DONALDSON AWARDED NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON By Francis Wichryk

The Donaldson Daily

Staff Writers:

Mia Foster

Emily Saggio

Eva Lutz

Francis Wichryk

Kate Miller

Reese Bielecki

Nathan Gunderson

Tyler Morris

Editor-in-Chief:

Mrs. Nolan

Contributing Editor:

Mrs. Koraido

Editor: Mrs. Schultz

Dr. Dierker

Freelance Writers:

Erica Prologo

Joseph Pustover

Rachel Mamula

Olivia Norris

Sierra Mangan

Amelia Wheatley

Connor Giura

Ella Chandler

Summer Miller

Kali Burke

Samantha Goldstrohm

Julia Prologo

In this issue:

Volume 2, Issue 1 January 2015

The Department of Education award-

ed Donaldson Elementary the Nation-

al Blue Ribbon Award. Donaldson

was one of 337 schools throughout

the US to receive this distinguished

award. Approximately 7,900 schools

received the award since 1982. The

Department of Education honored

287 public schools and 50 private

schools for the 2013-2014 school

year. The NBL was awarded by the

Left: Mrs. Nolan accepts a balloon bouquet

celebrating the Blue Ribbon Award.

AN INTERVIEW WITH NEW SUPERINTENDENT DR. LIPPERT By: Amelia Wheatley and Ella Chandler

Congressman Tim Murphy (left), Senator

Matt Smith (center), and Representative

Mark Mustio (right), present awards to Mrs.

Nolan, staff and faculty at a breakfast spon-

sored by the West Allegheny District Admin-

istration on October 24th .

Pavilion 2

Reflections 3

First in Math 3

Fund Raisers 4

New Teachers 3

Wilson at Donaldson 2

Josh and Gab 5

Native Americans 5

DONALDSON

ELEMENTARY A NATIONAL

BLUE RIBBON

SCHOOL

Below: Mrs. Nolan, (right) takes a selfie with Dr.

Dierker, (left) ESL teacher at Donaldson, and Aba

Kumi, (center) U.S. Director of the National Blue

Ribbon Program at an Award Ceremony in Wash-

ington, D.C. on November 11th.

Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan

and the director of the NBL program,

Aba Kumi. Donaldson earned the

award because of outstanding high

achievement over the last five years.

The Department of Education had a

recognition ceremony on November

11, 2014 in Washington DC, Mrs.

Nolan, principal and Dr. Dierker, ESL

teacher attended the ceremony to

receive the award. Congratulations

Donaldson Elementary School staff

and students for being one of the top

schools across the USA to earn the

National Blue Ribbon Award!

A/E: Who encouraged you to be a superintendent, and what do you like best about the job?

DL: I had a few influential educational mentors along the way that encouraged me to be Superintendent. Most

recently, the Superintendent of Pittsburgh Public Schools encouraged me being a Superintendent.

What I love about the Superintendency is ensuring a coherent, well-articulated, and comprehensive educa -

tional system is in place for our students K-12. I thoroughly enjoy getting to know the students and families

of West Allegheny and attending student events where our students showcase their talents.

A/E: Have you always been in education?

DL: I did not start my University studies in education. I started out in Health Sciences as a pre-med, physical

therapy student.

A/E: What do you like best about Donaldson, and why did you choose to be a superintendent at W.A.?

DL: I love that Donaldson has earned a National Blue Ribbon of Excellence. It exemplifies the excellence that

the staff embodies and the expectations they have for our Donaldson students. I truly love being the Super-

intendent of West Allegheny. I fell in love with the District the more I learned about it and the more I inter

acted with the School Board during the interview process. The direction the District desires to go is a good

fit with my experience as an academic superintendent and my passion for excellence.

A/E: Did you come from a large or small family and how did they help you?

DL: I come from a small family. I have one older sister, Nancy. My family has always been supportive and

encouraged me to do whatever makes me happy. They are my constant cheerleaders.

A/E: What city are you originally from?

DL: I am from Pittsburgh. I grew up in the North Allegheny School District where my mother was a teacher.

A/E: Do you have any pets, and if so what are their names?

