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Thursday, March 31, 2011
2 — Indiana Gazette NIE Supplement, Thursday, March 31, 2011
The Gazette
congratulates
all the NIE contest winners
What’s
inside
■ Design-an-ad winners
Page 3
■ A full list of participating
teachers
Pages 3-5
■ A complete list
of the winners
Page 4
■ Student feature stories
and opinion columns
Pages 5-31
TOM PEEL/Gazette
HASTIE KINTER recently made an NIE presentation to fifth-grade students at Homer-Center Elementary School.
NIE program celebrates young writers
The Indiana Gazette is celebrating its 26th year of publication of this Newspaper in Education Student Supplement, which highlights the talents of local students from
kindergarten through Grade 12 in a variety of contests.
All of the work included within has been generated by
students in our readership area. The kindergartners and
first- and second-graders are asked to complete the last
frame of a comic strip that has been developed by one of
our Gazette artists.
At the third-grade level, students are asked to write a
short essay paragraph on a topic that changes yearly.
Fourth- through sixth-graders design ads that are sponsored by local businesses and at the high school level, students have the opportunity to showcase their writing abili-
ties through an opinion writing contest and a feature writing contest.
The newest challenges for the students are a photography
contest and a contest to design the cover of this special supplement.
The goal of The Indiana Gazette’s NIE program is to reinforce a positive and lifetime reading habit in students by
engaging them in an authentic text — the newspaper.
Students’ involvement in the contests mentioned above
does engage them in a life skill that will benefit them into
adulthood.
It also provides them with an opportunity to have their
work published, something not many school-aged students
can pride themselves on.
■ Winners of the feature,
news and sports photo
contests
Page 40-43
■ A full list of all
participating students
Pages 32-39, 46-48
■ Third-grade students’
“To The Person I Most
Admire” winners
Pages 44, 48-51
■ The winners of the
design-a-comic contest
Pages 52-54
Indiana Gazette NIE Supplement, Thursday, March 31, 2011— 3
Design-an-ad winners
Thank you!
The following teachers took part in this
year’s Newspaper in Education contests featured in this supplement:
APOLLO-RIDGE ELEMENTARY
Area students in grades 4, 5 and 6 designed advertisements for approximately 85 local businesses. The
advertisements were then taken to the business owners, who chose the ones that appear in today’s special section.
Members of the art department at Indiana University of Pennsylvania then selected these winners from each grade.
Sharon Friday, Jan French, Renee Clawson, Mike Saxion, Carrie Alwine, Jeneane
Kehew
APOLLO-RIDGE SENIOR HIGH
Deborah Wright
BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY
Lori Laverick, Rosemary Palya, Donna
Sabbia, Nancy Obush, Jacalyn Matz, Margie
Crandall, Nancy Geary, Keri Marshall, Laura
Cunningham
BLAIRSVILLE ELEMENTARY
Susan Dunlap, Mary Hileman, Janet
Lukacs, Hope Staats, Laurie Kelly, Diane Antonacci, Alissa Joyce, Eileen Phelan, Jane
Foust, Michele Sisitki, Amy Stofa, Robin
Henry, Elaine Anderson, Sandra K. Ross,
Jennifer Shirley, Jackie Jones, Monica Bell,
Brenda Rovison, Maryrose Castellani, Kathy
Frola
1st
2nd
3rd
MADISON
HUGHES
TALIA
MASTALSKI
SAMANTHA
GALLO
Eisenhower
Elementary
Grade 4
East Pike
Elementary
Grade 4
Northern
Cambria
Grade 4
1st
2nd
3rd
SAL
TATE
MARIAH
WILSON
BRIANNA
TOPICK
St. Bernard’s
School
Grade 5
Shannock
Valley
Grade 5
Shannock
Valley
Grade 5
1st
2nd
3rd
KAITLYN
JARVIS
QUINN
SMITH
AUBREE
NEWHOUSE
United
Elementary
Grade 6
East Pike
Elementary
Grade 6
Homer-Center
Elementary
Grade 6
BLAIRSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
W. Frederick Popp, Stacy Faulk
BLAIRSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Amanda McAnulty
CALVARY BAPTIST ACADEMY
Mary Vick Boole, Carol Hayes, Diane Burbank, Melody Zitterbart
DAYTON ELEMENTARY
Courtney Gould, Katrina Kimmell
EAST PIKE ELEMENTARY
Heidi Higbee, Sandy Smelko, Natalie
McKee, Mark Morrow, Jim Geidel, Jena Bleggi, Barbara Bell, Zachary Whited, Hollee
Jones, Patrick McKee, Deb Patterson, Peg
Soukup
Continued on Page 4
On the cover
Christian
Mintzer, a
sophomore at
Homer-Center
High School,
created the
winning artwork
featured on
the cover of the
2011 NIE
Newspaper in Education Student
Contest supplement.
A list of this year’s winners
The following is a list of winners of this
year’s Newspaper in Education contests featured in this supplement:
Junior High School; Hunter J. Scherf, second, Homeschooled; Nicole Wallace, third,
Indiana Wesleyan School
COMICS
GRADE 8: Lorraine Yerger, first, Indiana
Junior High School; Mariah Fluke, second,
Blairsville Middle School; Callie Shannon,
third, Blairsville Middle School
GRADE 9: Kiran Sharma, first, Indiana
Junior High School; Dale Pearce, second,
Calvary Baptist Academy; Brendan Bertig,
third, Indiana Junior High School
GRADE 10: Matt Bugli, first, Northern
Cambria High School; Kylie Wolfe, second,
United High School; Paige Heiple, third, Calvary Baptist Academy
GRADE 11: Elliot Carl, first, Calvary Baptist
Academy; Garrett Richardson, second, Indiana Wesleyan School
GRADE 12: Deanna Buck, first, Northern
Cambria High School; Sue Ann Smith, second, Punxsutawney Area High School; Allie
Shields, third, Punxsutawney Area High
School
KINDERGARTEN: Nadia Goodyear, first,
Eisenhower Elementary; Adam Ball, second,
Purchase Line South Elementary; Hailey
Drennen-Yachisko, third, Horace Mann Elementary
GRADE 1: Noah Peles, first, Purchase Line
South Elementary; Eric Waltman, second,
Blairsville Elementary; Kayla Seymour,
third, Seeds of Faith Christian Academy
GRADE 2: Genevieve Spade, first, HomerCenter Elementary; Caroline Bianco, second, Eisenhower Elementary; Amber
Palmer, third, Blairsville Elementary
‘TO THE PERSON I MOST ADMIRE’
GRADE 3: Faith Hartle, first, home school;
Jaden Blatt, second, Homer-Center Elementary; Ethan Boone, third, Blairsville Elementary
DESIGN AN AD CONTEST
GRADE 4: Madison Hughes, first, Eisenhower Elementary; Talia Mastalski, second,
East Pike Elementary; Samantha Gallo,
third, Northern Cambria
GRADE 5: Sal Tate, first, St. Bernard Elementary; Mariah Wilson, second, Shannock
Valley; Brianna Topick, third, Shannock Valley
GRADE 6: Kaitlyn Jarvis, first, United;
Quinn Smith, second, East Pike Elementary;
Aubree Newhouse, third, Homer-Center Elementary School
OPINION COLUMN
GRADE 7: Maya Southard, first, Indiana
third, Northern Cambria High School
GRADE 11: Lexie Orlwoski, first, ApolloRidge High School; Regina Sherry, second,
Northern Cambria High School
GRADE 12: Olivia Maderer, first, Calvary
Baptist Academy; Lauren Ashurst, second,
Northern Cambria High School; Stephanie
Overberger, third, Northern Cambria High
School
COVER DESIGN
FIRST: Christian Mintzer, Grade 10,
Homer-Center Junior Senior High School
NEWS PHOTO
FIRST: Nicholas DiGiorgio, Grade 10, Indiana Area Senior High School
SECOND: Caitlin Palmer, Grade 11, Indiana Area Senior High School
THIRD: Mandy Gallo, Grade 12, Indiana
Area Senior High School
Continued from Page 3
EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY
Dawn Smith, Ed Kocinski, Susan Kovalcik, Linda Lansberry, Grace Bennett, Brad
Trout, Susan Stitt, Carol Tanweer, Mandy
Yanoschick, Sarah Bond, Tammie Brunetta, Kendy Shubra, Alicia Clark, Melissa
Bender, Teresa Rinehart, Jeff Reed, Jill
Kuszubowski
ELDERTON ELEMENTARY
Delores Craig, Trisha Dilick, Vickie Watters
HOMER-CENTER ELEMENTARY
Joe Kotelnicki, David King, Mary Ann
Ciranni, Cheryl Turk, Ruth Yatzkanic,
Suzanne Mateer, Chris Kochman, Sherry
Dellaposta, Carol Mlakar, Christine Kowchuck, Katie Stossel, Elizabeth Woods, Josh
Kapcoe, Erin Hildebrand, Kathy Daskivich, Betty Ann Pavlick
FEATURE STORY
FEATURE PHOTO
GRADE 7: Amber Lukcik, first, Blairsville
Middle School; Kaylee Fong, second,
Blairsville Middle School; Megan Gehosky,
third, United High School
GRADE 8: Denali Davis, first, Indiana Junior High School; Alex Ofman, second, United High School; Laurel O’Barto, third,
Blairsville Middle School
GRADE 9: Jeanne Marie Stalteri, first, Indiana Junior High School; Nyla Numan, second, Indiana Junior High School; Hannah
Shirley, third, Calvary Baptist Academy
GRADE 10: Abigail Shirley, first, Calvary
Baptist Academy; Lauren Wolfe, second,
Calvary Baptist Academy; Carey Garrett,
FIRST: Natalie Brownlee, Grade 10, Indiana Area Senior High School
SECOND: Kristen Pisarcik, Grade 10, Indiana Area Senior High School
THIRD: Megan Parker, Grade 12, Indiana
HOMER-CENTER HIGH SCHOOL
SPORTS PHOTO
Diana Bennett, Shannon Tokar, Julie
Duffee, Katie Bungo, Linda Medvetz, Justin
Brode, Heather Brunetta, Karen Morganti
FIRST: Maggie Carty, Grade 11, Indiana
SECOND: Cynthia Watta, Grade 11, Indiana Area Senior High School
THIRD: Nicholas DiGiorgio, Grade 10, Indiana Area Senior High School
Hey, kids! We have something just for you every Monday – The Mini Page
Jessica Cash, Grade 5, Eisenhower Elementary
Thank
you!
Aiden Murdick, Grade 4, Ben Franklin Elementary
Kevin Wolford
HORACE MANN ELEMENTARY
INDIANA AREA JUNIOR HIGH
Robyn Bailey-Orchard
INDIANA HOME SCHOOL
Kristy Scherf, Julie Fairchild, Janet
McCoy, Rebecca Turner, Danielle Roadman, Melissa McCracken, Allison Miller,
Cindy Wilson, Jennifer Shoenfelt, Denise
Continued on Page 5
A special thank-you
INDIANA AREA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Erik Puskar
INDIANA WESLEYAN SCHOOL
Melinda Hosey, Amy Kunselman, Heidi
Hoffman
PURCHASE LINE
SOUTH ELEMENTARY
PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HIGH SCHOOL
RAYNE ELEMENTARY
Kimberly Todd, Ed McCunn, Reneé
Tiesi, Susan Dotts, Max Falisec, Christine
McGee, Ashleigh Henning, Lee Hudzicki,
Deb Malicky, Nancy Ratay, Sherri Kutsch,
Kathleen Broskin, Patti Grant, Susan
Cooper
Lisa Nelson, Diane Greene, Kevin
Porter, Leslie Meyer, Megan Bush,
Christina Stone, Rebecca Blews, Delilah
Coy, Luke Sitosky
Tracey Ruddock, Sandra Serafin,
Michele Paronish, Richard Work, Lea
Born, Marianne Mehall, Anne Marie
Shaffer, Anne Marie Weber, Nancy Zatorsky
NORTHERN CAMBRIA HIGH SCHOOL
Deb Frontino
PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY
Marian Klotz
PENNS MANOR AREA ELEMENTARY
Joyce Fetterman, Beth Palilla, Jean
Bence, Marty Condino, Holy Benavidez,
Cynthia H. Long, Kimberly Rhea, Donna
Driskel, Debra S. Hoover, Kathy Hawk,
Amy Mountain
PURCHASE LINE
NORTH ELEMENTARY
Maddy Redhead-Kriston, Grade 4, Horace Mann Elementary
Kerri Mountain, Candace Smith,
Tiffany Miloser, Dian Matko, Rebecca
Manzek, Linda Wilson, Beth Farabaugh
Students in grades 7 through 12 were asked to write feature
stories using the theme “The Person I Most Admire.”
The stories were judged by the IUP Journalism Department.
Here are the winners.
Michelle Hutton
W.A. McCREERY MIDDLE SCHOOL
NORTHERN CAMBRIA
ELEMENTARY-MIDDLE SCHOOL
feature story
Krista Peles, Robin Laney, Sue Lieb,
Diane Fenton, Tina Anderson, Debra
Rickard, Christy Falisec, Andrea
Perkovich, Colleen Myers
SALTSBURG ELEMENTARY
Melissa Hall, Jeff Smathers, Doug Titmus, Tim Frassenei, Heather Bole, David
Gerstel, Molly Carr, Kristy Rado, Heather
Reo, Carly Hruska, Kelsey Dietrich, Darrin Baker, Chantelle Colinet, Ramona
Taylor, Steve Shannon, Jennifer Dick,
Brandy DelleDonne, Becky Stiffler
SEEDS OF FAITH
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
Timothy Johnson, Stacey Marquez,
Sandra L. McCracken, Sharon Vivian,
Jason Marshall, Nicole Griffith
SHANNOCK VALLEY ELEMENTARY
Christina Lasslo, Dennis Kirkpatrick,
Belinda Rosencrance, Michelle DiMaio.
ST. BERNARD’S SCHOOL
Vera Leonard, Denise Swope, Tracy Dixson, Shannon Race, Melissa Ryan, Janet
Arone, Maria Hastings, Jackie Paronish.
UNITED HIGH SCHOOL
John Dunn, Chris Wagner, Chris Matava
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Single mothers. We’ve all heard of them,
and we’ve all seen them. They’re out there.
Some of them want help but just can’t accept it.
Others refuse to accept it, no matter how
much they need it. These women are strong
and hardworking and independent. And
deep down inside … there’s hurt and guilt,
locked away in her heart.
Down where no one can see it. She won’t
show it around her kids. She can’t. She must
be strong for her children. She can’t teach
them to be weak. To me, they are the most
inspirational people I have seen.
Single mothers work long, excruciating
hours to get the money they need to feed
and clothe her children, and to get the toys
and things they like.
She takes them to and from practices and
other activities. She does all the shopping
and all the cleaning. Then at the end of that
day, she sits down to a stack of bills.
They are so determined to do what’s best
for her kids, she doesn’t even worry about
herself or what she wants. The first priority is
the kids.
She buys and pays for everything using the
money from her, and only her, salary. She
pays the bills. No one else. And yet … she’s
holding on. Even when all she wants to do is
Laken Hill, Grade 5, Homer-Center Elementary
Botsford, Rochelle King, Janet Shilling,
Jamie Killeen, Kim Hartle
Writing contest for the best
1st
AMBER LUKCIK
Blairsvlle
Middle School
Grade 7
let go. She knows she can’t. Not for the sake
of her kids. She does not want to teach them
when the going gets rough. She wants them
to be strong … even when they can’t hold on
any longer.
But I guess the worst part of all … is the
guilt and the shame. The guilt that she has to
put her kids through all of this for her one
stupid mistake. This is what she’ll feel for the
rest of her life. And the hurt. Oh, the hurt.
How he left her? She was alone. No one to
stand by her through all of this.
Continued on Page 6
Writing contest for the best feature story
Sarah Bard, Grade 5, Homer-Center Elementary
How she has to struggle. Always living on the verge of debt.
She sits down every night to a pile
of bills. A lot of these bills are tearstained, from all the nights she’s
stayed up the wee hours, crying and
praying for a miracle.
Thinking back … she never pictured that in just a few years she’d be
a single mother … struggling to keep
up with life.
But even when she feels that all
hope is lost, there’s something that
keeps her going.
Those beautiful faces. Seeing her
child playing and smiling and laughing can make her almost totally forget that she’s single and struggling to
survive.
These women are so inspirational.
I know they have definitely inspired
me to be as strong as they have been
when times are tough.
All single mothers who strive to
give their child the world should be
recognized.
For they are survivors, and even
when things are tough, they are
fighting to survive.
They have inspired me to be
strong, even in the darkest hours.
Because when you have strength,
you have hope.
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“I have a dream.”
Have you ever heard this quote before? I
have, and it means a lot to me, almost as
much as it means to Martin Luther King Jr.
He was very brave, determined and intelligent. He knew and understood what others
didn’t.
He inspires me to try my best and never
give up. Also to treat others with respect and
the way I want to be treated.
Martin Luther King Jr. was very determined. He wanted all mankind to be treated
equally, despite color or race.
He wasn’t giving up, no matter what life
threw at him. He knew what he wanted and
he did everything possible to reach his goal.
He was very determined and had to be to
achieve his goal.
It had to take a lot of guts to stand up for
what he believed in.
Most white people disagreed with him because they liked it the way it was already and
weren’t being affected by the poor treatment
people were receiving. Martin stayed standing even though other people such as Rosa
Parks were getting arrested.
He had guts, that is for sure, and that inspires me to try my best at everything and
stand up for what I believe in, even if that
means I have to stand alone.
Martin Luther King Jr. is the definition of intelligence. He knew how to get what he wanted, and he did just that.
He also knew what was right, but most
white people believed they were right. Martin
also knew exactly what needed to be done to
make things fair, and for all mankind to be
treated equally. He was very smart and clever,
and this makes me want to try my very best at
everything, and use a lot of common sense
with tough decisions.
“I have a dream.”
Does it mean a lot more to you now? Martin
Luther King Jr. A great quote for a great man.
Some say he was a man with pointless beliefs, but I along with many other people be-
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MEGAN
GEHOSKY
United
High School
Grade 7
Imagine growing up around a wonderful,
caring, sweet family who inspires you a lot.
Family members can be very inspirational.
They will always help you make the right
choices day in and day out. They are always
there for you no matter what happens.
The one person who inspires me the most is
my mom, Kristi Gehosky. She is the best mom
I could ever ask for. She is always there for me
when I need help and there when I need to
talk if something is bothering me. My mom is
always making me happy when I am sad and
making me laugh when I am mad. I love her
so much.
My mom inspires me by encouraging me to
get involved with sports, such as softball,
cheerleading, tumbling, soccer and more. She
Fiona Murphy, Grade 5, Horace Mann Elementary
UNTITLED,
Amber Lukcik,
Blairsville Middle School,
Grade 7, first place
2nd
KAYLEE FONG
Blairsville
Middle School
Grade 7
lieve he was truly a brave and intelligent man
with a lot of determination.
I am inspired to do my best at everything
and never give up, also to treat others with respect because of this one truly amazing man.
told me that when she was younger she
played softball.
She explained how you can learn teamwork
and have fun, which got me interested in
playing. I signed up for softball and have been
playing for about three years now. I really
enjoy it.
Also, she encouraged me to try out for
cheerleading, because I am very flexible and
because she knew it was what I really wanted.
Being a cheerleader has taught me to work
with others and gave me more confidence in
myself.
I couldn’t have learned this without my
mom’s encouragement and support.
My mom has always told me how important
it was to try what you are good at and do the
best you can.
Continued on Page 7
UNTITLED, Megan Gehosky, United High School,
Grade 7, third place
I have always done just that and have been cheering for about five years now.
I am very glad that my mom is who she is and that she is there to help guide me in my
choices. My mom never gives up on working hard. She is always working hard and inspires me to do the same in school as well. My mom is a nurse and is now working on
her Ph.D., her doctor of philosophy. She inspires me to be a nurse when I grow up because it sounds interesting and it gives me an idea of what I may want to be when I
grow up.
My mom has done a very good job of taking care of my two sisters, Hollie, Kasey and
me, while my dad was in the military and going overseas. She made a big calendar for
us to mark off the days until Daddy would come home.
When my mom would come home we would always go to the airport to pick him up.
Before we would start heading to the airport to pick my dad up, we would make him a
big “Welcome Home, Daddy” banner and hang it up in the kitchen so he would see it
right when he walked in the door. It was a lot of fun. Then, after we picked him up and
took him home, he walked inside and saw the big banner. He was so excited and surprised!
While my dad was gone, my mom would always let my sisters and I take cookies and
milk upstairs to her bedroom and we would always play games, watch movies, eat
cookies and drink milk! We would call it our special slumber party. It was so much fun!
My mom would always find fun things for us to do to pass the time while Dad was gone.
My mom inspires me to have a lot of friends and meet new people, because she is a
very friendly and outgoing person. My mom has taught me to treat everyone the way I
want to be treated. My mom would always say to me “you can never have too many
friends.” That saying has always brightened my day and made my day a whole lot better.
Kristi Gehosky has inspired me in a lot of ways throughout my life and she always encourages me to be the best I can be. She always makes me happy. I could not ask for
anymore from my mom, because she is the one and only best mom I will ever have!
My Sister, My Inspiration
They say it is the little things that count.
Just as in a movie, we never know how characters or scenes can come together to shape
our life. One of the characters in my movie is
my older sister, Sierra. Through thick and
thin, beginning to end, she has always been
there to encourage and pick me up. I look up
to her and I am thankful that she has provided me with an admirable example to follow.
More than anyone else, Sierra has inspired
me to strive to reach my potential.
Sierra has always been a good student;
however, she has really had to work for her
success. There were many nights that she
cried for hours as she struggled through her
homework. There is one night in particular
where Sierra was working on math. She had
been concentrating on the same lesson from
the time she got home from school until
after dinner. She was so frustrated because
she couldn’t understand the material. To finally comprehend what she was learning it
took another hour of occasional screams
and cries of exasperation. Though before
that long night was over, Sierra did understand the section of math the teacher had
covered in class that day. She never gave up
and is now taking high-level courses at high
school and also classes at IUP through dual
enrollment. Because of her strong foundation, she is independent and she does not
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DENALI DAVIS
Indiana Area
Junior High
Grade 8
struggle. Her perseverance and commitment to truly understand the material has
paid off. This has inspired me to recognize
how each thing I learn adds to my current
knowledge and future abilities.
Sierra has also shown me how to be a compassionate person and a genuine friend. She
has constantly been there for me to talk to. If
I come home upset, Sierra is always the first
person to notice. She will always ask me
what is wrong, and waits to listen to my answer. Specifically, there is one day that Sierra
was an amazing friend to me.
Continued on Page 8
Kaylie Bender, Grade 5, Saltsburg Elementary
MY SISTER, MY INSPIRATION, Denali Davis, Indiana Area Junior High School, Grade 8, first place
At school I had a fight with a friend with
whom I had been inseparable. Needless to
say, it was not a good day, and when I came
home it felt as though the day would go on
forever.
Immediately Sierra rushed to get her coat
and said that we were going on a walk. She
asked what had happened.
When I finally got out the story, Sierra reassured me that everything would work out.
She gave me advice on what I could do, and
then she began talking about other things.
We went out to dinner together and she
made me laugh on a day that I thought
would be terrible. Sierra has helped through
some of my toughest days by being some-
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ALEX OFMAN
United High
School
Grade 8
one that I can talk to and trust. As I have gotten older I realize that I have also been there
for her. This inspires me to foster communication in all my relationships.
Another way Sierra has inspired me is by
always being herself. Sierra has a unique
way of expressing herself. When she was in
junior high, Sierra liked to dress in a style all
her own. One outfit that she wore was a forest green jumper with purple or red tights.
Although she doesn’t dress like that now, she
still expresses herself.
Every moment that she can spare she is
practicing her guitar. When she hears a song
that she loves she learns it. It makes her so
happy! Just the other day she fooling around
on her guitar and made everyone listen to
the recording she had made. Sierra was so
proud! I see how excited she gets by doing
activities she enjoys and it inspires me to
find things that I love to do.
When Sierra was young she was very shy
and afraid to try new things. She never left
her parents’ side. Now she is willing to do
many different things.
When she was 13, Sierra went on a weeklong whitewater rafting trip on the Salmon
River in Idaho. She had never been whitewater rafting before. Before getting on the
plane to Idaho she was terrified, but she was
willing to conquer her fear. She ended up
loving the trip.
Another activity that Sierra tried was competing in a mega-transect. This is a long
hike, usually longer than 15 miles, up and
down steep hills. Because Sierra tried these
new activities, she has found two things she
loves to do. This has inspired me to try many
new things!
My sister Sierra has always inspired me to
do my best in many ways, both in school
and as a person.
Most of the time she didn’t realize that
what she did or said was making a big difference in my life. It was just the little things
that she said that made the difference.
Sierra is a very important character in the
movie that is my life. Each of us is a character that may play a role in a person’s life. We
never know what scene will make a difference.
Mr. Stanley Sylvester Smith
my grandpa would visit the public library.
Movies were cheap back then and the theater was about a block away for him.
My granddad would never miss a new
movie and the fun part was when he would
tell me about them.
His favorite movie he would tell me about
would be “Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest.”
It was not until his senior year where he
decided to join the Air Force and visit these
places he had read about from his childhood. His knack for adventure also found
him love. When he went to Germany he met
my lovely grandma, Ursula, when he was
working on fighter jets.
From Austria to Taiwan, he has seen it all.
Historical landmarks like Machu Picchu and
the Vatican are old news to this man.
Stan learned to love many things as he
traveled, including food. He always tells me
to try new food whenever I can.
For him food introduces a different level in
a place’s culture. He can never eat a meal
without craving something else at the same
time.
Mr. Henry isn’t just my grandpa, he is my
mentor. He has a good perspective to life. He
doesn’t see the negative side; he sees the
good side. He teaches me many things. For
him things that are meant to be done should
be done, or if you’re going to do something
you should always do it the best you can.
Jobs don’t come easy to grandpa. He insists
on fixing things himself instead of hiring a
repairman.
He mostly is my mentor because he is very
smart. I would like to be as smart as he is
some day. I admire my grandpa, Stanley
Henry. He is a good example of how you
should live life.
You see an African-American male around
his sixties. He is netting my pool while listening to smooth jazz on his portable radio.
This jolly man is my grandpa, Stanley
Henry. This man inspires me to live life like
him because he started out in life at the bottom and came up to be a successful person.
Sixty-five-year-old Stanley Sylvester Henry
was originally from Baltimore, Md. His
childhood wasn’t full of much excitement
except for when all of the kids in his neighborhood would play cops and robbers
across the city park.
One of his pastimes included reading.
Reading for my grandfather was what inspired him to explore when he was young.
Reading of beautiful countries would fill
his mind with excitement. Almost every day
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There are many people who have inspired me.
But overall I would say the people who have inspired me most would be my parents.
They have shown me so many essential things
in life and taught me how to be a good person
and so much more. My parents have inspired
me in the same ways but also different things.
My mom inspired me by being a strong loving
person. I’ve seen her be a carefree person but
also stick up for what’s right.
She has gotten me through tough times and
sacrificed her own emotions to help me get
through mine. That showed me that she is so
strong and willing to help me get through a
tough time and not cope with it herself.
She also gave me my competitive spirit and
stubborn attitude, but at the same time she has
shown me how to control it and use it for my
own good.
My mom is someone I look at differently from
most moms, and has truly inspired me to become a better person. Even though my mom inspires me, my dad is also right there, too. He
grew up and had a rough childhood.
But like for some people, it didn’t stop him
from being a great father. It showed me that
even the hardest things in life are possible to
overcome and make better. He also inspired me
The few people in life who never give
up, have courage, strength, patience
and who are honest inspire me. A
woman who possesses these traits and
so much more is my inspiration. This
woman encourages me to strive for the
best and to be the greatest person I can
be. This inspiration and encouragement
comes from my mother.
