…to the Class of 2008 USCHalls of Fame Induction. The general public is invited toattend the Upper St. Clair HighSchool (USCHS) Halls of Fameceremony on Friday, October10, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. in thehigh school theatre.

The festivities will begin with aspecial reception to meet thehonorees at 3:00 p.m. in theUSCHS LGI, followed by theofficial ceremony at 4:30 p.m.,a dinner by invitation, Parade ofHonor, and VIP attendance forthe inductees and their familiesto the USCHS home varsityfootball game against BaldwinHS in the Panther Stadium. Aspart of the ceremony, recipientsof this award will be invited tospeak about their post-graduateexperiences and memories ofUSC in the USCHS Theatre.

Halls of Fame was created inthe year 2000 to recognizethose former students who havebrought recognition and honor

to Upper St. Clair and thoseformer staff members who havecontributed to the excellence ofUpper St. Clair throughout theircareers. Just as the high schoolwas designed to reflect and toinspire excellence in the areasof academics, arts, andathletics, Halls of Fame wascreated to identify individualswho have excelled in thosethree areas. Each spring threecommittees comprised of staffmembers, community members,and alumni meet to select theinductees, and each fall thecommunity joins together tohonor the new class with a dayof celebration.

The 2008-09 awards willspotlight the achievements ofseveral outstanding alumni andstaff members. ACADEMICHALL OF FAME 2008: KellyM. Doran, Carissa A. Tener,Paul Savidge, Dr. PatriciaDunkis, and Mrs. KathleenKirsch. ARTS HALL OFFAME 2008: Camilie Hulin,

Kristin McClintock-LeBeau,Timothy Meehan, and Douglas

School District Report Card

UPPER ST. CLAIR SCHOOL DISTRICT

1820 McLaughlin Run Road • Upper St. Clair • PA • 15241

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On the 2007-08 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) tests, 98% of theUpper St. Clair School District juniors earned scores of proficient or above in writing,93% in reading, and 89% in math. All Upper St. Clair elementary, middle and highschools achieved “adequate yearly progress,” far exceeding the state goals andexpectations for improvement in academic performance, test participation, andattendance/graduation. For more information about Upper St. Clair students’ PSSA andstandardized achievement test scores, please turn to pages 6-8.

Highest Achievement • Safe and Healthy Environment • Excellent Value in Education

New Faces in the SchoolsOn page 4, please welcome new professional staff members recently hired at usc.

INSIDE...

SUPERINTENDENT’SMESSAGEANDUNDER THE GAVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 2

KUSHNER’S KORNERAND

BRAVOS AND KUDOS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 3

NEW FACES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 42007-08USCSD REPORT CARD . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 6-8

HALLS OF FAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 9

CENTRAL OFFICEADMINISTRATION

DR. PATRICK O’TOOLESUPERINTENDENT

DR. TERRY KUSHNER

ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT/DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY

EDUCATION

DR. JOHN BORNYAS

DIRECTOR OFPROGRAMMING, OPERATIONS

ANDMIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION

DR. JUDITH BULAZO

DIRECTOR OFPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

ANDELEMENTARY EDUCATION

SCHOOL DIRECTORS

MRS. ANGELA B. PETERSENPRESIDENT

MRS. AMY L. BILLERBECKVICE PRESIDENT

MRS. BARBARA L. BOLAS

MRS. CAROL B. COLIANE

MR. FRANK J. KERBER

MR. HARRY F. KUNSELMAN

MR. LOUIS A. PICONI

MRS. REBECCA A. STERN

DR. WILLIAM M. SULKOWSKI

PAUL FOXEDITOR

JOE KALLISLAYOUT & DESIGN

www.uscsd.k12.pa.us412-833-1600

You Are Cordially Invited…

HALLS OF FAME

You Are Cordially Invitedcontinuing on page 8

Our student stateassessment resultsfor the 2007-08school year arefeatured in thisedition of ST.CLAIR SCENE.Once again, our

students are to be commended forperforming at a very high level.During the past year, they also earneda significant number of scholarshipsand awards for outstanding academicand arts performances. Most of ourstudents also participated inmeaningful community serviceprojects.

