Kristina Serafini stories, Page 5
Char Valley custodian earns 2019 Champions of Learning Award
It’s lunchtime at Chartiers Valley Middle School. Music is pumping and students are dancing. Just a few minutes prior, boredom had set in. The food had all been eaten and it seemed like forever until the next period would begin. But head custodian Dona Gaudio once again came to the...
Baldwin-Whitehall High School’s Class of 2019
Baldwin-Whitehall School District’s class of 2019 graduated on June 3 at the stadium....
Carlynton’s Class of 2019 say goodbye
On May 31, seniors at Carlynton High School took the next step in their lives as they participated in commencement exercises at the school....
Chartiers Valley graduates celebrate commencement
At Chartiers Valley on June 5, senior said goodbye to high school at commencement. The Class of 2019 will now embark on new adventures as they head out into the world....
Goddard School students tour Beaver County’s Brunton Dairy
Kindergarten students from The Goddard School of Cranberry Township learned where milk comes from as they explored Brunton Dairy in Independence Township this week. The children took a tour of the milking barn and milk house, greeted calves and were treated to Brunton’s regular and chocolate milks. The class was...
Sewickley celebrates Memorial Day through annual parade, programs
The Sewickley area once again honored those who died serving the country through several Memorial Day events over the weekend. A memorial service was held Saturday at the United States Coast Guard station in Glen Osborne and a veterans memorial service took place at Sewickley United Methodist Church on Sunday....
Carnegie shows patriotism as part of VetsRoll
Chants of “USA!” echoed across Lydia Street, as youngsters from Carnegie Elementary proudly waived their American flags. Through tinted bus windows, veterans from across the country could be seen smiling, tipping their hats and offering a thumbs up as they passed by. Ten buses, filled with some of the country’s...
Sewickley voters turn out for primary
Voters started casting their ballots early this morning at St. Stephen’s Church in Sewickley....
Quaker Valley High School Prom
Quaker Valley High School had its prom Friday night. Here is a photo gallery of the highlights from the grand march....
Photo Gallery: Pleasant Hills Preschool Mud Day
Pools of mud provided plenty of fun for preschoolers during the fourth annual Mud Day at Pleasant Hills Community Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. The messy event also featured a mud kitchen, mud fishing, a station to dig for worms and a mound of mud where the kids...
South Fayette’s Morgan Park installs adaptive swings
Gina Esch’s smile stretched from ear to ear as she watched her son Connor soar through the air on the new bright yellow swing at South Fayette’s Morgan Park. This wasn’t just any swing. The GameTime Expression Swing is made for two, with an adult swing directly facing an adaptive...
Sewickley Herald honors community members who have made a difference
The Sewickley Herald’s 43nd honors dinner was held at the Edgeworth Club in Edgeworth on May 10. More than 100 residents, family members and friends came out to honor four citizens during the annual celebration marking those who have made a difference in the community. The four citizens honored were...
Sewickley’s St. James runs for education
A Race for Education fundraiser was held at St. James School in Sewickley Friday. The annual event helps fund programming at the school....
Baldwin-Whitehall School District students, staff participate in second Day of CaringVideo
When Rosetta Bower signed up for Baldwin’s second annual Day of Caring, she had one request—send Superintendent Randy Lutz. Bower, 89, was Lutz’s high school bus driver. “He was a good bus rider. And he’s good now with everything that he does,” she said. Lutz and nine members of the...
Baldwin High mock crash shows prom-goers dangers of driving under the influence
A mock crash at Baldwin High School on Tuesday, held ahead of prom, showed students the consequences of driving under the influence. The event featured emergency personnel and a LifeFlight helicopter in addition to students acting out an accident....
Superhero window washers fight grime at UPMC Children’s Hospital of PittsburghVideo
Some patients at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh couldn’t believe their eyes when they looked outside to see Batman, Superman, Spiderman and Captain America washing windows at the Lawrenceville hospital on Wednesday. “Are they real?” one boy asked his mother as Batman, with his black cape flapping in the wind,...
Baldwin Borough’s new manager no stranger to community
Having lived in the borough for 22 years and worked as director of municipal services in the community for two, Bob Firek knows the ins and outs of Baldwin. “There’s a lot of good that I think the borough has to offer,” he said. On April 1, Firek, 51, took...
Osborne Elementary students get wild with ‘Lion King Kids’
Things got a little wild when the Osborne Elementary fifth-grade drama club presented “The Lion King Kids” on April 11. For nearly two decades, the club has been presenting an annual musical. Students audition for a full-length children’s musical complete with costumes, scenery, props, lighting and sound. All shows include...
Photo Gallery: Big Jag Little Cub Club at Thomas Jefferson High School
Thomas Jefferson High School students and their second-grade pen pals attended a Big Jag Little Cub Club meet-and-greet at the high school Friday, March 29, 2019. The high school students and district second-graders have been exchanging letters all school year, and the event offered them the opportunity to finally meet....
South Fayette musical takes audience back to ’80s with ‘Wedding Singer’
South Fayette High School students are inviting audiences to rock and roll through the ‘80s with them as they perform “The Wedding Singer” from March 29 to 31. The cast of about 50 students, donning fishnet gloves, mesh T-shirts and zebra-striped pants, hope to have audience members laughing in their...
Photo Gallery: Mon Valley School annual talent show
The Mon Valley School held its annual talent show on Friday, March 15, 2019. The school is a special education center in Jefferson Hills for students ages 5 to 21....
Curtain to rise for ‘Mamma Mia’ at Carlynton
Excitement is building as Carlynton students get ready to showcase their talents in the high school’s musical production of “Mamma Mia!” The curtain rises from Thursday through Sunday, March 28-31. Performances on the first three nights begin at 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s show starts at 2 p.m. Carlynton director Nathan Hart...
Photos: Paynter Elementary gets new Lego table
Students at Paynter Elementary in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District have a unique new space to learn and play. The Library Media Center is home to a Lego table built by district employees and offering space for up to 25 students at a time. Construction materials for the table were donated...
North Hill’s production of ‘Tuck Everlasting’ a new musical experience
Year after year, the North Hills High School Drama Club puts on amazing productions of the world’s most well-known musicals. In 2019, they decided to do something different. One hundred students, including actors, dancers, orchestra players and crew members, will come together for “Tuck Everlasting,” which made its Broadway debut...
Quaker Valley hosts ‘CEOs in the Classroom’
Quaker Valley Middle School hosted several executives Tuesday for the “CEO in the Classroom” initiative. Other participating schools included Brashear High School and City Charter High, Butler Senior High School, Duquesne Elementary Center, Elizabeth Forward Middle School and Frazier High School....
