Paynter Elementary and Whitehall Elementary third,
fourth, and fifth grade students interested in band
or orchestra took part in instrument try-outs . Instrumental
music teachers, Mr. Michael Clancy, Mrs. Debbie Vavrek,
Mr. Allan Link, and Mr. Alan Booth gave the interested
students the opportunity to try to hold and play
the musical instruments that they are thinking about
playing. The teachers then helped the aspiring musicians
determine the instrument that is best suited for
them both physically and musically.
Posted
9/3/04 Updated 9/16/04
BHS
- Captains' Breakfast
Mr. Lou Angelo, Baldwin-Whitehall School District
Athletic Director, welcomed student representatives
from fall sports to the Athletic Department's first
Captains' Breakfast. The breakfast agenda included
an inspiring presentation by Mr. Angelo on "Breaking
Through to the Championship Level - Improving Your
Ability to Succeed in the Game of Life.” Mr.
Paul Hindes, a Baldwin High School teacher and coach,
presented his program on the topic ”The Championship
Journey.” The concepts of both motivational
topics were applicable to academics, athletics, and
life’s events.
Posted
9/7/04
MES
- Sticks and Stones Program
Students at McAnnulty Elementary enjoyed a unique
and educational juggling program with the performance
of Sticks and Stones by Joe Lyons of Juggleseeds
Family Entertainment presented by the Children's
Museum of Pittsburgh. The program, sponsored by McAnnulty
PTA, empowers children to resolve conflicts on their
own. During the performance, Joe reveals the truth
of how bullies feel about themselves, how to deal
with them and how to avoid becoming one.
Posted
9/9/04
BHS
Pep Rally
On the afternoon of September 10, there was little
doubt to anyone in ear-shot of Baldwin High School
that the Pride is Alive. Athletic Director, Mr. Lou
Angelo brought back the first pep assembly in thirteen
years to the high school stadium. Under a sunny and
blue sky, the entire student body was in attendance
to cheer for all the fall sports teams. Captains
from each of the teams were introduced and each team
and the band were recognized for their part in helping
to make Baldwin High School outstanding. Also at
the assembly, the girls volleyball team received
their WPIAL rings. Senior Class President T. Michael
Ryan, varsity football Coach Silianoff, and the football
team captains, band, school mascot and cheerleaders
encouraged the audience to "make some noise".
Mr. Chris Stultz, a vice-principal at Baldwin High
School, then led the crowd in a team spirited song
that he accompanied with his excellent singing voice
and guitar playing.
Posted
9/16/04
BHS
Activities Fair
Baldwin High School and PTSA sponsored an Extracurricular
Activities Fair to introduce freshman students to
over 30 clubs, organizations, and groups available
at the school. The students had the opportunity to
visit the fair, talk with group representatives,
and sign-up to join.
Posted
9/21/04
WES
3rd Grade Breakfast with Books
For this year's annual Third-Grade Breakfast with
Books, more than 120 gathered in Whitehall Elementary
Library to share orange juice, donuts and books.
Mr. Bob Holder, the school's new librarian, welcomed
parents, grandparents and some younger siblings who
joined the third-graders as they read to each other
at the tables, on the windowsills and spread out
on the carpet. The principals and a number of the
teachers stopped by to welcome our newest students
to the library as they learn to make Whitehall Elementary
School their home.
Posted
9/21/04
WES
- Peer Mediation
Peer Mediation provides students with a positive
alternative to resolve a conflict. Recently at Whitehall
Elementary, fourth grade students were trained as
peer mediators. A peer mediator is a student trained
to provide a safe, scripted, structured, confidential
process to assist other students in conflict to end
disputes peacefully by reaching mutually acceptable
agreements. All grade levels have trained mediators.
Whitehall has students helping students!
Posted
9/26/04
BHS
- PTSA Have a Nice Day Cafe
Once again during homecoming week, the Baldwin
High School PTSA sponsored their very successful
and highly anticipated "Have a Nice Day Cafe".
On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday the cafe was
in operation from the start of the school day until
the end. The cafe featured delicious items such as
Krispy Kreme donuts, Panera bagels, and assorted
cookies and snacks. Throughout the day musical entertainment
was provided by Baldwin instrumental music students.
Money raised from the cafe is used towards the PTSA
Scholarship fund and a donation to the school library.
Posted
9/26/04
BHS
- Second Captains' Breakfast
The second Captains’ Breakfast was held at
Baldwin High School. Athletic Director, Mr. Lou Angelo
began the session with general lessons learned by
Olympic coaches and athletes and what they would
do differently if they could prepare and perform
again.
The guest speaker was Ms. Kelly
McCann. Ms. McCann was a 1997 graduate of Baldwin
High School. As a Fighting Highlander, she was
a four-year starter for the varsity softball team.
Ms. McCann currently holds all of the school records
for ERA, strikeouts, innings pitched and wins.
She was fortunate enough to be part of three WPIAL
championship teams and one PIAA runner-up team.
Upon graduation, she attended Penn State University
from 1997-2001 on an athletic scholarship for softball.
