School News
- Last Updated on Thursday, 01 May 2014 18:49
Save the Date!
May 2 - Annual Elementary Spelling BeeMay 12-16 - Scholastic Book FairMay 13 – The Clairton Elementary Choral Spring Concert will be held in the high school auditorium at 1 p.m. All are welcome to attend.
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5th graders Nakiyah Johnson, Kyra Frankert and Mackenzie Adams show off the chicks that their classrooms worked on as part of an embryology project. Each 5th grade classroom started with 8 eggs and eventually raised the chicks until they were ready to be released. All chicks went to live on a farm with a loving family.
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The Girls on the Run club prepares for upcoming races by practicing after school 3 days a week. The Girls on the Run club currently has approximately 50 members and will participate in two or more races this spring.
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Spring has sprung and the garden is growing at Clairton City School District. The Clairton City School District CASTLE program students and partners are gaining hands-on environmental education through a garden project. CASTLE (Clairton's After-School Teaching & Learning Experience) students built and installed four 4-by-8-foot raised garden beds. They also filled the beds with soil and compost in preparation for planting various herbs and vegetables. About 75 students participated. GrowPittsburgh and GASP also participated in the project.
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Clairton Elementary celebrates the month of the young child. Preparing for the parade are 3rd graders Max Carnegie, Carmen Breegle, and Mason Suss, who carried the opening banner. The banner was made by elementary art teacher Ms. Irwin and her class. The elementary school hosted its annual Month of the Young Child parade and assembly on Wednesday, inviting parents and city officials into the school. Dressed in a rainbow of colors representing each classroom, students in kindergarten through second grade marched through the halls with the high school band, honeybears, cheerleaders, special characters and guests. To conclude the parade they performed "What I Am," an inspirational song about their growth in the gymnasium.
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During the Month of the Young Child parade, Columbia Gas' Digger Dog enjoyed the parade and took time at the end to pose with Mrs. Englert's 2nd grade class.
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For the Month of the Young Child parade, high school students volunteered to be beloved children's characters during the parade. Pictured with elementary parade participants are high schooler's Krislynn Jones, Asia Lloyd, Jaquela Gaynor and Sacren Gaynor.
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6th grade students Kaitlyn Brown and Philip Bowman check out science projects during the 6th grade science fair held on April 16th. Each 6th grader made a science project and displayed/presented it to their peers, parents, and teachers.
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Reaching the Reachable Mentoring Group hosted mock interviews for the senior class in April. Each senior was paired with a member of the mentoring group and was not only interviewed but also given interviewing tips and advice. Reaching the Reachable includes alumni, school and city officials, and those who care about bettering Clairton. Pictured are city manager Howard Bednar and senior Vance Allen.