Matthew Hermiller our 6th grade December Students of

the Month!

Seventh Grade Student of the Month

Submitted by student writers

submitted by student writers Aubrey Piontek and

Abby Medvitz

Please congratulate this month’s students Sarah

Eaten and Maxwell Vermeulen. They have worked hard

to achieve this goal.

Sarah Eaton is in room 209. The one class she

could stay in all day is math. She loves gymnastic. She

competes in gymnastic competitions for Gymsport, and

her last competition in Michigan. She can’t go a day

without watching the show Survivor. When she dreams,

she dreams about visiting Hawaii. She likes the color

blue. When she grows up she would love to be a teacher.

If Sarah was stranded on an island, the four things she

would take are food, water, a beach ball, and a raft.

Eighth Grade Students of the Month

Submitted by student writers Sarah Lugaila and Abby

Mitchell

Congratulations to Madison DuMontier and

Dominic Sprys for being awarded the Eighth Grade

Students of the Month!

First, Abigail Mitchell will interview Madison

DuMontier. Madison is 14 years old in Mrs. MaGill’s

homeroom. One trait that Madison uses to describe

herself is hardworking. In her free time, she rides horses

after school. She even volunteers at the stables she rides.

Also, in her free time, she likes hanging out in her room

and often talks about music. Her absolutely favorite

movie is Blended. Her favorite school memory is being

in Mrs. Vrana’s class. She wants to become an author

when she is older. She wants to do the Montour Middle

School track team. Madison has two pets. One is a



Back row, from left to right: Mr. Salpeck, Riley Ripple, Sarah Eaton, Aubrey Piontek, Madison DuMontier, Mr. Marvin

Front row, from left to right: Jake Wolf, Maxwell Vermeulen, Matthew Hermiller (not picture Dom Sprys)

Maxwell is in homeroom 104. He loves math

class. Maxwell prefers to be called Max by his teachers,

friends, and his family members. If he had to choose to

play a sport for the rest of the rest of his life, it would be

deck hockey. He loves this sport. If he was making a

biography the first words he would use to describe

himself are “good, smart, and nice.” He enjoys listening

to all thing Imagine Dragon. His number one movie pick

is Princess Bride. In his opinion it is a must see. A book

he reads over and over again is Space Case. Something

that always scares Max is spiders. When he dreams, he

dreams about North Carolina's beach. The color he

deems best is purple. When he grows up he wants to be

an engineer. If he is on a plane that crashes on a deserted

island he would bring, food, a weapon, water, and a

spare pair of clothes.

If you see these amazing students in the hallway

congratulate them on this honor theses students

achievements.

bunny, whose name is LuLu, and the other is a

chinchilla, named Gizmo.

Dominic Sprys is the male student of the month

for 8th grade. He is 14 years old and is in Mrs. Fazio’s

homeroom. He describes himself as athletic because he

plays baseball, basketball, and football for the Montour

Middle School teams. He likes to hang out at the mall

and enjoys talking about sports most. He would like to

work as an athlete when he grows up. Dominic has a dog

named Charley.



You’ve Been Caught” Winners

November’s “You’ve Been Caught Showing Integrity Winners Submitted by student writers Isabella Hoffman and Aubrey Piontek

Integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. Throughout the month

of November, these students have impressively demonstrated this act of integrity in school and have been randomly selected

to receive after they have been caught demonstrating integrity. They won $25 gift card to the Mall at Robinson.

Congratulations on your success and thank you for your acts of responsibility and citizenship. Please congratulate the

following students for their acts of integrity: Alexis Baughman, Michael Benke, Carly Hinden, and Tyler Roche from fifth

grade. Aaliyah Carpenter, Tony Mazurek, Anderson Rushe, and Evan Tannehill from sixth grade. Taryn Shutika, Zach Suehr,

Hunter Wotazik, and Nathan Yeargin from seventh grade. Isabella Hervert, Meghan Huntley, Ashley Kocyan, and Vanessa

Rogers from eighth grade. Thank you for your acts of integrity!

