Recaps & Good News Nov. 18, 2021
Dear Shady Side Community,
I want to wish everyone in the Shady Side community a safe and restorative Thanksgiving vacation! I hope you will all find the opportunity to enjoy time with family and friends in the coming days.
Looking ahead, I also would like to encourage you to attend an Academy-wide Ice Skating Party, Dec. 4, from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., at Schenley Ice Rink. There will be hot chocolate, music and fun with friends. This event marks yet another chance for our entire community to reconnect and be together. Please keep an eye out on Saturday for additional details and RSVP information.
In this time of gratitude, I want to thank all of you for your support of and commitment to Shady Side. Happy Thanksgiving! Warm regards,
Bart Griffith '93
Follow Bart Griffith on Instagram at @ssa_prez
Middle School Fall Play "Dinner at Eight, Dead by Nine" Dec. 2 Twelve students are in the cast and crew of this deliciously clever comedy whodunit set in a dinner theatre. Middle School Humane Animal Rescue Supply Drive Middle School families donated more than 200 items including dog and cat food, toys, towels and more to benefit shelter animals. Field Hockey, Soccer Players Earn Postseason Honors Six of the 15 all-section players also earned All-WPIAL honors, and Sam Farner was named to the boys' soccer All-State team. Five Senior Athletes Sign With College Athletics Programs Signees include Jaidan Fahrny (Clarkson ice hockey), Sam Farner (Liberty soccer), Lauren Jochims (Virginia rowing), Maddie Lane (Chatham ice hockey) and Jenny Woodings (Florida lacrosse). Sophomore Musicians Selected to Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra Sophia Jho, a harpist, and Sadie Navid, a violinist, were accepted to the PYSO for 2021-2022, joining senior violinist Hector Lampert-Bates. SSA Names Jim Rohr Jr. '92 Next CFOO Alumnus will begin his tenure as the Academy's chief financial and operations officer on Jan. 3, 2022. Field Hockey Hosts PIAA First-Round Game Tuesday Nov. 9 at 5 pm ALL TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED ONLINE - NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE GATE. Cross Country Runners Compete at PIAA Championships Sophomore Chelsea Hartman placed 30th in the Class A girls' race, while senior Thompson Lau placed 68th and sophomore Liam Atkinson placed 177th in the Class A boys' race. Football and Girls' Tennis Playoff Updates Elana Sobol and Rachel Nath won in the first round but lost in the quarterfinals of the PIAA Doubles Tennis Championships, while football fell to Sto-Rox in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs.
Middle School Dress-Down Day Fundraiser for KDKA Turkey Fund A total of $807 was raised to help provide Thanksgiving meals for local families through the food bank. Country Day School Third Grade Thanksgiving Balloon Robot Parade Students designed their own balloons and coded Finch robots to maneuver them balloons down different parade routes. Sixth Grade Religions of the World Field Trip Students toured the Sri Venkateswara temple, Hindu Jain temple, Muslim Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh, First Baptist Church and Rodef Shalom synagogue to further their knowledge about these religions of the world. Middle School Veterans Day Assembly and Card Making Students celebrated Veterans Day with a virtual assembly that featured a Q&A with three veterans and by making cards for vets in the VA hospital in Aspinwall. Senior School Veterans Day Assembly The assembly featured retired Army Lt. Col. Joe Saffron as a guest speaker, plus student musical performances. Junior School First Grade Veterans Day Artwork First graders made artwork featuring red poppies to remember and honor those who served our country. Senior School Fall Play: She Kills Monsters Five performances, featuring two alternating student casts, were staged Nov. 4-7.
Thursday - November 4, 2021 Loss 2-3
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