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Heritage Students & Educators Attend Science Week 2016

Two Heritage Elementary School teachers and Digital Ambassadors participated in Science Week 2016 Pittsburgh . STEAM ( science , technology , engineering , arts , and mathematics ) workshops for 180 educators were held at the David Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh . Joining them were 65 Franklin Regional students to learn about STEAM Dreams .
Megan Melucci , 4th grade teacher , and Brett Bielewicz , Kindergarten teacher , at Heritage Elementary School , were part of the education group that participated in the three-day workshop . Science Week 2016 Pittsburgh offered outreach and support

24 Challenge Winners Named at Franklin Regional

Sixty ( 60 ) fourth graders , 20 third graders , and 40 fifth graders from area school districts converged upon Sloan Elementary School to participate in The 24 Challenge ®, which is a tournament-style competition organized around the 24 ® Game . Millions of students in more than 20 countries have participated in these competitions since 1988 .
Franklin Regional winners included Anika Jadia third grade finalist and Cruise Lamanna , first place in the third grade division ; Julianne Landsberg , Katelynn Hyndman and Bill Scully , fifth grade finalists ; and Lucy Zheng , Roman Colangelo , Nick Matus and Siddarth Ramineni , fourth grade finalists .
Over a period of months preceding the event , teachers used the 24 ® Game in their classrooms to help students hone their mathematics skills . Then — according to the official rules available on this site — schools or districts hold local or district-wide playoffs to determine which students will advance to a Championship Event .
Attending the The 24 Challenge ® at Sloan were Kiski Area , Penn-Trafford , Norwin , Greensburg Salem , Derry Area , Mt . Pleasant and Southmoreland School Districts . This is the third year that FR has hosted the event .
programs for science education in the Tri-State area by sponsoring teacher / student workshops and grants for science materials .
“ We were honored to be selected to be one of six student workshops for students in grades 4-7 ,” said Melucci . “ All 4th grade students at Heritage participated in a Science Week fieldtrip .”
The teacher workshops showcased the Elementary Science Olympiad program at Franklin Regional . This program has been in place for 10 years . All 4th grade students districtwide participate in this program .

Anika Jadia ( third grade finalist ) and Cruise Lamanna ( first place in the third grade division ). ranklin Regional

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Julianne Landsberg , Katelynn Hyndman , and Bill Scully ( fifth grade finalists )
Lucy Zheng , Roman Colangelo , Nick Matus , and Siddarth Ramineni ( fourth grade finalists ).
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