Fifth Grade Sixth Grade Seventh Grade

Eighth Grade



December’s “You’ve Been Caught” Raffle Winners

Submitted by student writers Gia Booz and Alaina Gasparovich

Back in December, the character trait of the month here at DEW was “Good Judgement.” The definition of

Good Judgement is “choosing worthy goals and setting proper priorities; thinking through consequences of your

actions and basing decisions on practical wisdom and good sense.” The winners from fifth grade were Jaiden

Williams, Steven Bundridge, James Gordon, and Dominic Smarra. The winners from sixth grade were Faith

Moore, Ryan Persinger, Ashley Vith, and Ava Laurenzi. The winners from 7th grade were Michael Ramirez, Sara

Yurkovich, Molly Koerbal, and Sophia Sparbanie. The winners from 8th grade were Brock Martindale, Sal Nuevo,

Jaiden Hill, and Kirk Mchugh. The winners earned a $25 gift card to the Mall at Robinson. Congratulations to all of

the winners and enjoy your gift cards!

Fifth Grade Sixth Grade Seventh Grade

Eighth Grade



Animal Friends Blanket and Towel Drive

From January 25th until Valentine’s Day, David E.

Williams Student Council is asking the middle school

student body to donate gently used towels and

blankets for the local animal shelters. We are also

taking donations of new toys and other animal

supplies. If you are interested in supporting this cause,

you may drop off your donations in the box that is

located in the lobby of David E. Williams Middle School.

Thank you,

D.E.W. Student Council



Montour’s Hidden Angels Spaghetti Dinner

Submitted by student writer Jack Roberts

A few years ago, a Montour student, in the spirit of forming and making a senior project for their graduation year,

stumbled upon the idea of doing a charity event of sorts that would benefit the Montour community. Through idea and self-

discussion, this idea formed into an event that was labeled the Hidden Angels Charity event. The program consisted simply of

a spaghetti dinner whose proceeds would go to providing holiday money for the less fortunate families in the Montour School

District. This simple and caring idea sprouted into an event that was looked forwarded to and beloved, and was carried on

long past the students’ graduation, all the way to this year.

Montours’ Hidden Angels event last year of 2016, showed and gave multiple fun and learning opportunities for

Montours’ musical community. On top of guest being delighted by the MHS Honors Jazz Band, the young David E. Williams

Middle School Jazz Band received their deserved time in the spotlight, bringing an authentic jazz feel by playing a few

classics such as Cute (Neal Hefti), Good King Wenceslas (John Mason Neale), and Feliz Navidad (José Feliciano). Towards

the end of the event, a twist in theme occurred and the Middle School Band in the last song abandoned the set theme for the

night and played an all-time classic, Peter Gunn Theme (Henry Mancini), an infamous rock tune written by Pittsburgh's very

own composer, Henry Mancini. And by the end of the night, guest left gorged with student cooked spaghetti and the mental

happiness that thousands of dollars will make sure some kids will have a truly merry Christmas this year.

Seventh and Eighth Grade Literature Fest

Submitted by Student Writer Rachel Ditzenberger

The students in 7th and 8th grade G.A.T.E. had the option to participate in Lit Fest. The student who participated had

to read and study five books which they received in September. On November 21st, students took a bus to Baldwin and were

in a competition with many other schools. Montour had four teams compete, two of which won. One of our teams consisting

of Katie Liu, Vanessa Rogers, Nathan Knause, Julianna Paulin, came in 2nd place in Movie Trailer. Another one of our

teams which included Paige Vergenes, Megan Seuss, Brenda Rea, and Jamie Lanuka won 1st place for their movie poster, 3rd

place in Battle of the Books, and 3rd place in the Talk Show. Congratulations to everyone who participated!

