High school social studies students had the rare opportunity to meet scholar Anna Bikont, a non-fiction writer and journalist from Poland. Ms. Bikont visited the school in January to read excerpts from personal writings and her latest book, The Crime and the Silence. Once an underground activist when martial law was imposed in Poland, Ms. Bikont is currently an assistant professor at the Warsaw University in the Department of Psychology. Her book addresses the truths of wartime atrocities against the Jews in the early 1940s. Teacher Tim Patsko arranged the visit as a real-time learning experience for students enrolled in a Holocaust Studies course.
The 2018 induction ceremony of the National Honor and National Junior Honor Societies was held in February to recognize those who excel academically. Sixty-five individuals were welcomed into membership. The evening ceremony was hosted by sponsors / teachers Jamie Sonnie and Marisa Rusinko, junior high officers Desmond Corrado, Jonah Hunt, Reece Smith, Jaime Williams, and senior high officers Olivia Cindrich, Sydney Franchick, Owen Kalimon, and Hannah Stack. Officers stressed the importance of character, scholarship, leadership, and service. New members were called forward individually to be recognized and pinned, followed by a candlelight
MAKING HEADLINES
Honor society members Miranda Pinchot, Shanique Reid, Abigail Lherbier, Nicholas Cindrich, Benjamin Carothers, and Jamie Cabili stood among peers during a candlelight ceremony.
ceremony. They pledged to become leaders in the school and community, maintain high academic standards, and become involved in service activities both in and out of school. A reception was held in the cafeteria following the ceremony.
FORENSIC ALL-STARS
The fifth and sixth grade multiple reading Forensics team advanced to the final all-stars round in an elementary competition held at South Fayette Middle School. The team, comprised of Lana Mihelcic, Ella Snyder, Charlie Burcham, Uzochi Orji, and Lucy Vetter, read and performed a piece from the play Ambition.
diligent learner. The Luminari Award addresses diversity in modern world terms to help young people to learn to walk in others’ shoes while respecting different points of view. As an award winner, Fakhar received a merit scholarship valued over $ 1,200 to attend
Fakhar Almlook Munaf this summer’ s“ I Want to Be an Ambassador” camp sponsored by Luminari. The Pittsburghbased nonprofit organization was founded in 2009 to foster activities that broaden minds, inspire innovations, and promote community engagement.
A high school robotics club has blossomed into thriving teams of students who stay after school to design and build structural robots with motors, sensors, and controllers using Vex robotic kits. In February, the STEM activity took 25 students to a regional tournament held in the Baierl Sports Center on the campus of
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Sophomores( standing) Andrew Blain, Samuel Bigham, Alexander Bernard, and Kyle Auth receive a pin from advisor Marisa Rusinko during the honor society induction ceremony.
Freshman Fakhar Almlook
Munaf Mohammed has been named 2018 recipient of the Luminari ESL( English as a Second Language) Award. Fakhar wrote an essay focused on her perspective of diplomacy, sharing a desire to be“ a leader of diplomacy so that all can live life free of war and fear.” A Syrian refugee, Fakhar and her family moved to the Carnegie area from Turkey. She enrolled as an eighth grader as has been a
Senior Shanique Reid and sophomores Elana Heffner and Nicholas Cindrich proudly show off the robot they built to compete in the tournament.
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