Classroom supplies

Classroom supplies

youngstown

The mission of the local nonprofit organization Help A Teacher Teach is to fill requests for supplies and materials that students, families and schools no longer are able to provide.

At the request of their teachers, who know the immediate needs of each classroom and curriculum, Mahoning County students benefit from a more complete learning environment. All K-12, full-time teachers in Mahoning County are eligible to register for free with HATT and then make a request for classroom supplies and materials via the HATT website at www.helpateacherteach.org.

The Open Request period is the 1st to the 15th of the month. Materials will be delivered to the school office from the 15th to the end of the month.

For more information, donations or registration, visit the website or email sdundee@helpateacherteach.org.

Kids’ winter wear

Youngstown

Choffin Career and Technical Center’s business management tech-prep program is collecting new children’s mittens or gloves, hats and scarves for distribution by Mahoning County Children Services.

During the last 30 years, Choffin has donated more than 6,000 items, and with the public’s help, the school wants to continue the tradition. The goal is to increase that number to 6,500 items.

Monetary donations may be made toward the purchase of items. Call 330-744-8759 to make a monetary donation.

Donations to the mitten tree, displayed in the entrance of the school, will be accepted until Dec. 12.

Commended Student

Girard

Katrina Bachman, a student at Girard High School, has been named a Commended Student in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program.

A letter of commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corp., which conducts the program, will be presented by the principal.

Commended Students placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2012 competition by taking the 2010 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

Career Fair planned

sharon, pa.

The Second Mercer County Eighth Grade Career Fair will be from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the Hickory VFW.

The event is co-sponsored by Laurel Technical Institute and the Shenango Valley Chamber of Commerce. Nearly 80 professionals representing 65 careers will be on hand to answer questions from about 850 students attending nine of the Mercer County junior high and middle schools.