School Administration

Ms. Melissa Pearlman, Principal

Mr. Anthony Esoldo, Director 9-12

Mr. Steve Sikon, Director 6-8

Mr. Brendan Coyne,

High School Guidance Counselor

Mrs. Jennifer Palermo,

Social Worker

Ms. Jennifer Thomas,

Middle School Guidance

111 9th St. Pittsburgh, PA 15222

412-529-6101 tel 412-338-6143 fax discoverpps.org

Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12

A Creative and Performing Arts Magnet School

March 20 - March 24, 2017

AP Testing Information AP Students to sign up on Eventbrite for various NMSI Study sessions taking place across the district: March 25 — AP Physics, AP Physics C Electricity and Magnetism, AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science 8:00 AM at Allderdice HS April 22 — AP Calculus AB, BC, AP Computer Science A, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Statistics 8:00 AM at CAPA 2017 MANRRS High School Symposium Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences (MANRRS) is a national society that welcomes membership of people of all racial and ethnic groups to participate in agricultural and related science careers. On Saturday April 1st, MANRRS will hold a high school symposium from 9 AM to 2 PM at the Wyndham Hotel downtown. Middle and high school students are encouraged to register and learn more about MANRRS and/or the High School Symposium, at www.manrrs.org. Investing NOW Investing NOW is a college preparatory program created to stimulate, support, and recognize the high academic performance of pre-college students from groups that are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics majors and careers. The yearlong program includes quarterly advising and tutoring sessions, monthly hands-on science and engineering workshops, college planning sessions, career awareness activities and a summer enrichment program. The program is looking for students of color interested in STEM. That meet the following criteria: academic GPA of 2.75 or better; math/science GPA of 3.0 or better; interest in a STEM major/career and/or a high proficiency in math and science. The application is due March 31st. Please review the attached flyer or visit http://www.engineering.pitt.edu/investingnow/ for more information. Youth Places & CCAC – HBC Panel Discussion Please see the attached flyer regarding a panel discussion entitled HBC-101: A Historically Black College & University Discussion featuring The Success Stories of Black College Alumni in Pittsburgh. The event is Thursday, March 30. Literary Arts Congratulations to the following writers for their accolades in the Scholastic Writing Awards at the National Level! Zainab Adisa: Gold Medal Writing Portfolio: 10 Thousand Dollar Award for College Ciara Sing: Gold Medal: Poetry and Flash Fiction Elsa Eckenrode: Gold Medal American Voices Ruthie Pilarski: Gold Medal Poetry & Silver Medal Writing Portfolio Visual Arts Please congratulate the following visual artists for placing nationally in the Scholastics Art & Writing Awards Competition! Gold medal pieces will be exhibited in NYC at the Carnegie Music Hall, where the award ceremony takes place in late May/early June. Gannon Liam 12 Silver Medal Printmaking Lineup (12576243) Garand Kristina 12 Gold Medal Photography Fight Me (12588899) Griffin Ada 12 Silver Medal Printmaking Hips (12574549 Lojacono Francesca 10 Silver Medal Drawing & Illustration Do Not Dwell on Dreams (12576196) Pirl Alison 12 Gold Medal Painting Farmhouse Basement (12279182) Pirl Alison 12 Silver Medal Art Portfolio Camp in Vermont (12279344) Valcarce Isabelle 12 Silver Medal Art Portfolio girl/beast (12587045) Valcarce Isabelle 12 Gold Medal Painting Dinner (12587161) Williams Rosalea 12 Silver Medal Printmaking Lady in Coat (12582224) Wolfe Andi 8 Silver Medal Drawing & Illustration Poe (12586638) Theater This year the CAPA heater Department students received 19 honorable mentions at the Pittsburgh Public Theatre Shakespeare monologue and scene contest! Our artists worked very hard preparing for the Shakespeare contest, as it is a long process. This year was outstanding! If you see these following students please congratulate them on a very special honor! 6th Grade: Evangelina Paul Grace Vensel Meghan Bernard 7th Grade: Scarlett Farina Shaniyah Ellies Scarlett Grill Kira Mukogosi 8th Grade: Terreau Simpson HS: Rhiannon Passamore Naijah Simon Rebecca Seaman Alex Plummer Michael Washington Jimmy Coblin Hanna Pistorius Asha Edson

