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Welcome to the Fox Chapel Area School District |
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The Fox Chapel Area School District is a nationally recognized, award-winning school district that produces high achievement in students, with a motivated and professional faculty and an involved and caring administration. The school district is located about 12 miles from downtown Pittsburgh. The district encompasses six municipalities - Aspinwall, Blawnox, Fox Chapel, Indiana, O'Hara, and Sharpsburg.
Vision: Students in the Fox Chapel Area School District will enter schools that are prepared to address individual needs. The school community will nurture and inspire students’ desire for knowledge and provide the foundation for them to be successful in a global society and to become lifelong learners. Mission: The Fox Chapel Area School District exists to provide a rigorous school program that strives to take students to their maximum levels of educational achievement and to develop the whole person in order to accomplish his or her personal best. |
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High School Students Win Video Contest |
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Five Fox Chapel Area High School seniors were named the grand prize winners of the Pennsylvania Coalition for Representative Democracy (PennCORD) “Voting: The Power of Your Voice” online video contest. Fox Chapel Area’s grand prize winning group included Anders Bergren, Thanh Doan, Akansh Murthy, Alexander Radkoff, and Charles Wei. The purpose of the contest was to highlight the importance of civic engagement through voting. The Fox Chapel Area seniors submitted a video entitled, “Voter vs. Non-Voter” which was a spoof of the Apple vs. PC commercials. It depicts two high school-aged students, a voter and a non-voter, discussing the important issues facing the nation. It also urged viewers to visit www.VotesPA.com to learn more about voting in the 2008 general election. The statewide video contest was held to challenge Pennsylvania students in grade six and above to create a 30-to-60 second video that demonstrates how voting gives power to citizens’ voices and why it is important for them to exercise that power. |
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Student Named Regional Finalist in National Competition |
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Fox Chapel Area High School senior Akansh Murthy was recently named a regional finalist in the 2008 prestigious Siemans Competition in Math, Science and Technology. Akansh was one of just three regional finalists from the state of Pennsylvania and one of only 96 individual and team regional finalists from across the nation in the Siemens competition.
According to Fox Chapel Area High School Senior Program Principal Michael Hower, “This is such an honor, not just for Akansh and his family, but for the entire school district. It’s a wonderful reward for his many years of diligent academic work.”
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 Superintendents from area schools are supporting Pittsburgh 250, a new initiative striving to turn the spotlight on Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh 250 is helping young people become more knowledgeable of Pittsburgh with the ultimate goal of keeping young people in Pittsburgh. |
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