Bethel Park School District May 2016 Highlights Please enjoy reading about the

outstanding achievements of our students and staff!

BPHS Students Win First Place

Awards At State PJAS

Three Bethel Park High School students earned First Place Awards at the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science competition, held on the Penn State University Campus. Jessica Viehman – First Place for “Can Eco-Friendly Concrete Be Viable?”

Jessica also received an $8,000 scholarship from Penn State’s College of Engineering and the Perseverance Award from PJAS for her five years of participation in this event.

James Fleckenstein – First Place for “Age’s Effect on Cyber Security” Emily Cowser – First Place for “Cracking the Code about Fracking”

Congratulations, DECA

Students! Three Bethel Park High School students were among the top students at the DECA International Career Development Conference held in Nashville. This year’s conference had over 17,000 students from across the country and several foreign countries competing in a variety of events. Between 150 and 200 students compete in each event. TOP 20 FINALISTS • Alyssa George in the Principles of Finance event. • Natalie Lalama in the Restaurant and Food Marketing

event. • Sabrina Tatalias in the Hospitality and Tourism

Professional Selling event. TOP 10 TEST/ROLE PLAY SCORERS • Rachel McClaine on the Principles of Business

Administration Test. • Sean McClaine and Carolyn Vona in the Hospitality

Services Team Decision Making Role Play.

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Rotary Presents Technical Awards To Four

BPHS Students

Four Bethel Park High School students were invited to a dinner at St. Clair Country Club, where they were presented with Technical Awards from the Bethel Park/Upper St. Clair Rotary Club.

These students were chosen by the BPHS Technology Education Staff for outstanding work.

Receiving the awards were Evan Aronhalt (Introduction to Engineering and Design), Noah Gearhart (Wood Materials Production), Steven Sell (Manufacturing and Production) and Jessica Viehman (Principles of Engineering).

Angela Burns To Intern At UPMC Cancer Institute

Bethel Park High School sophomore Angela Burns is one of 20 local high school students who will participate in the University of Pittsburgh Center Institute’s Summer Academy, a paid, eight-week summer internship, where she will work alongside University of Pittsburgh Researchers in the Drug Discovery, Systems and Computational Biology Lab, performing cancer research.

Senior To Attend American Wilderness

Leadership School

Bethel Park High School senior Bailey Lawrence is one of 30 students from across the country who will participate in the American Wilderness Leadership School, which will be held this summer in Jackson Hole, WY.

AWLS is an outdoor instructional program that focuses on conservation and natural resource management, along with leadership training.

Baily will be camping in the Tetons, white water rafting on the Snake River and traveling to Yellowstone National Park.

Artwork Finishes In

Second Place In Congressional

Art Competition

Bethel Park High School sophomore Claire McMahan’s tempura color study, “Chaplin,” finished in Second Place in Congressman Tim Murphy’s 18th District Congressional Art Competition.

Her artwork will hang in Congressman Murphy’s office for the next

year.

Ronnie Schiller

And Carolyn Vona Receive SHASDA

Awards

Bethel Park High School seniors Ronnie Schiller and Carolyn Vona received the SHASDA Awards from the South Hills Area School Districts Association.

The awards are presented annually to students who have overcome personal obstacles to succeed in school and in life.

Ronnie would like to pursue a career in animal care, and Carolyn would like to study business or actuarial science in college.

Danielle Hinish Named April Rotary Student

Of The Month

BPHS senior Danielle Hinish was named the April Bethel Park High School Student of the Month by the Rotary Club of Bethel Park.

Each month during the school year the Rotary Club recognizes an outstanding Bethel Park High School student for his or her contributions to school and/or community.

Dani was recognized for her work as the Community Service Chair for the National Honor Society, as well as her work as a three-year member of the Teen Leadership Corps, which provides mentoring to Independence Middle School eighth grade girls.

Sixteen Inducted

Into German National Honor

Society

This year 16 Bethel Park High School German students were inducted into the school’s chapter of the Delta Epsilon Phi German National Honor Society.