My mother has always been a bright
light in my life. As a single mother she
has never failed to go the extra mile to
make my life as good as it can be. She
quit her job when I was a child so she
could spend the most time with my sisters and me and to give us the best
lifestyle she could provide.
When my sisters and I were young, my
mother taught us to be respectable and
responsible ladies. She would also never
settle for anything less than that, even
now.
She always helped out in our schools,
was a member of the PTA and would
never pass up an opportunity to enrich
my life or my sisters’ lives in any way
that she could. Currently I am involved
in junior high drama productions, soft-
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O’BARTO
Blairsville
Middle School
Grade 8
by being a person to never give up. In any circumstance he always liked to know he won or
did his personal best.
It instilled in me a pursuing attitude and
showed me something that became my dream.
As I grow older and find out new things and
seek out a whole new life, I’m sure my parents
will keep inspiring me to become the person I
want to be. I know they’ll help me during the
hard times and celebrate during the good, but
they will always be my No. 1 inspiration.
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STALTERI
Indiana Area
Junior High
Grade 9
ball and music. My mother has always
supported and encouraged me with
these activities. She is my number one
fan and never missed a game, production or concert in which I was performing.
My mother has furthermore always
encouraged me to do what I wanted to
do and frequently reminded me that
when it stops being fun, we stop.
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Madison Hughes, Grade 4, Eisenhower Elementary
Quinn Smith, Grade 6, East Pike Elementary
Julia Dixson, Grade 6, Homer-Center Elementary
Logan Yonkoske, Grade 4, Northern Cambria Elementary
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My mother comes from a long line of
teachers and currently teaches kindergarten
at Ben Franklin Elementary School. My
mom loves teaching and truly cares about
her students and their education. She has
taught a number of children over the years
including disabled and blind children. My
mother would never settle for something
less than great in her performance and her
teaching plans.
Because of her hard work and appreciation for teaching, she won the Legacy award
in 2006 when she was teaching at St.
Bernard Elementary School. The Legacy
Award recognizes outstanding kindergarten
through eighth-grade Catholic educators.
My mother goes beyond just educating her
students, she puts effort into making sure
that their activities are fun, creative, and that
their education starts off well. She treats and
expects her students to behave just like she
would her own children.
On top of all this, my mother is faced with
a challenge that most will never even think
about their whole lives. My mother has essential tremors in her hands. This is a condi-
tion that causes her hands to shake rapidly
along with her legs.
However, this is different from Parkinson’s
disease. She first started showing signs when
I was in about second grade, but they were
small. Now the tremors are much worse and
are stronger. Many may think that this may
not be that large of a problem, but this
makes simple tasks much harder for my
mother. Tasks such as holding up a book
while reading to students became difficult,
and like many things her handwriting was
affected.
About two years ago she went to Johns
Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, to
get a, as the doctors called it, a procedure.
That summer my mom had brain surgery. In
this procedure the doctors would implant a
battery pack in her body that would send
out a shock to her tremors to make them
smaller and ideally eliminate them. It was a
new surgery but would help my mother. In
this surgery my mother did not have anesthesia because throughout the surgery my
mother had to talk to the doctors and tell
them how her body was reacting to the
shocks the battery was sending. My mother
had to go through this not once but twice,
one for the left side of her brain, one for the
right.
The surgery went well and the battery
pack worked, but with this procedure came
side effects. This battery pack does not stop
the tremors completely; my mother still has
to deal with the frustration of unsteady
hands. Also, since this battery pack connects
with the her brain, my mother’s speech and
walking is impaired. Her life and my family’s
lives have changed because of this. This
makes my mother’s life more difficult and
puts an extra weight on her shoulders, a
weight she will never deserve.
Despite all these challenges my mother
shows outstanding strength and courage.
She is faced with hardship and still strives
for the very best. Instead of giving up on her
life, my mother faces her challenges every
day and each day lives the best life that she
can, even if it may be hard.
My mother sacrifices so much for her family and works so hard to make my life and
my sisters’ lives better. My mother continues
to be the chauffeur of her daughters, and the
cheering, involved, loving parent. She also
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Architect’s set of plastic walls and paper
floors.
Then, with a sudden change of heart after
a career research project, I was persistent on
a career in the field of aerospace engineering, and once again my father did the best
he could to encourage my passion and let it
develop, permitting me to spend three
weeks away from home in Massachusetts to
take a flight science summer class at a Johns
Hopkins CTY campsite.
Since then, I’ve wavered between a variety
of fields, ranging from medical professions
to journalistic callings, and he’s supported
me every step of the way, even though I suppose he knew from the start I would change
my mind many times throughout the
younger years of my life.
As I mature, my father has tried his best to
keep as many doors unlocked as possible so
when I am sure and old enough to decide in
which direction I wish to set out, nothing
will hinder me from following the path of my
dreams.
Ever since I was as young as 3 or 4, he has
sat down with me and emphasized the
beauty of the English language, reading me
passages from classics in literature; some, I
could only appreciate, others I could catch a
glimpse of the deeper meaning, but all gave
me an enlightened sense of the world.
Some of my fondest memories are when
he read a passage to me from Plato’s works
in which Socrates argued the true meaning
of virtue and the time he shared his love for
several of the poems in Nietzsche’s “The Gay
Science.”
He never fails to quote T.S. Eliot, Dylan
Thomas, George Bernard Shaw, or any of his
favorite authors and poets when creating an
analogy with the situation at hand and one
in literature or history.
Even now, hardly a week passes by before
he eagerly shares and summarizes a new article or book he’s recently read with me and
my mother.
On another side, starting at the same age,
he has taught me the fascinating perfection
of the world of science and mathematics.
As a physics professor, his responses to all
my curious, seemingly mindless questions
as a child, were always of a demonstrative
nature and never would disappoint to
broaden into an entire lecture on the topic,
spilling into nearby areas of interest as well.
One summer when I was around 6 years
old, he held a convex lens at an angle to reflect the sun’s rays onto our wooden porch
to show the focus of light. I will never forget
my amazement as I watched the reflection
scorch a scar next to our doorstep that still
remains to this day.
Numerous times, I’ve asked him offhandedly about a random thought I had about
the way a machine works or why nature is a
certain way that initiated a reply of “That’s a
good question!” before he started to set up
an experiment with common household
supplies.
My father would run around gathering
materials with the excitement of a scientist
discovering a newfound fact, though he had
executed the same procedure in and out of
labs frequent times before.
Whether it was tapping lined-up wine
glasses filled to different heights with water
to teach me the concept fo frequency, microwaving a magazine to show how waves
Copious influential figures have affected
my life, some by their venerable open minds
to accept all differences in character, some
by their immeasurable courage to defend
their rights against the crowd, and some by
the immense compassion in their hearts
and willingness to lend a hand at any time.
However, it is my father who has shaped
my very being, led me to believe I can
achieve the impossible, and helped me pave
the road to a future I can embrace.
Through the years, he has sketched me a
distant silhouette of whom I can be, who I
can spire to, yet he still left space for me to
paint my own dreams and ambitions between the lines.
He has let me fail, to teach me how to
spring back up, to show that mistakes don’t
mark defeat. The significance of resilience is
indelibly marked on my heart, and I will
carry these lessons with me for the rest of
my life. I have fallen myself one too many
times and may be more acquainted with the
title of second place than I would wish, but
he has shown me that persistence is the key
to true success.
For many years up until fifth grade, I pictured myself as a future architect. I loved the
idea of combining the strict logic of mathematics and geometry with the creativity and
freedom of art, the idea that houses I designed could be constructed.
Though my father most likely wasn’t too
keen on the idea himself and warned me of
the potential pitfalls in career availability
down the road, he accepted my attraction to
art and even helped me complete a Young
continues to teach kindergarten, which is a
struggle on its own. She is and forever will be
the mother who never lets her loved ones
down, and the role model of her daughters.
My mother is the sole power of my life, and
even though she and I am faced with the reality every day of the fact that she is being
brought down by a force put on her for no
reason, she fights back and overcomes the
challenge every day.
Doctors may call her body weak, but I see
her as the strongest person on earth. It pains
me to see her suffer but it gives me hope to
see her prevail. I could only hope that if I
were put in her position, I would be half as
strong as she is. My mother inspires me to
be the best I can be, to do what I want in life,
to be a good person, and to go for my
dreams. In my lifetime I will not ever live up
to my mother’s accomplishments, but I am
proud to know someone with so many.
The inspiration I feel does not come from
sorrow or pity over a woman with disease, or
health problems. The inspiration comes
from a woman, a mother, and a role model
that is faced with an enormous hardship,
and overcomes it every single day.
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Indiana Area
Junior High
Grade 9
work, or slipping a covered vase into a basin
of water to demonstrate equal pressure over
one plane, my father has subtly and in his
own way contributed greatly to my now
thriving love of science.
My father has always been there for me in
ways no one else has from the very beginning. He has not only affected my life, but
fully changed it for the better.
Forever an inspiration, my constant guiding star, I hold him to the highest degree of
respect and admiration for allowing me to
soar freely and explore the ability of my own
strength, never inflicting his own desires on
mine.
He has shown me life’s greatest virtues, by
example and by teaching. I hope to never
forget all that he has revealed to me. I am
lucky and honored to be able to call him my
father.
Haley Baumer, Grade 4, Horace Mann Elementary
Haleigh Uber, Grade 4, Penns Manor Elementary
Samantha Gallo, Grade 4, Northern Cambria Elementary
Hannah McCracken, Grade 6, Home School
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American history contains many great
females; the one who inspires me the
most is Harriet Beecher Stowe.
She is the famed author of “Uncle Tom’s
Cabin” and also many great hymns.
Few hymns can match the poetic beauty
of “Still, Still With Thee.”
Harriet Beecher Stowe was born in
Litchfield, Conn.
Her father was Dr. Lyman Beecher, a distinguished minister.
Having six brothers, Harriet must have
learned at a young age to stand up for her
beliefs even though she was the only girl.
I try to remember to stand up for what is
right even though I might be the only one.
In 1832, her family moved to Cincinnati,
Ohio, where she met and married professor Calvin E. Stowe.
Harriet and Calvin held strong views
against slavery, and soon their Cincinnati
home became one of the stations for the
Underground Railroad. It inspires me to
think that she acted on her belief that slavery was unjust.
Harriet was willing to risk her home and
family to help others get freedom.
Life was not easy for the Stowes, and
Harriet experienced heartache in her own
family. In 1849, with her husband, broken
in health, in Eastern sanatorium, her infant son died during the cholera epidemic.
Eight years later her oldest son, Henry,
drowned. Then in the Civil War, her third
son, Fred, was wounded at Gettysburg,
permanently damaging his brain.
In addition, there were always financial
problems.
Professor Stowe moved his family to
Maine to accept a position at Bowdoin
College.
With five children, a teacher’s pay was
Many men and women in American history have been a great inspiration to many
people today. I have had the opportunity to
learn about Julia Ward Howe, and she has
become an inspiration to me.
Julia Ward Howe was born in 1819 in New
York City. Both of her parents died when she
was very young, so she was raised by her
uncle.
At age 21, she married Samuel Gridley
Howe, a director at Perkins Institute for the
Blind. They lived with the blind children on
campus in a small house.
Julia must have felt lonely and isolated
when her parents died; again isolation became a part of her life.
Julia attended church and wrote poetry.
She studied philosophy, learned several languages and was devoted to the education
and care of the children.
I often think about Julia being unselfish
and not wanting the blind children to feel
lonely and isolated as she had felt growing
up.
Julia was also concerned about social issues that reached beyond the blind school.
Julia became involved in the U.S. Sanitary
Commission, an important institution of social service.
More men had died in the Civil War from
disease caused by poor sanitary conditions
than in battle.
The Sanitary Commission was the chief
institution of reform. Julia Howe was invited
to Washington by President Lincoln.
I admire her bravery and commitment to
help those men and women who were serving our nation. Just like Julia, I want to be a
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SHIRLEY
Calvary Baptist
Academy
Grade 9
not enough.
Harriet did not give up but did what she
could to help her family survive.
In order to help meet expenses Harriet
wrote articles for the National Era magazine.
I often remember her contending spirit
and try to do what I can in adversity.
In February of 1851, while attending a
Communion service, a death scene that
she later wrote in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
crossed her mind.
When she returned home she immediately began writing “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,”
which appeared in serial form in National
Era. Almost overnight, Harriet Beecher
Stowe became famous.
Harriet believed that any injustice to
mankind including slavery was wrong.
She did not radically revolt, but she did
what she could.
Harriet inspired the lives of many people.
She has inspired me to endure the hard
times, never give up, do what I can, help
others, and trust in God.
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ABIGAIL
SHIRLEY
Calvary Baptist
Academy
Grade 10
true patriot of the United States.
While visiting a Union Army camp in Virginia, she heard the men singing a song
across the Potomac, which has been sung by
both North and South, titled “John Brown’s
Body.”
A clergyman in the camp, who knew of
Julia’s published poems, urged her to write a
new song for the war effort. Julia accepted
the challenge and the result was a poem.
The poem, published first in February
1862 in the Atlantic Monthly, was called
“Battle Hymn of the Republic.”
The poem was quickly put to the tune that
had been used for “John Brown’s Body,” and
became the best-known Civil War song of
the North.
Julia Ward Howe overcame loneliness and
isolation and gave of herself to others. Her
love of learning, social service, patriotism
and bravery are an inspiration to me.
Ashley Kane, Grade 4, Penns Manor Elementary
Kaely Klonowski, Grade 4,
Elderton Elementary
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In your lifetime, you will meet many people
who change your opinion and make you look at
things in a different way. Good or bad, everyone
you encounter changes you. Some people treat
you bad and some people pick you up off the
ground after you’ve been kicked down. Everyone has that one person they can turn to no
matter what happens. There is always one person who keeps you moving from one day to the
next. For me, that person is my older sister,
Melissa.
Melissa and I are nine years apart and I have
always looked up to her. She has sacrificed time
for herself and time with her friends to spend
time with me or to do things for me. That always
meant a lot to me, even though I didn’t say it too
often.
She was a protective older sister, and even
though it got annoying, I’m glad she did it.
Melissa would give me advice that I still use
today. When I was little, she would take me with
her and her friends because she knew I didn’t
have anything to do and would be sitting at
home bored. She went out of her way to do
things for me whether she wanted to or not and
still does. Melissa helped me learn how to ride a
bike, and she was always there for me when I
needed her.
Our mom has multiple sclerosis, and Melissa
has stepped up to do things that our mom can’t.
Melissa cut grass, cooked supper and helped
with my homework while she was still in high
school because she knew our mom would be
too tired to do it when she got home from work.
My sister got a job before she graduated
school so she wouldn’t have to ask our mom for
money. She also used her money to help our
mom and me out when our mom could no
longer work.
Melissa worries about me more than most
older sisters would. She makes sure I go to doctor appointments, school activities and takes
me to a friend’s house when she doesn’t have to.
I remember how she also helped our neighbor
Mitchell Carr, Grade 6, Saltsburg Elementary
Jessica Veshinfsky, Grade 6, Homer-Center Elementary
Inspiration comes in many
forms, sometimes through victory and sometimes through
tragedy, and can come from a
person or a group. In my case, it
came in a tragedy and how a
group of people came through
that tragedy.
In the Amish community in
LAUREN
Bart Township, everything
seemed normal on the morning
WOLFE
of Oct. 2, 2006, until Charles
Calvary
Baptist
Roberts stormed into the West
Nickel Mines School.
Academy
He ordered all the girls against
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the chalkboard while the boys
carried in things from Roberts’
truck. While this was happening the teacher and her mother, who was visiting,
escaped and ran to get help.
Roberts let a pregnant woman and three parents with infants free. Roberts
was extremely mad, breaking desks and smashing things. He said he had to kill
the girls because his own daughter had died when she was only 20 minutes old.
Two girls, Mariah and Barbie Fisher, requested that they be shot so that the
others would be set free.
He denied their request, instead killing five girls and wounding five others before shooting and killing himself.
The Amish had every right to be mad and hold a grudge, but ingrained deep
inside the Amish culture is forgiveness.
The day of the shooting a grandfather of one of the victims said, “We must not
think evil of this man.”
Hours after the shooting, one of the Amish neighbors went to the Roberts
house extending forgiveness to the shooter’s wife and family.
Thirty Amish went to Charles Roberts’ funeral to extend their condolences
and their forgiveness.
They also invited the Roberts family to one the funeral of one of the girls.
They also set up a fund for the Roberts family. Some skeptics said the Amish
forgave too quickly, but the Amish said they would forgive and hold no grudges,
so they could concentrate on healing rather than brooding hatred.
The Amish asked for the media to respect their privacy, but they wanted the
world to know that they forgave the shooter and the family.
This story inspired me to forgive no matter what a person may have done to
me.
People may lie, spread rumors, or even hurt us emotionally, or physically, but
let us learn a lesson that the Amish taught so well: forgiveness.
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GARRETT
Northern
Cambria
Grade 10
because he was too old to do things himself. She
used to fix things for him like sew on a button or
screw in a light bulb.
Melissa would get his mail because it was hard
for him to walk up to the post office and get it
himself. She encouraged me to go over and visit
with him because he lived alone and didn’t have
anyone to talk to all day.
Melissa would do little things that would
make him happy, like taking our dog over to see
him or taking him some cookies she baked. She
was always very worried about him. I soon
learned to care for him also and help him while
she was at work.
From watching my sister help people and be
a loving, caring person and helping people that
need it, she has inspired me to help people and
has taught me to be responsible and work hard.
She has shown me that life isn’t just about taking care of yourself.
Life is about going that extra mile to help
someone, which makes the world a better place.
I don’t think I could have chosen a better sister
for myself than Melissa.
I hope that one day I can be as patient and
caring as she is.
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ORLOWSKI
Apollo-Ridge
High School
Grade 11
of a sprain to cause me excruciating pain. I
had to sit down along the roadside due to
the pain. I sat there rubbing my ankle and
sobbing, thinking about crushed dreams
and ruined goals.
As the pain began to subside, I thought
about how I was feeling so sorry for myself
over a sprained ankle. What about others
who have had to endure so much more than
me? What about Mr. Lance Armstrong? It
was with that thought that I knew I would
not succumb to this injury. If I wanted to run
the mile in the least amount of time I could,
I would have to continue to train hard. I
couldn’t let this pain cause me to quit. Armstrong never gave up when cycling, and I
wasn’t about to give up either. It is because
of Armstrong’s determination that I was able
to continue to run and to meet my goals for
the volleyball season.
Another reason Lance Armstrong is such
an inspiration to me is because of his
courage. Although Lance was diagnosed
with testicular cancer, he still continued to
race. Even though his life wasn’t going in the
direction he may have planned for himself,
he was able to use his exceptional courage to
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REGINA
SHERRY
Northern
Cambria
Grade 11
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Imagine this: You’re 10 years old and instead of playing tag with your friends, playing basketball or kickball or bouncing on
your bed like a normal 10-year-old, you are
stuck in a wheelchair because your muscles are deteriorating.
Even worse, you’re only expected to live
until around your late teens or early 30s.
Definitely not something you would want
to have to deal with, is it?
Well, the fact is that this scary scenario is
reality for many families throughout the
world. What’s the cause of this you may
ask.
The answer is muscular dystrophy.
Muscular dystrophy has been something
I’ve been forced to learn to live with even
though I myself don’t have the disease.
Almost every holiday I wonder, “Would it
be different if Pap could walk normally” or
“What would we be doing if he didn’t have
muscular dystrophy?”
My Pap, even though he isn’t always conscious or mentally present because of nuContinued on Page 15
Megan Blose, Grade 4, Dayton Elementary
Annie Tortorella, Grade 6,
St. Bernard Elementary
“Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.”
This is a famous quote from someone who
has impacted my life and who has inspired
me to continue on when everything seemed
difficult to do so. This quote by Lance Armstrong is one by which he lives his life, and
one by which I have tried to live my life.
Armstrong is an American professional
road racing cyclist who has won the Tour de
France seven times. Armstrong is also a survivor of testicular cancer. He was diagnosed
with stage three testicular cancer at the age
of 25. The cancer then spread to his lungs,
abdomen and brain. To save his life would
mean to have immediate surgery and to undergo chemotherapy. After the surgery, Armstrong was informed that he had less than a
40 percent chance of survival. Although he
was given this bad news, he used his determination and courage to overcome his
problems and to continue on with his career. Armstrong continued to train and
eventually won the Tour de France each year
from 1999-2005. There are few people who
could have done what he did, and I admire
these characteristics. Consequently, because of his determination, courage and
work ethic, he has been an inspiration to me
and has affected my life in a very positive
way.
Therefore, Lance Armstrong serves as an
inspirational figure to me for several reasons. One reason Armstrong’s determination has inspired me is because of a particularly difficult time in my life when I thought I
could not continue. This difficult time occurred during a time when I was running in
the summer to stay in shape for the upcoming volleyball season. During this time I
would run more than three miles a day with
the goal to run the mile in the shortest time
that I could. When running one day, I
tripped in a hole and twisted my ankle. It
wasn’t a severe injury; yet, it was just enough
bring himself back on track. It is this courage
I thought about when I felt that my life was
out of control.
Several years ago my family was going
through a rough time because of an illness.
Like Armstrong, my mom too was diagnosed with cancer. This was a very rough
time for everyone in my family. At times I felt
like everything was falling apart and nothing
was going right. I didn’t know how I would
be able to stay strong during this time.
Whenever I felt like I couldn’t go on, I would
think back to Armstrong’s courage. I thought
about how strong he was during that time,
and I tried to show the same courage he
showed because I knew following him
would help me through this troubled time.
While working hard to do the best he
could in cycling, Armstrong made this his
profession. Cycling may be just an activity
for some, but for Armstrong, cycling is
something he loves so much that it is also
his profession. This has inspired me because
what I love, I now want to make my profession. I love to play basketball and volleyball,
so my goal is to become a professional basketball player or beach volleyball player.
These are my favorite sports so I would love
to get paid to do what I love. To make this
possible, it would not be easy. It would take a
lot of hard work and training to accomplish
these goals. I would have to be very hardworking and have a good work ethic. If I followed in Armstrong’s footsteps, I would be
able to accomplish my goals just like he did.
This is another connection that we have because of the goals we both want to reach. He
is inspiring because he makes people want
to be like him.
In conclusion, Lance Armstrong is the person who has inspired me and has affected
my life the most. His never-ending determination, courage and work ethic are the
things about him that inspire me. Because of
the type of person he is, I try to follow in his
footsteps and be like him.
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for the best feature story
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Northern Cambria High School, Grade 11, second place
merous medications that he takes to keep
down the pain, has always been one of my
biggest inspirations.
Muscular dystrophy is a genetic condition
that is mostly found in boys but there are
cases of girls having it.
Muscular dystrophy can affect people of
all ages and there are many different forms
of it.
Some of them are deadly while others
cause little disability and people with them
can expect to live a normal life span.
Symptoms of muscular dystrophy may
vary with the different types of muscular
dystrophy.
It can affect adults but the more severe
forms tend to occur in early childhood.
Some symptoms include drooling, delayed
development of muscle motor skills, fre-
quent falls, loss in muscle size and problems
walking.
It has been found that the disease may
alter certain tests performed in order to
form a diagnosis.
Unfortunately there are no known cures
for various forms of muscular dystrophy.
There are, however, treatments to help
ease or delay some of the effects of it.
Somebody with this disease can go to
physical therapy and/or be as active as possible to help maintain muscle strength and
function.
Children are sometimes prescribed corticosteroids in order to keep them walking as
long as possible.
People that suffer from muscular dystrophy inspire me greatly; they show perseverance through the shadows of this debilitating disease.
Morgan Straw, Grade 4, Rayne Elementary
Nick Hrebik, Grade 5, Blairsville Elementary
Timothy Ball, Grade 4,
Purchase Line North Elementary
My Inspiration: Rachel Joy Scott
“I have this theory that if one person can go out of their
way to show compassion then it will start a chain reaction of
the same” are the prophetic words of an ordinary teenage
girl who would become part of something far greater than
she ever could have imagined.
In life, she broke through the boundaries of groups and
cliques, extending kindness to all types of people: reaching
out to the lonely, helping the angry, and inspiring those closest to her to become stronger individuals.
In death, the personal thoughts of her published journals
have touched thousands around the world, from everyday
people to celebrities to former presidents, encouraging
them to “look beyond the face” and love those around them
no matter what they are like. Her name was Rachel Scott, a
victim of the Columbine Massacre, and she is one of my
biggest inspirations. Although many people claim that
Rachel Scott rose to fame only because of the way she died,
those who have met and read about this young woman
know that it was how she lived that defined her and helped
spread her message across the world. Rachel Joy Scott was
born Aug. 5, 1981, to Darrell Scott and Beth Nimmo.
Her parents, divorced when Rachel was 8, shared joint
custody of her and her four other siblings; Rachel would
spend her time in Denver, where her dad lived, and Littleton, Columbine’s home, where the rest of her family was.
Her parents, in the many books they wrote about her later
after her death, expressed joyful surprise at the fact that
Rachel did not lash out at them for the divorce, but eventually encouraged and helped each of them as they began seeing other people. Another characteristic of Rachel that was
admirable was her forgiving spirit.
A trait of Rachel’s, which I find amazing for her to have in
a school where ridicule of religion and its followers was
common, was
her grace in
sharing her
faith. Unlike
the sadly misused stereotype of Christians today,
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gentle way she
lived; people
would see her happiness and difference in the way she approached her faith. Rachel did not “beat people with a
Bible,” as the famous phrase goes; she believed that living
out her faith, doing instead of just taking about it, spoke a
louder message.
One of the greatest qualities that Rachel possessed, a quality that she put into action every day, was her love and acceptance of all kinds of people, especially the ones most
would go out of their way to avoid. In a biography done by
her parents, a story was told about a young man in Rachel’s
school who had a number of physical disabilities and was
often the target of cruel jokes. Rachel saw that he was lonely
and sought out his friendship. Not long before the attack,
Rachel asked Jim (a name used in the biography for confidentiality’s sake) if he had ever been on a date. When he said
no, Rachel happily replied, “Well, then I am asking you for a
1st
date.” Jim’s mother later recalled how it was one of the happiest days of his life; someone had reached out to him, not
for pity’s sake, but because she truly cared for him. Sadly,
they would never be able to go on that date due to Rachel’s
early death. But Rachel did not speak to just those she was
closest to, she also reached out to those who hated her.
Rachel had been in the same class as Dylan Klebold, one of
the Columbine shooters, since kindergarten. She saw
through the years as he and his friend Eric Harris became
obsessed with violence and killing. One day she even asked
them about their fascination and encouraged them to stop.
But in all the years that they criticized and mocked her for
who and what she was, Rachel never lashed back at them. I
believe this is one of her greatest accomplishments. It is easy
to reach out to those we like but far harder to help those who
hate us. But Rachel had that strength, and she used it every
day.
On April 20, 1999, Harris and Klebold came to their school,
killed 13 people, injured dozens more, and then committed
suicide. Rachel was one of the first victims; she was sitting
outside eating lunch with a friend when the shooters came.
The journals found in the backpack she was carrying that
day express the soul of a young woman who saw beauty and
hope in everything around her and who had a dream of a
chain reaction of kindness that would touch the lives of
everyone, especially the bullied and angry like Harris and
Klebold. Rachel Scott serves as one of my greatest inspirations, not only because I can relate to her as a teenager in
high school, but because she presented and lived an idea
that could change the world: love others as you love yourself.
The concept is biblical, but the application is endless, and
that is how Rachel dreamed it to be. Rachel has inspired me
to reach out to those around me who are different, even
those I may not like, and to live out my faith in everything I
do.
