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Neil Armstrong
Middle School

Students Have Fun at Charity Carnival

NAMS students had a great time at this year's Charity Carnival, which raised $4,818.20--$2,409.10 for the South Hills Interfaith Ministries (SHIM) and $2,409.10 for the Nyadire Project, which benefits children in Zimbabwe.  Funds were raised through activities such as musical chairs, fish pond, face and nail painting, throwing whipped cream sponges at principal Janet O'Rourke, pin the star on the principals' foreheads and crafts.

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Students Do Well in CalcuSolve Competition

Congratulations to the two teams of NAMS students who competed in the 2009 CalcuSolve Competition, held at Duquesne University.  One team placed 14th and the other placed 18th out of 62 teams! 

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Students Donate $8,780 Worth of Christmas Presents to SHIM

Christmas will be a little merrier this year for many South Hills families, thanks to the students and staff at Neil Armstrong, who raised a record $8,780 to purchase Christmas presents that will be distributed to needy families in the South Hills through the South Hills Interfaith Ministry's Angel Emporium Program.

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Fifth Graders Learn the Fine Art of Essay Writing

Students in Mrs. Smith's classroom are learning the intricacies of writing an essay and honing their editing skills to perfect the final product.  They had to write a five paragraph essay on the subject of how they would feel if they had to move, and what three items they would take with them, if they could choose only three.  They used two different colored pencils to help them go over their essay, with the colors helping them to look at their writing more closely.

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Students Design Patch for BP Firefighters

Sixth graders Rachel Kimberland, Shelby Garcia and Lauren Bostedo were recognized by the Bethel Park Fire Department for their outstanding designs they submitted for the Safety Patch Design Contest. Their designs were submitted last year when they were fifth graders, and all designs submitted were on display at the Fire Station where the fire fighters had a chance to look over all of the submissions and eventually pick which design they would like to have made into a patch for their uniforms.  Rachel Kimberland's design was named the winner and her patch design will be worn on the firefighters' uniforms.  Shelby and Lauren came in Second and Third Place respectively.  All three girls were honored at an October 11 program at the Fire Station, where they were presented with frames containing their designs and gift cards for their outstanding efforts.  Congratulations to everyone who submitted a design!

Students Learn How to Make Their School Bully-Free

Neil Armstrong students started off the year by accepting the mission of making their school bully-free.  To kick-off the initiative, grade level assemblies were held.  Students had the opportunity to share their thoughts about what bullying is and learned how many students last school year were victimized by bullying.  The students also participated in a game called "Bully or No Bully," where they were shown brief video clips and had to decide if the situation was a bully or no-bully situation.  Thanks to special guests  Dr.  Knight, Officer Modrak, Officer Zinsmeister, Miss O'Rourke, Mrs. Stocker, Mrs. Sautel, Mrs. Lapcevic, Mr. Yost and Mr. Cahill for helping with the game and to the BPHS Cheerleaders and Black Hawk, who led the cheer for Neil Armstrong to be bully-free!

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Students Check Out Neil on School Visit Day

Neil Armstrong was a busy place on August 14, as the school was open to students and their families for a tour.  Students were greeted at the door by Principals Miss O'Rourke and Mr. Brookie, and had the opportunity to walk around to see where their classes will be located.  Everyone looked excited for the first day of school on August 25!

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