A Shaler Area substitute teacher, who the FBI said tried to organize other rioters, is accused of fighting with Capitol police officers and breaking into the building during the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington, D.C. Robert Morss, who witnesses said previously served in the military and attended Penn State University,
Two cousins were among the recipients at the annual Womanâs Club of Upper St. Clair Scholarship Awards Luncheon, held Tuesday at the McLaughlin Run Road Activity Center.
Mia Rossi and Ross Hartley, grandchildren of club member Jeanette Rossi, are among seven high school seniors to receive financial assistance in their pursuits of higher education.
Shirley Tadda chairs the scholarship committee. Harry Funk
Both traveled a distance to attend the luncheon, as Mia attends Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville and Ross, Shaler Area High School.
They join other scholarship winners in accepting their awards and introducing themselves during the luncheon: Mia DePolo and Haley Qin, Upper St. Clair; Isabella Folino, Peters Township; and Ross Gardner, who lives in Green Tree and attends Central Catholic High School.
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Four Shaler Area High School seniors were recognized by the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) as some of the top instrumentalists in the state by being selected for its All-State ensembles.
They are:
• Adam Braughler: Ranked among the best French horn players in the state, Braughler has been a member of the high school Honors Wind Ensemble, earning principal chair for the last three years. He also held the position of Low Brass Section Leader for the past two years in the Shaler Area Titan Marching Band.
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A walking trail at Reserve Primary School in the Shaler Area School District has been renamed in honor of late teacher Kim Baysek-Young.
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A walking trail in the Shaler Area School District has been named in honor of a beloved teacher who passed away earlier in the school year.
Kim Baysek-Young, a third grade teacher at Reserve Primary School, will be memorialized with a 0.2-mile path at the school along Lonsdale Street.
The district’s Extra Mile Award will also be renamed in her honor, Superintendent Sean Aiken said.
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Choirs from six Pittsburgh-area high schools will join Pittsburgh Concert Chorale for a special online performance of Mozart’s “Requiem” in memory of lives lost to covid-19.
Participating schools include Mt. Lebanon, Seneca Valley, Shaler Area, South Fayette, Upper St. Clair and Woodland Hills, along with a smaller group of singers from Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School.
“It’s our gift to the community,” said Susan Medley, PCC music director. “Covid has impacted every life in some way, but there are so many whose lives will never be the same.”