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REMAKE LEARNING DAYS
Bethel Park High School: BP Arts
Fest + STEAM Expo. Sat., May
14, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 309 Church
Road, Bethel Park, PA 15102
Bethel Park Public Library: STEM
Discovery Club. Friday, May 13, Noon to
1 p.m. 5100 West Library Avenue, Bethel
Park, PA 15102
During Remake Learning Days head over
to the Bethel Park Library on May 13 for
STEM (science, technology, engineering,
and math) Discovery Club. Kids and
adults will have fun taking apart flowers
and examining them through a magnifying
glass! The next day, May 14, Bethel Park
High School will host a FREE festival of
arts and exposition of STEAM (science,
technology, engineering, arts, and math)related projects, highlighting student work
and activities. Enjoy the gallery of paintings,
illustrations, digital art, and sculptures and
join in on art-making activities. To explore
the more than 250 events happening May
9-15 for Remake Learning Days, check out
www.remakelearningdays.org.
SETON LASALLE
STUDENT ACCEPTED TO
BOTH NAVAL ACADEMY
AND WEST POINT
Seton LaSalle’s Joe Farnan has the rare
opportunity to choose between the Naval
Academy and West Point after procuring
letters of assurance from both schools, a feat
that has taken years of hard work.
“I’ve always wanted to be in the military,”
Farnan said. “It’s a very noble job and
requires a lot of sacrifice.”
Farnan credits his brother, Michael, also a
Seton LaSalle alumnus and an officer in the
Marine Corps, for inspiring him to join the
military.
“By being an officer in the Marines, he
showed me that I could do it too,” Farnan
said.
However, achieving his goal was not
easy. The process for applying to the service
academies is much different than the
traditional college route.
Taking almost a full year to complete
the application, candidates must apply to
the service academy of their choice then
separately apply to members of Congress for
the nomination.
Farnan received nominations from both
Senator Pat Toomey and Representative Tim
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Murphy. Murphy even made an appearance
at the school for an assembly honoring him.
“It was a very humbling experience; I was
expecting some recognition but not that,”
Farnan said. “I was surprised, and everyone
seemed really happy for me.”
In the end, Farnan chose the Naval
Academy, where he will study nuclear
engineering. After graduation, he plans to
stay in the Navy going forward: “I’ve always
wanted to serve the country and I’m happy
to have this opportunity.”
COOL SPRINGS,
ALLEGHENY HEALTH
NETWORK UNVEIL NEW
SPORTS COMPLEX
Representatives of Penn Cove Group
Capital, Allegheny Health Network (AHN)
and other key facility stakeholders joined
community leaders and elected officials for
a tour of the newly completed Allegheny
Health Network Sports Complex at Cool
Springs this spring.
Located in Bethel Park (1530 Hamilton
Road), the Allegheny Health Network
Sports Complex at Cool Springs is the largest
indoor, multi-sports complex in western PA.
The 169,000-square-foot facility includes
fully turfed, multi-sport fields that combine
into one FIFA regulation-sized surface, as
well as basketball and volleyball courts and
assorted other fitness amenities. The facility
is also a new home to AHN’s Orthopaedic
Institute, providing a comprehensive array
of onsite state-of-the-art orthopedic, sports
medicine, and sports performance programs
and services to meet the needs of athletes
and active adults.
BP TEACHER RECEIVES
CHAMPIONS OF
LEARNING AWARD
The Consortium for Public Education
announced Champions of Learning Award
winners in six categories at a ceremony
held Saturday, April 2, at the Pittsburgh
Center City Marriott. The awards recognize
individuals, businesses and organizations
that create or support exceptional learning
opportunities for youth across southwestern
Pennsylvania.
This year’s Champions of Learning Award
winners were chosen from a slate of 18
finalists who emerged from a nominating
process that began last September and
drew submissions from seven counties. The
category and the winner from Bethel Park