High school seniors who drink milk might find their good nutrition practice can help them pay for college and earn them some bragging rights through the sixth annual Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year (SAMMY) awards.
Twenty-five students who have excelled in academics, athletics, community service and leadership will receive a $7,500 scholarship, a spot in the SAMMY Hall of Fame at Disney's Wide World of Sports and a trip to Disney World for a special ceremony.
This year's winners also will get to sport the famous milk mustache in an advertisement to run in USA Today in June.
Entries also must include a short essay about milk-drinking and must be submitted no later than March 7. For contest rules, visit www.whymilk.com.
The program will provide 50 scholarships a year to students planning to enroll for the first time in a four-year college during the 2003-04 or 2004-05 academic years.
Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 3.0, and winners will be notified by late spring.
Applications are available by calling (866) 346-74966, visiting www.hsf.net or contacting the offices of physicians treating hepatitis C.
The program is funded by the Roche Foundation, which was founded in 1947 at the Hoffman-La Roche Foundation.
Carlynton
Three Carlynton High School seniors were selected as Interact youth leaders and represented their school at the seventh annual District Interact Youth Conference on Oct. 17 at Ramada Inn South Hills in Bethel Park.
At the conference, Ashlee Charley, Ernest Feeney and Krista Sunderland participated in workshops that taught them how to build high-performance teams. Also, they discussed the significance of community service and were shown projects done by Interact groups in foreign countries.
Parkway West Area
The automotive technology program at Parkway West Area Vocational-Technical School has received certification from the National Automotive Technology Educational Foundation.
This Automotive Society for Excellence certification authorizes the school to test students and award individual certifications in the following repair categories: brakes, electrical systems, engines, suspensions and steering systems.
All manufacturers and auto dealerships and some repair shops require mechanics to have this certification.
The school is at 7170 Steubenville Pike, North Fayette.
For details, call Chuck McCartney at (412) 923-1772, ext. 160.
South Fayette
"Fayette's Broadway Follies" will be staged at 7 p.m. Dec. 7 and 2 p.m. Dec. 8 in the theater at South Fayette High School, Old Oakdale Road.
Members of the Senior High Drama Club, Senior High Vocal Express and Senior High Chorus make up the cast of this comedy/variety show.
Reserved seating is $5. Tickets can be purchased from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday in the high school's main theater lobby.
For details, call (412) 221-4542.
Steel Valley
"Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll," a presentation and panel discussion convened by the state Attorney General's Office and Steel Valley Community Unity, will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Steel Valley High School Auditorium, 3113 Main St., Munhall.
The drug epidemic and sexual behaviors associated with it are two topics that will be discussed.
Brenda Waters, KDKA-TV news anchor, will moderate the discussion.
St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic School
The eighth-grade class at St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic School, Alice Street, Green Tree, attended Challenger Learning Center at Wheeling Jesuit University.
During the hands-on learning experience designed to enthuse middle-schoolers about science and math, St. Margaret students simulated a space mission to Mars. They worked as teams in mission control aboard a space station, testing their decision-making skills and using alternative means of communication.
Students who attend the learning center design mission patches. The center staff chose St. Margaret students' mission patch as the first quarterly mission patch winner. The winning patch can be seen on the center's Web site, www.wju.edu/clc .
Upper St. Clair
The Community Foundation of Upper St. Clair and the Youth Steering Committee will present "A Parental Guide to Internet Safety" from 7 to 9 p.m. Dec. 5 at Fort Couch Middle School, 515 Fort Couch Road.
Denise Valentine, FBI special agent, will discuss how to protect children from Internet crime. She will discuss specific case examples, as well as offer tips and answer questions. Valentine coordinates the Western Pennsylvania Crimes Against Children Task Force.
Those planning to attend should call Karen Babeji at (412) 831-9000, ext. 255.
Waldorf School of Pittsburgh
Former Pittsburgh Steeler Randy Grossman will tell stories from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 7 during Waldorf School's Winter Fair, 19th and Mary streets, South Side.
There will be puppet shows and music throughout the day. Children can make winter crafts and look for gifts in Angel's Corner, a gift shop for children only. There is a minimal charge for children's craft activities.
Parents can shop for handmade crafts and toys in the school's Forest Garden store and have lunch or dessert in its Wings Cafe.
For details, call (412) 431-1577.
West Allegheny
Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" will be staged by the Vagabond Acting Troupe at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 8 at West Allegheny High School, West Allegheny Road, North Fayette.
The troupe of four actors will perform on a bare stage.
This presentation is part of the Curtain Call West series, now in its fourth year and sponsored by Western Allegheny Community Library and West Allegheny School District.
After the play, the West Allegheny Middle School Choral Ensemble will perform.
Tickets are $3 if purchased at the library, 8042 Steubenville Pike, and $4 at the door.
For details, call the library at (724) 695-8150.
