h s offer students an a p classes the opportunity to take the a p exam these exams repair students for college level work and offer and often give the students college credits we now go to just pure hell or with more information tests are for also college board has great review materials to study and exams from past years so you can look over we are preparing for the a p language in composition exam to be given in may of two thousand and sixteen and what students can do to be best prepared is of course just following the assignments in the coursework in the class reading a lot and being an active reader annotating while one reads is a wonderful skill to practice our goal to continue to offer a rigorous breath of coursework for all students this means preparing more students for advance academic at the honors and advanced placement levels in order to achieve this goal the student the school partnership to provide additional training for the faculty and support with extra tutoring sessions administration and scoring of exams and supplemental saturday study sessions for students as high performing as we are we can do more and we can do better we can increase the number of students who are even attempting one a p course really pressing that group and expanding our of the reach of our a p program could make a significant change in the lives of many of our students the study sessions offered include the continent english math and science these additional sessions run from eight thirty a m to two thirty p m on saturdays it will include students from various districts in southwestern pennsylvania each session is run by state and national sports newsies intended to help students feel prepared and ultimately succeed when of the organization you can visit their website and that's dot org depression especially in peters is probably due to stress management we all know someone who's struggling with depression you can refer to them to the student are with more information about twenty percent of teens will experience depression where they reach adulthood depression is the most common mental health disorder in the u s among teens and adults with depression an other issues could overcome a person such as trouble in school and in jobs social issues relationship problems substance abuse and many more could occur and this will come to an apartment we see a lot of students that are struggling with a lot of different mental health concerns a lot of stress and anxiety just a lot feeling a lot of pressure about doing well academically and time management and just a lot of different things going on in their lives according to counselors it's important to keep a lookout if you're concerned about a friend that's having trouble sleeping or eating or mentioning that they're stressed out to tell an adult and reach out because there are supports that can help this have been  reporting to you live in the peters township high school guidance office the high school also has phenomenal guidance counselors who will spend time with the students who are suffering from stress they are here to help due to a work stoppage that occurred in november it was necessary for the school to adjust the calendar to meet the one hundred eighty school day requirement in late october and into november the peters township federation of teachers had a twenty one day work stoppage as a result of this th school calendar has been changed these changes mostly affect seniors for example the new commencement practice days are on saturdays may fourteenth of may twenty first in june fourth and commencement is on friday june tenth at seven o'clock as of right now we are are not going to be giving the actual diplomas on the day of graduation it will be just the cases and the ceremony itself because officially with the state graduation will be on the seventeenth that will be the day that we will meet the requirements on the number of days the state will certify our diplomas on the seventeenth and that's the date that we will be able to give our students the diplomas also the end of the quarters have  how do you know no cages no crates no tie styles no paid for the conditions how do you know no hormones or antibiotics in feed how can you know your choice is wholesome and humane did you know choosing natural foods raised in humane conditions promotes farm animal will be as well as shores and your family when you choose certified humane everyone benefits for more information about certified humane visit their website at certified  competition these competitions are held at a district level comprised of twelve to thirteen districts within the state broken down into five or six regions from there the students are selected for all states p m ears have been around for many  and will be around for many years to come this is been cammy are reporting for headlines senior college johnson was selected for to perform with the national association for music education and all national on earth orchestra at the national level cow place as the third cellist overall among the twenty musicians from throughout the nation the first being troop one eighty five is putting on their annual musical this year they will be performing tarzan the cast and crew worked hard to put on a great show we go to sarah isaac with a further look into the musical tarzan a story of an orphan boy taken in by a family the gorillas where he struggles with his identity and where he belongs while the musical is directly adapted from a disney movie there's many details left up to the director's discretion every decision you make is directing so it's for example how you want the set to look what vision do you as a director have for the the director i'm the assistant director so we as a creative team sit down together and talk about well this is what i would like to see and how can we make that a reality currently the cast is in the early blocking was the s january twenty third the music department place live music while the audience enjoys dinner and desert me falls in music is a fundraiser held by the peters township music department where students and families can enjoy a night of music while eating a delicious meal of spaghetti and the students of the music department help serve the food while performances run in the gym throughout the day the entertainment this year included school bands such as concert band jazz band and chorus as well as new student run bands each student prepared  the night went on gas could participate in the fifty fifty prize as well as the huge basket raffle these baskets along with the income of the food and desserts made the music department a profit of twenty two thousand dollars this is briana one joule reporting for headlines the music department works hard to ensure entertainment for their audience the national honor society is offering peer tutoring in the c r c located in the counseling office on a walk in basis all subjects are being offered for tutoring here is calista good act with more information tutoring in the c r c is one of the various ways students can receive extra help in their classes and they just students are available all periods of the day to assist