Brody Jackson, Grade 5,
Penns Manor Elementary
Cecelia Kravarik, Grade 4,
Purchase Line South Elementary
Chloe Johnson, Grade 6,
Shannock Valley Elementary
Abigail Rega, Grade 4,
Blairsville Elementary
Aaron Kriley, Grade 5,
W. A.McCreery Elementary
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Kaitlyn Jarvis, Grade 6, United Elementary
Inspirational Person
“A mother is the truest friend we have,
when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us;
when adversity takes the place of prosperity;
when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine, desert us when troubles thicken
around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to
dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause
peace to return to our hearts” — Washington
Irving. Immediately after reading this quote,
the first thought that entered my mind was
“this fits my mom to a T.”
My mother, Melissa Ann Ashurst, is the
most inspirational human being I have ever
met. I know it sounds cliché to say my mother is the most inspiring person in my life, but
I would be lying if I were to name anyone
else besides her. The adversities she overcame to get where she is today inspires me
to be the best I can be. I love my mother and
do not know what I would do without her.
Melissa Ann Ashurst was the youngest
child in her family. She not only graduated
from high school first in her family, but excelled while doing it.
My mom worked her hardest throughout
school, became a member of the band and
the basketball, and softball teams, as well as
many other different groups at school.
She continued on to college at Indiana
University of Pennsylvania to become a registered nurse. Even though she became very
Steele Cassidy, Grade 4, East Pike Elementary
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ASHURST
Northern
Cambria
Grade 12
ill her freshman year of college, that did not
stop her from fulfilling her dream of becoming a registered nurse. She was also awarded
the Nurse of Hope award during her college
years. After college my mother went on to
work at Indiana Regional Medical Center,
where she met my father. My mother was
working for only a year before sustaining an
injury on the job.
After the injury, doctors told my mom that
she would never work again, have a driver’s
license, or lead a normal life again.
She proved all of them wrong by having
two children after the accident and returning to work as a registered nurse again.
It was not easy for her whatsoever, but she
worked her hardest and reached her goals.
My mother overcame so much more than
most people will overcome in their entire
lives. She’s had several surgeries, been on
numerous medications with a various range
of side effects, but never gave up.
The most important thing I will never forget from all of this is that no matter what she
was going through, all that mattered to her
was her children’s happiness. The things my
mom has sacrificed for us are endless, and
she has always been there for us no matter
what was going on with her own health. My
mother was not able to work until I was 7, so
we did everything together. She became my
best friend in the entire world. I have always
been able to trust her with everything and
anything. No matter what the circumstance,
I know I can always go to my mother.
My mom is my go-to person and always
will be. She’s been there with me through
every up and down in my life, and for that I
am eternally grateful. I love my mom more
than anything in the world. She’s my rock,
and has always kept me down to earth.
Soon, I am heading off to college, and the
hardest part will be leaving her. I know I’ll
only be going 30 minutes away, but I’m still
going to miss her like crazy. This will be the
hardest thing I will ever do, but she will be
with me every step of the way like she is with
everything else. My mother has inspired me
in more ways than one and continues to
every day.
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STEPHANIE
OVERBERGER
Northern
Cambria
Grade 12
Happy Pappy’s Day
There is that one person I can’t live a day
without. The one person that I can’t wait to
visit. The one person that supports me
through everything and anything that life
throws my way. The one person that I can
call when something is going wrong, and
he would come for me no matter if I am
right or wrong. That person is my grandfather, William Overberger, affectionately
called Pappy.
No matter what goes on, my pap is always right there with me.
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HAPPY PAPPY’S DAY, Stephanie Overberger,
Northern Cambria High School, Grade 12, third place
opinion column
Every Father’s Day, while my elementary
classes were making cards and presents for
their fathers, I was busy having my teacher
help my change all of the Father’s on my
cards to Pappy’s so my cards would read,
“Happy Pappy’s Day!” My pap is the only
man in my life I can ever trust. I could never
ask for or wish for anything or anyone better
than my grandfather.
When I was around 5 years old, my mother
and I actually lived with my grandparents
for a while. I was invariably stuck to my pap’s
side, whether it was doing something that I
wanted to do, like paint a picture or play
with Barbie dolls, or something he wanted
to do, like work on a car’s engine or mow the
grass. It didn’t matter what we were doing, I
was just happy to be spending time with
him. About 90 percent of my childhood pictures were taken with my grandfather at my
side.
My grandfather is my mother’s dad; he is
67 years old, still going strong. Around two
years ago, my grandfather found out he had
a very bad case of diabetes. He was wheelchair ridden for almost a year and lost a lot
of weight. It was such a hard time for everyone in my family because my pap was such
an outdoorsy and fun-loving person. Seeing
him sitting in the house, not doing anything,
affected everyone. Today, he is as healthy as
ever and back to his old self. He still uses a
cane occasionally, but not as much as he
used to before. And that’s something everyone can be happy about.
I have been on my school’s swim team for
three years now, and to this day, my pap has
never missed one of my home meets. He’ll
come out in any kind of weather just to see
me swim. It means a lot to me because he
and my grandmother have no idea what’s
going on, but they still come to show support through every lap I swim. Every meet
he looks at me and says, “Don’t worry. Just
do your best. You’ll be fine. You always do a
great job. You have nothing to worry about.”
That’s when I know that I will be fine, and I
have confidence to do the best I can. It doesn’t matter if I come in first or even last place,
he still tells me how great of a job I did and
how proud of me he is.
In my eyes, my pap is the best man in the
world. I can truly rely on him. He’s my best
friend. He’s outgoing, commendable, and
kind-hearted. No one else can make me
happy the way he can. This June, I’ll be making my “Happy Pappy’s Day” card to give
him. I’m pappy’s little girl, and I know, no
matter how old I get, I will always be.
Change?
On. Feb. 11, 2011, the Egyptian president,
Hosni Mubarak, resigned due to widespread protests.
Many of Egypt’s citizens label him as corrupt, paranoid, or even senile. Protesters
celebrated joyously in Tahrir Square, a
major public square in downtown Cairo,
when his resignation was announced.
However, with all this aside, does this really
mean anything for the future of Egypt?
The Egyptian people’s contempt for
Mubarak is not without reason.
Every six years, a presidential election
was held, though somehow he managed to
maintain his same position for 29 years.
The elections are supposedly rigged in his
favor.
Even when he finally chose to leave office, his son, Gamal Mubarak, was prepared to succeed him, keeping the government under the family’s control.
Others oppose him because he extended
the Emergency Law when he first became
president to replace assassinated Anwar
Sadat.
In this “state of emergency” the govern-
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SOUTHARD
Indiana Area
Junior High
Grade 7
ment can imprison anyone for any amount
of time, for almost no reason at all, and
without a trial.
Egypt’s government run by Mubarak also
allowed for little democracy. Being a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, a political
opposition organization, could cause one
to be arrested.
Laura Welch, Grade 4, Eisenhower Elementary
Tyler Lightcap, Grade 4, W. A. McCreery Elementary
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CHANGE?, Maya Southard,
Indiana Area Junior High,
In fact, Mubarak seemed to resist any
sort of change in government, even
when pressured by the United States,
which gave billions of dollars in military
and other aid to Egypt.
Being rid of Mubarak seems to be an
improvement for Egypt’s people, but has
it truly changed anything in the general
scheme of things?
Protests have become frequent in the
Middle East recently.
Many of these, including those in
Egypt, were sparked by the demonstrations in Tunisia, which caused the country’s president to resign after a 23-year
reign. Protests in the nearby country of
Jordan pressured King Abdullah II. He
also said he would “ensure decent living
for all Jordanians.” Other Arab leaders
lowered food and fuel prices.
Though much good can come out of
these protests, people can be injured in
A dangerous drug, or his best friend? Should
he get high, or be considered low? Should he
smoke the dope or bow to the Pope? These are
questions many teenagers face every day, and
not only college kids.
In fact, the National Institute on Drug Abuse
(NIDA) reports on their website that “15.7 percent of eighth-graders have tried marijuana at
least once, and among 10th-graders, 14.2 percent were “current” users (that is, have used
within the past month). Among 12th-graders,
42.3 percent have tried marijuana at least once,
and about 18 percent were current users.”
These staggering numbers are just middle and
high-schoolers.
Illegal drugs are spreading throughout America, killing thousands, supplied through the
Mexican drug lords, the American money, children are getting addicted, but even for the government, it’s almost impossible to stop.
There are many losses every year. Money,
lives, freedom are only a few of the things that
drugs can take away. In fact in the last year
(2010), there have been 5,100 deaths of Mexicans, Americans and authorities. God’s World
News reports that “more than 50 police chiefs
have been hired this year, more than 25 of them
got gunned down, around 10 resigned and
some are still going.” And this was all in Mexico
City.
It’s frightening that more people (7,337) have
died in Mexico’s drug war than the number of
American servicemen (4,250) who have been
killed in the Iraq War. It’s surprising how people
say the simplicity on how teens get drugs is disturbing. Ninety percent of all children in a high
school said that they could get drugs if they
wanted to, and 30 percent said they had received drugs from a classmate. Police officers
often say that “you will be offered drugs at least
once in your life,” so many more people have to
prepare to say one simple word: No.
The American government is having some
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SCHERF
Home
schooled
Grade 7
stress with this, too. President Obama does not
have many choices.
The government could keep drugs illegal and
expect more slaughter and violence, or could
legalize drugs so the demand would go down
or have drugs for sale from the government itself. What would seem drastic actually seems
appealing to some. If the government issues
the drugs out, less people would get “high,” because they would not issue as much out. The
downside to this policy is that people could go
and buy drugs from the government and then
die of them.
America, sadly, is Mexico’s main money supplier. If the Americans stopped buying drugs, it
would all be over. DK Global, a teen news magazine, actually reports that if every American
stopped doing drugs for one year, that the U.S.
would have enough money to pay off all of its
debt! That is how much money that is spent on
drugs every year.
In the future, President Obama will most likely legalize drugs, or continue to fight. America
will not lose to drugs. Hopefully people will see
how dangerous drugs are and cease to use
them.
Rachel Haynes, Grade 6, Blairsville Middle
Taylor Mock, Grade 5, Rayne Elementary
the process.
Though Mubarak said he desired a
“peaceful transfer of power,” there have
been many brutal fights between his followers and the protesters. Plus, though
Egypt is currently under the control of
its military, a new president is expected
to be elected soon.
This new president won’t necessarily
improve conditions for Egypt. Even if
they do, it may not last for long.
Some say that he was quite the handson leader during the early years of his
presidency, but continued to drift away
from this after several years.
The situation in Egypt is seemingly out
of our hands.
As Egyptian voters choose their president with a (hopefully) democratic voting system, we can only pray that the future president will help solve, or at the
very least, improve upon the many issues currently plaguing Egypt.
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Wildlife Unhurt
by Oil Drilling
Does oil drilling really hurt wildlife? Did it
hurt the animals in the Kenai National
Wildlife Refuge which is in Alaska? Do we
have any facts that show us that wildlife can
be harmed by drilling? The answer is no. In
fact, there are statistics that support the opposite view.
There are more animals in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge than in ANWR. The
animals there have not been hurt by the
drilling. We can conclude from this that it is
safe.
Prudhoe Bay is only 55 miles west of
ANWR. Since the drilling in ANWR, there has
not been a single species that has had a population change.
A caribou herd that migrates through
Prudhoe Bay has increased from 3,000 to approximately 23,000 since the drilling started
there in 1977.
Some people are worried about the polar
bears, but biologists say that polar bears
rarely den in ANWR. They prefer the arctic
ice. The polar bear population is healthy and
not at risk.
The drilling would be done in the winter
months.
They would use ice for airstrips, roads and
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WALLACE
Indiana
Wesleyan
School
Grade 7
Mary Ellen Lohr, Grade 4, Penns Manor Elementary
drilling platforms.
The caribou would not even be there
when they are drilling.
There are no listed endangered species in
the area.
I think we could take 2,000 acres out of 19
million to drill for oil and still be able to take
care of the wildlife.
The evidence shows us that there is no
wildlife being harmed by oil drilling in Alaska.
I say, “Let us drill!”
Jason Ricupero, Grade 6, Eisenhower Elementary
Taylor Lingenfelter, Grade 4, W. A. McCreery Elementary
Logan Hill, Grade 5, Homer-Center Elementary
Americans fail at
being role models
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A 6-year-old has no concept of
earning and spending money. Apparently, neither do most adult
Americans.
This had led to the United
States’ huge national debt — over
14 trillion dollars. Buy why do we
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have it, and how do we fix it?
The three easiest government
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programs to point a finger at for
budget deficits are the military, Indiana Area
Social Security, and Medicare, reJunior High
spectively — 52.6 percent of our
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federal budget is projected to go
to these three programs in 2011.
Without changes, it won’t get better in the future, either. The huge future deficits that are projected to come
are because soon-to-retire American citizens are due to
receive more in Medicare benefits than they ever have
or ever will pay in Medicare taxes.
How do we fix it? Essentially, there are two ways.
The first way is to increase taxes on American citizens.
Medicare and Social Security benefit deficits can be balanced out with the increased revenue. Of course, who
wants to pay even higher taxes? Polls have shown this is
generally very unpopular.
The second way is to cut government spending. By reducing the money spent on government programs —
Medicare, Social Security, military, foreign aid, education, et cetera — after a while we stop receiving things
we have only paid a fraction of and the government
stops spending money it doesn’t have. Polls have shown
this is generally the more popular plan.
But that’s where we stop making sense.
The New York Times/CBS News did a poll asking
Americans if they would rather fix the deficit by cutting
government spending or by increasing taxes. Predictably, the majority said they would rather fix it by reducing government spending. In fact, it wasn’t even
close — 62 percent voted for reducing spending, and
only 29 percent voted for increased taxes.
But later on the same poll, Americans were asked how
they wanted to fix Medicare’s huge deficit problems —
by reducing the benefits we
would receive, aka government
spending, or by increasing taxes?
Here the numbers practically
switched places. Only 24 percent
were willing to get fewer benefits
and now 63 percent of the people
were prepared to pay higher
taxes.
“We want to cut spending. We
just don’t want to cut the benefits
that the spending pays for,”
writes David Leonhardt, a journalist for The New York Times.
He says it perfectly. Americans
have this false idea that the government is wasting a ton of
money on some unknown thing,
and by stopping that the whole
projected budget deficit will just go away.
A comforting idea, but it is not true.
Basically, Americans want the problem to fix itself
without them having to do anything and nothing ever
affecting them.
So reducing Medicare or Social Security is out of the
question. There is also strong political resistance to any
significant reduction in military spending, so what is
left to cut?
Anything that doesn’t affect them, of course.
Which leaves one program that most citizens agree
can be cut — foreign aid. In a CNN/Opinion Research
poll, 81 percent voted to cut foreign aid spending. This
will definitely help the problem! Or not.
In a poll done by WorldPublicOpinion.org, the average amount of money Americans thought the government spent on foreign aid was 25 percent of the federal
budget. In reality, less than 2 percent is spent of foreign
aid. Even if we did cut it, it wouldn’t make much difference at all.
The bottom line is that Americans are not willing to
pay high enough taxes to fund the services they want.
But they’re not about to give up any services they want,
either. If I’m not allowed to walk into a store and demand they give me everything I want, but I don’t pay for
it, then why are the adults of America?
Oh, wait, I know why. They’re just leaving the bill for
my generation to pay later.
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MARIAH
FLUKE
Blairsville
Middle School
Grade 8
Our School’s Sign
Recently our school district purchased a new electric sign.
I feel that this was a waste of our school’s money. There are many
reasons that the sign wasn’t needed, and it had nothing to do with
the learning of our students.
This would include how the old sign may not have been as nice,
but it worked and offered the same purpose.
Also, our students cannot enhance their learning abilities from
the new sign.
The money spent on this could’ve been put toward something
more beneficial to our school and its students.
Therefore, it is universally unimportant and an unnecessary expenditure.
There are a couple reasons why the sign wasn’t a smart decision.
For starters, it’s too far away from the highway to even read it. It
uses electricity to display, which is a waste because of the position.
I think the sign we had before also had the exact issues, but it didn’t
cost nearly as much for something the same.
I have a few proposals on what we could’ve done for our school
instead of this.
For instance, the money to buy this sign could’ve been spent on
something more cost-effective.
This school could install central air in the buildings to make it
more comfortable for students to work. There could’ve been something that would help our school’s curriculum; or help earn a profit
for a more interesting school experience.
Being a taxpayer, I would like to see our money go to good use.
Jane Herring, Grade 5, W. A. McCreery Elementary
Carly Hall, Grade 6, Saltsburg Elementary
As you may be aware, there has been
some controversy over the statements of
Mario Lemieux (co-owner and former
player of the Pittsburgh Penguins).
Lemieux had made some comments
before the Feb. 13 Penguins game in regards to the league.
He mentioned in his statement, “If the
events relating to Friday night reflect the
state of the league, I need to rethink
whether I want to be a part of it. The NHL
had a chance to send a clear and strong
message that those kinds of actions are
unacceptable and embarrassing to the
sport. It failed.”
One game Lemieux was referring to
featured 346 penalty minutes, 15 fighting
majors and 11 game misconducts.
Lemieux said, “What happened Friday
night on Long Island wasn’t hockey. It
was a travesty. … It was painful to watch
the game I love turn into a sideshow like
that.”
I, myself, do have a problem with this
situation.
My problem is with the people judging
his statements.
Obviously, his opinions matter to
them.
And if they matter so much, why not try
If you’ve already read the title, you may do
one of two things; you may agree, or you may
think “What? That’s not true!” In reality, it is.
“America the Great” is not the greatest in education.
Before you completely disagree with this
idea, hear this out — America is a great country. We have high standards of living.
We prepare our students of today to lead the
country tomorrow.
On average, America spends about $11,152
per student — a hefty sum compared to thirdworld countries.
You would think, after finding out that this
much money will be spent on your child, that
your child would go on to become the next Bill
Gates or Steve Jobs. There is very little chance
that that could happen.
Education-wise, out of 34 OECD countries
(Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development), America ranks 14th for reading
skills, 17th for science skills and 25th for mathematics skills.
While a ranking of 14 or 17 may be average,
and acceptable for most, a ranking of 25th is
below average, and should be worked on immediately.
This is where inner-city schools come into
play.
Growing up in Indiana, Pa., and attending
the public schools here, I can conclude that I
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SHANNON
Blairsville
Middle School
Grade 8
to settle the situation, as opposed to
making a fuss about it. If they don’t agree
with him, then they need to disregard
what he’s saying.
It’s one person’s opinion.
It’s not going to bring the sport of hockey to an end.
Words are obviously important in the
situation.
It really irritates me that people get so
flustered over others’ opinions, but can’t
resolve their issues calmly, and especially
without media.
Isaac Born, Grade 4,
Northern Cambria Elementary
America’s success being cut
Olivia Wilson, Grade 6, Blairsville Middle
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SHARMA
Indiana Area
Junior High
Grade 9
have been receiving an excellent education,
coupled with many extracurricular activities
and well-taught teachers.
If this were the same for all public schools in
the country, I wouldn’t have to complain about
our education levels.
But it is not.
Inner-city schools, in the heart of major
cities, are not performing as well as we are.
One reason for this would be funding issues.
Because of the low graduation rates, low standardized test scores, etc., the government is
not issuing proper funding to these schools.
What Holiday When?
In my family we have always put our
Christmas decorations up the day after
Thanksgiving, and we take them down on
New Year’s Day.
This has always seemed to be a good transition between the different holidays.
As I look around from place to place, I see
that a lot of people have their own traditions
when decorating for Christmas as well as
other holidays.
I have seen people celebrating Thanksgiving with their tree already trimmed and
ready for Christmas.
There just seems to be something wrong
with Santa Claus in the yard with the pumpkins and scarecrows.
Then there are homes that put their tree
up and decorate it for Valentine’s Day, St.
Patrick’s Day, Easter and so on.
Hello! A Christmas tree with Easter Bun-
nies is ridiculous.
It appears that the stores put out Christmas decorations earlier and earlier.
Are we, society, trying to do the same?
I really feel that stores are jumping the gun
when they start putting Christmas decorations out in early fall.
I barely get my new school clothes by the
time Christmas decorations are out.
We really should draw a solid line between
holidays.
That is enough about when to put up decorations.
What about taking the decorations down?
Shouldn’t Christmas decorations be down
by Valentine’s Day?
Does anyone think it is wrong to have
Santa on the roof in the middle of February?
If we can’t wait to put them up, why is it so
hard to take them down?
Each holiday is so different. So now I pose
the question, “How can we possibly enjoy
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DALE PEARCE
BRENDAN
BERTIG
Calvary Baptist
Academy
Grade 9
the current holiday season if we are working
toward the next holiday or not ready to give
up the holiday past?”
AMERICA’S SUCCESS BEING CUT, Kiran Sharma, Indiana Area Junior High School, Grade 9, first place
Spencer McKee, Grade 5, Blairsville Elementary
Because of this, millions of students are
not receiving proper help in school and, on
average, 1.2 million students are dropping
out of school each year. Where are the most
dropping out? Inner-city schools. Coincidence? I think not.
If America wants to regain its place as a
top country, there is going to be a lot of time
and money spent. It’s like a chain reaction —
if you pay the inner-city teachers more, they
would work harder, right? They would better
teach the students. Also, funding can help
purchase supplies for these schools such as
computers or textbooks. This plan may be
costly, but for years to come, it will pay for itself.
If we follow this plan, and pay more attention to the children who need more help
than others, we can raise America’s levels of
education, one potential dropout at a time.
Indiana Area
Junior High
Grade 9
D-Town Disaster
This year, a record 111 million people
watched the Super Bowl, two old-time,
nitty-gritty teams were scheduled to go
head to head, and the game was at the
brand new Jerry Jones’ Dallas Cowboys
football dome.
Both the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers fans were looking for an
invigorating win on football’s grandest
stage.
Sadly though, the highlights of the
rather boring Super Bowl were a Justin Bieber and Ozzy Osbourne commercial, a screwed up national anthem, far too
many people without seats, and a lousy halftime show.
Although 111 million may sound like a lot of people, there are
approximately 306 million people living in the U.S. This means
that, roughly, only one out of every three people watched the
most hyped, anticipated game in the country, which is shocking. Many people admit to the fact that they only watch the
Super Bowl for the funny commercials and new movies coming
out, and even then don’t watch the whole game.
To many, the outcome was disappointing, too, especially for
people in western Pa. Big Ben threw two interceptions and
many of the Steelers’ superstars, including Polamalu, plain and
simply didn’t shine. The Packers denied the Steelers their seventh Super Bowl title by winning 31-25. Besides, so many things
can go wrong in a single game. A seven-game series like in
hockey and baseball shows a more accurate indication of who
the better team actually is, and if a team has one bad game, they
can make up for it the next game.
The game itself was fairly boring due to lack of big plays and
overall offense. The week of the Super Bowl added to the boredom, too, because of overkill, and the horrible weather in Dallas
overshadowed much of the excitement. By the time the game
came on, I didn’t even feel like watching it because it was all that
I had heard about all week. To many, the Super Bowl continues
to disappoint. After all, Duane Thomas once said, “If it’s the ultimate game, how come they’re playing it again next year?”
Malcolm Sadler, Grade 4,
East Pike Elementary
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Picture it: Indiana, Pa. 2011 — A
woman comes home after a long day
at work to deal with the usual challenges of a working parent.
After making sure dinner is on the
table and the kids haven’t hurt each
other yet, she is finally able to sit
down and find out what is going on
beyond the bounds of her world,
which mostly consists of a corner office and a minivan.
The evening news at 6:30 p.m. has
long since passed, so she flips
through the channels to find a discussion of the day’s current events.
She listens for a few minutes, and
after a while, she doesn’t like what is
being said by the conservative commentators on Fox News about President Obama’s administration.
This particular woman is a registered Democrat who voted for thenSen. Obama in 2008 and doesn’t want
to listen to what she thinks are lies, so
she changes the channel.
The channel is turned to MSNBC, a
more liberal leaning network that
champions the tag line “Moving Forward,” possibly in a salute to the progressive movement.
She agrees with what is being said
Jenny Kim, Grade 4, Ben Franklin Elementary
D-TOWN DISASTER, Brendan Bertig,
Indiana Area Junior High School,
Grade 9, third place
on this network, but does that mean
she is getting the full story, or the
truth?
On the other side of town, a 65year-old man, retired from the steel
mills of western Pennsylvania and a
former U.S. Marine, wakes up and
wants to find out what is happening
in a tumultuous world that this veteran saw firsthand while running
through the jungles of South Vietnam
in the late 1960s.
He turns on “The Today Show,”
where he finds a spirited discussion
between one of the hosts and a Republican politician and a Democratic
analyst.
He finds this exchange unfair because he feels the host is asking softball questions to the Democrat while
the Republican is unfairly grilled with
hypotheticals and information that
he feels is factually incorrect.
He turns the channel to Fox News,
where he sits back and enjoys a lively
discussion between the hosts and a
former Bush administration official.
While he agrees with the debate
being broadcast, the broader question is whether the information
being broadcast is truthful.
An ordinary person might think
that these expressions of political
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BUGLI
Northern
Cambria
Grade 10
opinion are minute compared to
other issues, but the bigger issue is
that these are two examples of people who are going to be standing in
line in a church basement or fire hall
waiting to cast their vote for the person best suited in their mind to be
the leader of the free world.
In a world such as this, expression
of political support for some and disdain for others is what leads people
in countries halfway around the
world, in places like Egypt and Libya,
UNTITLED, Matt Bugli,
Northern Cambria High School,
Jacko Kim, Grade 4, Ben Franklin Elementary
to revolt against dictators and hostile
regimes.
For several months every few years, we
might get tired of hearing the words “I’m so
and so, and I approve this message” on TV
and the radio every minute, but on a world
stage, millions in other countries would love
to have this example of democracy across
their country. The one thing that drives this
political discussion is the media. Examples
of liberal bias in the “mainstream media”
and a conservative bias on Fox News have
existed for years.
Also, on the conservative side of the aisle,
talk radio has been a presence for years,
being championed by people like Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh. Having airwaves
where anyone can show support or oppose a
politician or political group is one of the
privileges of living in a free nation. As commentators on both the liberal and conservative sides of the political spectrum, they
have a responsibility to offer information in
a clear and factual way and their opinion in
a way that will not prompt violent or hateful
action.
As listeners and viewers, we all have a responsibility to listen to BOTH sides of the
story to accurately form an opinion that will
eventually lead someone to support a candidate. The information being broadcast into
our homes is what drives us to make informed decisions about policy and the direction of the country, and the media has a
big stake in that. Living in a free nation
comes with responsibility, and we all have a
responsibility to make informed decisions
based on information where anything can
be broadcast.
The future of a nation is at stake.
Tracking in Schools
Every day of the school year students
stumble off bright yellow school buses and
enter the school building early in the morning.
They are scheduled to attend classes each
day that are required for graduation, along
with some courses chosen by the students.
The way these students are grouped into
their classes is a decision that comes from a
higher school authority.
Members of the school administration
decide what is best for their teachers and
students by determining whether to group
students in educational levels.
This process is called tracking and will
give students the opportunity to do their
best and achieve in high school and later on
in life.
Tracking is simply separating students
into academic achievement levels. Upon
observing a student’s grades and academic
achievements, he/she is placed into above
average, average and below average ability
classes.
There can be as many classes per level as
needed to accommodate the number of
students. Tracking, being a much discussed
issue now, has schools debating whether to
operate under this system or mix students
of different educational levels. Separating
students by academic achievement is very
beneficial for those students looking to
excel and those who need more help along
the way.
Grouping students can benefit them in
numerous ways. High ability students are
able to fly through courses at their own
pace without being held back.
On the other hand, average and below average students can progress at a slower pace
so that they can comfortably grasp the information necessary. This allows teachers
to zone in on the specific needs of their students.
