Senior Band Members Place At The PMEA Region I Band Festival

Three senior band members auditioned at the PMEA Region I Band Festival held in Norwin last week and placed high enough to advance to the PMEA All-State festival.  The festival willbe held in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, April 18th through the 21st. 

Christina Gonzalez and Danielle Gonzalez will be participating in the All-State Concert Band.  

Katie Patterson will be performing with the All-State Wind Ensemble. 

It is a great honor for all three of these students to represent Central Valley in the highest level of performance in the state. 

Congratulations girls! 

The books are here! The books are here! MAGGIE'S BOOKS ARE HERE!

Stop in and get one, while the getting is good!

Need we say more?

Torie Frye Publishes Her Poetry

Congratulations to Torie Frye on the publication of her poem, Colors Of One's Soul.

Pink Black Orange
Colors of auroras
All around us

Sapphire, Emerald, Pearl
Jewels and colors
Riches and Poor's
Show who we are

Blue Black Pink Yellow Red,
Are all the colors of me
For the colors of the wind is my soul
-Torie Frye-

Maggie Stiefvater Comes to CV! (Ok, maybe not in person, but definitely live via Skype!)

 Join us in the library on March 29th at 1:00 to meet Maggie Stiefvater via the magic of Skype.













Maggie is the author of the Books of Faerie (LAMENT and BALLAD); the bestselling SHIVER trilogy (SHIVER, LINGER, FOREVER), and THE SCORPIO RACES.




Her latest project, THE RAVEN BOYS, is scheduled to be released in September of this year.





Sign up in the library and, if you haven't already done so, pick and read up a copy of SHIVER.  We'll have plenty of copies on hand very soon.  You'll also want to check out Maggie's blog  http://maggiestiefvater.blogspot.com//

More to come on this SUPER EXCITING event.

BCCTC Competion - Skills USA

Congratulations to the following students who placed in the BCCTC Skills USA competition.

First Place

Zach Groves - Architectural Drafting

Julie Kramer - Employment Application Process

Brandon Geier - Plumbing

Second Place

Taylor Penney - Commercial Baking

Third Place

David Ciccone - Masonry

Max Miller - Residential Wiring

Congratulations on a job well done!

Jordan Mastrangelo to sing in Regional 1 All-State Festival



Jordan Mastrangelo, a senior member of the chorus, was selected to attend the PMEA 5 District Chorus Festival.  At this event, Jordan competed with students from Beaver, Butler, Lawrence and Mercers counties.  She placed 6th chair in the Alto 1 section which earned her the right to move on to the PMEA Regional 1 All-State Festival which will be held March 7 - 9 at Mercer High School. 

Falalala fabulous!  
Congratulations to Jordan!

Original Painting By Lyndsey Wagner

"African Sunset"

Lyndsey is a senior in Mr. Ludwig's Advanced Arts class. 

This lesson included constructing a frame,

stretching the canvas,  applying gesso,

and painting in acrylic.

Original Artwork by Evan DeChellis, Class of 2011

Central Valley Celebrates...

Black History Month

The month of February is designated as Black History Month.  Each of our Central Valley High School classroom teachers will devote time in their classes throughout the month to recognize the impact that African-Americans have made in the specific subject areas that they teach.

"We have a wonderful history behind us... and it is going to inspire us to greater achievements."

-Dr. Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) "The Father Of Black History"