Twenty-five members of the local Ambridge Area Chapter of the Technology Student Association (TSA) captured twenty-two individual and team awards at the thirty-fourth annual PA-TSA…
Students at Highland Elementary participated in an Earth Day project with the help of Schneider Electric. A representative from Schneider Electric gave a thirty minute Earth Day Presentation to each fourth grade homeroom. In addition, each student received a pot and seeds to plant their own flowers. The final part of the presentation included donating a tree which was planted on school property.
The Ambridge Varsity Softball team is currently having a tremendous season. Winning Section 1 AAA. They also have been given the number one seed in the upcoming WPIAL Playoffs. The Softball team will play their first round playoff game Wednesday May 16th against Ellwood City at Seneca Valley High School, the first pitch will be thrown at 2:00pm. Best of to our Lady Bridger’s throughout their journey in the WPIAL Playoffs.
The Ambridge Boy’s Volleyball team have also won their Section in AA. They have also earned a first round bye in the upcoming WPIAL playoffs. They will play their first playoff game on Thursday May 17th against Keystone Oaks at Ambridge High School. Game time set for 7:30pm. Best of Luck to our Boy’s Volleyball Team in the upcoming playoffs.
The Ambridge Area High School Drama Club will be presenting the Murder Mystery "Wedding Song" on May 25 and 26, right in the Bridger Bistro located in Ambridge Area High School! "Wedding Song" is about a couple,Sonny and Jenna, who open the show eagerly welcoming the guests (the audience) to their wedding. One by one Sonny’s wealthy family and friends arrive… and not one has ever seen or met Jenna before… particularly Sonny’s domineering mother! Mistaken identities, furtive plans, and unpredictable plot twists are plentiful as the characters scheme and try to keep Sonny from “marrying away” the family fortune! And of course… this IS a murder mystery… someone has to die! And the audience HAS to help the clueless detective find the murderer! Constant audience participation keeps the audience laughing and guessing! Please join us for an evening filled with good fun and lots of laughs! For more information or reservations call 724-266-2833 ext. 2254
Congratulations to Mrs. Stacey Brock and Mrs. Cynthia Novotny who were winners of the “My Favorite Teacher” Contest through Barnes and Noble Bookstores. They were both nominated by students in their class for this award.
Taylor Lindsey, a fifth grader at State Street, nominated Mrs. Brock and Sarah Lundquist, an eighth grade student at the Junior High, nominated Mrs. Novotny. Both students read their moving essays during a reception at Barnes and Noble. Each teacher was awarded a class set of books and the students received Barnes and Noble Gift Cards.
The Ambridge Junior High School's Envirothon teams participated in the Beaver County Conservation's District Envirothon at Brady's Run on Wednesday May 2nd. They went against some very tough competition and the team's placed 5th, 6th, and 7th this year. We hope to get back into winning hardware next year. You can see by the pictures the kids had fun and learned some new things about the environment and the world around us.
Third grade students at Highland Elementary recently fine tuned their measurement skills while competing in a Math Measurement Olympics. Events included a Cotton Ball Shot Put, Paper Plate Discus, Side
Step, High Jump, and Straw Javelin. Students were responsible for measuring and recording their results in inches. The top three students in each event received medals. Thank you to all our student athletes for displaying such fine
sportsmanship. A special thank you is also extended to all our volunteer teachers for assisting in measuring the results.
On April 27th, Ambridge Area High School students participated in the Beaver County Special Olympics. This year's event was held at Western Beaver High School. All of the participants had a fantastic day!
Law Day 2012 was recently celebrated at the Beaver County Courthouse.
Winners of the Law Day Poster and Essay contests were recognized at the ceremony. Congratulations to three fifth graders from State Street who won awards this day. They designed posters with the theme, “I Have a Dream”.
Emma Phillips won first place and a $100 savings bond. Kasey Wagner received second place and a $75 savings bond. Madison Perry earned an Honorable Mention for her poster. A big thank you goes out to Judge Harry E. Knafelc for taking time out of his busy day to speak to our students.
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