Senior football players, Left to right, front row: John O’Connor #60, Dan DeSantis #99, Brad Wilson #44, George Geyer #11, Coach Jim Render, Craig Poole #35, Chris Heisler #7, Brent Jackson #21 and Nate Cercone #63, back row: Tino Rionda #20, Josh Stein #25, Corey Keller #66, Victor Surma #10, Scott Geiger #65, Tim Roche #72, Will Clarke #61, Bryan Mathews #50 and Pete Paladino #81.
Want To Talk Football? Upper St. Clair High School Head Football Coach and Physical Education Teacher Jim Render was named “Football Coach of the Year” by Pittsburgh Post Gazette Columnist Rick Shrum in his second annual Shrummies Awards. The Panthers won all seven of their conference games and were the highest-scoring football team in WPIAL Class AAAA during the 2001 regular season. Render has been coaching the Panthers for 23 years. Coach Render celebrated his two hundredth victory at USCHS with a win
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against Trinity this past fall. He achieved this mark in a record twenty-two and a half years and went on to win five more games this season totaling his record to 205 wins with the Panthers. Jim was invited to be the passing coordinator/assistant coach for the high school All American football game sponsored by the U.S. Army held in San Antonio, Texas, this past January. The game, which was played on January 5, 2002, aired on ESPN2. Congratulations Jim for an outstanding year and your dedication to USC! ■
A grant for a “best practices” was awarded to Upper St. Clair School District in partnership with the Clairton School District. Dr. Pope, Superintendent of Schools, secured the grant, and he along with USCHS Principal Dr. Terry Kushner and Mr. Ted Barnett, Principal at Baker Elementary are chairing the initiative. The project, funded through a $5000 grant received from the Western Pennsylvania Forum for School Superintendents, is intended to identify common, effective educational strategies employed in districts of different socio-economic make-up. “We hope to prove that good teaching practices can work in any environment,” said Dr. Pope.
Spring 2002
The Pittsburgh based Grable Foundation, announced that the Upper St. Clair
School District will receive a $20,000 grant to support the 2002 regional summer institute for middle level teachers planned for August 14 and 15. Dr. John Bornyas, Director of Middle Level Education/Instructional Principal was instrumental in securing the grant. “We, in the District, are extremely excited to be able to continue our planning in making the Middle Level Institute an annual professional teaching opportunity for area educators,” said Dr. Bornyas. The first institute of this kind was held last August to induct new middle school administrators and teachers from school districts throughout Allegheny County. Also see UPPER ST. CLAIR TODAY, Spring 2001 issue, page 50 and Winter 2001 issue, page 49. ■