Upper St. Clair School District

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District Highlights

March 21, 2018

Honors awarded for Arts in USC contest

Several students earned first, second and third place honors in the 2017-18 Arts in USC contest, sponsored by Upper St. Clair Parent Teacher Council. The following students and their artwork were recognized:

Kindergarten

1st place: Early Morning Wonder at the Park by Kriti Kulkarni, Baker

2nd place: The House and the Sea by Annika Richard, Streams area home-schooled

3rd place: Family Time by Matthew Hobbs, Eisenhower

First Grade

1st place: Wonderful Nature by Cadia Gostic, Baker

2nd place: The Wonder All Around Us by Mira Murthy, Streams

3rd place: Untitled by Elle Fisher, Eisenhower

Second Grade

1st place: Winter Wonder Land by Alexa Galbraith, Streams

2nd place: Beach of Wonders by Madelyn Brunner, Baker

3rd place: The Girl by Audrey Chakos, Eisenhower

Third Grade

1st place: Peacock and Rainbow by Sahana Senthil, Baker

2nd place: Super Blue Moon Morning by Penelope Weaver, Streams

3rd place: Daydream by Makenzie Smith, Eisenhower

Fourth Grade

1st place: Seeing Things Through by Sasha Boyette, Baker

2nd place: World Peace by Medha Misra, Eisenhower

3rd place: Peaceful World by Isaac Gracie, Streams

Fifth Grade

1st place: Who’s Watching Us? by Meredith Roman

2nd place: Wondrous Owl by Zoe Roberts

3rd place: Man-Made and Natural Wonders by Eva Dubriel

Sixth Grade

1st place: #Smile by Melodi Caliskan

2nd place: To Dream Far Enough by Elena Fairfull

3rd place: Seeing All the Wonder Around Us by Diana Funaro

More than 150 students in kindergarten through grade six participated in the annual contest. With the theme, “The Wonder All Around Us,” students were tasked with creating original, two-dimensional artwork. All submissions will be on display at the Arts & Chocolate Spring Spectacular on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at the Community & Recreation Center at Boyce Mayview Park.

The mission of the Arts in USC contest is to bring opportunities of artistic expression to all students in kindergarten through grade 12, while making it possible for students to have a contest experience. Kindergarten through sixth grade students have the opportunity to submit artwork to this in-house competition, which is judged at each grade level within each school. First place artwork for each elementary grade advances to district-wide judging.

Students in grades seven through 12 have the opportunity to participate in the national Scholastic Art & Writing Competition. To encourage participation, the USC PTC helps to defray the cost of student submissions.

For more information, please email artsinusc@gmail.com.

The Upper St. Clair School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, disability or any other legally protected classification in the employment or in the administration of any of its educational programs and activities. Announcement of this policy is in accordance with state and federal laws including Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act.