Be safe Respect others Accountable Victorious Enthusiastic Be brave and follow the waRRior way. SUMMER | 2019 THE ARROW 1 • Class of 2019 Plans 2 • Young & Restless Class of 2019 3 • Wild About Reading Post-Secondary Plans 4 The Elizabeth Forward School District is proud of the • The Winner Takes It All accomplishments of the Class of 2019. Good luck to all the graduates as they embark on new adventures! 5 • Kind Kids Club 182 Total Students 2019 Graduates Are Ohio State University • 89 Attending a Four-year Attending the Following Ohio Technical College 6 Post-Secondary Institution Institutions: Penn State University • Growing Kindness • 31 Attending a Two-year Allegheny College Point Park University Post-Secondary Institution California University of PA Robert Morris University 7 • 9 Attending a Trade, Clemson University Seton Hill University • School Beautification/ Be B.R.A.V.E. Technical or Business School Coast Guard Academy Slippery Rock University • 14 Serving in the Colgate University St. Francis University 8 Armed Services College of William and Mary University of Pittsburgh • Schools to Watch/ • 30 Working in the Workforce Community College of Virginia Tech University Winter Sports • 9 Undecided Allegheny County Washington & Jefferson College Duquesne University Waynesburg College 9 Kent State University West Virginia University • Spring Sports LaRoche University Xavier University Messiah College York College 10 Methodist University Youngstown State University • Elite 20 Miami University 11 • Graduation Collage 1 This is the first time in PIAA history that the Lady Warriors Softball Team has moved into the championships. The Lady WaRRiors finished Young & Restless the night by Lady Warriors Finish Second in 2019 receiving the PIAA Runner-up trophy, PIAA Championships another school Despite having a predominantly young Lady Warriors once again faced the Lady record, and team, the Warrior softball team had a Vikings from Mt. Pleasant High School; an amazing record-shattering season. The girls had an however, the Lady Warriors scored a walk accomplishment undefeated section record of 12 and 0, off run in the bottom of the 8th inning which earned them the section title for to beat the Lady Vikings once again. This for such a the first time since 2015. Posting such an victory qualified the Warrior Softball young squad. outstanding regular season record, the team for the PIAA 4-A Championship Lady Warriors were ranked as the game at Penn State University against number two team in the WPIAL 4-A West Perry High School, which was the softball classification, which earned them first time in school history that an EF a first-round bye in the WPIAL playoffs. softball team had made it that far. In the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds, the team defeated Indiana High School Fighting through a major 6.5 hour rain and Knoch High School to return for delay on game day, the Lady Warriors a second straight year to the WPIAL rallied to tie the game in the 7th inning 4-A Softball Championship game. The by scoring two runs after trailing through Lady Warriors faced #1 ranked team Mt. the game. In the bottom of the 7th Pleasant and were able to upset the Lady inning, West Perry drew a walk, which Vikings to earn the softball team’s first eventually scored the winning run. ever WPIAL 4-A Softball Championship. The Lady Warriors finished the night by receiving the PIAA 4-A Runner-up Touting the WPIAL Championship gold, trophy, another school record, and an the Lady Warriors then entered the PIAA amazing accomplishment for such a State Softball Playoffs. The Lady Warriors young squad. Congratulations and thank defeated Punxsutawney High School, you to the Lady Warrior Softball for an the defending state champions, and enjoyable and great season! Grove City High School earning them a seat in the PIAA State Semifinals. The 2 “You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.” - Dr. Seuss Wild About Reading When William Penn Elementary Partners with the students Washington Wild Things read, William Penn Elementary School teamed reading “homerun” (moved all four everyone up with the Washington Wild Things, bases) in the allotted month of reading a professional baseball team from goals earned a free ticket to the Washington, PA, for a Spring Reading designated “William Penn Night” wins! Club program. Washington Wild Things baseball game on Tuesday, June 4th at 7:05pm. On April 17, the Washington Wild Parents were also able to buy tickets at Things mascot and the Wild Things a discounted rate. Reading Club program coordinator, Hanna Luckenbach, visited William Students were treated like royalty on Penn Elementary for an assembly to game night. There was a Reading Club introduce the Reading Club partnership. parade for the students, their parents and William Penn teachers on the William Penn Elementary Reading Washington Wild Things baseball field! Specialists Bernice Francia and Sarah