Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Bobbi Ann Barnes, Aiken Elementary principal, will move to the same position at Dormont Elementary.
Dormont Elementary students will see lots of new faces when they enter the school on Monday, and prominent among those faces will be that of their new principal. Bobbi Ann Barnes, who has been the Aiken Elementary School principal for 12 years, will fill the position held by George Shevchik since 1996. Shevchik retired after the 2011-12 school year. Barnes served as assistant principal at Dormont Elementary between 1998 and 2000, before becoming principal at Aiken. Under her direction, Aiken Elementary received National Blue Ribbon School distinction and met Adequate Yearly Progress standards. "I have a lot of existing relationships at Dormont Elementary from my time there in the late 90s and I'm looking forward to rekindling those …
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Dormont Elementary held a first-ever Science Olympiad on Monday.
Dormont Elementary students have conclusive evidence that science is, in fact, a lot of fun. The school’s first Science Olympiad, a day of science-based activities that challenged students both physically and mentally, was held Monday. Aiken Elementary has done a Science Olympiad for the past two years. Dormont Elementary principal George Shevchik said former Keystone Oaks Superintendent William Urbanek wanted to hold the event district-wide. So, when teachers Lori DeMartino and Kim Puffer said they were willing to organize it at Dormont Elementary he was happy to let them do it. Students from science classes at Keystone Oaks High School, former Keystone Oaks teachers and parents volunteered to help with the event. It took a full year for …
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Bobbi-Ann Barnes will replace George Shevchik as principal of Dormont Elementary.
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Dormont Elementary students will have a new principal next fall, and parents will recognize a familiar face in the district. Fred L. Aiken Elementary Principal Bobbi-Ann Barnes will move to Dormont Elementary for the 2012-2013 school year. She will replace George Shevchik, who retired this year after 18 years with the Keystone Oaks School District. Barnes served as assistant principal at Dormont Elementary between 1998 and 2000, before she became the principal at Aiken. In her 12 years at Aiken, the school was awarded the district’s first National Blue Ribbon School distinction in 2011. The school also has made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for the past eight years. In a press release from the district Tuesday, Barnes said she's excited …
Friday, March 9, 2012
George Shevchik—the only principal Dormont Elementary has ever had—is retiring today.
George Shevchik always knew he wanted to be a teacher, but he hadn’t planned on becoming a principal. He’s glad his career took him that direction, because it led to what he said is the best job in education he’s ever had. Shevchik, Dormont Elementary’s first and only principal since it opened in 1995, is retiring after 18 years with Keystone Oaks School District. “Will I miss it? Yes,” Shevchik said. “I will have to go through withdrawal. This is a top-notch elementary school. I have no regrets here.” Shevchik’s official retirement date is today, March 9, but he will continue to serve as the Dormont Elementary principal through the end of the school year. He never wanted to leave the school or the students mid-year, he said. He has a …
Friday, August 26, 2011
Dormont Elementary Principal George Shevchik will remain with the district throughout the 2011-12 school year.
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Friday, August 26, 2011
The Keystone Oaks School Board and the district’s teachers agreed on a three-year contract extension two years before the current one expires. The district’s negotiator and the union president said the contract was good for education and finances. The contract includes a step freeze in the first year, a reduction in raises for teachers at the top pay scale of more than $600 each year and more than doubling the teacher’s health care co-pay during the life of the contract. The contract will expire at the end of the 2015-16 school year. “These are difficult times for school districts across the commonwealth. Our budgets continue to shrink while our costs continue to rise,” said Gwen Walker, the district's fiscal services director. “This …
Leigh
1:33 pm on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
I truly hope she has toned down her yelling considerably.. more ›