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EAGLE EYE December 3, 2018 An E-Newsletter from South Park School District SouthParkSchools @SPSDInfo SouthParkSchoolDistrict sparksd.org Monday, December 3 Board of Directors Reorganization & Regular Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the SPHS Cafeteria Wednesday, December 5 Community Connection Forum: Community & School Safety 6:30 p.m. in the SPHS Auditorium Friday, December 21 One-Hour Early Dismissal Monday, December 24 through Wednesday, January 2 Winter Break No School *Wednesday, January 2 is a possible snow make-up day DATES TO REMEMBER THE SEASON OF GIVING: SOUTH PARK SCHOOLS HELP THOSE IN NEED The holiday season has just started; however, South Park students already have made a difference in our community by making the holidays a little brighter for those in need. At South Park High School, students, faculty, staff and community members donated hundreds of toys for local children. The gift collection is led by the Interact Club and sponsors Mr. Mike Surovchak and Mrs. Christine Weston. Members of the Interact Club, along with Mr. Surovchak and Mrs. Weston, loaded a bus with the presents on Thursday, November 29 to donate them to children in our area who are in need. At South Park Elementary Center, the annual Stuff-A-Bus toy drive wrapped up last week, and hundreds of toys were collected. This annual toy drive, led by Mr. Joe Quast and his fourth grade students, resulted in a pile of toys being given by students, faculty, staff and community members. Mr. Quast, Mr. Trozzi and some fourth grade students got to school early on Friday, November 30 to pack the bus with the toys and take them to Robinson Township where they were donated to the 96.1 KISS Stuff-A-Bus toy drive. In addition to the recently completed food drive at South Park Middle School, students who attended the Allegheny County Camp Cadet last summer, with the help of Mr. Chris Stoicovy, led the Sweats for Vets collection. In total, 104 sweatshirts were collected in just four days for veterans in our area. The generosity of South Park grows every year. Thank you to those who contributed! FORUM TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY The South Park School District will host the first Community Connection Forum on Wednesday, December 5 at 6:30 p.m. in the South Park High School auditorium. This forum will be focused on community and school safety. Discussion topics will include Pennsylvania’s Act 44, legislation signed by Governor Tom Wolf earlier this year which focuses on school safety and security, ALICE training and other safety efforts by the South Park School District.
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December 3, 2018An E-Newsletter from South Park School District
SouthParkSchools @SPSDInfo SouthParkSchoolDistrict sparksd.org
Monday, December 3Board of Directors
Reorganization & Regular Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the SPHS Cafeteria
Wednesday, December 5Community Connection Forum:
Community & School Safety 6:30 p.m. in the SPHS Auditorium
Friday, December 21One-Hour Early Dismissal
Monday, December 24 through
Wednesday, January 2Winter Break
No School
*Wednesday, January 2 is a possible snow make-up day
DATES TO REMEMBER
THE SEASON OF GIVING:SOUTH PARK SCHOOLS HELP THOSE IN NEED
The holiday season has just started; however, South Park students already have made a difference in our community by making the holidays a little brighter for those in need.
At South Park High School, students, faculty, staff and community members donated hundreds of toys for local children. The gift collection is led by the Interact Club and sponsors Mr. Mike Surovchak and Mrs. Christine Weston. Members of the Interact Club, along with Mr. Surovchak and Mrs. Weston, loaded a bus with the presents on Thursday, November 29 to donate them to children in our area who are in need.
At South Park Elementary Center, the annual Stuff-A-Bus toy drive wrapped up last week, and hundreds of toys were collected. This annual toy drive, led by Mr. Joe Quast and his fourth grade students, resulted in a pile of toys being given by students, faculty, staff and community members. Mr. Quast, Mr. Trozzi and some fourth grade students got to school early on Friday, November 30 to pack the bus with the toys and take them to Robinson Township where they were donated to the 96.1 KISS Stuff-A-Bus toy drive.
In addition to the recently completed food drive at South Park Middle School, students who attended the Allegheny County Camp Cadet last summer, with the help of Mr. Chris Stoicovy, led the Sweats for Vets collection. In total, 104 sweatshirts were collected in just four days for veterans in our area.
The generosity of South Park grows every year. Thank you to those who contributed!
FORUM TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAYThe South Park School District will host the first Community Connection Forum on Wednesday, December 5 at 6:30 p.m. in the South Park High School auditorium. This forum will be focused on community and school safety. Discussion topics will include Pennsylvania’s Act 44, legislation signed by Governor Tom Wolf earlier this year which focuses on school safety and security, ALICE training and other safety efforts by the South Park School District.
