Parker Middle School Art Teacher contributes to Women’s Suffrage Commemorative Mural
August 10, 2020
If you drive past 7th and State streets, you’ll see a little bit of what James W. Parker Middle School art teacher Christina Martin helped create.
On the side of the H.A.N.D.S. building there is a mural created to commemorate a century since women earned the right to vote that was created by six women in education, one of which was Martin.
“As a group of artists we feel very honored to use our artistic talent to convey a message as important as the women’s suffrage movement,” she told WJET-TV during an interview on Aug. 3.
PTA to host drive-thru produce event in McKean
June 30, 2020
McKean Elementary PTA and James W. Parker Middle School PTSA, part of the Erie County Council of PTAs, will host a drive-thru produce event called “PTA is Rooting for You” on Saturday, July 11.
The event will be from 9 to 11 a.m., at St. Francis Xavier Church, 8880 Main St., McKean.
More than 600 bags of fresh produce will be distributed between the three locations. The other two locations are the Our Lady of Peace parking lot in Millcreek Township (11 a.m.-1 p.m.), and the Erie High School front circle drive in Erie (1-3 p.m.).
Each family that signs up using the Google Form will receive a bag of fresh produce. If the sites have more supplies than families that signed up, they will hand them out to families that drive up.
Families do not need to be part of a PTA or even attend a school with a PTA. They just need to live in Erie County. Sign up for the McKean event using this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScyiPdatD5-ulOi_HlfVow_gix3iDupS0QM8yJ7emsy0DnkRA/viewform
The Erie County Council of PTAs is made up of 14 PTA organizations in Erie County. The council is hoping to host events each month. The events are made possible due to a grant from Google and National PTA.
Erie County Sheriff delivers medallions for GMHS Class of 2020
June 12, 2020
Erie County Sheriff John Loomis came to the high school Friday morning to meet with Dan Mennow and Pam Mackowski to deliver Sheriff’s Medallions, one for each member of the Class of 2020.
They were created when the school shutdown was in effect and were specially designed and customized for each school that has a Sheriff’s Department School Resources Officer. General McLane High School’s School Resources Officer is Jose Montes.
Any senior who would like to pick up his/her medallion may call the High School office to make sure someone will be there.
GM continues serving free meals through IU5 summer program
June 12, 2020
General McLane School District won’t stop serving the community free meals when the school year ends.
The district is taking part in the Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit Summer Food Service program for the first time this summer. The program is an extension of the national free and reduced lunch program provided across the country, including in Erie and Crawford county school districts during the school year.
From late March through June 12, GM cafeteria workers were preparing and handing out meals at General McLane High School to any family that requested them in response to the COVID-19 shutdown.
That service will continue thanks to this program, which kicks off on June 15.
GM has never qualified for the food service program, which normally requires at least 50 percent of the district’s population be enrolled in the free and reduced lunch program. The IU5 Summer Food Service Program was opened up to all districts this year in response to the hardship and uncertainty many families are facing now due to the COVID-19 shutdowns.
“It was something (Superintendent) Mr. Scaletta was really interested in,” said GM program coordinator Carrie Piccinini, who also serves as the school nurse at Edinboro Elementary. “We said we would absolutely give it a shot.”
Meals will continue to be distributed at General McLane High School, 11761 Edinboro Road in Edinboro.
The program will be held twice a week, Mondays and Wednesdays. GM volunteers will serve meals prepared by the Fort LeBeouf School District cafeteria staff.
The food service program provided more than 80,000 meals to students and families the summer of 2019 and is expecting upwards of 120,000 meals served for this summer.
All children 18 years of age or younger may participate. No child that meets that age criteria is turned away, according to information from the IU5.
Participants will order one week at a time on the General McLane website, www.generalmclane.org, and may pick up two lunch/snack combination meals on Mondays and three lunch/snack combinations on Wednesday. The order form can be found here.
After the first week of the program, the District may offer delivery service for families who do not have the means to pick up meals based on need.
The Sumer Food Services Program is a federally-funded program operated nationally by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and administered in Pennsylvania by the Department of Education.
