The Concord Chess Club is so popular at the school that it now has two teams of students in grades 3-5. Students work on chess skills and compete with classmates and chess master John Young during 7-week cycles at lunchtime. (more…)
Pittsburgh Sunnyside K-8 Get Your Read On! was the theme for Sunnyside’s Literacy Week, held May 12-16, 2008. During the week, staff and students participated in numerous activities that celebrated the beauty of reading. (more…)
Pittsburgh Brashear’s student clubs program is off to an exciting start, with 10 new clubs on the roster. Among the offerings are Sign Language, being sponsored by one of the school’s interpreters, Zumba Fitness, Future Chefs, and Bowling. (more…)
Charlynn White, 2008 Pittsburgh Perry graduate and Pittsburgh Promise recipient, was honored in May at Pittsburgh Perry’s Academic Banquet for her outstanding success in the Pittsburgh Perry Biotechnology program. The Biotechnology Program is funded by a state initiative to help students earn college credits while in high school.
Marsha Robbins, a retired PPS special education teacher, coordinates a special program in partnership with the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society. Robbins visits classrooms and presents assemblies to teach students safe behaviors to decrease the risk of dog bites. (more…)
The President’s Education Awards program honors student achievement and hard work by presenting the President’s Award for Academic Excellence and the President’s Award for Academic Achievement. (more…)
The Junior Engineering and Technical Society (JETS) teams, under the direction of faculty sponsor Sally Martin, swept the regional competition last spring, winning first and second place in the varsity competition and first place in the junior varsity competition. (more…)
Pittsburgh Manchester celebrated Students Against Violence Via Education (SAVVE) Week during the week of May 12. Events included various activities designed to promote violence prevention in school. The week began with Shut the Door on Violence, with each class creating an anti-violence slogan for its room and decorating the doorway to reflect the slogan. The building theme for the day was Kindness Counts. (more…)
A story in the May 26 edition of Time magazine on the trend toward newer, more ambitious high school musicals over some of the “old standbys” included a quote by Pittsburgh Perry teacher Christine Travalino and a photo of the entire cast of “Urinetown,” Pittsburgh Perry’s spring musical.
Pittsburgh Colfax student Ben Foster participated in the Math Kangaroo competition in March 2008 at the University of Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning. Participants completed a math test, then scores were compared against other students from across the country. Nationally, 348 fourth-grade students took the test, and Ben was one of seven in his grade to score 100 percent. Ben was honored at an award ceremony in May in Chicago.