Over 100 National Honor Society
students in grades eight through 12
teamed up with the Western Pennsylvania
Conservancy to plant flowers in the Fort Pitt
Tunnel west flower garden, known as the
“Welcome Garden.” Students arrived early to
the site by way of school buses and were
lead through a doorway inside the tunnel
that took them up and over the busy
Parkway and into the middle grassy area, a
7,390 square foot flower bed between
inbound and outbound traffic.
Once there, they walked to an area
of soil prepared by the
conservancy and worked
diligently to plant some 3,600
petunias, zinnias and other hardy annuals.
Once planted, the students carried and
carefully added nearly 45 tons of mulch to
protect the plants. The Welcome Garden is
the most costly and labor-intensive of the
conservancy’s 140 community gardens. This
is the fourth year Carlynton students have
eagerly undertaken the task to make the
entrance into the city of Pittsburgh a vibrant
greeting to those traveling the Parkway
West.
their rightful place at a senior class
ceremony in June to collect the class key.
Leading the Class of 2017 will be Hannah
Bogats, Hannah Diulus, Storm Figura
and Molly Kozy. The junior high student
council will be guided by officers Anya
Carrasco, Erin Fox, Camryn Kwiatkoski,
Abigail Lherbier and Savannah Sevacko.
All officers will carry responsibilities to
oversee homeroom representatives and
school activities while maintaining open
communication with peers.
Teachers and students at Crafton
Elementary took time to learn the
value of reducing, reusing and recycling
everyday items during a Remake Learning
Day in May. The event, titled Nature Rocks!,
Class of 2017 officers Hannah Diulus, Hannah
Bogats, Storm Figura and Molly Kozy.
Continued >
Pittsburgh Meteorologist
Ray Petelin of WTAE-4 visited
Carnegie Elementary students to
impart lessons about lightning,
tornados and other weather
patterns. In an assembly
that included a scientist
from the Carnegie Science
Center, youngsters witnessed
experiments to illustrate
changes in air pressure, the
forces of wind and the effects
of static electricity. Students
wore colored weather hats to
the assembly and were seated
in the auditorium, front to back,
creating the spectrums of a
rainbow within the expanse of
the room. Carnegie Elementary
staff and PTA teamed up to
donate a $300 check for Project
Bundle-Up, presented to Petelin
at the start of the assembly.
Photos from top: Meteorologist Ray Petelin used a globe to exhibit the continents and the
equator and to demonstrate how weather patterns flow over masses of land; Brightly colored
weather hats worn by Dante Nelson and the entire student body created a rainbow of color
in the auditorium; During the weather assembly, students learned that lightning is caused by
static electricity as clouds move over the surface of the earth. Sixth grade volunteers, while
participating in an experiment, were a little “shocked” as static electricity crossed from one
person to the next.
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Third graders at Carnegie
Elementary were fortunate to learn
about financial literacy through a class
sponsored by the Carnegie WesBanco
branch. Bank manager Mary Ann Paff talked
to students about budgeting, saving money
and comparing
FINANCIAL
prices before
LITERACY
buying. She
also discussed
the difference between “wanting” versus
“needing” and setting short or long term
goals to save for a purchase. Students
received a number of worksheets and a
pamphlet to offer practical guidelines to
better illustrate the value of saving.
The end of the school year brings
elections for new leadership
positions among the grade levels at
Carlynton High School. Ca