in events requiring knowledge of
science concepts, process skills and science
applications. Science Olympiad
tournaments are rigorous academic
interscholastic competitions that consist
of a series of team events, which students
prepare for during the year and then
present at the competition. Students, with
the help of advisor Mary Heyl, prepared
bottle rockets, a scrambler car, an elastic
launch glider, a “Rube Goldberg” and
more.
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Two St. Ursula students were presented
with certificates as classroom winners
in the 25th Annual Zaner-Bloser National
Handwriting Contest. Their entries will
join thousands of other entries from
across the nation at the State and National
levels. Congratulations to third grade
winner Martina Saldamarco and fourth
grader winner Cassidy Horgan.
(left to right) Mrs. Susan Chambers, Hannah Valenty,
Anna Norman, Adam Larson and Maya Bianco
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The final regular Forensics tournament was
held on Saturday, Mar. 5, at Butler Catholic.
St. Ursula’s students brought home lots
of ribbons and medals! Hannah Valenty,
Joseph Valenty, Anna Norman and Adam
Larson placed second in their categories.
Faith Benson, Alaina Fisher and Liam
Shields placed first and received medals for
their efforts.
Congratulations to Mia White and Valeria
Vasquez who were chosen to play in the
Pennsylvania Music Educators Association
(PMEA) concert at Hampton High School
with 100 other fifth and sixth graders from
the county.
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Over 100 musicians joined for the 34th
annual Northern Area Diocesan Honors
Band concert at CWNC. Students chosen
from St. Ursula’s were sixth grader Adam
Larson - trombone, seventh grader Maya
Bianco - clarinet, eighth grader Anna
Norman - saxophone and eighth grader
Hannah Valenty - trombone. A special
thank-you to their teacher Susan Chambers
for her talent to teach each student an
instrument of their choosing beginning in
fourth grade.
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