South Fayette 6th grader Cara Lyons has been recognized for her exemplary volunteer service by being presented with the President’s Volunteer Service Award. The award recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of time to serve their communities. Cara received her award from the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program on behalf of the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participations. For the past two years, Cara has logged more than 70 hours of community work delivering meals for Meals on Wheels, volunteering at Country Meadows, singing for patients at Molinaro Nursing Home and caroling during the holidays at nursing homes with her Girl Scout Troop.

South Fayette senior Alison Supko has earned the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship for 2008. Supko is ranked first in her graduating class at South Fayette and is captain of the Cheerleading squad, president of the Drama Club and Chorus, and is treasurer of the senior class. She is also the secretary of the High School’s French Club. Alison will attend the University of Pittsburgh’s Honors College to receive her Doctorate Degree in Pharmacy.

South Fayette Middle School students took part in the MATHCOUNTS “mock” competition on January 10 at Moon Area Middle School. Students from Moon, Mount Lebanon, Peters Township, and South Fayette worked individually and in teams to practice the national tournament’s format: a sprint round, a target round, and a team round. The top 10 scorers then advanced to the Countdown Round, where Jessica Barton placed 9th out of approximately 60 students. The following students represented South Fayette Middle School: Abby Bastaroli, Katie Boehmer, Joe Caffrey,Carolyn Drozynski, Mandy Flynn, Mary Janocha, Brad Link, Alicia Racculia, Mallory Vetter, Isabelle Walker, Mindy Winterhalter, and Nick Schultz.

The Allegheny Intermediate Unit’s annual Science Bowl was held at Carnegie Science Center in January. Students from all over Allegheny County gathered to use the Center’s various exhibits to complete activities and show what they know about science. South Fayette’s team of Gavin Allcorn, Ryan McGowan, Ben Meindl, and Dyllan Yankel outscored every team from grades 5-8 who took part in the competition.

Middle School students Sophia Hestad and Sam Guadagnino have been selected to participate in the PMEA District One Elementary Band Allegheny West. The festival will be held at Thomas Jefferson High School on April 4th and 5th. The students will be performing with 150 students from 58 schools inwestern Pennsylvania. The band will be under the direction of Frank Farina, retired band director from North Allegheny Senior High School.

South Fayette junior Rebecca Martinelli won the Pittsburgh Regional Competition of the National Poetry Out Loud Contest on February 23, 2008. Rebecca presented Frank O’Hara’s “Why I am Not a Painter” for the competition. Rebecca will now represent South Fayette in the Poetry Out Loud State Finals on March 12, 2008. This marks the second time in three years that South Fayette will be represented at the state competition. In March, 2006 senior Lora Werkmeister was named the regional winner of the Poetry Out Loud recitation competition, held at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. Lora then went on to compete in the state competition in Harrisburg held at the Governor’s Mansion.

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