students with their toughest subjects whether you need help with p spanish or academic biology a tutor is out there for you c r c provides a quiet room with useful resources to help the students of p t a achieve greatness tutoring in the c r c is a very warm climate where students all grade levels can com and receive tutoring through the national honor society students on a variety of subjects what's nice about coming into the c r c it's a very small environment and one student will help another in terms of from one table to another let's just say and table a derby tutored in math table be it might be science table c it might be history what's nice is they can interrelate within that room and ask each other for help do not hesitate to schedule a time for extra help if you're in need of any tutoring look no further than the c r c this is cliff peter such a pi school signing off all students are encouraged to take advantage of the inner n h s peer tutoring everyone enjoys the beauty of winter driving in the winter is the last thing people want to do there are many precautions that need to be taken when driving in the winner here's cassy lego with more cold weather has officially hit peter's township although many of us are excited about the snow and upcoming ski season it's still important to stay safe during these  conditions especially on the road it's important to know how to avoid snow or ice related accidents and how to control yourself and your vehicle if you find yourself in one when it's snowing out you don't necessarily have to follow the speed limit in terms of being right at the speed limit it's ok to go below the speed limit all the time a lot of people think it's thirty five i need to go thirty five because if you will be angry students are encouraged to practice using safety features in their cars such as skate control and a v s brakes also people are encouraged to keep emergency items in their car such as gloves lighters and extra coat and i scrape for the most important thing to remember while winter driving is to leave yourself time so you don't feel the need to rush and put yourself in danger of p t s d reminds you to stay safe this winter this is being cast a lego reporting for headlines with an average low of twenty two degrees in pittsburgh in february there are bound to be several slick spots and icy conditions which will require winter weather driving techniques on headlines go inside the p t center get boiled by the fencing club and take a ride with the local locomotives in grandfather i'm a bodybuilder i'm a research analyst small business owner teacher dance tennis instructor a film and television actor i'm a copywriter i'm a veteran i have a prosthetic more i have lupus cerebral palsy post traumatic stress disorder i'm blind and i'm working in a job i love i love because i was given a chance because i was given the chance to contribute my skills  talents to show my disability is only one part of who i am who i work it's what people can do that matters for more information visit what do campaign dot org  full and they could use an extra and now every state offers free or low cost health insurance for your sports or budding artist up to age nineteen can welcome back the headlines in peter's township the residents are offered indoor and outdoor activities and dition to five parks the township also has a recreational center the township rec center is a community facility focus on st active  on saturday from nine am to five p m and on sunday from one p m to five p m many don't know that so much training on the dry land as much as they train the water let's go to pub and s k to learn more about how the p t swimmers train peters township high school swim team practices from november to march every school year each athlete dedicates countless hours to early morning workouts a long weekend and tiring practices the team averages about seven thousand yards per practice usually consisting of a the i figure out the time the kids will be most available for heavy training i sort of plan everything around that so i look at the good racing times the good training times and plan everything around that our main meets are typically the w p i l championships tory the p t a just swim team made it to the whitby all playoffs this year the peters township fencing club is a member of the united states fencing association the members of the club compete with local high schools in regional and national reporting live from middle school the fencing club was created to enhance students teamwork and leadership skills the girls basketball team has worked extremely hard this season they have worked on their team chemistry and learned to be a very successful team tell us more about the team the peters township high school girls basketball team has been under the direction of bert kendall since two thousand and thirteen captain madison cur stated in the past three years the program has revolutionized the team now holds a winning record for a close knit group and we work really well together every single person on our team is really contributed to our success even at fifteen in three there's still work to do you most likely have the toughest section in the what deal so we don't take any when are any game for granted continue to work hard and says this one game out of time this season has been great it feels really good to win with playoffs approaching the girls are working harder than is been more porting for headlines girls basketball is number one in the section please continue to support and cheer on the lady indians and the rest of their season the transportation in peter's township is not only limited to cars and bikes has to tell us about the model trains and venetia up on the third floor of the old elementary school now the mission community center a small group called the model train club built amazing small scale trains in our area led by officer david stanton this club creates a positive alternative for p r stunts of students to participate in during their free time this is just one of the many positive alternatives the program dare drug abuse resistance education introduces to their students about twenty some years ago we had one seventh grader that got caught smoking his mother found out he was smoking she came to me and said you know what can we do what can we do so i met with them talked to him  played hockey growing up played football baseball for thing and everything i said he was he had no interest in finally said the like to build models and he says yeah so we started a model bowling club and then a few years later kind of evolved into the train club the club has been around since one thousand nine hundred five and they have been working on the montoya trail model ever since most of their club is funded by donations from the community and the rest is funded by peter's dungeon can't wait to see what the railroad club has for us next this is august reporting for headlines a library for forty years the cafe boasts a self serve coffee center library history and resource materials that was returned overdue materials during random acts of kindness week the week of february fourteenth