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Shaler Area Elementary Students Benefit From Two PPG Grants
Shaler Area Elementary School is the recipient of two PPG Innovative Classroom grants to benefit students by introducing additional resources into the classroom .
One $ 1,000 PPG Innovative Classroom Grant will fund the purchase of three Lego robotics sets to expand opportunities for students in the classroom and the school ’ s Robotics Club to explore coding and programming . The Robotics Club currently is expanding and the robotics kits , in addition to the current robotics offerings , will allow more students to be exposed to and participate in robotics , coding and programming aspects of the science , technology , engineering , arts and math ( STEAM ) curriculum .
A second $ 1,000 grant will fund the purchase of a wireless weather station and several wireless cameras to monitor the outside environment . The current and cached weather data collected by the wireless weather station will be available to students and staff via the web . Two wireless cameras will be purchased and placed outside the elementary school for students to observe the weather in a courtyard and the bird observation station . The bird observation station will include food and water that is most attractive to the widest range of local and migratory species . These observations and data will be used in holistic science and math units to teach various math / population distribution and migration concepts . The grant also will fund the purchase of a Wireless Fish Finder fishing camera that will send live video of the school ’ s pond and fish in their natural habitat to apps that will be available to every classroom in our school .
Shaler Area Middle School Students Launch Souls of Shaler Area Blog
In April , Shaler Area Middle School students in Brenda Barner ’ s English classes launched the Souls of Shaler Area blog .
Similar to the Humans of New York project , the Souls of Shaler Area blog aims to showcase the human-interest story in all of us . Students have tried to build a bridge to the Shaler Area community by interviewing the many people of Shaler Area and putting their stories online for all to enjoy .
Students interview a person with pre-selected questions and then determine which small segment of that interview will
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Shaler Area Latin Students Excel in National Latin Exam
Shaler Area students participated in and received recognition for their performance on the National Latin Exam , which tests their knowledge of Latin vocabulary , Roman culture , and mythology , and their translation skills . The National Latin Exam is a test given every year to students in Latin I-V .
Congratulations to the following National Latin Exam Award winners :
Latin I
Outstanding Achievement award : Kassidy Steinmetz , Kelsey Marshall , Olivia Jarzynka , Lydia Nebiolo , Owen Berret , Brindle Walzer , Sonny Demasi , Gabriella Greco , Dylan Matthews , Dylan Sarnowski , Samuel Baird , Jonathan Schimmel , Anjolie Girton , Caitlin Fedorek , Emilee Miller , Chloe McHale , Abby Harangozo , Alec Battaglia , Anna Grzegorczyk , Julia Falgione , Autumn Roney , Samuel Heim
Latin II Elisa Gabriel , Silver Maxima Cum Laude James Engel , Magna Cum Laude Mara Gillespie , Cum Laude
Latin III Alyssa Krause , Gold Summa Cum Laude Adam Seibert , Magna Cum Laude Emily Kelly , Magna Cum Laude Alexandra Evans , Magna Cum Laude Justin DeSabato , Magna Cum Laude Alyssa Ferianc , Cum Laude
Latin IV Rosalia Paras , Cum Laude
Shaler Area teacher One of Twelve Finalists for State Teacher of the Year
Shaler Area School District is proud to announce Greg Mason , a Shaler Area High School science teacher , has been named one of 12 finalists for the 2018 state Teacher of the Year award .