2024-2025 FOX CHAPEL AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT # FCProud
• The plow painted by nine Fox Chapel Area High School students was named the“ Judges’ Pick” award winner in the Pittsburgh region of PennDOT’ s Paint the Plow contest. The theme was“ Use Your Reason When It’ s Freezin’.” The high school’ s design was created by junior Caroline Grimsley. The other students who worked on the project were juniors Ava deBruyn, Raina Guzman, Nora Kelley, Shayna McDermott, Mira Owens, and Emilia Sutkowski, and sophomores Emily Kiro and Lillian Salva.
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• Sophomore Lilith Bohin took the top award in the best student costume design and / or fabrication category in Prime Stage Theatre’ s Fifth Annual High School Drama Awards. Lilith’ s work was featured in the high school’ s 2024 fall play,“ Harvey.”
• Fox Chapel Area High School juniors Akshay Lath and Rodrigo Silva were named second-place winners in Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’ s 2024 Ralph Munn Creative Writing and Teen Media Awards in the short film category for their submission,“ The Hill District: A History of Jazz.”
• O’ Hara Elementary School fifth-graders Addison Coyle, Lucas Liao, and Sarah Mobley were chosen to participate in the 2025 PMEA District 1 Elementary Sing Fest.
• Dorseyville Middle School eighth-graders Avery Graham and Giselle Silva were selected to perform with the PMEA District 1 Junior High Chorus.
• Eighth-grade viola player Emma Nguansiri was selected to perform with the 2025 PMEA District 1 Junior High Orchestra.
• Senior Marina Dunham( bassoon) and juniors Elliott Broyles( trombone), Jack Murray- Krezan( percussion), and Joshua Shah( flute) were selected to perform with the 2025 PMEA Region I Band.
• Eight high school students were chosen by audition to perform with the 2025 PMEA Western Region Orchestra: seniors Anna Delale-O’ Connor( violin) and Marina Dunham( bassoon); juniors Elliott Broyles( trombone), Michael Costello( bass), Charles Hahl( cello), Jack Murray-Krezan( percussion), and Joshua Shah( flute); and sophomore Aislynn Senn( harp).
• Three high school students were chosen for the PMEA Region I Choir: seniors Alaina OKunewick and Mya Wilson, and sophomore Evangeline Sereno.
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