Inducted this year were senior Macie McKitrick, juniors Jonathan Lucchitti and Joshua Sholder; sophomores Brody Flowers, Bailey Sims and Brooke Worrall; and freshmen Mason Bussard, Will Coplan, Sonja Hebestreit, Rachel Holt, Alyssa Iampietro, Abigail Kauric, Katelyn Marcovecchio, Eve Rosemeier, Holly Troesch and Evan Welsh.

Senior Receives

German Summer Study Scholarship

Bethel Park High School senior Julia Angotti received the Bethel Park High School German Club Summer Study Scholarship and will spend a week at Millersville University’s Summer German Camp in July.

She was selected based on her outstanding level of participation in the German Club’s activities, as well as her strong commitment to the high school’s German Program.

34 BPHS Students

Inducted Into French National Honor Society

This year 34 Bethel Park High School students were inducted into the French National Honor Society for maintaining an A average in their French classes for four consecutive nine week periods.

FRENCH II: Alexander Duguid, Brayden Frankert, Lori Gatz, Regan Gray, Nicholas Guimond, Samantha Huwe, Alexa Junazski, Andre Lepri, Blake McGee, Sarah Pellis, Savannah Savarese, Anna Tarbert and Josh Ye. FRENCH II (Honors): Joseph Bilski, Cameron Carroll, Kyleigh Flood, Sarah Fulton, Christopher Garland, Connor Heath, Zachary Janus, Kalie Kuss, Jillian Loeffelbein, Anthony Lucchitti, William Martin-Farmer, Morgan Saunders, Cameron Sillman, Vanessa Vargo, Kara Wentz and Jenelle Wu. FRENCH III: Alyssa Bradley, Casey Bruchwalski, Roman Dudowski and Colby Reid. FRENCH V: Shoulammite Soukou SENIORS WHO WERE PRESENTED WITH HONOR CORDS: Karissa Coffield, Danielle Hinish, Morgan Hirsh, Madison Jonas, Megan Kennedy, Carolyn Kerr, Samantha Mack, Macie McKitrick, Zachary Sedor-Schiffhauer, Ashley Wentz, Adella Antkowiak, Abigail Hartzell and Emily Williams. Thirty-one students, who were previously inducted, received pins for their continuing membership.

Four BPHS Students Lauded For National Latin Exam Performances

Four Bethel Park High School students were recognized for their achievements on the National Latin Exams.

• Madeline Goldsworthy-Seddon – Silver Medal on the Latin I Exam

• Courtney Manns – Magna Cum Laude Certificate on the Latin IV Exam

• Joseph Wright – Cum Laude Certificate on the Latin III Exam

• Ariana Guerra – Cum Laude Certificate on the Latin II Exam

16 Students Inducted Into National Latin Honor Society

Sixteen Bethel Park High School students were inducted into the National Latin Honor Society.

Inducted this year were Ken Barnhart, Nathan Cassano, Emily Cowser, Paige Davidson, Alex DiPrampero, Lily Farmerie, Elizabeth Hartnett, Alex Keplar, Courtney Manns, Courtney Maslanka, Korey Patterson, Michelle Raymond, Brianna Shannon, Heather Walker, Joanna White and Joe Wright.

Honor Cords were presented to seniors Julia Angotti, Emily Augustine, David Erzen, Jeremy Huwe, Carolyn Vona and Joe Weston.

BPHS Students Named Top Of The

Shop At Steel Center

Two Bethel Park High School students received the Top of the Shop Award from the Steel Center for Career and Technical Education in recognition of the outstanding work they performed during the second semester of the 2015-2016 school year.

• Chi-Anne Ofsonka – Baking/Pastry Chef

• Jeremy Symsek – Carpentry

The awards are given to those students who demonstrate outstanding conduct, attendance, course work proficiency and professionalism.

Five BPHS Students Received Extra Effort Award From Steel Center

Five Bethel Park High School students received the Extra Effort Award from the Steel Center for Technical and Career Education in recognition of the outstanding work they performed during the fourth quarter of the 2015-2016 school year.

