Brad Haas, a 2006
Baldwin High School graduate, was recently
named to the West Virginia University Dean’s
List. This honor is shared with 4,600 undergraduate
students of the 23,000 enrollment. Brad is
majoring in secondary education and plans
to return to Baldwin High School as a teacher
and hockey coach. Brad, a three year letterman,
was Captain of the Varsity ice hockey team
in his senior year, and also MVP of the BHS
Roller Hockey Team. He was assistant captain
of the Varsity team in his junior year, Captain
of the JV ice hockey team as a sophomore,
and assistant Captain of the JV team
in his Freshman year. Although he
misses the seven years as a member of the Baldwin
ice hockey team, he is enjoying his first year as
a member of the WVU Mountaineers men's ice hockey
team. Brad has netted 3 goals and 2 assists, totaling
5 points in 5 games played for the WVU Mountaineers.
Posted
1/29/07
Joe Moeller
Performs in "Cosi Fan Tutte"
Joe Moeller, graduate
of Baldwin High School class of 2003, played
the lead role of Gabriel von Eisenstein in
the operetta "Die Fledermaus" composed
by Johann Strauss and directed by Dr. Sarah
Mantel, at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
You may remember Joe performing in Baldwin's
fall plays and spring musicals. (He was
Tony in "West Side Story" in 2003.)
He was also a member of the Baldwinaires.
Joe is currently in his 4th year as a Voice
major at Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
and performed the tenor role of Ferrando
in last year’s fall opera, "Cosi
Fan Tutte" by Mozart, at Indiana University
of Pennsylvania. "Cosi" is an
opera without a leading character - six
equal characters, equally significant, that
are given equal musical weight.
Posted
12/4/06
Colorado
Composer has a Pittsburgh Past!
“Secret Language of Snow,”
a composition by 1975 Baldwin High School graduate,
Kirk Vogel, was performed at the latest Family Concert
in Heinz Hall by the Pittsburgh Symphony and Pittsburgh
Flute Academy Flute Choirs. Kirk is now living,
teaching, and composing in Greeley, Colorado.
“Secret Language of Snow”
was inspired by the fact that native Inuit have
26 words that describe snow. Two movements of
five were played in the concert, “Annui”
(falling snow) and “Siqoq” (swirling
snow above ridge tops). Some of Kirk’s additional
compositions are “Kokopelli” (for
orchestra) which tells about the legend of Kokopelli,
the Anasazi Indian hunchback flute player. “Kokopelli”
has been performed by the Denver, Boulder, and
Albuquerque Youth Symphonies. For Band and Marching
Band, he has composed “Our Flag Was Still
There,” done as a tribute after 9/11. He
has also created “Gates of Hodore,”
“Candle Dragon,” “Perseids,”
and “Enter the Phoenix.”
Posted
12/4/05
Megan
Kappel Receives Scholarships
Megan Rega Kappel,
a 2004 Baldwin High School graduate, has recently
been awarded scholarships from both the Polish
Falcons of American and the West AirComm Federal
Credit Union. A junior at Allegheny College,
Meadville, Megan is pursuing a major in Creative
Writing as well as a minor in History. This
fall, she will continue her studies at Lancaster
University in Lancaster, England.
In her sophomore year, Megan served as
President of the Epsilon Chapter of Lambda
Sigma Honor Society, which recognizes achievements
in
academics and leadership. She was
also named a Distinguished Alden Scholar at Allegheny
for her freshman year. In 2005, she participated
in the Global Young Leaders Summit in Austria, Hungary,
Czech Republic and Slovakia. Most recently, she
earned biochemistry credits for studying marine
life in the coral reef off the Turks and Caicos
Islands.
Megan was featured in the Academy
Theatre’s 2006 production of Company by Stephen
Sondheim and is a member of the Allegheny College
Choir. She is also the recipient of an Allegheny
College Trustee Scholarship, the Henry R. Towne
Scholarship, and the Greater Beneficial Union Scholarship.
Posted
8/15/05
Recognitions
Christopher
J. Rabold Awarded the J.E. Johnson, Jr. Award
Christopher J. Rabold, Baldwin High
School graduate (’87) and research specialist
with United States Steel Corp. received the J.E.
Johnson, Jr. Award at the Association for Iron &
Steel Technology conference in Cleveland, Ohio in
early May 2006. The award is conferred upon an individual
40 years of age or younger to encourage creative
work in technologies related to blast furnace construction
and practice. Mr. Rabold earned his degree in chemical
engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 1992.
Posted
12/4/05
Lynette
Opel - Seton Hill University’s Inaugural Hall
of Fame
Lynette Opel, a 1984 Baldwin graduate,
has been inducted into Seton Hill University’s
Inaugural Hall of Fame for Women’s Basketball
and Women’s Volleyball. On Saturday, October
7, she will be honored and introduced to the public
at Seton Hill University’s half-time festivities
of the Homecoming football game.
Posted
9/12/06
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