Moon Police: String of Vehicle Break-ins Reported

Township police warn residents to lock car doors.

Moon Township Police will issue a SwiftReach Alert call at 5:30 p.m. to warn residents of a string of thefts from vehicles occurring off Beaver Grade Road.  Sgt. Jeff Smith said the department has received six reported incidents of a person or group of people entering unlocked vehicles and taking items from within.  Smith said the thefts occurred overnight at homes near McCormick Elementary School.  "We're sending out a brief message that in the McCormick school area, we've had several break-ins or attempted break-ins," Smith said. "We're just warning people to be extra vigilant."  Smith said Moon-area residents should lock vehicles and remove valuables. 

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McCormick Elementary Receives Target Book Award

The local elementary school receives an award through the Target Corporation.

Moon's McCormick Elementary received a $500 book award through Target's "Books for Schools," according to a school district announcement.  Each Target location across the country, including the North Fayette store, has the opportunity to provide a local school with the award. McCormick, located on Beaver Grade Road, received the donation on Nov. 28.  Books in the program are provided by First Book, a nonprofit that provides books and reading materials to children in need. 

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PHOTO: McCormick Students Ring In Constitution Day

Students celebrate the national observance day.

Students at McCormick Elementary planted small flags in front of the school Monday to celebrate Constitution Day.  The federal observance day was established in 2004 to commemorate the Constitution and those who have become naturalized citizens of the country. 

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McCormick Elementary Kicks Off Bullying-Prevention Program

Students at all Moon schools will participate in the Olweus program, which will run throughout the year.

McCormick Elementary students rocked out to a concert Friday morning by country music artist Sarah Marince, kicking off the district's second annual Olweus Bullying Prevention Program. Each school in the Moon Area School District will host a variety of kick-off activities for students, district spokeswoman Megan Edwards said.  Friday’s concert by Marince, a Moon Township native, went along with the school’s program theme for this year, “McCormick Rocks.” “We had a rock concert, decorated rocks for a rock garden, and all wore our ‘McCormick Rocks’ T-shirts to make the program fun for the students,” McCormick Principal Julie Moore said. Marince spoke in between songs about her own childhood struggles and how she dealt with bullying.  "I was …

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