Join Us This Summer for Showstoppers – Musical Theater Workshop and Performance
Middle School and Senior High School
Senior Project for Kamryn Rudolph and Joshua Peters
Brenda’s Notes presents Showstoppers - a musical theater workshop filled with song selections from Broadway musicals. This year’s selections include Hamilton, Waitress, Matilda, School of Rock and more. Give your children the opportunity to learn to sing, dance, and act on stage. Led by Brenda Harsch-Menjivar (vocal director of Ambridge Area High School’s spring musical production), rehearsals will be held at Brenda’s Notes with final week rehearsals and performance held on stage at Ambridge Area High School.
Middle School Workshop (125.00)
For Students entering grade 6 through entering grade 8
June 4-26 – Monday-Thursday 4-5:30 and Saturdays (11-12)
Senior High School Workshop (150.00)
For Students entering grade 9 through this year’s graduating seniors
June 4-26 – Monday-Thursday evenings from 6-9 (note for those in pre-summer band, rehearsal will be split between band the Showstoppers the first week) and Saturdays (12-3)
Grades 6-8: June 4-26 - afternoons (4-5:30) and Saturdays (11-12)
Combined performance on June 27th at the High School.
Space is Limited. Call or text (412) 818-4760 or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information
This is the 30th year of the Beaver County Summer Academy!
The Beaver County Summer Academy program is for all students in Beaver County currently enrolled in grades K-8 and will be offered during the weeks of June 18-22 and June 25-29 at Dutch Ridge Elementary School in the Beaver Area School District.
If you are looking to provide an opportunity for your child(ren) to experience new adventures, expand horizons, arouse curiosity, find self, share ideas and products, stimulate creativity and imagination, laugh and have fun, then Summer Academy is the place for you this summer!
Download a registration packet here or by clicking on the photo above.
On Wednesday, May 9, eighth grade teams from the Junior High School participated in the Beaver County Envirothon, earning a fourth-place trophy.
The Beaver County Envirothon is an environmental issues and awareness competition for high school students, and is sponsored by several local environmental agencies. All conservation districts in Pennslvania hold competitions at the county level. Winners at the county level are then sent to compete in the Pennsylvania State Envirothon. Students are challenged in the areas of forestry, soils and land use, aquatics, wildlife and a current environmental issue.
Congratulations to our teams!
Ambridge Area High School students embraced the #ChooseKind movement with an activity designed to get them thinking about the value of being kind to classmates and standing up against bullying.
The event, which took place on Thursday afternoon on the "bridge" into the High School, was organized by student Marissa Hooks, who said she wanted to emphasize the power just a few kind words can have on others. Students who participated wrote messages of kindness on balloons and sent them to classmates. Anyone who received a balloon was then encouraged to include another message of kindness and launch the balloon in the community to help brighten someone else's day.
Each balloon cost $1, and a total of 80 balloons were sold for the event.
High School Principal Ms. Janice Zupsic said she was extremely proud of the students for spreading a message of positivity. " Marissa brings a very positive message to the forefront with this activity. It is a great reminder to all of us that we should be helping to raise each other up rather than tearing each other down."
All proceeds from the event will benefit the Big Brother, Big Sister Organization.
This season in track & field, Isaac Elliott plans to win a WPIAL title in his sprinting event. In previous years, Elliott has unfortunately pulled his hamstring and been unable to compete. This year he has been doing very well so far with no injuries, so he hopes to be able to compete and qualify for states. Congratulations to him so far, and good luck for the rest of the season!
To read the article on the Times Online, click on the link below.
Congratulations to our Ambridge Area School District students who were finalists in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical Contest. Our 4th and 5th graders swept their divisions! They were presented their plaques and monetary awards at the Dr. King Banquet in Rochester on Sunday, January 15th. Entertainment for the evening was provided by the Ambridge Steel Drum Band.
In the fourth grade division, the winners were Madelyn Palmer of Economy Elementary in first place and Ja...red Astorino of Highland Elementary in second place.
In the fifth grade division, the winners were Mackenzie Sutton from State Street Elementary in first place and Madison Holcomb, also from State Street, in second place.
We are extremely proud of your knowledge of Dr. King and the oratorical skills you are developing at such a young age!
Anna Galiardi and Skye Galiardi both won first place in the Women’s Club District Competition. Their photos will now move on to compete at the state level. Click here to vote for the Kieth Rothfus Congressional Art Contest. Voting is available through April 4th.
On Thursday, November 19, the district participated in Grief Awareness Day. Most buildings participated in a "blue out" to acknowledge grieving children. Donations were collected and will be given to the Caring Place. The photos below were taken at the High School and Highland Elementary. Thanks to all of the buildings that participated. Photos by Karen Moser. For more about the Caring Place, please visit their website: https://www.highmarkcaringplace.com/cp2/index.shtml. For more about Grief Awareness Day, please visit their website: http://www.childrensgriefawarenessday.org/cgad2/index.shtml
Congratulations to the cast and crew of "Young Frankenstein" for its Henry Mancini Award for Best Scenic Design Budget 3. The Henry Mancini awards were held on Sunday at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center.
Read more about the event here: http://www.timesonline.com/entertainmentlife/20180520/beaver-falls-big-winner-in-mancini-awards