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Keystone Testing Begins

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As a reminder, state-mandated Keystone re-testing will take place on the following dates.
✏️Algebra 1 – Tuesday, January 8 (re-tests only for 9th, 10th and 11th graders)
 
✏️Biology – Thursday, January 10 (re-tests for 10th and 11th graders; students finishing Biology with Mr. Rose will take it for the first time)
 
✏️Literature – Tuesday, January 15 (re-tests only for 10th and 11th graders)
 
If your student is testing, they received a letter in Advisory. Please consult the documents below and contact Jonathan Edwards, our Student Assessment Coordinator with any questions.
Phone: 412-529-7698
Email: jedwards1@pghschools.org

Young Women in Bio

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Nine students interested in pursuing STEM fields recently joined for the Young Women in Bio mentoring session at SciTech. Students are partnered with female leaders in STEM who mentor the students in resume building, networking and other opportunities to enhance their future careers.

SciTech Interact Club Wins Award

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Interact Club officers attended the annual Rotary District 7300 Interact Conference at the Crowne Plaza Greentree hotel on Friday, October 26. Students met with leaders from local community service organizations and also collaborated with Interact Club members from other schools to share ideas about potential projects. This year, SciTech’s Interact Club was named “Small Club of the Year” for their work several local organizations including Light of Life Ministries, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, and the Best of the Batch Foundation.

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Interact Club Students Volunteer

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Interact Club students braved the rain to volunteer at the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s Produce 2 People distribution at Langley on Thursday night.  Students brought their enthusiasm and positivity and helped to provide 240 local families with fresh food.

SciTech GSA Wins Grant!

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SciTech’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance worked collaboratively together in submitting a grant application to THRIVE of Southwest PA. We were informed in early August that we would be receiving the $1,300 request for the 2018-2019 school year. The GSA will provide a safe space kit to every teacher in the building, research and purchase supplemental materials for health classes to access, design t-shirts to sell to staff/students, organize field trips, and purchase gear for the National Day of Silence in April.