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Attendees also could try their hand at creating their own
historic stop motion video using Lincoln Logs, Revolutionary War
characters and other objects to tell their own stories.
This year’s showcase featured a record number of projects
from 28 school districts. The projects were funded by STEAM
grants that are awarded annually by the Center for Creativity at
the Allegheny Intermediate
Unit and funded by Chevron
and the Benedum and Grable
Foundations. Now in its ninth
consecutive year, nearly 175
STEAM grants have been
distributed with more than $3
million in funding provided
to school districts throughout
southwestern Pennsylvania.
New and Updated!
NHSD Points of Pride,
Tradition and Excellence
tarting in October, North Hills School District now takes
time at one of our monthly Board of Education meetings to
recognize students and staff members for the excellent work
that they do inside and outside the classroom. Points of Pride,
Tradition & Excellence presented by Superintendent Dr. Patrick
Mannarino focuses on accomplishments in academics, arts,
athletics and leadership and demonstrates how we our preparing
our students for successful futures. Videos and presentations
will be posted online monthly on the district website under the
About heading, social media outlets including YouTube, Facebook,
Instagram and Twitter and on the district’s cable access channel.
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orth Hills High School
ninth-grade students
Nina Topich and
Julianna West along with
North Hills Middle School
teachers Joe Welch, Larry
Dorenkamp and Rich Texter
highlighted the Science,
Technology, Engineering, Arts
and Mathematics (STEAM)
achievements of North Hills
School District as part of the
2016 STEAM Showcase.
The Center for Creativity at
the Allegheny Intermediate
Unit hosted the showcase, a
regional celebration of STEAM
education that featured how
students and teachers have
infused STEAM concepts into
school curriculums to redefine
student learning.
North Hills students
displayed components of
Grade 8 Civil War Innovations
projects including:
• Live 3D printing of a Union artillery cannon designed by
Ronnie Novosedliak and Patrick Caye
• 3D-printed models created by students of inventions
and developments of the Civil War era such as telegraph
machines, railroad engines, ironclad war ships, ration kits and
canteens among others.
They also featured a video that detailed student
demonstrations from various classroom projects such as:
• Jamestown and Salem Stop Motion Stories
• French and Indian War Cartoon Animations based off of
George Washington’s 1753 Journal
• American Revolution “Break Up Music Videos”
• American President Analogies using Aurasma (Augmented
Reality App)
• Andrew Jackson Documentary Development using
TouchCast TV Production App
Nor th Hills School District
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North Hills Curriculum Highlighted
at STEAM Showcase