HONORS, AWARDS and ACHIEVEMENTS

January, 2009

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Mrs. Tate-Anderson is one of over 56,000 recipients across the nation awarded the Picturing America program. Picturing America is a free initiative from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) that helps teach American history and culture by bringing some of the country’s great art directly to classrooms and libraries.

Strodes Mills Elementary/Middle Schools will receive 40 large, high-quality reproductions of great American art and a comprehensive teachers resource book to facilitate the use of the works of art in core subjects. Picturing America’s resources are designed to allow each work of art to enhance the study of American history, social studies, language arts, literature, and civics.

The images of people, places, and events illustrating American history give our students/ patrons a chance to better understand our country’s past and its ideals. What better way to see the courage of a great leader than through Emanuel Leutze’s Washington Crossing the Delaware? How better to appreciate the power of American democracy than through Norman Rockwell’s Freedom of Speech? These masterpieces are opening our students’/community members’ eyes to America’s rich history and culture while also providing an introduction to the broader world of the humanities.

Picturing America recipients are located in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. Territories. District-wide applications during both application periods have brought Picturing America to major public school districts in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, San Antonio, and San Francisco, as well as to school and library districts in Washington, DC.

A complete list of recipient schools and public libraries by city and state can be found by visiting the media page of the Picturing America Web site at: http://picturingamerica.neh.gov/public_awards.php .

For more information on the program, you can visit the Picturing America Web site at: www.PicturingAmerica.neh.gov . Feel free to peruse the site, and check out the images and the great links included. Sit down with your kids and start conversations about the beautiful masterpieces!

The grants are offered to help educators pay for a wide variety of projects and materials such as supplies, books, software, equipment, audiovisual, technology items, etc. that are not covered in the school budget. To find out the details on how Mrs. Yoder plans to use the grant in her classroom, please follow this text link to the SMES web site: SMES Teacher Receives KEYTA Grant

Olivia Hunter-Trombone

Jon McKee-Guitar

Guest conductors will be Dr. Kevin Kjos from Kutztown University and Mr. Matthew Niess of the US Army Blues Jazz Band and the Capitol Bones

Students were selected at the end of October and have been practicing the music selected for the festival in preparation for the District 4 concert on January 17. While at the festival, students will audition to advance to the PMEA Region III Choir Festival, which will take place at Juniata High School, February 18 - 21, 2009.

The following students will be representing LAHS:

Valerie Hagans - Soprano 1 (missing from photo)
Kathryn Stahl - Soprano 1
Katlyn Hopple - Alto 1
Madeline Leeper - Alto 1
Arika Snyder - Alto 1
Daniel Mort - Tenor 2

(note - listed names are not in picture order)

The following students will be representing IVHS:

Amy Eldredge - Soprano 2
Kaylyn Hannon - Alto 1
Haley Spigelmyer - Alto 1
Katie Hinish - Alto 2
Cassie Schaeffer - Alto 2
Bill Costigan - Tenor 1
Jack Mernin - Tenor 1
David Wright - Tenor 2
John Cottrill - Bass 1 (missing from photo)
Jesse Crosson - Bass 1

(note - listed names are not in picture order)

Students were selected at the end of October and have been practicing the music selected for the festival in preparation for the District 4 concert on January 31. Students will also audition for the privilege of attending the PMEA Region III Band Festival at Tyrone HS in early March.

The following students will be representing IVHS:

Lauren Hunter- Flute 1
Bryce Hill- Clarinet 1
Steph Middaugh- Clarinet 3
Kara Hunter- Alto Clarinet
Alesia Mauery- French Horn 1
Laura Wilhelm- French Horn 4
Michael Brinton- Trombone 1
Eric Sterbenz- Trombone 1
Kris Wagner- Trombone 3
Sean Bobeck- Percussion

(note - listed names are not in picture order)

Lewistown Area High School

The following students will be representing LAHS:

Kara Kavala-Flute 1
Emily Peters-Flute 1
Meredith Hess-Flute 2
Hannah Moore-Oboe 2
Michelle Henry-Clarinet 1
Shelly Miller-Clarinet 3
Katie Laughlin-Cornet 3
Jasmine Seiler-Horn 4

(note - listed names are not in picture order)

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