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Past Events

Here you will find past events from the 2022-2023 school year. Some will have full notes and details.

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Page is currently being updated.

Please be patient while Jess adds all information

2022

  • Oct - Hispanic Heritage Event

  • Dec 2 - Save a Life Day

  • Dec - Dermatology Curriculum

2023

  • Feb 17 - Black History Month Trivia Bowl

  • April 18 - Najee Harris

  • May 19 - Bring your father to work day / health fair

  • May 24 - PNC Park Day

  • June 2nd - Career Day (canceled)

  • June 12-13 - Wellness Box distribution (walmart delivered to arsenal)

Najee Harris - "Da'Bigger Picture" nonprofit foundation

helps to support undeserved families and hopes to raise awareness for homelessness. 

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  • Tues April 18   2pm - 3pm

  • Arsenal organized field activities outside

  • followed by auditorium Q&A
     

  • great event!!
    “Da’ Bigger Picture Foundation focuses on assisting underserved families in reaching their potential and goals. The Foundation hope is to provide tools and assistance to families facing challenging times. Some of the key areas of focus will be education, homelessness, addressing hunger and utilizing sports as a platform to develop life skills.”

  • outside on the field for 45 minutes followed by a Q&A in the auditorium

  • the kids and Najee had a great time!

Black History Month Trivia Bowl
With Pittsburgh HBCU Collaborative

Friday, Feb 17, 2023
 

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  • Event was a great success! It ran from about 10am - 11:45am

  • playing directly off the laptop seemed to work well!

  • mayor Gainey did not attend, but Mel from the office was able to join us​

  • media from Andrea Kunicky's team came

  • can we hold more trivia events for other curriculums?

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Topics:​

  • Civil rights, science, medicine, athletics, music/arts, local, freedom house, HBCUs
     

Which community members are attending?

  • Mel from Ed Gainey's office

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters - Hannah Waechter, director of Big Siblings program

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Date/time logistics:

  • February 17th, 2023. 

  • Staff arrival: 8:45-9:00ish

  • 6th - 8th grade

  • Guest arrival @ 9:15. all guests will need to sign-in and get a visitor sticker.

  • Event 10am - 11:45

    • Jeopardy 10:00 - 11:30

    • Q&A with HBCU 11:30 - 11:45

  • If questions run over, we can 86 the Q&A.

  • Arsenal is providing lunch

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Format/Logistics:​​

  • Structured as Jeopardy

  • 120-ish students in the auditorium. 30 students up front; remainder in the crowd​

  • Teachers designated to each group

  • MC: someone from pgh hbcu
     

Student Engagement: 

  • ​​​HBCU swag / event title gifts

  • class with the most points got blue jolly ranchers! - colleen purchased

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​People Involvement:

  • put on Dr. Walters' calendar from PPS

  • medical students invited SNMA volunteers

  • approved PPS community partners can come

  • Ashley Hill who is faculty at Pitt Public Health in Epi (and Beth's neighbor) is an Epidemiologist and HBCU alum! https://www.sph.pitt.edu/directory/ashley-hill

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CPR Curriculum
Arsenal Middle School

Friday Dec 2
1:30p - 3:45p​

  1. AHA donated manikins
     

  2. Stop the bleed kits were donated! 25 kits, 1 per classroom.
     

  3. First aid kits were given out on Wellness Box day, Dec 20

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Hispanic Heritage month at Arsenal
Oct 2022

Alan, Dr. Diego, and Felipe met with SOL group for 1:1 w/ food, from Chef Felipe Crespo, owner of Secreto on Fifth Ave downtown. Could also have him for career day! 

2022 Events

Arsenal:

Spring - Wellness Boxes

Spring - Dermatology

Spring - Human Body curriculum

June - Career Day

Oct - Parent Teacher event (no parents came, should note for 2023)

Oct - Hispanic Heritage Day

Oct - "Candy" Crawl (little turnout)

Dec - "Save a Life" CPR Day

Dec - Dermatology

Dec - Wellness Boxes

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Pitt Medical Students:

Aug - Activities Fair

Fall - Lunch & Learn with Kiki

Oct - S&T Lunch and Learn

Nov - Mentor Match Kickoff

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