Generations of GS Graduates
Gather for Alumni Picnic
T
Catherine Dursa Campolongo, Greensburg High School Class
of 1936, enjoyed the GSEF Picnic!
A
he Greensburg Salem Education Foundation (GSEF)
sponsored the third GS All-Classes Alumni Picnic at Mt. Odin
Park on Saturday, October 5th. Present were alumni from
many graduating classes, including Mrs. Catherine Dursa
Campolongo of the Greensburg High School class of 1936! Mrs.
Campolongo and the other attendees enjoyed friendly conversation,
good food, GS trivia, raffles, and beautiful fall weather! GSEF
chairperson and class of 1985 alumna Barb Garafola exclaimed, “It
was our honor to have Mrs. Campolongo at our picnic again this year!
Though the picnic does not bring in much funding for our non-profit,
the committee takes pride in hosting an event that emphasizes the
importance of community.”
The Class of 1965 showed up in droves for this year’s picnic! They
had the most alumni attend and will receive a commemorative brick
to honor their graduating class. The brick will be placed in front of the
marquee at Greensburg Salem High School. Order forms for bricks can
be found on the GSEF website.
Greensburg Salem Education Foundation provides teacher grants
for items and activities that fall outside the school district’s budget.
Since 2013, it has awarded over $77,000 to benefit the students of
Greensburg Salem. For more information, visit gsedfound.org or like
GSEF on Facebook!
Girls Charge Full STEAM Ahead!
2019 study by Microsoft revealed that girls and
young women remain less likely to pursue
education and careers in STEAM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, Art, Math)-related
fields. Girls in Mr. Blanchetti’s Elementary STEAM class are
out to prove otherwise!
Caylee, Annabelle, Maddie, and Bella were the first team to
build a table that held a ream of paper.
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Mr. Blanchetti challenged his 4th grade students to
partake in the Paper Table Challenge in which they had to
design and create table prototypes with limited resources
that could hold the weight of a ream of paper and stand at
least eight inches high. Nicely Elementary girls were ready
to brainstorm, strategize, build, and test their structures,
successfully meeting Mr. Blanchetti’s challenge!
Lily and Aujanae built a uniquely strong prototype that held
FIVE reams of paper!