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A total of 39 Shady Side Academy students in grades 8-12 won 71 awards in the 2021 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards regional competition.
The winners include 19 eighth graders from SSA Middle School and 20 students at SSA Senior School.
Twelve students won Gold Keys to advance to the national competition, for which medalists will be announced March 17.
Gold Key art winners were: freshman Benjamin Bischoff in Drawing & Illustration for Last Breath; junior Marnie McCormick in Ceramics & Glass for two works, Molten Bowl and A Bowl Made for Lemons; freshman Yuntong Pan in Painting for Rest; senior Melissa Riggins in Ceramics & Glass for Waterfall; and senior Xinru “Vita” Yang in Drawing & Illustration for three works: two self-portraits and Umbrella.
Hello Neighbor Receives $300,000 From the Walmart Foundation to Expand National Hello Neighbor Network
Significant grant will directly impact young community-based nonprofits around the U.S. in their work with refugees and immigrants
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Hello Neighbor, a nonprofit organization based in Pittsburgh, PA, has received a significant grant from the Walmart Foundation. This $300,000 grant will support the expansion of a national network of grassroots nonprofits supporting refugees and immigrants: the Hello Neighbor Network.
Walmart Foundation Senior Director of Opportunity, Gayatri Agnew, says of the grant, We are excited to fund this critically important work of the Hello Neighbor Network. We believe in their ability to increase inclusivity and create opportunities for grassroots and community-based organizations to come together and learn from one another.