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members and available in local quilt shops.
The guild invites everyone to join in as a
member or a visitor to enjoy the beautiful
handmade quilts. For more information
about the show or to become a member, go
to NPQG.org.
FOUR SSA SENIORS
NAMED NATIONAL
MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
FINALISTS
25TH ANNUAL
GARDEN & LANDSCAPE
SYMPOSIUM AND
MARKETPLACE
April 25
Hampton Community Center
3101 McCully Road, Allison Park
(15101)
The symposium will feature Ken Druse,
called the “guru of natural gardening” by the
New York Times, and Niki Jabbour, award-
winning garden writer, speaker and veggie
garden wizard. The Indoor Marketplace, free
and open to the public, will offer new and
unusual annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees
and garden accessories from the Penn State
Master Gardeners of Allegheny County
and more than 20 specialty vendors. Visit
extension.psu.edu/garden-landscape-
symposium or call 877.345.0691.
NORTH PITTSBURGH
QUILTERS GUILD QUILT
SHOW IN APRIL
The NPQG quilt show is a biennial event
and will be held April 24-26 at the Ross
Township Community Center. This year’s
theme is “Log Cabin Fever.” Over 100 quilts
will be displayed and there will be a variety
of vendors, chances to win a dream basket
and sewing machines, and a quilt appraiser.
Entry submissions are open to the public
for this juried show. Tickets to win the
Log Cabin Raffle Quilt are being sold by
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Four Shady Side Academy seniors were
named semifinalists in the 65th annual
National Merit Scholarship Program.
These academically talented students
will be considered for 7,500 National
Merit Scholarships, worth more than $31
million, to be offered this spring. The SSA
semifinalists are:
• Akshay Amesur (Hampton)
• Nicole Caputo (Indiana Twp.)
• Arusha Nirvan (Murrysville)
• Giri Viswanathan (Monroeville)
These students were among 1.6 million
high school juniors who entered the 2020
National Merit Scholarship Program by
taking the Preliminary SAT/National
Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/
NMSQT), which served as an initial
screen of program entrants. A nationwide
pool of 16,000 semifinalists was chosen
in September, representing less than one
percent of U.S. high school seniors.
To advance to the finalist stage,
semifinalists had to demonstrate an
outstanding academic record, be endorsed
and recommended by a school official, write
an essay, earn SAT scores that confirmed
the performance on the qualifying test, and
submit a detailed scholarship application.
Three types of National Merit
Scholarships will be offered this spring.
Every finalist will compete for one of
2,500 National Merit $2,500 scholarships,
awarded on a state representational basis.
About 1,000 corporate-sponsored Merit
Scholarships will be awarded to finalists
who meet the sponsoring organization’s
criteria. About 190 colleges will award 4,000
college-sponsored Merit Scholarships to
finalists who attend the sponsor institution.
Shady Side Academy is a private school
for boys and girls in grades PK-12, with
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optional boarding in high school. Four
age-specific campuses with extraordinary
resources, teachers who actively mentor,
a forward-thinking curriculum, a diverse
and inclusive community, and a legacy
of alumni accomplishments all inspire
Shady Side students to high achievement
in academics, the arts, and athletics, and to
meaningful ambitions in life. Learn more at
shadysideacademy.org.
NORTH CATHOLIC
ROBOTICS TEAM
TOY DRIVE BENEFITS
CHILDREN’S HOME OF
PITTSBURGH & LEMIEUX
FAMILY CENTER
In December, North Catholic High
School Robotics Team 5740—the
Trojanators—gifted adapted toys to
the Pediatric Specialty Hospital at The
Children’s Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux
Family Center. Team 5740 adapted toys
with special buttons, lights, and vibrations
as their Holiday Toy Project. These toys
provide opportunities for medically fragile
children to play. To fund the project, the
Trojanators held an all-school fundraiser.
“North Catholic Robotics has been
incredibly generous in donating adapted
toys to our patients and families... we truly
appreciate their hard work,” said Pam Keen,
CEO of The Children’s Home & Lemieux
Family Center.
The mission of the NCHS robotics
program is building students of creativity,
leadership and professionalism by investing
students in FIRST Robotics.
To learn more information about the
Trojanators, visit tinyurl.com/north5740. n