Gateway Students Score Big Wins at Pittsburgh Science Fair

Luis Espinoza-Delgado, a student at Gateway Middle School, received 1st place in the Earth/Space/Environmental Intermediate Division of the Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair held at Heinz Field. Gateway High School student, Rebecca Stabile, won Honorable Mention during the Fair and received a sponsor award from IBM, a $20,000 scholarship to Point Park University and a full scholarship to the Pre-college Advanced Placement Program at Carnegie-Mellon University this summer. Her category was the Senior Physics Division, and her project was entitled, “On Optics as a Grand Unified Theory and Source of Quantum Gravity.” Also earning awards at the Fair were Middle School students, Ben Weiner, who received a Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Scientific Method as part of the Intermediate Division; and Evan Meindl, who received an affiliate award in the U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services Division. Other students selected for attendance included Jessica Coulter and

Ramsey Elem Teacher Named Finalist for PA Teacher of the Year

Stephanie Ruby, a special education teacher at Ramsey Elementary School, has been named one of only twelve finalists for the 2009 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year. Ruby, who has worked for Gateway School District since 2001, will now move onto the final round of competition. A winner will be declared in October 2008. According to the National State Teacher of the Year Organization (NSTOY), which sponsors the award, the Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year must be articulate with strong verbal and communication skills. The Teacher of the Year Selection Committee will meet at the Department of Education to review and score each finalist. Finalists will be honored on October 5, 2008 at the Annual Pennsylvania Teacher Forum and Teacher of the Year Ceremony to be conducted in Harrisburg. Ruby holds her Masters in Education from the University of Pittsburgh and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Duquesne University. She also earned board certification in Autism and Applied Behavior Analysis from the Pennsylvania State University.

Gateway Latin Students Sweep Medals in 2008 National Latin Exam

Gold and silver medals were the hallmark of the day, when 72 Gateway High School and Gateway Middle School Latin students scored at award winning levels on the 2008 Latin Exam. Twenty Two students won gold medals indicative of high achievement in Latin, with Nicole Marrow, scoring a perfect paper.The National Latin Exam is a competitive national academic test given in March of every year to measure achievement in Latin. The exam consists of 40 multiple choice questions on Latin grammar, vocabulary, derivatives, culture, mythology, and history. High performance on the exam is a measure of achievement recognized by colleges and universities throughout the nation.

Students winning Latin Awards are: Gold Medal (Summa Cum Laude): Nicole Marrow (perfect paper), Abhinav Kalavar, , Hnnah Dixon, Michael Kelly, Marissa Gogniat, Kunal Shah, Hayley Fedorek, Kelly McMasters, Brian Wallace, Kelly Guerrieri, Apeksha Vora, Joshua Phillips, Hannah Peters, Paul Halapin, Audrey Chiao, Avionna Baldwin, Michael Castiglione, Arah Cho, Elaine Sung, Shannon Lambert, Ashely Vojtek, and Jessica Cole. Silver Medal (Maxima Cum Laude): Grigoriy Mishkov, Thomas Randall, Brandon Kandrack, Saniya Sabnis, Tim Connolly, Shalini Shah, Awaiz Khan, Michael Obusek, Jessica Haley, Kim Miller, Yatindra Patel, Shivani Patel, Smtoj Singh, Elyse Horomanski, Chris Urban, Rebecca Stabile, Jim Castiglione, Kelly Miller, Jessica Giles, Stuart Herrmann, Robert Anderson, Eric Lopiccolo, Samir Kalavar, Tyler Hart, Stephen Liu, Lisa Cross, Nathan Phillips, Sophia Erb, Marissa Getty, Ryan Walters, and Ashley Giles. Magna Cum Laude: Jesse DeFazio, Christina Pendice, Zach Tolbart, Daniel English, Lori Stover, Andrew Coulter, Andrew Imblum, Will English, Ryan Donnelly, Daniel Wightkin, and Megan Geiselhart. Cum Laude: Deepshikha Sharma, Matt Lipner, Ryan Kandrack, Katie Myser, Beth Parker, Aaron Eixenberg, Ryan Gongloff, and Alicia Baughman

GHS Students Raise Funds for Charitable Local Projects

Gateway High School's sports marketing classes will hold events aimed at raising money for charities during volleyball, baseball and softball games next week. Proceeds will benefit Autism Speaks, Cody Moy Foundation, Pitcairn Food Pantry and Plum house explosion victims.
The events are:
• Raffles, contests and prizes during the boys volleyball game against Norwin at 7 p.m. next Tuesday, which will be followed by a volleyball game pitting seniors against juniors.
Tuesday also will be Chick-Fil-A Night at the Gateway sports complex.
• A raffle with gift certificates donated by Monroeville businesses as prizes during the baseball game against Central Catholic at 7 p.m. next Wednesday. The game is critical for playoff positioning.
• Tailgate party sponsored by Moe's Southwest Grill and others at 6 p.m., leading up to the softball game against Kiski Area at 7 p.m. Both teams are atop section standings. There will be a variety of fan activities and gift certificates as prizes.

