Canon-Mac Spotlight: Recognizing
CM Community Members Who Go
ABOVE AND BEYOND
We wanted to put the spotlight on
the members of the Canon-McMillan
community who go above and beyond.
Congratulations are in order for:
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Gretchen Haddox of North Strabane
Intermediate, who co-wrote an article
published in the May edition of
Administrator Magazine.
Canon-McMillan High School senior
Jordan Smith, who was recently
recognized as a WPIAL Scholar-Athlete.
The WPIAL Scholar-Athlete Program
recognizes well-rounded male and
female student-athletes who will
graduate in 2016 and have been
outstanding in the areas of athletic
achievement, academic excellence and
school/community service. Jordan,
one of just 20 athletes to be honored,
received a $1,000 scholarship to be
used at the college of his choice and
a commemorative plaque at a recent
banquet.
The CM Robotics teams, which are
ranked 13th and 26th nationally out of
63 teams after competing on Saturday
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May 21, 2016 in the National Robotics
League (NRL) national competition held
this year at California University of PA. The
students competed against both high
school and college teams from across the
US and Puerto Rico. Congratulations to
the Mr. Nickovich and his Robotics teams
for all of their dedication and hard work.
Congratulations to CMHS student
Carrie McClain for being nominated
for The Congress of Future Science and
Technology Leaders in Boston, where she
will serve as a delegate June 29 July 1.
Canonsburg Middle School, which
received a 2016 Educational Leadership
Award from Junior Achievement of
Western Pennsylvania. The Education
Leadership Award is given to recognize
schools that have a majority of the
student population participate in Junior
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Achievement programs during the
school year. Junior Achievement is an
education organization involved in
teaching young people concepts of
entrepreneurship, work readiness, and
financial literacy.
CMS, which has been in partnership
with the Washington & Jefferson
College Education Department, whose
students intern in CMS eighth-grade
social studies classes and teach the
JA curriculum, which includes basic
lessons in business, economics, finance,
etc. to prepare them to succeed in a
global economy.
The following teachers, who presented
at the Washington County Literacy
Workshop, Aug. 2 and 3: Makenzie
Buhman, Struggling Readers and
Multi-Sensory Reading: Who, What,
How, and Why; Lauren Ihrig and
Lindsay Fiscus, Integrating Technology
and Learning Centers into Reading
Instruction; Charlene Rinehart and
Grace Lani, Setting Up and Managing
a Math Workshop in your Classroom;
and Amy Dulaney and Michael
Zimmerman, Successful Centers in the
Upper Grades.
Big Mac Track Now Open!
The long-awaited re-opening of Canon-McMillan School District’s track happened in late July. Members of the community
may again enjoy taking a walk or jog there!
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