At Whitehall Elementary, Mrs. Larson and Mrs. Walsh
had their fourth grade students experience the art
of baking firsthand by participating in a biscuit
bake-off. Each class prepared a different biscuit
recipe from scratch while using their skills in measurement.
The students then created a sign advertising their
biscuits for the bake-off. All students enjoyed this
delicious activity, which was inspired by the story “Justin
and the Best Biscuits”. A group of students'
parents and grandparents joined in to help make this
activity a fun success.
Posted
1/9/05
BHS
- Gingerbread Houses
The food service classes at Baldwin High School
took part in the annual making of gingerbread houses.
Under the direction of Mrs. Brennfleck, the students
worked in teams to design and construct their houses.
This year's houses featured the creative use of gumdrops,
licorice, and other assorted sweets.
Posted
1/9/05
BHS
Holiday Music
The Baldwin High School Jazz/Stage Band under the
direction of Mr. Gary McKeever and the Baldwinaires
under the direction of Mr. Kris Tranter traveled
to each of the elementary buildings to entertain
the students with holiday music.
Posted
1/9/05
HMS
- Writer's Workshop
Eighteen students from Harrison
Middle School Team 7C participated in the
first annual "Writer's Workshop." The
workshop, led by former Harrison student,
Allison Brooks Minetti, was to promote excellence
in writing prose, and inspire students to
create their own poetry. Mr. Dan Shaner and
Ms. Sandy Brooks Minetti assisted, as students
practiced peer revision exercises, created
list and object poems, and used phrases pulled
from a paper bag to fashion their own stories.
The culminating activity was writing an ekphrastic
poem inspired by the artwork of Monet. Allison,
currently a sophomore at Allegheny College
in Meadville, is an assistant editor of the
Allegheny Review, an international literary
magazine.
Posted
1/9/05
WES
- December Happy Grams
December is a perfect month
to recognize the core value of CARING. Two
students from each homeroom were recognized
by their teachers and Principals at the December
Happy Gram recognition. Each of the students
demonstrated caring by taking the time to
care for someone else. The students were “Caught
Doing Good” by showing kindness towards
others. Congratulations to all of the students
who received a Happy Gram!
Posted
1/9/05
WES
- Art Masterpieces
Whitehall Elementary fifth grade students in Ms.
Metrovich and Mr. Cendroski's homerooms created their
own renditions of famous works of art by creating
a print in Mrs. Cooley's Art Class. Students learned
how to create a monoprint and how to register a print
using reproductions of various paintings that were
taped under clear laminate. They interpreted the
paintings into their own colors using tempera paint
on top of the laminate. Each time they added color,
they needed to register the print and print the color
onto the paper. Students later added detail to the
print using a fine tip marker when the paint dried.
Posted
1/17/05
HMS
- Inflatable Games
Students who sold a minimum of eight items during
Harrison’s annual magazine sale were eligible
to participate in the Inflatable Games. Each grade
level spent an entire period in the gymnasium, engaging
in activities ranging from bouncing on the inflatables
to dancing to recent popular tunes. Congratulations
to those students who qualified for this fun-filled
event!
Posted
1/17/05
MES
- Rosa Parks Story
McAnnulty PTA sponsored the Educate Us Productions'
program Rosa: Please Keep Your Seat. Actor Gregory
Gibson Kenney told the Rosa Park's story as he became
Just'n Truth, a young man on the bus the day Mrs.
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat. Just'n led
the students up to that day, including the historical
sit-in and the events that followed and the impact
it made on society.
Posted
1/17/05
BHS
- Talent Show
Baldwin High School Student Council presented
An Escape to the Wonderful World of Make Believe
Talent Show on January 12 and 13. The array of talent
included: dancing, vocal performances, and instrumental
performances. Participating in this event were students
Shannon Schwartzmiller, Rob Dornenburg, Amanda Williams,
Meg Curley, Michele Naylor, Hannah Whittaker, Sarah
Zwirek, Meghan Schiller, Ryan Russman, Jesse Kitts,
Rickla Davenport, Nicole Cutone, Dana Glaus, Laura
Deely, Marina DiVito, Christina Liebert, Kayla Smith,
Angie D'Ignazio, and the Baldwin High School Dance
Team. There was also a special performance by Student
Council sponsors Mrs. Leslie Leopold and Mr. Rich
Deemer. The first-place winners were Meghan Schiller
and Ryan Russman for their vocal duet.
Posted
1/17/05
Paynter
Kids Swim Junior Olympics
Mark Tripson, Kelly Kramer,
Abbey Smith and Katie Yauch participated
in the Junior Olympics Swim meet held at
Bethel Park High School. They are members
of the Baldwin-Whitehall Swim Club and Paynter
Elementary students.
Posted
1/25/05
HMS
- Fiddler On the Roof
Harrison Middle School seventh grade Unified Arts
students spend a portion of their nine weeks in music
learning about musical theater. The culminating event
is their performance of the musical, Fiddler on the
Roof. The students audition for parts, dress in costume,
and construct the props for this musical production.
Classes throughout the building, as well as parents,
are invited to attend this unique performance.
Posted
1/25/05
BHS
- The Pajama Game Dance Rehearsal 1/20/05
Dance numbers and scene rehearsals are underway
for theBaldwin
High School spring musical, The Pajama Game.
Cast members took part in learning the choreographed
movements for the dance numbers 7 1/2 Cents and Once-a-Year
Day during the rehearsal practice on January 20.
Posted
1/25/05
PES
- School Board Recognition
Some of Paynter Elementary’s
best readers were invited to read to the
school board members during the January school
board meeting. The students were asked to
read to the board in honor of School Board
Recognition Month. The first graders read "Sam's
Song" and impressed the members of the
board with their oral reading fluency skills.
The student readers were (L-R) Sarah Beradini,
Garrett Hagan, Carly Lutz, and Rae Ann Firek.
Posted
1/25/05
PES
- Graphing Project
At Paynter Elementary, Ms. Wolf's third grade class
is graph-crazy after completing their graph presentations.
Following two weeks of working on a math chapter
on data analysis, the students were off to gather
information on a topic of their own. First, each
student chose a question and created voting slips.
Next, the students visited classrooms from kindergarten
through fifth grade to gather their data.
At home, the children organized their voting results
into tally charts and then created a bar graph
or a pictograph. The students then displayed their
finished work on poster boards. When the projects
came into school, the students drew conclusions based
on the result. For example, what was the most popular
school lunch? How many more students voted for
pizza than chicken nuggets.
Posted
1/25/05
HMS
- Once On This Island 1/24 Rehearsal
Rehearsals have begun for Harrison Middle School's
musical theater production of Once
On This Island. Students have been
meeting to perfect the scenes, music and dance numbers
for this upcoming show.
Posted
1/25/05
WES
- How-To Demonstrations
Whitehall Elementary fifth grade students in Mrs.
McMillen's class composed multiple-paragraph how-to
essays then presented their topics to their peers.
Their topics ranged from baking, make-up application,
to football plays, and building model cars. The whole
class enjoyed these lively presentations and the
sample treats that followed. The students had an
opportunity to organize the steps to complete a task,
explain that task in writing, and sharpen their public
speaking skills. In learning to be a good audience,
the students wrote and shared positive comments about
one another's presentations.
Posted
1/25/05
WES
- Math Add Magic
Whitehall PTA sponsored the program "Math
Add Magic" presented by Kevin Ford. The assembly
demonstrated to students that there is real magic
in every day math skills. Kevin discussed strange
mathematical concepts and number oddities, how math
is important in every day life and how math skills
will be important in the world of future technologies.
Posted
1/29/05
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