Bethel Park School District

November 2013 Highlights

Please enjoy reading about the outstanding achievements of our students and staff!

BPHS Forensics Team Off To A Great Start! The BPHS Forensics Team finished among the Top 10 Teams at their first two tournaments.

AT PENN STATE BEHREND

• The Team finished in Second Place.

• Jack Brownfield and Christian Smetana – First Place in Public Forum Debate

• Molly Graham – Second Place in Humorous Interpretation

• Joseph Tischler – Second Place in Interpretation of Prose and Degree of Special Distinction

• Billy dePoutiloff and Sean McClain – Degrees of Distinction

• Sayonna Block and Harrison Zelt – Degrees of Honor

• Rachel Dittmer, Christine Mucha and Max Reese – Membership in the National Forensic League

AT QUIGLEY

• The Team finished in Eighth Place.

• Molly Graham – First Place in Humorous Interpretation

• Natalie Lalama – Second Place in Dramatic Interpretation

• David Erzen and Lauren Bostedo – Second Place in Duo Interpretation

• Elliott Lehmann and Ryan Vanhorenbeck – Third Place in Public Forum Debate

• Adam Ackerman and Elliott Lehmann – Degrees of Distinction

• Zachery Sedor, Kelsey Tischler and Jessica Viehman – Membership in the National Forensic League

Rotary Names Jarrod Cingel Its October

Student Of The Month

The Rotary Club of Bethel Park named BPHS senior Jarrod Cingel the October Student of the Month in recognition of Jarrod’s commitment to school and community service.

Jarrod coordinates the annual Staff Appreciation Week activities for the Student Government Association; he volunteers at the Carnegie Science Center; his Eagle Scout Project benefitted his church; and he interned at Carnegie Mellon University, where he helped to develop transportation solutions for the disabled.

BPHS Students Raise $1,200 For Breast Cancer Research

BPHS Future Business Leaders of America and Sports and Entertainment Management Class students sold pink bandanas for $1 each for the BPHS Football “Pink Out” Game in October and raised $1,200 for breast cancer research. They donated the money to St. Clair Hospital’s Breast Care Center.

Eight BPHS Musicians Selected For PMEA Honors

Band

Eight Bethel Park High School musicians have been selected to participate in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association’s Honors Band Concert, which will be held on Sunday, November 24 at West Mifflin High School.

• Joe Beaver – Trumpet • Tori Chorey – E-Flat Soprano

Clarinet • Phoebe Gorges – French

Horn • Katerina Kimes -- Trombone

• Corey Kroboth – Clarinet • Mary Hannah Swaney –

Flute • David Uhlman – Percussion • Joe Wasko -- Tuba

Seven BPHS Musicians Selected For ‘Winds Of The Future’ Concert

Seven Bethel Park High School musicians participated in the “Winds of the Future” Symposium at Duquesne University on October 28, where they were exposed to college level instruction and had the opportunity to play with other gifted area high school musicians.

• Joe Beaver – Trumpet

• Tori Chorey – Clarinet

• Josh Como – Baritone Saxophone

• Madison Daudet – Percussion

• Rachel Kinlan – Clarinet

• Ben Light – Alto Saxophone

• Matthew Tarbert -- Clarinet

BPHS Students Learn About Careers Through Career Spotlight Series

BPHS Guidance Counselor Lorri Smith recruited over 30 professionals to come and speak with BPHS students in small groups about their careers, through a newly-created Career Spotlight Series that ran the month of November. Thank you to the following professionals, who generously donated their time to share their expertise with our students:

• Kristi Bonacci, Accounting • Lou Ann Cook, Nursing • Cindy Rack, Real Estate • Becky Luzier, Sports Management • Mike Kramer, Pilot • Donna Matty, Pharmacy • Joe Butera, Electric and Natural Gas • Michael McCort, Chiropractor • Kristen Corbett and Emily Witco,

Physician Assistant/Nurse Anesthetist • Jessica Magnu, Dietetics and Nutrition • Peter Haywiser, Physical Therapy • Julie Klara, Chemical Engineering • Tom Rigatti, Law Enforcement • Andy Harkness, Civil Engineering • Dan Duff, Medical/Surgical Equipment

Sales

• Jim Miller, Landscape Architect • Josh Nirella, Addiction Treatment

and Recovery • Kevin Hayes, Architect • Juli Philippi, Biomedical Research • John Mascaro, Jr., Construction • Gregory Frank, Bioengineering • Peggy Habets, Art, Illustration,

Voiceovers • Dr. Tim Campbell, Medicine • Glenn Sherrill, Marketing and

Advertising • Russ Spicuzza, Sales and Sales

Management • Kym Gable, Broadcasting • Representatives from Pitt Dental

School, Bella Capelli Cosmetology School, and Vet Tech Institute

Fall Sports Season Was A Success!

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM

• Section Champions

• WPIAL Finalists for the first time in school history

• State Semifinalists

GIRLS SOCCER TEAM

• WPIAL Semifinalists

• Qualified for State Playoffs by winning the WPIAL Championship Consolation Match.

BOYS SOCCER

• Section Champions

• WPIAL Semifinalists

WPIAL PLAYOFF QUALIFIERS:

• Girls Tennis

• Girls Golf

• Football

Secondary Students Remember Active Soldiers And Veterans

On Veterans Day

BPHS American Literature students wrote letters to a unit of soldiers stationed in Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula and communicated with a soldier via Skype.

BPHS and IMS students in the Bring A Smile To The Service Group and the IMS Student Council thanked veterans with coffee and cookies in the IMS cafeteria on Veteran’s Day.

NAMS Sixth Grade students wrote letters to active servicemen and veterans, thanking them for their sacrifices.

NAMS Students Enter Gingerbread House Into

Contest

Neil Armstrong Middle School students in the Social Skills Group worked together to create a gingerbread house that they entered in the PPG Place Gingerbread Contest.

The theme of their house is “Christmas at NASA” and the students worked in small groups and used their talents to create this beautiful work of art this will be on display at PPG Place this holiday season.

Good luck to Mrs. Yakubic’s, Mrs. Graney’s and Mrs. Tabak’s students in the competition!

Washington First Graders Fill Six Backpacks For African Orphans

The First Grade students in Mrs. Ellison’s, Mrs. McGinnis’ and Mrs. Walsh’s rooms at Washington Elementary School filled six backpacks with school supplies that were sent to the Hope of Hope Orphanage and School in Nyadire, Zimbabwe with volunteers from Christ United Methodist Church.

The backpacks were donated by North Face, thanks to Mrs. Ellison’s husband.

The Mission of the Bethel Park School District is to lead an educational partnership with the community, maintaining an environment that challenges all students to reach their potential as lifelong learners and responsible members of

society.

The Bethel Park School

District Where Futures Begin