N
orth Hills School District students were named finalists in the
2016 Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Contest sponsored
by the Pittsburgh Public Theater.
Highcliff Elementary School fifth-graders Margret Edlinger and
Hunter Spuntak and North Hills High School junior Alec Duquette
topped hundreds of fellow competitors in the contest’s preliminary
round to advance to the finalist showcase at the O’Reilly Theater.
Margaret and Hunter presented a scene from “As You Like It” as
Phoebe and Silvius, while Alec Duquette performed a monologue
as Arthur in “King John.”
Highcliff fifth-graders Sophie Miller, Gianna Campanella, Jocelyn
Young, Taylor Schank and Gabby Merriman earned an honorable
mention for their team’s performance of a scene from “A Comedy of
Errors.”
More than 1,300 students participated in the yearly contest that
is open to elementary, middle and high school students in grades
four to 12. Only a fraction of the students are chosen as finalists.
To prepare for the contest, for weeks students rehearsed and
memorized their scenes which were required to be under five
minutes. To reach the finalist round, the students performed their
scenes at the O’Reilly
Theater before a panel
of distinguished judges
and outshone their peers
to earn an invitation to
perform in front of a
different panel of judges.
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N OR TH HI L L S SC HOOL DI STRI C T N E WS
North Hills
Students
Advanced to 2016
PPT Shakespeare
Monologue
and Scene
Contest Finals
It is here already! North Hills School District families are
encouraged to schedule kindergarten registration appointments
for the 2016-17 school year now. Please contact your student’s
school office to schedule an appointment time.
Appointments are strongly recommended.
• Highcliff Elementary: 412.318.1582
• McIntyre Elementary: 412.318.1622
• Ross Elementary: 412.318.1542
• West View Elementary: 412.318.1503
Kindergarten registration packets are available from any of
the district’s elementary schools or in the lobby of the district’s
administration center. Packets also may be downloaded from the
district’s website.
The packets provide necessary forms as well as information
regarding required documents – such as proofs of residency and
health immunizations – for kindergarten entrance.
West View and Highcliff Elementary students attend classes
from 8:30 to 3 p.m. daily, and McIntyre and Ross Elementary
students attend classes from 9:15 to 3:45 p.m. daily.
Students registering for kindergarten must be five years of age
before Sept. 1, 2016, to be enrolled for the 2016-17 school year.
Registration is limited to residents of the North Hills School
District, which includes Ross Township and West View Borough.
For more information regarding kindergarten, contact Dr. Marilyn
J. Cain, assistant superintendent for elementary education, at
412.318.1006 or email [email protected].
Nor th Hills School District
Kindergarten
Registration