Bethel Park School District March 2013 Highlights

Please enjoy reading about the outstanding achievements of our students

and staff!

14 BPHS DECA Students Named Finalists; 10 Earn Medallions at State Conference

All of the students in this column have qualified to compete at the DECA International Career Development Conference in April in Anaheim, CA.

FIRST PLACE

• Amanda Stofesky in Sports and Entertainment Promotion Plan

• Grant Underwood in Automotive Services Marketing

SECOND PLACE

• David Black in Buying and Merchandising Operations Research

• Tara Nath in Hospitality and Tourism Professional Selling

THIRD PLACE

• A.J. Baroffio and Haley Prough in Learn and Earn Project

• Jessa Hogue in Hospitality and Tourism Professional Selling

• Sean McClaine in Principles of Business Management and Administration

• Tim Render in Entrepreneurship Innovation

FOURTH PLACE • Cassie Brown in Job

Interview FIFTH PLACE • Mike Gronsky in Logistics • Kelly Gastgeb and Megan

Hahey in Fashion Merchandising Promotion Plan

SIXTH PLACE • Hayley Dowd in

Advertising Campaign MEDALLION AWARD WINNERS (for earning one of the top three scores in their event for either the Test or Role Play exercises) • Hayley Dowd • Mike Gronsky • Jessa Hogue • Ana Kopriva • Emily Kukan • Jake Lowe • Sean McClaine • Tara Nath

OTHER ACCOLADES • Amanda Stofesky – Elected

to serve on the 2013-2014 PA DECA Executive Council

• David Black – received the $500 DECA Scholarship

Medallion Award Winners (continued) • Amanda Stofesky • Grant Underwood

Eleven BPHS Students Earn Medals At FCCLA State Leadership Conference

Eleven BPHS students medaled at the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America’s PA State Conference.

(* = Students have qualified to compete at FCCLA National Competition in Nashville)

GOLD MEDALISTS

• *Jorjanna Smith – Focus on Children

• *Sara Amato – Recycle Redesign

• Kelsey Bauer, Elizabeth Hartman and Kristina Hartman – Life Event Planning

SILVER MEDALISTS

• Mary Blackmore, Briana Brookins and Bri Spellman – Illustrated Talk

BRONZE MEDALISTS

• *Faye Greiner – Teach and Train

• *Abigail Beattie – Nutrition and Wellness

• MaKayla Koller – Nutrition and Wellness

BPHS German Students Have Their

Best Year Ever At AATG German Day

Competition

FIRST PLACE • Hayley Lazzari – Culture Bowl • Becca Najdzinski – Poetry

Writing • Jack Brownfield – Fiction Writing • Erika Miller – Non-Fiction

Writing SECOND PLACE • Erin McMahon – Culture Bowl • Jamie Cavrak – Poetry Writing • Matt Mackowiak – Drawing • Grace McCurry – Folkloric Arts

and Crafts/Construction Models

THIRD PLACE • Logan Tuite – Culture Bowl • Natalie Lalama – Poetry

Writing • Joseph Wasko – Fiction

Writing • Ben Muscato – Poetry

Recitation • Kimberlyn Curtis – Drawing • Eiren Burkhart – Folkloric

Arts and Crafts/Construction Models

Two BPHS Students Earn Extra Effort Award From Steel Center

Two BPHS students who attend the Steel Center Area Vocational-Technical School received the Extra Effort Award for the second quarter of the 2013-2014 school year in recognition of outstanding attendance, theory work, shop work, work ethic and attitude.

• Shawyahna Bell (Cosmetology)

• Brendan Herron (Medium/Heavy Truck Technology)

Nate Ashton Named February Rotary Student Of The Month

Bethel Park High School senior Nate Ashton was named the February 2013 Bethel Park High School Student of the Month by the Rotary Club of Bethel Park in recognition of his leadership to coordinate and participate in numerous community service projects as part of his involvement with the BPHS Student Government Association and his mission trip work with his church. Each month the Rotary Club recognizes Bethel Park High School students who demonstrate exceptional commitment to school and community.

