SUMMER 2022
Young Artists & Writers. The SSA winners are, Sophia Jho, Crystal Ma, Maria Schwendeman, Hannah Song and Anker Zhao.
Grant Cummings
Hannah Song
Sophia Jho
Three Shady Side Academy Senior School students earned places in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) All-State Festival music ensembles. The students performed April 8-9 with the ensembles at the annual PMEA All-State Festival at Kalahari Resort in The Poconos. The all-state musicians are: Grant Cummings, Hannah Song, and sophomore Sophia Jho.
Seneca Valley Seneca Valley School District Athletic and Activities Director Heather Lewis has been named 2022 Region IV Athletic Director of the Year by The Pennsylvania State Athletic Directors Association (PSADA).
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Fox Chapel Building on its recognition as a Special Olympics Unified Champion School, Fox Chapel Area High School recently added a Unified Robotics program, the first of its kind in the eastern United States. Four Fox Chapel Area High School students ranked among the best at the Pennsylvania High School Speech League (PHSSL) State Championship Tournament. Winners were Patrick Alexander, Ian Mackey-Piccolo, Adhitya Thirumala and Isabella White. Fox Chapel Area High School seniors David Lydia David Dering Turnquist Dering and Lydia Turnquist were named 2022 All-American Athlete Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year Award recipients in swimming. The athletes are also recognized for their academic accomplishments, as well as their integrity as student-athletes. Two Fox Chapel Area High School students Nicholas Goodman and Anna Ferris were named national winners in the 2022 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
