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Baldwin-Whitehall
SCHOOL
MES CLASS WINS BURLINGTON
ADOPT-A-CLASSROOM
Miss Anderson’s first-grade class was selected to receive a very special honor! They
are the proud winners of the Burlington Adopt-a-Classroom program sponsored
by the Burlington company. For the next few months, they will be ordering and
receiving wonderful classroom supplies to enhance their learning! The experience
will involve the students selecting engaging curriculum materials and activities that
will help them have fun as they learn and grow together! The students went to visit
Burlington and shared special thank-you notes they made for the Burlington staff.
Each student read his or her letter and shared cookies with the hard-working West
Mifflin cashiers and management team!
STUDENTS CELEBRATE
ADOPTION WITH FAMILY
PORTRAITS
Students at Whitehall Elementary were
invited to participate in an art contest for a
nationwide celebration of National Adoption
Day, recognized on November 18th, 2017.
Allegheny County Children's Court sponsored
a student art-poster contest for Kindergarten
through eighth-grade students. The posters
centered around the theme, "What My Family Means to Me." Many
wonderful family traditions, experiences, and loving memories have been
artfully crafted by the students' hearts and hands at Whitehall Elementary.
The beautiful and thoughtful posters hung on the walls of the Allegheny
County Children's Court where they will welcome new family members
throughout the month.
PAYING IT FORWARD
While most youngsters spend December waiting for Santa to come, hoping
for that new toy, Mrs. Fiorill's class took a different approach at Paynter
Elementary. Throughout the month
of December, her students made
their own holiday wrapping paper
and gift bags to sell. After making
a profit of $280 on their hard work,
they demonstrated the true spirit
of the holiday season by donating
the money to a worthwhile cause—
the Baldwin High School Special
Olympics Club. It was truly a great
example of how our community
gives back to one another!
Eric Jankoski, co-sponsor of the
BHS Special Olympics Club, was
on hand to accept the donation from Mrs. Fiorill's class which will be used to
purchase training equipment for the Special Olympics athletes from Baldwin-
Whitehall School District.
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BRENTWOOD-BALDWIN-WHITEHALL
BUZZ
TRANSPORTATION
DEPARTMENT PRESENTS BIKES
AND HELMETS TO TOYS FOR
TOTS
The Transportation Department at Baldwin-
Whitehall School District is passionate
about safety. This year, the staff of the
department collected money to purchase
bikes and helmets for Toys for Tots. Staff
members worked with local businesses,
who extended discounts to help support
the purchase of bikes and helmets for this
worthy cause. On December 13th, the bikes
and helmets were brought by a school
bus, all decked out for the holidays, to the
School Board meeting, where they were
presented to Lance Corporal Jones through
Toys for Tots.
DEBBIE REYNOLDS CHOSEN AS
HONEYWELL SPACE EDUCATOR
Harrison Middle School science teacher,
Debbie Reynolds, has been selected as a
Honeywell Space Educator. Reynolds is
one of 200 educators selected from around
the world for this innovative program.
Honeywell Space Academy will take place in
Alabama in June.
During the program, educators will
participate in a variety of activities including
45 hours of classroom, laboratory, and
field-training. Simulated astronaut training
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
ANSWERS THE CALL FOR
PROJECT BUNDLE UP
On Friday, December 1st, Superintendent
Dr. Randy Lutz and the students of the
National Honor Society at Baldwin High
School worked together in support of
WTAE-TV’s Project Bundle Up in support of
The Salvation Army during the noon news
broadcast of Pittsburgh’s Channel 4 Action
News.
As has always been the Baldwin-
Whitehall tradition, we are pleased and
proud to serve, particularly for such an
important mission in the community
during cold winter days ahead. Project