and June 20-24 at Quaker
Valley Middle School.
Volunteers must be 16
years or older and must
attend a training session on
Sunday, June 12 or Sunday,
June 19 (depending on
which week you are
volunteering). Each
volunteer is asked to commit to one week
and a 75-minute session each day of the
camp. If you are interested in helping
individuals with disabilities learn to ride a
traditional bicycle, visit icanshine.org/icanbike-sewickley-pa/. For more information
email [email protected].
“It is a great
honor to receive
this distinction
for the 12th
consecutive
year.”
QVHS Hires Girls Soccer
Coach
Quaker Valley School District announces
the hiring of a girls soccer coach. James
Birmingham has been
named head coach of
the QVHS Girls Soccer
Team for 2016.
Birmingham played
soccer at Trinity College
in Hartford, Connecticut and has more than
ten years as a soccer coach in both Vermont
and Michigan. He recently moved to the
Pittsburgh-area from Detroit, Michigan.
Birmingham is a certified high school social
studies teacher. He is married and has two
grown children.
Among “Best Communities
for Music Education”
Quaker Valley School District has been
honored with the “Best Communities for
Music Education” designation from the for
its outstanding commitment to music
education. This is the 12th consecutive year
Quaker Valley has received this distinction.
QVSD joins 476 districts across the country
in receiving the prestigious award in 2016.
The Best Communities Music Education
designation is awarded to districts that
demonstrate outstanding achievement in
efforts to provide music access and
education to all students.
“It is a great honor to receive this
distinction for the 12th consecutive year,”
says Mr. Andrew Surloff, Assistant
Superintendent. “It is a great testament to
the student-musicians at Quaker Valley,
along with the dedicated teachers. We are
proud to be recognized for our
commitment to music education.”
To qualify for the Best Communities
designation, Quaker Valley answered
detailed questions about funding,
graduation requirements, music class
participation, instruction time, facilities,
support for the music program and
community music-making programs.
The NAMM Foundation is a nonprofit
organization supported in part by the
National Association of Music Merchants
and its nearly 9,000 members around the
world, with the mission of advancing active
participation in music making across the
lifespan by supporting scientific research,
philanthropic giving and public service
programs from the international music
products industry. For more information
about the NAMM Foundation visit
nammfoundation.org.
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