Our staff is also to be commended forthese achievements. Our teachers andadministrators have been engaged in aprofessional development series thathas focused on Assessment forLearning and the Assessment ofLearning to increase our students’academic success.

Our staff wasalso recognized this past year for somespecial achievements. Both Boyce andFort. Couch Middle Schools earnedthe coveted “Schools to Watch” awardfrom the Pennsylvania Middle SchoolAssociation. Our Eisenhower staffwas invited by the Association forCurriculum and Development topresent their highly successfulProfessional Learning Communities

initiative to the national conference inNew Orleans.

Technology enhancements throughoutthe District were significant in 2007-08. A new wide-area networkinfrastructure will increase Internetspeed and capabilities. The highschool is now wireless. The Districtsecured a nearly $500,000 Classroomsfor the Future grant to facilitate aparadigm shift in strategies fordelivering instruction in the twenty-first century. Also, a new emergencycalling system was put in place.

A Safe SchoolsGrant of $34,000

for Project Achieve was received tocreate and maintain a safe schoolenvironment that addresses consistentschool-wide expectations for studentbehavior, conflict resolution, andproblem solving.

Our Asian Studies initiative wasenhanced by an $86,000 grant fromthe Freeman Foundation, a $25,000grant from Senator John Pippy and acooperative agreement with theConfucius Institute at the University ofPittsburgh. This funding is helping usexpand our foreign languageinstruction and prepare world-readystudents.

Planning for our middle schoolmodernization project also moved

forward. A comprehensive study of theeducational specifications wasconducted by our staff working withconsultant DeJong and Associates.Three community forums were heldthroughout the year. I encourageeveryone to visit our District websitewww.uscsd.k12.pa.us, and attend ourpublic meetings to stay informed aboutthe project.

At the Board level we welcomed fournew members, Mrs. Amy Billerbeck,Mrs. Rebecca Stern, Mr. Louis Piconi,and Mr. Harry Kunselman. We wereall honored to have our local Boardmember Mrs. Barbara Bolas assumethe presidency of the National SchoolBoards Association.

This brief review of some of our majoraccomplishments and initiatives from2007-08 shows the vast amount ofwork and energy displayed by ourstudents, staff, leadership, andcommunity on a daily basis at UpperSt. Clair.

I wish to thank the parents, staff, andcommunity who have supported ourDistrict. Moreover, I wish to thank ourstudents who have distinguishedthemselves through hard work anddedication to their education. Mypersonal best wishes for a successful 2008-09 school year.

SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGEDr. Patrick O’Toole

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Angela Petersen, President,Board of School Directors

In May 2005, the USCSchool Board commissionedthe architectural firm ofGraves & McLean to updateits Feasibility Study andDistrict-Wide Assessment(Feasibility Study) todocument facility issues andoptions for our two middle

schools, Boyce and FortCouch. Unfortunately,circumstances delayed theplanned January 2006presentation of the study tothe Board and the publicuntil September 2006.

The Feasibility Studyreminded the Board and thecommunity that BoyceMiddle School was built in

1969 with an additioncompleted in 1991and that FortCouch MiddleSchool wasbuilt in 1951and lastrenovated in1989. Based onthe architects’ review morethan three years ago, theFeasibility Study concluded

that these buildings are inneed of majorimprovements. At bothBoyce and Fort Couch,

mechanical systems(heating, ventilation,plumbing, electrical,

etc.) are outdated andmalfunctioning. The safety ofour students in thesebuildings has never been inquestion; these buildings

Under the Gavel…Not All Bricks and Mortar: USC Middle Schools Are About Education

Under the Gavelcontinuing on page 4

The Board of School Directors of the Upper St. Clair SchoolDistrict announced the following student and staffcommendations at their public meetings in June and August,2008.

Joseph Merchant, a freshman bassoon player in WindSymphony (directed by Mr. Don Pickell) and ChamberOrchestra (Mr. Paul Fox), is to be commended for auditioningand earning membership in the prestigious Pittsburgh YouthSymphony Orchestra, usually reserved for seniors in highschool or college students.

