eters Township
PETERS TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS
STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS
STUDENT ART SELECTED FOR HOLIDAY CARD
The Peters Township Police Department worked with McMurray Art Teacher Kelly Rutkowski for their annual holiday card design contest . Of the nearly 200 submitted entries , 5th grader Helen Youschak from Mrs . Skrok ’ s homeroom was announced as the winner . In addition to having her artwork on the Police Department card , she received a framed copy of her artwork , a $ 25 gift card and her homeroom received a pizza party at lunch courtesy of the Police Department .
CALCUSOLVE WINNER
Members of the PTHS Math Club , Avery DeSaw , Connor Seaman , Kaitlyn Strine and Joshua Zheng , competed in the Allegheny County CalcuSolve competition . Out of the 50 teams and almost 200 participants , junior Joshua Zheng earned a first place score in the competition .
PHYSICS PHUN PHEST
It ’ s not the holidays without the Phabulous Physics Phun Phest at the High School . Events throughout the week included a can rolling contest for distance ; launchers for distance and accuracy , spaghetti towers and the toilet paper challenge . All cans brought in by our physics classes were donated to the Washington County Food Bank to supplement meals for the holiday season .
A veterinarian who visited Career Day brought a special guest .
MCMURRAY CAREER DAY
On December 13th McMurray Elementary hosted their annual Career Day event . Students rotated through presentations from these community volunteers and learned about fields in science , medicine , technology , public service and the culinary arts . It is a great opportunity to help students learn more about possible careers , and the training and education required for each of them .
ECONOMICS FAIR AT PLEASANT VALLEY Following their study of economic principles , third grade students at Pleasant Valley were challenged to create their own products . Students not only produced their products , but they had to market them with their own advertising and sales plan . Following the presentations , students had some time to “ shop ” and purchase products from their classmates .
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PTMS students enjoyed the Trolley Museum Field trip .
SIXTH GRADE FIELD TRIP
Our 6th grade students visited the Trolley Museum in Washington where they took part in two circuitry STEAM design challenges , as well as a historical scavenger hunt . There was also an electronic trolley conductor simulator , where participants learned about response times and signaling . Students even had a chance to walk through decades of rail cars , wrapping up their learning experience with a 5-mile excursion on a 1926 trolley .
FRENCH STUDENTS WORK WITH INTERNATIONAL RELIEF GROUPS
Students in Mrs . Chenevert ’ s French IV class are learning about communities , community engagement and service work . They have been working in small groups to research nonprofit groups operating in a francophone place in the world . Students present their organization to the class and the class vote to determine which organization they would like to support with a service project . Recently , juniors Olivia Gang , Macie Augustynowicz , and Dana Anderson chose S . E . E . D . Madagascar and worked with Mark Jacobs , the Managing Director of this organization , to speak to the class via video chat about their work building environmental friendly schools .
EDUCATION FOUNDATION STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS
The PT Education Foundation officially welcomed our student members for the 2024-25 school year - Jack Reiser and Natalie Chapas . Each year students apply for board positions and two are selected to assist in all Foundation efforts , including the Educational Grants that are awarded each January .
TRADE AND TECHNICAL FAIR
Peters Township High School hosted the 5th Annual Trade and Technical Fair at the school . PT students , as well as students from around the area , were invited to talk with professionals about the high demand opportunities available in the trades .
BOWER HILL READ-A-THON
Bower Hill students did an outstanding job on their Read-a-Thon . Thank you to the PTA , families , teachers and staff for their efforts , encouragement and generosity . Bower Hill students read for a total of 245,328 minutes and raised $ 28,604 for our PTA . This is the school ’ s only fundraiser for the school year .