Eighth Grade: Nick Schindehette, Brendan O’Leary, Jack Roberts

Eighth Grade: Katie Liu, Vanessa Rogers, Nathan Knause, Julianna Paulin

Eighth Grade: Paige Vergenes, Megan Seuss, Brenda Rea, and Jamie Lanuka

Seventh Grade: Hannah George, Luke Smarra, Morgan Hayes, Suzanna Safko



Beat the Winter Blue s Week

From January 30th to February 3rd.

Monday, January 30th: Dress the Decade

Tuesday, January 31st: Hat Day- $1

Wednesday, February 1st: Twin Day

Thursday, February 2nd: Pajama Day- $1

Friday, February 3rd: Jersey Day



December Teacher Spotlight

Foreign Language Spotlight - Miss Yough

Submitted by student writer Jack Pockl

“I want my students to have the appreciation for other

languages and to realize that one language is not better

than another” Miss Yough says. For all of her time in the

Montour School District, Miss Yough has proudly

taught Spanish and French to learning students. As an

inspiring educator, she enrolled in a French class in

seventh grade due to her desire to visit Paris to further

understand the influential culture and complex history.

In order to persuade students to feel the same about the

country as she does, she studied at Grove City college

and Slippery Rock university. Besides foreign language,

Miss Yough enforces students to not “dip into others

buckets - fill them with kindness and happiness” and

general respect.

Miss Yough -- Picture here

Foreign Language Spotlight - Mrs. Strope

Submitted by student writer Jack Pockl

“My goals are for students to respect each other and

have confidence in themselves” says Mrs. Strope. That

indeed is what many students in her class look forward

to enhancing on top of learning Spanish. Although any

foreign language may be difficult to grasp, Mrs. Strope

wants to create an atmosphere where students can

comprehend the language and culture to its fullest. She

has also taught computers. To teach students her passion

for Spanish culture, she attended West Virginia

University.



Learning Figurative Language

Submitted by student writer Nathan Knause

The 7th grade is entering into reading a new one of a kind

book. They are reading Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse . This

book is set in the Great Depression, a time period not often

written about, in the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. We see this

setting through the eyes of a 14 year old girl named Billie Joe.

This story is written in a free verse poem form. These poems

consist of a magnitude of figurative language and feeling.

This book teaches the students good writing and exposes

them to different style readings for the first time. During the

story, many students had fun activities such as drawing a

picture to represent stories imagery and a creative extension

project with interesting and diverse questions. As well as

teaching kids to read literature, it also taught them how to

create it. Students were supposed to write a poem that

summarized the story using figurative language to the best of

their ability while the poem still making sense. The winner of

this activity was Morgan Hayes. His winning poem is below:

Now take a seat, and listen to my tale Of three lighthouse-men with faces pale. Their eyes were wide with fear- A ship full of sea rats had appeared! And as the wind howled, shutting out the moon above The rats scurried onto the lighthouse, fitting it like a glove. Now, these aren’t you normal rats, you must understand. Take one step closer and they’ll bite off your hand! They were hardened by sea, living on a barge carried by the breeze. Upon the ship whose sailors’ lives they had seized. Now the men look out around the imprisoning sea of blue How would they escape? They hadn’t a clue.

Epitaph and “Three Skeleton Key” Winners

Submitted by student writer Nathan Knause

During the course of the 7th grade year, students are

given many creative projects. One of the most creative is after

their reading of the novel The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton.

Students had to creatively design and write an epitaph for any

character that died in the novel. All epitaphs were put in the

7th grade display case and winner was picked by the teachers.

The winner of the epitaph was Joslin Paulin. The image and

writing of her epitaph is shown below:

Lonely kids walk lonely roads but with friends like family, they may grow.

Johnny grew and became a kid with a golden heart. He was a true hero to all that knew him, as he sacrificed

his life for a couple of kids in the hands of fire. Though out of fear he struck a Soc to his death, he did not hesitate to turn and run into the burning church as

though greeting death like an old friend. He saved his life for another’s and knew it was worth it.