The Vail Jazz Foundation, Inc. selected Benny Benack foradmission to the Vail Jazz Workshop, held in Vail, Colorado,August 23 through September 1, 2008. Based on a nationalaudition and interviews, this prestigious appointment wasoffered to three high school students from the United States.Benny is a student of Mr. Frank Eisenreich.

From hundreds of entries, the following students werehonored by the Ralph Munn Creative Writing Contestsponsored by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. All studentsworked with English/Creative Writing teacher EmilyRobbibaro.Jake Rosati -

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As I havepreviouslyreported inthe ST.CLAIRSCENE,Upper St.Clair High

School received a“Classrooms for the Future”(CFF) grant from thePennsylvania Department ofEducation for the 2007-2008school year to fundtechnology resources inEnglish and math classrooms.Resources supplied to thehigh school through the grantincluded 510 laptops, 17laptop carts, 22 electronicwhiteboards, 22 videoprojectors, 22 multi-mediaspeakers, and funding for atechnology coach, trainingand staff development wortha total of $470,000. For 2008-09, we have been awarded anadditional $110,000 to extendthe initiative into the areas ofscience and social studies.

As stated on the CFF website,the grant is intended to “beused to provide teachers and

school leadersextensivetraining on howto best harness

the power of technology toincrease student achievementand ensure students are readyfor college and the high-techglobal job market.” To helpaddress the ever-changingdemands of thedigital world, our plan for the2008-09 school year is to usethe grant to equip the scienceand social studiesdepartments with videoprojectors and electronicwhiteboards. The laptop cartswill be used by all staff andstudents.

To facilitate appropriate useand implementation of thesenew resources, English andmath teachers will participatein the second phase of CFFstaff development whichfocuses on the integration oftechnology into theirrespective instructional areas.The science and social studiesstaffs, along with the teachersin all other remaining areas,will participate in the firstphase of the CFF staffdevelopment which focuseson the need for classroominstructional reform.

Our math and Englishteachers have had theopportunity to work with theCFF program throughout thepast school year. Someexamples of expandedlearning opportunities andinitiatives afforded ourstudents through the training

and resourcesprovided by the2007-08 CFF

grand include:

• Lessons focusing on studentengagement, problem-solvingand inquiry, as opposed tomere retention of information(e.g. science lab-basedactivities in math classes, useof the Promethean Board foraccess to internet interaction,and Wikipedia information torole-play characters in anovel);

• Collaborative grouping ofstudents ranging from BasicMath and English to APCalculus and English,resulting in discussiongroups, peer editing, on-linedocument creation;

• Differentiation of instructionthrough the use of technology,allowing students to work attheir own pace and providingdirect feedback to teachers

regarding student progress;

• Real-world, project-basedactivities both within andoutside the classroom (e.g.development and analysis ofcandy sale fundraising,participation in onlinedecision-making regardingthe Market Square Project,and documentation of aminimalist lifestyle in a uniton transcendentalism);

• Career exploration showingrelevance of subject areas andcurriculum to specificoccupations;

• Projects requiring onlineresearch, analysis andsynthesis of information, andthe development of relatedpresentations through the useof GoogleEarth,GoogleSketchup, PhotoStory,web pages, blogs, etc.

I am certain that we will haveeven more new developmentsto report following the secondyear of CFF implementationat the high school. The grantaffords us the opportunity togain additional access toinformation and resourcesthat will enable us to continueto better prepare our studentsfor life in the 21st century.

KKUSHNER’SKorner

Dr. Terrence Kushner

BRAVOS and KUDOS

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NEW FACES AT USC

John BooneBoyce Administration

Sarah KlinglerHigh SchoolEnglish

Sean O’RourkeHigh SchoolEnglish

Timothy HartnettHigh SchoolScience

Mikki ShalataStreamsSpanish

Erik WiesemannBaker Elementary

Tonia GarofaloBoyceCounseling

Lauren MechlerBaker/StreamsElementary

Ping LiuHigh SchoolForeign Language

Kathryn MartinBaker Elementary

Clayton YonkerHigh SchoolPhysis/Math

been in question; thesebuildings complied with thebuilding codes in effect atthe time of construction orrenovation and health-relatedconcerns are addressed andremedied as they arise.Nonetheless, neither Boycenor Fort Couch meets currentbuilding codes and theirphysical conditions demandattention.

