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COMMENDATIONS, AWARDS, AND ACTIVITIES
The Annual Scholars and Departmental Awards Dinner was held on June 3, 2010, to honor the students who have distinguished themselves academically and in various specialty areas.
2010 SCHOLARSHIP/AWARD BREAKFAST On May 25, several of our outstanding students were honored at a breakfast hosted by the BVAHS Guidance Counselors - Mrs. Peters and Mr. Lancas. As you can see, Belle Vernon Area High School can truly boast about having some of the brightest and best students in the Valley.
OUR FUTURE MILLIONAIRES Students in Mrs. Klinsky's Consumer Education class participated in the Stock Market Game, sponsored by EconomicsPennsylvania. The BVA group placed First in the Spring Competition for Grades 9-12 and were honored at a luncheon held at Indiana University of Pennsylvania on May 19.
WOMEN IN SCIENCE AWARDS Seton Hill College presents the Women in Science Awards annually to the junior girls with the highest grade in chemistry and mathematics near the end of the 3rd nine week grading period. The 2009-2010 school year winners were Kelsey Zborovancik and Alicia Babines.
INTERACT CLUB AWARDS On May 6, the Interact Club held its annual end-of the-year banquet at the Sons of Italy in Perryopolis. Various awards were presented, and the new officers were introduced.
Green stars as Belle Vernon Area wins track title The Belle Vernon Area boys won their first-ever Westmoreland
County Coaches' Association Track and Field Meet crown Saturday. Matt Green took three firsts and a
second in the meet as he was named the boys' Combined MVP with 30 1/2 points.
Green won the long jump, the 110 hurdles and
anchored BVA's winning 400-relay effort.
Joining Green on the relay team were Ian Dobbins,
Tyler Pirilla and Cory Williams.
Green's second-place finish in the triple jump (44
ft, 2.25 inches) was a school record. Also taking firsts for the boys were Dobbins (100 dash) and
Mark Tomich (400). Dobbins' time in the 100 was 11.56 while Tomich ran a 50.67
to win the 400. The Leps also garnered several
second-place finishes.
One of those seconds, Zack Olzewski in the 800,
came in a school record time of 2:01.43).
Adam Cole (javelin) and the 4x800 relay team of
Christian Labash, Pirilla, Nick Gruber and Olzewski also finished second. Stasicha was also pleased with the
showing of his girls' team, which finished sixth out of 13 teams with 28 points.
The Lady Leps' top finisher was Heather Wells, who
was second in both the 100 and 200.
Her time in the 200 (26.82), was a school record.
Teammate Jocelyn Connolly finished fourth in the
800, but her time (2:24.3) also set a new school mark.
WOMEN IN SCIENCE AWARD
One-Year Scholarship to California University
Congratulations to Clinton Skibo, who won a one-year, full-tuition scholarships
to California University of Pennsylvania.
It was awarded at the 10th annual awards banquet for the Scholarship for
Outstanding High School Seniors sponsored by The Valley Independent and Cal University.
2010 Excellence Award Jessalyn Timko and Joshua Pohlot were named as nominees for the 2010 Excellence Award, which was given at the 55th Annual Judge John J. Driscoll Scholar-Athlete Award Banquet on April 27 at Ferrante's Lakeview.
TRACK TEAM Congratulations to the Track Team!
With undefeated records as of April 26, both
the boys and girls teams competed at the Mid Mon Valley Conference at Ringgold.
Both teams were victorious at the meet and competed again on April 27. The
boys placed first at the competition, while the girls garnered a third place
victory. The boys team has clinched their second
consecutive Section 2-AAA first place title, and the girls anticipate a
second place finish.
The
girls have qualified for their playoff appearance for the first time in school history! Congratulations and Good Luck!
YOUTH GOVERNOR In April, Tyler Verin was elected the 44th Youth Governor of PA State YMCA Youth and Government Program. Congratulations Tyler! You make BVA proud!
