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Two Avonworth Elementary Students
Compete in National Soccer Championship
Two students of Avonworth Elementary Soccer team, competed in the Disney 3v3 Soccer
Championships at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla. in January.
Second grader Minah Syam and first grader, Fiona Mahan, participated in the national
championship as part of the Pittsburgh soccer team, The Firedancers.
Minah and Fiona are both participate in the Avonworth Soccer Association.
Avonworth Middle
School Teacher
Receives National
Recognition
Avonworth Middle School eighth grade teacher, Melissa
Costantino-Poruben, was been named a Pennsylvania State
Finalist for the 2013 Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and
Science Teaching.
The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and
Science Teaching (PAEMST) are the nation’s highest honors for
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Firedancers, left to
right, Fiona Mahan,
Lola Abraham,
McKenna DeUnger,
Mia Bhuta, Bella
Carrotto and Minah
Syam.
teachers of mathematics and science (including computer
science). Awardees serve as models for their colleagues,
inspiration to their communities, and leaders in the improvement
of mathematics and science education.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) on behalf of The White
House administers the awards
program. PAEMST awardees have
been shown to devote more time
to professional development,
incorporate innovative
approaches into their
classroom teaching, and be
more likely to use computers
and other technologies
in their classrooms.