In September 2007,community forums andbuilding tours were held atBoyce and Fort CouchMiddle Schools so you, thepublic, could hear moreabout the Feasibility Study

and necessary renovations. InOctober 2007, Graves &McLean was hired as thearchitect for the project.Then, in February 2008, anEducational SpecificationsCommittee comprised ofteachers, administrators,principals, school boardmembers and communitymembers, under the directionof educational consultant Dr.William DeJong, was formedto assist in developing thespecifications for themodernization of theseimportant community assets.A community workshop anddialogue took place in May2008 to gather additional

input from staff, parents, andcommunity members in aneffort to understand what a21st Century School shouldlook like and to gain anappreciation for how thebuilding design contributesto the education of ourchildren.

The Board of SchoolDirectors is delighted withthe progress that hasoccurred as a result of thisdynamic process and isappreciative of those whohave taken the time toparticipate. Community inputis critical to the success ofthis long-awaited project,

and as Upper St. Clair movescloser to the reality ofopening the doors to moremodern and flexible Boyceand Fort Couch MiddleSchool buildings, you areagain invited to becomeactively involved.

Please join your fellowcitizens in the High SchoolLGI at 7:00 p.m. on Monday,October 20, in order toreview what Graves &McLean is proposing forBoyce and Fort CouchMiddle Schools to addressthe educational needs of ourchildren now and well intothe future. Thank you.

Under the Gavel…Not All Bricks and Mortar: USC Middle Schools Are About Education

not picturedKelly Costa — Baker Elementary, Christine Finnegan — Boyce Elementary, Kelsey Monyok — Fort Couch — Science, Daniel O’Rourke — Fort Couch — Social Studies, Elizabeth Conrad — Eisenhower Elementary, William Corey Langley — High School — Math, Lee Schafer — Director of Transportation

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Jake Rosati — second place for “Blue” (non-fiction essay)Faith Beck — third place (fictional short story)Peter Rosati — finalist for “Wooden” (poetry)Other entries of merit selected for publication in the annualcontest scrapbook were:Sarah Walters—Slezak (poetry)Peter Rosati for “The Lullaby of the Restless” (poetry)Jake Rosati for “Walking Stick” (poetry)

Three seniors recently competed in the KDKA “HometownHigh Q” Semi-Final competition. The team finished third ofthe 81 teams across Western Pennsylvania. KDKA andWestfield Insurance honored the “Top Nine” teams at aspecial luncheon at the Hall of Fame Club at PNC Park andWestfield Insurance presented a check for $5000 to our team.Team members were senior Tyler Lehman, senior and teamcaptain Shawn Summers, and junior John Subosits. John willserve as our 2008-2009 Team Captain.

Two Fort Couch students recently competed in the NationalGarden Club Poetry Contest. This year’s theme was “Natureand Me.” Taylor Manalo, an 8th grader, placed first andMadison Chafin, in 7th grade, placed third.

William Kleinhans, high school student, was commended forthe completion of his Eagle Scout award.

The following students earned an International BaccalaureateMYP certificate: Pankaj Aggarwal, Everett Altherr, Meera Babu, Michelle Billerbeck, Jesse Blyth, Tyler Brantner, Teresa Burdette, Rebecca Dreyer, Luis Frazao, Conor Frazier, Megan Frennier,Utkarsh Gaurav, Meilin Grunnagle, Amelia Hanna,Brandon Kerber, James Kern, Kristina King, Petek Kosar,Aashay Kumar, Christopher Labelle, Dylan Lease, Sam Li, Kathryn Lin, Andrew McKenna, Ishan Mitra,Natasha Nagpal, Gabriel Nastac, Vincent Palmieri,Shalin Patel, Ryan Pearson, Jacob Quigg, Sebastian Reigber,Talia Rochmann, Indraniel Roye, Aashil Shah,Cassandra Smith, Paul Spence, Diatrah Stott, Emily Summers, Michelle Szucs, Aaron Ungar

Over 280,000 people from across the country responded toRNC Chairman Duncan’s video question on YouTube (“Why

are you a Republican in 2008?”) Five finalists were chosen,and America voted on the winner. The winning video is thework of Shawn Summers, 2008 graduate of Upper St. ClairHigh School. Shawn attended the 2008 Republican NationalConvention in St. Paul, Minnesota. He will also spend oneday on the campaign trail with Senator John McCain.

