District Earns Excellence in
Communications Awards
The Pennsylvania School Public Relations Association (PenSPRA) presented Cara
Zanella, Director of Development & Communications, with three Awards of Honor for
the District’s cable TV talk show, FR in Focus, and e-newsletter, Pawprints. FR in Focus
won in the categories for news program and video production and Pawprints won for
best 3-color publication. FR in Focus is a student-produced cable TV show that is written
and hosted by Dr. Gennaro R. Piraino, Superintendent of Schools, and Mrs. Zanella. The
student production crew at
Franklin Regional Senior High
School includes Colton Oakes,
Nicholas DeSarno, Mikayla
Dukoske, Julia Bahney, Chris
Manka, Ana Lucci, Gabrielle
Lee, and Cameron Stull under
the supervision of Mrs. Becky
Magness, multimedia teacher.
Pawprints is written and
produced monthly by Mrs.
Zanella and is electronically
distributed to FR families.
FR Gets New Panther Logos
Franklin Regional has a new, official set of Panther logos, which
will take the place of the variety of “old clip art panthers” that the
district was using.
The new version of the Panther logos were a project given to the
students at Franklin Regional Senior High School who comprise
the Center for Student Innovation. The Panther logo’s designers are
Tommy Christafano and Patrick Cavanaugh. Project managers were
Noah Weiner, Jared Milstein, Sidney Beauregard, Morgan Birdy,
44 Murrysville
Sloan Jumps for
the Heart
Sloan Elementary School students in
grades K-5 participated in Jump Rope for
the Heart, a fundraiser for the American
Heart Association. Students rotated
between Heart Stations that included
jump ropes, hula hoops, exercises,
partner jump rope, and wiggle ropes.
The program helped raise heart health
awareness with the students and staff.
Jerry Antonucci, Kenna Gray, Bennett Verona, and Rachel Besce.
The students worked with Mr. Zach Kessler, Athletic Director, and
Mrs. Cara Zanella, Director of Development & Communications, to
achieve the new logo design and concept. The new set of logos are
components of the leaping panther. Components include a paw, a
paw print, the head of the panther, and the FR logo combined with
the Panther. The new logos are being Trademarked and Registered
by the District Solicitor to protect the use of the images. Those
seeking permission to use the new logos should contact Mrs.
Zanella or Mr. Kessler’s offices.