Grace Brueggman To Compete In FIRST Robotics World Championships In St. Louis

BPHS freshman Grace Brueggman will compete in the annual FIRST Robotics World Championships in St. Louis in April. She is a member of the “Girls of Steel” team, sponsored by Carnegie Mellon University. Grace’s team qualified for the World Championships by winning the Engineering Inspiration Award at the Pittsburgh Regional Robotics Competition, for designing and building a robot in six weeks that could effectively cooperate and compete with other robots in Ultimate Frisbee and

climb a pyramid structure.

Winter Sports Teams Have Successful

Seasons GIRLS BASKETBALL

• WPIAL Champions for the first time in school history

• Qualified for the State Playoffs for the third time in four years

ICE HOCKEY

• Penguin Cup Semi-Finalists

BOYS SWIMMING

• Finished in Third Place at the WPIAL Championships and in 12th Place at the State Championships

• Erik Brinkhoff – WPIAL Champion in the 50 freestyle for the third consecutive year

• Zach Misak, Mitch Stahara, Dan Litwin and Erik Brinkhoff – WPIAL Champions in the 200 freestyle relay

WRESTLING

• Paul Dunn and Nate Grygo – Section Champions

GIRLS SWIMMING

• Finished in Seventh Place at the WPIAL Championships

BOYS BASKETBALL

• Qualified for the WPIAL Playoffs

COMPETITIVE CHEERLEADING SQUAD

• Competed in WPIAL and State Cheerleading Championships

BPHS and IMS Students Earn Third

And Fourth Place Awards At Science

Olympiad

THIRD PLACE

• Christian Hokaj and Logan Tuite – Chemistry Lab

• Victoria Jakicic and Katerina Kimes – Write It, Do It and Material Science

• Jarrod Cingel, Shannon Fagan and Brandon Hanson – Experimental Design

• Haley Smith and Hayley Lazzari – Dynamic Planet

• Evan Aronhalt and Matt Nestler – Reach for the Stars

• Matt Nestler and Emily Augustine – Disease Detective

FOURTH PLACE

• Emily Augustine and Sean McClaine – Anatomy

• Kathryn Kimes and Casey Mack – Write It, Do It

• Kyle Coplan and Tarush Bahl – Metric Mastery

Latin 1 Students Stage Play About

The Titans Vs. The Gods

Independence Middle School Latin 1 students staged a play, titled “The Myth” to finish out their unit of study on Roman theater.

The students wrote the script in Latin, made costumes and scenery, and performed a musical score to accompany the play about the Titans coming back from the dead to defeat the gods.

The Smart Cookies Win

15th Annual NAMS Battle of the Books

Nineteen teams competed in the 15th annual Neil Armstrong Middle School Battle of the Books. The students had to prepare for this competition by reading four assigned books.

FIRST PLACE – The Smart Cookies • Annette Barnhart • Randi Johns • Sarah Long • Madelyn Marzina • Kaitlyn VonEhrenkrook • Lily Wilson SECOND PLACE – Hello, My Name is Bob • Eliza Albenze • James Berthoud • Alex Brownfield • Emily Cowser • Will Martin-Farmer • Katelyn Marcovecchio

THIRD PLACE – The Reader Games • Krista Hammerle • Carly Mamone • Carly Mannarino • Haili Nassan • Rainy Swogger FOURTH PLACE – The Golden Greeks • Zachary Cashman • Connor Hedderman • Tyler Kvak • Bryan Sharp • Jax Stewart

NAMS Fifth Graders

Demonstrate Street Hockey Equipment For Penguins

Pre-Game Show

The Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation filmed a group of Neil Armstrong Middle School fifth graders using the street hockey equipment the Foundation donated to all Bethel Park elementary and middle schools through the PensFIT Program.

