The green scene is expanding at Kiski Area Upper Elementary School in Washington Township. The Green Team club, composed of 40 fifth and sixth graders committed to promoting sustainability and eco-friendly practices on campus, has a waiting list for membership. “We had about a dozen members when we first started,”
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Cash “Big Sauce” Malobicky, 12, a sixth-grader at Kiski Area Upper Elementary, dances weekly for a segment dubbed “Ca$h Me Out Friday” during the school announcements broadcast. Malobicky, who is autistic, has gained a following among his peers for his weekly hip-hop dance numbers.
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Cash “Big Sauce” Malobicky, a sixth-grader at Kiski Area Upper Elementary chooses music for an upcoming dance segment called “Ca$h Me Out Friday” with sixth-grade English teacher and video director Susan Feudale. Malobicky, of Washington Township, has autism. He’s featured weekly on Fridays dancing mostly to hip-hop music.
There was fraction action happening Tuesday at Kiski Area Upper Elementary School.
Fifth-grader Kolton McKain met with Kiski Area High School 10th-grader Kayla Mull after school for one-on-one math tutoring part of a new After School Mentorship tutoring program.
“I couldn’t imagine trying to learn fifth-grade math online it’s a critical time for learning,” Kayla said.
Kayla is one of about 13 Key Club students from Kiski Area High School offering weekly peer tutoring for about an hour to fifth- and sixth-grade students seeking additional help in core subjects such as math, social studies, English and language arts.
The collaboration was driven by covid-19 conditions, said Upper Elementary Principal Brian Swartzlander.