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E lementary SEAL (Seminar for Early Advanced Learning) students from Hahntown, Sheridan Terrace, Stewartsville, and Sunset Valley participated in the Westmoreland County Quiz Bowl on November 28, 2018, at Franklin Regional Middle School. The four Norwin teams took the top four spots out of 16 teams from across the county. Each team participated in two rounds, with 30 trivia questions per round. Norwin 4th-grader Evan Zalevsky (from Hahntown) finished with the highest individual score and earned a gold medal. Aiden Perry, also from Hahntown, won the bronze. Sunset Valley’s Aiden Colaiuta, Stewartsville’s Alexander Petrisko, and Sheridan’s Liam Samuels finished in the top 10 among approximately 80 students. Congratulations to all participants! Below: Grayson Laney, Leon Gambetta, Gray Gardner, Konnor Wehrli, and Aiden Colaiuta Above: Nick Peters, Ian Cristina, Max Fleckenstein, Braden Bryner, and Joe Korhnak Below: Jameson Dixon, Logan Plichta, Aiden Perry, Evan Zalevsky and Lucas Dixon Above: Aniela Jalosky, Olivia Andrykovitz, Liam Samuels, Alexander Petrisko, and Wyatt Hull Hillcrest “Lemonade War” Raises Almost $10,000! H Above: from left to right: Kylie Rodney, Adalena Robb, William Murray, Matthew O’Neil, Joy Snyder Above: from left to right: Shaw Sida, Mia Tamasy, Zack Katona, Ashton Hardy, Elin Bash illcrest fifth graders on Teams 5B and 5C read The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies. In the book, Evan and his sister, Jessie, have a lemonade war to see who can raise the most money at their lemonade stands - winner takes all. For our Hillcrest Lemonade War, the fifth grade girls acted as Team Jessie, the boys were Team Evan, and they competed to see who could raise the most money for Andrew’s Avengers, supporting others as they battle childhood cancer. Fifth graders used many selling strategies learned from reading the book The Lemonade War. They also used their own creative ideas for raising money for this important cause. Some students worked independently; others teamed up with friends, classmates, neighbors, teammates, etc. Students raised money at school; students raised money in their neighborhoods, at sporting events, at church, and outside businesses in our community. Students held stands selling lemonade, hot cocoa, and other treats; students raked leaves and did chores to earn money. Students made bracelets and sold them. Students sold cut-out lemons and Lemonhead candies to Hillcrest students and faculty to get the whole school involved to show their support. So many brilliant ideas were put into action! Thanks to everybody’s efforts, together we raised almost $10,000 for a very important cause, Andrew’s Avengers. Students realized that they are not too young to help make a difference! Congratulations Team 5B and 5C students! NORWIN ❘ SPRING 2019 33