This is General McLane
July 2, 2018General McLane senior Amelia Swenski created a video showcasing General McLane High School as part of an independent study during the 2017-2018 School Year.
What a phenomenal job!
General McLane Graduation
July 2, 2018General McLane students rank fifth in national engineering competition
June 25, 2018
General McLane High School students have ranked fifth in a national engineering competition, marking a first-time accomplishment for the District.
The Varsity A team landed fifth Best in the Nation of the Technology Student Association Tests of Engineering Aptitude in Mathematics and Science (TSA TEAMS) Competition, which took place June 22-24 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Varsity B team ranked in top ten for their Digital Media presentation.
“This is an amazing feat for our students, especially because it is a really rigorous competition,” said superintendent Richard Scaletta. “This experience has allowed our students to apply what they’ve learned in the classroom to the real world, and that makes us extremely proud.”
TEAMS is an engineering aptitude, mathematics and science testing competition designed to help middle school and high school students discover their potential in the engineering field. Students preparetwo-minute videos to promote fictional green consulting firms they created to execute the tasks they’re assigned. The Design/Build challenge tasked students with creating a miniature model home heated with thermodynamic principles.
General McLane had three teams and 24 students qualify for the national competition based on results from the state level. Only the top three teams in the state at each level are automatically qualified to compete at the national TEAMS competition.
There are three divisions, Middle School, 9/10 level and 11/12 level. In each division, they name those who scored in the top 10 in these four categories: Design Build, Digital media, prepared presentation and Best in the Nation (overall score of all three events).
Students competed against teamsfrom prominent areas like Silicon Valley, where their high school campus includes an entire building for STREAM: Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering and Math.
Team A 11/12 students include Maddison Schutt, Jacqueline Brown, Zach Gray, Alex Lofgren, Jesse Nathanson, Logan Segal, Brad Yoder and Nicole Foulkrod.
Team B 11/12 students include Kaley Berger, Cayden Connolly, Nate Price, Luke McEldowney, Alexis Throop, Claire Campbell, Tyler Massey, and Vincent Spada.
The 9th / 10th grade students include Ellie Conaway, Glory Linebach, Calder Martin, Nick Tysiachney, Kaylei Wooten, Hannah Burbules, Remlee Robinson and Evan Zehr.
The 2018 TEAMS competition theme, “Engineering a Greener World,” featured the following topics: durability of materials, economics of green engineering, efficiency of solar power, global health, green energy basics, green building practices and insects and climate change.
Original academic and innovative concepts are developed for the TEAMS competition based on the National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges. Overcoming these obstacles requires critical job-readiness skills such as collaboration, analytical thinking and problem-solving.
General McLane High School physics teacherDave Treusch coaches the junior/senior teams and mathematics instructor Rick Terella coaches the freshman/sophomore teams.
This was General McLane’s third year competing at the national level. TEAMS was started by the Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS).
JWPMS hosts Student Vocal Recital
June 8, 2018
James W. Parker Middle School hosted its first-ever Student Vocal Recital on Monday. There were about thirty acts that auditioned for the event that were narrowed down to 15 acts.
“This event provided a great opportunity for students to receive private lessons and showcase their creativity while performing at a different venue,” said James W. Parker Middle School vocal teacher Julia McCollum, who coordinated the event.
Selected performances included:
“She Used to be Mine” by Sara Bareilles – Abby Walker
“Waving Through a Window” by Benj Pasek – Kiersten Marendt
“Stay” by Rhianna – Savannah Chamberlin
“Pennies from Heaven” by Frank Sinatra – Jonathan Anthony
“Cups” by Anna Kendrick – Darrah Wise
“Human” by Christina Perri – Kayla Morris
“Geronimo” by Sheppard – Lydia Zehr, Alanna Puller, and Nadiya Leslie
“Defying Gravity” by Stephen Schwartz – Meredith Moore
“Paper Bag” by Fiona Apple – Caleigh Meyer
“Never Enough” by John Debney – Cassidy Swain
“Let it Go” by Robert Lopez – Shane Dexter
“Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen – Miranda Kline
“Dear Future Husband” by Meghan Trainor – Taylor Faulkner
“Hellfire” – Isaac Smith
“She Found Light” by Chloe Kiser – Chloe Kiser
The set-up of the event is similar to those done at the college level. The event took place at Edinboro University’s William P. Alexander Recital Hall.
