Class of 1959 60 year Reunion Picnic.
Reunion picnic will be held Saturday, July 20, 2019 at Brady Farm located at 252 Seanor Church Road, New Stanton, Pa 15672. It will be a Picnic starting at Noon. Email Carol Hall Brady— horseygram @aol.com for details.
posted January 24th, 2019
Class Reunion Cruise
Contact Cruise Planners, 412-447-0929 or visit our website: www.sirthomastravel.com
Class of '94 15 year reunion
Please send your address to Samantha Kincel or Carrie Matthews. The reunion will be on November 28, 2009.
posted February 11th, 2009
Reunion for class of '59
The Penn Hills class of 1959 will celebrate fifty years with a reunion at Churchill Country Club on July 18, 2009. Contact a classmate with your address, email, and phone number.
PTSA Activities
The Penn Hills Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) is selling yellow signs that can be proudly displayed in your yard identifying you as a "Proud Family of a Penn Hills Senior" to honor your member of the Class of 2008. For just $10, you can purchase a colorful sign to show your graduate what you think of him/her. Parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents . . . all are encouraged to purchase signs. Show the community how proud we are of the Class of 2008. These signs can be obtained at all senior events.
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Parents, family members, and friends will have the chance to "Kiss Your Senior Goodbye" by sending your favorite member of the Class of 2008 a personalized note attached to a bag of kisses. The kisses will be delivered during the last week of school. For $1, a senior can be sent off with words of encouragement and praise while satisfying his or her sweet tooth. Kisses will be sold by PTSA volunteers at Scholarship Night, Senior Reception, Senior Awards Night, and Baccalaureate.
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On Monday, June 2, 2008, at 7:00 p.m., Baccalaureate will be held in the Thomas A. Bond Auditorium of the Penn Hills Senior High School. Traditionally a religious service or farewell address to a graduating class, it is being presented by the High School and Association of Christian Clergy of Penn Hills. The entire community is invited to attend the service. The Class of 2008 graduates in attendance will walk in procession wearing their caps and gowns and will participate in an e
Recognized as Outstanding
On April 17, 2008, five students from the Penn Hills School District were honored at the Tribune Review's Total Media Outstanding Young Citizens awards banquet at Churchill Country Club. In all, 89 students from 18 school districts were recognized. Each student received a certificate and accolades for their accomplishments and outstanding character.
Those recognized included Senior Mary Stevens, Junior Melissa Rust, and Sophomores Courtney Greenway, Kayley McMahon, and Carly Otte. After the dinner, 10 Gold Medal winners were announced. These ten were recognized by the Pittsburgh Tribune Review as the best of the best and awarded gold medal distinction. Carly was one of the ten chosen to receive this honor.
Carly was nominated to be an Outstanding Young Citizen by her Honors Algebra II teacher, Mrs. Brooke Hack, based on her academic performance. She said she was very honored and surprised to receive the Gold Medal Award. "It means a lot to be recognized for my hard work and effort," Carly said, "but really I was recognized for doing what I love to do." She went on to say that all of the students who were nominated were deserving, and it must have been difficult for the judges to pick only 10 winners from such accomplished students.
Among Carly's academic achievements are honor roll student in accelerated and honors level courses, first place in the Allegheny County PTA Reflections in the Arts competition, first through third placements at the Linton Middle School Sci
Students Honored by Art Assoc.
Seniors Michelle Falcone and Michael Miller were chosen as winners by the Penn Art Association at a review of student artwork on April 10th.
Michelle received $500 as the winner of the 2008 Penn Art Association Scholarship. She is planning on attending Oakbridge Academy of the Arts in the fall. She will be presented with the scholarship at the May 13th association meeting. Michael also received a $500 scholarship in recognition of his artwork and grades. He will be recognized at the William E. Anderson Library of Penn Hills on April 29th.
The Penn Art Association is a small group of local artists, most of whom are from the Penn Hills area, who meet once a month to discuss and critique each other's artwork. The meetings may also include guest speakers and artists who come in to talk about their artwork.
The association has been awarding scholarships since 1998.
Kennywood Ticket Sale
May 16, 2008
The following is the schedule for student ticket purchases:
Penn Hills Senior High - 7:45 a.m.
Linton Middle School - 8:45 a.m.
St. Batholomew - 9:00 a.m.
Shenandoah Elementary School - 9:45 a.m.
Washington Elementary School - 9:45 a.m.
Forbes Elementary School - 10:00 a.m.
Dible Elementary School - 10:45 a.m.
William Penn Elementary School - 10:45 a.m.
