Steel Valley High School’s Teacher of Gifted Education, Mr. Shawn McCallister, took a group of high school students to CMU’s Entertainment Technology Center on February 18.  The students had the opportunity to “play” with some of the creations and got the chance to see some current CMU teams working collaboratively on various projects.  One of their favorites was the virtual reality room.  This was a great experience for the students and an opportunity for them to learn more about various careers and to simply expand their horizons.

Park Elementary School is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for 2019-2022 for its 1:1 iPad program and innovative teaching strategies.  In addition to these amazing accomplishments, Park Elementary is developing a Maker Space room so that our students can build, create, and share by using various forms of media.  Some aspects of our new lab include a green screen, coding center, virtual reality technology as well as continued integration of Apple technology.

Park STEAM Team (left to right):  Teachers Kimberly Gennari; Michelle Blasko, STEAM Facilitator; Katie Pugh; Melissa Draganosky, Roslyn Stulga and Principal Dr. Thomas Shaughnessy.

Please join us in celebrating the school directors who volunteer their time to serve our students, schools and communities.  If you see our School Board Directors, thank them for their service to the Steel Valley School District.

Seated (left to right): David Colasante, Maya Adams, William Blick, Colette Youngblood
Standing (left to right):  Mary Yuhas,  James Bulger, President; Meghan Fitzgerald
Not pictured:  Kathy Ligeros: Daniel Rojtas, Vice President.

Congratulations to the Steel Valley Ironmen Baseball Team.  They received their WPIAL Championship rings through a generous donation from Mr. Joseph Ducar, President of the Campbell Foundation.  There was an assembly at the high school to honor the team and the coaches. "We are very proud of our team and our coaching staff.  They have brought pride and spirit to our school district and to our community.  They are a first class organization and these rings will be a great memento to remember their accomplishments.  The generosity of Mr. Ducar and the Campbell Foundation is amazing as always.  Joe Ducar is truly an advocate for our students,” said Steel Valley Athletic Director Shawn McCallister.

Left to right:  Vice President Frank Guzzi, President John Tomasic, Treasurer Taylor Yothers.  Missing from picture is Secretary Nicholas Harhai.

Steel Valley SADD members attended the Annual Pennsylvania SADD State Conference at Seven Springs Resort on November 4.  There, they joined nearly 1000 other SADD students from across Pennsylvania.  They heard from Keystone Speaker, De’Marco Fomby about how to combine their own unique passions and skills to create a strategy that will help them positively impact the people around them.  They danced to the SADD Shuffle and attended a variety of workshops such as “Text Less Live More”, “My Life Sentence” that was presented by a father who lost his teenaged son to driving while under the influence, “Minding Your Mind” about mental health, and Share the Keys which is a data-driven program designed to reduce teen driver crash risks.

The Queen and her Court. (l-r): Haylie Hahn (4th runner-up), Hayley Tate (3rd runner-up), Kaitlyn Caiarelli (queen), Erica Irvin (2nd runner–up), and Jenna Cannon (1st runner-up).

Photos courtesy of PrimeTime Shots.

Steel Valley SADD students were invited to participate with the West Homestead Fire Department and other local first responders on a mass casualty drill.  The students acted as victims of a bus crash.