T
he Bethel Park Education
Foundation paid a visit to the
March 26 Bethel Park Board of
School Directors Meeting to share
some exciting news!
In the past year, the Foundation has
awarded nine grants to projects that
have benefitted Bethel Park schools
and students. Several Foundation Board
members and grant recipients were
on-hand to pose with a large $8,040.06
check, which represents the combined
value of all nine grants.
The Bethel Park School District is
grateful for the work that the Education
Foundation does to enhance its schools,
and to everyone who has financially
supported this organization that
supports the Bethel Park School District.
Here are the grants that have
benefitted our schools:
Franklin Fourth Grade Embryology
Project – awarded to Fourth Grade
Teacher Katherine Meucci. This grant
enabled all three Franklin Fourth Grade
classes to study the development of
chickens by observing them during the
hatching process.
Lincoln Community Garden – awarded
Lincoln Librarian Denice Pazuchanics.
This grant helped with purchasing
materials to benefit the Lincoln
Community Garden,
an interactive
learning project
that provides fresh
produce to the SHIM
Food Pantry for
distribution to the
community.
Autism
Acceptance
Literature – awarded
to Franklin Special
Education Teacher
Jessica Mahoney.
This grant helped
to purchase autism
BPEF Board President Andy Amrhein (third from left) to representatives
acceptance literature
from the BPHS Forensics Club (left to right): Demetrios Patrinos, Christian
that can be shared
McClaine, Tanush Bahl, Caleb Shook, Hannah Gold, Madi Hoffman,
District-wide during
Claudia Huber and Jillian Sullivan.
World Autism
Acceptance Month.
Memorial Music Stands – awarded to
Laura Hoffman. This grant went toward
Memorial Music Teacher Keith Born. This
expenses related to the annual BOLD and
grant facilitated the purchase of new
GOLD Nights for IMS eighth grade boys
music stands for the Memorial Music
and girls, to help them transition to life as
Program.
a high school student next school year.
Independence Middle School
Washington Functional Garden
Innovators Club Principles of Flight –
– awarded to Washington Adaptive
awarded to Principal David Muench. This
Physical Education Teacher Linda Graney
grant helped to purchase materials for
and Special Education Teacher Melissa
this year’s Innovators Club project—the
Toth. The grant helped with the costs
building of remote control airplanes.
of creating a special garden for the
Bethel Park High
Functional Skills Class students to plant,
School Forensics
care for and harvest, with the crops being
Team – awarded
used to make “stone soup.”
to BPHS Teacher/
William Penn First Grade Egg Hatching
Forensics Club
– awarded to First Grade Teacher Lori
Sponsor Christine
Joseph. This grant helped to create an
Robb and BPHS
egg hatching experience for both Penn
Student and
First Grade classes.
Forensics Club
Bethel Park Education Foundation
Member Caleb
Board Members are Andy Amrhein,
Shook. The grant
President; William Brucker, Vice President;
helped to defray
Tom Bailey, Treasurer; Debbie Luckasevic,
travel expenses of
Secretary; Patty Campbell, Lindsay
BPHS Forensic Club
Crowley, Vic DiPrampero, Caitlin Metzler,
students who have
James Knapp, Dr. Joseph Pasquerilla and
qualified for higher
Dr. Roger Zelt.
level competitions,
To learn more about the Bethel Park
On-hand for the check presentation at the March 26 School Board Meeting
such as States and
Education Foundation, please go to:
were (front row, left to right): Washington Teacher Linda Graney, Franklin
Nationals.
http://www.bethelparkfoundation.com/
Teacher Katherine Meucci, BPEF Board Members Caitlin Metzler, Patty
Campbell, Deborah Luckasevic, BPHS student Demetri Patrinos and
Independence
bethelparkeducationalfoundation_home.
Independence Middle School Principal David Muench; (back row, left
Middle School BOLD
aspx.
to right): BPSD Superintendent Dr. Joseph Pasquerilla, Lincoln Librarian
and
GOLD
Programs
Denice Pazuchanics, Penn Teacher Lori Joseph, Washington Teacher
Melissa Toth, BPEF Board Members Roger Zelt, Lindsay Crowley, William
– awarded to IMS
Brucker, Andy Amrhein, BPHS Teacher Christine Robb and BPHS students
PTSO Member
Caleb Shook and Christian McClaine.
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