GIFTED ACTIVITIES
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Congratulations to Kylie Kikta and Rachel Moore for their second place win at the Science Olympiad, which was held on March 24 at California University of Pennsylvania. Their competition was called "Physical Science Lab." The two young ladies built a fan from a compact disk. Fans were rated by the amount of voltage they generated on high and low speeds. Kylie and Rachel's fan generated the most on the low speed and earned them a second place medal! |
| Other students participating in the event include Michelle Wright, Joe Cervone, Mitch McCloskey, Lisa Manderino, AJ Cocciolone, Dennis Lynn, Zach Carson, Corey Beard, Michael Vaughn, Tyler Thomas, Steve Stulock, Tom Crawford, Julian Monticelli, Matthew McCloskey, and Daniel Bednarczyk. |
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 On March 4, Liz Gerda attended the
Primary Source History Day Competition at California University
of Pennsylvania. Students
from the middle and high schools submitted projects and essays
which were judged for relevance and expression of the chosen
theme and how well the student knew the topic.Liz's essay on Penicillin garnered her a First Place win, and she will compete in the national competition Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh on Sunday. |
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JV TEAM TAKES FIRST IN DIVISION!
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| Congratulations to the Southwest Academic League Junior Varsity Quiz Bowl Team. They took first place in the Eastern Division and placed second overall in the March tournament. | ||
 JV Team Members Front Row: Tyler Verin and Nick Sewchek Back Row: Mario Leone, Julian Monticelli, Nick Gruber, and Tanner Sebastian VARSITY TEAM TAKES SECOND!
 VARSITY TEAM MEMBERS Front Row: Lisa Manderino and AJ Cocciolone Back Row: Mitch McCloskey, Jarrod Musiak, Josh Pohlot, and Joe Cervone HIGH SCORERS IN EASTERN DIVISION
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Mario Leone, representing the Junior Varsity Team, and Jarrod
Musiak, representing the Varsity Team, each placed first in the
Eastern Division as High Scorers! You Gentlemen represent Belle Vernon Area School District well! |
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Breanne Bachovchin, Allison White, Emily Ritchie, Emily
Necciai and Derek Stricklin represented our Gifted Program at the Mock Trial
Competitions, which were held on February 4 and 18.
Congratulations to the Junior Varsity Southwest Academic Quiz Bowl League members for continuing to remain undefeated after their competition on December 10. Winning team members Mario Leone, Nick Gruber, Nick Sewchek, and Julian Monticelli (who was high scorer for the day! Congratulations, JV Team
Congratulations to Seth Gregor for winning the Chess Tournament held on December 18. Seth placed first out of about 30 students competing. Great job, Seth!
On November 21, students participated in Hometown HighQ at KDKA-TV. |
