The Magic of Studying: Penn Cambria hosts enjoyable night of science, tech, artwork and engineering at annual fairy story evening | Information, Sports activities, Jobs

Brothers Gabriel (left) and Sebastian Wisniewski, dressed as Jedi masters, construct paper airplanes throughout Penn
Cambria’s fairy story evening Monday.
Mirror picture by Matt Churella

CRESSON — Hundreds of Penn Cambria college students and households got here collectively for a enjoyable night of science, know-how, engineering, artwork and mathematics-related actions Monday through the district’s fairy story evening.

This yr, a complete of 21 stations have been designed by Saint Francis University college students to include fairy story tales into the actions, which have been unfold out in the highschool’s gymnasium and cafeteria.

The occasion was open to college students in pre-Ok by way of sixth grade. If they accomplished no less than 10 stations, the scholars obtained a $5 voucher for subsequent week’s e-book honest, courtesy of the Penn Cambria Parent-Teacher Organization, which sponsored Monday’s occasion.

By 6 p.m., greater than 215 college students confirmed up with their households keen to finish as many stations as attainable earlier than the occasion ended at 8 p.m.

In one station, college students developed a pulley system to save lots of Rapunzel, who now not wished to let her hair down, in keeping with elementary library media specialist Candace Brooks, who developed the thought of fairy story evening a number of years in the past.

At one other station, college students programmed an digital mouse to finish a puzzle and take Cinderella to the ball, Brooks stated.

“I spend time teaching the kids and showing them these stories. Then we create things for them to solve in a STEAM way,” Brooks stated, noting the occasion began a few years in the past on the Penn Cambria Intermediate School in Lilly.

It grows bigger each yr, Brooks stated, noting faculty officers ran out of parking areas and determined to maneuver the occasion to the highschool about three years in the past. It nonetheless continues to develop, she stated.

“It all came about when I started seeing twisted fairy tales and I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be nice to give kids and families community opportunities to get together for a free event,’” Brooks stated.

All for the scholars

Penn Cambria Parent-Teacher Organization secretary Lisa Wisniewski, who can be a Saint Francis University professor, stated the group does numerous fundraising annually to make the occasion particular for the scholars.

Community members donate provides and even present Penn Cambria High School college students, like sophomore Tylee Martino, volunteer to make the occasion a hit, Wisniewski stated.

Martino manned one of many stations to get service hours for the National Honor Society. She’s at the moment taking a toddler improvement class at Penn Cambria and enjoys studying about children’ behaviors.

Wisniewski stated the Penn Cambria PTO partnered with Saint Francis University’s training and public well being departments to develop every station. The college students designed the stations as a part of a course venture, she stated.

Some of these college students volunteered their time to work the stations, together with third-year occupational remedy college students Madison McCoy and Reegan Brown, who dressed up as Maleficent and Princess Aurora from Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty,” respectively.

The Penn Cambria college students have been inspired to decorate up of their favourite Halloween costumes and plenty of of them did, together with Wisniewski’s sons — Gabriel, 8, and Sebastian, 10 — who dressed as Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi from “Star Wars.”

Gabriel Wisniewski stated he likes “Star Wars,” however not as a lot as his older brother.

“What I like about this event is that we get to do fun things, and we get to have fun and we get to share with other people about fairy tales,” Gabriel stated.

Sebastian Wisniewski stated he was desirous to get his $5 voucher. He stated he likes to learn Lauren Tarshis’ “I Survived” e-book collection and hopes to redeem his voucher for one of many collection’ books subsequent week.

Lincoln Wyland, 5, of Gallitzin, additionally likes to learn, in keeping with his mom, Bri Chavers, who stated her son has been speaking about attending the fairy story evening for over every week.

“Now that he’s actually in kindergarten and starting to learn different words, he is starting to read. He’s also very excited about the book fair coming up,” Chavers stated.

Nevaeh Litzinger, 6, of Lilly can be beginning to learn to learn, her mom, Courtney Litzinger, stated.

Nevaeh’s favourite e-book is “Time for a Nap” by Phillis Gershator, Courtney stated.

Odin Spohn, 5, attended the fairy story evening along with his dad and mom, Karinn Ross and CJ Spohn. Odin’s favourite a part of the evening was attending to play with marbles, he stated.

Penn Cambria second grader Bristol Buck, 8, was there together with her mom, Janelle.

“We’ve come every year,” Janelle Buck stated, noting this yr was their third yr of attending the fairy story evening occasion.

Bristol got here residence from faculty Monday and “was excited just to eat her supper and come over (to the school) right away,” Janelle Buck stated.

“Every year, she enjoys it. There’s different crafts and interactive games,” Janelle stated, including Bristol loves Dav Pilkey’s “Dog Man” e-book collection.

Bristol Buck stated she likes to learn, however she’s not sure what e-book she’ll use her voucher to purchase at subsequent week’s e-book honest.

Mirror Staff Writer Matt Churella is at 814-946-7520.