People: Week of April 25
Jennifer Kirk, Upper St. Clair High School counselor and curriculum leader, has been honored with the 2018 Chi Sigma Iota, Delta Upsilon Chapter Outstanding Site Supervisor Award from the Duquesne University Counseling Program.
“The award is given to a site supervisor who has taken numerous Duquesne students on as interns, and has provided exceptional supervision,” Matthew L. Nice, president of the Delta Upsilon Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota, said.
Kirk was recognized at the Chi Sigma Iota Induction ceremony on April 19, at Duquesne University.
Katherine McRury, a Mt. Lebanon High School student, competed in the Honors College Awards Competition at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, and has been offered the Presidential Scholars Award from the BGSU Honors College. This scholarship is projected to cover $11,220 per year and $44,880 over four years for Katherine.
Keystone Oaks High School student Alexander Grattan’s short film about lead pipes contaminating Pittsburgh’s water supply won first place in the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest, organized by Green Community Connections in Chicago, Ill.
Alex’s six-minute film focused mainly on the 17,750 residential water connections throughout the Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority’s service territory that contain lead, the health issues associated with lead poisoning, and how Pittsburgh can learn from other cities to remove all of its lead water pipes.
“I decided to focus on water because it is an important part of Pittsburgh’s identity and because the issue of lead contamination has gotten a lot of media attention,” Alex said. “I didn’t realize the true scope of the problem until I started to research the topic for this video contest.”
Alex’s film was chosen from more than 100 entries submitted by students throughout the country. He will receive a $350 scholarship and Pittsburgh United’s Our Water Campaign will receive a $350 matching donation.
Visit www.vimeo.com/250508536 to watch Alex’s film.
Jennifer Kirk