• Rebecca Burrell – Cosmetology

• Hayden Dahlstrom – Carpentry

• Brian Pietropaolo – Electrical Construction

• Jacob Richert – Building Trades

• Heather Van Dyke -- Cosmetology

The awards are given to those students who demonstrate outstanding attitude, work ethic, attendance and dependability.

BPHS Music Department Has Successful Spring Trip

FIRST PLACE AWARDS/SUPERIOR RATINGS • Top 21 in the Mixed Choir Event • Top 21 in the Jazz Choir Event • Symphonic Orchestra • Symphonic Band • Concert Band • Jazz Ensemble • Percussion Ensemble • Bethettes • Majorettes • Drum Line

BEST OVERALL AWARDS • Top 21 in the Mixed Choir Event • Top 21 in the Jazz Choir Event • Symphonic Orchestra • Symphonic Band • Jazz Ensemble

The Bethel Park High School Music Department had a successful Spring Music Trip to the Festivals of Music in Chicago, bringing home 26 awards, including 10 First Place Awards, 10 Superior Ratings, five Best Overall Awards and one Outstanding Award.

OUTSTANDING AWARD • The Saxophone Section was

named the Outstanding Jazz Section.

Arts Fest + STEAM Expo

Showcased Student Work Bethel Park High School hosted an Arts Fest + STEAM Expo on May 14 to showcase student artwork in grades 1-12 as well as the STEAM Innovation Studios at the High School.

Events included:

• Pottery Wheel Demonstrations

• Digital Arts Demonstrations

• Large Art Installation featuring 2-D and 3-D art created by Bethel Park students in Grades 1-12

• Theater Performances in the Little Theater

• Interactive Activities, including a Spin Art Bicycle, Caricatures, Hawk-Themed Zentangle Installment

38 BPHS Student Athletes To Continue Their Athletic

Careers in College The Bethel Park Athletic Department held a reception for the 38 BPHS senior student athletes who will be continuing their athletic careers in college next year:

• Devin Andres (Football/Alderson Broaddus) • Tyler Barnot (Baseball/Westminster) • Maria Capozzi (Diving/Clarion) • Samuel Clark (Track/W&J) • Karissa Coffield (Track/Allegheny) • Lauren Colaizzi (Cheerleading/Mercyhurst) • Shannon Conely (Basketball/Canisius) • Charles Davis (Football/Alderson Broaddus) • Sean Davis (Football/St. Francis) • Jacob Dixon (Volleyball/Lewis) • Joshua Duda (Basketball/St. Vincent) • Mark Dunlap (Football/West Virginia Wesleyan) • David Erzen (Track/Marietta) • Shane Fiorentini (Baseball/Allegheny) • Nicholas Friday (Swimming/Wheeling Jesuit) • Noah Friday (Soccer/W&J) • Molly Gorges (Soccer/West Virginia Wesleyan) • Jessica Hanson (Volleyball/Seton Hill) • Danielle Hinish (Track/Duquesne)

• Megan Horgan (Track/Carlow) • Michal Horgan (Soccer/Robert Morris) • Brandon Johnson (Football/Alderson Broaddus) • Cailey Klink (Track/Bryn Mawr) • Brionna Litwin (Diving/Allegheny) • Aliza Legg (Cheerleading/Allegheny) • Claire Makowski (Track/Baldwin Wallace) • Robert McMahon (Lacrosse/Otterbein) • Levi Metheny (Football/Albany) • Mason Miller (Baseball/Gannon or Waynesburg) • Christopher Pauley (Football/Alderson Broaddus) • Emily Russell (Swimming/Westminster) • Delaney Scott (Soccer/Grove City) • Paige Steinhaus (Cheerleading/Duquesne) • Brandon Thorsen (Basketball/Penn State Behrend) • Kelsey Tischler (Football/Grove City) • Brendan Todd (Track/Alderson Broaddus) • Robert Williams (Baseball/Slippery Rock) • Chance Wright (Basketball/Carlow)

Girls Basketball Team Wins Highest

GPA Honors For 2015-2016 The Bethel Park High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team is the first recipient of the Highest Team GPA Award, winning with an average GPA of 4.0.

