COMMENDATIONS AND AWARDS
COMMENDATIONS AND AWARDS
Winners at the Mid Mon Valley Classic
The Boys and Girls Track Teams both won the Mid Mon Valley Classic on April 28! This is the first time that a boys and girls team from the same school won in the same year! Our girl’s 1600 relay team (Chelsey Franco, Whitney Ferita, Aimee Radic, and Shaina Vasquez) actually set a meet record.
Congratulations!
Mt. Pleasant Video Contest
Congratulations to Keefer Szurszewski for his second place win in the Mt. Pleasant Video Contest. The topic for the video was a biography on a living person. Assisting in preparing the five-minute presentation were Jake Steele and Steve Loranger.
Nice Job, Gentlemen!
Congratulations to the BVA Bots IQ team “The Storm Chasers”
Casey Beichner, Cody Bloor, Dave Burnworth, Tom Evans, Tyler House, Dominic Leone, Dalton Smith, Josh Smith, Colton Thomas, Jason Wojtaszek
And advisors Mr. Evans and Mrs. Kennedy Hall
For their exceptional endurance and team spirit.
We are looking forward to next year’s competition!
Majorette Competition Squad Victorious!
The Majorette Competition Squad took first place at the Cambria County Majorette Competition on Saturday, March 29th. They also won the General Effect Caption Award, the Marching and Maneuvering Caption Award, and the Spirit Award, which is given to the squad that demonstrates team-like qualities. Kelsey Gilchrist competed in the Cambria County Miss Majorette Contest and took first place.
Congratulations to the Majorette Competition Squad on taking 1st place at the Blair County Majorette Competition. The squad competed with 8 other high schools to win the 1st place trophy. They also won the General Effect Caption Award.
Members of the squad are Kelsey Gilchrist, Marla Veschio, Jessica Rubino, Caitlin Sawyer, Sarah Jara, Lauren Stanley, Emily Tenuta and Coach Cheri Kitch.
Congratulations!!!
Skills USA Competition
Congratulations in your accomplishment at the regional level and best of luck next week to the following students for their upcoming Skills USA competitions at the State Level:
Erica Matay competing in Advertising and Design
Brittany Weaver competing in First Aid/CPR
Samantha Tolbert representing CWCTC as the head delegate
You make BVA PROUD!!!
WCGC PHOTO CONTEST
BVA students took several places in the WCGC Photo Contest, which concluded on March 4. Libby Pasquale, Keifer Szurszewski, Anna Herold, and Breanne Bachovchan are among students to garner awards.
Well Done!
NTHS Inductees
CWCTC has announced that the following Belle Vernon High School students have met all of the criteria and have been nominated for induction into the National Technical Honor Society on April 21, 2008:
| Name |
Grade |
Shop |
| Barbra Bednarczyk | 12 |
Culinary Arts |
| Steven Deleonibus | 12 |
Powerline/Tech 2000 |
| Leigh Durka | 11 | Drafting |
| Darren Stout | 12 |
Powerline/Tech 2000 |
| Maura Williams | 11 | Cosmetology |
To be a member of National Technical Honor Society, a student must have a 3.0 or higher grade point average, he/she cannot miss more than three days of school per grading period, and he/she is required to have recommendations by his/her shop teacher and two other teachers of their choice.
Samantha Tolbert, a 12th grade Commercial Arts student, is already a member of NTHS, having been inducted in April 2007.
PMEA REGION BAND WINNERS
Congratulations to John Watroba and Lauren Spang! John and Lauren recently participated in the PMEA Region Band Festival where they placed 1st and 3rd overall, respectively, earning their selection to the 2008 PMEA All-State Music Festival in April. Their selection places John and Lauren among 200 of the finest high school instrumental students in the state of Pennsylvania.
Congratulations, again!
Well Done, BVA!
BVA, our donations for “Sending Mr. Z to Jail for Good” and MDA resulted in a total of $1,900!!
The highest donation was $500 from the Interact Club. The highest homeroom donation was Mrs. Nicholls (Audion A) with $89.06, with a close second and third place finish for Ms. Ellis and Mrs. Vandermer. Also, Mrs. Kozell’s room snuck in and almost captured the win with $64.55! Mrs. Nicholls’s students enjoyed a breakfast treat for their generosity.
The Muscular Dystrophy Association is a non-profit national health agency that does not receive, nor ask, for any government funding and is not associated with the United Way. MDA therefore depends almost entirely on generous individuals and corporations to sponsor various events.
SWAL TRIUMPHS!