Three USC students were showcased as cast members in the2008 summer season of Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (CLO)at the Benedum Theatre. Nathan Steinhauer, a 6th grader atBoyce, played Peter Dennis and understudied to the leadingrole of Patrick Dennis in the Pittsburgh CLO production ofMame. Ben Nadler, entering Boyce this fall, made his CLOdebut as Little Jake in the musical Annie Get Your Gun. Alsofeatured at the Pittsburgh CLO throughout this summer wasUSC alumna Stephanie Maloney, a member of the CLOensemble and seen as Cousin Fan in Mame.

Two hundred artistically gifted high school students fromacross the state, including three Upper St. Clair Performing

Arts students, traveledto Mercyhurst Collegethis summer to attendthe PennsylvaniaGovernor’s School forthe Arts. The Upper St.Clair participants, allentering their senioryear, included Anthony

Ambroso on guitar, Ben Benack on the trumpet, and AnneWinters on the piano.

Tim Wagner, teacher at Streams, wrote the article“Classroom Compliance: How to Turn Non-Compliant Learners into Children who Say YES”published in the April 2008 issue of TheBehavior Brief. The Behavior Brief is producedfor the administration and faculty of the

Pittsburgh Public Schools by the Watson Institute BehaviorSupports for Youth in partnership with the University ofPittsburgh. The paper will be presented this summer at theWorld Association for Case Method Research andApplication’s International Conference in Edinburgh,Scotland.

Latino/ Native IEP ELL/ EconomicallyOverall† White Black Hispanic Asian American Multiracial (Not Gifted) LEP Disadvantaged Migrant Male Female

