On any given day after school or during recess you can hear the buzz of Reading Competition questions, Forensics speeches or Scrabble games going on. We are beyond thrilled that our students will return to some of their favorite events this spring. Our Rock’n Readers hot off their recent First Place Trophy win this fall (our school’s first ever!) they have their sights set on a “repeat” on April 5th. The trophy drummed up lots of interest so we are excited to announce that we will have two teams competing at the 2022 Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8 Elementary Reading Competition. The team is led by Mrs. Sheila Ulerich and new Assistant Coach (and best bus driver) Mr. Dan Ulerich and they will travel to Forest Hills Elementary School for the spring competition. Members of our teams are: Rock’n Readers 1: Jackson Topper, Addy Gontis, Ella Sube, Ruari Egal, Grayson Glessner, Molly Stoy, Ronin Bergstresser, Joshua Brinton and Brycen Shockey. Rock’n Readers 2: Hudson Clarke, Brody Stankan, Koa Anderson, Nathan Topper, Lionel Wang, Jacob Zawisza, Elin Polcha, Miley Sorensen, Spencer Zatko. Also working hard are our Forensics Team members. Students in fifth and sixth grade are being given the opportunity to compete in a Diocesan Forensics Competition at Bishop Carroll High School on Friday, March 25th. The competition has been cancelled the last two years so it is thrilling to have the chance to participate in this wonderful that teaches life-long skills of public speaking. This year’s team includes the following students and their speech category: Peyton Menser & Elin Polcha – Duo Drama; Miley Sorensen – Drama; Spencer Zatko – Impromptu; Joshua Brinton, Lily Shaffer, Gianna McKelvey – Poetry; Maria Cacciotti – Prose; Jacob Zawisza & Ruari Egal – Duo Drama; Nathan Topper, Kataryna Iorio – Impromptu. The team is led by Mrs. Lori Holloway with help from Mrs. Lindsey Swearman and Mrs. Samantha Bush. Friday, March 11th, our 4th – 6th graders will compete in our St. Peter School SCRABBLE tournament in the Hall. The top two teams of two player will advance to the Somerset County Scrabble Tournament on April 8th. We have some serious SCRABBLE players and are looking forward to these events as well. Thanks to Mrs. Robinson for facilitating our school tournament and our participation in the County Tournament as well.