Friday, May 10, 2013
A third grader at Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School also has his artwork chosen to represent the event on T-shirts and programs.
On Sunday April 14, the gallery at the Pew Fine Arts Gallery of Grove City College was crowded with young artists, their families, teachers and friends who gathered to celebrate the 24th Very Special Arts Exhibit. Among them were 14 Seneca Valley elementary student winners who were enjoying the event sponsored by Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV and hosted by Grove City College. Alex Reams, a third grader at Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School, was standout for Seneca Valley. His artwork was chosen to represent the event and appeared on T-shirts and program information. The following Seneca Valley students were Juror’s Choice winners in the show: The following Seneca Valley students were honorable mentions in the show: The exhibit is …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Leo Stefanacci nearly drowned after his car plunged into the Connoquenessing Creek.
Seneca Valley teacher Henry “Leo” Stefanacci waived a preliminary hearing Tuesday before District Justice Wayne Seibel in Evans City. Stefanacci, 48, of Zelienople, is charged with driving under the influence and careless driving after a near fatal plunge into the Connoquenessing Creek. A popular learning support teacher at Seneca Valley Middle School, Stefanacci was driving on Halstead Boulevard in Zelienople March 3 when he skidded off the road. His car landed upside down in the nearby creek. Firefighters trained in water rescue pulled him from the vehicle after four teens driving on the road noticed a car overturned in the water and dialed 9-1-1. He was taken by medical helicopter to UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh in critical condition…
The school board is expected to vote on final proposed budget next week.
Seneca Valley officials are looking to vote on a proposed final budget with a deficit that has been slashed in half. At Monday’s school board meeting, Lynn Burtner, the district’s business manager, said the $2.8 million funding gap predicted for 2013-14 school budget has been reduced to $1.44 million, mainly through personnel attrition and benefits savings. “There were changes in both revenues and expenses, a lot of them working in our favor,” she said. Some of those factors include new developments in the communities that make up the district, which has bumped up the value of a property tax mill. Burtner said one mill of property tax is now valued at $525,000, up from $515,000 last school year. The increase will bring the district an …
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Thursday, May 2, 2013
Get ready for the Grand March—the district’s prom is around the corner.
There’s a new crop of royal Raiders at Seneca Valley High School. This year’s prom court consists of 10 girls and 11 guys. After voting takes place at the high school, the king and queen will be announced at prom, which takes place May 11. The theme this year is “An Evening on the Red Carpet. The dance will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Scottish Rite Cathedral in New Castle. For those hoping to catch the Seneca Valley students in all their finery, the traditional Grand March at the senior high school begins at 5 p.m. Doors open for guests at 4:15 p.m. Following the march, students will board a bus to take them to the Scottish Rite Cathedral. There will be no after prom. This year’s courts members are: Girls Boys What is your favorite …
The Pegasus Parade in downtown Louisville features colorful floats, marching bands, celebrities and more in the oldest and founding event of the Kentucky Derby Festival.
The Seneca Valley High School marching band will strut through downtown Louisville Thursday as part of the traditional Pegasus Parade held before the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. The band of about 200 musicians were invited to take part in the oldest Kentucky Derby Festival event held annually on the Thursday before the derby. Marching band Director Bob Matchett told KDKA-TV the band is following in the footsteps of a Seneca Valley band that marched in the same parade six years ago and was crowned Grand Champions against 16 other bands. “We’re representing the years and years of students who have gone through the program, and still come back and visit and still are proud of what they were a part of,” Matchett said. The parade …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Local artist Bill Secunda lends two life-size animal sculptures made out of welded nails to the school.
Connoquenessing Elementary School in Zelienople had two very special visitors last week—a life-size lion and moose from Butler-based metal sculptor Bill Secunda. “The children loved the surprise guests,” said CVE principal DeeAnn Graham. Secunda, who is Graham’s brother, installed the exhibit to help kick off Earth Day as well as CVE’s Open House and Art Show, “Animals and Habitats." The CVE Art Show took place April 23 for those in first through third grade and April 25 for kindergarten, second and fourth grade. Some of the animal-inspired art works included fourth grade Monarch butterfly prints made by fourth graders, clay owls by the third grade, Pennsylvania animal paintings by second grade and “Wild Things” paintings created by …
Monday, April 29, 2013
The school raises the most money of any Goddard School in the nation for the charity.
Children in the Goddard School system, including the location in Cranberry, recently got a lesson in helping other kids. To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Goddard Schools across the nation raised more than $185,000 to support Ronald McDonald House Charities. The three schools in the Pittsburgh area made significant contributions to this campaign, raising more than $6,422 to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh. The nonprofit focuses on providing a “home away from home” for the families of seriously ill children receiving medical treatment at area hospitals The Goddard School in Cranberry raised the most donations for the cause—a whopping $4,622! Last week, children from the daycare joined Goddard School officials in …
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Friday, April 26, 2013
Students get rewarded after collecting thousands of pounds of recycled materials from the school.
Haine Middle School students are recycling champions. After months of participating in a recycling competition, students in Susan Huber and Jeremiah Friday’s homerooms recently learned they have won the school contest—and will be rewarded with a surprise field trip. The contest was inspired by Haine’s participation in Keep America Beautiful’s “Recycle Bowl” competition, which the school entered last fall. At the time, students were hoping to learn about the value of recycling, and perhaps finish among the top schools in the state for the event. They had no idea what a big deal recycling would become just six months later. As part of the “Recycle Bowl” competition, the fifth and sixth grade students created a recycling program and …
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
The 6-foot-5 senior guard at Seneca Valley literally brings the game to a halt.
A Seneca Valley basketball player has something in common with basketball greats like Shaquille O'Neal and Michael Jordan. On Saturday night, Easton Bazzoli threw down a dunk during an all-star game that crumbled the backboard to pieces, according to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. "Everybody said it's pretty awesome," Bazzoli told the Post-Gazette. "I thought it was pretty cool. It's not something a lot of people have done." The dunk happened during the Roundball Classic at Geneva College. With about a minute left in the Class AAAA vs. AAA game, the P-G reports that Bazzoli took a pass from New Castle's Antonio Rudolph and dunked the ball. The backboard shattered, the rim came down and the fourth and final game had to be stopped, or as the …
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The school was one of many across the country to participate in “bubbles of awareness” for autism month.
Bubbles were flying for a good cause at Rowan Elementary School Monday. In recognition of Autism Awareness Month, Rowan was one of many schools across the United States and Great Britain joining efforts to send out “bubbles of awareness” for autism while trying to break last year’s world record of more than 57,000 people participating in Autism Bubble Day at the same time. The number of students, teachers and community members participating at Rowan were counted Monday and added to the total number of participants all over the world. That number will be sent to the Guinness Book of World Records. “Having students blow bubbles at the same time on April 22 will symbolize hope, joy and laughter,” Rowan principal Nannette Farmar said. Farmar …
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Chris Smith
11:26 am on Friday, May 10, 2013
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