Teachers can still cover the same curriculum, but go into depth with more challenging concepts for those who can handle
them or offer extra support and help for
those who need it.
School is about success and developing
yourself for later on in life. Students who do
exceptionally well need to be challenged to
reach their full potential. With tracking, students are taught at an appropriate level specific to them. This avoids boredom for those
excelling and avoids confusion for those
who need more help on a topic. Each student needs the opportunity to do well and
succeed.
For advanced students, that can only happen if they are being challenged. And for
below average students, proper instruction
and attention is necessary to give them
equal opportunity for success.
Studies have shown that when students
are pushed academically and have the time
and support, they seem to have a higher interest in school and their grades remain as
good if not better than before tracking.
People may say that students can become
stuck in their tracks, so to speak.
Once a student is placed in a certain level,
it is believed that it is hard to move to a different level if he/she does well enough or
even move down levels if performing poorly
in the more challenging courses.
This problem can be prevented if school
staff pays close attention to each student’s
academic record.
The student’s progress in a particular
class will help the teacher decide what is
best.
If teachers notice great performance, or
poor performance, it is important to address the student about the issue and possibly move them to a more suitable level.
Others may bring up the point that unfair
expectations are put on students.
Advanced students are expected to do
well, and below average students are ex-
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WOLFE
United High
School
Grade 10
pected to do poorly and not advance.
Ultimately, it is up to the teacher to prevent this. The teacher needs to set the example and help below average students
achieve highly.
The advanced students shouldn’t have a
problem achieving their potential, but they
still must have proper support.
The support must also stem from home
for all students. Without support from all
angles, it is very hard to succeed.
For tracking to be a success in any school,
it is necessary to pay close attention to students and faculty.
Teachers must adjust the pace of their lessons to the students’ needs. This will ensure
that students have an understanding of the
material.
It is also essential for teachers to act as
role models to push the students and have
high expectations for all.
The administration must also realize that
it is perfectly fine to have small classes. Dividing students into ability levels will shrink
the class size depending on the school population.
Saige Bowditch,
Grade 4,
St. Bernard
Elementary
best opinion column
Sydney Kimmel, Grade 4,
W. A. McCreery Elementary
Obesity
PAIGE
HEIPLE
Calvary Baptist
Academy
Grade 10
Obesity may cause breathing problems
such as sleep apnea.
Sleep apnea causes the sleeping person to
stop breathing for a very short while.
A drop in weight often corrects this problem.
Obesity increases the risk of more cancers.
Obese men have a higher risk of developing
colon and prostate cancers.
Obese women have a high risk of developing gallbladder and breast cancers.
Obesity affects our entire nation.
Not only does it take a toll on our bodies,
skyrocketing medical costs takes a toll on
our economy.
It is time for America to start addressing
this issue on a personal level and then reach
out to a neighbor who might need help.
Working together is the best way to solve
the problem of obesity.
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Katharina Lippert, Grade 4, Seeds of Faith
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Talia Mastalski, Grade 4, East Pike Elementary
One of the biggest health problems in
America right now is obesity. Drugs, smoking or alcohol are what most people might
think of. After being overlooked for years,
obesity is finally being given the recognition
it deserves.
Obesity is a word used to describe having
too much weight on one body than is
healthy for that body. About 90 million
Americans are obese, which is 34 percent of
the country.
One out of three children is now considered overweight or obese.
To many people around the country, obesity is considered an ever-present and growing problem.
There are many reasons why obesity is
considered unhealthy.
One major reason is, depending on how
much exercise the person does, obesity will
slow your heart down.
It also affects your kidneys in the same
way.
Obesity causes an increased heart attack
risk, and along with the growing risk of heart
disease, there is also the threat of Type 2 diabetes.
Obesity is also a major cause of degenerative joint disease.
Degenerative joint disease, or what is better known as arthritis, is the wearing down
of cartilage between joints.
Carrying too much weight means that the
risk for knee arthritis is increased three to
seven times for obese people.
Obesity also affects arthritis in or near the
hip, ankle, foot and shoulder joints.
TRACKING IN SCHOOLS,
Kylie Wolfe,
United High School,
Grade 10, second place
The 1,969-mile U.S.-Mexico border is increasingly becoming a trade route for
weapons and drugs as the drug cartels grow
in power. Illegal immigration of Hispanics
in search of jobs is the least of our concerns
compared to cartels that kidnap and kill
while bringing drugs into the United States.
Even terrorists have found this an easy
route into the country. Modern technology
has been looked to as a solution for these
serious problems. This year, Homeland Security has taken a step in the right direction
by providing UAVs, or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, to be used in the securing of our
southern border.
For the past few years, the technology that
was being implemented was not UAVs but
instead a “virtual fence.” This “fence” is an
array of sensors, on towers and on the
ground, designed to locate people crossing
the border and track them with a camera
until border patrol officers can intercept
them.
However, this system soon proved to be
much more expensive than first thought
and far less effective than predicted. As the
virtual fence was installed, the cost soon
rose over $1 billion. Furthermore, the sensors were set off by anything that moved,
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CARL
Calvary Baptist
Academy
Grade 11
identifying many false alarms created by
wild animals, and negating its use in harsh
weather. The cameras also proved too slow
in tracking targets, which resulted in the escape of more than a few illegal crossers. The
virtual fence project was finally stopped
after only 53 miles were completed with a
final cost of $2.4 billion.
A new solution to this problem is the use
of UAVs, which have been used very successfully in the war in Afghanistan. Surveillance variants of Predator and Reaper UAVs
have been tested on the border and have
been successful. Able to read writing on a
piece of paper from four miles in the air,
these UAVs have contributed to the seizure
of more than 20,000 pounds of marijuana
and the capture of more than 5,000 illegal
immigrants. Because they are unmanned
they can stay in the air longer than conventional aircraft, making it easier to keep aircraft in the air continuously.
Some might say that even though they
have shown themselves useful, the high
cost of these UAVs (around $15 million for
the most advanced model) makes them an
inefficient and noneconomical solution to
the problem of illegal immigration and drug
trafficking. Yet, compared to the miles of expensive and faulty “virtual fence” that have
been built and the hundreds of miles more
that would still need to be built, the use of
UAVs is a definite step in the right direction.
UAVs can see farther than each tower of the
virtual fence could, so even though UAVs
are expensive, fewer are needed; this makes
the use of UAVs considerably cheaper than
the virtual fence. The $2.4 billion spent on
just 53 miles of fence could have bought 30
UAVs and just one UAV can monitor an area
well over 53 miles.
In fact, the main advantage to the use of
UAVs over the virtual fence is the money
saved. Virtual fence or UAV surveillance
technology only does half the job. Border
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Mckenzie Misleany, Grade 5,
Eisenhower Elementary
A smaller student to teacher ratio, in classes where students need more attention, will
allow the teachers to address each student’s
needs more effectively. Finally, it is important that students are encouraged. This can
only happen with positive input and disregarding labels. Even though a student is
below average, he/she shouldn’t feel less
than perfect. Taking a responsible approach
to tracking is what will make it rewarding to
school and students everywhere.
With this highly discussed and sensitive
topic, school administrators face a tough
decision. Schools can group students, or
they can leave them mixed together. There
will always be pros and cons, but in the end
it is up to the school administration to determine what would be best for their students
and staff. More importantly, they must decide how their decision will affect the students academically in their future endeavors. Tracking can be very helpful and push
students in the right direction. Community,
parents, and the staff in schools must take a
stand on the issue. They must also motivate
and inspire students to achieve their greatest potential.
A step toward
a more secure border
Hannah Turner, Grade 6, Home School
best opinion column
Did you know that the incredible, edible
egg can actually improve your health in
spite of what some people believe? You see,
this subject is being debated all the time.
There are two main debates about eggs. One
is the idea that eggs are high in cholesterol;
the second is the fear of salmonella poisoning. My opinion is that eggs are not only 6
grams of power-packed nutrients, but also
the best food that your money can buy.
Eggs are considered to be part of a balanced breakfast. With 14 essential nutrients
and only about 70 calories, eating an egg is
like taking a multivitamin pill. The truth
about the cholesterol controversy is that an
egg actually has a miniscule effect on a person’s cholesterol levels. The bad cholesterol
in your body is fueled on the amount of saturated fats you consume. An egg has only
1.5 grams of fat.
The salmonella argument is true. However, only one in every 10,000 eggs can have
salmonella. Properly storing and cooking
eggs can reduce the chance of salmonella in
an egg. Eggs should be stored in a cold, dry
Nicole Kessler, Grade 5, Rayne Elementary
The Incredible, Edible Egg
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RICHARDSON
Indiana
Wesleyan
School
Grade 11
place. They should be cooked thoroughly.
Isn’t it “egg”-citing to know the truth about
eggs? As you can see, they are more than just
6 grams of the most nourishing nutrients in
the world. In the end, it’s you who makes the
choice. Be sure you are making the right
choice for your body.
A STEP TOWARD A MORE SECURE BORDER,
Elliot Carl, Calvary Baptist Academy, Grade 11, first place
hend the illegal crossers that
UAVs locate.
With the budget freed up
from the burden of the virtual fence, Homeland Security not only has funds to
buy more UAVs but will also
be able to hire more than
1,500 more much-needed
patrolmen.
There is no dispute.
Not only immigrants use
the large southern border to
enter the United States, but
also drug cartels and recently al-Qaida members disguised as Hispanics.
These security risks make
UAVs a definite necessity in
the security of our borders
and our entire nation.
With Homeland Security
placing more money on the
utilization of these UAVs,
which in turn save money,
which can hire more patrolmen, we can expect a much
more secure border and,
thus, a much safer nation.
Madison Taylor, Grade 6, United Elementary
Christine Evans, Grade 6, East Pike Elementary
Tyler Dumm, Grade 4, Northern Cambria Elementary
Sticks and Stones May
Break My Bones, But Words
Can Really Kill Me
I, Deanna Buck, proclaim witness to the
devastating act of bullying. Standing in the
lunch line on the second day of school,
gawking at the new additions to the cafeteria and the new students I’ve never seen before, my attention was suddenly shaken by
hostile voices around me.
“Wow, what happened to your hair?” “Shut
up, you stupid skank!” I felt obliged to do
something, so I calmly said, “Your hair looks
very nice, and I really like that shirt,” settling
the situation and addressing all negative
statements. Some might think of this as “the
high school experience” or call it “kids being
kids,” but these harsh statements are actually referred to as verbal bullying and can lead
to depression and even suicide.
Those being bullied are two to nine times
more likely to contemplate suicide than
those who are not, according to Yale University studies. In addition, results from a study
done in Britain show bullying contributes to
at least half of the suicides in teens. With statistics such as those, we should all get a better understanding of what bullying is, what
the results can be and, ultimately, how to
end it.
Nikki Varner, Grade 6, United Elementary
Bullying has grown and adapted through
the ages. We not only have to worry about
physical and verbal bullying, but also cyber
bullying.
Physical bullying is through contact such
as pushing, hitting and kicking. When a
bully says mean and hurtful things, it is considered verbal bullying. The war on bullying
is changing. Bullies have found new
weaponry to attack and weaken their opponents.
They hide behind their invisibility shields
and send ammunition without seeing the
effects on the opponents. The computer
desk is their shield and inspires the bully to
be relentless and more harsh. Their
weapons are Facebook, chat rooms and cellphones. The ammunition is the keyboard.
With every log on or message sent, the trigger is pulled.
How do we know when someone is being
bullied? They could have injuries from physical bullying, but verbal and cyber bullying
is more difficult to observe because the effects are beneath the skin.
A negative change in attitude or behavior
could be caused by bullying. One affected by
bullying could seclude themselves, become
involved with drugs or physically harm
themselves.
Sometimes, we all are pushed to our limits, so we yell and throw a tantrum, but
when bullying goes too far, there can be
tragic results. In fact, “bullicide,” which
means suicide caused by bullying, is becoming more prevalent.
Signs that bullying has gone too far: depression, giving away favorite possessions,
saying goodbye to people, commenting on
life without them, engaging in reckless activities and substance abuse.
There are a few things we can do to help
those who are severely affected by bullying.
First, we need to take all take of suicide seriously and get them immediate medical help.
We might feel it is not our business to
“nark” on someone, but as soon as someone
opens up about suicidal thoughts, it is our
business and duty to help them. It’s also important to keep medications and weapons
away from them.
Suicide is responsible for about 4,400
deaths per year, according to Centers for
Disease Control, making it the third-largest
cause of death in young people. If bullying
were to end, we would see fewer suicides
among our younger people.
To end this tragic war, which has already
cost us too many casualties, kids and teens
need to be encouraged to make new friends
that exhibit positive attitudes and behaviors.
Parents have a crucial role to play; they need
to be an active part in their children’s lives.
They need to encourage their kids to be
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BUCK
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Cambria
Grade 12
open with them.
Staying in check with social networking
sites their child is a part of is important to
censor the messages that their peers are
sending to them.
Parents must be aware and alert. It is their
responsibility to seek help for their child before it’s too late.
The war is raging, and our young people
need back-up. We can either stand beside
them and assist, or cross our fingers and
wish them the bet. Staying dormant will
make us a new type of bully.
Teen Bullying
Life is a Game …
Life is a game — all that matters is
how you play it. How you play by the
rules is simply your choice. Who you
choose to be on your “team” is also
your choice.
But sometimes, you don’t always
have a choice. The game of life has
never been easy — nor will it ever be
— but we all have the power within
us to play the game right for us and
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those on our “team.”
SMITH
Though the obstacles you must
face are not in your control, how you Punxsutawney
hurdle them is your choice. You can
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them, cry in your room about them,
laugh about them, write about them
— whatever you do to clear each obstacle.
I personally will not judge either way you handle things (because to be completely
honest, I’ve fallen victim to both of these).
But that’s the beauty of life — you make a mistake and you learn from it. Experience is life’s hardest teacher because it forces you to take the test first, and then it
teaches you the lesson. There are many different strategies to play this game, and
many different roads on this game board to take. Each of us will play the game a different way, but we each need to enjoy the game and those we play with while we
can.
The game of life in high school will be over all too soon for my fellow seniors and
me, and the time will come that it will be over for all of you, my valued readers.
Until then, though, I challenge you to think about how you play this game of life.
Evaluate critically each move you make, the way you treat your teammates,” and the
way you treat your “opponents.” There are many ways to win this game of life. Is
your game a game worth winning? If not, I challenge you to make it one, and make
the game enjoyable for you and everyone else in this game.
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Bullying is a widespread problem in the United States today, including in our very own high
school. Studies show that in 16 percent of U.S.
schools, kids say other students have bullied
them. This act of repeated aggressive behavior
in order to intentionally hurting another person
has got to stop. An individual behaving in a certain way to gain power over another person
characterizes bullying. If you would spend one
day in our school, I guarantee you would find
this as you walked the halls here at Punxsutawney.
There are all types of bullying out there, including verbal, physical, racial, sexual, cyber.
Even threatening people can be considered bullying. I know what you’re all asking, and I even
ask it, too: What drives someone to bully? Why
do they do it? Well, bullies have a strong need for
power. People who bully will often find a sense
of satisfaction in causing suffering and injury to
other students.
Bullying can cause numerous amounts of side
effects toward the one getting the harassment.
This may include depression, low self-esteem,
poor grades and even suicidal thoughts. Remember, if you are being bullied, you must tell
someone! Always tell an adult, have a group of
friends and, if it feels safe, try to stand up to the
bully. But if you don’t want to stand up to the
bully yourself, you can always tell someone and
they will help you think of something to help
you out with the current situation that you are
in. I am a firm believer in the cause against teen
Jordyn Williams, Grade 4, Saltsburg Elementary
Codey Bowman, Grade 6, United Elementary
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SHIELDS
Punxsutawney
Area
Grade 12
bullying. You can even log onto www.pacerkidsagainstbullying.org and find out ways to help
people in need, or if you are the one in need, it’s
a great place for people to listen. It’s a great website, and you will find comfort knowing there are
others out there who are in the same situation
as you. They may even have tips for you on how
to avoid it.
We all need to come together and say enough
is enough. Stand up for one another, and always
do the right thing. Just imagine if the roles were
reversed. Would you want someone bullying
you constantly every single day of your high
school career? I think not. So before you do it,
think about how it would make that person feel,
because I strongly feel that will change your
mind before you do anything drastic.
Nearly 4,000 students participated in NIE this year
Kindergarten
Teacher: Sandra Ross
Kay-Lee Cole, Brian Dunmire, Eden
Ganoe, Katelyn Harris, Nolan Howard, Ivory
Kinney, Ethan Kishlock, Rachel Knott, Emily
Harkleroad, Aiden LaMantia, Christopher
McKendrick, Sylvia Popella, Jordan Price,
Marcus Raby, Brian Ryan, Shyan Shortridge,
Zachary Strine.
Teacher: Amy Stofa
David Baker, Andrew Barris, Derrick Bryner, Danika Davison, Austin Deyarmin, Carson Elliott, Brooklynn Furman, Evan Kralik,
MacKenna Locke, Victoria McCully, Elijah
Meagher, Jazmyn Milburn, Gage Pierce, Abigail Pynos, Nevaeh Stiffey, Olivia Stiles,
Devon Waite.
Teacher: Melody Zitterbart
Noah Meckley, Dylan Wise.
Teacher: Sarah Bond
Yasmeen Alqdoumi, Ahmad Alzahrani, Ian
Anderson, Kyra Atherton, Majeed BenSalamh,
Madison
Conde,
Zachary
Creighton, Nadia Goodyear, Abbie Huey, Lillian James, Olivia Keith, Edward Lloyd,
Matthew Lloyd, Addie Raykes, Jacob VanLuven, Jason Wallace, Kyle Zheng.
Teacher: Tammie Brunetta
Cameron Bender, Alexa Cikowski, Kia
Cruz-Hoover, Ava Dilts, Lilly English, Shannon Filipovich, Taylor Fisanich, Jolena Hamrock, Nicholas Love, Julianne Nickas, Bailey
Oakes, Matthew Ray, Tyler Ream, Callan Romance, Meghan Rummel, Sebastien Sedan,
Regan Trusal, Taevion Vearnon.
Teacher: Kendy Shubra
Rowan Lemmon, Austin Auyeung, Charlie
Banks, Jacob Kardell, Americus Firestone,
Addison Sexton, Alyssa Carloni, Justin Gibbons, Lilly Mettee, Andrew Anderson,
Ahmed Ainuddin, Seven Barber, Olivia
Lechner.
HOME SCHOOL
Teacher: Danielle Roadman
Emma Roadman
Teacher: Heather Brunetta
Abby Adamson, Adam Cowburn, Matthew
Daskivich, Camden Dean, Sophia Garzarelli,
Connor Geesey, Maura Knepper, Dylan
McLaurine, Kaden Mitchell, Noah Petersen,
Makena Redhead-Kriston, Sophie Runge,
Gus Scalzo, Tyler Skalican, Kara Somerville,
Gavin Stiffey, Brooklyn Williams.
Teacher: Karen Morganti
Madeline (Maddy) Anderson, Hailey
Drennen, Blaine Elkin, Isiaha Garcia, Emma
Grim, Alex Johnson, Rourke Jones, Sofia
Kipp, Belinda Lin, Michael Lubold, Victoria
(Tori) Manzek, Dakota Mortimer, Tara Peiffer, Aaron Roadarmel, Madison Ruddek,
Julia Runge, Klara Smith, Bob (Robert) Sutton.
PURCHASE LINE NORTH ELEMENTARY
Teacher: Rebecca Manzek
Rodney Ball, Nathan Bohmfalk, John Edwards, Iziack Geer, Cherish Kauffman, Chloe
Keener, Nicholas Keener, Tammy Larson,
Anna Long, Makinna Pearce, Mia Pearce,
Destiny Puit, Rachel Snyder.
PURCHASE LINE SOUTH ELEMENTARY
Teacher: Sue Lieb
Andrew Beer, Donavin Campbell, Zaeda
Cline, Chad Ferguson, Courtney Jarvie,
Madison Jenkins, Madison Long, Olivia
Mnich, Justin Patterson, Benjamin Pearce,
Kenny Raspe, Makayla Rummel, Austin
Stephenson, Julia Stewart, George Swanik,
Chloe Whitney, Ashly Wirick, Michael
Zurenko.
Teacher: Diane Fenton
Timothy Barrett, Zachary Carter, Edward
Clouser, Peyton Falisec, Kaitlyn Gaston, Autumn Gray, Kara Harbrige, Lauren Hilty,
Tessa Hudson, Cole Keith, Joseph Lamer,
Jenna Mumau, Alex Murdick, Eric Overman,
Madilyn Ruddock, Devin Tomlinson, Bailey
Weaver, Charlee Woods.
Teacher: Andrea Perkovich
Adam Ball, Samara Blose, Alexis Falkowski,
Jenica Fleming, Abigail Goncher, Jett Goss,
Silas Harris, Makenzie Houck, Derek Komlosky, Jadyn Leamer, Chance Mohney, James
Overman, Lacey Patterson, Isaiah Rice,
Alexander Rushnok, Merissa Spellman,
Zachary Wickens.
RAYNE ELEMENTARY
Teacher: Delilah Coy
Rachel Fox, Brenna Hodak, Bryanna Sheffar, Travis Midock, Alexis Roush, Reagan
Gallaher, Branden Gaston, Alex Cessna, Milayna Leasure, Jacie Bender, Gage Heilbrun,
Owen Conner, Chloe Davies, Caleb Rivers,
Hailey Reinard, Denton Park, Christian
Lockard, Michael Murphy, Nathan Bothell.
Teacher: Kelsey Dietrich
Casey Allshouse, James Barrett, Layne
Baum, Olivia Beatty, Brianna Campagna,
Leah Carr, Dalton Clawson, Leigha DiLascio,
Alexander Frain, Addison Heeter, Emma
Heeter, Bradley Miller, Justin Murphy, Sara
Petro, Tyler Pierce, Korey Schmidt,
Cheyenne Weimer, Samuel Gareis.
Teacher: Darrin Baker
Devin McCullough, Kodi Bair, Maggie
Bates, Carmhyne Brown, Matthew Clark,
Aliyah Eckenrode, Tiffany Evans, Bradley
Henigan, Rylie Miller, Michael Muir, Sydnie
Nestor, Michaela Rugh, Nathan Simpson,
Blake Vincent.
Teacher: Brandy DelleDonne
Ashlyn Anderson, Kevin Bruner, Heinz
Cindric, Colton Davis, Rylee Doak, Savanna
Fink, William (Billy) Gibbons, Anna Hudson,
Aidan Lassick, Madison Miller, Lukas Montgomery, Abigail Pazak, Kyle Roessler, Bryce
Schmidt, Sara Shaner, Zach Stash, John Taliani Jr., Kayla Vought.
SEEDS OF FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
Teacher: Jason Marshall
Braydon Albright, Izaak Bloch, Christian
Brown, Faith Ellis, Kaite Hood, Sadie Juart,
Victoria Lippert, Andrew McGee, Amara
Moore, Kobi Parks, Gabriel Sleigh, Sabrina
Smith, Henry Wolfe.
ST. BERNARD SCHOOL
Teacher: Jackie Paronish
Lia McAnulty, Olivia Burkhart, Nicolas
Pacconi, Emma Weishner, Benjamin
Reynolds, Emily Bennett, Isaac Marshall,
Alexander Tebbs, Eve Fiala, Hayden Piper.
W.A. McCREERY
Teacher: Kathleen Broskin
Danielle Adams, Ethan Ashbaugh, Abby
Fabri, Austin Frye, Roan Frye, Josh Graff, Savannah Hoover, Laighla Hopkins, Shayleah
Juart, Owen Mattis, Abigail Miller, Kaylee
Monoskey, Dakoda Patterson, Bentley
Schultz, Jonathan Shuey, Luke Slade,
Michael Strouse, Olivia Vehovic, Ella Wells.
Teacher: Patti Grant
Max Ackerson, Kaleb Behune, Dakota
Bracken, Liam Cornetto, Matthew Cummins, Dominic Deyarman, Calvin Donahoo,
Isaiah Fleming, Sierra Hart Fabbri, Stephan
Holman, Sheyanne Hozak, Justin Livingston, Shelby Murphy, Jordan Parsell, Lita
Reeger, Giana Ruddock, Camryn Sacco,
Maggie Shadle, Matthew Van Leer, Haylie
Vincent, Camrin McKendrick, Dillon Green.
Teacher: Susan Cooper
Matthew Niehenke, Kenadee Elkin,
Hunter Bish, Alexander Cummins, Cody
Hoover, Haley Kellar, Braden Reichenbach,
Allison Yeomans, Dalton Stenman, Brianna
Spencer, Michael Bailey, Caitlyn Gaskill,
Brady Leasure, Camden Stewart, Madelyn
Orr, Parker Black, Reagan Ryen, Maggie
Hood, Dawson Bracken.
Grade 1
APOLLO-RIDGE ELEMENTARY
Teacher: Sharon Friday
Daniel Bender, Kalob Bentz, Brandon
Booker, Kaden Bopp, Garrett Calderone,
Alexis Havens, Jammal Higgins, Devin Johnson, Maya Kemmerer, Ruth Koffman, Merissa Nowikowski, Felicity Rocco, Amber
Schwaed, Stevon Sheaffer, Kristian Skovrup,
Benjamin Smoyer.
Teacher: Jan French
Brianna Ahsmann, Emily Bonja, Savannah
Brown, Giovanni Cicala, Caytlynne
Cronauer, Gavin Filippini, Emma Frain,
Jacob Hepler, Connor Mamros, Jacob
Meighan, Tyler Miller, Cole Rearick, Aubrey
Ruddock, Jacob Sharon, Matthew Weiblinger.
Teacher: Mrs. Clawson
Matthew Clark, Lucas Donahue, Evan
Frye, Jason Huffman, Casey Jones, Grace
King, Garrett Lake, Jordan Miller, Kate
Myers, Emma Nunamaker, Bradey Schrock,
Marquee Stano, Darren Steele, Drake Swalga, Jason Weng.
Teacher: Mike Saxion
Madison Blystone, Spentzer Brunner, Nick
Clawson, Emma George, Giovanni Kupas,
Devin Leone, Elizabeth Master, Keyvahn
McCray, Colin McDermott, Andy Miller,
Maccoy Morrow, Dakota Nulph, Caden
Shoup, Samantha Smart, Karissa Will.
Teacher: Carrie Alwine
Zachary Clawson, Skye Flynn, Wryder
Frickanisce, Frank Guttilla, Joshua Hoanshelt, Nathan Kavulic, Summer MacPherson, Lucius Maines, Gavin McCall, Colton
Niel, Matthew Rametta, Jessica Rupert,
Samuel Ryan, Jade Seger, Karisa Smalling,
Lucas Starcher.
Teacher: Jeneane Kehew
Logan Baynar, Matthew Burkholder,
Nicholas Cecchini, Sarah Clark, Leo Filler,
Emma Knox, Madison Lydon, Champagne
McKendrick, Jesse Peterson, Colby Pozzuto,
Evan Remaley, Andrew Rudduck, Emma
Sinnamond, Brandon Suman, Jerzy Tomajko, Aaron Worst.
Teacher: Nancy Geary
Zainah Al Maita, Nyle Bajwa, Ethan Beighley, Antonio Bizarro, Evan Clawson, Kamryn
Fulmer, Gabriel Leydic, Verner McKendrick,
Madeline Menta, Melanie Navaratna, Brenna Nutter, Brock Petras, Kristianna Shearer,
Brent Winkler, Matthew Shupe, Caitlin Wilson, Kiara Wilson.
Teacher: Keri Marshall
Madison Boyer, Alexandra Chelgren, Mies
Chiang, Nick Drahnak, Nate Ebeling, Blake
Hodak, Sarah Hozak, Jacob McCracken,
Zyanne Miller, Lee Monroy, Leighanna Patterson, Logan Rode, Cipriana Salazar, Xavier
Semone, Hunter Smathers, Serenity Tagala,
Makenzie Wells, Zoe Yagle.
