Invention Convention
Twenty six students from Penn-Trafford attended the Invention
Convention, a function sponsored by the Westmoreland County Gifted
Coalition. Grades K-12 were represented, there were hundreds
of entries, and Penn-Trafford brought home some winners. In
the third grade division, Olivia Haberberger (Sunrise Estates
Elementary) received third place for her creative dog toy made
from recycled materials. In the fourth grade division, Jacob
Mursch (Trafford Elementary) received second place for his
waterproof TV remote that is solar powered and has a tracking
device (so it cannot get lost)! In the fifth grade division,
Teddy Taylor, (Sunrise Estates Elementary), received third
place for his invention of a computerized location board that
would be purchased by large department stores. Patrons of that
store would be able to find the location of items by simply
touching a screen in the front of the store. |
WCMEA Junior High Band Festival
Diana McDade, clarinet, Steven
Begg, tenor saxophone, Vincent Sofelkanik, tenor saxophone,
and Daniel Henderson,
trumpet, will represent Trafford Middle
School in the WCMEA, Westmoreland County Music Educators
Association, Junior High Band Festival on Friday, January
16th and Saturday, January 17th at Norwin
Senior High School. Mr. Brian Balmages, composer, arranger,
clinician and educator with FJH Music Publishing
Company, will conduct the festival. The band will rehearse
all day on January 16th and January 17th.
The band will perform a public concert on January 17th at
2:00 pm in the Norwin Senior High School auditorium.
PMEA District #1 Jr. High School
Orchestra
Joseph Bernardino, will represent Trafford Middle School in the PMEA, Pennsylvania
Music Educators Association, District #1 Junior High School Orchestra Festival
on Friday, January 23rd, and Saturday, January 24th, at Pine-Richland High School.
Dr. Stephen Benham, Associate Professor of Music Education at Duquesne University,
will conduct the festival. The orchestra will rehearse on January 23rd and 24th.
The orchestra will perform a public concert on Saturday, January 24th at 2:00
pm in Pine-Richland High School auditorium. |