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THANKSGIVING PROVIDES LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS
HIGH SCHOOL MAKES DONATION TO TREE OF LIFE SYNAGOGUEIn light of the recent tragedy at Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill, South Park High School students decided to collect and donate money for the victims’ families and Tree of Life Synagogue. Junior class president Danielle DeProspo launched the idea into immediate action when she proposed it to the student council on the Monday following the tragedy.
Danielle’s action brought about an impressive response from the student body. The high school students were able to raise $535 for the families and Tree of Life Synagogue. An additional $1,000 is being donated from the South Park High School Student Council. The money was donated through Pittsburgh Gives, a nonprofit organization.
Second grade students used their creativity to create colorful holiday cards recently. Those cards will be sent to children in need in Africa, Australia and Uganda.
STUDENTS’ HOLIDAY CARDS TO BE SENT THOUSANDS OF MILES FROM SOUTH PARK
Students in Mrs. Baldigowski’s social studies classes spent the days before Thanksgiving learning about the holiday. The sixth graders explored a virtual tour of Ellis Island and learned about the obstacles many immigrants faced coming to America.
The students also explored a web quest of the first Thanksgiving where students had to find facts based on primary source documents. The students used the skills of historians to peel away the layers of myth and misconception surrounding the “First Thanksgiving” and to discover what may have really happened during the fall of 1621.
Students also reflected on their own lives and the many areas for which they could be thankful. Students shared traditions surrounding the holiday in their families and the people and things for which they are most thankful. Students composed letters of thanks to a family member to be personally delivered on the Thanksgiving holiday to culminate the week’s activities.
ARTIST VISITS SOUTH PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL MURAL CLUB STUDENTS
Artist Bernie Wilke visited members of the South Park Middle School Mural Club on Wednesday, November 28. Wilke shared his views on the importance of art with the students. He also discussed his artwork and his artistic process for creating a mural.
Wilke also led a group drawing activity with the students around the topics of growth and change in a community.
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South Park School District2005 Eagle Ridge Drive South Park, PA 15129
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Strengthening minds. Powering futures.
The South Park School District’s mission is to provide an educational
atmosphere where all students have opportunities to discover their talents, develop their abilities and achieve the expectations embed-
ded in our educational program to become responsible and productive
members of society.
John Innocenti President
Frank WentzelVice President
Mary Arrigo
Treasurer
Lorraine Blackburn
David E. Palmer
Wayne Perry
Nicholas Rudolph
Patrick Sable
Norman Solomon
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The South Park School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
national origin, age, sex, disability or any other legally protected classification
in its education programs, activities or employment practices. Announcement
of this policy is in accordance with state and federal laws including Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title
IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age
Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act.
SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS SCHEDULES
As of Friday, November 30 Schedules Subject to Change
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GIRLS’ VARSITY BASKETBALLDec 10 vs. Armstrong 7:30 p.m.Dec 13 vs. McGuffey 7:30 p.m.Dec 17 at Washington 7:30 p.m.Jan 3 vs. Waynesburg 7:30 p.m.Jan 5 at Chartiers Valley 1:30 p.m.Jan 7 at Brownsville 7:30 p.m.Jan 10 vs. Bethlehem Center 7:30 p.m.Jan 14 at Seton-La Salle Catholic 7:30 p.m.Jan 17 at McGuffey 7:30 p.m.Jan 19 vs. Southmoreland 1:30 p.m.Jan 21 vs. Washington 7:30 p.m.Jan 24 vs. Charleroi Area 7:30 p.m.Jan 28 at Waynesburg 7:30 p.m.Jan 29 vs. Belle Vernon 7:30 p.m.Jan 31 vs. Brownsville Area 7:30 p.m.Feb 4 at Bethlehem Center 7:30 p.m.Feb 7 vs. Seton-La Salle Catholic 7:30 p.m.
GIRLS’ JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALLDec 10 vs. Armstrong 6 p.m.Dec 13 vs. McGuffey 6 p.m.Dec 17 at Washington 6 p.m.Jan 3 vs. Waynesburg 6 p.m.Jan 5 at Chartiers Valley 12 noonJan 7 at Brownsville 6 p.m.Jan 10 vs. Bethlehem Center 6 p.m.Jan 14 at Seton-La Salle Catholic 6 p.m.Jan 17 at McGuffey 6 p.m.Jan 19 vs. Southmoreland 12 noonJan 21 vs. Washington 6 p.m.Jan 24 vs. Charleroi Area 6 p.m.Jan 28 at Waynesburg 6 p.m.Jan 29 vs. Belle Vernon 6 p.m.Jan 31 vs. Brownsville Area 6 p.m.Feb 4 at Bethlehem Center 6 p.m.Feb 7 vs. Seton-La Salle Catholic 6 p.m.