May 14 - Evergreen Elementary Students Charity Talent Show !

Oprah’s Angel Network & Free the Children formed O Ambassadors- a program that inspires young people to become active, compassionate, & knowledgeable citizens. They called on great teachers like Janet Niethamer at Evergreen to apply & form clubs! Children for Change, is a group of Evergreen students who are making a difference in the world! Yes, kids can make a difference! They're hosting a Talent Show! The show will be Wednesday, May 14th 2008 at 6:30pm at Gateway High School’s Auditorium. You must come see talented Evergreen students sing, dance, jump, jam & play! Admission is $5. There may be a surprise guest star appearance! No confirmation as of the publication of this she's workin’ on it! See ya’ at the show!

The Ambassadors meet often to learn about poverty, education, health, & sustainable development. CfC’s job is to raise awareness of these challenges & raise money to help. The Ambassadors made posters on effects of poverty that were hung around the school to teach others. CfC raised $717 by having a bookmark sale in December & a Valentine Candy-Gram sale in February! They will sell freeze-pops the last week of April & in May, host a Talent Show! They are hopeful these events will raise a lot of money to help our assigned region, South Asia!
CfC has also helps local people in need! In January they held a food drive, which collected about 600 pounds of food for the Garden City Food Bank of Garden City United Methodist Church! At the end of March, they held a Clothing Collection! Bags and bags and bags kept pouring in for the Clothes Closet of Monroeville Community Church! Awesome!
I thank you, Evergreen families, for making your generous contributions! I thank you, Ms. Niethamer and the CfC Ambassadors, for your work and compassion!

Gateway Students Named Outstanding Young Citzens

This year Gateway School District had two students named as the Trib Total Media's Outstanding Young Citizens. Zakera Barnes and Stuart Herrmann were among 50 Pittsburgh area students selected for this honorable aware. Their photographs and brief biographies appeared in a special section in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review last Sunday, April 13th. Of the 50 selected students, 10 were chosen by a panel of judges to receive Gold Medals. Academics, community service, and extracurricular activities were common threads for these shining citizens. April 17th, during a banquet at the Churchill Country Club, both Zakera and Stuart received the Gold Medal. Gateway School District has much to be proud of in these Outstanding Young Citizens.

GHS Student Receives Girl Scout's Americanism Award

Vanessa Gerber, of Senior Girl Scout Troop 771 at St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Monroeville, received an Americanism Award at the 11th annual Youth Achievement Dinner, held at Soldiers & Sailors Military Museum and Memorial in Oakland. The award, which was presented by Mary Connell, former American Legion Auxiliary president, recognizes scholarship and community service that leads to the Girl Scout Gold Award. For her Gold Award, Gerber worked with East Suburban Citizen Advocacy to introduce other teens to the idea of advocating for people with disabilities. She has volunteered with East Suburban Citizen Advocacy for eight years.

GMS Students Selected for Regional Math Competition

Six students were selected for a team that will represent Gateway Middle School at the MathCounts Pittsburgh Regional Competition at Robert Morris University.
On the team are Bhavana Swaminathan (captain), Lisa Choss, Jordan Doman, Sam Becker, Yume Choi and Elaine Sung, who were selected from among the 40 students in the school's Math Club.
The team members, who had the highest scores in the school's MathCounts competition in December, will compete against 190 other students in the regional event. Faculty adviser for the event is Janice Stricko.

GHS Junior Spearheads 4/11/08 Charity Event For Local Children

Elaina Laughlin, a Gateway High School student, will host a Dance for Life charity event on April 11, at Monroeville Sports Center to benefit two charities that will help two special little girls.
People of all ages are welcome, and the cost of admission is $10 per person.
The night will also consist of entertainment by DJ Natro, arts and crafts, massages, caricatures, balloon art and more.
Laughlin organized the fundraiser because she wanted to help two girls she teaches at Ken and Jean's Dance Studio in North Versailles.
The girls, Quinn Anlauf, 8, of North Huntingdon and Sierra Barbarino, 5, of North Versailles, have serious medical conditions, and Laughlin said she wanted to help out.

