Shenango Area student earns all American scholar honor
Tanya Averso of New Castle has been named an all American scholar by the United States Achievement Academy. Averso attends Shenango Area High School and will be listed in the academy's yearbook. She is the daughter of Dom and Barb Averso and granddaughter of Bill Nagel and Virginia Averso.
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Tanya Averso
New Castle
United States Achievement Academy
Averso
Shenango Area
Dom and
Barb Averso
Bill Nagel
Virginia Averso
Laurel High bands win big at Fiesta Val Invitational
Laurel High School bands and auxiliaries earned top honors at the Fiesta Val Invitational in Williamsburg, Virginia. The concert band placed third, marching band won first, Spartanettes and majorettes also took top spots, and the jazz band claimed overall champion with Best Woodwind, Brass and Rhythm sections. Student Lyle Berger earned Best Jazz Trumpet Soloist as 80 musicians performed in a week of rehearsals and competitions.
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Laurel High School
Warden Armstrong
Armstrong
Williamsburg
Alabama
South Carolina
Florida
New Jersey
North Carolina
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Busch Gardens
Lyle Berger
Laurel
John Philip Sousa
Borger
Miles Davis
Norfolk
Luray Caverns
Millennium Project brings Age of Exploration to New Castle students
Nancy Lowry reports sixth through eighth graders at New Castle School revisited the Age of Exploration using Web sites online classes and the library. Students studied life between 1000 and 1400 and integrated learning across science geography math spelling and art. They role played ship crews to learn sea terms and culture while using technology to distinguish valid sources from misinformation. Parents were invited to observe skits and an online pirate scavenger hunt.
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New World
Cathy Ryan
America
United States
Ryan
Lynn Lombardo
Pirates and Plague at St. Vitus Computer Lab Exhibit
Seventh graders in pirate costumes presented voyage slides and crew roles under Sister Sharon Kalert while younger students joined Millennium Project work. Fourth and fifth graders studied Native Americans and colonists, sharing a colonial farmer life tour and a computer guided plantation tour.
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Sharon Kalert
Ryan
New England
Mary Ann Mastrangelo
Lillian Betts
Cora Lombardo
Robert Ippolito
LuAnn Bulisco
Jessica Regan
Massachusetts Colony
Europe
James Dailey
New Castle Area
Dailey
St. Vitus
Susan Marie Krupp
Laurel students compete in National Academic Games near Kissimmee
Six Laurel students and a Shenango Area junior joined about 1,200 players from Pennsylvania and six other states in Kissimmee Florida from April 27 to May 1. Jen Telesz enjoyed the ocean. Nick Gargasz Justin Lamorella and Brian Johns rode rides and hunted for armadillos at the hotel. Brandon Johns placed second in World Events scoring within one point of the top 10.
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Florida
Laurel
Shenango Area
Kissimmee
Fla
Pennsylvania
Jen Telesz
Nick Gargasz
Justin Lamorella
Brian Johns
Justin
Universal Studios
Epcot
Kennedy Space Center
Brandon Johns
Brandon
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Paul Hawes
Jordi Gealy
Linda Maslyk
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