Teacher: Jackie Jones
Andrew Baker, Mikaela Bittner, Brayden
Chabot, Bella DePree, Adrian Escalona,
Dylan Gaggini, Isiah Lawson, Amber Long,
Victorino Maratita, Kiersten Marquis, Carson McCully, Hannah Miller, Ashley Palmer,
Sedona Reilly, Cade Simmons, Hank Skirboll, Briana Taylor, Connor Vatter, Jackson
Vukman.
Teacher: Brenda Rovison
Kasey Baird, Ryan Bonadio, Falisha Bopp,
Ella Burkhart, Spencer Burnsworth, Caleb
Emfield, Rayne Fink, Sarah Fisher, Hannah
Foust, Ty Hertzog, Daniel McGinity, Delia
Meagher, Logan Platt, Paige Podolski,
Nathan Potter, Braden Staats, Bryce Miller,
Julia Stutzman, Brandon Kelly.
Teacher: Maryrose Castellani
Nicole Allison, Cortney Bracken, Michael
Busani, Jolene Cribbs, Evan Harris, Hannah
Hess, Aliyah Kendall, Kariss Knuckles, Kody
Paul Long, Timmy Palmer, Riley Provias,
Conner Rebo, Kira Shirley, Saniya Sledge,
Madison Stutzman, Max Wilson, Isaac Witmer.
Teacher: Kathy Frola
Frankie Benko, Brianna Blazek, Sarah Detwiler, Brin Gardner, Tyler Henderson, Kylie
Iscrupe, Jules Kirouac, Mara Kirsch, Jaydon
McCurdy, Payton Mlakar, Logan Norton,
Karlie Patterson, Isabel Pynos, Cameron
Reaugh, Emma Shirley, Kaitlyn Simpson,
Starla
Tarkkanen,
Eric
Waltman,
Trenney Yanoff.
Teacher: Jackie Jones
Andrew Baker, Mikaela Bittner, Brayden
Chabot, Bella DePree, Adrian Escalona,
Dylan Gaggini, Isiah Lawson, Amber Long,
Victorino Maratita, Kiersten Marquis, Carson McCully, Hannah Miller, Ashley Palmer,
Sedona Reilly, Cade Simmons, Hank Skirboll, Briana Taylor, Connor Vatter, Jackson
Vukman.
Teacher: Mary Vick Boole
Miranda Pounds, Evan Stewart.
Teacher: Mandy Yanoschick
Lina Al-Shraah, Sarah Bolyard, Owen Clifford, Mikayla Cramer, Cameron Fanning,
Payton Firestone, Aisha Ganda Nabi,
Spencer Hatfield, Reagan Homer, Rylee
Homer, Luke Leon, Emma Levan, Hasana
Sami, Sara Welch, Hayden Zilner.
Teacher: Melissa Bender
Yumna Al-Shraah, Sara Argueta-Valle,
Hanan Azizi, Emma Bernini, Aidan Cessna,
Bryce Davis, Jormann Embry, Sally Kingan,
Owen Lawson, Victoria Lloyd, Isaac Myers,
Louis Pesci, Ashley Shaw, Lincoln Trusal, Miranda Zuzek.
Teacher: Teresa Rinehart
Gabriella Clark, Asher Cobaugh, Nathian
Creighton, Nadia Fairman, Sean Fenk, Kira
Garrison, Noah Hutton, Daniel McAnulty,
Trista Newman, Tyler Pecany, Natalie Schaeffer, Katrinette Sexton, Autumn Smith, Taylor Zook.
HOME SCHOOL
Teacher: Julie Fairchild
Soren Fairchild
Teacher: Janet McCoy
Abram McCoy
Teacher: Rebecca Turner
Daniel Turner
Teacher: Christine Kowchuck
Ian Bennett, Alex Broskin, Michaela Catalano, Kayla Everly, Ryan Fabin, Owen Foltz,
Cole Harper, Sydney Kishlock, Brooklynn
Neal, Dante Peak, Audreonna MurphyPuttman, Collin Quick, Anthony Rowland,
Xander States, Nick Taylor, Michael Yount,
Caleb Zack.
Teacher: Betty Ann Pavlick
Marcus Bowser, Morgan Brendlinger,
Maggie Buggey, Ryleigh Dwulet, Sophia
Eastman, Kayden Edwards, Steven Fisher,
Alysa George, Kyersten Gett, Noah Henry,
Cody Housholder, James Jaworski, Matthew
Mlakar, Eli Normand, Jared Orsargos, Ian
Pizer, Lindsey Succheralli, Dawn Palmer.
Teacher: Katie Stossel
Amelia Brewer, Stella Siwula, Quintin
Neal, James Howard, Matthew Steffey, Justin
Walbeck, Toby Bishop, Devin Flint, Jason
Rice, Isaac Turk, Sage Bernard, Marlee
Kochman, Ayannah Elliott, Elizabeth
Shirley, Isabela Bence, Starr Day, Peyton
Mohney.
Teacher: Elizabeth Woods
Mya Fatula, Jackie Lear, Alexis Martin,
Chad McQuiston, Legend Rankin, Zoe Renz,
Wayne Shirley III, Matthew Silk, Xander Silvis, Rebecka Smith, Ethan Spade, Mariah
Strong, Dalton Myer, Christian Penrose, Jessica Vaughn, Riley Zeiler.
Teacher: Heidi Hoffman
Ian Douglas, Benjamin Duncan, Lauren
Peachey.
NORTHERN CAMBRIA ELEMENTARY
Teacher: Lea Born
Logan Parrish, Isaac Bradley, Ethan Miller,
Austin Birchall, John Yahner, Isabelle Smith,
Caleb Born, Alexis Stapleton, Trace Chordas,
Melissa Englody, Ally Trybus, Isaac Sodmont, Gavin Rezk, Lexis Long, Angelina
Duriez, Chloe Holtz, Sara Brletrick, Katelyn
Brady, Ashton Rounsley, Bailee Salvia, Jacob
Paronish.
Teacher: Marianne Mehall
Shayla Bowser, David Davis, Dustin
Farabaugh, Jodie Fontanese, Abigail Holtz,
Bailey Horvath, Seth Kelly, Kensey Kuzar,
Ethan Ludwig, Sebastian Lute, Joshua McKendrick, Emily Montanaro, Daniel Phillips,
Gabriella Rankin, Emma Sherry, Christian
Sinclair, Damien Smego, Ethan Stiles, Emily
Treese, Jensen Wiewiora, Jordyn Williams.
Teacher: Anna Marie Shaffer
Kaylee Abrams, Matthew Abrams, Brennen Arotin, Breana Chuhran, Levi Corson,
Ariauna Durbin, Jade Farabaugh, Blaze Gaugler, Emily Jacobs, Stephen Kass, Christopher Miller, Serenity Pala, Mariah Patterson,
Michael Peadick, Brock Roland, Alex Snyder,
Hanah Stafford, Bryanna Swanson, Dustin
Trinkley, Isaac Wagner, Makaila Work.
Teacher: Anne Marie Weber
Hailey Anderson, Brooke Boring, Cole Deoskey, Ella Dobransky, Loren Donatelli,
Logan Keith, Jessica Krug, Isak Kudlawiec,
Kiaya Lentz, Rachel Lieb, Devon Lockard,
Sean Morgan, Gwen Nave, Evan Semelsberger, Brynn Sheredy, Logan Stauffer, Anthony Vella, Camron Wargo, Aylana Wojno.
Teacher: Nancy Zatorsky
Brayden Bobby, Nathan Bolvin, Nicole
Curry, Dylan Delozier, Luke Deyarmin,
Dayus Fruechtel, Montana Keith, Ethan
Krawcion, Evan Lanzendorfer, Shane
Lockard, Kaydence Pizur, Kaylee Pizur,
Alyissa Shaffer, Jacob Scanlan, Mallory Stein,
Hannah Stoltz, Bailee Weyandt, Jacqulinn
Williams, Coral Woods.
PENNS MANOR ELEMENTARY
Teacher: Amy Mountain
Kadin Boring, Nolan Detwiler, Ben Dumm,
Megan Dumm, Joseph Johnston, Hannah
Lieb, Aaron Lowman, Kylie Mears, Lily Orr,
Keara Patterson, Luke Rainey, Andrew Rhea,
Julie Shank, Kendra Thomas, Aidan Thornton, Brent Tuorinsky.
Teacher: Linda Wilson
Megan Timko, Gage Strawcutter, Michael
Esposti, Rose Ball, Amber Barto, Abigayle
Kitchen, Makenna Rummel, Andrew Lem-
mer, William Hoch, Zander Bennett, Kyle
Spencer, Ethan Peterson.
Teacher: Tina Anderson
Gabriella Burgett, Max Falisec, Brayden
Faught, Sean Furman, Dixon Harkins, Carter
Knepp, Ryan Little, Brock Lloyd, Christopher
McCoy, Jade Misko, Serinity Pearce, Tyler
Piper, Vincenzo Scott, Zoey Scott, Faith
Smith, Michael Stibrik, Kyan Taylor, Haleigh
Thacker, Carlena Ward, Ashton Weaver,
Traver Wise.
Teacher: Christy Falisec
Haley Anderson, Timothy Arlott, Tommy
Bartlebaugh, Paige Dilts, Mason Gearhart,
Abigail Goss, Hannah Homerski, Cory Hudson, Lucas Huey, Joseph Johnson, Alex Leydic, Logan McCracken, Issac McCullough,
Kailee Mumau, Madison Orf, Noah Peles,
Chessa Shaffer, James Shaffer, Nolan Stewart, Katie Stiffler, Brandon Wilshire.
Teacher: Colleen Myers
Avery Falisec, Jack Matz, Jayce Brooks,
James Huey, Sedona Mohney, Hailey Kachmarchi, Bethany Smith, Alexis Wilshire,
Zach Stiffler, Brady Syster, Kahlan Lavender,
Madison Scalese, Ashley Stebbins, Robert
Askew, Diezel Jobe, Korbin Wilson, Ethan
Bracken, Morgan Passmore, Chad Adams,
Haley Little.
Teacher: Carly Hruska
Timothy Allshouse, Noah Bole, Josh
Brown, Taylor Carr, Raychel Cass, Anna
Coleman, Jacob Flickinger, Derek Graf,
Haylee Henry, Matthew Izzo, Austyn Kovalcik, Amber Matson, Kyle Misner, Abbigail
Motes, Morgan Nelson, Shaylee Nestor, Ian
Pavelchick, Madison Prenni, Riley Schmidt,
Anthony Sharp.
Teacher: Chantelle Colinet
Anthony Ashbaugh, Angelo Bartolini,
Kodie Bathurst, Sophia Biem, Dillon
Buchinsky, Hailey Clark, Corbin CullenShearer, Robert Koczan, Jesse McGuire,
Brianna Topick, Grade 5, Shannock Valley Elementary
Elizabeth Keith, Grade 6,
Penns Manor Elementary
3rd
Jason McKnight, Hannah Muir, Madison
Petro, McKenna Shellhammer, Courtney
Smith, Chad Spaugy, Kerra Stover, Aidan
Williams, Morgan Williams, Christopher Lydick.
Teacher: Becky Stiffler
Rocco Bartolini, John Brink, Molly Clawson, Kleo Curry, Lillian Harris, Jessie Konkle,
Thomas Maruca, Hunter Pratt, Eric Shaulis,
Kelsey Zebley.
Teacher: Sharon Vivian
Andy Bertolino, Hannah Barr, Kenzey Colgan, Emma Gold, Josiah Johnson, Kara Marshall, Lydia Murphy, Izabella Musser, Kaeden Parks, Kayla Seymour, Noah Shepler,
Alex Williams.
ST. BERNARD SCHOOL
Teacher: Maria Hastings
Jacob Antonelli, Jonah Arone, Vince Belice,
Zachary Brody, Benjamin Dean, Ainsley
Freyvogel, Hayley George, Melina Hilliard,
Kennedi Kunkle, Dylan Majernik, Devon
Murphy, Ryan Stossel, Zachary Tortorella,
Monica Turnbull, Athena Yang.
W.A. McCREERY
Teacher: Nancy Ratay
Kaeleigh Aikens, Nevada Armstrong, Sara
Burkhardt, Shawna Cook, Nathan DeHaven,
Hailey Fulmer, Jackson Gaskill, Tori
Gearhart, Sarah Leicht, Clarissa Marshall,
Rebekah Miloser, Joshua Rishell, Jayde Rummell, Jared Scott, Grant Shields, Gavin Stewart, Jayden Tozer, Robert Wetzel, Cody
Williard, Timothy Cummins.
Grade 2
Teacher: Nancy Obush
David Avey, Brody Kunselman, Hayden Lybarger, Corbin Murdick, Brad Petras, Gavin
Prebish, Ryan Trostle, Dalas Waltmire, Zak
Wood, Cameron Albert, Maddie Delbrugge,
Shaylee Eiselman, Teagan Merriman, Hailey
Schrecengost, Alexis Single, Emily Curtis.
Teacher: Jacalyn Matz
Samantha Shumaker, Xavier Intveld, Tanner Smith, Tucker Davis, Chloe Kocinski,
Amerah Heyward, Cole Dillon, Gianna
Cosentino, Curtis Ruddock, Madison
Palmer, Jordan Lauer, Ben Coleman, Ella
Zhou, Austin Homer, April McKendrick.
Teacher: Margie Crandall
Hasan Ali, Lucas Connell, Jesse Greve,
Ethan Marcozzi, Elijah Mauk, Justin Reese,
Kevin Tra, Zach Asburay, Jasmine Burtick,
Leah Campbell, Haylee Chappell, Kiley
Libengood, Kaitlyn Marshall, Sandy Milby,
Harley Wolfgang.
Teacher: Laura Cunningham
Alivia Parke, Courtney Hozak, Danny
Williams, Jacob Dzikowski, Jason Bowser,
Kyle Thome, Klylen Sawtelle, Lillian Davie,
Olivia Kuzneski, Patrick Greene, Trinity
Tagala, Jonnessa Hughes, Sara Zimmerman,
Zackery Huey.
Teacher: Robin Henry
Madison Almes, James Barger, William
Barnhart, Will Canty, Madison Chambers,
Ryan Endress, Jacob Faser, Donna Fridley,
Hannah Griffen, Marissa Hoover, Austin Kovalcik, Alexis Pace, Garrett Podolski, Ian
Smyth, Izabella Sprague, Tommy Wagner,
Alison Walbeck, Harper Wehrer, Autumn
Zedick.
Teacher: Elaine Anderson
Haley Baird, Myrissa Beskid-Perez,
Richard Block, Joseph Boehm, Anthony
Bouchard, Alex Dickson, Dalton Fairchild,
Brayde Furman, Madeline Ganoe, Jaden Iscrupe, Dravyn John, Raven Jones, Cage Kinney, Jayson Lickenfelt, Ashton Perfetti,
Madison Repine, Daniel Schrack, Kerigan
Staats, Devon Witmer, Alexis Yanits.
Teacher: Jennifer Shirley
Lauren Alamo, Zachary Artley, Noah Ashbaugh, Robert Bowser, Kristiann Easterday,
Haley Farabaugh, Luke Garvin, Donevan
Graham, Abby Hays, Alex Kirkland, Daniel
Kukula, Elizabeth LaMantia, Jeremiah
Marsh, Amber McConnell, Ravi Mikeska,
Lexi Risinger, Corbin Ryan, Gavin Snyder,
Janelle Weaver.
Teacher: Monica Bell
Morgan Ashbaugh, Skyler Borbonus,
Alaina Constantino, Brett Fails, Harrison
Gilligan, Jacob Haynes, Brandi Hebenthal,
Kyle Ickes, Lincoln Kovach, Savannah Liscsak, Jacob Mocek, Amber Palmer, Sierra
Popella, Isabella Previte, Sydney Reed, Molly
Sisitki, Cody Taylor, Cole Townsend, C Jaye
Wood.
Sierra Durand, Gabe Krivonick.
DAYTON ELEMENTARY
Teacher: Katrina Kimmell
Pearl Ballock, Lynea Boyer, Landon Burrell, Kile Cornman, Hailey Evans, Macey Fox,
Isaac Hough, Jerry Hughes, Wyatt Lager, Jade
Lasko, Brady Miller, Harley Rocco, Gavin
Solley, Colin Stubbs, Lindsay Wilson.
Teacher: Deb Patterson
Tanner Agnello, Gavin Bernard, Zach
Eisenhower, Trai Farally, Dexter Froud,
Matthew Gardner, Timmy Hauge, Megan
Henning, Chloe Hunter, Jason McGaughey,
Kylie McIntire, Gracie Porter, Hannah Reilly,
Allison Rutledge, Shae Smith, Cameron
Walls, Jolene Wensel, Rikkella Yachisko.
Teacher: Peg Soukup
Adam Abram, Ethan Agnello, Janet Barber,
Megan Brocious, Acey Cassidy, Isaac Gibbons, Joshua Glaser, Kassidy Helman, Cierra
Holby, Dustin Miller, Matthew Nelson,
Adam Rapach, Kylee Rifendifer, Samuel
Szep, Madelyn Thompson, Taylor Weaver,
Lars Wingerter.
Teacher: Alicia Clark
Alayna Allan, Christopher Dilts, Kiara
Donofrio, Sam Fefolt, Maddux Fisanich,
Tyler Gonos, Ashley Hite, Gregory Kenning,
Lilly Nath, AJ Nickas, Eva Novak, Anna
Romance, Evan Truman.
Teacher: Jeff Reed
Emily Anderson, Lauren Carloni, Chase
Carnahan, Caleigh Cessna, Orlando Clark,
Xander Cruz, Ariel Fultz, Evan Jackson, Max
Kovalchick, Nathan Metzger, Alicia Mitchell,
Nathan Petro, Taylor Sheesley, Tommy Vincent, Stone Williams, Jason Zheng.
Teacher: Jill Kaszubowski
Caroline Bianco, Ryan Brocious, Nate
Clarkin, Adriana Guth-Borowski, Faith
Hamrock, Alex Jadzak, Josh Kardell, Vincent
Krahe, Declan Kubala, Allen Leydic, Anakin
Leydic, Sarah Love, Alyssa Lyman, Quinn
Martineau, Walker Raykes, Ian Steele.
HOME SCHOOL
Teacher: Kristy Scherf
Emily Scherf
Teacher: Kathy Daskivich
Julieann Alexander, Arianna Ash, Kyleigh
Bell, Tyler Bowser, Haley Clark, Samuel Darr,
Clinton Goldberg, Jessie Harper, Isabella
Morgan, Carter Robbins, Teagan Sharp,
Hannah Sisak, Shannon Sisko, Thomas
Smith, Kendall Stains, Madison Succheralli,
Dominic Terranova, Matthew Valenti.
Teacher: Josh Kapcoe
Genevieve Spade, Ariel Bishop, Nicholas
Manzanilla, Mitchel Stillwagon, Abbey Bekina, Evan Ober, Richie Bencic, Haley Powell,
Caden Brown, Emma Kwisnek, Isaac Kelly,
Myleah Flint, Rebecca George, Patricia Hullenbaugh, Conner Alsippi, Jacob Rowles.
Teacher: Erin Hildebrand
Bryson Graham, LaVada Walbeck, Abigayl
McAdams, Caitlin Mumau, Clark Bush,
Aliyah Isenberg, Breanna Zenisek, Kevin
Plowcha, Cylie Shaffer, Casey Hippchen,
Ben Antos, Robert Randolph, Tristan Hogan,
Emily Taylor, Drew Kochman, Allison
George, Trinity Tessendorf, Micah Hurd,
Brett Mlakar.
Josiah Pugh
Teacher: Debra S. Hoover
Kevin Baum, Katie Bennett, Bailee Britton,
Kaitlyn Duncan, Cierra Dunmire, Blake Eshelman, Brock Eshelman, Jordan Gibbons,
Reese Hays, Austin Hill, Kevin Hoehn, Dommenic Hrubochak, Michael Hunter, Hayden
Isenberg, Ijae Karlinsey, Dimitri Lieb, Alexa
Meyer, Joshua Myers, Anna Peterman, Tyler
Stiffler, Caleb Vann, Kenneth Wilson.
Teacher: Kathy Hawk
Nathan Baker, Jarrett Beatty, McKenna
Bothell, Lydia Cox, Gavin Crowe, Brandon
Dunmire, Mason Engel, Tanner Greek, Erick
Helman, Connor Keith, Richelle Klingensmith, Autumn Kojnok, Devin McCunn,
Madelyn Misner, Brian Rummel, James
Shaffer, Rylee Shaffer, Tony Shultz, Kassidy
Smith, Gwen Stahl.
Teacher: Beth Farabaugh
Jade Beatty, Sophia Bloxdorf, Alex Bouch,
Dalton Dewitt, Ashton Deyarmin, Donivan
Edwards, Christopher Esposti, Ashlynn
Harkleroad, Dakota Hilliard, Samuel Kauffman, Garriston Keith, David Larson, Clayton
Patrick, Shayla Rowan, Noah Westover.
Teacher: Debra Rickard
Joslin Barto, Madison Geer, Kelly Jennings,
Nathan Johnson, Gabriel Lamer, Karen
Langham, Tara Leamer, Kailin McWilliams,
Brandon Mumau, Hailey Murdick, Rachael
Myers, Aliya Nichol, Dyllan Overman,
Samuel Powell, Derek Ramos, Cassie
Roberts, Lydia Ruddock, Tyler Scott, Lindsey
Small, Aveena Snyder, Chenelle Strong,
Joshua Syster, Dana Wilshire.
RAYNE ELEMENTARY
Teacher: Rebecca Blews
Noah Bennett, Hunter Berg, Blake Blystone, Tyler Brubaker, Mychaela Doolin,
Gavin Effinger, Eric Gaston, Jacob Hubbert,
Justin James, Areil Jordan, Blake Lindsey,
Sarah Miller, Gaven Palko, Krista Saxfield,
Hailey Schmidt, Brady Sheffar, Julia Spence,
Aaron Tennent.
Teacher: Luke Sitosky
Marcus Badzik, Megan Costello, Dallas
Dailey, Conner Fairman, Hallie Filler, Andrew Helman, Jonathon Jordan, Hunter
Mock, Michael Reinard, Anthony Scott, Lauren Shirley, Ben Shoop, Dylan Sipos, Riley
Weaver.
Teacher: Ramona Taylor
Anthony Aronson, Gino Bartolini, Charlie
Brunner, Carolynn Bucco, Karly Cindric,
James Clawson, Thomas Dionisi, Morgan
Gamble, Jacob Gyenes, Nicolas Koffman,
Adam MacDonald, Nathan Piper, Tabitha
Shields, Brooke Shirley, Makenzie Simpson,
Alex Singel, Connor Smith, Hope Stano,
Dylan Murphy.
Teacher: Steve Shannon
Alyssa Adams, Santino Bartolini, Jenna
Beatty, Logan Bonnoni, Hope Bryner, Emily
Golik, Isabella Koffman, Camryn Luther,
Kevin McNellie, Hope Ramsden, Lucas Singel, Colton Smith, Chris Watson, Storm
Wilds, Damian Gunter.
Teacher: Jennifer Dick
Candra Bair, Antonio DiLascio, Cody Fairman, Zoe Johnston, Nicole Kovalcik, Mark
Lynn, Harley Moran, Rachel O’Day, Emily
Peters, Tristan Roessler, Kirstin Smith, Jacob
Speedy, Dante Stover, Michael Stover, David
Stuller, Emily Woodring, Braden Yard.
Teacher: Nicole Griffith
Benjamin Brown, Joshua Diecidue, Ethan
Marshall, Blake Mears, Korpo Parks, Grace
Schrack, Gabriel Seevers, Bryn Smith,
Rachel Smith.
ST. BERNARD SCHOOL
Teacher: Janet Arone
Abby Dickie, Carlie Carion, Fima Sissoko,
Alyson Krecota, Branden Kanick, Emily Marshall, Kailyn Diaz, Giavonna Spadafora,
James Clark, Aidan Cattau, George Benamati.
W.A. McCREERY
Teacher: Sherri Kutsch
Jenna Bourdess, Justine Brocious, Ashlynne Coble, Robin DeHaven, Abbrealla
Griffith, Jasmine Hill, Tanner MacBlane, Savannah Mimis, Austin Moore, Skylar North,
Preston Orr, Justin Peterson, Robert Rainey,
Kristin Richards, Jack Shearer, Abigale
Shuey, Danielle VanHorn, Levi Waltermire.
Grade 3
Teacher: Susan Dunlap
Madison Bittner, Julia Canty, Lucas Chambers, Angela Deyarmin, Andrew Cole, Larson Dolan, Mackenna Emanuel, Josh Gillin,
Garrett Henigin, Brenna Henry, Alyssa Hixson, Rachel Jackson, Zach Liscsak, Noah
McAdams, Beth Schroth, Sierra Zedick, Sydney Zias.
Teacher: Mary Hileman
Tim Campbell, Abby DePree, Kaleb Gamble, Marcus Goodlin, Jacob Leary, Emily McCallen, Dawn McGaughey, Morgan Patterson, Emily Payson, Paighton Pierce,
Cheyanne Quidetto, Charis Roth, Robert
Shirley, Caitlin Walbeck.
Teacher: Janet Lukacs
Ethan Boone, Cloe Bowser, Sonya
Demacek, Bridget Doyle, Wyatt Harbaugh,
Jesse Klingensmith, Krystaleena Laney,
Franklin Maratita, Kayla Moran, Kyle Platt,
Payton Potter, Jakob Riggle, Kira Riggle, Leah
Shannon, Natasha Urso, Robert Walker,
Hellen Wang, Taylor Yantis, Cody Mocek.
Teacher: Hope Staats
Jaqué Askew, Nadia Bongianino, Skylar
Burnsworth, Jonathan Bush, Konnar Cahill,
Brieana Cassidy, Elijah Clevenger, Jesse
Gourley, Brian Hartzog, Gabriel KennedyCiteroni, Kimberly Kirsch, Autumn Licken-
felt, Ivy Long, Ali Murphy, Kolton Palmer,
Brooke Sleasman, Isabella Smith, Ashton
Stiles, Garrett Stuller, Alexander Wilson.
Amber Maderer, Shane Meckley.
Teacher: Heidi Higbee
Sarah Denver, Luke Boulard, John Oskey,
Shelby Kerstetter, Mikey Trent, Matthew
Moran, Hannah Scardina, Travis Gershman,
Madalyn Gauntner, Owen Lydick, Lily
Boulard, Jacob Fulmer, Jameson Kutz, Shane
Nicewonger, Katie Wachob, Tanya Mukasa.
Teacher: Sandy Smelko
Cameron Anderson, Lauren Berezansky,
Alexis Bonatch, Rachel Bowersox, Aja Cassidy, Laken Dilts, Natalie Grattan, Danny Lee
John Makara, Mike Mazey, Reese McFarlane,
Kendall Menifee, Elias Sutfin, Lola Van Leer,
Cian Williamson-Rea, Emily Sebring.
Teacher: Natalie McKee
Hayley Henning, Sarah Detweiller, Dillon
Berezansky, Samuel Phillips, Alyssa
McLaine, Wyatt Lychalk, Cormac Pagnucci,
Terry Shields, Molly Butler, Payton Smathers, Zachary Palko, Ayannah Robertson,
Lauren Fletcher, Bryn Beck, Brooke Boyer,
Grace McGee, Allyson Ghiardi, Abby Walker,
Zephaniah Cooksey, Joshua Neese.
Teacher: Dawn Smith
Ryan Ream, Courtnay Leydic, Alex Beatty,
Morgan Beard, Cheyene Vansyckle, Madison
Eubanks, Natalia Malandro, Hannah Steele,
Enoch Clark, Hanna Contrucci, Haley Orr,
Kate Houser, Arianna Goodyear, Kevin
Zheng, Eric Atherton, John Gunter, Kenneth
Lyman, Connor McQuaide, Elizabeth Evanick, Hunter Burris.