DL: I have had lots of pets throughout my life. I am an animal lover. I currently have one dog. She is an

American Staffordshire Terrier named Layla. She is 4 ½ years old. I rescued her from the animal rescue

league in Pittsburgh.

Superintendent Lippert

with her dog, Layla.

On July 1, 2014, the West Alle-

gheny School District welcomed

a new superintendent, Dr. Lip-

pert. Dr. Lippert is the former

CAO (Chief Academic Officer)

of the Pittsburgh Public Schools.

She was born in 1973, graduated

from the University of Pittsburgh,

and loved to play the trumpet when

she was young. Dr. Lippert plans on

helping to build relationships in our

district and professional learning

communities. We had the oppor-

tunity to interview Dr. Lippert

which is recorded below.

TONYA CURRIGLIANO MEMORAL PAVILION DEDICATION By: Eva Lutz and Mia Foster

DONALDSON WELCOMES WILSON TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

By Reese Bielecki and Kate Miller

This year, several Wilson teachers’ classrooms were moved to Donaldson due to the fact that Wilson Elementary is being

renovated. They teach on the first floor in the D wing where administration was housed for the past few years. Wilson

students have the opportunity to eat lunch at the same lunch period as the Donaldson students in the same grade level. In

the morning, Wilson students take their usual bus to Wilson, and then transfer to another bus that brings them to Don-

aldson. In the afternoon, Wilson students take a bus to Wilson, and then transfer to another bus which takes them home.

Wilson also has some special classes such as art and music at Donaldson and some specials at Wilson. We are very happy

to have the Wilson teachers and students at Donaldson. We had the opportunity to interview the Wilson teachers and ask

the following questions: What grade level do you teach? What is the best and most difficult part about teaching at Don-

aldson? What is your favorite subject to teach? How long have you been a teacher?

Miss Franks teaches 3rd grade. She enjoys

being in a clean and quiet environment.

She also likes teaching reading skills, and

has been a teacher for 7 years.

Mrs. Frech teaches 3rd grade. She enjoys

teaching among her friends. She also

likes teaching language arts, and has

been a teacher for 9 years.

Mrs. Morrison teaches 2nd grade. She

enjoys meeting all of the teachers and

students. She also likes teaching math,

and has been a teacher for 10 years.

Mrs. Zdinak teaches 1st grade. She

enjoys working with the Donaldson

teachers. She also likes teaching math,

and has been a teacher for 19 years.

Miss Cornelius teaches 2nd grade. She

enjoys making new friends. She also

likes teaching Language Arts. She has

been a teacher for 4 years, but was a

substitute for 3 years.

Mrs. Wiedinger teaches 3rd and 4th grade

Learning Support. She enjoys teaching

with her friends from Wilson and Don-

aldson and teaching reading. She has

been a teacher for over 15 years.

Miss Puder teaches 4th grade. She

enjoys meeting new people and

teaches 4th grade. She also enjoys

teaching math and social studies

and has been a teacher for 4 years.

Mr. Dowd teaches Math Resource and Gift-

ed Support. He enjoys working with his

math resource students, teaches 2nd- 4th

grades, and has been a teacher for 15

years.

Mrs. Werling is a literacy coach. She

teaches 2nd through 5th grade. She enjoys

teaching at both Wilson and Donaldson. She

also likes teaching reading, and has been a

teacher for 5 years.

Miss Preziosi is a literacy coach. She

teaches 2nd through 4th grade, and enjoys

having the opportunity to work with such

motivated learners. She has been a

teacher for 5 years.

Mrs. Hart (left) teaches 1st grade. She

enjoys that the people are all so friendly

and helpful. She also likes teaching read-

ing, has been a teacher for 25 years, and

retired in October.

Mrs. McMullen (right) teaches 1st grade.

She enjoys Donaldson because it is a beauti-

ful school. She also likes teaching reading,

has been a teacher for 6 years, and replaced

Mrs. Hart.

