The
Baldwin-Whitehall School District has joined a
statewide public outreach campaign designed to promote
the accomplishments, accountability and value of
Pennsylvania's public schools.
Baldwinaires & Stage
Band Perform Holiday Music
The
Baldwin High School Baldwinaires, under the direction
of Mr. Kris Tranter and the Stage Band, under
the direction of Mr. Gary McKeever performed
holiday music for the students at Paynter and
McAnnulty Elementary Schools.
Posted
1/2/03
Baldwin
High School Blood Drive
The
December blood drive held at Baldwin High School
was very successful with 135 students and staff
making donations. March 11th and 12th is the
next scheduled blood drive.
Posted
1/2/03
Whitehall
Elementary 5th Grade Chorus
Musical
entertainment was provided at the School Board
reception held at Whitehall Elementary Library.
Under the direction of music teacher, Mrs. Kraus,
Whitehall Elementary fifth grade chorus sang
holiday music for staff, administrators, and
members of the School Board.
Posted
1/2/03
Paynter
Elementary "Fire Hurts" Project
In
2001, Paynter Elementary was the first school
nationwide to begin the "Fire Hurts" Project
in conjunction with the American Red Cross. The "Fire
Hurts" Project, headed by the school Social
Worker, Mark Lepore, collects items for families
who are victims of floods or fires. Peer Mediators
and student leaders from the fifth grade helped
the Social Work Intern assemble 173 comfort kits
for these families. Contributions from kindergarten
through fifth grade helped to make this 2002
Project a success.
Posted
1/3/03
Paynter
Elementary 4th Grade Ethnic Food Fair
Paynter
Elementary fourth grade class of Mr. Kraus
enjoyed a variety of ethnic foods at their
International Food Fair. The students did
research on where their families had come
from, and this was led out of the curriculum
in social studies. Students made a sample
dish from their researched country. All the
food was prepared at the students' homes,
and brought in to share with the class.
Posted
1/3/03
Bulb
Planting Project at Whitehall Elementary
Third
grade teacher, Mrs. Finet, with the help of her
student teacher, Ms. Saras, planned and organized
a grade level memorial project in remembrance
of September 11th. The third grade curriculum
was the driving force in accomplishing their
goal as various objectives in social studies,
reading, English, mathematics, and science were
incorporated into this grade level endeavor.
Nine
patriotic third grade classes, with their teachers,
cooperatively and proudly planted an 8 X 13 foot
early spring flower garden to spell “U.S.A.” in
red tulips, white crocuses, and blue hyacinths.
Each letter was planted with the three different
bulb types with the intent to create a red, white,
and blue striped effect. The learning experience
will continue as the entire school body anxiously
anticipate the final result.
Posted
1/3/03
Harrison
Middle School 6th grade Leadership Project
Students
involved with Harrison Middle School's 6th
grade Leadership program selected a project
that benefited their friends and fellow students
within the school district. The students
raised $1,060 to buy gifts for needy Baldwin-Whitehall
students. Students from the 5 sixth grade
teams raised the money through lollipop trees
and guess the number of candy pieces in a
jar fundraisers. The students and teacher,
Mrs. Charmaine Baughman shopped at Target
in West Mifflin prior to Christmas. Target
also gave an additional 10% discount. With
gift lists in hand, the students purchased
a variety of presents, including sleep wear,
clothes, and CD players. The gifts were then
delivered by school social workers.
Posted
1/3/03
Paynter
5th Grade Asset Science Project
After
learning about Isaac Newton's Three Laws
of Motion, the fifth grade class of Miss
April Collet at Paynter Elementary School
conducted the asset science unit on Motion
and Design. The students built their own
vehicles, using K'NEX. They set up a falling
weight system, using washers, string, and
paperclips. Then, they added a load to the
vehicle and had to determine if that would
speed up or slow down the vehicle. They were
able to use a stop watch to check for accuracy.
Posted
1/8/03
Leadership
II - Harrison Middle School
The
students selected for the 2002-2003 Harrison
Middle School Leadership II program were
involved with the Leadership program last
school year. The 7th and 8th grade students
recently visited kindergarten through second
grade students at McAnnulty and Paynter Elementary
Schools. The students planned, organized,
demonstrated, and taught a craft project
to the elementary students and then read
stories to them. The Leadership II program
is under the direction of Harrison Middle
School teachers Ms. Heather Grasser, Mr.
Jay Johnson, Mr. Dennis Squeglia, Mrs. Wendy
Summa, and Mrs. Denise Wells.
Posted
1/14/03
Baldwin
Varsity Swim Team Taylor Allderdice Swim
Invitational Results
The
Baldwin High School Men's Varsity Swim Team
won first place at the Tenth Annual Taylor
Allderdice Swim Invitational. The Women's
Varsity Swim Team placed fourth out of a
field of 11. A new meet record was set for
the Boys' 400 Freestyle Relay with a time
of 330.34 by: seniors, Marc Bishop and Ryan
Johnson; junior, Adam Eiben; and freshman
Ray Toomey.
Posted
1/21/03
Reader's
Digest National Word Power Challenge
State Qualifier
Harrison
Middle School 7th grade student, David
Dgien competed in the Reader’s Digest
National Word Power Challenge at state
level on January 21 at Washington and Jefferson
College in Washington, PA. David was one
of the top 100 state qualifiers.
Posted
1/23/03
Harrison
Middle School - Future City Regional
Winners
The
team, of Harrison Middle School seventh
grade students Eric Andes, Kelly Phillips,
and Justin Tomko, is the regional first
place winner in the 2003 Future City Competition.
The students will compete in the national
finals in Washington, D.C. during National
Engineers Week, February 16-22. The competition
requires teams of seventh and eighth graders
to design and build cities that address
urban problems.
Posted
1/29/03
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