Nill chaired the event for the school year. When students read, everyone wins! They created baseball field posters for Thanks to the Washington Wild Things every kindergarten through fifth grade organization for developing such a homeroom in the building. Classroom motivational reading program that teachers set reading goals for the students supports literacy and education! in their classrooms from April 29 to Students at William Penn Elementary in May 23. Each student received a paper the Elizabeth Forward School District baseball that moved one base as each goal wish the Wild Things Baseball Team a was attained. Any student who scored a winning season as well! 3 The Winner Takes It All EFHS Musical Wins 5 Gene Kelly Awards Elizabeth Forward High School’s Musical High School English Teacher Mrs. Alana Wieclaw has earned considerable respect and acclaim served as both director and choreographer for throughout the region over the last several years, the musical. This is the 8th musical at Elizabeth having been nominated for many Gene Forward High School that Mrs. Wieclaw has Kelly Awards, including five nominations for directed and the 11th one that she has 2017’s production of “Anything Goes” and 11 choreographed. Other staff involved in the mu- nominations for the 2018 production of “Legally sical include Mrs. Katherine Bonatesta, who has Blonde: The Musical.” This year’s production served as assistant director of the musical for six of “Mamma Mia!,” which played to sold-out years, Mr. Steve Spang, who has directed the pit audiences from April 11-14, surpassed all previous for four consecutive shows, and Mr. Justin achievements by being nominated for nine Gene Plansinis, who has been the musical’s producer Kelly awards and winning five! for the last two years and who previously served as the stage crew manager for two years. Elizabeth Forward’s “Mamma Mia” took home Additionally, Vocal Director Jennifer Herrington, the Gene Kelly Awards for Best Scenic Design, Technical Director David Herrington, Acting Best Execution of Choreography, Best Coach Tony Pinneri, Set Coordinator and Stage Execution of Direction, and Best Execution of Manager James Benedek, and Costume Music Direction, beating 32 other schools in Coordinator Renee Benedek give countless hours Allegheny County. Our talented cast and crew of energy and talent to the success of the show also took home the coveted Gene Kelly Award for each year. Designers, Leesa Kassler and Cody Best Musical in Budget Level II. Additionally, Turner, also constructed beautiful Elizabeth Forward received nominations for Best costumes for the production. Ensemble, Best Costume Design, and Best Crew and Technical Execution. Sophomore Angelina The entire musical staff could not be more proud Guadalupe was also nominated for Best of the hard work and dedication of the students Supporting Actress for her role as Rosie Mulligan. in the musical’s cast, crew, and pit. Everyone involved in the program is incredibly thankful to The Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High the district’s administration and school board for School Musical Theater, named for the acclaimed their continued support, the parents and Pittsburgh-native dancer and singer, was created volunteers who give so much of their time and in 1991 to celebrate the achievements of musical energy to the program, and the entire Elizabeth theater programs across the Pittsburgh region. The Forward Community for their passion and Kelly Awards, managed through the Pittsburgh appreciation in supporting our performances CLO, are patterned after Broadway’s Tony Awards each year. and are a founding part of the national program, the Jimmy Awards. 4 Kind Kids Club Greenock Elementary JAMs with Avonworth School District to Teach Important Life Lessons Last year Greenock partnered with a club In addition to partnering with JAM Enterprises, called JAM from Avonworth School District JAM 2 Kindness Club also holds a partnership started by two first grade students and their with The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. The technology teacher. Through their student run Children’s Museum will be funding projects, business selling games, t-shirts and other which included a #PGHKindKids Community inventions, JAM has raised over $15,000 which Night on May 9 at Greenock gymnasium. JAM is now used to fund other student run start up 2 will be collecting donations for our local food companies. Their #BeTheKindKid shirts and signs bank, in addition to creating items for people are popping up all over Pittsburgh. Greenock in need in the community! Kindness Night will Elementary is so happy to be a part of this include activities and events for the whole family movement. Ms. Stephanie Sciulli, Greenock so we hope to see everyone there! Elementary teacher, meets with the Kind Kids Club every other week after school to teach students how to spread kindness to others and how to start a student-run business.