WHAT’ S NEWS IN HAMPTON
A. W. BEATTIE CAREER CENTER PROVIDES CAREER EXPLORATION
A. W. Beattie Career Center( AWBCC) has been providing career exploration to elementary schools for the past three years as part of the school’ s career readiness plan. Last November, AWBCC Assessment and STEAM Coordinator Clifton Bossong visited Poff Elementary’ s fifth grade to discuss the 20 career programs at AWBCC.
Bossong spent 45 minutes interacting with the students in a question-and-answer session on how Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math / Medicine relates to the different career fields. The 20 career programs were placed into five career clusters: Automotive, Computers and Engineering, Health, Building Construction, and Human Services. Students actively answered questions about each cluster and how they thought STEAM is used in the careers.
At the conclusion of the program, students were treated to a robotics demonstration featuring Leonardo, a NAO humanoid robot. Bossong showed Leonardo’ s functionality by running a number of programs to demonstrate the agility and sensors employed by the robot. The career session ended with a dance party in which students were able to play Simon Says and watch Leonardo dance to the“ Macarena,”“ YMCA” and“ Thriller.”
PFMC BIENNIAL CONVENTION
PFMC will be holding its Biennial Convention April 18-21 at the Pittsburgh North Marriott Hotel on Rt. 228 in Cranberry Township.
PFMC is a music organization that has existed since the late 1800s with the purpose of promoting American music and to encourage
American performers and composers to reach their highest potential. PFMC belongs to the National Federation of Music Clubs— the largest philanthropic, nonprofit music organization in the world. NFMC is chartered by the U. S. Congress and is a music organization member of the United Nations. The local affiliate, Opus I Music Society of the Mars / Cranberry Twp. area, is actively involved in planning and preparing for the convention.
One of the goals of the convention committee is to reach music teachers( piano in particular) and music appreciators in the local area, and invite them to attend the programs and workshops that are planned. A national guest will be present to speak about American music and a new NFMC emphasis on Jazz. The National Young Artist Winner in Piano will perform on Friday evening. A Keystone Salute( PFMC’ s highest honor) will be presented posthumously to Rev. Charles Kenney, who spent many years of his life promoting American heroes of music, often overlooked by society. One in particular was Harry T. Burleigh, who hailed from Erie.
For more information, email Linda Maurhoff at pfmcpres203 @ hotmail. com.
INGOMAR GARDEN CLUB’ S SPRING PLANT SALE AND MONTHLY MEETINGS
Ingomar Garden Club’ s Spring Plant Sale will take place on Saturday, May 12. Attend the annual fundraiser for hanging baskets, perennials, annuals, vegetables and garden crafts. The event will be located at the corner of Ingomar Road and 9600 Old Perry Highway( Route 19), 15237, and will run from 8 a. m. to 3 p. m.
The Ingomar Garden Club meets the first Wednesday of the month, March through
November, at St. John’ s Lutheran Church, located at 311 Cumberland Road( 15237). The business meeting begins at 10:30 a. m., followed by a light luncheon and speaker. All prospective members are invited. For more information, visit ingomar-garden-club. com /.
PLANT SALE
Greybrooke Garden Club will hold a spring plant sale on Friday, May 11, from 9 a. m. until 2 p. m. at McCandless Crossing, in the grassy area within the circle in front of Bonefish Grill. Hanging baskets, perennials, annuals( some in decorative pots), miscellaneous garden supplies and more will be available. Proceeds help support the club’ s annual donations to conservancy groups and worthy community organizations. For additional information or questions, please contact Barbro Kelley at 412.296.0538.
NORTH PITTSBURGH QUILTERS GUILD PRESENTS SPRING SHOW
North Pittsburgh Quilters Guild is a nonprofit corporation whose goals are to further the quilting skills and knowledge of its members. Lectures and workshops are offered by both nationally and locally known quilters / teachers throughout the year.
The guild is looking forward to its April quilt show, a bus trip to Berlin, Ohio, and its annual banquet in June.
The NPQG quilt show,“ Oh My Stars!” will be held April 6, 7 and 8, at the Ross Community Center. Over 100 quilts will be on display. Judges are Stacey Koehler( from Bellevue) and Fran Kordek from Elkins, West Virginia.
Members have shared their talents through community service projects and have made blankets and quilts for babies, homeless shelters, veterans and animal shelters. Placemats for Meals on Wheels, table runners for food bank Thanksgiving baskets, port pillows for cancer patients, and bags for beads of caring( children cancer patients) are only some of the service projects the guild adopts.
For more information, email NPQG president Clarice Sabina at claricesp @ verizon. net. n
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