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MIFFLIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
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HONORS, AWARDS and
ACHIEVEMENTS
June, 2006 |
| Recognizing the accomplishments of
worthy individuals and groups within the Mifflin County School
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World
Champions !!!
MCSD
Future Problem Solving Team
wins First Place at
International Competition !
 June 5, 2006
Four Mifflin County
students competed at the
Future Problem Solving
International Competition in
Fort Collins Colorado at
Colorado State University May
31 - June 4th. The Junior FPS
team consisting of Ben
Fowler, Suruchi Sheth, Nihar
Suthar and Selina Roman–White competed in the Team
Problem Solving Competition.
The Mifflin County S.D. team
came in first place out of a
field of 56 teams in the
presentation portion of the
competition. They were
rewarded with the first place
International Trophy for best
presentation of their Action
Plan. The Future Problem
Solving Program has over
200,000 students enrolled. 1%
of these students are invited
to compete at the
International Competition.
This year the topic of the
International Competition was
Redistribution of Wealth.
Congratulations goes out to
team members, coach Jack
Anderson, parents and the
Mifflin County School
District for winning this
prestigious award.
Link to the PA Future Problem
Solving Site
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Two
Selected as Keystone
Technology Integrators
We are pleased to announce
that two Mifflin County
School District teachers,
Edna Snook and Lani Reese,
have been chosen as Keystone
Technology Integrators at the
district level. Also, Lani
Reese has been chosen as a
Keystone Technology
Integrator at the state level
and will take part in a
five-day Summit in August. |
 (Right) Mrs.
Snook working with a student
on a project in her
classroom. |
(Left) Mrs. Reese and
students with students
holding the project that used
for her entry for the State
level summit.
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| The Keystone
Technology Integrator Program
is sponsored by the
Pennsylvania Department of
Education and recognizes
those teachers across the
Commonwealth who are
successfully infusing
technology into their
instructional practices for
the purpose of improving
student learning.
This year, 714 teachers
from across the
Commonwealth have
been identified as Keystones.
These Keystones represent
over 300 school districts,
non-public schools, and CTC/AVTS.
Approximately 100 Keystones
attend a five-day
Summit where they are engaged
in hands-on workshops with
topics such as
differentiating instruction
and teaching in the 21st
Century. Keystones are
featured at the
annual Pennsylvania
Educational Technology Expo
and Conference (PETE&C).
Keystone Technology
Integrator Web Site
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/ed_tech/cwp/view.asp?Q=101979&A=169
Keystone Technology
Integrators by District
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/ed_tech/cwp/view.asp?a=169&q=112955
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| Sherry D.
Morgan Completes Term as
District 4 PMEA President
 Sherry D. Morgan, Director
of Choirs at Indian Valley
High School, has recently
completed a two-year term as
the President of the
Pennsylvania Music Educators
Association District 4. As
the President, Morgan was
responsible for overseeing
all PMEA festivals, running
PMEA meetings, providing
sessions to provide music
educators with Act 48
opportunities, maintaining
and providing information for
music educators in a seven
county radius and various
other tasks which pertained
to the office. During the
second year of Presidency,
she also served as the Region
III Chair which meant the
same responsibilities now
carried into the Regional
level along with the previous
obligations.
More from Music Web>>
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Summer Band Students of
the Month The
following students have
been selected as Summer
Band Students of the
Month by Mr. Baylor.
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Armagh - Michaela Wilson,
4th and Ambra Treaster
5th
HPAE - Maggie Staronka,
Lauren Bitting
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Brown - Jacob Owens, 1st
year 4th grade
HPAE - Sierra Smith
Not pictured-Molly Bitner
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Union - Hannah Spotts and
Blake Yoder -1st year 4th
grade
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