Penn Hebron Elementary Academy - 11:45 a.m.
St. Joseph - 11:45 a.m.
Picnic Date: 05/23/08
Price: $19.00 for each Funday Pass
Payment: Cash or Money Orders only
The community ticket sale will be held on May 21, 2008, in the Administrative Center at 309 Collins Drive.
Student of the Year Award
Penn Hills Senior Tracy Nanthavong has been selected as a finalist and honor awardee for the 2008 Outstanding Laotian-American Student of the Year Award. This annual award to recognize outstanding Asian American high school students in the region is sponsored by the Asian American Heritage Committee of the Federal Executive Board of Pittsburgh.
Tracy was selected because of her outstanding academic, extra curricular, and community service work and for setting an example of excellence in the school system. She will be presented with her award at a luncheon on Friday, May 2, 2008, at the Sheraton Station Square Hotel in Pittsburgh. The public is invited.
The Asian American Heritage Committee is responsible for increasing public awareness of Asian-American contributions to society, introducing their cultural traditions to the public, and working with the different nationality groups that comprise their local community.
2007-08 NHS Inductees
On March 12th, 137 Penn Hills juniors and seniors were inducted into the National Honor Society in a special ceremony.
Auto Technology Students
Nine of Teacher Michael Sikorski's Auto Technology students entered and competed in the Ford/AAA Auto Skills Competition qualifying exam held on February 22, 2008. The students were Seniors William (Charlie) Hayes and Montez Brooks and Juniors Christopher Smith, Joshua Wagner, Dylan Bober, Samuel Mysels, Daniel Paredes, Eugene Thompson, and Anthony Williams-Jones.
These students competed against all of the Automotive Vo-Tech and Career and Technology Centers in the state of Pennsylvania. The scores of the two highest scoring students were used to make up the team that will represent each school. Only the top ten highest scoring teams are chosen in the entire state, and those teams will compete at the Ford/AAA Auto Skills hands-on final held in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Two of the seven Penn Hills students have advanced and will be competing in the state finals held at the Pennsylvania College of Technology on May 15, 2008. The two students who will be representing Penn Hills High School are Senior William (Charlie) Hayes and Junior Christopher Smith.
Penn Hills had two students who advanced and finished third in last year's state finals. Junior Jordan Sommerfeld and Senior Todd Whitmore were each awarded prizes that included tools, shirts, trophies, and certificates, as well as scholarships totaling $25,000 from five schools.
We congratulate our students and wish them luck at the state finals.
Students Receive Recognition a
Four Penn Hills students received recognition at the 69th Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair held on April 4-5, 2008, at Heinz Field.
Over 1,000 students competed in three divisions and 21 categories for over $750,000 in college scholarships and $20,000 in cash.
Senior Jonathan Dumm was awarded Second Place in Engineering/Robotics ("Robotic Navigation 3: Taking Control"), 7th grader Peter Gula received Third Place in Earth/ Space/Environment ("Acid Attack"), 8th grader Andrew Greenway ("I Spy from the Side of My Eye") was awarded Honorable Mention in Medicine/Health/Microbiology, and 8th grader Alexandra Newby received a sponsor award from the Society of Mechanical Engineers in Physics ("Stretching the Truth").
In addition to his second place award, which included a silver medal and $150, Jonathan received eight sponsor awards. These included Carnegie Mellon University; U.S. Navy; U.S. Army; U.S. Air Force; Pittsburgh Coal Mining Institute; Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration; Society of American Military Engineers; and Institute of Electrical Engineers. He also was nominated for and received a week-long trip to Atlanta, where he will represent Penn Hills and compete against over 1,500 students from 50 states and 50 nations in the International Science and Engineering Fair in May. The grand prize winner at the international event will attend the Nobel Prize ceremonies in Stockholm, Sweden. Only three students at the fair were chosen for thi
Boys' Volleyball
With the start of the boys' volleyball season on March 27th, the boosters' association has begun a season-long program to collect donations for the Pittsburgh local food bank. At every home game this season, fans can bring a nonperishable item, such as canned goods, paper products, etc., for the food bank. Monetary donations will also be accepted. The boosters thank you for your generous support.
