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BHS PRINCIPALS HONORED AS PITTSBURGH PENGUINS MVPS
Baldwin High School Co-Principals John Saras and Brandon Whitfield have been named 2026 Pittsburgh Penguins MVP(“ Most Valuable Principal”) award recipients. They are in elite company, among just 15 regional building administrators across Allegheny County who were recognized by the Penguins, the Grable Foundation, and the Allegheny Intermediate Unit. As part of this recognition, Saras and Whitfield will be honored at a Pittsburgh Penguins game, where each will receive a customized Penguins jersey and a $ 1,000 donation to Baldwin High School.
At R. A. Lutz Elementary School, students enjoyed creating“ tornadoes” by swirling water inside a clear bottle, forming a visible vortex similar to a real tornado. This handson experiment helps explain basic concepts like motion, gravity, and air pressure in a concrete, visual way that many learners find fun and engaging. aldwin-Whitehall BALDWIN-WHITEHALL SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS
WHO’ S AFRAID OF THE BIG BAD WOLF?
Students at McAnnulty Elementary School turned The Three Little Pigs story into an applied engineering challenge. After reading the story, students worked in small teams to choose materials, experiment with techniques for stable construction, and use collaboration and problem solving to adjust designs as they built, while a hairdryer simulated the Big Bad Wolf’ s huffing and puffing at each house. The activity promoted engineering thinking, iterative design, and teamwork while giving students a memorable lesson about structure and force.
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A TRIP BACK IN TIME AT HARRISON MIDDLE SCHOOL
Students at J. E. Harrison Middle School stepped back in time recently when a George Washington reenactor from the Braddock History Center paid a special visit to the sixth-grade class. Dressed in 18th- Century attire, the reenactor shared stories from Washington’ s early life as a young, upcoming leader.