All School Announcements

National Science Foundation Funded Summer Program The National Science Foundation has funded a summer internship program for high school students in Dr. Hanna Salman’s laboratory. A flyer is attached. The deadline ito apply is May 31st. Princeton Review HS Students have access to 24/7 on-demand, online Homework Help free for one month. Any student who signs up using the below site will be enrolled in the one month free trial. All AP courses and tutoring for Spanish, French, German (Grammar, Writing, Reading Comprehension) is provided over the course of the month trial. D PrincetonReview.com/BetterGrades Pitt STARTALK Chinese Language and Culture Summer Camp The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh is hosting a 3-week Chinese Language and Culture summer camp for interested rising 8th graders-12th grade. Current 8th graders are eligible. It is a day camp and there is no charge. Please see the attached website and flyer for more details. The deadline to Apply is April 15, 2017. http://www.deall.pitt.edu/startalk-chinese Two Gentlemen from Verona Congratulations to the Vocal Department on a fantastic show! A giant thank you to Mr. Neely, Ms. Fink, and the entire tech department. Please enjoy the picture above.

This Week’s Events Monday, March 20 (Day 1) 8:30 AM – Student Services Meeting (Mr. Sikon’s Office) 9:04 AM – 7th Grade Team Meeting (Mr. Mikolaj’s Room) 4:00 PM – High Key Rehearsal (Room 344) 4:00 PM – Common Threads Cooking for Life (4th Floor Cafeteria) 4:00 PM – Anything Goes Rehearsal (Theater) 4:00 PM – High Key Rehearsal (Room 344) 4:00 PM – Credit Recovery (4th Floor Library) 4:00 PM – MS Soccer Practice (5th Floor Gymnasium) 4:00 PM – After School Detention (Room 215) 4:00 PM – Track Team Training (Weight Room) 4:00 PM – AP Physics Tutoring (Room 525) 4:00 PM – Harry Potter Club (Room 433) Tuesday, March 21 (Day 2) MS Students attend the Gifted Center 8:45 AM – CAPA Tech Team Meeting (Press Room) 9:04 AM – MS PSSA Training (Mr. Shephard’s Room) 10:45 AM – Monthly Arts Staff Meeting (Black Box) 4:00 PM – MS Soccer Practice (5th Floor Gymnasium) 4:00 PM – Keyboarding Club (Room 824) 4:00 PM – Track Team Training (Weight Room) 4:00 PM – Fitness Club (Weight Room) 4:00 PM – After School Detention (Room 215) 4:00 PM – Comic Club (Room 608) 4:00 PM – Reed Dance (Room 506) Wednesday, March 22 (Day 1) 9:48 AM – 6th Grade Class Meeting (Theater) 1:00 PM – HS Content Planning (7th Floor Library) 4:00 PM – Anything Goes Rehearsal (Theater) 4:00 PM – Credit Recovery (4th Floor Library) 4:00 PM – MS Soccer Practice (5th Floor Gymnasium) 4:00 PM – Math Tutoring (Room 345) 4:00 PM – Track Team Training (Weight Room) 4:00 PM – Dungeons and Dragons Club (Room 608) 4:00 PM – Game Club (Room B22) 4:00 PM – Science Tutoring (Room 524 & 525) 4:00 PM – FSU (Room 433) Thursday, March 23 (Day 2) March Instructional Cabinet 9:04 AM – MS Content Planning (Various) 9:48 AM – 7th Grade Class Meeting 4:00 PM – MS Soccer Practice (5th Floor Gymnasium) 4:00 PM – Anything Goes Rehearsal (Theater) 4:00 PM – Fitness Club (Weight Room) 4:00 PM – Track Team Training (Weight Room) 4:00 PM – Game Club (Room 825) 4:00 PM – Reed Dance (Room 506) Friday, March 24 (Day 1) 9:48 AM – 8th Grade Class Meeting (Theater) 4:00 PM – Basketball Tournament (Gym) 4:00 PM – Track Team Training (Gym & Weight Room) 4:00 PM – Anything Goes Rehearsal (Theater) 4:00 PM – Track Team Training (Weight Room)

Professional Development – Tuesday, March 21

DATE

PERIOD

HS DESCRIPTION

MS DESCRIPTION PRESENTER (S)

March 21 Periods 2 & 7

NO HS PD

MS PSSA Training CAPA Assessment Team