chosen through audition and performed “Salvation is Created”
and “Je le Vous Dirai.” Mia Pampena, Audrey Lawrence, Olivia
Rivett and Jaime Seneca were the featured 7th grade students.
Liza Loebig, Kali Minick, Tyler Gallagher and Nate DeLuce were
featured 8th grade students. Retired Plum music teacher, Judi
Figel, accompanied the concert.
Each year, the select chorus participates in a community
outreach performance. Previous performances include
Mark Milovat’s Christmas Show that benefits Children’s
Hospital, Children’s Miracle Network and the Latrobe Hospital
Foundation, Pittsburgh Pirates National Anthem, Veterans
Hospital, AEO Academic Awards, Holiday Park Elementary, and
the Plum Community Center.
FOOD SERVICE AND OBLOCK JUNIOR HIGH
“GET SMARTER”
Oblock Junior High was recently awarded a “Smarter Lunch Room” Grant
in the amount of $1,200. The grant is issued to schools that are looking to
increase participation in fruits, vegetables, white milk and an overall
general awareness for students to make healthier choices by making
healthier options more accessible and convenient. The monies from the
Grant will be used to purchase a variety of display cases, colorful signs and
posters for the cafeteria. In addition to the displays, Oblock’s art teacher,
Mrs. Durick, has volunteered to have the 7th grade art students create
colorful art décor for the cafeteria.
As always, every child in the District is encouraged to make healthy
choices. The Food Service Department is extremely excited to have been
awarded this grant to help continue our success.
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PLUM BOROUGH S CHOOL NE WS
The 2015–2016 school year ended on a high note at Oblock
Junior High. The 7th and 8th Grade Chorus, under the direction
of Jenifer Paraschos, presented the performance “Spring Sing”
on May 10th. The program continues to grow with another
year of record enrollment. There are 470 students involved
in the choral program. As a member of the ensemble, each
student learns to sing with proper expression, technical
accuracy, posture, embouchure, breathing technique, and
tone production. The class explores different styles of choral
literature and languages. The current repertoire includes the
patriotic march “Stars and Stripes,” the English folk song “As I
Walked Through London City” and “Swing the Mood,” a medley
of rock and roll songs. Students in the Select Ensembles are
Plum Borough
Spring Sing
at Oblock
Junior High School