FBLA students move on to states
January 7, 2019
General McLane had multiple students place at the Future Business Leaders of America competition on December 17 at Penn State Behrend.
Devyn Bayle and Avery McCullough won first place in Entrepreneurship. Taylor Thomas and Megan Parker won first place in Social Media Campaign. Cassidy Commer, Nate Jones, and Isaac Kennedy won first place in Sports and Entertainment Management. Rachel Lesko and Claire Baillie won first place in Marketing. Clayton Boutte and Jason Hahn took first place in Graphic Design. Anna Chernicky also won first place in Introduction to Public Speaking. Lexi Langer, Amy Patterson, and Olivia Minner finished in second place in Hospitality Management. Fourth place finishers were Grace Honeycutt in Introduction to Business Communication and Shannon Miller in Business Calculations.
All first and second place finishers are eligible to compete at states in Hershey, PA in April.
Congratulations to all participants!
*Photos courtesy of FBLA General McLane’s Twitter account, @FBLAGM*
McKean 2nd graders get festive before holidays
January 7, 2019
McKean second graders were feeling festive during the last week of school before break.
Students participated in several holiday rotations, organized by their teachers. Reindeer food preparation, cocoa breaks, read alouds, and a few seasonal games were all included in the fun!
Polar Express Returned to Edinboro
January 7, 2019Before break, Edinboro Elementary students once again joined in on the magic of Christmas and rode the Polar Express Train ride.
Inspired by Chris Van Allsburg’s children’s book that was later adapted into a feature film, the Polar Express is a story of a young boy’s trip to the North Pole.
Mimicking the book, Edinboro students wore their pajamas and enjoyed their trip to the North Pole, complete with hot chocolate and their very own sleigh bells. Students boarded the train, listened to a reading of The Polar Express and danced the “Hot Chocolate” dance after being greeted by their very own conductor. The students also signed an entire Christmas song.
This journey is part of the second grader’s big Polar Express unit done each year in December. This has been taking place for more than 11 years.
GM hosts Reunification Training
January 4, 2019
General McLane hosted a safety training for many county school resource officers and administrators today.
NaviGate Prepared‘s Chris Porter spoke to the attendees about their newest feature, Reunification Module and the importance of planning and being as efficient as possible in a critical incident. Porter also conducted a mock scenario.
General McLane School Resource Officer Jose Montes coordinated the event.
To learn more about school safety within General McLane, visit our website.
GMHS teacher wins Golden Apple
January 4, 2019
General McLane High School teacher Bruce Yates recently received the Golden Apple Award.
Jayda Plonski nominated Mr. Yates, who has worked as a vocal music teacher at General McLane for thirty-one years. In addition to serving as a vocal musical teacher, Mr. Yates is also the director of the high school musical and Broadway Dinner.
The GOLDEN APPLE AWARD program is a tradition at JET-TV in Erie, Pennsylvania. JET-TV, in partnership with Edinboro University, honors local educators who have made a positive impact upon the youth of our community. Students submit written nominations explaining why they are nominating a teacher. Each week during the school year, JET-TV visits an area school to announce the winner.
General McLane High School was selected as a GRAMMY Signature School Semi-Finalist in 2014. Yates was selected as a quarterfinalist for the 2016 Music Educator Award, presented by The Recording Academy® and the GRAMMY Foundation.
Congratulations to Mr. Yates!
EE students frost cookies with Superintendent
December 21, 2018
Yesterday, Edinboro Elementary School students in the Life Skills and Emotional Support classrooms had a sweet holiday treat!
Students frosted cookies with Superintendent Mr. Scaletta.
New “Parker Pride Student of the Month” Program at JWPMS
December 20, 2018
James W. Parker Middle School launched a new Parker Pride Student of the Month Program
The Parker Pride students of the month recognizes students throughout the entire building, in grades 5 through 8.
PRIDE is an acronym for Positive, Respect, Integrity, Determination, and Empathy. Through this program, the school recognizes students that exemplify these character traits every day. Each month, one of the grade level teams is assigned a character trait in a rotating basis. The teams are: 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and exploratory. These teams are responsible for nominating students and then selecting one student that best exemplifies that specific trait.
Students selected are recognized over the announcements and then meet with JWPMS associate principal Justin Whitford, who shares the reason why they were selected. Their pictures, grade and character traits are then posted on a banner outside of the gym lobby for the month. Additionally, students are invited to a breakfast celebration and can bring a friend.
The program launched this year with the start of the middle school’s new Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS), which is a program based on a national model to promote positive behavior growth. This new model focuses on shifting students’ mindsets with recognition, rewards and celebrations.
Although similar, this program is different from the PBIS Parker Pride weekly winners.
For December, 5th grade had Determination, 6th grade had empathy, 7th had positive, 8th had respect, and exploratory had integrity. Students selected as this month’s winners include:
5th – Determination – Phillip Gocal
6th – Empathy – Jane Howard
7th – Positive – Allisyn Stuck
8th – Respect – Nathanael Robbins
Exploratory – Integrity – Kyle Cousins
Parker Pride Students of the Month (Running List)
November 2018
5th – Integrity – Midori Zheng
6th – Determination – Estella Menc
7th – Empathy – Annika Semoe
8th – Positive – Abby Walker
Exploratory – Respect – Bailey Cannon
October 2018
5th – Respect – Charlie Salvo
6th – Integrity – Bryce Mulligan
7th – Determination – Maya Egloff
8th – Empathy – Talon Frick
Exploratory – Positive – Peter Alberti
September 2018
5th – Positive – Zoey Delaney
6th – Respect – Noah Saulsgiver
7th – Integrity – Scout Adamski
8th – Determination – Thomas Langer
Exploratory – Empathy – Pacey Moran
GMHS teacher wins “My Teacher Rocks Contest”
December 20, 2018
A General McLane High School teacher was the winner of this year’s “My Teacher Rocks Contest”, sponsored by Iszkula Orthodontics.
Iszkula Orthodontics patients were asked to give a well-deserved educator kudos by submitting an essay for their contest.
Sophomore Natalie Senyo nominated Hertel, who has served as a Guidance Counselor in the District for more than 10 years.
As a winner of this contest, Hertel will get a $50 gift card to the store of her choice and a basket full of school supplies. Also, they will be having a pizza party for Brenda, Natalie, and some of Natalie’s friends.
Congratulations to Mrs. Hertel!
McKean students give back through Giving Tree
December 20, 2018
This month, McKean Elementary hosted their annual Giving Tree. The students raised 170 winter items for SafeNet.
Mrs. Iaquinta and Mrs. Renick coordinated the winter item drive through the Autistic Support Classroom. Items donated included hats, gloves, scarves.
Great job to our students and thanks to those who donated!
GMHS Christmas Store returns for those in need
December 20, 2018
General McLane prides itself on helping and supporting those in its community — and that’s exactly what the annual Christmas Store continues to do.
The annual Christmas Store for students in need at General McLane High School re-opened this week.
High school nurse Laurie Swanson started the store more than 17 years ago in an effort to help students in need provide gifts to their family during the holidays. Generous community members and district employees donate brand-new items that fill the nurse’s office, and students are then able to pick out gifts for those on their lists.
Students, identified through administrators and staff, are able to come in throughout the day and select items for family and friends.
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