Did Super You Know? Did You Know? SD Strings Andrew Khor, concertmaster of the Did You Know? Did YouPJAS Know? Fort Couch orchestra and eighth grade The following USCHS students particiDid Know? Did You Know? violinist, andYou Nolan Ardolino, principal pated in the Pennsylvania Junior Academy Violin II of the USCHS orchestraKnow? and Did You Did You Know? of Sciences (PJAS) competition at Keystone ninth grade violinist, participated in Oaks High School this past February. The Did You Did You Know? the Mark Wood workshop and Know? festistudents were sponsored by Dr. Colin val held thisYou past January at Chartiers Did Know? Did Syme, You Know? high school science teacher. Placing Valley High School. first were Vijay Viswanathan, Vicky Li, and Did You Did You Know? Mark Wood, the inventor of theKnow? electric string instruments VIPER and Brinda Doshi; placing second were Brendan COBRA, is a You famous rock violinist Know? and past performer in the Tran-Siberian Did Did You Know? Campbell, Qinglan Huang, Eva Roy, Suraj Orchestra. In spite of being snowed-out of school on January 21, Nolan Sundar, and Matthew Vernacchia; and placDid You Know? Did You Know? performed several solos on his VIPER during the January 21 concert. ing third was Vinay Viswanathan. Did You Know? Did You Know? Did You Know? Did You Know? Pennsylvania Math League The Math League is a national organization dedicated to “building student interest and conDid YoungYou Know? Did You Know? Poets fidence in mathematics through solving worthwhile problems.” In February, 80 Boyce Middle The following sixth-grade Did You Know? Did You Know? School students participated in the Pennsylvania Mathematics League (PML) competition for Boyce students have been selected students studying sixth grade math curriculum. The test consisted of 35 non-routine word Did You Did You Know? to have their poems published in Know? problems that had to be solved within a 30-minute time limit. Boyce is proud to announce the Creative Communication’s A CelDid You Know? Did You Know? winners: First place–Kevin Chen, second place–Yang Zhang, third place–Sahil Doshi and CJ ebration of Young Poets, Fall 2010 Stott, fourth place–Aditi Chattopadyay, Malcolm Miller, and Abigail Shoemaker, and fifth place– Did Did You Know? edition: PaulYou Abrams, Marina Know? Matthew White. Honorable mention, in alphabetical order, Brajovic, Aditi Chattopadhyay, Did You Know? Did You Know? are Tyler Besselman, Ty l e r C l a r k , C a l l i e C a rd , Aaron Fultineer, Did Did You Know? M a c k e n z i e You D a m o n , A b b y Know? Arushi Kewalramani, Doohan, Océanne Fry, Aaron Did You Know? Did You Know? Wy a t t K e a t i n g , F u l t i n e e r, A i d a n G ro g a n , Siddarth Konduru, Did You Did You Know? Macey Kaplan, Tyler Lamb, Know? Ian Ong, Darius Murphy Miller, Allie Ryave, Eva Did You Know? Did You Know? R a d f a r, A n d re w Schenker, Abigail Shoemaker, Rocks, Allie Ryave, Did You Did You Know? C.J. Stott, Breighan Szajnecki, Know? Thomas Vissman, Natalie Urban, Joey Violi, Vicki Did You Know? Did You Know? and Vicki Wang. Wang, Shelby Zahren, and Did Know? Did You Know? Claire Zalla. You Did You Know? Did You Know? Did You Know? Did You Know? Together We Can… Did USCSD Number One, Again! Did You Know? You Know? Congratulations to the Upper St. Clair School District held onto its top Did You Know? Did Know? following students whose spot as theYou state’s best performing school district for “Together We Can…” the sixth year in a row! A Pittsburgh Business Times Did You Know? Did You Know? Reflections entries won analysis of Pennsylvania System of School Assessment Did You Know? Did You at the Region 3 level Exam results ranked Upper St. Know? Clair School District (Allegheny County). These number one of the 500 school districts across the state Did You Know? Did You Know? entries joined the entries and first among the 105 in western Pennsylvania. Did You Know? Did You from 15 other regions State-wide, coming in secondKnow? and third were two across the state and comeastern Pennsylvania school districts from Chester Did Know? Did You Know? Region You 3 Winners peted at the Pennsylvania County. Of the 105 districts locally, North Allegheny winners are Michael DidFirst place You Know? Did You Know? state level. Continued conremained in the number two spot while Mt. Lebanon Haverlack, Arushi Kenalramani, Joe gratulations are extended retained the ranking of third. Rounding out the top Did You Know? Did You Know? Lapham, and Michael Sweterlitsch; to three USC students seven were Hampton, Peters Township, Fox Chapel, second place winner is Grace Getner; Did You Know? Know? whose entries went on Did to and South You Fayette. and third place winners are Yasaswi place at the state level. Did Upper You St. Clair School District superintendent Did You Know? Duvvuru and Alexis Wehrle Know? USC is proud of all Patrick O’Toole said that “the District’s success comes Did You Know? You Know? our creative artists and Did is down to expectations and putting kids first.” He Pennsylvania State Winners pleased to announce next includes students, staff, and the community in the necDidSecondYou Know? Did You Know? place winners are Michael year’s Reflections theme: essary mix to meet such expectations and stated that HaverlackYou (photography), Arushi Did Know? Did You Know? “Diversity is...” the community helps to lead the way by “placing value Kenalramani (dance), and Michael and supporting learning in school and at home.” Did You Did You Know? Sweterlitsch (photography) Know? Did You Know? Did You Know? Andrew Nolan (left) performs with Mark Wood
PML winners Tyler Besselman and CJ Stott
PML winners, left to right, are Yang Zhang, Malcolm Miller, Aditi Chattopadhyay, Sahil Doshi, Matthew White, and Kevin Chen
Michael Sweterlitsch’s Pennsylvania state award-winning photo: “Competing as One.”
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