FOREST CO., Pa. (EYT) — Forest Area School District submitted the following articles:

Forest Grange Donates Dictionaries to Third Graders

The Forest Grange has donated dictionaries to the third graders of Forest Area for the last 14 years.

Thank you to all the members of the Grange for their continued support of Forest Area Schools.

(Pictured above: West Forest third grade students with their dictionaries.)

East and West Forest Chapters of FCCLA Attend Western Region Meeting

(Front Row: Catherine Rossey, Savannah Miller, Shaylee Carbaugh, Faith Healy and Shenessa Rossetti. Back Row: Alyssa Oliver, Eoghan Montgomery, Lori Beatty, Tessa Korchak, Makiya Bellottti, Dillon DiCorpo, Angelina Harp, Shawn Claypoole, David Wooster, and Shelby Nelson.)

Recently, 25 members of the East and West Forest Chapters of FCCLA attended the Western Regions FCCLA meeting held in Burgettstown.

Students learned about Korean cooking, safe driving skills, and the State Initiative to help local food banks.

Pictured above are some of the members of​ the East Forest Chapter who attended.

West Forest Elementary Kindergarten Class Goes on Leaf Hunt

(Pictured above — Front row: Tyler Miller, Warren Peace, Zoey Fishel, Lily Beach, Jaycee Tkach, Rico Martinez, Bryar Zuck, Bentley Tracy, and Khloe Phillips. Back row: Jackson Greathouse, Evelyn Lesko, Abby Summerville, Cole Dunkel, Garrett O’Connor, Dylan Morrison, and Angelo Gigliotti.)

Mrs. Jaquay’s kindergarten class at West Forest Elementary ​went on a leaf hunt on a warm fall day. Each student found a leaf to bring back into the classroom.

During Centers, they used their special leaf to complete a leaf activity book. The students completed the following leaf activities: leaf rubbings, measured the leaf with cubes, recorded how many pennies it took to cover the leaf and how many pennies it took to sink a leaf. They also had to drop the leaf and count how many seconds it took for the leaf to reach the ground. They recorded all of the data in their leaf activity books.

(Pictured below: Bentley Tracy)

(Pictured below: Zoey Fishel and Bryar Zuck)

West Forest Students Complete STEM Project

(Pictured above: Chance Shick and Ryelee O’Conner)

West Forest third graders completed a STEM project by building different types of bridges. The goal of their engineering project was to build a bridge that would support the weight of two matchbox cars.

The bridge pictured was able to hold a full bottle of water!

Mrs. Sharrar’s students also read about the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Red Ribbon Week at West Forest Elementary

Red Ribbon Week is a special event held each year at schools across the country. Red Ribbon Week is designed to remind students of the importance of staying drug-free​.

(Pictured above: students who completed the most laps around the building during the Red Ribbon Walk/Run: Conner Sliker, Quinton Mellon, and Keyon Custer.)

The theme of this year’s week was “The Future is Key, Stay Drug Free!”

The students at West Forest enjoyed many activities that they can do because they are drug-free​ including a run/walk and sock hop. Many of the classrooms also completed writing activities with this theme. Thank you to Mrs. Olson and all the staff at West Forest Elementary for helping with these events.

(Pictured below: West Forest students fill the gym with red during the annual sock hop.)

(Pictured below: Mrs. Jaquay shows off her best moves during the sock hop.)