Chemistry Olympics
The Penn Hills School District has nine students who will be representing the District at the 2008 University of Pittsburgh Chemistry Olympics on Wednesday, April 30th. This is a competitive chemistry laboratory competition where students will perform experiments and be judged on their results and analysis. The following students will be participating:
First Year Chemistry Team: Sophomores Michael Ferraco, Christopher Paul, and
Nicholas Barron
Second Year Chemistry Team: Juniors Courtney Greenway, Annie Gula, and Gretchen
Hiller
Organic Chemistry Team: Seniors Eugene O'Donnell, Christopher Lakin, and
Jonathan Dumm
The Pittsburgh Chemistry Olympics is sponsored by the Pittsburgh Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and University of Pittsburgh Department of Chemistry. It was started 17 years ago to promote involvement in chemistry among area high school students. Funding for the event is provided by the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh, Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh, and University of Pittsburgh.
Computational Linguistics Olym
Congratulations to Penn Hills Senior Colin Newby for advancing to the finals of the 2008 North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad (NACLO) competition. Colin competed against high school students from across Canada and the United States. A total of 17 Penn Hills students competed and were proctored by High School Gifted Coordinator Joshua Willy.
The competition took place in two rounds -- an Open round on February 5th and an Invitational round on March 11th. The Open competition involved 763 students participating at 14 university locations and 65 high school and home school centers in the United States and Canada. The top 115 from the Open competition participated in the Invitational round.
Students who competed in the Computational Linguistics Olympiad solved challenging problems using data from a variety of languages and formal systems the students have never learned.
Colin finished 6th in the state and 54th overall. "This was a considerable accomplishment considering the scope of this competition," Willy said. He was also the only student from Penn Hills to make it to the finals or Invitational round.
Though not yet widely familiar to the general public, computational linguistics is a rapidly emerging field with applications in such areas as search engine technologies, machine translation, and artificial intelligence.
The U.S. program is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Google, and Cambridge University Press. Similar programs have take
Big Red Football Book Availabl
The Big Red Football Book (1937-2006) is now available. A history of Penn Hills High School football, the book provides all of the information you ever wanted or needed to know about players, coaches, opponents, schedules, scores, pictures, and much more. Cost of the book is $30.00 plus $3.95 shipping and handling. All proceeds from sales of the book will be donated to the Fralic Fund.
Books can be purchased at the folllowing locations: Penn Hills Library, Penn Hills Recreation Department, Penn Hills Athletic Office, and Penn Hills Sports Shop. To order by mail, send a check or money order to: Mike Birmingham, 627 Burton Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15235.
Seussical!
The Penn Hills Senior High School will be presenting Seussical as its spring production. This musical incorporates characters from several favorite Dr. Seuss books, woven around the tale of Horton the Elephant, determined to save the tiny citizens who reside on a speck of dust. It is a lesson in faithfulness, including being faithful to yourself, your friends, and what you know to be true. The Cat in the Hat makes an appearance along with characters such as Gertrude McFuzz, JoJo, the Lorax, the Grinch, Yertle the Turtle, and many more.
Performances will be in the Thomas A. Bond Auditorium at the Senior High School on Thursday, April 24, 2008 (Senior Citizen Night); Friday, April 25, 2008; Saturday, April 26, 2008; Friday, May 2, 2008; and Saturday, May 3, 2008. All performances are at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students and senior citizens. There will be reserved seating for all performances. Tickets can be purchased by mail at The Penn Hills Senior High School, c/o Musical Tickets, 12200 Garland Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15235. Checks should be made payable to the Penn Hills Activity Fund and a self-addressed, stamped envelope must be included. Tickets can also be purchased by phone (starting March 31, 2008) at 412-793-7000, ext. 207 or 302. Advanced ticket sales will take place at the Thomas A. Bond Auditorium ticket booth on April 14th, 15th, 28th, and 29th between 6 and 8 p.m. And, of course, tickets can always be purchased the night of the performan
Penn Hills NJROTC Compete
On March 6, 2008, five teams from Penn Hills NJROTC competed in the NJROTC National Academic Exam (NAE) against 1,500 other high school teams from around the United States. The results were released on April 3rd.
Penn Hills Team 3 consisting of Cadets Andre Bennett, Melissa Boby, Eric Gumkowski, Stephen Sloane, and Eric Townsend placed 236th out of 1,505 teams or in the top 16 percent nationally. They were followed closely by Team 1 consisting of Cadets Michael Crivaro, Samantha DeShong, Joshua Rockman, Nathan Stockman, and Gabriel Torres, who finished 276th or in the top 18 percent. The lowest place finish for Penn Hills students was 1,023rd (64 percent).
These results are significant because the event measures cadets' knowledge against some of the top schools in the nation, and the best and brightest participate in the competition. Against schools in the northeast, Penn Hills ranked 16th, 23rd, 79th, 92nd, and 113th, respectively, out of 176 teams that competed.