He knew that they had a chance in life and that he no longer did.

So he remains golden in death and will always be remembered to the gang as their pet puppy that had

been kicked too much.


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Student Council Corner

Thanksgiving Food Drive

Submitted by student writer Rachel Ditzenberger

From November 2nd to November 18th DEW Student Council held their annual Thanksgiving Food Drive.

Everyday there was a special food in which the homeroom got extra points for each item in that category. This year

we collected about 5,000 cans of food! The food was donated to the Crafton, Ingram, and Robinson Rotary and

local pantries. Thank you all who donated to this year’s food

drive.

Grade Winners

5th Grade- Mrs. Rongas

6th Grade- Mrs. Baron

7th Grade- Mrs. Johnson

8th Grade- Mr. Phillips

Adopt - a - Family Program

Submitted by student writer Vanessa Rodgers, Student Council secretary

Christmastime brings thoughts of nestling with fluffy blankets by the fire, and watching Christmas specials

with the family. It’s about baking gooey cookies that break with the slightest touch, melting in your mouth as the

scent of sugary sweets envelops the air. The lyrics of carols roll off the tongue like a sleigh down a hill of snow. It

carries memories of decorating the tree with shimmering ornaments, the star on top a center of brilliance and hope.

Yet all of these moments are only a miniature snapshot of what Christmas’ true spirit is meant to be about: giving.

For the past six years, D.E.W. Middle School has emphasized just that.

Each year, there are families in Pittsburgh that are in need, and seek Santa’s help at the North Pole.

Knowing how generous the children are at Montour, he calls our school to help his hustling elves. Santa’s helpers

merrily check off the families’ wish lists, spreading glee to children’s faces on Christmas morning.

D.E.W.’s student council had previously worked for two years with a Pittsburgh based organization. Every

grade level was assigned a family, each one of our Spartans worked together to make sure the wish list was granted.

After our counselors discovered we could bring joy to families in our district, we created the Adopt-A-Family

program. With Santa’s advice, we’ve been discreetly raising money for ten families for four years!

In this program, students who bring in $1 or more had a chance to be an Elf for the Day. Those who donated

had their name filled out on a raffle ticket, and they had a chance to wrap gifts in their own workshop! This year,

the charitable winners were Olivia Heckathorne (5th grade), Gabriel Martin (5th grade), Hannah Witner (6th grade),

Ronin Desesar (7th grade), and Isabella Hervert (8th grade). At lunch, students could contribute by paying to have a

picture with Santa and an Elf, or play some cheerful Christmas music. The basketball team had a foul shot



fundraiser, and Student Council hosted a mouth-watering bake sale. No matter what, students could be generous

while enjoying holiday festivities.

Along with these contributions, Grimes Furniture generously provided the program with a donation of their

own. Student Council donated $1,000 to the cause as well.

On Christmas Day, Santa delivered not only presents, but light to young faces. Montour staff thanks you all

for being so gracious, as well as being a true Spartan of Pittsburgh.

Six Sleeps ‘til Santa

The goal of Six Sleeps ‘til Santa was to celebrate the season and allow the students to partake in holiday-themed

events. The week began with a Christmas-themed Hat Day, and students could show off their best holiday hat for a

$1. On Tuesday, students could participate in the Ugly Sweater Day contest and fifth grade was able to enjoy treats

from the student council bake sale. Wednesday was Pay a Dollar to Wear PJs day, and the sixth grade had the

chance to gobble up donuts and brownies from the bake sale. A Hawaiian Christmas and 7th grade’s bake sale took

place on Thursday while on Friday kids donned their formal attire for Formal Friday, and 8th grade’s bake sale

wrapped up the week. The Christmas Spirit even extended into the next week with Monday being Christmas Spirit

Day. Some kids went as far as to dress in lights! Additionally, all week during each grade level’s lunch period, the

students enjoyed a Christmas Jukebox where the students could pay to request special holiday songs. All in all, both

students and staff loved participating in the holiday event and are eagerly anticipating our next themed week.



