UPPER ST. CLAIR HIGH SCHOOL GIFTED PROGRAM - Upper St. Clair School District
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UPPER ST. CLAIR HIGH SCHOOL
GIFTED PROGRAM
SHAKESPEARE
GIFTED
PROGRAM
WORLD AFFAIRS
ENRICHMENT OPTIONS
GIFTED ENRICHMENT OPTIONS
Apprenticeships (AIU and Independent)
PA High School Computer Fair
Essays for Applications
Fine Arts Opportunities
Future Problem Solving
LitFest
Mock Trial
Model UN/Model EU
NASA/Science/Tech Opportunities
Verizon Innovative App Competition
Pennsylvania Governor’s Schools
PA Math League
Sam Rhine Genetics Conference
Shakespeare Monologue & Scene
Competition
TEAMS (JETS) Engineering Competition
Toshiba Exploravision Contest
Volunteers for Gifted
Westinghouse Science Honors Institute
World Affairs Opportunities
Writing Competitions and Opportunities
Sam Rhine Future Problem
PML Solving Apprenticeship
AP, Honors, IB Fine Arts Mock Trial Computer Fair
Classes Volunteers Shakespeare Verizon App Challenge
Performing Arts NASA* LitFest Toshiba Exploravision
World Affairs* Model UN/EU
Writing* TEAMS
I II III IV
GIFTED OPTIONS TIME COMMITMENT
I. No time committed to Gifted Education outside of course load
II. Little or no preparation required and only one day or less of school missed
III. Preparation required outside of school; some school missed; most “intense”
time is early first semester for LitFest and Model UN/EU and January –
February for FPS, Mock Trial, Shakespeare , and TEAMS
IV. Apprenticeships -- 5 or 6 school days missed; Computer Fair/Verizon App/
Toshiba -- all require considerable amount of outside preparation
AIU APPRENTICESHIPS • Open to students in grades 9 – 11 who will be in grades 10 – 12 in September • Apply in May of school year to participate the following school year • Students must supply own transportation • Held during school day, so students will miss from 4 to 6 days scattered throughout the year • Opportunities are literally from A (e.g., acting, architecture) to Z (e.g., zoo animal care) • Putting this on GIEP as a freshman simply means student will be reminded to apply in May of 2018 if he/she wants to participate as a sophomore
INDEPENDENT APPRENTICESHIPS • Student-generated apprenticeship • Open to any grade level • Student must provide own transportation • Could be a one-time event (e.g., shadowing a professional or attending a conference) or on-going (e.g., working at the aviary or assisting an elementary teacher once a week) • Will be incorporated into the GIEP only if on-going; for occasional one-time events, simply contact gifted education teacher
PA HIGH SCHOOL COMPUTER FAIR • Regional contest held in early March • Project categories include: animation, logo design, digital movie, graphic design, programming, web page design • State Finals held at Dickinson College in late May; parents transport students and stay with them in a hotel at Dickinson
ESSAYS FOR APPLICATIONS • Writing “stand-out” essays for college applications, scholarships, or special programs • Generally for junior and senior GIEPs, but any freshman or sophomore welcome to come in for essay help if need arises
FINE ARTS • Participants attend performances of symphony, ballet, and theater as the opportunities arise • Performances usually include special “talk back” or “behind-the-scenes” sessions with the actors, dancers, and directors • Cost to student is for group rate ticket and transportation • Students attend only performances in which interested – but must commit to going at least a couple of weeks before performance
FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVING • Students compete as team of four to complete packets based on various future scenes • Some independent research required • Total of three 3-hour sessions (October, December, and late January or early February) to complete packets • State Finals in April • International Conference and Competition in early June
LITERATURE FESTIVAL • Read four engaging books • On Monday, November 20, participate in full-day Literature Festival • Festival includes “Battle of the Books” competition, workshops, presentation by local author or screenwriter • Movie trailer and movie poster contest (based on one of the books read for the festival)
MOCK TRIAL • Students train in cooperation with volunteer lawyer from the community • Practice generally after school and evenings when attorney is available • Compete as 12-member team • December tryouts; open to grades 9-12 • Practice sessions may include a few Sundays if team advances • Trials take place in City-County Building in evening; school guaranteed one trial for prosecution and one for defense; after that, schools advance to semi-finals and finals based on “wins” and points
