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(L-R) Teachers Erika Graham & Maria Klingenberg were honored April 9 at an awards banquet for earning an Award of Excellence. Students Take First Place at Odyssey of Mind Competition Several Pine-Richland teams competed at the Odyssey of the Mind Western Pennsylvania Regional Tournament. Three teams earned first place including: Eden Hall Team (Problem 1/Division 1) Tied for first place (Team members include Gabrielle Boudreau, Nicolai Ezolt, Damian Ivanov, Avyukta Nagrath, Ethan Priore, Ryan Scott and Mia Tucciarone. The coach for this team was parent Sarah Ezolt.) Eden Hall Team (Problem 4/Division 2) Earned first place (Team members include Miles Brown, Joshua Katruska, Tadg Manna, Colby Ohlund, Colin Ohlund and Amish Sethi. The coach for this team was parent Julie Katruska.) PRMS 8th Grade Team (Problem 1/Division 1) Earned first place (Team members include Erin Ahearn, Tejal Gupta, Nicholas Michel, Adrienne Rock, Arden Webster. The coach for this team was parent Susan Michel and Teacher Kathy Deal was the sponsor.) The first-place teams will advance to the State Finals. The PRMS 7th grade team comprised of team members Mia Baker, Gianna Julio, Catherine Lee, Rebecca Peng, Melissa Riggins and Delaney Rodriguez, also competed. The teams were challenged to solve a long-term problem over the last several months. They used their creativity skills and team work to develop their presentation for the competition. In addition, the teams had to solve a spontaneous problem on competition day. They were scored on their long-term problem solution, the “style” of the presentation and their spontaneous problem solving. Eden Hall Upper Elementary Team members (left to right): Ryan Scott, Damian Ivanov, Ethan Priore, Gabi Boudreau, Avyu Nagrath, Nicolai Ezolt and Mia Tucciarone. Take first place. (Not Shown: Tadg Manna) Pine-Richland | Summer 2016 | icmags.com 55 CI N P T YE -OF RI CMC HL AN KE EDSP SC OR HOOL T N E WS DI STRI C T N E WS The Pennsylvania Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Inc. is honored the Pine-Richland Middle School Department of Family & Consumer Sciences with a 2016 Award of Excellence. Teachers Erika Graham and Maria Klingenberg will accepted the Pennsylvania Association of Family & Consumer Sciences 2016 Standards For Excellence-Middle School award on behalf of the department. The two were invited to an awards dinner held at 6 p.m. on Apr. 9 at the Kovalchick Center in Indiana, PA. “The award appropriately reflects your dedication and contribution to the family and consumer sciences profession,” writes PAFCS President Esther Aloia and PAFCS Internal Relations Vice President Patricia Hetrick. “Thank you so much for being such a worthy department and dedicated individuals. Yours is a perfect example of a program with commitment to a vision that supports our profession and recognizes the significance of our professional organization. We applaud your initiative and appreciate and recognize your efforts as truly instrumental in support of advancing the mission of Family an