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CARLYNTON SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS
Staff Sergeant William Palonis
Staff Sergeant William Palonis , son of biology teacher Bill Palonis , visited the classroom to demonstrate tactical field care strategies to control life-threatening hemorrhaging by using a tourniquet . A medic in the Special Forces , Green Beret Unit , Palonis
Thanks to the generous support of the Carnegie- Collier Rotary , The Education Partnership and a number of Carnegie businesses , the student body of Carnegie Elementary received kits filled with school supplies , personal care products and notes of encouragement . The kits , given to over 400 smiling students , were valued at $ 35 each . By way of the Rotary Adopt-A School program , students gathered in the auditorium on demonstrated the procedure to students with the help of volunteer Jack Jones .
Carlynton hosted a forensics tournament at the high school in January , welcoming students from a number of local school districts . Several Carlynton students captured first and second place at the competition , qualifying to advance to a final round tournament to be held in the South Fayette School District . Those advancing in specific categories included :
Extemporaneous , a limited-preparation speaking competition :
Desmond Corrado , grade 8 , first place Sean Hart , grade 5 , first place Jonah Hunt , grade 8 , second place
December 8 for a presentation . Mr . Justin Brown , Executive Director of the Education Partnership , involved students in an engaging presentation to depict positive character traits such as working hard , not being afraid to fail , taking chances and exhibiting kindness . Clifford the Big Red Dog joined Brown to reinforce good study habits . Following the assembly , students lined up , excited to receive a “ power tool kit ,” distributed by local Rotarians and Carnegie business representatives . In addition to students receiving school supplies , all teachers were invited to visit and select up to $ 600 in classroom supplies , two times within the school year , from the Education Partnership warehouse located in Pittsburgh ’ West End neighborhood .
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Clockwise from left : Carnegie Elementary second grader Peter Blain inspects his bag of school supplies with delight . Clifford the Big Red Dog greeted students outside the auditorium , offering friendly hugs to first grade students Carter Donlin and Hafiz Rhaman . A little earlier in the school year , the Carnegie-Collier Rotary also supplied dictionaries to third graders , a generous offering that is not
taken lightly by an enthusiastic Charles Thornburg . The Rotary ’ s benevolence to the elementary school has made a positive impact for all students .
Impromptu , speaking about a topic with very little preparation time : Audrey Robb , grade 7 , second place Prose , or short stories : Mason Glover , grade 5 , first place Mary Dougherty , grade 6 , second place Bailey Vetter , grade 5 , second place Poetry , presentation of a selected piece : Mary Ella Synder , grade 5 , second place Drama , performing a dramatic piece : Martial Delrosario , grade 5 , second place
Student participation in the arts has grown considerably in recent years . Individuals are qualifying for music competitions and festivals and participating with peers from schools across the region . In January , band students Faith Aliano , Andrew Clark , Kalista Heidkamp , Arabella Hunt , Sam Knabel , James Lukaszewicz , Tyler Smith and Rebecca Turske participated in the Western Allegheny County Area Honors Band Festival ( WACA ) hosted at Sto-Rox High School . The district played host to the Western Area Middle School ( WAMS ) festival February 2-4 . Carlynton seventh grader Audrey Robb and eighth graders Eric Burcham , Rodrigo Corral-Hayes , Morgan Floyd , Megan Henke , Sara MacMurdo , Sofia Notaro , Mariam Thompson and Emma Weiland were among some 115 participants in the festival . Students from Chartiers Valley , Cornell , Montour , Moon , South Fayette , Sto-Rox and West Allegheny middle schools performed in a grand concert directed by Carlynton ’ s very own band director Todd Obidowski in the high school auditorium . Seniors Kalista Heidkamp and Tyler Smith qualified for Senior High District Band held in Mt . Lebanon High School on February 10-11 and Kyle Auth , Rodrigo Corral and James Lukaszewicz were selected for Junior High District Band held in Trinity Middle School March 3-4 .
At the elementary level , the district will host the Pennsylvania Music Education Association Elementary District Band Festival and the junior-senior high school May 12-13 with a grand