Teacher: Ed Kocinski
Julian Yerger, Simon Bianco, Hannah Wagner, Natilie Hill, Katelyn Stump, Adrian
Morales, Allie Coker, Caleb Hockenberry,
Jordyn Truman, Ryan Putt, Santana Firestone, Hazim Al-Shraah, Jasper Ntimbukila,
Henry Powers, Cleusio Branco, Jacob Steiner, Megan Ruffner, India Krug, Isabella Sharbaugh.
Kishlock, James Loughner, Grace Neal, Cade
Patterson, Riley Rura, Robert Scott, Hayden
Sisak, Alexus States, Lillian Taylor, Kayla
Troup, Hailey Walker, Ronald Peak,
Johnathan Sprague.
ELDERTON ELEMENTARY
Teacher: Delores Craig
Cheyanne Gray, Adam Englert, Kameron
Ramer, Chantelle Gray, Ethan Matson.
Teacher: Diana Bennett
Kasey Anderson, Heather Cable, Abigail
Chamnik, Benjamin Davies, Jack Finegan,
Jacob Fritz, Dominic Gaillot, Kendra Grube,
Hannah Housholder, Amelia Kuzneski, Jorie
Meil, Paige Mitsko, Owen Morris, Tahlia Perdue, Sara Rahkonen, Layla Smith, Hunter
Takach, Martin Tyme, Rogrickk Rechini.
Teacher: Shannon Tokar
Madison Caroff, Margaret Conjelko, Justice Cowen, Daniel English, Parker Fanella,
Foster Heasley, Noah Karcher, Emma Kovacs, Taylor Long, Hannah Lupinetti, Ethan
Muir, Alex Norland, Abigail Opdyke, Eliza
Ray, Kiara Smith, Ashley Yanni.
HOME SCHOOL
Teacher: Melissa McCracken
Selah McCracken
Teacher: Kim Hartle
Faith Hartle
Teacher: Jamie Killeen
Zachary Killeen
Jack Turner
Teacher: Joe Kotelnicki
Savanna Ahlborn, Katie Burgess, Alexis
Clark, Trever Day, Molly Dixson, Jaden Evanick, Morgan Faris, Tyler Gearhart, Krista
Harper, Kayla Kishlock, Matthew Lewis,
Riley McGraw, Cory Miller, Gannon O’Hearn, Nathan Potts, Hannah Sevin, Averi
Shirley, Makenna Simms, Makayla Taylor,
Damian White, Megan Wolfe, Nicholas
Woods, Emily Zerfoss, Jacob Bennett.
Teacher: David King
Heaven Bailey, Jaden Blatt, Gavin Brown,
Christian Burton, Aliyah Clowser, Melissa
Coffman, Brandon Cramer, Amira Elliott,
Jonathan Gearhart, Seth Jordan, Dakota
Koleszar, Mikayla Martin, Jasmin Everly,
Wyatt McElheny, Desiree McQuiston,
Kathryn Nippes, Alex Pribesh, Jacob Stiffey,
Todd Trainor, Ian Vilcek, Logan Williams,
Brittanna Young.
Teacher: Mary Ann Ciranni
Zachary Aaron, Ian Adamson, Makenzie
Arone, Kayla Bell, Allyssa Black, Carter Cavalier, Aaliyah Bowman, Robert Clevenger,
Madison Fairman, Joshua Freed, Jacob
Teacher: Melinda Hosey
Carrie Spicher, Joe Duncan.
PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY
Teacher: Marian Klotz
Kaleb Braunns, Logan Bush, Sydney Dunlap, Jackson Fezell, Charles Fuller, Stephen
Gasper, Brady Horne, Derek Ishman, Braden
Jacobson, Madison Lorelli, Christina Mennetti, Blade Pierce, Samuel Rodgers, Joshua
Smith, Dustin Tedrow.
Teacher: Kerri Mountain
Bryanna Anderson, Jacob Barnett, Isaak
Bennett, Dana Campbell, Alex Cramer,
Shaylynn Deyarmin, Kaya Hayward, Olivia
Hoch, Erik Kinnan, Gabe Kitchen, Karleigh
Kromer, Angel Larson, Kayla Larson, Doyle
Musselman, Kevin Parkhurst, John Puit,
Michael Rummel, Kyle Smith, Debra Spaid,
Seth Toth, Charles Voskoyan, Storm Whitney,
Stacee Spicher, Grade 6, Indiana Wesleyan
Haley Dunmire, Grade 5, Penns Manor Elementary
Andre Wray.
RAYNE ELEMENTARY
Teacher: Lisa Nelson
Brooke Bothell, Grant Braun, James Brewer, Seth Carneal, Michael Costello, Rhys
Davies, Colin Fox, Bridget Gardner, Jessica
Girolami, Isabella Kirk, Madison Krugh,
Alexis Lutz, Carl McCullough, Alex Nanni,
Mason Pearce, Hunter Peterson, Brooke
Powell, Kassandra Roush, Aidan Taylor,
William Piper.
Teacher: Diane Greene
Shawn Cessna, Hadin Detwiler, Colby
France, Camille Gibbons, Adam Hile, Sara
Letham, Mya Mano, Hailey McCunn, Jeremy
Montgomery,
Erika
Niel,
Joseph
Semetkoskey, Carrington Steele.
Teacher: Melissa Hall
Maylee Bates, Zachary Brady, John Calandrella, Colton-Cullen Shearer, Christopher
Gerslel, Joshua Gibbons, Rebecca Handke,
Amy Hodil, Nicole Jorgenson, Alex Lassick,
Makenzi Meckley, Dylian Palmer, Emily
Pazak, Lauren Rager, Colin Roessler, Tyler
Roman, Michael Shirley, Zachary Simpson,
Nathan Slapinski, Ashleig Stewart.
Teacher: Jeff Smathers
Camryn Adair, Courtney Battistelli, Reese
Bole, Jason Buchinsky, David Gabrielson,
Daniel Golik, Garrett Johnston, Richard
Meadows, Gavin Miller, Christopher
Pavelchick Jr., Mitchel Rager, Haylee Raypush, Jerry Reed, Breanna Reesman, Katrina
Shearer, Tai Sphon, Austin Testa, Isabella
Watkins, Martina Webb.
Teacher: Timothy Johnson
Evelyn Bennett, Tony Bertolino, Kendall
Branan, Jessica Buchanan, Emily Ellis, Brady
Kodman, Molly Kodman, Megan Marquez,
Chase Walker, Stone Williams, Erik Wolfe,
Edward Woodle.
ST. BERNARD SCHOOL
Teacher: Vera Leonard
Catherine Bevevino, Danny Brody, Antonio Caporossi, Lily Carone, Zoe EisenmanHershman, Dennis George, Gia Grettler,
Amanda Iandiorio, Alec Majernik, J.J.
Massie, Donovan Murphy, Cecilia Sherwood, Cecilia Sobolewski, Anna Weishner,
Kaleb Wensel.
W.A. McCREERY
Teacher: Kimberly Todd/Ed McCunn
Abigail Adams, Torri Ashbaugh, Cortney
Brocious, Emily Busija, Clayton Coble, Kaleb
Farmery, Riley Hays, Adam Johnson,
Gaibreail Juart, Alaina Kutsch, Peyton Lightcap, Gabriel McClellan, Lauren Miller,
Donovan Mimis, Madison Mumau, Hailey
O’Hara, Chloe Scott, Madison Shaffer, Seth
Steele, Joshua Tozer, Jonah Vaglia, Keegan
Whitfield, Bethany Zapach, Anna Pearl Diamond, Gabe Rishell, Jon Smith, Luke
Smeltzer, Deseray Fisher, Ty Clowser,
Michele Baker.
Teacher: Reneé Tiesi
Mackenna Cornelius, Alxx Cornetto,
Micayle DeHaven, Stormy Dunmire, Logan
Elkin, Alexis Fisher, Kari Fisher, Gauge Gess,
Taylor Harper, Ted Learn, Alaina Leasure,
Hunter Lydic, Chrissy Lyttle, Ian McDaniel,
Cleo McMahan, Dalton Nichol, Tyler Sacco,
Cherise Schultz, Hannah Short, Melanie
Sinan, Amelia Smeltzer, Alisa Stitt, Garet
Wells, Izabella White, Hunter Armstrong,
Aurora Buterbaugh, Brandon Gaston, Jamie
Harbosky, Brad McClafferty, Anthony Toner,
Garrett Weaver, Tia Cramer, Lyza Miller.
Grade 4
Teacher: Donna Sabbia
Mikail Bajwa, Chase Cunningham, Courtney Jo Edwards, Matt Robinson, Caitlin
Thomas, Maddie Muller, Jacko Kim, Jacob
Valenti, Sequoiah Rhoades, Andre Wasem,
Haleigh Zimmerman, Breanna Olechovski,
Morgan Troup, Mason McCauley, Rylee
Dunmire, Logan Shupe.
Teacher: Lori Laverick
Hammad Affan, Maura Nutter, Kyle Fatora, Luke Thomas, Erica Wheeler, Angela
Monroy, Morgan Jarvie, Chase Clawson,
Sarah Harper, Molly Nowell, Cameron
Legros, Kira Cunningham, Eddy Williams,
Andy Woan, Alexa Piraino, Aiden Murdick.
Teacher: Rosemary Palya
Claire Gamble, Brandon Gunsallus, Grant
Harkleroad, Skylar Hughes, Jenny Kim,
Adam Linder, Grace Margita, Joseph McCracken, Joey Plivelic, Liliana Semone,
David Simmerman, Breanna Smathers,
Tyler Stile, Shaelyn Waltermire, Nick Wood,
Zachary McDivitt.
Teacher: Michele Sisitki
Hanna Alamo, Morgan Anderson,
Jonathan Annon, Quinten Borbonus, Noah
Brush, Devin Burkhart, Cory Campbell,
Logan Cook, Matthew Deemer, Hannah
Hays, Kourtney Horchar, Amy Kukula, Jewelene Mardis, Jaye-Maurie Matthews, Josi
McConnell, Kevin McEwen, Maggi Sarver,
Abigail Stone, Kameron Lockhart, Caitlyn
Porter.
Teacher: Scott Stuchal
Nash Bennett, Julian Chisolm, David
McAfoos, Mattie McAfoos, Blake Tonkin,
Ashlee Parks, Brandon Waltman, Madisyn
Valuchuck, Sidney McCully, Annastasia
Shirley, Lucas Platt, Colby Staats, Adrian Staples, Makayla Whitfield, Brandon Payson.
Teacher: Alissa Joyce
CJ Conrad, Benjamin Detwiler, Luke Duffey, Courtney Fabian, Christian Graham,
Laurel Henry, Gregory Himes, Kylie Jasper,
Joseph Kalp, Madison Kennedy-Citeroni, Isabella LaMantia, Ethan Libengood, Christian Moretti, Allison Oswald, Arieanna
Painter, Andrew Paouncic, AJ Platt, Shannon
Podolski, Abigail Rega, Jiexin Dong.
Teacher: Laurie Kelly
Jillian Barger, Sierrah Bryant, Nicole Fink,
Summer Fritz, TJ Gilbert, Charity Halldin,
Geoffrey Helm, Seth Herdman, Michael
Kirsch, Joshua Koches, Xander Kopco,
Geona Kuzemczak, Clarissa Luker, Ricky
Malarkey, Isaiah Nelson, Lexie Platt, Quinn
Roth, Noah Stiffler, Kegan Stiles, Seth
Sulkosky.
Teacher: Diane Burbank
Sam Colgan, Logan Hoburg, Lily Krivonick, Skylar Park.
DAYTON ELEMENTARY
Teacher: Courtney Gould
Madison Kephart, Megan Blose, Katie
Davis, Shalynn Reesman, Sierra Patterson,
Alexis Jones.
Blake Tonkin, Grade 5, Blairsville Elementary
Teacher: Hollee Jones
Somi Alanazi, Lance Albright, Abdul Aljehani, Amy Arotin, Brandon Boyer, Mea Cash,
Katie Conrad, Hanna Drawl, Gage Hess,
Mercedes Hippchen, Andrew Kimmel,
Theresa Lamantia, Alissa Mason, Talia
Mastalski, Lexi Michele, Laura Simms,
Raeleigh Smith, Luke Wachob, Creed
Wingerter.
Teacher: Barbara Bell
Matt Berzonsky, Madison Barker, Jasmine
Blank, Laken Bonatch, Yasmine Bonatch,
Joey Budjus, Steele Cassidy, Tavan Davis, C.J.
Eisenberger, Brooke Ianarelli, Becca Irwin,
Billy Irwin, Sydney Jones, Maddy Kiral, Josalynn Mittermeier, Abby Moody, Ainsley
Neiderhiser, Emerson Render, Jeremy
Thomas, Emily Wright.
Teacher: Zachary Whited
Paige Almes, Allisyn Arotin, Aaron
Burkhart, Alley Bush, Philip Colen, Vitoria
DaSilva, Jason Fleming, Kendall Jacobson,
Cassie Kerstetter, Quatrina Long-Tate, Isabelle McCabe, Mia McGee, Grant Minnick,
Andrew Nelson, Angela Phillips, Alex Rosas,
Matthew Rutledge, Malcolm Sadler, Joseph
Spohn, Patricia Szep, Hannah Zacherl.
Teacher: Susan Stitt
Alyssa Bender, Chance Busby, Meagan
Hatfield, Madison Hughes, Barbara
Klimkowski, Alex Kovalchick, Marie Marcoline, Ty Matos, Dylan McAnulty, Amanda
Mettee, Kate Metzger, Nathaniel Pebley, Julie
Pittman, Gunner Sharp, David Stewart,
Hannah Taylor, Elijah Warren, Emma Zuzek.
Teacher: Carol Tanweer
Kelsey Anderson, Isaac Arguetta-Valle,
Lauren Bailey, Kristin Gonzales, Chris
Hoover, Josh Mbogo, Anthony Packer, Taran
Price, Skyler Renwick, Jack Welch, Laura
Welch, Sydney Wells.
ELDERTON ELEMENTARY
Teacher: Vickie Watters
Ethan Adamson, Ethan Brewer, Travis Bullion, Tanner Colton, Tanner Daquilante,
Ashton Febinger, Hannah Fortunato, Ashlee
Graham, Daniel Greenawalt, Alanna Habel,
Cassady Hankinson, Alan Hill, Kylee Kunkle,
Jacob Sharp, Ashten Slusar, Alexis Stenman,
Lexus Stewart-Lloyd.
Teacher: Trisha Dilick
Garrett Bowser, Michael Bowser, Larissa
Brown, Breanna Coleman, Dustin Crane,
Katelyn Crownover, Kaely Klonowski, Brice
Miller, Adam Moran, Keaton Noel, Lucas
Norman, Carlie Palmo, Sabastain Waldor,
Hannah Williams, Dalton Young.
HOME SCHOOL
Parker Scherf
Teacher: Danielle Rodman
Noah Rodman
Teacher: Jamie Killeen
Ryan Killeen
Teacher: Cindy Wilson
Erika Wilson
Sidney Turner
Teacher: Julie Duffee
Maddy Redhead-Kriston, Erik McCunn,
Grace Mullen, Deanne Branan, Nick Skalican, Maddie Todd, Blake DeArmitt, Joshua
Smith, Tibet Bleakney, Zack Gallagher, Connor Dickert, Laurance Nakrosis, Sam Meil,
Payton White, Christian Shugart, Kyra Pershing, Shayne Connor, John Anderson, Andrew Carr, Connor Ballas, Emma Roth,
Madison Berezansky.
Teacher: Linda Medvetz
Zachary Somerville, Evan Ray, Griffin
Elkin, Liam McDaniel, Haley Baumer, David
McElravy, Rachel Okey, Donovan Robinson,
Nathan Kerohensky.
Megan Markel, Malachi Pugh, Jordan
Sloniger.
NORTHERN CAMBRIA ELEMENTARY
Teacher: Donna Driskel
Madison Bouch, Haley Brooks, Jacob
Buterbaugh, Bracken Cain, Glendora Carlos,
Spencer Coy, Katelynn Cramer, Larkeyn
Crowe, Eric Esgro, Jarrett Gallaher, James
Lightner, Mary Ellen Lohr, Jarod Minzer,
Jonathan Sensebaugh, Jessica Kough, Cassidhe Shetter, Pauline Spielman, Jasmine
Turner, Austin Yeager, Alexis Zack.
Teacher: Cynthia H. Long
Brandon Baird, Braydon Boring, Morgan
Buterbaugh, Kaytlin Dixon, Madison Heckman, Alissa Joiner, Brennan Keith, Erick
Keith, Gwyn Keith, Daniel Larkin, Jennifer
Long, Trenton Mason, Gretchen Meagher,
Joshua Misko, Cecil Pantall, Tisha Patterson,
Dylan Ribbeck, Abby Tomayko, Haleigh
Uber.
Teacher: Kimberly Rhea
Colton Bash, Madison Britton, Isabelle
Clayton, Kyle Detwiler, Autumn Fennell,
Brandon Galentine, Joshua Gibbons, Ashley
Kane, Hunter Kuzar, Charity McCachren,
Hannah McCracken, Nathan Miller, Abby
Misko, Andrew Packer, Garrett Patterson, Savanna Smith, Mathew Somogyi, Brittany
Stapleton, Cory Stiffler, Jodilyn Stiles, Lena
Watson, Chris Waugh.
Teacher: Dian Matko
Timothy Ball, Hunter Baum, Kohl Beatty,
Breanna Behrendt, Ryan Byers, Lane
Chilcote, Daryl Davenport, Shayla Fishel,
Meckenzi Geer, Dalton McIntyre, Angel Solley, Clayton Swauger, Andrew Timko,
Chad Wray.
Teacher: Robin Laney
Kaitlyn Bartlebaugh, Dominique Campbell, Abigail Ewing, Derec Falkowski, David
Fyock, Kurtis Geer, Christian Gromley,
Danni Leamer, Jennifer Lomman, Abigail
Long, Jaimz Myers, Morgan Overman, Dragon Powell, Leila Powell, Marley Rearick, Savannah Sandor, Quinn Scalese, Nicole Shaffer, Elick Webster, Kaleb Yarger.
Teacher: Krista Peles
Crystal Bartlebaugh, Tanner Berringer,
Lauren Boring, James Collins, Taylin Frantz,
Levi Karlinsey, Dylon King, Cecelia Kravarik,
Jonathan Leasure, Jaime Long, Connor
McCoy, Eliza Moore, Brandon Pearce, Charity Pearce, Brittany Phillips, Max Ripple,
Devin Smith, Ethan Webster, Roxanne Wilson, Cameron Yoder.
RAYNE ELEMENTARY
Teacher: Kevin Porter
Aaron Brewer, Alexis Brown, Samantha
Cronan, Emily Dailey, Makenzie Doolin,
Katlynn Gromley, Levi Isenberg, Hannah
James, Gabriella Jones, Lydia Lewis, Connor
McGrady, Eric McKee, Makayla Musser,
Austin Rinehart, Hannah Rising, Andrew
Steele, Morgan Straw, Megan Trunzo, Gage
Williams.
Teacher: Christina Stone
Cody Buterbaugh, Tarrina Christy, Brooklyn Conrad, Derek Eiselman, Michael Fleming, Tessa Freeman, Ian Groom, Gavin Heilbrun, Claire Henderson, Tyler Howells, Abby
Johnston, Devin Lingenfelter, Trent Mock,
Emily Murphy, Annissa Orr, Morgan Pacconi, Bobbi Pease, Grace Snyder, Mackenzie
Walker, Hayley Wilson.
Teacher: Kristy Rado
Ethan Ainsworth, Chris Baker, Blaze
Bertelle, Gunner Bialo, Jack Bruce, Dylan
Cherry, Dylan Cindric, Sierra Clawson, Riley
Edmundson, Ryan Elwood, Rosa FrickeRoman, Jessica Izzo, Ryan McGuire, Nathan
Miller, Troy Montgomery, Patrick Noel,
Kevin Piper, Katlyn Quade, Sierra Repine,
Michael Shoup, Aurora Stover, Jordyn
Williams.
Teacher: Heather Reo
Jenna Beitel, Bryar Bieda, Kenneth Biem,
Bethany Buchinsky, Garrett Carr, Thomas
Cass, Robert Clark, Raven Clawson-Marshall, Makenzie Deditch, Destiny DeMase,
Dylan Downey, Kayla Fox, Joe Grguric, Matt
Grimplin, Mersadiez MacDonald, Brian
McGuire, Matt Razpotnik, Marcus Schoener,
Allison Shondelmyer, Levi Stutzman,
Stephanie Thomas, Megan Treece.
Teacher: Stacey Marquez
Benjamin Van Wieren, Kaiya Parks, Marah
Simpson, Madison Kodman, Noah Clark,
Annabelle Patterson, Emily Findley, Katharina Lippert, Madison Albright.
ST. BERNARD SCHOOL
Teacher: Shannon Race/Melissa Ryan
Maggie Arone, Alexi Belice, Ian Bertuzzi,
Anthony Bevevino, Saige Bowditch, Hanna
DiSalvatore, Ryan Dixson, Owen Dougherty,
Jenny Kim, Anthony Larch, Jenna Monteleone, Conner Montgomery, Ella Spadafora, Kaitlyn Stossel, Persephone Wensel, Taylor Piper.
W.A. McCREERY
Teacher: Ashleigh Henning
MaLeah Adamson, Amanda Beatty, Vinnie
Fry, Matt Himes, Tyler Lightcap, Kyle Miller,
Brendan Mondi, Jared Mumau, Kate
Poproch, Haley Rankin, Elizabeth Vaglia,
Seth White, Sierra Wilson.
Teacher: Lee Hudzicki
Jacob Adamson, Edwin Anderson, Destiny
Buterbaugh, Emma Cannillo, Jackie Fetsko,
Maleigha Gardner, Anna Goldstrohm, Bryce
Goss, Wilson Hertzler, Jordan Leasure,
Lucinda Lee, Grade 5, Purchase Line North Elementary
David Fyock, Grade 4,
Purchase Line South
Elementary
Teacher: Sandra Serafin
Madison Arotin, Bethany Barnosky, Nicole
Bearer, Brian Birchall, Paige Dumm, Samantha Gallo, Brennan Gobrecht, Raeley
Hollingsworth, Patrick Keith, James Lallemand, Taylor Lecorchick, Devon Luka-Edmiston, Mackenzie Mays, Tanner Pershing,
Lucas Seymore, Cameron Stivanelli, Lilly
Winning, Caleb Jones.
Teacher: Michele Paronish
Hannah Abel, Katilyn Anderson, Isaac
Born, Alexis Christoff, Lydia Davis, Cody
Ferensic, Caitlin Keith, Reggie Kirsch, Kaitlyn Kudlawiec, Zachary Malicky, BreAnna
Miller, Logan Onkst, Richard Riddell, Taylor
Sherry, Nicholas Shovestull, Faith Stanick,
Taylor Stumpf, Richie Wiewiora, Dylan
Woodhead.
Teacher: Richard Work
Tiffany Bates, Michael Brady, Hannah
Burk, Tyler Dumm, Blake Gray, Taylor Hassen, Nathaniel Johnston, Jaiden Kanouff,
Kaitlyn Lefebure, Brant Long, Samantha McCachren, Tommy Moore, Danielle Nealen,
Karly Pry, Brianna Rainey, John Saxon,
Nicholas Sifford, Ben Vasil, Jamie Wolfe,
Kate Yahner.
Teacher: Tracey Ruddock
Dan Antos, Megan Bearer, Amanda Benamati, Jordan Benamati, Bryce Carroll, Henry
Dumm, Leah Farabaugh, Skyler Fogle, Zach
Herbert, Mark Marino, Madison Morgan,
Joseph Nicotra, Evan Peak, Zach Rummell,
Alison Sinclair, Gabrielle Stevens, Erika
Wilkie, Logan Yonkoske.
Taylor Lingenfelter, Brandon Lucik, Shyra
Lute, Lizzy Matts, Holly Orr, Zakk Painter,
Derek Pearce, Derek Pennington, Candace
Rainey, Ethan Stewart, Megan Uptegraph,
Hunter Waltermire, Jessica Weaver, Sam Peterson.
Teacher: Deb Malicky
Ariah Alabran, Corey Blystone, Curtis DeHaven, Dalton Elkin, Jade Fulmer, MacKenzie Gapshes, Ryan Gemmell, Aaron Kellar,
Sydney Kimmel, Charles Learn, Brianna
Lockhart, Rylie Schoch, Shylynn Smicklo,
Kevin Uptegraph, Frank Pennington.
Grade 5
Teacher: Jane Foust
Lillian Boone, Jordan Borbonus, Julia Braham, Nicole Bush, Michelene Callahan,
Austin Clawson, Shane Czerniec, Rena Enterline, Ian Ferguson, Blake Furman, Kylie
Glance, Branden Gourley, Noel Halldin,
Joshua Haynes, Olivia Jones, Brianna Kammerdiener, Dakota Koches, Damion Krouse,
Ray Lawson, Jonathan Lindstrom, Abby McCallen, Mariah Olechovski, Jesse Sawyer,
Austin Seigh, Charlie Small, Tamera Sprankle, Matthew Tran, Isaiah Clevenger.
Teacher: Diane Antonacci
Orahnde Askew, William Boehm, Dante
Bongianino, Justin Buterbaugh, Grace
Canty, Jesse Chovanec, Alyssa Constantino,
Marty Foreman, Tim Gaffey, Austin Gaston,
Nick Hrebik, Jacob Lawson, Mackenzie
Lockhart, Sarah Maryai, Jordann Noel, Natalie Pavlik, Brandon Pease, Brandon Rebo,
Drew Rowland, Tim Schroth, Abbi Stipcak,
Makayla Thomas, Mary Tran, Matthew Yanits, Faith Yanoff.
Teacher: Eileen Phelan
Shawn Carnahan, Carrick Cavender, Haley
Dick, Grant Distefano, Mason Emanuel,
Sean Gilligan, Adria Graff, Sophia Herdman,
Cassidy Houser, Matthew Jackson, Brian
Knupp, Jacob Kunkle, Olivia Long, Catherine
Martin, Kyle McConnell, Spencer McKee,
Tyler Moran, Kendra Olenchick, Andrew
Perfetti, Travis Platt, Mary Posgay, Joseph
Ray, Dakota Sunday, Hannah Whitfield.
Brett Abrams, Luca Covato, Scott McCoy,
Austin Meckley.
Teacher: Patrick McKee
Madison Zometsky, Kyle Wunz, Joe Wilson,
Billy Trent, Destaney Taylor, Samantha
Snedden, Sydney Shearer, Taylor Sebring,
Keegan Schuller, Michelle Raymond, Kate
Peles, Shane Moran, Tim Medvedev, Thomas
Lindsay, Mia Lenzi, Clark Josephson, Bronson Hermanson, Shaniah Harris, Kristen
Forrester, Amanda Elias, Isaac Decker, Will
Britsky, Shreya Bharadwaj, Morgan Bernard,
Tyler Bartlebaugh.
Teacher: Grace Bennett
Ben Bianco, Allison Brocious, Brandon
Brocious, Jessica Cash, Tiffany Green, Sarah
Gunter, Alex Guth-Borowski, Jason Long,
Dakota Patterson, Kailynne Pebley, Aidan
Quarles, Tim Sexton, Ian Strittmatter, Matt
Taylor, Seth Villemain, Kelsey Wagner, Mark
Wagner, Amaya Warren, Joey Yankuskie.