The Southwest Academic League has a new 2008 Champion team—BVA. The pictured all-sophomore team went to the February 29 tournament at Trinity High School as second place holders behind the very tenacious first place TJ team in the Eastern division. Early on, the BVA team took over Eastern Division First place by beating TJ in two matches. Then BVA moved on all Western Division place holders, ultimately having to beat Canon MacMillon (an all-senior team) in two out of three matches to take the top trophy. The last match was a nail-biter with the lead switching sides all the way through. Hammering the last question put BVA ahead by 1 point to bring home what had proven to be a very illusive trophy in the past.
L-R Mitch McMcloskey, Nick Sewchek, AJ Cocciolone, Jarrod Musiak, Lisa Manderino, Josh Pohlot and Joe Cervone
AJ was BVA season high scorer, Lisa is holding the JV championship trophy, and Josh is holding the Easter Division second place trophy.
Architectural Design Challenge Project - First Place Winners!
By February 26, sophomores Haylie Parkinson and Anna Herold and junior, TJ Sebastian put a combined 200 hours over three months into their First Place Architectural Design Challenge Project. (A one credit course has 126 hours.) They had to add to their modeling skill set by learning how to work with wire, balsa, special adhesives, plastics, fired clay, and period specific architectural concepts in order to bring their design to life.
A good design notwithstanding, this team had to also sell their ideas in competition with other teams working to the same objectives. The competition was keen; the presentations polished. The judges were city planners, artists, historians, and working architects. Competition consisted of a ten minute oral presentation, a question and answer period with the judges, and a static display. This annual event is sponsored by the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation.
These three students have represented BVAHS in superior standards!
High School Academic Award
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General Class Ham Radio Licensees
The Amateur Radio Club would like to congratulate Tim Luciani and Dominic Leone, who earned their General class ham radio licenses. This is the second level of ham radio license and involves taking a difficult technical exam. Tim and Dom now have the ability to use all the worldwide amateur radio bands for communications. Congratulations to Tim and Dom for this remarkable achievement.
In addition, Mario Leone earned a Technician’s license, the introductory ham license, by passing that exam. This gives Mario the ability to communicate with local hams on radio, as well as use digital radio communications.
Congratulations to all three for their hard work in earning these radio licenses!
On Wednesday, February 6, the Mt. Pleasant Quiz Bowl teams traveled to Mt. Pleasant for competition. The Varsity Team was unsuccessful in its two matches, but the Junior Varsity Team won four of its six matches!
Ian Cicco and Natalie Giarrusso Named Students in the Spotlight
Our Spotlight on Youth for the Tribune Review are Ian Cicco and Natalie Giarrusso.
Congratulations to these two students!
100 to 1,000: Athletic Accolades for Tasser & Dudzinski
Excerpted from The Leopard Tales, Issue 6
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Two BVA athletes, seniors Donnie Tasser and Jake Dudzinski, reached athletic milestones this week on the wrestling mat and the basketball court. Tasser, pictured left, won his 100th match on Saturday, December 8th, at the Attica Duals in New York against East Aurora High School. Dudzinski, pictured right, scored his 1,000th career point against McGuffy on Friday, December 7th. The students and faculty at BVAHS offer congratulations to both young men for their athletic achievements. For full stories on Tasser and Dudzinski, see “Sports” Pg. 6. Keep up the Great Work, Guys! |
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BELLE VERNON AREA MARCHING BAND
THE BVA MARCHING BAND ENJOYED A FIRST PLACE FINISH AT CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA’S ANNUAL HOMECOMING PARADE! THE BAND HAD A GREAT PERFORMANCE, COMPETING AGAINST FOUR OTHER AREA MARCHING BANDS.
SWAL
BVA’s Southwest Academic League teams traveled to Thomas Jefferson on October 11. The JV team defeated both South Fayette and Elizabeth Forward teams in decisive victories 21 to 10 and 20 to 12 respectively. Members of the JV team are Anthony Cocciolone, Breanne Bachovchin, Jarrod Musiak, Josh Pohlot, Lisa Manderino, Mitchell McCloskey, Nick Sewchek, and Joe Cervone.
COMMENDED STUDENTS IN THE
2008 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
Mr. Zborovancik, BVAHS Principal,
has announced that John Naylor
has been named
Commended Student in the 2008 National Merit Scholarship
Program. A letter from the school and National Merit Scholarship
Corporation, which conducts the program, will be presented by the
principal to this scholastically talented senior.
About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2008 competition for National Merit Scholarships, Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.4 million students who entered the 2008 competition by taking the 2006 preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT).
CONGRATULATIONS, JOHN!!!
