South Fayette High School Students Win First Place at Three Rivers German Day
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SOUTH FAYETTE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS
2017 Pennsylvania Employee of the Year
The School Nutrition Association of Pennsylvania has awarded Judy Kirkpatrick from the South Fayette Township School District the Pennsylvania Employee of the Year . This award is designed to recognize the valuable program
Judy Kirkpatrick contribution of school nutrition employees who work diligently to help make their food service program outstanding . This award is meant to recognize an employee as being the “ heart of the program .”
“ Judy is being recognized for exhibiting an extraordinary commitment to our nutrition program . She is driven , energetic and is South Fayette ’ s “ heart of our program .” Judy oversees the special dietary needs of our students , allergy needs , food safety and all food production at the intermediate , middle and elementary schools . We are excited to bring this award home to South Fayette . In the past , this award was issued to Aimee Dernosek ( two-time winner ) for her role as she represented the South Fayette High School ’ s food court , special events , food safety , and concessions . We have an amazing group of talented and loving employees at South Fayette , committed to nourishing our students and putting the needs of the students first . “ I couldn ’ t be prouder !” says Tricia Wood , Food Service Director for South Fayette .
Judy and her husband Dale reside in the district and she has been employed at South Fayette for over 19 years .
The award will be recognized at the School Nutrition Association of Pennsylvania ( SNAPa ) Annual Conference in August . SNAPa is the PA State Association of the national School Nutrition Association ( SNA ). We stand behind and implement SNA ’ s mission of “ advancing the quality of school meal programs through education and advocacy .” When you join SNAPa , you become part of a community of industry professionals . SNA is a national nonprofit professional organization representing more than 57,000 members who provide high-quality , low cost meals to students across the country . Recognized as the authority on school nutrition , SNA has been advancing the availability , quality , and acceptance of school nutrition programs as an integral part of education since 1946 .
Everyone here at the South Fayette Township School District congratulates Judy and looks forward to celebrating this achievement with her in August .
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South Fayette High School TSA Team Competes at State Competition
In 1997 , Brian Garlick , high school Tech Ed teacher , travelled with his very first South Fayette Township School District Technology Student Association ( TSA ) team to the state competition . Fast forward to 2017 , and once again he made that same trip to this year ’ s competition at Seven Springs on April 19 - 21 .
Twelve South Fayette team members scored high enough on their regional contests to take part in the state competitions . They joined a field of more than 1,100 high school students from 91 chapters during the two days of intense challenges .
South Fayette ’ s team consisted of Matt Antantis , Suraj Bokil , Joe Cavanaugh , Sam Cohen , Josh Francis , Pat Gannon , Neha Joshi , Prateek Julakar , Katie Kenewell , Mitansh Madan , Josh Milteer , and Nick Wilke who all competed in numerous competitions .
Once again the TSA team showed Lion Pride as five team members placed within the top 10 in 4 competitions and after final rounds were concluded the following scores were announced : 10th Place , Extemporaneous Speech , Joe Cavanaugh ; 8th Place , Computer Systems Troubleshooting , Sam Cohen and Matt Antantis ; 8th Place , Prepared Presentation , Suraj Bokil ; and 4th Place , Photographic Technology , Josh Milteer .
South Fayette High School Students Win First Place at Three Rivers German Day
A group of 16 German students from South Fayette High School participated in the 17th Annual Three Rivers German Day Competition at Washington & Jefferson College on Thursday , March 16 , 2017 . Students from 12 area high schools took part in this year ’ s celebration of German language and culture by competing in various categories such as Music , Drama , Poetry Recitation , and Art . Judges from the Bayer Corporation , Washington & Jefferson College , and American Association of Teachers of German ( AATG ) evaluated the performances and artwork and awarded prizes .
South Fayette was awarded First Place in the category of Drama Acts . The students performed a play based on the German fairy tale “ Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten ”, which the German IV students had adapted for their stage performance . Other students helped create props and participated in the performance . The participating students
were Maria Albert , Margot Beck , Sai Bhatte , Matt Cillo , Megan Fabyonic , Anthony Gedrys , Sam Grant , Emilia Hyland , Kevin Kamyk , Lexi Koziak , Michael Kugler , Mark Pope , Hailee Taylor , Emily Vezzi , Abby Wesolek , and Jeremy Zura . Congratulations !