Representatives at the
The following students will be representing our school district this week at the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association All-State Music Festival in Pittsburgh from Wednesday evening through Saturday evening: Eric Garber, Nick Sewchek, and Mary Beth Spang. Also, Nick and Mary Beth will be attending this festival for the second straight year, which is quite an honor. All three of these students competed with over 300 students to rank in the top of their respective sections, and also awarding them the chance to attend this festival comprised of Pennsylvania’s finest student musicians. They will certainly be fine representatives of our school district!
SENIOR ATHLETIC AWARDS
Cole Breaks Own Track Record
Congratulations to Adam Cole who broke his own school record at the track meet
on March 31 by 26 feet. He threw 170 feet 10 inches in the Javelin.
BVA CLUBS HONORED
LACEY COMPETES! Congratulations to Brendan Lacey for his 10th
place finish in the 200 freestyle this past weekend at the state swim meet.
Congratulations also to the rest of the team for this past season. The
girls team finished second with a 6-1 section record and an 10-3 overall record.
The boys team finished third with a section record of 4-2 and an overall record
of 5-8. Well done to all on the team for the new school and pool records that
were set as well as the many fast swims and good times we all had.
Brendan Lacey qualified for States in the 200 & 100 freestyle. He placed Second at WPIALS and set a new school record in the 200 free at 1:45.90. The previous BVA record was held by Brad Hoffman (at 1:47.19 set in the early 90's). Brendan placed Fourth at WPIALS for the 100 freestyle at 4:58.52. These two swims enabled him to qualify for the PIAA Meet in both events.
SWAL QUIZ BOWL Congratulations to the Southwest Academic League Junior
Varsity Quiz Bowl Team. The JV team members include:
BVA SCOUTS Congratulations to Mitch McClosky
on recently being named an Eagle Scout. Mitch will be honored this
weekend in Washington, PA during the Eagle Court of Honor. Congratulations to Anna Herold
for having completed her Gold Award project for the Girl Scouts of America.
Only 5 % of eligible Girl Scouts ever take the opportunity to receive this
prestigious award.
Latin Dance Competition Congratulations to Mackenzie Sefchok and Kaylee Naden who won the Latin dance competition this past weekend on the Spanish Chicago trip. They displayed their excellent Cha Cha skills and took home the prized piñata. The piñata will be displayed in Miss Stablein's room.
Great Job, Chicas!
GILMORE SETS AMERICAN RECORD!
One of our varsity cheerleaders, Kayla Gilmore, competed in her very first dead lift competition, the ADAU (Anti-Drug Athletes United) Coal Country Classic. For dead lift competitions, the competitor gets three attempts to make a pull. Kayla's three attempts were 250, 275, and 300. Because, all three of her attempts were successful, she was permitted a fourth attempt at 310 pounds. Kaylaa broke the American record for her age and weight class three times that day. The previous record had been 265 pounds. Congratulations, Kayla!
PERFECT MATH SAT SCORE!!!
Senior Jarrod Musiak has accomplished quite the task—He earned a perfect score
on the Math Section of the SAT. The
SAT Reasoning Test (formerly
Scholastic Aptitude Test and
Scholastic Assessment Test) is a
standardized test for college admissions in the United States.
The Mathematics section of the SAT is widely known as the Quantitative Section
or Calculation Section. The mathematics section consists of three scored
sections. There are two 25-minute sections and one 20-minute section, as
follows:
Of a possible score of 800, the 2008 average national math score was 515 (Wikipedia).
Among his various accomplishments,
Jarrod is a student in our Gifted Program and is a member of the National Honor
Society. He is well on his way to a great future, and we are very proud of his
achievement!
DAR GOOD CITIZENS CONTESTANT NAMED AJ Cocciolone has been nominated by the BVAHS faculty to
participate in Good Luck, AJ!!
OUTSTANDING PSAT PERFORMANCE Lisa Manderino received a Nice Job, Lisa!
Congratulations to BVAHS Students of the Month at CWCTC: Jessica Leadbitter Dominic Papa |
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