Teacher: Brad Trout
Jeremy Adamson, Ann Beatty, Lauren
Boda, Edward Chandler, Austin Cochran,
Dodge Cramer, Alex Donahue, McKayla
Donofrio, Ryan Fultz, Magdalen Glinsky,
Hunter Hite, Alex Long, Christopher
McMillen, Mckenzie Misleany, Isaiah Morrow, Alexander Ray, Braedon Sheesley, Rebecca Shellenbarger, Rachele Smith, Kai
Southard, Michelle Steetle, Jennifer Zheng.
HOME SCHOOL
Eden McCracken, Michael McCracken.
Teacher: Jennifer Shoenfelt
Alayna Shoenfelt
Teacher: Denise Botsford
Abe Botsford
Teacher: Rochelle King
Brielle King
Teacher: Janet Shilling
Jon Shilling
Teacher: Chris Kochman
Carson Schloder, Gabrielle Barlak, Joshua
Timko, Isaac Miller, Nick Schmidt, Shawn
Trausi, Jasmine States, Emily Fatula, Holly
George, Kimber Randolph, Samantha Fairman, Ryan Popovich, Laken Hill, Stephen
Plowcha, Dominick Edwards, Isaac Clevenger, Jason Monko, Matthew Smith, Erik
Isenberg, Alyssa Geroux, Michael Ginter,
Jordan Hullenbaugh.
Teacher: Sherry Dellaposta
Sarah Bard, Timmy Blair, Noah Blatt,
Gavin Cloud, Sam Cunkelman, Mike Dawson, Haley Dies, Jenna Henry, Devin Hilts,
Garrison Kanouff, Gunther Kishlock, Josh
Longwell, Dylan McQuiston, Matt Miles,
Alexis Newhouse, Emma Nippes, Austin
Perry, Richard Peterson, Kaylie Semsick,
John Shaw, Eric Shirley, Shelby Ursiak, Emily
Worcester, Scott Yackuboskey.
Teacher: Carol Mlakar
Gabrielle Leysock, Holly Zack, Zachary
Buyer, Kai Hrabovsky, Jason Pittman, Corey
Cavalier, Mya Zemlock, Emily Schmidt,
Brooke Miller, Jonah Coy, Zachery Hilliard,
Ryan Orsargos, Addison Goldberg, Dylan
Coleman, Kaylee Turner, Abbey Ginter,
Ethan Woods, Savannah Young, Logan Hill,
Zachary Vought, Jesse Lee, Drew Hurd,
Brandon Darr.
Teacher: Justin Brode
Tariq Alaeddin, Stephanie Anderson, Jennifer Brice, Tea Colgan, Kyle Dickert, Brandon Dunseath, Richard Fanella, Ella Ferguson, Noah Finegan, Cheyenne Fink, Kevin
Froggatt, Noah Gibson, Lauren Hartnett,
Anthony Lubold, Garrett Millen, Logan
Miltz, Brant Newman, Saturnynia Ooten, Allison Ream, Carter Whiffen.
Teacher: Katie Bungo
Lauren Bertig, Jillian Black, Madelein
Camp, Matthew Conjelko, Alexander Detwiler, Faith English, Hannah Fondren,
Giaco Gentile, Emily Harris, Jackson
Heasley, Billianna Kovacs, Devin Miller,
Robert Moore, Maeve Morris, Ariel Munoz,
Fiona Murphy, Alyssa Pierce, Robert Roadarmel, Katlyn Romanie, Parker Ruddock,
Jordan Smith.
Teacher: Beth Palilla
Catherine Fackler, Lauren Domino, Kateri
Johnston, Katie Johnston, Jeremy Hill,
Rachel Spielman, Taylor Rhine, Maddie
Weaver, Mackenzie Stanick, Christopher
Newlin, Kate Polenik, Kiara Renninger,
Adam Dumm, Lucas Cessna, Zac Horwat,
Ben Weaver, Zach Johnston, Hunter Cessna,
Brody Jackson, Izzy Berkavich, Cassie Keith,
Yanessa Shabbick.
Teacher: Jean Bence
Jade Abrams, Ian Ailes, Danielle Brown,
Zack Busovicki, Brandon Detwiler, Kenny
Dumm, Haley Dunmire, Tanner Elliott,
Caylee Eshelman, Savannah Gibbons, Ashlynn McCullough, Luke Midock, Chris Montague, Wyatt Patterson, Sarah Ritchie, Jo
Anna Sprankle, Abby Stewart, Addy Valenti,
Crystal Willis, Rebecca Yeckley, Cody Lawer.
Teachers: Marty Condino, Holly Benavidez
Alex Neese, Alexis Mihoerick, Ethan Frederick, Alecza Remaley, Sue Patterson, Karissa Hill, Zachary Lawer, Tayla Fair, Samantha
Foreman, Tyler Tinsman, Madison Coy,
Gabriel Zack, Eric Pontani, David Bailey, Jim
St. Clair, Erica Kendra, Tyler Helman, Colt
Davis, Austin Shirley, Sarah Russell, Austin
Gallaher, Connor McClain.
Teacher: Tiffany Miloser
Leetan Blough, Aubrey Bloxdorf, Zach
Book, Alex Bouch, Kari Bouch, Lareina
Bouch, Logan Chilcote, Josie Fleming, Jackson Grad, Tiffany Holes, Isaac Hughes, Brittany Keith, Lucinda Lee, Gabriele Musselman, Lizzy Parkhurst, Erica Patton, Amber
Pearce, Devin Pearce, Nick Ream, Kaitlyn
Sheldon, Justin Wetzel, Shawnee Yarnall.
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Teacher: Leslie Meyer
Matthew Badzik, Brady Brewer, Garret
Coffman, Tianna France, Emily Henry,
Dylan Johnston, Nicole Kessler, Aaron LeVier-Gray, McKenzie Lucas, Taylor McCunn,
Ethan Murphy, Brandon Orr, Devin Powell,
Dayanna Sharp, Leah Strong, Megan Wannett, Dakota Wise.
Teacher: Megan Bush
Leslie Blystone, Isabella Bosar, Johan Conner, Garrick Davies, Sydney Edwards, Carley
Fedder, Steven Frye, Matt Gaston, Tyler
Gelles, Gavin Gibbons, Matthew Girolami,
Madison Hubbert, Ben Johns, Jessica Kostella, Paul McClure, Taylor Mock, Will Montgomery, Alexis Neese, Samantha Schurr,
Zachary Sharrah, Jenna Strittmatter.
Teacher: David Gerstel
Hannah King, Tiler Hopkins, Nicole
Stuller, Nathen Moran, Morgan Anderson,
Annaleigh Cindric, Rachel Brown, Mercedes
Studer, Shane Dunbar, Kyle Gyenes, Kayla
McNellie, Jacob McManis, Trent Perfetta,
Arthur Clark, Lea Harley, Tony Alek Barone,
Kaylie Bender, Meghan Clawson.
Teacher: Molly Carr
Garrick Shellhammer, Destiny Meyers,
Ben Hodil, Steve Heckman, Tristen Zimmerman, Holly Long, Susan Feiling, Spencer
Nicewonger, Lexi Humphrey, Lizzie Zapach,
Zachary Moon, Maddie Carr, Isabel Satler,
Turner Cunningham, Kelsie Bender, Jake
Roman, Mariah Simpson, Taylor Bendis,
Sam Brink.
Teacher: Michelle DiMaio
Joey Harkleroad, Olivia Fusaro, Rena
Hawkins, Karen McCausland, Nicholas Hill,
Nathan Fulton, Kara Fisher, Devin Hartman,
Kassidi Good, Sarah Anderson, Dusten
Crossman, Kassidy Weimer, Nicole Rebosky,
Tylor Wilson, Brandon Morse, Brianna Topick, Noah Harkleroad, Hunter Pegg, Chandler Blose, Stephen Vanhorn, Alexis Shaffer,
Michael Wofford.
Teacher: Mrs. Stefancik
Daniel Barker, Elizabeth Boyer, Kurtis
Boyer, Evan Cessna, Shelby Clowser, Adam
Dennison, Spenser Franklin, Mikayla
Goepfert, Hannah Kovach, Julian Lentz, Karley Milito, Katrina O’Neill, Sara Peters,
Cheyenne Powell, Adam Prugh, Colt Snyder,
Derrik Wesner, Brianna Young, Anthony Zak.
Teacher: Belinda Rosencrance
Trisha Blystone, Abby Bowser, Anthony
Boyles, Grant Brison, Cassandra Cogley,
Doug Cornman, William Fetchko, Kaitlyn
Freedline-Blusk, Morgan Grates, Thomas
Gulish, Summer Hawkins, Stephaney
Hutchinson, Annie Linko, Colton Lux, Bryce
McClafferty, Erica Sickel, Sam Skamai,
Dakota Smith, Cody Swartz, Mariah Wilson,
Katelynn Wright.
ST. BERNARD SCHOOL
Teacher: Denise Swope
Madison Cattau, Edy Clark, Lauren Krecota, Abby Novak, Olivia Shenkle, Clara Sherwood, Mohamad Sissoko, Mia-Ann
Spadafora, Emma Stossel, Joy Swasy, Sal
Tate, Jacob Botteicher.
W.A. McCREERY
Teacher: Susan Dotts
Charlie Beatty, Zack Betts, Logan Crooks,
Steven Golec, Travis Granat, Mark Hart, Kyle
Hill, Kaitlynn Kirkland, Aaron Kriley, Gavin
McClellan, Laci McClure, Tanner Morrison,
Joshua Mouser, Maleah Orr, Alesia Quagliato, Makaela Rising, Tiffany Sirochman,
Teddy Speeney, Mike Turner, Madison Vincent, Logan Wells.
Teacher: Max Falisec
Michael Blystone, Sebashtian Brown, Josh
Caylor, Evan Dalessio, Kris Fairman, Brandon Ferringer, Carmen Gett, Danielle Hayes,
Desirae Henry, Jane Herring, Laurel Huey,
Kevin Kriley, Troy Lewis, Alicia Mimis,
Dakota Moore, Brandon O’Hara, Rex Olp,
Tristan Pfeiffer, Emily Reed, Alicia Ruddock,
Robbie Spencer, Mariah Syktich, Luke Wray,
Eric Custer.
Teacher: Christine McGee
Trinity Ashbaugh, Nathan Boomhower,
Jared Burkhardt, Tyler Cover, Dylan Dalessio, Andrew Dugas, Elizabeth Elkin, Cortney Ferringer, Katelyn Geesey, Cody Gmys,
Dylan Goss, Josalynn Heckman, Dakota
Hozak, Jason McCausland, John Nichols,
Paige Repine, Emily Risinger, Carlos Santiago, Logan Short, Taylor Speeney, Natalya
Walker, Devon Wood, Colby Toner.
Grade 5-6
Teacher: Sandra L. McCracken
Elizabeth Buchanan, Jacob Clark, Morgan
Marquez, James Williams, Aaron McMunn,
Paige Smith, Arie Van Wieren, Sierra Nehrig,
Taylor McDowell, Kimber Randolph.
Grade 6
Jack Marshall, Kayla Chambers.
Teacher: Mark Morrow
Kaan Akbay, Matt Berezansky, Keara Cash,
Morgan Doolin, Allen Dow, Bryanna Herter,
Taylor Hudzicki, Haley Hunter, Sheon
Kadish, Alania Kiral, Makayla Livingston,
Lauren Makara, Beth McGinnis, Mufaro
Shumba, Carrie Smith, Melanie Zolocsik.
Teacher: Jim Geidel
J.R. Sparks, Logan Stear, Nicole Simms,
Brandon Shaw, Tommy Budash, Elijah
Zacherl, Danny Bellizzi, Rose Mazey, Christine Evans, Benji Walters, Sean Bray, Hannah
Colen, Yasmin Ahi, Eric Bray.
Teacher: Jenna Bleggi
Charlie Bennett, April Blair, Kayla Bosley,
Leon Cooksey, Hannah Davis, Nathan
Doyle, Jade Fleming, Nicole Ianarelli, Dylan
Kane, Quinn Smith.
Teacher: Susan Kovalcik
Grant Sharp, Ethan Boyer, Savanna
McMillen, Abby Stuck, Devin Repine, Patrick
O’Neal, Chad Truman, Nathan Aiello, Justin
Kardell, Tyler Mulac, Jamal Kimani, Julia
Cornell, Logan Bacha, Victoria Mbogo, Amy
Wallace, Austin Firestone, Rachael Myers,
Alex Fefolt, Megan Pesci.
Teacher: Linda Lansberry
Ryan Hoff, Leah Pidgeon, Alexis Leone,
Jason Ricupero, Ian Lemmon, Jacob Kovalchick, Aaron Kingan, Nathan Sandalfini,
Maria Kokolis, Derek Buterbaugh, Rhia
Price, Davis Yantity, Erin Fanning, Jimmy
Tomko, Dylan Wells, Robert Kang.
HOME SCHOOL
Hannah McCracken
Teacher: Janet McCoy
Aidan McCoy
Teacher: Allison Miller
Madeline Miller
Hannah Turner
Teacher: Cindy Wilson
Matthew Wilson
Teacher: Joyce Fetterman
John Domino, Bryce Carrick, Skyler Altemus, Alaina Peterman, Danny Myers,
William Oswalt, Regan Grove, Elizabeth
Keith, Hannah Paulina, Annjanette
Cochran, Mark Sturgeon, Matt Kuzemchak,
Sammantha Kane, Cheyenne Hilty, Grace
Tomayko, Megan Elgin, Chloe Wilson,
Clarence Johnson, Garrett Crowe, George
Brown, Katie Allison, Brandin Robinson.
Teacher: Cheryl Turk
Matthew Alexander, Joshua Boyle, Tayler
Briscoe, Quentin Davis, Courtney Deyarmin, Nathan Faris, Nicholas George, Abigail Hagens, Dakota Hippchen, Holly
Kishlock, Joseph Lehman, Alexis Leysock,
Aubree Newhouse, Nicole Patterson, Megan
Ratay, Noah Reinard, Destiny Sprague, Ashley Thomas, Taya Yanoschick, Jefferson
Young.
Teacher: Ruth Yatzkanic
Abigail Blair, Lindsay Deyarmin, Meghan
Dressler, Michael Dudash, Dakota Duncan,
Ashly Fancella, Karleigh Funk, Issac Griffen,
Cody Harvey, Lynne Jaworski, Jeremy McKendrick, Austin Mimis, Morgan Nagle, Anna
Overman, Damien Painter, Taylor Palmer,
Bayly Shannon, Samantha Silvis, Kerrstin
Troup, Jessica Veshinfsky, Allison Walker,
Matthew Warr.
Teacher: Suzanne Mateer
Alexis Alexander, Mikayla Beere, Jonah
Bence, Laken Berezansky, Abigail Boyle,
Morgan Buggey, Montao Coleman, Julia Dixson, Caleb Freed, Rose Gratosky, Alex Harper, Angel Henderson, Donald Jones, Gabriel
Manzanilla, Mandy McElheny, Ronald McKendrick, Laura McNutt, Kristen Peace,
Gabrielle Schrack, Alyssa Smyers, Carl Terranova, Abby Yancy.
Teacher: Candace Smith
Brenden Anderson, Rachel Barnett, Libby
Bernd, Douglas Bouch, Matthew Davenport, Kaitlin Dempsey, Ryan Dickey, Brian
Dixon, Austin Dubois, Conner Edwards,
Kayla Esposti, Shyann Fishel, Tiffney Geer,
Allen Harvath, Jeannise Hauck, Tyler Kauffman, Kendra McCracken, Mandie McIntyre,
Jared Shultz, Caitlyn Smith, Caleb Smith,
Morgan Smith, Selena Sturgeon.
Colten Peachey, Stacee Spicher.
Arie Van Wieren, Grade 5, Seeds of Faith
Teacher: Stacy Faulk
Kayla Bertolino, Kaige Calabrese, Stephen
Campbell, Ashley Carlyn, Sarah Carrozza,
Jonathan Clayton, Christopher Clevenger,
Mitchell Emanuel, Joseph Faulk, John
Fetchko, Dakota Gourley, Paul Hankinson,
Trevor Horner, Hailey Malarkey, Emily Oswald, Laken Platt, Ashlyn Sabella, Chaz
Sleasman, Aurora Swanson, Madison
Wehrer, Colin Weinell, Alex Baker, James
Barnhart, Robert S. Bell Jr., Tyler Cowan,
Casey Doyle, Brianna Fulmer, Madisyn
Galasso, Jacob Hankinson, Kasandra Harris,
Zachary Hartmann, Michaela Hays, Kylie
Hitchman, Madison Jones, Cameron
Kuzemczak, Brianna McCully, Dylan McKendrick, Gerald Resides, Jerrik Rydbom, Colt
Shannon, Ryan Shirley, Haylee Stiffler, Andrew Stipcak, Mitchell Tonkin, Paige Walker,
Tessa Bagwell, Madison Brightbill, Brooke
Cassidy, Cameron Doak, Zechariah
Faulkner, Kullen Gardner, Rachel Haynes,
Nicole Himes, Alexis Kovalcik, Carlee Leary,
Travis Lenhardt, Abby Lewis, Dean Mancini,
Shayla Mitchell, Skyler Mocek, Gerard
Moore, Nathaniel Seitz, Richard Shirley, Anthony Smyth, Alex Stiles, Olivia Wilson.
Joe Wilson, Grade 5, East Pike Elementary
Teacher: Doug Titmus
Cheyenne Anderson, Jordan Booth,
Robert Buskey, Chris Detwiler, Derek Feiling, Kayla Gibbons, Andrew Golik, Kwanita
Hill, Kayla Jorgenson, Tyler Kelley, Kyle Manners, Laura McGinnis, Courtney Porter,
Cody Reesman, Seth Roman, Jennifer Ross,
Skylar Sphon, Autumn Vincent, Alex
Williams.
Teacher: Tim Frassenei
Sara Anderson, DeAnna Brady, Caylin
Carr, Gina Clawson, Derek Elwood, Ryan
Fennell, Jesse Fried, Carly Hall, Michael
Long, Adare Medoro, Tyler Nuttall, Nick
Porter, Bradley Shaffer, Daniel Shirley, April
Smerkar, Justin Street, Eric Wensel.
Teacher: Heather Bole
Dominic Beitel, Brooke Buchinsky,
Mitchell Carr, Nick Emanuel, Connor Goodwin, Samuel Hefferin, Spencer Jeffers,
Jonathan Keltz, Sarah King, Anthony
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‘To The Person I most admire’
There are times in our lives when we meet
someone or read about someone who is
special or has done something that sets
them apart from other people we know.
What this person has done to impress us
might be exceptional or maybe they just live
their ordinary lives in an extraordinary way.
Third-grade students were asked to write a
letter to a person they admire greatly and explain what makes them admire that person
so much.
FIRST PLACE
HOME SCHOOL
(Kim Hartle)
FAITH HARTLE
Dear Mr. Martin Luther King,
I hope you accept my
gratitude for helping
African-Americans have
freedom in America.
I have seen video of you
on a website. I have heard
part of your famous speech
and I thank you for what
you did.
I wanted to tell you that I
admire you because you
FAITH
stood up for what you beHARTLE
lieved in and you even got
put in jail for it.
If you didn’t, some of my friends would
still be treated wrong.
Your Friend, Faith Hartle
SECOND PLACE
(David King)
JADEN BLATT
Dear Mom,
I love you with all my
heart, even when you’ve
yelled at me after I’ve done
something bad. I love you
for you, but many of the
things you do make me
love you even more. Like
when we bought a dog.
And, you took us to Cedar
Point, the best amusement
JADEN
park in the world. You
mean so much to me I can’t
BLATT
even explain how much I
love you. You’re the nicest parent in the
world. You and Dad take really good care of
me. You guys don’t spoil me, you just give
me the stuff I need to be happy in life, like a
nice bed, some stuffed animals, clothes and
food.
We have a nice house to live in and … the
best “mother, daughter love.”
Jaden Blatt
THIRD PLACE
(Janet Lukacs)
ETHAN BOONE
Dear Soldiers,
I am glad you are fighting for our country
and you are being brave. If you write back,
please give me your autograph.
I will be glad if I can meet
you in person.
Can you give me a picture
of yourself and send it to
me? That will be great. I am
glad you saved people from
danger and are sacrificing
for everyone in the United
States of America.
You fight through snow,
rain and the burning hot
ETHAN
sun. You mean everything
BOONE
to me and the red, white
and blue.
Thank you for all you have done for us.
When you hold up the flag, I will think of
you.
Ethan Boone
HONORABLE MENTIONS
(Ed Kocinski)
INDIA KRUG
Dear Ceci,
I think you’re the coolest! You’re the one I
admire when it comes to bravery, reliability,
keeping secrets and much more. For instance, you keep the secrets I tell you. When
I tell you an embarrassing secret, you don’t
laugh.
You are very kindhearted when you don’t
laugh at my secrets. I am able to trust you
with anything. You also never give up. If you
want to achieve something you won’t stop
until you have achieved it. I like the way you
live your life in a daring way, like when we
went to the creek by your house and you
stood on the rocks and went down the slope!
You are also very reliable.
When I need someone to talk to, you are
always there. Also, when you play a game
you don’t cheat. You always have a positive
attitude when we play games, even if you
don’t win.
You’re the awesomest friend ever!
Yours truly,
India K.
(Janet Lukacs)
TAYLOR YANTIS
Dear Dad,
I admire you because you were in the USA
Army and saved people. When you got home
for my first birthday, I was so proud. I love
when you tell me about your times in the
Army. I was so proud when you came home
and that you didn’t get hurt. I was so happy
when you came home from New York because you were there for all of my life
through thick and thin. I love you and thank
you.
Taylor Y.
(Mary Hileman)
PAIGHTON PIERCE
Dear Firemen,
I admire what you do to help people in
danger. You are brave and strong. You try
what you can to help people in a fire. I think
you are the best. You have a lot of courage in
your heart.
Love, Paighton Pierce
McCREERY
(Kimberly Todd/Ed McCunn)
TY CLOWSER
Dear God,
I admire you most in the world because
you blessed me with a good mom and dad.
The next reason I admire you is because you
gave me a good life. The third reason I admire you is because you made me. As you
can see, I admire you the most in the world.
Love, Ty
(Janet Lukacs)
KAYLA GRACE MORAN
Dear Soldiers,
Thank you for protecting us and fighting
for our country for freedom. You guys are
brave, smart and lovable. You guys are the
best thing we all can ever have. I want to be
just like you guys when I grow up. I wish I
could see you guys fight and protect one another. I can’t wait to grow up to be like you.
You guys can teach me everything and I can’t
wait to meet you guys. When that flag goes
up we know you guys never gave up and
won the war. I’m sorry for the people that
died but I know you guys tried your best.
Thank you.
Kayla Grace Moran
(Hope Staats)
ASHTON STILES
Dear Katlynn,
I look up to you because you taught me
how to be a goalie. You are one of my best
friends. You are always there for me in a
game. When we lose you say it’s not my fault.
You always tell me how to watch the puck,
not the player. I save more goals now.
Thank you, Katlynn.
Ashton Stiles
BROOKE SLEASMAN
Dear Mom and Dad,
Thank you for supporting me and helping
me with everything. I love how you are there
for our family and caring. You always fix
things that are wrong in the family. I love
how you help me with things I don’t know
yet. I love how you try to help me! I like what
you give me. I love your cooking too! I love
how you guys smile at me!
Your only daughter.
Brooke Sleasman
(Mary Hileman)
MORGAN PATTERSON
Dear Daddy,
I admire your job for pouring pavement
on the road for us to drive on.
I admire what you have to do in the snow
while we are playing in the trailer with each
other.
I admire you when you make spaghetti
and ketchup mixed together. It tastes delicious and it tastes sweet.
Love, Morgan Patterson
CAITLIN WALBECK
Dear Aunt Donna,
I admire your work at the hospital. You
meet new sick people.
You also get to look at people’s bones and
tell them their problems. You are a good
nurse.
Love, Caitlin Walbeck
(Susan Dunlap)
SIERRA ZEDICK
Dear great-grandmother,
I admire you in many, many ways. The first
way I admire you is you cook for the whole
family every holiday and you don’t mind.
The second reason I admire you is because
you took care of your sister for 63 years and
you didn’t mind. The third reason I admire
you is you used to cut the grass and you enjoyed it. The fourth reason I admire you is
because you don’t feel good and you always
have a nice attitude. The best reason I admire you is you love seeing all of your grandkids.
BETH SCHROTH
Dear Taylor Swift,
There are many reasons why I admire you.
First, you can be up on stage and sing. Second, you have a great voice! Third, you sing
country music and I love country music. It’s
awesome.
From you No. 1 fan!
(Mary Vick Boole)
AMBER MADERER
Dear Mom,
Thank you for helping me when I am sick.
Thanks for putting my clothes away. Thank
you for helping me to make crafts. Thanks
for putting on my scarf, hat and snowpants.
Thanks for holding the sled so I can go on.
You are a huge help.
SHANE MECKLEY
Dear Dad,
I’m thankful that you helped me when I
was sick. I’m thankful for helping me to understand what I didn’t understand and you
taught me about God. I’m also thankful that
you love me and I’m thankful for all you
have done for me.
(Natalie McKee)
ZEPHANIAH COOKSEY
Dear Kobe Bryant,
I admire you because you are a great player and you and your team won many championships. I like your commercials and I
have two of your jerseys. You made me a better basketball player by watching you on TV.
Now I can shoot three pointers and two
pointers.
Love sincerely, your friend Zeffy
ABBY WALKER
Dear Julie Andrews,
I am writing this letter to tell you I admire
you. I absolutely LOVE the movie “The
Sound of Music”! You are such a good singer
and actress. I love all of your songs! My ballet
song is a medley from one of your movies —
“Mary Poppins”! That is why I admire you !
Sincerely, Abby
(Heidi Higbee)
LUKE BOULARD
Dear Mom,
I admire you because you take care of me.
Alexis Kovolcik, Grade 6,
Blairsville Middle
Jenna Beitel, Grade 4, Saltsburg Elementary
Claire Henderson, Grade 4, Rayne Elementary
Alex Williams, Grade 6, Saltsburg Elementary
Lassick, Summer Marana, David Murphy,
Abrielle Okopal, Nathaniel Raypush, Alexis
Shearer, Liam Sirnic, Cassidy Spade, Caitlyn
Weimer.
Teacher: Christina Lasslo/Dennis Kirkpatrick
Brandon Brocious, Cody Kishel, Rory
Farester-Hohl, Alexis McIlwain, Melody
Trudgen, Nathan Skursky, Coby Daymut,
Johnathan Patcyk, David Hartzell, Justin
Bice, Dennis Peters, Walker Fletcher,
Christopher Hawkins, Marc Brandon, Hannah Doyle, Jesse Stroupe, Rebecca Fry, Noah
Gearhart, Xavier Julius, Charles Skamai,
Chance Cobbett, Austin Harris, Kierstyn
Reesman, Spenser Short, Dominick
Hawkins, Bret Lundgren, Chelsea Kilgore,
Abigail Bradeis, Kaylee Shemenski, Sabrina
Brown, Shannon Hawkins, Austin Mills, Jordan Stancombe, Jadon Carlson, Chloe Johnson, Haley Didiano, Taylor Samosky, Twila
Waugaman, Rachel Johnson, Mariah Webb,
Kaitlyn McIlwain, Damon Prugh, Shawn
Piper, Samantha Taylor, Logan Wadding,
Michael Spera, Cody Rhine, Marty Norris,
Rachael Prugh, Johnny Cousins, Emma Sabula, Cassandra Wolfe, Amiranda Adams,
Austin Crytzer, Hannah Walleck, Kaitlin McCausland.
ST. BERNARD SCHOOL
Teacher: Tracy Dixson
Tatiana McAnulty, Grace Zimmerman,
Willow Lydick, Annie Tortorella, Jake Lee,
Bobby Kanick, Seth Gardner, Nick Edwards,
Jordan Grata, Drew Hastings, Emily Pineda.