A total of 45 GM volunteers will each work a two-hour shift to serve the community weekly. Each GM volunteer will undergo a mandated one-hour training before serving.
“We are hoping for this to be a huge success,” Piccinini said. “We’re seeing the need for something like this to continue in our district and we are happy to help.”
GM families volunteer at Second Harvest Food Bank distributions
June 2, 2020
General McLane community members have been doing their part in making sure Erie-area families are fed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Megan Green, a teacher at General McLane High School, and her entire family serve as volunteers at the Second Harvest Food Bank Produce Express and Military Share food distributions that have been taking place at the warehouse in Erie each month throughout the pandemic.
Mrs. Green and her family will volunteer at two of the four food distributions taking place at the Erie warehouse, 1507 Grimm Dr., on June 4, 11, 24 and 25. These food distributions are manned by local volunteers who donate their time and efforts each month to serve those in need.
These food distributions take place outside regardless of the weather conditions.
Additionally, community member Bill Allison will be volunteering at three of the food distributions events listed for June. Bill’s son, James Allison, is a GM graduate who went on to earn his undergraduate degree at Grove City College and a master’s degree at Penn State-University Park.
PTA organization to host drive-thru plant event in McKean
June 1, 2020
McKean Elementary PTA and James W. Parker Middle School PTSA, part of the Erie County Council of PTAs, will host a drive-thru plant event called “PTA is Rooting for You” on Saturday, June 6.
The event will be from 9 to 11 a.m., at St. Francis Xavier Church, 8880 Main St., McKean.
Each family will receive four plants to plant at home to get fresh produce of their own later this summer.
Families do not need to be part of a PTA or even attend a school with a PTA. They just need to live in Erie County. Sign up for the McKean event using this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfADBdQ2kskEQvj_1bYrY_0NPPuTqqnKs60FdTmjFW0SPWqvw/viewform?fbclid=IwAR1gYFc1mXZkYnzQlYYGQJwTjigjQ8-1jwfEU-5Zd-3BwHPfOhb75CgWACw
There will be two additional sites that will host events on Saturday: Erie High School parking lot, 3325 Cherry St., Erie (1-3 p.m.) and Our Lady of Peace Church, 2401 W. 38th St., Millcreek (11 a.m.-1 p.m.)
Families may go to any site no matter where they live.
The Erie County Council of PTAs is made up of 14 PTA organizations in Erie County. The council is hoping to host events each month. The events are made possible due to a grant from Google and National PTA.
Celebrating the GM Class of 2020: Chance Hoehn
June 1, 2020
We’re sharing General McLane High School seniors and celebrating their post-grad commitments – whatever they may be or look like – in a reoccurring series that will last until the end of the school year showcasing the diversity of our senior class and of our General McLane community.
We are celebrating Chance Hoehn today, who plans on entering the workforce post-graduation in the construction trades business!
Congratulations, Chance!
Celebrating the GM Class of 2020: Grady Johnson
May 31, 2020
We’re sharing General McLane High School seniors and celebrating their post-grad commitments – whatever they may be or look like – in a reoccurring series that will last until the end of the school year showcasing the diversity of our senior class and of our General McLane community.
We are celebrating Grady Johnson today, who will be attending Penn State Behrend and majoring in Plastics Engineering!
Congratulations, Grady!
Celebrating the GM Class of 2020: Katie Johnson
May 30, 2020
We’re sharing General McLane High School seniors and celebrating their post-grad commitments – whatever they may be or look like – in a reoccurring series that will last until the end of the school year showcasing the diversity of our senior class and of our General McLane community.
We are celebrating Katie Johnson today, who will attend Slippery Rock University and major in Early Childhood Education. She will also be competing on the Triathlon team!
Congratulations, Katie!
Celebrating the GM Class of 2020: Ian Smith
May 29, 2020
We’re sharing General McLane High School seniors and celebrating their post-grad commitments – whatever they may be or look like – in a reoccurring series that will last until the end of the school year showcasing the diversity of our senior class and of our General McLane community.
We are celebrating Ian Smith today, who will be attending Penn State Behrend and plans on majoring in Interdisciplinary Business!
Congratulations, Ian!
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