Check out the full article in the Times-Express at http://www.yourmonroeville.com/timesexpress/article/gateway-student-sponsors-special-benefit

Wow ! 50 GHS Students Inducted to National Honor Society !

During a candlelight ceremony, 50 Gateway High School students were officially inducted into the National Honor Society (NHS) for 2008. The hour-long program was coordinated by Gateway High School NHS Co-Sponsor, Mark Spinola and Jeffrey Biros. NHS Officers Edward MacMurchy (President), Lori Stover (Secretary), Andrew Coulter (Vice-President : YEA !), and Sean McMasters (Treasurer) presented the four standards of NHS: Service, Scholarship, Leadership, and Character. Featured speaker, Gateway Superintendent, Dr. Cleveland Steward, Jr., also offered a passionate speech about how students should embrace the standards set forth by NHS and the high expectations involved with being inducted into such a prestigious organization. Taking the NHS pledge and receiving their official NHS pins were: Avionna Baldwin, Douglas Biel, Bethany Bloise, Jennifer Broderick, Cassandra Buxter, Nicoletta Ciampa, Danielle Cole, Nicholas Davic, Joseph DeFazio, Nicholas Farina, Brianne Garness, Eric Geiselhart, Jessica Giles, Susan Gogniat, Brandon Gorski, Rachael Grasso, Stuart Herrmann, Bruce Howard, Amber Jackson, Karen Johnson, Hannah Kendig, Katherine Kromka, Alyssa Kuzins, Hyunna Lee, Benjamin Levine, Kevin Lenart, Natalie Lomeo, Matthew MacMurchy, Abigail Manning, Megan Mastalski, Kelly Miller, Ashley Owoc, Cassandra Palmer, Ceara Parks, Dana Pascoe, Eric Pelkey, Meaghan Polnar, Anika Rose, Brian Ross, John Sarandis, Jaclyn Seward, Amy Svoboda, Kristen Swaney, Laura Thorn, Lauren Vitt, Lauren Wagener, Ashley Whalen, Mica Winchester, Rachel Yarros, and Christine Yeh.

2008-2009 School Calendar Posted

The Gateway Board of School Directors at their Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Regular School Board Meeting approved the 2008-09 School Calendar.

The calendar can also be located by visiting the Gateway School District's web site at www.gatewayk12.org and clicking on the calendar link located on the home page.

Gateway Gator Baseball Team Plays at PNC Park

The Gateway Gator Baseball Team will be playing at PNC Park on Friday, April 18, 2008 at 3 p.m. against Connellsville. Admission to the game is free.

Gateway Marching Band to Host Three Rivers Championships

The Gateway High School Marching Band is hosting the Three Rivers Winter Ensemble Association (TRWEA) Championships on Saturday, April 5, 2008 at 1 p.m. in the Antimarino High School Stadium. The show features over 40 units (majorettes, percussion, color guard) from area middle schools and high schools. "This is a very prestigious band event, and I'm honored we have the opportunity to showcase our facilities and hospitality here at Gateway," said Robert Read, Band Director.Tickets can be purchased at the door.

Gateway High School's Junior Class Walks Against Domestic Violence

Gateway High School's (GHS) Junior Class Council is sponsoring a 5K Walk against Domestic Violence at Boyce Park Cub Pavilion #1 on May 4, 2008 starting at 10 a.m. Proceeds will benefit the GHS Junior Class Council and the Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh (domestic violence). Registration is $20. Those who register by April 15, 2008 will receive a free t-shirt. Refreshments will be provided and there will be a self-defense demonstration immediately following the walk. T-shirt pick up will be May 1- 2, 2008 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. outside Gateway High School's main office. Registration forms are now available at the Gateway High School main office, located at 3000 Gateway Campus Boulevard in Monroeville

University Park's Family Fun Night Set 4/4/08

The University Park Elementary School PTO will host its Family Fun Night tonight, Friday, April 4, 2008 at Gateway Middle School in the Cafeteria from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Community businesses and individuals have generously donated many items that will be raffled off this evening. Over 30 gift baskets and other prizes will be available.
The event is open to University Park students, parents, and guardians.
Please mark your calendar and plan to attend this wonderful event.