Their team name will be placed on a banner that will hang in the BPHS gymnasium.

The award was calculated by averaging the cumulative individual grades from all varsity athletes for the first three grading periods of the 2015-2016 school year.

Other top teams were:

• Girls Volleyball Team – Second Place

• Girls Soccer Team – Third Place

• Girls Cross Country Team – Fourth Place

• Girls Swimming/Diving Team – Fifth Place

NAMS Science Club Creates Herb Pallet Gardens

Neil Armstrong Middle School Science Club students stayed after school to help Food Service Director Joe Consolmagno plant pallet herb gardens.

Mr. Consolmagno made the pallets and the students filled them with dirt and planted seeds to grow oregano, thyme, sage, rosemary, cilantro, parsley, basil and chives.

The herbs will be used in NAMS cafeteria meals in the fall. The students also said they would water the pallets over the summer.

Congratulations,

Charlize Donaldson!

Lincoln Third Grader Charlize Donaldson wrote a story about a butterfly called “Beautiful Bella” and her earned Second Place in the Third Grade category in WQED’s 2016 Writers Contest.

As a Finalist, Charlize had the opportunity to visit the WQED studios to record an audio version of her story, which is online at: http://www.bpsd.org/protected/ArticleView.aspx?iid=6G3UP0I&dasi=2P2. As a Second Place Winner, she received a Family Membership to the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh and her book was made into a puppet show.

Franklin Fourth

Graders Participate In Embryology

Project

Franklin Fourth Graders in Mrs. Meucci’s classroom are participating in an embryology project to hatch 22 chicken eggs.

Recently they participated in a candling activity to determine if the eggs are fertile or not.

Once the chicks have hatched, the students will share their findings with their parents during a special program.

Memorial

Second Graders Meet

Their Penn Pals

Second Grade students in Mrs. Schall’s room at Memorial have been corresponding this school year with their “Penn Pals”—the second graders in Miss Morrow’s room at William Penn.

The students corresponded using Google docs and email. Every correspondence had to contain a question in it that the other student was required to answer when it came time to reply.

The students recently met one another at Memorial and participated in a STEAM activity together before enjoying a picnic lunch outside on blankets.

Washington

Students Fill Stage Area With Plastic Grocery Bags For

Recycling

Washington Elementary students celebrated Earth Day 2016 with a month-long collection of plastic grocery bags for recycling.

The number of bags brought in by students filled the Washington stage and the collection was unveiled to the students on Earth Day, where they learned about why it’s important to recycle as many items as possible.

The students in Mrs. Williams’ Fourth Grade classroom helped to stuff the bags into her mini-van, and she drove the bags to Giant Eagle, where they will be given to a group that will recycle them into building materials.

Radioactive Readers Win Penn Fourth Grade Battle

Of The Books The Radioactive Readers—Nick Allen, Cassie Robinson and Grace Skalniak—were the winners of this year’s William Penn Fourth Grade Battle of the Books.

Six teams participated this year by reading six books in advance of the competition, coming up with a team name and designing a poster for their team’s table at the competition.

Congratulations to all the students who participated in this event. They are ALL winners because they chose to read!

Penn Wins Elementary Gifted Challenge Cup For

The Second Consecutive Year

William Penn Gifted Students were the winners of the Elementary Gifted Challenge Cup Competition for the second consecutive year!

They competed against gifted students from all five Bethel Park elementary schools in brain-related games such as tangrams, logic puzzles and games like Q-Bitz and Square Up.

Washington First Grader Honored By Scholastic

Reading Club

Washington Elementary School First Grade Teacher Barbara Walsh was one of 150 winners in the Scholastic Reading Club’s National Teacher Appreciation Week Contest.

Mrs. Walsh was nominated by student Owen Bileck, and his mother, Karleen. As a winner, Mrs. Walsh received a gift basket from 1-800-Flowers.com and an e-card from Owen, thanking her for her daily commitment to instilling in him a love for learning and discovery.

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.

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District Where Futures Begin