The video was shown on the March 26 Penguins Pre-Game Show and throughout Pens vs. Canadiens game as part of a Charity Auction the Penguins were having to raise money to provide street hockey equipment to more schools in the Pittsburgh region.

This is the third time this group of students has been filmed by the Penguins because they do such a great job of demonstrating how much fun it is to play street hockey.

Memorial Second Graders Create PowerPoint

Presentations To Campaign To Be Principal For A Day

Memorial Second Graders in Mrs. Schall’s room were campaigning to be Principal for a Day, so they created five-slide PowerPoint presentations and gave oral presentations to their classmates and parents to entice them to vote for them to be Principal for a Day.

Some of the things the students promised, if they were Principal for a Day included:

• Installing a swimming pool and hot tub on the playground;

• Allowing students to bring their dogs to school;

• Installing trampoline material in the hallways to make it fun to bounce from class to class.

Carley O’Mara was elected to assist Mr. Chalus as Principal for a Day.

Benjamin Buehl Wins

Pens Tickets, Courtesy Of Metz Culinary Management

Memorial First Grader Benjamin Buehl won three tickets to a Pittsburgh Penguins game, thanks to a donation from Metz Culinary Management, the District’s Food Service Provider.

All Bethel Park students’ names were entered into a drawing, and Benjamin’s name was chosen.

This was his first Penguins game in person and he was excited to see his favorite player, Sidney Crosby.

Washington Students Use Their Recess Time To

Train For Kids’ Marathon

Over 200 Washington Elementary School students are members of the W.E. Run Club, which meets every Wednesday during recess to train for the upcoming Pittsburgh Kids’ Marathon.

Not only do the students run, but they also participate in a variety of cardio/fitness/stretching exercises, such as jumping rope, hula hoop, lunges and leg raises.

The slogan on the back of their shirt says it all—”W.E. Run, because it’s FUN!”

Nicola Hipkins and

Clyde Qualk Named 2014 PA Teacher of

the Year Semi-Finalists

Bethel Park High School English Teacher Nicola Hipkins and Bethel Park High School Science Teacher Clyde Qualk are two of the 33 Semi-Finalists for the 2014 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year.

They will find out at the end of April if they have been selected as Finalists.

This is the second consecutive year Mr. Qualk has been named a Semi-Finalist and the first year for Mrs. Hipkins.

Mr. Qualk Featured In Tribune-Review Article

Bethel Park High School Physics Teacher Clyde Qualk was featured in a February 24 Tribune Review story about teachers who are incorporating technology into their classrooms to engage students in the learning process.

You can read the article at: http://triblive.com/business/headlines/3031690-74/students-qualk-technology#axzz2M1SoVeoT.

Athletic Director Named To WPIAL Board of

Control

Bethel Park Athletic Director Amy Scheuneman has been named “President Elect” of the WPIAL Athletic Directors Association for the years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015. After that, she will be President of the Association for the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years.

As “President Elect” she will represent the Athletic Directors on the WPIAL Board of Control.

Mrs. Scheuneman is the first woman to serve on the WPIAL Board of Control.

BPHS To Stage ‘42nd Street’

April 3-6

Bethel Park High School will stage “42nd Street” is its 2013 musical, Wednesday through Saturday, April 3-6 at 7:30 PM in the Bethel Park High School auditorium.

Tickets can be purchased at the door at a cost of $10 for Rows A-O and $8 for rows P-CC. Senior Citizens can get half price admission to the Wednesday and Thursday, April 3 and 4 performances. Students fourth grade and under can receive half price admission to all performances if the tickets are purchased at the door on performance evenings.

To learn more, call 412-833-5000 and enter x 8706 when prompted.

This will be the first musical to be staged in the new Bethel Park High School!

The Mission of the Bethel Park School District is to lead an educational partnership with the community, maintaining an environment that challenges all students to reach their potential as lifelong learners and responsible members of

society.

The Bethel Park School

District Where Futures Begin