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KEYSTONE OAKS SCHOOL
POLICE RECEIVES MORE
THAN $65,000 IN GRANTS
Funds will mostly be used to enhance
security and safety throughout the
district.
The Keystone Oaks School Police
Department recently received three grants,
totaling more than $65,000, which will be
used toward a number of projects that will
enhance safety and security at each of the
district’s four campuses as well as toward
teaching students about the dangers of texting
and driving.
The department received $65,000 from the
Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Safe
Schools Initiative Targeted Grant program,
which provides funding for programs or
security-related equipment that address
school safety and violence. Keystone Oaks
will use the funds toward the purchase of
surveillance cameras in and around the high
school and middle school campus, a visitor
management system and for security chains
for classroom doors.
Additionally, grant dollars were provided
to offset the cost of the school resource
officer’s salary for the 2015-16 and 2016-17
academic years. These savings will allow the
district to invest in additional projects, such as
enhancing safety at building entrances and in
the hallways.
As a participant in the Allegheny County
Youth Traffic Safety Council, the Keystone
Oaks Police Department was eligible to
receive a $500 grant from Children’s Hospital
of Pittsburgh of UPMC. This grant will be
used to support a project of the “Preschool
Patrollers” program. Preschoolers will pass
out rubber thumb texting bands to juniors
and seniors. The bands are to be worn as a
reminder to students to not text and drive.
HOLLYWOOD BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATION MAY 14
While the majority of small, independent,
single-screen theaters around the country
have sadly closed, the Hollywood Theater is
going strong thanks to fans and supporters
from around the city and region. Join the
celebration on Saturday, May 14, in honor of
the Hollywood’s 90th birthday, and to mark
five years since reopening as a nonprofit!
The evening’s special guest is actor David
Conrad, perhaps best known for his starring
role on the television program “Ghost
Whisperer.” As Guest Curator for the event,
Conrad selected to screen the new digital
restoration of the classic film noir “The Third
Man” (1949) starring Orson Welles. Tom
Roberts and Friends will play live music
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before and after the film. In addition, there
will be tasty food by Eliza’s Oven, beer, wine,
soda, and a raffle to benefit the Friends of the
Hollywood Theater with great prizes such as
Penguins and concert tickets. Doors open at
7 p.m., with live music; introduction by David
Conrad at 8 p.m., with the film to follow.
Tickets are $20 in advance, or $25 at the door.
Member tickets are $15. Tickets on sale now
at www.showclix.com.
THE HOLLYWOOD THEATER
1449 Potomac Ave, Dormont, PA 15216
INFO: thehollywooddormont.org
PHONE: 412.563.0368
Green Tree Saturday at PNC Park
Saturday, June 25
• Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
• Limited number of tickets available
• First come, first served. Get your tickets now!
Go to greentreeboro.com/pirates.html for
more information.
SETON LASALLE STUDENT
ACCEPTED TO BOTH
NAVAL ACADEMY AND
WEST POINT
Seton LaSalle’s
Joe Farnan has the
rare opportunity
to choose between
the Naval Academy
and West Point after
procuring letters of
assurance from both
schools, a feat that
has taken years of
hard work.
“I’ve always wanted to be in the military,”
Farnan said. “It’s a very noble job and requires
a lot of sacrifice.”
Farnan credits his brother, Michael, also a
Seton LaSalle alumnus and an officer in the
Marine Corps, for inspiring him to join the
military.
“By being an officer in the Marines, he
showed me that I could do it too,” Farnan said.
However, achieving his goal was not
easy. The process for applying to the service
academies is much different than the
traditional college route.
Taking almost a full year to complete
the application, candidates must apply to
the service academy of their choice then
separately apply to members of Congress for
the nomination.
Farnan received nominations from both
Senator Pat Toomey and Representative Tim
Murphy. Murphy even made an appearance at
the school for an assembly honoring Farnan.
“It was a very humbling experience; I was
expecting some recognition but not that,”