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May222017 by webadminNo Comments

Hopewell Mini-Grant Aeroponics Tower Garden

Hopewell teacher, Michele Grandovic, was able to give her students firsthand experience in growing their own produce. Over the last few weeks the students built and maintained an aeroponics garden tower in the classroom. "Aeroponics is the process of growing plants in an air or mist environment without the use of soil or an aggregate medium (known as geoponics). The word "aeroponic" is derived from the Greek meanings of aer (ἀήρ, "air") and ponos (πόνος, "labour"). Aeroponic culture differs from both conventional hydroponics, aquaponics, and in-vitro (plant tissue culture) growing. Unlike hydroponics, which uses a liquid nutrient solution as a growing medium and essential minerals to sustain plant growth; or aquaponics which uses water and fish waste, aeroponics is conducted without a growing medium. It is sometimes considered a type of…

May182017 by webadminNo Comments

Central Valley Winter Carnival

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The Central Valley Middle School Community Service Club and Student Council co- sponsored a Winter Carnival Lock-In on Friday, February 24, 2017 from 3-6 pm in the Middle School gym. Using money from a BCET grant, students created carnival games from purchased materials such as plywood, paint, nails, boards, etc. Some images of the games (such as Plinko, Ping-Pong Toss, Balloon Darts, etc.) with student workers are shown below. Students worked during and after school to create the carnival games. Attendees were able to play the games, and, if successful, receive a prize for their efforts. Concessions were sold, and music was played throughout the Lock-In. All proceeds from the Lock-In went directly to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. A total of $1,720 was donated to Make-A-Wish.

May122017 by webadminNo Comments

Hopewell Mini-Grant for “Battle of the Books”

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The Beaver County Battle of the Books was held at the Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit on May 9, 2017. Over 120 fifth and sixth grade students participated from seven districts across the county, including Ambridge, Beaver, Rochester, Central Valley, Hopewell, Riverside, and South Side Beaver. This event is a collaborative effort organized by school librarians and public librarians from the Beaver County Library System. Thanks to the BCET mini-grant funding, this year’s event featured a visiting author, Mr. Frederic Durbin. In January, the outreach coordination from Barnes and Noble, Selina Blinn, assisted Nicole Lash in purchasing 40 copies of Durbin’s book The Star Shard at $12.74 a piece. In turn, Mr. Durbin agreed to implement three thirty-minute activities for students during the Battle. These books were distributed to participating schools…

May112017 by webadminNo Comments

Beaver Story Walk Features the Artists Among Us!

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Tuesday, May 5, College Square held its annual Story-Walk sponsored by the BCET. The Storywalk featured Ralph Masiello's books as the read -alouds. And it included an art show featuring a "Go West" theme with works created by College Square artists along with raffles and a pottery sale to benefit the art program.

Mar32017 by webadminNo Comments

STEAM Night at Ambridge

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Ambridge Area's Highland Elementary School held its STEAM Night Wednesday evening with help from a grant given by Highmark and the Beaver County Educational Trust. http://www.timesonline.com/gallery/news/steam-night-at-ambridge-area-school-district-s-highland-elementary/collection_a857c004-fa12-11e6-8b46-f392d5d9624b.html