Donaldson Elementary has a new pavil-

ion. It was built to honor Tanya

Curigliano, former teacher of West Alle-

gheny. Jack Curigliano, her husband, and

other volunteers including township

workers, built this pavilion over the sum-

mer. The construction began at the end

of the 2013-2014 school year. The Home

Depot along with family, friends, and

Donaldson staff supplied some of the

materials for the job. It is a wooden

structure on a cement pad housing two

metal picnic tables. The pavilion took two

months to build, and was finished in time

for school to start on September 2, 2014.

The pavilion was dedicated on September

12, 2014 with family, friends, faculty

members, and Donaldson staff in attend-

ance.

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Answers for pg. 6

DONALDSON ADDS NEW TEACHERS TO THE LINE-UP By Ella Chandler and Amelia Wheatley

EXCITING NEW ON-LINE

MATH PROGRAM COMES

TO DONALDSON By: Emily Saggio

Donaldson Elementary has chosen First in Math as

a math education website. All students are wel-

come to participate in the First in Math online

program. You can access this site at school, or at

home. All you need is a password and a comput-

er. The First in Math program helps students mas-

ter fundamental and advanced math skills. It just

feels like a game. You can do problems from addi-

tion to advanced algebra. If you have a math test

to study for, you can go on the site and do some

practice questions. According to the First in Math

website, “Students using First in Math have shown

dramatic increases in their math scores, from top

students to math challenged learners”. Mrs.

Koraido, sponsor of the program, announces the

top players of the week every Monday morning

and posts the top players and classrooms in the

entryway on the second floor. She also an-

nounces the amount of total stickers students

have earned. To date Donaldson Elementary

School has collected 108,488 stickers and has

completed 325,464 math problems. You only

have to play a few minutes a day to increase your

math skills and your overall performance. “From

what I can tell so far,” says Mrs. Koraido,

“Students seem to enjoy the gaming aspect of First

in Math the most. Learning the ‘math’ is the great

outcome that occurs as the result of the gaming

experience.” Mrs. Koraido hopes to continue

this program next year. This year, Mrs. Koraido

attended the First in Math workshop at the Alle-

gheny Intermediate Unit. As a result. Donaldson

is receiving a free license for every student in the

building to participate in the program. Next year,

funding will be required.

Miss Tissue/L.S. Mrs. Hamilton/5th Mrs. Stout/5th Mrs. Panucci/L.S.

PTA SPONSORS REFLECTIONS CONTEST

By Erica Prologo, Kali Burke,

and Samantha Goldstrohm

Winners of the PTA Reflections Contest

were: Emily Saggio ((left) and Sarah

Rankin (right).

Reflections, a contest to express draw-

ings, film, dance, literature, photography,

and music, has been sponsored by the

National PTA since 1969. Themes for

each year are derived from a contest in

which students can submit ideas. The

theme this year was “The World Would

be a Better Place if…” Due date for origi-

nal works was October 23, 2014. The

winners of the contest were 5th grader,

Emily Saggio and 4th grader, Sarah Rankin.

Winners were announced on November

5, 2014. All students who submitted a

project enjoyed an ice cream party, and all

grade levels were able to participate.

German and Education at W&J

and then, earned her master’s

degree at Duquesne in Special Ed.

Mrs. Panucci taught at Trinity

School District before coming to

WA. She loves to teach every

subject, and has been teaching for

five years. Mrs. Panucci is married

and has a dog, Lily; named after

Harry Potter’s mother. Mrs.

Hamilton chose to be a teacher

because she loves children and

enjoys helping them. She attended

She went to Westminster

College in New Wilmington,

PA. Her favorite subject has

always been math. This is her

first job as a teacher. In her

leisure time, she likes to

coach soccer and hang out

with her friends. Miss Tissue

is super excited to be teaching

here at Donaldson. “The stu-

dents and staff are so friendly

and kind,” she said. We are

very glad to have all four of

these teachers at Donaldson.

Slippery Rock University, and

taught at other places before

Donaldson. Mrs. Hamilton en-

joys all subjects, and has been

teaching for a total of ten years.

Her husband’s name is Joe and

they have four daughters. She is

honored to be a fifth grade

teacher here. Miss Tissue

chose to be a teacher at Don-

aldson because she attended

WA as a student, and she could

not imagine being anywhere

else!

