West Mifflin Area High School to Host
Navy Parachute Team and Navy Band

West Mifflin Area High School Stadium
Friday – May 9, 2008
9:00 a.m.

The world famous United States Navy Parachute Team the “Leap Frogs” will be performing at West Mifflin Area High School in conjunction with the “Wings Over Pittsburgh” air show on May 10 and 11. Information about the Leap Frogs Parachute team can be found at  www.leapfrogs.navy.mil

In addition to the Leap Frogs the U.S. Navy Band the “Rhode Island Sound” will be conducting several performances both with the Leap Frogs and surrounding area venues.  “The “Rhode Island Sound” is the Navy’s preeminent traveling music group.

West Mifflin Area High School Thespian Society Presents
4 Short Comedic Plays
Friday – May 9, 2008
7:30 p.m.
West Mifflin Area High School Auditorium

The West Mifflin Area High School Thespian Society will present 4 Short Comedic Plays which, as the name dictates, is a performance of the following plays:  Final Curtain involving family squabbles and Shakespeare; Can’t You See We’re Acting? portraying three elderly people creating havoc from their front row theatre seats; Must the Show Go On? when it appears nothing else could possibly go wrong on opening night; and Check Please! touching on blind date disasters.  Students from grades 9 through 12 will showcase their acting talents in these comedic performances under the direction of advisor Ms. Melissa Prutz.

Tickets are available at the door for $5.00.  The entire community is invited to attend.

New Emerson Elementary School
Science: It’s Elementary
“Showcase of Student Learning”
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Community Invited to Become Scientists

Parents and community members of the West Mifflin Area School District are invited to become scientists for an afternoon during a Science: It’s Elementary Showcase of Student Learning at New Emerson Elementary School, May 20, 2008 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. The showcase provides an opportunity for the community to learn how New Emerson teachers and students have been learning hands-on science through the statewide Science: It’s Elementary (SIE) initiative.  Attendees will have the opportunity to see a presentation on SIE and its impact at New Emerson Elementary.  Hands-on classroom activities will take place to give everyone the opportunity to tap into their scientific side and experience what the students are able to learn through the SIE program.
                                 
SIE has been approved by the legislature for $13.5 million in 2007-08 and is helping 2,600 teachers bring science to life at an early age for nearly 59,000 students in 121 school districts. Launched by Governor Edward G. Rendell and the Pennsylvania Department of Education in 2006, SIE is designed and coordinated by ASSET (Achieving Student Success through Excellence in Teaching) Inc. ASSET Inc. is a nonprofit education improvement organization in southwestern Pennsylvania with a proven track record of success in improving the teaching and learning of science.  West Mifflin Area School District was awarded a grant of $75,000 in materials and professional development for New England Elementary to participate in the program.

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