Senior Justin Fleischmann - Bethel Park School District

Bethel Park School District
October 2010 Highlights
Six BPHS Seniors Recognized by
National Merit Scholarship
Corporation!
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BPHS senior Justin Fleischmann has
been named one of 16,000 National
Merit Scholarship Semifinalists in
recognition of his high scores on the
PSAT, which he took as a junior.
He is now eligible to receive one of
8,400 National Merit Scholarships
worth more than $36 million to be
awarded in the spring of 2010.
Congratulations to seniors Nate
Braman, Deanna Kovell, Spencer
Kun, Jacob Michalski and Manasa
Ravi, who were named one of 34,000
Commended Students in the program
for their outstanding PSAT scores.
(Left to right): Justin
Fleischmann, Deanna Kovell,
Spencer Kun, Nate Braman,
Manasa Ravi and Jacob
Michalski
22 BPHS Students Named AP
Scholars
AP National Scholars:
• 2010 Graduate Joshua Kammeraad (Hope College)
• 2010 Graduate Andrew Pfeifer (Carnegie Mellon
University)
• These students earned an average score of 4 or higher on
all AP Exams taken, with scores of 4 or higher on 8 or
more exams.
• Only 18 percent of the more than 1.8 million students
worldwide who take AP Exams score high enough to earn
AP Scholar recognition.
• Students who score high on AP Exams can earn college
credit, advanced placement or both.
Six Students Named AP Scholars
with Distinction
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2010 Graduate Paula Amin (University of
Pittsburgh)
2010 Graduate Jeremy Ferlic (Miami University)
2010 Graduate Patrick Sullivan (Cornell University)
2010 Graduate George Touloumes (Princeton
University)
Senior Joseph Brucker
Senior Justin Fleischmann
These students earned an average grade of at least
3.5 on all AP Exams taken, with scores of 3 or
higher on 5 or more exams.
Congratulations, AP Scholars with
Honor!
• 2010 Graduate Gregory Vater (Penn State
University)
• 2010 Graduate Sarah Yousef (Ohio State
University)
• Senior Jinjing Lee
• Senior Jacob Michalski
• These students earned an average score of at
least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken and scores of
3 or higher on 4 or more exams.
10 Students Named AP Scholars!
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2010 Graduates Brian Brady (Penn State University)
2010 Graduate Paul Faulkner (Otterbein College)
2010 Graduate Sean Kidney (Penn State University)
2010 Graduate Brian Omslaer (Washington and Jefferson College)
2010 Graduate Kaci Opferman (California University of
Pennsylvania )
2010 Graduate Thomas Phillips (University of Virginia)
Senior Andrew Glaid
Senior Manasa Ravi
Senior Maria Touloumes
Senior Sean Walsh
These students scored 3 or higher on 3 or more exams.
Six Students Lauded by Johns
Hopkins Center for Talented
Youth
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BPHS Freshman Jarrod Cingel took the SAT
as an eighth grader and received the Top in
Country Award for being the highest scoring
8th grader in the country on the SAT Math
Exam from the Johns Hopkins Center for
Talented Youth.
He was also the top scoring 8th grader in
Pennsylvania on the combined SAT Reading
and Math Exams; the top scoring 8th grader in
PA on the Math Exam and the second highest
scoring 8th grader in PA on the SAT Reading
Exam.
BPHS freshmen Kevin Fleischmann, Brandon
Hanson, Christian Hokaj and eighth graders
Aaron Coplan and Adithya Krishnachand
earned High Honors Certificates from CTY
for their high scores on the SAT as IMS
students last year.
(Left to right): Adithya
Krishnachand, Aaron Coplan,
Jarrod Cingel, Brandon Hanson
and Christian Hokaj. Absent:
Kevin Fleischmann.
BPHS Students Finish in First and
Third Places at CalcuSolve
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BPHS freshman Kevin
Fleischmann finished in
First Place at the Grades 9
and 10 CalcuSolve
competition at Duquesne
University.
BPHS sophomore Dan
Snyder finished in Third
Place.
155 area students competed
in this competition which
tested students’ higher
math skills.
(Left to right): Kevin Fleischmann and
Dan Snyder.
Seven to Perform in PMEA
Honors Band!
•To be held Sunday, November
28 at the Carnegie Music Hall in
Oakland.
•Jeff Bright (bassoon/alternate)
•Spencer Kun (oboe)
•Jennifer Searles (trombone)
•Audrey Miller (clarinet)
•Travis Butler (percussion)
•Mark Debski (oboe)
•Phoebe Gorges (French horn)
(Left to right): Spencer Kun, Jennifer
Searles, Travis Butler, Jeff Bright,
Audrey Miller and Mark Debski.
Absent: Phoebe Gorges
18 BPHS Students to Participate
in Apprenticeship Programs
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18 BPHS students have been selected to participate in
Apprenticeship programs sponsored by the Allegheny Intermediate
Unit.
They will have the opportunity to meet with professionals once a
month to get a better understanding of their career of interest.
Nursing and Healthcare: Dalton Amato, Julie Krzywiecki and
Hayley Bielich
Contemporary Dance: Johanna Maloney and Krista Colarosa
Broadcast Journalism: Shannon Coyle and Jordan Duhig
Architecture: Alex Curtis and Michayla Wicker
Engineering: Kayla Walker, Stephen Gronsky and Mark Render
Green Design (Civil Engineering): Greg Pohodich and Rob Heuler
Astronomy: Kayla Kirsch
Robotics: Eric Rose
Acting: Lucy Sedor-Franzak
Marine Biology: Matthew Spicuzza
Washington First Graders Appear
on Steelers TV Show
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All three Washington Elementary
First Grade Classes appeared in a
segment called “Ready, Set,
What?” which is part of the
McDonald’s Steelers KidZone
television show, which airs on
Sunday mornings on Pittsburgh’s
CW (Channel 19).
They were interviewed and shared
their extensive knowledge about
the Pittsburgh Steelers and
football.
The students did a great job.
Their segments aired in October.
Here we go, Steelers! Here we
go!
Lincoln and Memorial Elementary
Schools Named Title I
Distinguished Schools
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Lincoln and Memorial Elementary Schools were named
Title I Distinguished Schools by the Pennsylvania
Department of Education’s Division of Federal Programs
for making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on the
PSSA Exams, and for meeting specific improvement
criteria for one or more of the subgroups tested.
Scores for Memorial’s IEP students improved 34% on
the Math Exam.
Scores for Lincoln’s Economically Disadvantaged
students improved 30% on the Reading Exam.
They were among a group of 140 Pennsylvania schools to
earn this distinction.
Each school will receive $3,000 in recognition of its
outstanding improvement on the PSSA Exams.