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G . CRONE AUDITORIUM HONORS AWARD-WINNING MUSIC TEACHER
Woodland Hills High School recently honored music department head Tom Crone by naming the school ’ s auditorium in his honor . Crone is an award-winning director for the school musicals and the only band director Woodland Hills High School has known .
The auditorium , now officially named The Thomas G . Crone Auditorium , was made possible through a grassroots campaign on Change . org after being approved by the Woodland Hills School Board last summer . Money raised by band parent Joyce Mroczkowski was used to purchase a sign and plaque documenting Crone ’ s many achievements during his almost 40 years in the district . His dedication , guidance and love for the students has made the Woodland Hills High School musicals and music departments second to none .
WOLVERINE CREED : GUNS AND VIOLENCE WILL NOT DEFINE US ! MARCH
As a result of their work in the Youth Media Advocacy Project ( YMAP ), eighth grade students of Adam Forgie at Woodland Hills Academy conceived and developed the Wolverine Creed : Guns and Violence Will Not Define Us ! MARCH as a way to show the community that youth can play a role in addressing violence in their community .
The MARCH took place in Turtle Creek on Saturday , Apr . 23 , at 10 a . m . It began at the Wolvarena and concluded in the auditorium of Woodland Hills Academy . The students read brief statements and were joined by : Kelley Kelley , Mayor of Turtle Creek ; Alan N . Johnson , Superintendent of Woodland Hills School District ; Tara Reis , President of Woodland Hills School Board ; Wes Lyons , Jr ., Woodland Hills High School Alumnus , author , and former Pittsburgh
Steeler ; Rob Conroy , Director of Organizing , CeaseFirePA ; and Shanon Williams , TrackBack™ Coordinator for CeaseFirePA . Students in attendance were asked to sign a pledge to commit to peace .
Audio clips of the students discussing violence in their community recorded by SLB was paired with footage from the MARCH and lyrics written by the students to create a rap music video produced by Pierina Morelli Productions . The music video was unveiled at the eighth grade end-of-year celebration .
YMAP , the Borough of Turtle Creek , Turtle Creek City Council and Woodland Hills School District continue to work hard to support the students of Woodland Hills Academy . YMAP is a program that encourages students to seek ways to positively engage in developing and implementing ideas to improve their school or community . Now in its sixth year , YMAP is a collaboration of Carlow University , SLB Radio Productions and the Consortium for Public Education . The program allows Carlow University undergraduates to serve as near-peer mentors to high school students as they work to develop and evaluate ideas to improve their school or community .
Students also learn about messaging , media and the politics of education through their work with SLB and CPE . YMAP programs for the 2015-16 school year were also underway at Pittsburgh Obama , Pittsburgh Perry , Pittsburgh Brashear and Wilkinsburg High School . The YMAP program culminated in an Apr . 28 event at Carlow University during which students from all five participating schools came together to present their ideas to community leaders and each other for feedback and evaluation .
For more information , contact Maria Pisano at 412.586.6300 x5 or maria @ slbradio . org .
BRITSBURGH !
One of the largest British festivals in the country will take place Sept . 6 through 11 at various venues all over the Pittsburgh region . This six-day festival offers events for all age groups and budgets , with an emphasis on fun ,
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