IN Peters Township August/September 2016 | Page 92

STUDENT

Highlights
Rotary Spelling Bee
at Pleasant Valley

our troops. Working through the
Interact Club, the students assigned
items to each grade level and
packaged more than 120 bags for
the troops.

Rotary Spelling Bee

Congratulations to
3rd graders Isabella
Updyke, Liam Connolly
and Zachary Miner who
were the winners of the
Rotary Spelling Bee at
Pleasant Valley. Each
year the Rotary donates
dictionaries to our third
graders and sponsors a
spelling bee in each
K-3 school.

Flag Day Celebration
at Bower Hill

Second graders at Bower Hill
donated $100 to the Peters
Township Fire Department during
their annual Flag Day events.
During the ceremony, the
students shared what they
have learned about the
8th Grade
flag and even had a special
Awards
visit from Betsy Ross (who
looked a lot like school
librarian Karly Kunkle).

D-Day at Peters Township
Middle School

PE TE RS TOWN SH I P S C HOO L D IS TRI C T NE WS

eters Township

You could have heard a pin
drop at Peters Township Middle
School on June 6 as three
veterans of the D-Day invasion
recounted their stories to an
auditorium full of students,
teachers and guests. The
veterans spoke for nearly an
hour about their experiences
as young men in the Navy,
Army, and Merchant Marines
on that historic day. The event
was organized in partnership with the Peters Township Public
Library who also held a public event that evening.

McMurray Toy Drive

Each year at McMurray
School, the staff and
students provide toys for
needy children. This year,
the student leadership
team collected new toys
for Children’s Hospital. In
June, a group of students
and parents delivered two carloads of boxes to the hospital on
behalf of the school.

McMurray Time Capsule

Back to School
Highlights:

The next visit of the cicadas will also mean it’s time to open
the time capsule buried by Mrs. Kropiewnicki’s 6th grade
science classes. The students included a list of today’s prices
for common household items, a newspaper and a bundle of
letters to their future selves.

8th Grade Awards

Congratulations to our 8th graders who celebrated their
awards program on June 20. Students heard from fellow
classmates giving “challenge speeches” and received awards
voted on by their classmates and teachers. Students Frankie
Casilli and Zach Marmol earned the Teacher Excellence Award
for the class of 2020.

PJAS State Awards

In May, High School and Middle School students took part
in the 82nd Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS)
State Competition at Penn State University where 13 students
finished with first place awards. In addition, two students
received special awards at the event. Lily Fornof was awarded
the Oerlin Memorial Award, a special distinction given in her
category. Akash Bhat was awarded the Director’s Award for
High Excellence in Biology. This is the highest award that can
be given out at the state competition.

Donations for the Troops

High School students Alanna Weiss and Manasi Jadhav
organized a District wide donation effort to collect supplies for
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Bower Hill New Student Orientation*
PTMS New Student Orientation*
Orientation for 8th Graders taking HS Classes
7th Grade Summer Orientation
McMurray New Student Orientation*
4th Grade Mixer
McMurray Walk Through Night
Bower Hill Walk Through Night
PTHS Welcome Back Night
Pleasant Valley Walk Through Night
Pleasant Valley New Student Orientation*
First Day of School for All Students

*These events are for students who are new to the District.
A complete list of District events, as well as more details
on the items listed above can be found on the District website at
www.ptsd.k12.pa.us