Posted
9/27/04
WES
- Morning Announcements
At Whitehall Elementary, the
fifth-grade SOAR (Students Organizing and Achieving
Results) leadership students broadcast the
morning announcements through the Whitehall
School television network. Mrs. Amy Lewis,
the school social worker, directed class elections,
where students in each classroom choose two
of their classmates to be their leaders, known
as SOAR students. Each morning, the SOAR students
announce
the date, time and weather, birthdays and special announcements, as well as
the Pledge of Allegiance. There is a new pair of SOAR broadcasters each week.
Posted
9/27/04
WES
- Scholastic Book Fair
Members of Whitehall PTA and school librarian,
Mr. Robert Holder, welcomed students to the Scholastic
Book Fair. The fair offers students and teachers
the opportunity to purchase books. Proceeds from
the sale benefit the library.
Posted
9/27/04
HMS
- Magazine Awards Distribution
Those students who participated in the first turn-in
day for Harrison Middle School's annual magazine
fundraiser were rewarded for their great efforts.
Students earned prizes ranging from a bag full of
candy to an invitation to a Limo Luncheon. These
prizes were distributed during all lunch periods
on September 22, 2004. Way to go, Harrison!
Posted
9/27/04
WES
- Character Education Door Decoration
Whitehall Elementary’s first core
value for Character Education is PRIDE. Pride
is delight or satisfaction with one’s
achievements. Pride allows us to feel proud
and have self-esteem or self-respect. Everyone
should feel proud of themselves as they study
to gain more education and knowledge. We
are usually most proud when we do something
well, especially if that thing was hard for
us to do like winning a race in physical
education class or getting all the words
right on a spelling test. Sometimes an adult
will be around to notice what you did and
tell you “Good job!” but not
always. Even if no one else knows what you
did, be proud!
Recently, a “Decorate Your Classroom
Door with Pride” contest took place
at Whitehall. Walking down the hallways of
the school, pride is evident with the wonderfully
decorated doors. Congratulations to Mrs.
Finet’s third grade class with their
first place door, Mrs. Ridge’s fifth
grade class with their second place door,
and Mrs. Walsh’s fourth grade class
with being recognized with third place.
Posted
9/27/04
BHS
Homecoming Court
Baldwin
High School students concluded their homecoming
school week with a pep assembly. After the
band performed, the activities continued with
the selection of the 2004 Homecoming Court.
The
senior class court included Russ Kuznicki, T. Michael
Ryan, Michael Ducker, Keith Huebner, Kevin Wilkomm,
Jessica Munz, Jessica Farnish, Hannah Sarver, Kayla
Smith and Holly Ignasky. The selection of the 2004
Homecoming King Keith Huebner and Queen Kayla Smith
was announced during half-time of that evening's
Baldwin - Hempfield football game.
The
junior class court included Ray Benvenuti, Dan
Graff, Dave Montgomery, Justin Schmotzer, Carly
Brickett, Sarah Kennedy, Julie Yasko and Jackie
Cundra. The junior homecoming prince was Dan O'Brien
and the princess was Katie Snow.
The
sophomore class court included Brandon Parker,
Jesse Petri, Brian McCann, Katy Willow, Dawn Loy
and Jordan Vanerstrom. The sophomore homecoming
prince was Mike Unrath and the princess was Brittany
Ogden
The
freshman class court included Brett Stanford, Jeff
Joyce, Cory Gunter, Amanda Pintavelle, Christina
Benvenuti, and Krista Sunseri. The freshman homecoming
prince was Jeff Greiner and the princess was Megan
Leslie.
Posted
9/30/04
HMS
- Bully Prevention Essay Contest
Over one hundred entries were
submitted to the Harrison Middle School Bullying
Prevention Kick-Off Week Short Essay/Poetry
Contest. Students were asked to write an
original short essay or poem relating to
the theme “Treat Others as You Want
to Be Treated”.
The Bullying Prevention Short Essay/Poetry Contest
Winners were:
Andrea Weigand - grade 8
Kelsey Finocchi- grade 6
Frank Renzulli- grade 7
Posted
9/30/04
HMS
- Gateway Teen Leadership Program
Four Harrison Middle School
students, Emile DePoe, Jessica Somarcik,
Deamore Rullo and Jordan Blanc, represented
the Baldwin – Whitehall School District
at the annual Gateway Teen Institute for
Leadership and Drug and Alchohol Prevention.
The students attended workshops and participated
in interactive courses about leadership skills,
and alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse.
In addition, they were trained in prevention
basics, prevention project implementation
skills, healthy lifestyles, and personal
development.
Posted
9/30/04
WES
- Sensory Poems
At Whitehall Elementary, Mrs. Larson’s fourth
grade class created “sensory poems” based
on their experience of eating an apple. As students
ate an apple, they made a list of words or phrases
that described how the apple looked, smelled, tasted,
felt, and the sound that they heard. From the list,
they created a quatrain which is a poem of four lines
with a four - word sentence and three - word sentence
pattern. As a “grand finale”, they created
an apple from construction paper to use as a border
for display.
Posted
9/30/04
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