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Hail and Farewell
USC welcomes the following new hires to Upper St. Clair School District: Tonia Autieri (Boyce), Michael Belak (school police), Courtney Campbell (Eisenhower), Ray Carson, Jr. (central office), Steven Cosnek (Streams), Mallory Fallert (Streams), Carolyn Fortson (Streams), Miranda Gray (USCHS), Katherine Hendrickson (Streams), Jennifer Jacobs (Baker), Jessica Kenny (Eisenhower), Laura Laboon (USCHS), Melanie Lenthall (Streams), Kathryn Magill (central office), Gordon Mathews (USCHS), William Mocker (bus garage), Corrine Nunez (USCHS), Kelly Pascarella (Boyce), Stephanie Rieger (USCHS), Nichole Trollman (Baker), Jami Vargo (Streams/USCHS), and Thomas White (school police). Thank you to the following School District employees (listed alphabetically) who retired as of the 2017–18 school year: Cathy Bowen, Susan Britvich, Daniel Carey, Vicki Cayuela, Joseph Conners, Donna Faccenda, Dominick Frollini, Kevin Hillman, Junko Kapples, Helen Krizner, Jeffrey Leonhardt, Valeria MacWhinnie, Stephen Mehalik, Connie Montgomery, P a t r i c k O ’ To o l e , Andrea Perry, Barbara Rahr, Pam Render, Cindy Storer, Cheryl Todaro, and Deborah Woodford. n New teachers on the first teacher in-service day, left to right, Nichole Trollman, Courtney Campbell, and Jessica Kenny, and teacher aide Teresa Peluso (far right)
Baker Playground Is Ready for Fun! After nearly two years of planning and fundraising, the Baker Elementary PTA playground project is complete. Baker parents donned hammers and hard hats as they participated in a community build this past July. A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place in August to kick off the new school year and officially celebrate the new playground. Funds for the project were raised through grants, corporate sponsorships, and fundraisers through the PTA, including a ten thousand dollar USC Community Foundation grant, the school’s Read-A-Thon, and a commemorative brick sale.
Cutting the ribbon of the opening of the Baker playground are members of the Baker PTA playground committee, left to right, Melissa DePuy, Michelle Urban (PTA board advisor), Karly Foster, Kristie Proud, Libby Mascaro, Christina Casciani, and Baker principal Dr. Patrick McClintock-Comeaux
A collaborative effort from the start, the PTA committee and Baker principal Dr. Patrick McClintock-Comeaux worked side-by-side with students from USCHS’s STEAM Innovation & Consulting course. The high school students helped develop the design, which updated the school’s outdoor play spaces to maximizes usage and ensure appropriate adult supervision. “We are excited that our hard work has paid off,” said Lindsay Beck, PTA president for Baker. “Baker families and friends have given so generously to this project. We are happy for everyone to see and enjoy the finished product, especially the kids!” n Winter 2018
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