IN West Jefferson Hills Spring 2018 | Page 56

GILL HALL ELEMENTARY TINA MAYER, PRINCIPAL JEFFERSON ELEMENTAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS RECOGNIZED AT WJH SCHOOL BOARD MEETING S everal elementary school students were recognized at the January 23, 2018 School Board Meeting which made for a very special and entertaining evening. Representatives from the Creative Dramatics Program at Jefferson Elementary spoke to School Board members about their experiences gained from this new program. Created by the Pittsburgh Public Theater, the Creative Dramatics Program brings together schools from diverse neighborhoods paired up for a collaboration whose end result is a performance on stage at the O’Reilly Theater. Fourth and fifth-grade students from Gill Hall, McClellan and Jefferson Elementary Schools participated in the program along with their partner school, Clairton Elementary. In addition to learning an 54 WEST JEFFERSON HILLS