McKean students read to “water balloon” teachers
June 8, 2018
McKean Elementary School second graders had an extra incentive to read during the month of May.
Teachers held a “water balloon your teacher” contest. Students had to complete their home reading log and read for 20 different nights during the month in order to earn their balloons.
We think their reactions say enough!
McKean students use programming and design math
June 7, 2018How do our teachers have students practice angle calculations, metric measurement and distance per second calculation? McKean Elementary fourth graders program Sphero Robots to play golf!
Students designed their own golf holes on the iPads, recieved approval, built their course and programmed the Sphero robots to play each hole.
The goal was to get the Sphero onto the green in the least amount of “strokes.”
They know that the Sphero goes about 22cm per 0.5 seconds at a speed of 50. They use this understanding along with the correct angle measurement to get the Sphero onto the green in the least amount of “strokes.” Be carful! If you run into sand, water, or a tree, that’s a penalty stroke!
JWPMS hosts Awards Assembly
June 7, 2018
James W. Parker Middle School hosted their Awards Assembly yesterday.
This end-of-the-year assembly, which has taken place for more than 15 years, recognizes student achievements throughout the school year.
Fifth, sixth and seventh graders are recognized for academic achievements throughout the school year, and eighth graders receive awards based on a variety of criteria focused on overall contributions to the school environment.
The following eighth graders were recognized:
Sandy McClay Math Award – Presented by Mrs. Stull
Zachary Rolland, Avery VanDyke
Jim Connor AAA Award – Presented by Mr. Connor
Ian Kennedy, Ellen Cunningham
Joseph Hack Principal Award – Presented by Mr. Buto
Isaac Mroz, Jenna Kulka
Annette Rilling Music Award – Presented by Dr. Rilling
Isaac Smith, Lauryn Semoe
Gleck Williams Achievement Award – Presented by Mr. Gleck Williams
Roman Lechefsky, Amber Haskins
Alan Karns Citizenship Award – Presented by Mr. Karns
Brandon Dedrick, Maya Wilcox
Congratulations to our students!
Edinboro students win Stock Market Game
June 7, 2018
Our students are aiming for Wall Street!
Edinboro Elementary School students recently placed first in the regional 2018 Stock Market Game, sponsored by the SIFMA Foundation.
The Stock Market Game is an online simulation of the global capital markets and engages students in grades 4-12 in the world of economics, investing and personal finance with the goal of preparing them for financially independent futures. Played as a team of 3-5 members, students develop and enhance skills in leadership, management, research, problem solving and team-building.
The team of fourth-graders Brian Lin, Hayden Chong and Sebastian Wegner managed a hypothetical $100,000 portfolio during a 10-week period by investing in stocks chosen from the American, New York and NASDAQ markets. The team had the highest portfolio value at the end of the 10-week trading session in the region.
This program was co-taught by Edinboro Elementary Challenge teacher Michelle Androstic and fourth grade math teacher Bill Frick.
More than 600,000 students in grades three through 12 take part in The Stock Market Game every school year across all 50 states. The Stock Market Game has served 16 million students since its inception in 1977.
Seniors take part in Senior Walk
June 5, 2018
On Friday, the General McLane High School Class of 2018 took part in the third annual Senior Walk in both Elementary schools, James W. Parker Middle School and the high school.
Students, teachers and staff cheered on the seniors for their hard work as they paraded through the halls.
This event took place on the seniors last day and was intended to created a culminating connection between students at all levels of the district.
6th graders visit Niagara Falls
June 4, 2018
Last week, James W. Parker Middle School sixth graders visited Niagara Falls!