This year, we welcomed four

new teachers to the Donaldson

Elementary School faculty. Mrs.

Panucci and Miss Tissue are

both learning support teachers.

Mrs. Stout and Mrs. Hamil-

ton are both fifth grade teach-

ers. We had the opportunity to

ask them a few questions, and

this is what we discovered:

Influenced by her own teachers, Mrs. Stout always dreamed of

being a teacher. She attended

Penn State and Slippery Rock

Universities and has taught in

many areas. Mrs. Stout loves to

teach all subjects, which makes

her job very exciting. She met

her husband at Penn State, has

four children, and really enjoys

doing family activities. Mrs. Pa-

nucci chose to be a teacher at

Donaldson because she wanted

to work with all of the hard

working students here at WA,

her home school. She studied

5TH GRADERS BUILD NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSES By Sierra Mangan and Julia Prologo

This year, the 5th grade students had an assignment to create a Native American

Shelter. They had to choose either a teepee, igloo, longhouse, hogan, wigwam,

or pueblo. The projects were displayed in two places: the showcases in the of-

fice and in the 4th and 5th grade hallway. The 5th graders started creating their

projects in early September and the projects were due on October 1st. Students

had a wide selection of materials to use; everything from grass and sticks in your

back yard to anything that a craft store has to offer. The students made the pro-

jects because they were learning about Native Americans in Social Studies and

to display them for Open House. The most popular shelter was teepee, the least

popular shelter was the hogan. 5th graders had fun creating their projects, pre-

senting them to their class, and all the while learning about Native Americans!

WEST ALLEGHNEY HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND LEADS THE PARADE LINE ON HALLOWEEN

ELSA makes an a big appearance as this year’s costume. Pictured from left to right: Serenity Austin, Emily Kokel, Addison Malloy, Eliza-beth Collins, Mirabelle Smith, Alexis Wischmann, and Ava Benish.

HALLOWEEN CELEBRATED WITH PARADE AND CLASS PARTIES

By: Emily Saggio and Rachel Mamula

The 2014 Donaldson Elementary

School Open House was a huge suc-

cess. This event occurred on October

2nd from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. Our open

house welcomed families, students,

friends, staff, and others. They came to

the school to see student art work,

classrooms, and to meet the teachers.

This amazing event wouldn’t have hap-

pened if we didn’t have the terrific staff

and students for which we are thankful.

The staff and students prepared the

school with art projects, Native Ameri-

can houses, student collages, and rock-

et ships for blasting off a new school

year. Mrs. Koraido also had a table in

the front hallway signing students up

for Independent Study projects, and the

Cone of Ice truck made an appearance,

which was the best part of all!

OPEN HOUSE 2014 By: Rachel

Mamula, Sierra Mangan and Julie Prologo JOSH AND GAB PRESENT ANTI-BULLYING SHOW

By: Samantha Goldstrom and Kali Burke

STUDENTS

ATTEND VIRTUAL

CONFERENCE

By Summer Miller and Olivia Norris

On Monday, October 20, 2014, a vir-

tual conference was held at Don-

aldson. Author Mac Barnett and illus-

trator Jon Klassen presented their

new book Sam and Dave Dig a Hole.

Mr. Barnett and Mr. Klassen “dangled

the prospect of fantastic subterranean

treasure before readers”. Families

from Donaldson and Wilson partici-

pated in this event. On the following

Sunday, at 2:30 p.m., at the Carnegie

Library Lecture Hall in Oakland, all

families had the opportunity to get

their books signed, ask questions dur-

ing the Q and A session and enjoy the

lemonade reception after the pro-

gram. This event was sponsored by

Mrs. Schultz, Donaldson librarian.

The Josh and Gab Show is an anti bullying campaign presented to

elementary students all over the western Pennsylvania area.

Josh, the lead singer, and Gab, the drummer write their own

songs and tell about their own bullying experiences. They en-

courage students to stand up to bullies, and ask students ques-

tions about bullying. This assembly in September was sponsored

by the Donaldson PTA. We hope they come back next year!