Grade 3Reading % 92% 91% ** ** 96% ** ** 70% ** 82% ** 89% 95%

# 281 248 ** ** 24 ** ** 31 ** 9 ** 146 135Math % 95% 95% ** ** 100% ** ** 82% ** 73% ** 96% 94%

# 291 257 ** ** 25 ** ** 36 ** 8 ** 157 134

Grade 4Reading % 92% 92% ** ** 94% ** ** 60% ** ** ** 89% 96%

# 246 221 ** ** 16 ** ** 18 ** ** ** 136 110Math % 97% 97% ** ** 94% ** ** 80% ** ** ** 97% 97%

# 258 232 ** ** 16 ** ** 24 ** ** ** 147 111

Grade 5Reading % 89% 89% ** ** 89% ** ** 63% ** 73% ** 88% 89%

# 264 237 ** ** 24 ** ** 34 ** 8 ** 121 143Math % 90% 89% ** ** 100% ** ** 69% ** 73% ** 88% 91%

# 267 237 ** ** 27 ** ** 38 ** 8 ** 122 145Writing % 78% 78% ** ** 81% ** ** 50% ** 55% ** 72% 83%

# 231 207 ** ** 22 ** ** 27 ** 6 ** 98 133

Grade 6Reading % 92% 92% ** ** 95% ** ** 67% ** 64% ** 91% 93%

# 293 269 ** ** 21 ** ** 29 ** 7 ** 157 136Math % 96% 96% ** ** 100% ** ** 77% ** 73% ** 96% 95%

# 304 279 ** ** 22 ** ** 33 ** 8 ** 165 139

Grade 7Reading % 93% 93% ** ** 100% ** ** 76% ** ** ** 92% 95%

# 293 265 ** ** 26 ** ** 32 ** ** ** 151 142Math % 95% 94% ** ** 100% ** ** 74% ** ** ** 95% 95%

# 297 269 ** ** 26 ** ** 31 ** ** ** 156 141

Grade 8Reading % 97% 97% ** ** 100% ** ** 81% ** 79% ** 96% 98%

# 323 298 ** ** 19 ** ** 44 ** 11 ** 174 149Math % 93% 93% ** ** 100% ** ** 63% ** 71% ** 92% 95%

# 312 286 ** ** 19 ** ** 34 ** 10 ** 168 144Writing % 96% 96% ** ** 100% ** ** 82% ** 100% ** 95% 98%

# 324 298 ** ** 19 ** ** 45 ** 14 ** 175 149

Grade 11Reading % 93% 94% ** ** 69% ** ** 76% ** ** ** 91% 95%

# 307 295 ** ** 9 ** ** 28 ** ** ** 162 145Math % 89% 89% ** ** 92% ** ** 49% ** ** ** 88% 90%

# 294 280 ** ** 12 ** ** 18 ** ** ** 157 137Writing % 98% 98% ** ** 100% ** ** 89% ** ** ** 96% 100%

# 321 305 ** ** 13 ** ** 32 ** ** ** 170 151

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Upper St. Clair School District 2007-08 Report Card

Percentage and number of students Proficient or above

We are pleased to present our fifth annual Upper St. Clair School District report card. The information provides clearevidence of the achievement of our students in a number of academic areas. We are proud of the accomplishments ofour students and look forward to their continuing success.

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** Indicates fewer than 10 students in a group. To provide meaningful results and to protect the privacy of the individual students, data are printed only when the totalnumber of students in a group is at least 10. † The total number of students may not equal total enrollment. Homeschooled students, LEP students in their first year of enrollment in a US school, students whohave been enrolled less than one academic year and students who did not complete enough items on the test are excluded from the summary numbers at the school,district and state levels. See FAQ section on www.grownetwork.com for further details.

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Reading 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008USCSD 553 562 560 556 569 561 561 565 566State 498 500 498 500 501 501 493 493 494National 505 506 504 507 508 508 503 502 502Mathematics 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008USCSD 568 566 570 574 581 581 589 579 587State 497 499 500 502 502 503 500 499 501National 514 514 516 519 518 520 518 515 515

Writing 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008USCSD 575 567 575State 483 482 483National 497 494 494

Please note: The Writing Section of the SAT was not implemented until 2006. Therefore, no data is available for the years preceding 2006.

ACT 2002-2008 Performance*

English 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008USCSD 23.4 23.9 23.6 24.4 25.3 25.0 25.2

State 20.8 20.9 21.2 21.2 21.3 21.5 21.8National 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.4 20.6 20.7 20.6

Reading 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008USCSD 24.6 24.8 24.3 25 25.4 25.5 25.1

State 22.0 22.1 22.3 22.3 22.2 22.4 22.5National 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.4

Math 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008USCSD 24.3 24.9 25.3 25.6 26.2 25.7 25.9

State 21.2 21.2 21.5 21.5 21.7 21.9 22.3National 20.6 20.6 20.7 20.7 20.8 21.0 21.0

Science 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008USCSD 23.3 23.7 23.5 23.7 24.5 23.9 24.2

State 21.3 21.3 21.5 21.4 21.4 21.5 21.6National 20.8 20.8 20.9 20.9 20.9 21.0 20.8

Composite 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008USCSD 24.0 24.4 24.3 24.9 25.5 25.1 25.2

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Upper St. Clair High School2000-2008 SAT Reading, Mathematics and Writing Performance*

Williams. ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME 2008: Kyra Kaylor, Lori Harris, and Kurt Keller.To suggest a candidate for the USC Halls of Fame Class of 2009, send a written recommendation including thenominee's resumé and contact information to Assistant Principal Louis Angelo in care of Upper St. Clair HighSchool by May 31, 2009.

