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ANNUAL SAINT SEBASTIAN PARISH FESTIVAL
Join in on the fun at this year’ s Saint Sebastian Parish Festival scheduled for July 11 through 16 on the church grounds, located at 311 Siebert Road in Ross Township. The festival runs Monday through Friday from 6:30 to 10 p. m. and Saturday from 5 to 10 p. m. Admission is free! This year’ s festival features a special Kids Zone for children 8 and under, expanded games of chance, thrilling rides with a one-price rideall-night bracelet, Super Bingo and so much more!
Katie Flynn( center) has the girls‘ leaning in’ as they listen to her describe her responsibilities as Energy Manager for Giant Eagle.
AAUW RECOGNIZES FUTURE LEADERS IN STEM FIELDS
Sixty-one young women from Dorseyville Middle School were honored on Mar. 15 at the Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church for their academic accomplishments in STEM fields( science, technology, engineering and mathematics) at the 6th Biennial Young Women’ s Recognition Night sponsored by the Fox Chapel Area Branch of the American Association of University Women( AAUW).
Keynote speaker for the evening was Theresa Richards, PhD, Coordinator of the FIRST Robotics Program at the Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. She talked to parents who attended the event about some of the dynamic and challenging career opportunities awaiting their daughters. And she strongly urged teachers and administrators to help prepare these gifted young women for professional development in STEM fields.
Stephanie Kaiser( center) talks to Paige Asbury( right) and Samantha Dockey about some of the special challenges she faces as an oncology nurse.
Receiving certificates of achievement as well as congratulations were: Suparna Agrawal, Paige Asbury, Justine Bennett, Kaitlin Biernesser, Zoe Boychuck, Katherine Caracciolo, Yezmeyn Chaudhry, Hanna Chen, Hazel Cline, Eja Courts, Athena Demetri, Maria DeMotte, Samantha Dockey, Hanna Essey, Alayne Gaghan, Amulya Garimella, Mona Gerges, Maia Gravina, Ellen Gray, Caroline Green, Claire Hamilton, Katie Heidenreich, Francesca Heidinger, Cora Herceg, Lauren Himmel, Danielle Horne, Sydney Inglis, Nabeela Islam, Griffin Kerstetter and Kyra Kost.
Additional honorees included: Hyelim( Rose) Lee, Erika Litwin, Audrey Mah, Hope Matthis, Megan Matthis, Abigail Miller, Marissa Moretti, Alexandria Morton, Kyrie Nestel, Eve-Lyn Nicklas, Emily Noonan, Hanna Poole, Ella Rath, Abigail Rickin-Marks, Vinisha Sant, Ellie Schwartzman, Catherine Seay, Anzu Sekikawa, Vivian Shao, Grace Sisson, Emma Szymanski, Olivia Tang, Sadie Terrick, Abigail Troutman, Lydia Turnquist, Isabelle Uhl, Kaylee Uribe, Anushka Vis, Macayla Weiner, Salma Xolo-Thomas and Ann Yonas.
Students were nominated for recognition by their teachers, who selected the girls on the basis of exceptional interest or enthusiasm for one or more of the STEM fields. Educators agreed that each of the honorees demonstrated potential for growth
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