BOYS’ VARSITY BASKETBALLDec 12 at Shaler Area 7:30 p.m.Dec 14 vs. Highlands 7:30 p.m.Dec 17 vs. Derry Area 7:30 p.m.Dec 20 at Uniontown Area 7:30 p.m.Jan 4 vs. Elizabeth Forward 7:30 p.m.Jan 8 vs. Belle Vernon 7:30 p.m.Jan 11 at Waynesburg 7:30 p.m.Jan 12 vs. Freeport 1:30 p.m.Jan 15 vs. Ringgold 7:30 p.m.Jan 17 vs. Carrick 7:30 p.m.Jan 18 at East Allegheny 7:30 p.m.Jan 22 vs. Uniontown Area 7:30 p.m.Jan 25 at Elizabeth Forward 7:30 p.m.Jan 29 at Belle Vernon 7:30 p.m.Feb 1 vs. Waynesburg 7:30 p.m.Feb 5 at Ringgold 7:30 p.m.Feb 8 at Brentwood 7:30 p.m.Feb 11 at Keystone Oaks 7:30 p.m.
BOYS’ JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALLDec 12 at Shaler Area 6 p.m.Dec 14 vs. Highlands 6 p.m.Dec 17 vs. Derry Area 6 p.m.Dec 20 at Uniontown Area 6 p.m.Jan 4 vs. Elizabeth Forward 6 p.m.Jan 8 vs. Belle Vernon 6 p.m.Jan 11 at Waynesburg 6 p.m.Jan 12 vs. Freeport 12 noonJan 15 vs. Ringgold 6 p.m.Jan 17 vs. Carrick 6 p.m.Jan 18 at East Allegheny 6 p.m.Jan 22 vs. Uniontown Area 6 p.m.Jan 25 at Elizabeth Forward 6 p.m.Jan 29 at Belle Vernon 6 p.m.Feb 1 vs. Waynesburg 6 p.m.Feb 5 at Ringgold 6 p.m.Feb 8 at Brentwood 6 p.m.Feb 11 at Keystone Oaks 6 p.m.
BOYS’ 9TH GRADE BASKETBALLDec 11 at Bethel Park 3:45 p.m.Dec 14 at OLSH 3:30 p.m.Dec 20 vs. Shaler Area 3:30 p.m.Jan 4 vs. Brentwood 3:30 p.m.Jan 7 at Sewickley Academy 3:45 p.m.Jan 8 at Seton-La Salle Catholic 3:30 p.m.Jan 11 at Woodland Hills 4 p.m.Jan 14 at South Fayette 3:30 p.m.Jan 15 vs. Serra Catholic 3:30 p.m.Jan 18 at West Mifflin 3:30 p.m.Jan 22 vs. OLSH 3:30 p.m.Jan 25 at Brentwood 3:30 p.m.Jan 29 at Seton-La Salle Catholic 3:30 p.m. Feb 1 vs. Woodland Hills 3:30 p.m.Feb 5 at Serra Catholic 3:30 p.m.Feb 8 vs. West Mifflin 3:30 p.m.
VARSITY WRESTLINGDec 12 vs. Burgettstown 7 p.m.Dec 19 at Washington 7 p.m.Jan 3 at Chartiers Houston 7 p.m.Jan 9 vs. Fort Cherry 7 p.m.Jan 21 vs. Bentworth 7 p.m.Feb 4 at McKeesport 7 p.m.
VARSITY SWIMMINGDec 4 at Peters Township 6 p.m.Dec 11 vs. Baldwin 6 p.m.Dec 17 at Seton-La Salle Catholic 6 p.m.Jan 3 vs. Elizabeth Forward 6 p.m.Jan 10 at Uniontown Area 6 p.m.Jan 17 vs. McKeesport 6 p.m.Jan 23 at Belle Vernon 6 p.m.Jan 31 vs. Steel Valley 6 p.m.Feb 7 vs. Thomas Jefferson 6 p.m.Feb 14 at Ringgold 6 p.m.
TURKEY TIME VOLLEYBALL RAISES MONEY FOR PROJECT ELF
It’s a Thanksgiving tradition at South Park Middle School. Students, faculty and staff members participated in Turkey Time Volleyball on Wednesday, November 21. The event raises money for Project Elf. Nearly $200 was raised at this year’s Turkey Time Volleyball!