139 STUDENTS COMPLETE INDEPENDENT PROJECTS By Olivia Norris and Summer Miller

This year, students from 1st to 5th grades participated in the Independent Studies Pro-

gram, sponsored by Mrs. Koraido, Gifted Support Teacher. Through the Independent

Studies Program, students research topics of their own choice and share their findings

in movies, power points, blogs, websites, illustrations, experiments, posters, Venn dia-

grams, videos, cartoons, charts, graphs, puppet shows, models, collages, dioramas,

scrapbooks, puzzles, games, paintings, or other desired formats. Independent Study

topics are age, grade level, and school appropriate. Upon project completion, students

present projects to their peers in their own classrooms. Students then take their final

project to Mrs. Koraido, where each student is awarded a prize for participation. Mrs.

Koraido’s gifted support students then review the projects and write “Did You

Know…” segments based on the main elements of the project. The “Did You

Know…” segments are read on the morning announcements each day of the school

year. The projects are then displayed in the school halls for all to enjoy and for the

Band and Chorus Concerts. All students who complete an Independent Study Project

are eligible for an Independent Study wrap party with Mrs. Koraido. There were 139

Independent Study Projects completed in December of 2014. All Donaldson students

will have another opportunity to participate in the Independent Study Program in the

spring of 2015. Mrs. Koraido would like to thank all the students who completed Inde-

pendent Study projects and is looking forward to yet another learning experience!

GEOLOGIST VISITS 3RD GRADE By: Joseph Pustover and Connor Giura

Geologist Jeff Smith visited 3rd graders on Octo-

ber 17th. The virtual field trip and program was

arranged by the 3rd grade teachers. The pur-

pose of Mr. Smith’s visit was to teach students

about geodes; which provided an extension ac-

tivity to the 3rd grade Rocks and Minerals science

unit. Through a virtual field trip, students were

able to explore a mine in Mexico. Following the

virtual tour, Mr. Smith gave every student a ge-

ode- a rock with crystals in the center. The

geodes were cut in the classroom by the use of

machinery. Mr. Smith is a manager and a Princi-

pal Geologist at URS Corporation. He is also a

project manager at AECOM.

Geologist Jeff Smith

RIDDLE: What do you call

a dog who collects rocks?

Answer: A Rockhound

Donaldson Elementary School held

a Halloween parade on Thursday,

October 30, 2014 at 1:00 pm. At

this parade, students from 1st to 5th

grade marched outside showing off

their Halloween costumes. The kin-

dergarten students sat on the side

walk of the school watching the

older kids as they paraded by in a

variety of costumes. Elsa and Ana

from Disney’s ‘Frozen’ made a

spectacular appearance this year.

The West Allegheny High

School Band also joined in the

fun. They led the parade playing

songs like “Ghost Busters’’ and

Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”.

Parents and loved ones stood to

the side taking pictures and vide-

os of their children. Once the

parade was over, the students

went back to their classroom

for a party. It was a great way to

celebrate Halloween.

How do you have a space party?

QUOTE OF THE DAY “Ask not what your country can do for you.

Ask what you can do for your country.” Who made this famous quote?

President John F. Kennedy

5TH GRADE STUDENTS PRESENT PROGRAM TO HONOR LOCAL VETS By Emily Saggio

Colors presented by WA ROTC

On Friday, November 14th, the stu-

dents at Donaldson Elementary School

presented a program to honor veterans and

their service to our country. Veterans Day is

a holiday to honor veterans that have served,

or are presently serving in the military. The

program was sponsored by Mrs. Schultz and

Mrs. Vestal and included poems, singing, and

power point presentations. Gift bags were

also given to the veterans that were honored.

A lot of advanced preparation was need-

ed to put the program together. First, stu-

dents interviewed veterans they knew—

neighbor, family member, or friend. After

the interview, the students created Power-

Points and wrote introductory paragraphs of

their veteran. Other groups of students re-

searched and wrote reports on national sym-

bols, which were included in the program. The

fifth graders used their library and computer

times to complete these activities. All veterans were welcome to attend the

presentation. Students sang songs led by Mrs.

Mahramas, music teacher. At the conclusion of

the program, refreshments were enjoyed in the

cafeteria. This program, said to be “the first

annual”, proved to be a great way to honor

and thank veterans.

