Briefs – Nov. 6
Keystone Oaks High School senior Chandra Muthiah was named a 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalist. Muthiah is one of approximately 16,000 semifinalists out of nearly 1.5 million high school juniors entered into the program that completed the 2012 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship qualifying test.
Scholarship winners will be announced in the spring of 2014. National Merit Scholars are selected by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).
Chandra’s older brother, Arun, was named a 2011 National Merit Scholarship semifinalist.
Muthiah, who plans to major in pre-medicine with an emphasis in biology. “When you consider how many amazing students there are out there vying for this honor, you can’t help but feel fortunate that all of your hard work paid off,” he said.
Bethel Park High School will stage the Shakespeare classic, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” as its fall play, at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14-16 in the Bethel Park High School auditorium, 309 Church Road.
Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door.
The play features Sayonna Block as Titania, Walter Donellan as Bottom, and Zach Fullerton, Emi Makohus, Cody Shetter and Abby Martz as the four lovers.
On Nov. 9, the cast will perform an excerpt from the play at 11:45 a.m. at the South Hills Village Barnes & Noble, as part of the kick-off event for the store’s annual Holiday Book Drive to benefit The Children’s Home and the Lemieux Family Center.
This year, Mt. Lebanon High School celebrates the 30th year of the student exchange program with the Stifitisches Gymnasium, located in Düren, Germany.
Each year, the two schools exchange 15-20 students. Mt. Lebanon students travel to Germany in June and the Germans students visit Mt. Lebanon in October. It is a true exchange with the visiting students staying in the homes of the host students, attending school together, taking part in school events such as homecoming and sightseeing the host city.
The student exchange program has nurtured long lasting friendships between students and after 30 years with the same school, the faculties on both sides have become very close friends as well. The program has flourished over the years due to the support of the German teachers, the school district and the families of students in Düren and Mt. Lebanon.
“The 30th anniversary of our exchange program with the Stifitisches Gymnasium is a testimony to the commitment on both sides to carrying on this wonderful partnership,” said Christian Stein, Mt. Lebanon German teacher.