MODEL UN/MODEL EU • Research and write position paper on current global issue from viewpoint of assigned country • Attend one or both simulations at the University of Pittsburgh (Model UN: early November; Model EU: early December) to represent assigned country’s position during debate and votes • Open to grades 9-12
NASA/SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY-RELATED OPPORTUNITIES AND COMPETITIONS (INCLUDING VERIZON INNOVATIVE APP COMPETITION) • Students made aware of competitions, projects, opportunities offered through NASA and other science organizations • Opportunities range from heavily science/engineering-oriented to art and journalism • Participate on individual or team basis depending on activity • Engage according to interest and time commitment
PA GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL • Extremely selective four-to-five-week residential summer programs • No cost to students selected • Applications due in late January/early February • Application process excellent preparation for applying to college • Sciences held at CMU (only juniors may apply) • Agricultural Sciences held at Penn State (only juniors may apply) • Global & International Studies held at Pitt (sophomores & juniors may apply) • Engineering & Information Technology held at Lehigh* (only juniors may apply) • Must attend every single day of the program
PA MATH LEAGUE COMPETITION • Six-question math test once each month for six months (October through March) • Students come to Gifted Room to take the 30-minute test at time best for them on that day (usually second or third Tuesday of the month) • Students receive email reminders the Friday before and the day before each test day • Math League counts the total of the top five scores as the Upper St. Clair score; for everyone else, it’s a great way to stretch the brain and may be added to resume
SAM RHINE GENETICS CONFERENCE • Whole day of genetics instruction and cutting-edge updates • USCHS hosts event for other schools; our students receive discounted price to attend • Usually first week of December
SHAKESPEARE
MONOLOGUE & SCENE COMPETITION
• Students choose selection of Shakespeare to present at the
Pittsburgh Public Theater
• May choose to do a monologue or a scene with others – or both
• Includes coaching session in January and performance in FebruaryTEAMS • Tests of Engineering Aptitude Math and Science (formerly JETS) • Held in early March • Two divisions – grades 9-10 and grades 11-12 • Students compete in teams of 5 to 8: multiple choice math/science/ engineering questions in morning and hands-on design activity in afternoon • One essay (team effort) due day before competition day • Requires reading a few articles related to theme of competition • USCHS is host site
TOSHIBA EXPLORAVISION CONTEST • Teams of 2 to 4 (may include students not formally identified as gifted) • Select technological invention or development and write 10-page paper discussing history, cutting-edge, and future of that invention • Teams also design website based on their paper • Due by end of January • National winners receive $10,000 each.
VOLUNTEERS FOR GIFTED EVENTS • Volunteers needed to facilitate events for younger students (e.g., Grade 5-6 and 7-8 CalcuSolve) as well as for events hosted by the high school
WESTINGHOUSE SCIENCE
HONORS INSTITUTE
• Available to juniors only
• Must apply in early September through advanced science classes or
Gifted Program
• Meetings held approximately two Saturdays each month (Oct. – March)
• Students must provide own transportation
• Students must attend minimum of seven Saturdays
• Optional quiz in spring could lead to cash prizesWORLD AFFAIRS • Held in conjunction with World Affairs Club • Opportunities to attend seminars/briefings/speakers sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh • Students also notified of other opportunities related international affairs
WRITING COMPETITIONS &
OPPORTUNITIES
• Students made aware of writing competitions and opportunities
• Students participate on individual bases according to interestNOTES: • Several gifted events may progress beyond the regional level to state and/or national/international. • Some costs may be incurred by the students’ parents/guardians, and a parent/guardian may need to transport and accompany the student to the event. • District's guidelines for volunteer clearances are located on the District homepage with the appropriate links.
NEXT STEPS: • Your child will complete the options checklist. • We will generate your child’s GIEP and mail the paperwork home for review/signatures. • If you have further questions, you may contact us, or request an individual GIEP meeting. • Please contact us at any time with questions. Connie Gibson Patricia Palazzolo (412) 833-1600, ext. 3154 (412) 833-1600, ext. 2522 cgibson@uscsd.k12.pa.us ppalazzolo@uscsd.k12.pa.us
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