Cheerleading

Submitted by student writers Nathan Knause and Austin

Schaltenbrand

Through the football and basketball seasons,

cheerleaders consistently stay on the sidelines cheering

our team’s way to victory. Coached by Tayler Witner,

DEW’s junior varsity cheerleading squad gets together

again for this basketball season. The squad is made of 10

7th graders and 7 8th graders, who cheer for the other JV

teams. The girls also must know partial gymnastic skills

in their routine and stunts. The squad practices once to

twice a week after school in the Large Group Instruction

room. Always there on the sidelines giving our team

unwavering support will always be our cheerleaders.

Girls’ Basketball

Submitted by Student Writer Austin Schaltenbrand

When students head back to school, all basketball

players can’t wait for the upcoming basketball season. This is

also true for the girls’ basketball team. Throughout the

beginning to middle of the school year, the girls’ basketball

team would practice on the weekdays, after school in the

gymnasium. The schools’ gymnasium was also the place for

the team’s home games. The team also had a variety of away

games too. These game took place as far away as Beaver Area

School District and Central Valley School District, to as close

as West Allegheny and Moon school districts. The both teams

overall had a very successful season, 7th grade finishing with

a record of 12-4 and 8th grade finishing with a record of 8-10

the girls’ basketball team is coached by Neal Martin and

Meghan Mastroianni.

Boys’ Basketball

Submitted by student writer Austin Schaltenbrand

As snow begins to fall, and the weather becomes

colder, every basketball players ‘favorite sport

approaches: basketball season. The Montour Basketball

team consisted of both 7th and 8th grade students. The

team would practice weekdays after school in the

gymnasium, with occasional off days throughout the

season. The basketball team’s games took place

throughout the week, also located in the school’s

gymnasium. The team would play teams such as Moon,

West Allegheny, and South Fayette. Even though the

season’s end is drawing near, the basketball teams are

having a very successful season. The 7th grade team is

coached by Mr. Deutsch and the 8th grade team is

coached by Mr. Powers.

Montour Hockey

Submitted by student writers Josh Knapp and Austin

Schaltenbrand

As the snow begins to fall, and winter begins to

approach, hockey season has come back in full swing. Led by

new coaches Scott McCaskey, Bill Hanberry, and Domenic

Santucci III, Montour thus far has compiled an 8-3-0 record

(as of January 19, 2017). This team started in June with their

summer workouts, September with their weekly practices,

and October with their regular-season games. They play

teams from as close as Seneca Valley (located in Cranberry)

to teams as far as McDowell (located in Erie). Made up of

6th, 7th, and 8th graders, this team has gone through a lot

together since the start of June practices. This team has done a

great job so far, and we hope they keep up the good work!

December Sports Roundup



Counselor & TLC Updates

Stuff - a – Bus

Submitted by student writer Casey Vallecorsa

D.E.W is hosting a toy drive called the 5th Annual Stuff-a-Bus. It is done to give toys to children, who without

this program, wouldn’t get toys this year. The program is for children of all ages whose families have hit a rough

patch this year. Every donation from a stuffed bear to a Hot wheels car those kids will love. These kids love

whatever new toy they can get this holiday season. The goal we try to reach is 500 toys. T.L.C will carry the toys

from the bus and to 96.1 kiss FM station to meet Mickey and Big Bob. Afterward T.L.C and the raffle winners will

go to the mall food court and then to Starbucks. We raised 435 toys only 65 away from our goal of 500 toys.

Montour donated busses to the program. So many toys were on the fifth grade bus that they needed to overfill a few

students to the 7th and 8th grade bus. Thank you everyone

who helped this program by donating a toy!


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