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Whiz Kids: Film Fest Winners and Seniors Earn Scholarships
A look at the accomplishments of local students
Student-produced documentary recognized at local film fest
A group of students won first place earlier this month at the Antelope Film Festival at Avonworth High School.
Students Jake Paule, Chad Limbruner and Steven Brown’s A Day in the Life: The Apple User, placed first in the documentary category.
Moon Area School District hosts honors night
seniors received scholarships from local organizations during the district’s May 3 honors night.
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Scholarship winners include:
- Angela Buchowski: Moon Area Senior Citizens’ Scholarship
- Danielle Selzer: Key Club Scholarship – Kiwanis Club of Coraopolis
Marine Corps Awards:
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- Angela Rajm: Sempre Fi Award for Music
- Chukwuemeka Ifedigbo: Athletics Award
- Lorrin Schoeneweis: Athletics Award
- Vidisha Sharma: Academics Award
- Audrey Guzek; Moon Education Association Scholarship
Education Awards:
- Savanna Starko: Top math student
- Vidisha Sharma: Top science student
- Chad Limbruner: Top technology student at Parkway West Career Training Center
- Kathleen Harbist and Jessica Rajm: Spirit Day Scholarships, MAHS Staff
- Timothy Bailey and Nicole Hall: Scholar/Athlete Award, United States Army
- Timothy Bailey: Phoenix Award, Moon Area High School PTO
- Valerie Snaman and Joshua Butler: James W. Alexander Memorial Scholarship
- Kristen Sniezek: Karen Waldron, Dickson Memorial Scholarship
- Julie DelGreco and Samuel Stucky: Jennifer Young Memorial Scholarship
- Katherine Harbist: Rebecca Ferrari Memorial Scholarship
- Vaughan Sulkava: Ralph Canterbury Scholarship, Clearview Federal Credit Union
- Lillian Bonham, Lorrin Schoeneweis, Valerie Snaman, Jacob Paule, Jenna Murray: West Aircomm Federal Credit Union Scholarships
- Lauren Burgeson: Moon Twp. Garden Club Scholarship
- Jamie Green: Leaders of Tomorrow Award, Congressman Tim Murphy
- Savanna Starko: Award from Daughters of the American Revolution
Moon students come out on top at Fluid Power Challenge
Eighth grade students Abby Keppel, Betsy Naugle, Emily Padgett, and Alayna Trice placed first at the 2012 Fluid Power Challenge sponsored by Wojanis Power Supply.
Students were asked to design and construct a device controlled by pneumatic or hydraulic power that would move a wooden block from one point to the next as a part of the competition, which featured teams from 20 area schools.
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