Right: Students sing and dance to “God

Bless the USA” by Lee Greenwood.

Did you know that Benjamin

Franklin wanted the turkey as

our national bird instead of the

bald eagle? Find out why.

WAEA SPONSORS TREES AT CLINTON PARK

By: Connor Giura

WAEA members and families decorated Christmas trees for the celebra-

tion of lights at Clinton Park. They decorated two trees: one in honor

and memory of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy

and one to honor our military troops. On Sunday Nov. 16th, 13 angels for

the 13 victims of the Sandy Hook School tragedy were placed on one of

the trees. This tree also had a green and white theme, which are the

school colors of Sandy Hook Elementary. The other tree was decorated

in red, white, and blue to honor our nation’s military. Each year the park

gets many visitors to enjoy the festive lights and decorated trees.

DONALDSON STUDENTS PRESENT CONCERT By : Erica Prologo, Samantha Goldstohm, and Kali Burke

Fourth and fifth grade students per-

formed a great concert on December

17, 2014 at Donaldson Elementary

School. The 4th grade band students and

the 5th grade band and chorus students

practiced diligently at school for three

months. Some of the musical elections

for the chorus included: In Summer, Let

it Go, Do you Wanna Build a Snowman,

and Happy Winter. Some 5th grade band

songs were: Rudy’s Cha Cha, Little Drummer

Boy, and Merry Christmas to All. The 4th grade

band musical selections included: Tuning Note

Rock, Hot Cross Buns, and Jingle Bells. Mr. Hoff-

man, Mr. Humbert, and Mrs. Mahramas

directed and taught all of the musical se-

lections in the performance. We would

like to thank Mrs. Sharlow for playing

instruments during the performance and

Mrs. Jack for turning the pages for the

pianist. A special thank you to Mr. Scott

for setting up the stage, and to Mrs.

McKissick for decorating the stage. Lastly,

a special thank you to the PTA for

providing cookies after the performance.

JOKE OF THE DAY

You planet early!

Parents Mrs. Fiordilino (left) and Mrs. Cruise

(right) put blue and green highlights in Kadance

Carter (left) and Megan Espisito’s (right) hair as part of the Anya’s Army fundraiser sponsored by Mrs.

DONALDSON STUDENT WINNING FIGHT AGAINST ILLNESS By: Emily Saggio

sessions of treatments, and is sched-

uled to undergo 7 more. In December,

Anya received a femur and hip re-

placement. The leg part of the replace-

ment is called a JTS Implant that is

capable of being extended so that as

her other leg grows; the implant will

grow as well. According to patients,

the implant itself isn’t painful. Anya will

be able to do all of the physical activi-

ties she did before she had Ewing Sar-

coma, and return to her normal life;

which means coming to school! Anya’s

Army, a fundraising venture, was start-

ed by cousins of Anya’s father as a way

to show support to Anya. A fourth

grade parent from Mrs. King’s class

wanted to have a fundraiser for Anya

and her family. So, Mrs. Rose and Mrs.

King together decided on a Blue and

Green Day where students and staff

wore blue and green apparel to school.

Also, a team of parents worked to pro-

vide hundreds of hair streaks for $1

donation. Altogether, a total of $1,000

was raised to add to Anya’s Army fund.

Anya is winning her fight against Ewing

Sarcoma, and we look forward to the

day she will return to school.

Anya LaMar

Anya LaMar is a fourth grade student at-

tending Donaldson Elementary. Anya is in

Mrs. King’s class and has always lived in the

West Allegheny School District. However;

she isn’t like the average fourth grader. In

August, Anya was diagnosed with Ewing Sar-

coma, a rare bone cancer most common to

children. Anya has already completed 7

Crossword puzzle created by Reese Bielecki and Kate Miller

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Contributors: Tyler Moss, Mia Foster, Eva

Lutz. and Francis Wichryk.

Editor’s note: Please be advised that Buchanan is

misspelled in the crossword puzzle and word

search. Unfortunately, a web-based site was used

and we regret that the change was not made

before the page was terminated.