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Natalie Murrio wins the Brentwood, Baldwin,
Whitehall Chamber of Commerce Scholarship
Brentwood High School and the Brentwood Borough School District has had a long-
standing partnership with the Brentwood, Baldwin, Whitehall Chamber of Commerce.
The school district is a proud member of the chamber and Dr. Burch serves on the
Chamber Board of Directors and Officers. Each year the Brentwood, Baldwin, Whitehall
Chamber of Commerce sponsors a $1,000.00 one-time scholarship for a student at
Brentwood High School and a student at Baldwin High School. Natalie Murrio was this
year’s recipient from Brentwood High School. At the Brentwood, Baldwin, Whitehall
Chamber of Commerce luncheon Natalie gave a speech about her educational journey
and her future educational plans that include being accepted to Westminster College. At
Westminster College, Natalie will major in mathematics and science and will continue
her basketball career. Natalie hopes to pursue a career in physical therapy. Natalie is
involved in a multitude of clubs, sports, and activities at Brentwood High School. She will
graduate with High Honors in the Class of 2019. We congratulate Natalie on winning the
scholarship and wish her the best of luck in her educational future.
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Collaborate, Adapt, Create - Microsoft Learning Event
The Allegheny Intermediate Unit held a Microsoft Learning
Event for school districts in Allegheny County. Brentwood
Borough School District was asked to send two leading teachers
that are currently utilizing the Microsoft Office 365 Suite with
their students. Mrs. Jennifer Hughes, Middle-High School Digital
Media Teacher, and Mr. Nicholas Caponi, Middle School Social
Teacher, shared their experiences with using the Microsoft Office
365 learning tools. Mrs. Jennifer Hughes explained how she
uses Teams and Conversations Tools to assign work for students
to complete. Students know to come into class prepared to
go to Mrs. Hughes’ Teams page for that course and view the
conservations area for classwork for the day. This works well for
make-up work for students who are absent. Students can turn in
work or continue documents using the Conversations tool. Mr.
Caponi explained how he uses the Files Tab in Teams to post class
notes for current and previous classes. These files can be used for
review of tests or if students are absent, they can find out what
was completed in class. The greatest thing about assignments in
teams is that students can’t lose assignments, everything you save
on Teams is saved directly to student accounts, send feedback
write away, and monitor student work from anywhere. Helps
students stay organized. Teachers use the date and time stamp
to see when assignments have been turned in. Microsoft Office
365 is an overall great experience for teachers and students to
collaborate and share information.
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