You Are Cordially Invited…HALLS OF FAME

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David MathewsRebecca Norman-Harbaugh

Sarah O'Brien-ZirwasTerrence Hammons

Walter Henricks

Kelly M. DoranCarissa A. Tener

Paul SavidgeDr. Patricia Dunkis

Mrs. Kathleen Kirsch

Cheryl Bruno-GamberScott Hahn

Joseph J. BuggyDavid J. Lind

Catherine Moraytis-UlicnyEdward CallahanSusan N. HughesPaul A. Schlachter

2006 2007

2008

Halls of Famecontinuing on page 10* Posthumously

David BrewtonEd ChekanRay Bandi

Tricia Hwang-ConnerlyMark KatlicTrisha Meili

Brian Phillips

Jack PhillipsKaren Swartz

Robert ChristianaJohn DeBlassio

Donald EichhornNiles Norman *Carl Streams *

2000

Jonathan BickhamJoseph Wesley Coltman III

Lynn Digby-BaxterDaniel CooperGeorge Davis

Amy Snyder-KaminskiSimona Pautler

Linda Decker-SteindorfNorman Wagner

William WarrenKathy DeBlassio

Joseph Ferderbar *Ann GladdenJane Hollman

George McClintockAlex PerinisPaul PryorJohn Small

2002

Lori CherupJeffrey CooperRaj Chakrabarti

Stephanie Fulmer-SmentekDonald LundKenneth LundRobert Swartz

Melisa Wenna-LaiJoe Argiro *

Robert BrosnahanFrank Carr

Rosemarie RocherDon Stoicovy

Vic Zuraw

2001

William F. FroehlichDavid KimmelKavita Babu

Sean P McHughDeirdre O'Connor

Jack W. RadkeHeidi R. Vollmer-Snarr

George Betcher *Bruce N. CarneyCharles FlemingD'nis L. Lynch

William A. PopeStanley A Zingle *

2003

Alan T. PoppRichard St. JohnJennifer DePalmaDonnan StoicovyBarbara Carney

Herbert C. KirkwoodJames Saunders

2004Jack W. Elliott

Lesley Retallick-LeeShawn Douglas

Andrea Spadaro-MorrisonAmy PurdyJames Purdy

Catherine Luke

2005

Stephen ChboskyJohn Graulty

Laura SchrockAnn Talman

Michael Werner

2000

Claudia Curley-BenackJohn Edkins

Wynn HarmonThomas Kikta

Preston SimpsonTom HarshmanLinda Serene

2001Ed Driscoll

Sean GarnhartRobert J. Gielas

George McClintockPaul Pavlov

Martin J. Smith

2002

Academic Hall of Fame

Arts Hall of Fame

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Arts Hall of Fame

Joseph A. Bonasso IIIRandall Morgan Newsome

David E. NortonHeather Page

Margaret Shortridge-WerdCaryn Wunderlich-Gott

James BennettObbie McClintock

2003Jonathan BakerSamuel R. HazoJohn F. Sholl, Jr.

Robert TruverCharles Wood

Donald MincherSandra L. Stein

2004Meredith Bell

Gail Deibler-Finke

2005

Dwight KennedyDavid Lander

Susan Forry-LockeShari Shriver-Opfermann

Jessica SpencerKaren Sommer-Turnbull

Rick Valicenti

2006

Jacqueline BaynePonny Conomos-Jahn

Marcia FroehlichDaniel Mazzarini

2007

Camilie HulinKristin McClintock-LeBeau

Timothy MeehanDouglas Williams

2008

* Posthumously

Athletic Hall of Fame

Missy BerteottiJoey David

Jeff DelaneyBob Johnston

Jeff JoyceMarty Sieckmann

Dave VanchinaFrank VancinMandy West

Doug WhaleyMark White

2000Mark Battaglia

Sean CaseyCraig DunawayMark HondruScott Hawkins

Kathy Tomko-KappertLaura KoernerJack MaitlandMarty MoranGary Schick

Nancy Tomich

2001Kirk Ferentz

Cullen HawkinsJoseph Luxbacher

Kevin OrieKristen Elias-Pakela

Joseph DePalmaWillard Hartley

2002

John Bruno, Jr. *Tom Cherry

Rebecca DesmanLonny W. HarrisonWilliam McArdle

2003

Katherine Haddox-ClarkNick CullenBeth Friday

Steven TazzaJohn WelchJoe Moore *

2004

Beth Babbitt-BalesDave BarzlerPeter Smith

Sheryl Klick-Strobl

2005

Gary DePalmaPhilip Michael Dunn

Zachary Ellis

2006

Amy Lienhardt-HochanadelMerel Hommen-Wilson

Nathan Meerstein

2007Lori Harris

Kyra KaylorKurt Keller

2008

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News and awards from the Upper St. Clair Schools

