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Dalena Klavin and Eric Cheng
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Based on competitive auditions in midSeptember, Dalena Klavin and Eric Cheng, violinists, were invited to participate in the 2004 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District 1 Honors String Orchestra festival held at Peters Township High School on October 30 and November 6. Special merit was extended to Dalena for being ranked third place overall in the violin sections from Western Pennsylvania. She was featured in several violin solos within the festival’s concert. Awarded membership in the PMEA District 1 Senior High Orchestra festival were Eric Cheng, violin; Jingyang Cheng, cello; Michele Doan, violin; Dalena Klavin, violin. These students rehearsed and performed at Fox Chapel Area High School on January 12-14, 2005, and auditioned for entry in PMEA Region State Orchestra held at Erie McDowell High School in March.
PA Coach of the Year Uwe Schneider w as selected AAA Boys Soccer Coa ch of the Year by th e Pe nn sy lv an ia So cc er C oa ch es Association. The award was presen ted to him on Februa ry 5, 2005, at th e annual awards di nner.
Deanna Baird Honored as Foreign Language Educator Deanna Baird, German teacher and foreign language curriculum leader (K-12) with the Upper St. Clair School District, was recognized as Pennsylvania’s 2004 Foreign Language Educator of the Year (K-12). She received the award at the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association (PSMLA) state conference this past October.
Left to right: Lindsay Group, Frau Deanna Baird, Jordan Perry, Kiersten Luther and Aaron Rothey
The Wins Add Up for USC Students at Calcu-Solve Congratulations to the Fort Couch Calcu-Solve team for their success in the Allegheny Intermediate Unit’s Calcu-Solve Bowl held on November 9, 2004. Forty teams, consisting of 139 students, competed in the Calcu-Solve Bowl. In the individual competition, John Subosits placed first. Edward Benda, Joseph Rubino and Kevin Egeland tied for third place. In the team competition, one Fort Couch team placed first and two teams tied for second place. Members of the first place team were Amine Benbourenane, Edward Benda, Matt Boyas and Kevin Egeland. Members of the two second place teams were Karsh Gaurav, Matt Myron, Mathi Rengasamy, Joey Rubino, Drew Gallagher, John Subosits, Michelle Szucs and Nikhil Venkatesh. Other team members were Charlie Hassenfeldt, Ethan Horvitz, Aashay Kumar and Charles Saracco. Team coach was Joanne Szymanski. At the High School level, congratulations to Eric Cheng for winning first place, with a perfect score of 35, at the AIU’s Calcu-Solve competition on Wednesday, October 27 and to Andreea Manolache for winning second place, with a score of 33, in the individual competition. Congratulations also go to Eric Cheng, Jonathan Weimer, Brett Scheller and Akhil Venkatesan for being the second place team. At the November 22 Calcu-Solve competition at the AIU, congratulations to Brian Weller for his first place finish. Taking third place was Raksha Kumar. First place team members were Raksha Kumar, Ben Burns, Dan Williams and Brian Liu. Spring 2005