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CARLYNTON SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS
Staff Sergeant William Palonis
Staff Sergeant William Palonis, son of biology teacher Bill Palonis, visited the classroom to demonstrate tactical field care strategies to control life-threatening hemorrhaging by using a tourniquet. A medic in the Special Forces, Green Beret Unit, Palonis
Thanks to the generous support of the Carnegie- Collier Rotary, The Education Partnership and a number of Carnegie businesses, the student body of Carnegie Elementary received kits filled with school supplies, personal care products and notes of encouragement. The kits, given to over 400 smiling students, were valued at $ 35 each. By way of the Rotary Adopt-A School program, students gathered in the auditorium on demonstrated the procedure to students with the help of volunteer Jack Jones.
Carlynton hosted a forensics tournament at the high school in January, welcoming students from a number of local school districts. Several Carlynton students captured first and second place at the competition, qualifying to advance to a final round tournament to be held in the South Fayette School District. Those advancing in specific categories included:
Extemporaneous, a limited-preparation speaking competition:
Desmond Corrado, grade 8, first place Sean Hart, grade 5, first place Jonah Hunt, grade 8, second place
December 8 for a presentation. Mr. Justin Brown, Executive Director of the Education Partnership, involved students in an engaging presentation to depict positive character traits such as working hard, not being afraid to fail, taking chances and exhibiting kindness. Clifford the Big Red Dog joined Brown to reinforce good study habits. Following the assembly, students lined up, excited to receive a“ power tool kit,” distributed by local Rotarians and Carnegie business representatives. In addition to students receiving school supplies, all teachers were invited to visit and select up to $ 600 in classroom supplies, two times within the school year, from the Education Partnership warehouse located in Pittsburgh’ West End neighborhood.
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Clockwise from left: Carnegie Elementary second grader Peter Blain inspects his bag of school supplies with delight. Clifford the Big Red Dog greeted students outside the auditorium, offering friendly hugs to first grade students Carter Donlin and Hafiz Rhaman. A little earlier in the school year, the Carnegie-Collier Rotary also supplied dictionaries to third graders, a generous offering that is not
taken lightly by an enthusiastic Charles Thornburg. The Rotary’ s benevolence to the elementary school has made a positive impact for all students.
Impromptu, speaking about a topic with very little preparation time: Audrey Robb, grade 7, second place Prose, or short stories: Mason Glover, grade 5, first place Mary Dougherty, grade 6, second place Bailey Vetter, grade 5, second place Poetry, presentation of a selected piece: Mary Ella Synder, grade 5, second place Drama, performing a dramatic piece: Martial Delrosario, grade 5, second place
Student participation in the arts has grown considerably in recent years. Individuals are qualifying for music competitions and festivals and participating with peers from schools across the region. In January, band students Faith Aliano, Andrew Clark, Kalista Heidkamp, Arabella Hunt, Sam Knabel, James Lukaszewicz, Tyler Smith and Rebecca Turske participated in the Western Allegheny County Area Honors Band Festival( WACA) hosted at Sto-Rox High School. The district played host to the Western Area Middle School( WAMS) festival February 2-4. Carlynton seventh grader Audrey Robb and eighth graders Eric Burcham, Rodrigo Corral-Hayes, Morgan Floyd, Megan Henke, Sara MacMurdo, Sofia Notaro, Mariam Thompson and Emma Weiland were among some 115 participants in the festival. Students from Chartiers Valley, Cornell, Montour, Moon, South Fayette, Sto-Rox and West Allegheny middle schools performed in a grand concert directed by Carlynton’ s very own band director Todd Obidowski in the high school auditorium. Seniors Kalista Heidkamp and Tyler Smith qualified for Senior High District Band held in Mt. Lebanon High School on February 10-11 and Kyle Auth, Rodrigo Corral and James Lukaszewicz were selected for Junior High District Band held in Trinity Middle School March 3-4.
At the elementary level, the district will host the Pennsylvania Music Education Association Elementary District Band Festival and the junior-senior high school May 12-13 with a grand