• New starting and ending times at Boyce and Fort Couch Middle SchoolsBand/Orchestra rehearsals —7:45 a.m.Regular Student Arrival Time — 8:30 amHomeroom Time — 8:35 amDismissal Time — 3:15 pm

• Plans for middle school renovations project continue• Open House dates

Elementary Schools — September 18, 2008 and May 7, 2009 (tentative)Boyce Middle School — September 17 and April 22 (tentative)

Fort Couch Middle School — September 25 and April 15 (tentative)High School — September 24

• New Director of Transportation — W. Lee Schafer• High School Graduation date — Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 7:30 pm• New look of the USCHS Marching Band (uniforms) and new band equipment bus• School District calendar and other information available on website: www.uscsd.k12.pa.us • Comcast Cable 19 and Verizon FiOS channel 41 also good resources for current information.

What’s New at USC?

“The Pride of USC” Marching Band

2009 National Merit Semifinalists

Matthew Boyas Jennifer Cipullo Andrew Gallagher

Matthew Myron Mathi Rengasamy Joseph Rubino

John Subosits

Varsity Cheerleaders at Boys Soccer game

USC Performing Arts Fall/Winter Events

November 5–6, 8–9, 2008 HS Fall Play performances (HS Theatre)November 13 HS Pops concert (HS Theatre 7:30pm)

November 18 HS Fall Band/Orchestra concert (HS Theatre 7pm)November 25 HS Jazz Band concert (HS LGI 7pm)

December 11 BO Band/Choir/Orchestra concert (HS Theatre 7pm)December 13 HS Madrigal Dinner (HS Nutrition Center 5:30pm)December 16 HS Holiday Choral concert (HS Theatre 7:30pm)

December 18 HS Holiday Band/Orchestra concert (HS Theatre 7pm) January 8, 2009 BA, EI, ST Elementary Chorus concert (HS Theatre 7:30pm)

January 22 FC Musical performances (HS Theatre 9:30am & 7:30pm)January 28 FC Band & Orchestra concert (HS Theatre 7:30pm)January 29 HS Jazz Band invitational concert (HS Theatre 7pm)

Hosting the National School Boards Association(NSBA) National Board Retreat in Pittsburgh on

September 19, Barbara Bolas, USC Board memberand President of NSBA, showcased the numerousinternational education opportunities available to

Upper St. Clair students.

Website: www.uscsd.k12.pa.us• Announcements • Calendar • Directory• Faculty • Information • Schools

School-Access Cable: Channel 19

School District Telephone: 412-833-1600Press “1,” the extension number, followed by the # signPress “2” for alphabetic directory

Music & Theatre Events: 412-851-2060

Athletic Hotline 412-833-1600 x2989

School Delays and Closings

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For information on any delays/closings, you can now visit our website atwww.uscsd.k12.pa.us or tune into Cable Channel 19 in addition to yourfavorite radio and television stations.

Community Curriculum Input CommitteeThe Community Curriculum Input Committee (CCIC)

will continue to function this year. The purpose of thisgroup is to provide the school district with timely feedbackon relevant issues and topics regarding curriculum andinstruction. Any community member is eligible toparticipate. Anyone interested in joining the group shouldcontact Donna Faccenda at 412-833-1600 extension 2218.Chaired by Assistant Superintendent Dr. Terrence Kushner,the next meeting will be held this fall prior to Fast Trackcurriculum recommendations, date and time to beannounced.

Middle School RenovationThe Upper St. Clair School District invites you to attend

a Middle School Design Preview Community Meeting.The meeting will be held on October 20 from 7:00 - 9:00p.m. at the High School LGI Room. Your input will bewelcomed. If you plan to attend, please call 412-833-1600,option 1, ext. 2202, or email renovation@uscsd.k12.pa.us.