UNITED ELEMENTARY
Teacher: Chris Matava
Ashley Aloi, Rachel Schwartz, Lorynn
Stiles, Raven Bearer, Lexus McCarthy,
Nathan Smith, Nikki Varner, Michael Gorman, Stephen Lowther, Kassidy Brosch,
Tyler Kurdziel, Nicholas Beiter, Joseph Montanti, Ashley Zarnesky, Brittney Edgar, Emily
Shomo, Michelle Bloom, Allison Hoover,
Tessa Fry, Leslie Faidley, Sam Hall, Annamarie Karcher, Troy Mack, Jordan Penrose,
Melody Semetkoskey, Emily Kemler, Cody
Bowman, Nathan Nibert, Julia Stewart, John
Silvis, Nathan Brown, Taylor Painter, Alexis
Betts, Jaelynn Deyarmin, Gary Felosky III,
Matt Stephens, Hailey Nixon, Cheyanne
Widmar, Hunter Shetler, Austyn Becker, Skylar Bennett, Devin Mack, Madeline Stinson,
Jenna Barbus, R. Franklin Plowman, Cullen
Cameron, Hailee Miles, Dean Harkins,
Justin Burkley, Eden Lydick, Emily Jones,
Julia Smyers, Logan Neuner, Derek Fether,
Cole Fry, Kody Kopka, Logan McIntire,
Dessie Kernan, Jared Turner, Michael Norris,
Brian Barbus, Casey Uadiski, Jacob Turgeon,
Rick Turley, Taylor Deitman, Gavin Strong,
Dakota Houston, Brenden Lawton, Madison
Taylor, Dom Lamb, Katie Long, Gavin
Bischof, Laidyn Ingalls, Austin Vogel, Jesse
Beacker, Kyler Baird, David Brothers, Mor-
Daniel Aikins, Rachel Covato, Joel Knupp,
Johnathan Maderer, Caleb Martin, Isaiah
Sharp.
gan Mack, Brandy Ryan, Emily Boring, Taylor Duplin, Brian Stuzman, Hope Hixson,
Allie Ringler, Courtney Stiles, Amber Felton,
Abigail Green, Ben Peters, Brantson Ludwig,
Kaitlyn Jarvis, Rebekah Snyder, Zoey Everett,
Logan Brett, Johanna Knapic, Lila Young,
Christian Matava, Tessa Nelen, Bailie Bracken, Ethan Klauss, Jessica Kahl.
Grade 7 to 12
HOME SCHOOL
INDIANA AREA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Teacher: Amy Kunselman
Julianna Nevsetta, Jason Sloniger, Nicole
Wallace, Nathaniel Churchill, Kyle Markel,
Dakota Peachey, Justin Spicher, Todd
Yarnell, Garrett Richardson, Derek Wallace,
Alicia Zack, Ryan Markel, Tamara Yarnell.
Grade 7
Teacher: Stacy Faulk
Caitlyn Ahlborn, Brendan Chesebrough,
Tiffany Davis, Kaylee Fong, Maxwell Hrebik,
Corey Liscsak, Brandon Luker, Sarah McConnell, Allyson Smathers, Sandra Aimino,
McKenzie Boord, Jordyn Henigin, Jordan
Hoover, Elizabeth Howard, Ayrton LaMantia, James Mastran, Hannah Snyder, Tiara
Suggs, Ariana Taylor, Kimberly Aukerman,
Amber Chew, Layton Downs, Caitlynne
Everett, Amber Luckik, Kandice Palmer,
Jazmin Shields, Emily Small, Lauren Baker.
Teacher: Carol Hayes
Hunter Scherf
Benjamin Turner
Teacher: Robyn Bailey-Orchard
Jennifer Ham, Rachel Park, Maya Southard
UNITED HIGH SCHOOL
Teacher: John Dunn
Megan Gehosky, Britton Bracken, Lexy
Huey, Kolt Jarvis, Rosie Mack, Shane Marsh,
Everett Powell, Josh Roof, Kolt Jarvis, Megan
Gehosky, Britton Bracken, Josh Roof, Rosie
Mack, Shane Marsh, Lexy Huey, Everett
Powell.
Grade 8
Teacher: W. Frederick Popp
Rebecca Bell, Sarah Beskid-Perez, Trista
Campbell, Kia Clayton, Brandon Cunkelman, Andrew Doak, Connor Enterline,
Colton Ferguson, Katie Gibson, Kristen
Glance, Dani Hibbs, Julia Holby, Amanda
Kauffman, Haylee Jones, Chelsey Koren,
Matthew Lambert, Cameron Livingston,
Sal Tate, Grade 5, St. Bernard Elementary
Brianna Mancini, Laurel O’Barto, Shelby Oswalt, Dillan Palmer, Nick Pecze, Deion
Robinson, Dana Roth, Jacob Smith, Harrison Taylor, Scott Thompson, Troy Williams,
Cory Block, Nicole Boyer, Kayla Cahill,
Channing Cavender, Vivian Chen, Sydney
Chisolm, Joshua Daugherty, Steven Davis,
Jarod Dick, Travis Eckert, Raseland Fenn,
Andrew Fisher, Mariah Fluke, Gabby Frederick, Lacey Foster, Tylor Grguric, Heather
Hartman, Caitlyn Hauser, Tyler Halldin,
Tiara Hazlip, Tyler Lenhardt, Devin McKendrick, Hunter Noel, Corrine Moore, Alex
Parkhurst, Kristina Pizer, Michael Podolski,
Corey Ramsden, Derek Rocks, Jaylin Rydbom, Allison Startari, Lauren Swanson, Jake
Swiencki, Thomas Tripodis, Zachary Uss,
Callie Shannon, Joel Stone.
Hannah McConnell.
Carlee Benhart, Denali Davis, Emily
Farmer, Megan McCunn, Taylor Thomas,
Lorraine Yerger.
UNITED HIGH SCHOOL
Teacher: John Dunn
Keri Rhine, Deanna Chero, Caeley Reidell,
Cody Freeman, Corey Smith, Holly Hoffman, Cody Thacker, Nick Robinson, Andrew
Lydick, Kassidy Warfel, Charles Heckman,
Lucas Boring, Brad Busch, Travis Gabelli,
Nicole Garshnick, Cody Henderson, Jade
Johnson, Derrick McLaughlin, Alex Ofman,
Miranda Pierce, Alyssa Reisinger, Morgan
Rodkey, Brandon Sheiness, Tara Zamba,
Tara Zamba, Travis Gabelli, Alyssa Reisinger,
Lucas Boring, Morgan Rodkey, Cody Henderson, Alex Ofman.
Teacher: Chris Wagner
Christopher Johnson, Kelsey Hoover, Alex
Medina, Stephen Weaver, Josh Young.
Grade 9
Benjamin Bradshaw, Tyler Chambers, Amy
Frick, Joshua Helman, Matthew Hilliard, Jeremy Houser, Andrew Knupp, Dale Pearce,
Megan Plants, Hannah Shirley, Erica
Stephens, Di Wu.
Brandon Dunlap, Vicki Grattan, Brendan
Bertig, Amy Colella, Emily Colella, Tim Fairman, Rebecca Hildith, Carly Morrow, Robyn
Nicewonger, Nyla Numan, Jem Bailey-Orchard, Kiran Sharma, Mandy Slupek, Glenn
Travis, Bronwyn Kallsen, Chyenne Yeager,
Rachel Floyd, Matt Holuta, Isaac Mastalski,
Karina Montgomery, Thomas Nakrosis,
Jeanne Marie Stalteri, Grace Williams.
Grade 10-12
NORTHERN CAMBRIA HIGH SCHOOL
Teacher: Deb Frontino
Kaitlyn Sodmont, Olivia Rake, Stephanie
Overberger, Emily Stiles, Carina Perrone,
Breanna Sabella, Matt Bugli, Marissa Whited, Deanna Buck, Meghan Hasson, Amber
Sharkey, Ashley Buterbaugh, Devin Abrams,
Nicole Williams, Carey Garrett, Regina Sherry, Bryanne Michaels, Lauren Ashurst.
Grade 10
APOLLO-RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
Teacher: Deborah Wright
Lexie Orlowski.
BLAIRSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Teacher: Amanda McAnulty
Katelyn Carr, Jessica Campbell.
Elliot Carl, Diana Marshall, Hanna Shirley,
Olivia Maderer, Matthew Hilliard, Curtis
Chambers.
Aubrey Frick, Paige Heiple, Kristen Henck,
Diana Marshall, Matthew Scott, Abigail
Shirley, Lauren Wolfe, Hyun Seung Woo,
Casey Newcomer.
HOME SCHOOL
HOMER-CENTER JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
Teacher: Kevin Wolford
Christian Mintzer.
HOME SCHOOL
Teacher: ???
Avery McCoy.
Teacher: Erik Puskar
Nicholas DiGiorgio, Kristen Pisarcik, Natalie Brownlee, Abby Sergent, Tyler Cousins.
UNITED HIGH SCHOOL
Teacher: John Dunn
Kylie Wolfe.
Charlie Small, Grade 5, Blairsville Elementary
Rory Farester, Grade 6, Shannock Valley Elementary
Grade 11
Teacher: ???
Taylar Mayancsik.
Cynthia Watt, Maggie Carty, Caitlyn
Palmer, Megan Dulion, Shannon Smith, Ramatdulaye Ganda-Nabi.
Teacher: Amy Kunselman
Alicia Zack.
Grade 12
Marah Campbell, Curtis Chambers,
Joshua Hilliard, Megan Kunkle, Hao-Ming
You are an amazing cook. You can make
the best dinners.
You root us on during sporting events. You
get us ready for school in a great way. You always have time for me even after you work a
long day at the Public Defenders office. You
are the best mom ever.
Love,
Luke
HANNAH SCARDINA
Dear Dad,
I really admire you because you helped me
with my homework when I was having trouble. You helped me learn how to turn on the
shower by myself and learn how to tie my
own shoes.
You also encouraged me when I was at a
running race at the mall. I want to thank you
for all the things you have done for me.
Love,
Hannah
(Sandy Smelko)
CIAN WILLIAMSON-REA
Dear Roald Dahl,
I like you a lot! I like you because you are
the best author I know. I have probably read
all your books and the best one by far is “The
Witches.”
It’s about a boy who lives with his granny
because he and his parents were in a car
crash. There are also books like “Going
Solo,” “Matilda” and “Esio Trot.”
I like your books because they are really
silly. I was wondering if you are from England or Ireland because you use words like
“knickers.” I love your writing!
ELIAS SUTFIN
Dear Mom,
I admire you because you are so kind. You
make the best parties. I love the Webkinz
you bought me. You make the best pictures.
You make stained glass. I love your food. You
comfort me.
You pick the best games. I love when you
make chicken fingers. It is fun when you
tickle me. I am glad you encourage me to
learn. I am glad to have you.
(Dawn Smith)
ERIC ATHERTON
Dear John,
I admire you the most because when I accidentally bump into you I always hear you
accept my apology. I also admire you because when you want to borrow something
you always say please and you are also patient.
You use kind words and actions and you
keep promises. You make people happy with
your funniness and cool stuff. You are a
strong, smart, artistic person. You are nice
enough to let people in front of you. You wait
up for me without hesitation.
Your friend,
Eric
Erica Kendra, Grade 5, Penns Manor Elementary
KATE HOUSER
Dear Ceci,
I admire you because you help me learn to
stand up for myself when kids in the summertime try to pick on me and I think that is
very nice.
I appreciate how you stand up for me
when I’m too scared to do it myself. Also I
think you’re a strong young woman and I
want to be like you.
You make me very very happy when you
came to my house one day and said I was a
miracle when I came. You have a special
place in my heart and saying that makes me
glad to have you as a friend.
Love,
Kate
(Ed Kocinski)
JULIAN YERGER
Dear Uncle Larry,
I really admire you. You are a great person.
You design things for people.
The first thing I admire is how you are always cheerful. I have never seen you glum. I
really enjoy your stories. They are really cool.
I always feel good around you. It gives me a
peek at my future.
Next, I admire your accomplishments.
Your job gives you plenty of money. That is
probably because you are very successful at
work. I think you are successful because you
never give up.
Also, I admire you for your job. You are a
civil engineer. You design roads, buildings,
pipelines — you nearly build whole cities!
What you build is really interesting. When I
grow up I want to be just like you!
I really admire you!
ELDERTON ELEMENTARY
(Delores Craig)
CHANTELLE GRAY
Dear Troy Polamalu,
You were a playing machine in 2010. Being
defensive player of the year, you showed us
how fast you were. The reason I admire you
is because of how you play football and
make game-changing plays. I also like your
bushy hair.
Your fan,
Chantelle
KAMERON RAMER
Dear Eminem,
You have your own albums and even created a recording company. You are especially known for your rap music. You are smart.
When your dad left, you were only 18
months old, but you helped your mom at
home like I do when dad is at work or isn’t
home. You lost your uncle, who was someone important to you.
I have never lost anyone important to me,
but it makes me think of my aunt, who is
sick.
Your admirer,
Kameron
HOME SCHOOL
(Jamie Killeen)
ZACHARY KILLEEN
Dear Dad,
I admire you. You are a very wise man. You
are a very godly man. You correct me because you love me and you want me to love
God.
You are a good boss. You care for the people that work for you. You love my mom a
lot. You listen to her when she is talking to
you. You are a good listener. You are very
funny and you make me laugh.
Love,
Zack
HOME SCHOOL
(Rebecca Turner)
JACK TURNER
Dear God,
I love you and admire you because you
saved me. I had leukemia and I could have
died. You saved me because you love me so
much.
You gave courage to my family. You provided good doctors, nice nurses and medicine
for me. You gave courage to me when I got
shots. I had friends and visitors and I was
never alone!
Thank you, God, for saving me and for all
the things you did for me.
Love,
Jack
(David King)
WYATT McELHENY
Dear Grandma,
You bought me a North America hunting
game for Wii. You tuck me in when I sleep at
your house.
You are very funny. You give me chunky
applesauce that I love. You take me to the
pizza shop. You let us buy toys. You make
cookies and pizza. You let me turn on the TV
whenever I want. You let me run on the
treadmill.
We play games together like Rummy Cube.
I love you.
Nearly 4,000 students participated in NIE
Lee, Olivia Maderer, Adam Heiple, Julie Rising, Alicia Sandolfini.
Mandy Gallo, Megan Parker, Kellsey
Pieples.
PUNXSUTAWNEY HIGH SCHOOL
Teacher: Michelle Hutton
Adam Reynolds, David Roberts, Matt
Weaver, Lucas Burke, Megan Smith, Alex
Heitzenrater, Kaitlyn Roney, Justine Kaza,
Natasha Kennis, Allie Shields, Sue Ann
Smith, Katie Lindgren, Kaitlyn Nestel.
GAVIN BROWN
Dear Mom,
Thank you for everything that you have
done for me. You gave me life, you paid for
school and you make my meals when I am
hungry.
You are beautiful both on the outside and
on the inside. I love when you cuddle with
me in bed. I like when you take me places
that I want to go.
I just love you for being you.
(Joe Kotelnicki)
ALEXIS CLARK
Dear Aunt Beverly,
I admire you because you fought in a war.
She risked her life for a lot of people. I never
got to see her. She died before I was born.
But, I think she would have been a good
aunt. I truly miss her a lot.
HANNAH SEVIN
Dear Jacob,
You are a smart boy and you are delightful.
You are funny. You are helpful. You have
awesome hair. You are cute and handsome.
You are my best friend. You make me laugh
when I am sad. I know that you will always
be my best friend.
(Mary Ann Ciranni)
RILEY RURA
Dear Mom and Dad,
I admire you greatly. You give me everything I need like clothes and food. You protect me and give me a place to live and take
care of me. You always help me with my
homework and if I don’t understand it, you
always read me pages of Mary-Kate and
Ashley In Action books.
You help me get through it when my stomach hurts. You are always there for me when
I don’t feel good.
That’s why I love you, Mom and Dad. You
wash all my clothes. You buy me toys like
Baby Alive. I like when you tuck me in at
night. When my stomach hurts at night, you
lay down with me until I fall asleep. You always talk to me when I get home from
school. That’s why I admire you.
JAMES LOUGHNER
Dear Tony Hawk,
I admire you greatly. Your passion for
skateboarding is as big as mine is for baseball. Your tricks are so cool that I can’t stop
watching you in the XGames. Your courage
for skateboarding is really cool. If you fall,
you will just get right back up and keep trying that trick again. That’s why I admire you.
(Dianna Bennett)
OWEN MORRIS
Dear Mrs. Bennett,
I admire you because you are such a great
teacher. I think that you are very nice. You
help me in so many ways that I can’t even
count them all. You are very funny. And you
teach me lots of things. I like having you as
my teacher. That is why I admire you.
Sincerely,
Owen
JORIE MEIL
Dear Adennea,
I admire you because I think you’re very
smart. You’re the one I look up to. You have
lots of tricks for me to learn. I think about
you when I’m doing good work because you
taught me how to do good work. When I
make mistakes, you don’t care. You’re the
best teacher ever.
Yours truly,
Jorie
(Shannon Tokar)
ASHLEY YANNI
Dear Grandma,
You inspire me a lot by knitting, you make
a lot of pretty stuff. You help me cook and I
am really thankful.
You always play with me when I have
nothing to do. You help me do my homework. You explain stuff when I don’t know
what to do. You always make me feel better
when I am sad.
You help me learn new prayers for my
papa. You help me learn new things. You do
fun things with me. You never lie to me. You
listen to what I have to say.
You make me smarter every day. You always do the right thing. Most importantly
you love me.
KIARA SMITH
Dear Dad,
I love when I need help you help me. I love
when I am sad you make me happy. I like
that you love to sing. The way you are my
friend is amazing.
I like the way you act like you are silly and
hug me. I can tell you love me so much. You
are funny and amazing. You are smart and
like to sing.
You help me read and do work. You make
me happy when I see you. You help me when
I am confused. You make me a better person. You teach me to try new things. I love
how you take me places.
(Melinda Hosey)
CARRIE SPICHER
Dear Stacee,
I like it that you share stuff with me. Once
you gave me money for a snack. You love me,
too.
You help me also. You help me with my
math and homework, and my chores. You
help me feed, hay and water my pony. For
Christmas you gave me a Word Search and
you play with me.
JOEY DUNCAN
Dear Mary,
I admire you so much. Your job is probably
lots of fun, even though you do lots of paperwork. Working at the Eagle’s Nest is impressive.
I like going there because you let us
choose different things to do.
Emily Risinger, Grade 5, W. A. McCreery Elementary
PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY
(Marian Klotz)
SAMUEL RODGERS
Dear Mom,
I admire you a lot. You let me have friends
over on the weekends. I learned so much
from you, like how it is to be a teacher. Every
year, you take me to great places for vacation, like the beach and parks. I like it when
you play games with me.
On some days you go to the movies with
me. You make good food to eat for our family. I like it when you tuck me in at night. You
read me stories a lot. That is fun! You are so
much fun. I hope I am just like you when I
grow up.
Love, Samuel
BLADE PIERCE
Dear Jessie,
You are the person I most admire. I admire
you because you are an E.M.T. and help
people.
You worked with my mom, Jen. I like you
because you are loving. I love you because
you let us do things. I like the way you make
your french toast. I’m so glad you let us sled
ride!
LOGAN BUSH
Dear Dad,
I admire you very much. I have learned so
much from you. You have taught me how to
fix old cars. You have taught me how to buff
all parts of cars.
You have taught me how to put tires on.
Ashlee Graham, Grade 4, Elderton Elementary
You taught me how to put putty on holes
that are not supposed to be there. Thank
you for what you have taught me. I love you,
thank you.
Love, Logan
(Kerri Mountain)
ANDRE WRAY
Dear Brother Chad,
I admire you very much. You are nice to
everybody and you are kind to me and other
people. You are cool! You always console
everybody.
Your brother,
Andre
KYLE SMITH
Dear Sister,
You are the best sister ever! You play Wii
with me and at camp you ride bikes with
me. We take walks at night with my friends.
In summer, we play a lot. You help me do
homework and read. You are lots of fun and
you are very special. I love you.
Love, Your brother
RAYNE ELEMENTARY
(Lisa Nelson)
BRIDGET GARDNER
Dear Mommy,
I am writing to you because I admire you.
You help so many people who need it. I love
being with you because you’re so much fun.
You help me feel better when I’m sad or
gloomy.
Here are some more reasons I admire you:
You help me with problems I can’t tell anyone else. You try to be at the places you need
to be at, at the right time. You cuddle me a
lot.
When I’m sick you take care of me. You do
all the chores around the house. You’re special to me because you’re my mom and you
do the best you can, and there’s never been a
time I didn’t love you. I hope you enjoyed
this and understand why I admire you so
much.
Your daughter, Bridget
ISABELLA KIRK
Dear Mom,
I am writing this letter to tell you why I admire you. I admire you because when you
got the job at the hospital, you helped so
many people. I admire you for being yourself.
Another reason why I admire you is because you are nice and think of others. Some
things that you do for me are take good care
of me and give me shelter. The biggest thing
that I admire you for is that you love me
back. You are so special to me because I love
you and you try to save other people’s lives
at the hospital. The last reason you’re special
is you never give up. I hope you enjoyed this
letter and understand why I admire you so
much.
Your daughter, Isabella
(Diane Greene)
JOSEPH SEMETKOSKEY
Dear Sidney Crosby,
You impressed me at how good you are at
hockey with your moves. Also at how you
show leadership to your team. I respect you
because you score a lot of goals and you encourage your teammates to.
That’s impressive to me because I play
hockey and I want to be like you and how his
teammates listen to him and also stand up
for him. My feelings about you are excited
because I would like to meet you.
Your biggest fan, Joe
HAILEY McCUNN
Dear Mrs. Greene,
I admire you because you are the nicest
teacher in the world. What you impressed
me by is you get your paper work done and
you give us homework to learn about what
we are talking about.
Sometimes you give us candy when we
take a test. You also teach us how to be helpful. That is impressive because there is no
teacher that would give us candy and it is
nice for a teacher to teach kids about being
helpful.
I am thankful for a teacher that helps me
learn all the time and forever.
Sincerely,
Hailey
Cup.
You’re awesome at scoring goals. You’re
one of my favorite hockey players.
You’re the best hockey player I know. I love
to watch you play.
EMILY PAZAK
Dear Troy Polamalu,
I admire you because you are loyal and
you help the Steelers. I admire your talent.
You’re my favorite player. And you have a
passion for football.
(Jeff Smathers)
MITCHEL RAGER
Dear Troy Polamalu,
I admire you because you are good at football and you have really fuzzy hair. First, you
are good at football. You’re the best on the
team. You make the Steelers win. I want to
play like you. Second, you have really fuzzy
hair. It has a lot of curls. It would be really
fun to play with. I want to grow curly hair.
From your best fan,
Mitchel
ST. BERNARD SCHOOL
(Melissa Hall)
COLTIN-CULLEN SHEARER
Dear Mr. Crosby,
I admire you because your talent is amazing. You are really good at hockey. You’re
awesome at ice skating.
You’re awesome at playing hockey. You
helped the Penguins win their third Stanley
(Vera Leonard)
CATHERINE BEVEVINO
Ms. Osborne,
I admire you because I love your books.
My favorite of yours is “Leprechaun in Late
Winter.” I read that over four times. I liked it
so much. I just got done with “Blizzard of the
COURTNEY BATTISTELLI
Dear Selena Gomez,
I admire you because I want to be a singer
just like you and you’re so so so pretty to me.
First, I want to be a singer just like you. I listen to your songs and I get really inspired.
Someday I want to be a singer. Your songs
are really cool.
Second, you’re so so so pretty to me. I love
your clothes. I have some of your posters. I
want to dress just like you.
Your fan,
Courtney
SEEDS OF FAITH
(Timothy Johnson)
MOLLY KODMAN
Dear Dad,
I admire you because you make me eggs in
the morning. You work so hard for us. You
help people get better when they’re sick. You
spend a lot of time with us. You’re the greatest and the bestest dad ever. When you’re at
work I wonder what you are doing.
Love,
Molly
BRADY KODMAN
Dear Jesus,
Thank you for dying on the cross. You rose
again for me. You are the Son of God. Thank
you for making me and the earth. You are
the best ever!
I wish I could see You, but I will see You in
heaven. Thank you for making sports.
Thanks for making books, math, and school!
Amen.
Sincerely,
Brady
sad and if I’m happy, we play a game.
You’re the best friend I ever had, even
though you’re an adult. Every time I go to see
you, we always have something to do.
I like to bring my scooter as you see because it gives me something to do. You know
that we help each other and talk to each
other. You’re my number one friend in the
world. I can’t wait to see you again. I wish
you were my neighbor.
If you were, we could play and talk every
day. I am so happy I met you.
Love, Madison
(Reneé Tiesi/Ed McCunn)
ANTHONY TONER
Mom,
I admire you most in the world, mom. The
first reason I admire you is because you always help me when I need it.
Next, I admire you because you are always
there for me and never let me down.
The third reason I admire you is you never
tell me to do bad things. That is why I admire
you.
As you see, I admire you the most in the
world, Mom.
Love, Anthony
ALAINA LEASURE
Megan,
I really look up to you because you’re great
and special.
I love you so much! I really like how you
help me, and give me things.
I really admire you and you have done lots
of good things for me, like listened to me
and played with me when I’m alone.
That’s why I admire you so much.
Love you, your sister, Alaina
Luca Covato, Grade 5, Calvary Baptist Academy
Blue Moon.”
Your admirer, Catherine
CECILIA SOBOLEWSKI
Lexie,
I admire you because you are good at the
French horn and you’re very nice to me. I
love when you play with me.
My favorite thing is going on the hammock with you. You’re the best sister in the
world.
Your admirer, Cecilia
McCREERY
(Kimberly Todd/Ed McCunn)
JONAH VAGLIA
Grand Master H.U. Lee,
How are you today? I am very well. What is
the 10th degree black belt form? My dad says
when I am a black belt I can visit you. Just
between you and me, how old are you?
Do you practice your form every day? How
long did it take you to get your 10th degree
black belt?
Do you ever wake up in the morning and
feel pain all over? Well, my dad says pain is
the feeling you get when weakness goes
away.
I just checked out a book on martial arts.
Did you know that there are more than 14
different kinds of martial arts?
When I grow up, I want to be just like you. I
admire you the most because you are one of
the best martial artists on Earth.
Sincerely, Jonah
MADISON MUMAU
Dear Timmy,
You know you’re like a person that’s in my
family. You can make my day if I’m feeling
Jillian Barger, Grade 4, Blairsville Elementary
‘To The Person
I most admire’
Catch The Buzz with Teen Speak, Tuesdays.
Mariah Wilson, Grade 5,
Shannock Valley Elementary
2nd
Alania Kiral, Grade 6,
East Pike Elementary
Kindergarten classic comic winners
1st
NADIA
GOODYEAR
Eisenhower
Elementary
2nd
ADAM BALL
Purchase Line
South
Elementary
3rd
HAILEY
DRENNENYACHISKO
Horace Mann
Elementary
First-grade classic comic winners
1st
NOAH
PELES
Purchase Line
South
Elementary
2nd
ERIC
WALTMAN
Blairsville
Elementary
3rd
KAYLA
SEYMOUR
Seeds of Faith
Christian
Academy
Second-grade classic comic winners
1st
GENEVIEVE
SPADE
Homer-Center
Elementary
2nd
CAROLINE
BIANCO
Eisenhower
Elementary
3rd
AMBER
PALMER
Blairsville
Elementary
NIE IN ACTION
PRIOR TO the start
of the NIE contests,
Hastie Kinter made
visits to area schools
to explain the process
to the students.
TOM PEEL/Gazette
Josi McConnell, Grade 4, Blairsville Elementary
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Thursday, March 31, 2011

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