oodland Hills
WOODLAND HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE WOODLAND HILLS FOUNDATION .
Woodland Hills Students Continue to Shine at the K ’ Nex STEM Design Challenge
Woodland Hills students in fifth through eighth grade competed in the 2017 Allegheny County K ’ Nex STEM Design Competition on March 27 , 2017 at Duquesne . This year ’ s challenge was to design an environmentally friendly amusement park ride . We are proud to announce that they took top honors in the
First Place ( 4th and 5th grade competition ): The S . E . A . Voyage team : Kallie Kristian , Isabel Concepcion , Mia Damico , Zoe Painter , Alicia Matthews
By : Cathie Pearson
challenge for the seventh consecutive year . The Woodland Hills Academy received three of the ten awards given at the competition which included over 100 schools from Allegheny County . The Academy teams received first place and Honorable Mention in the 4th-5th grade division . In the 6th- 8th grade division , the Academy received
Honorable Mention ( 4th and 5th grade competition ): The Pedal Powered team : Lucy Elston , Sheldon Summers , Ivan Remaley , Helena Marshall , Zoe Spear
an Honorable Mention Award . The first place team in the 4th-5th grade division will represent Allegheny County at the state championships on May 19 , 2017 . Congratulations to all of our students who competed for their phenomenal performance and for proudly representing Woodland Hills .
Honorable Mention ( 6th-8th grade competition ): The Eco Revolution Team : Jayla Davis , Mia Carter , Tommy Kristian , Jack Rattigan , Ryan Powers
Academic Scholarships Break All Records
By : Joyce Fratangelo
Upon entering the Junior Senior High School , one can ’ t help but notice the Woodland Hills Wall of Gold . The Wall of Gold displays most of the academic scholarships , large and small , earned by this year ’ s senior class . At this writing ( April 20th ), the class of 2017 had broken all previous graduating class records with scholarships totaling an impressive $ 3,750,576 ! Each brick in the wall recognizes a student , the scholarship award , and the college , university , or program from which the scholarship is given . Each academic scholarship is the result of years of strong academic performance on the part of the individual student , and a testimony to the strong academic programs provided by the teachers in the Woodland Hills Junior Senior High School .
The Wall of Gold is “ built ” each year by the College and Career Access Center . Students , especially seniors , use the center to receive assistance in career exploration , college searches and tours , the college application process , and completion of financial aid / scholarship forms . Other student accomplishments to date in the College and Career Center include , but are not limited to : 490 one-to-one career / college counseling sessions ; 180 Free Application for Federal Student Aid ( FAFSA ) completions ; 580 completed college applications with over 320 acceptance letters ; 280 students visiting 10 postsecondary campuses ; and over 2400 in-class and after school tutoring sessions . Overall , Woodland Hills students in grades 7-12 have benefited from more than 10,600 services provided through the College and Career Access Center during the 2016-2017 school year .
For more information about the College and Career Access Center contact Dr . Jennifer Damico : damije @ whsd . net , or 412-244-1100 x5160 .
36 Woodland Hills