Penn Hills teacher Lisa O'Connor learned last week how special she is to her students.elaborate birthday party.  read more »

With the school year drawing to a close, we felt it only appropriate that our final class question of 2004-05 focus on the upcoming summer vacation.  read more »

Spring truly is in the air and it's inevitable that youngsters turn their attention to playing outside. Here's what fourth-graders at Sloan Middle School had to say about what they would rather be doing outdoors on a fine spring day.  read more »

Considering that this is perfect weather to stay inside and curl up with a good book, we asked fourth- and fifth- graders at Mother of Sorrows School what their favorite book is. Here's their opinions on must-reads.  read more »

In honor of Groundhog Day, the Murrysville Star asked sixth-graders at Franklin Regional Middle School to imagine what it would be like to be Punxsutawney Phil.  read more »

Adults aren't the only ones trying to stick to new year's resolutions. Though very few mentioned weight loss or reducing their credit card spending, the fourth-grade students at Sloan Elementary School have set some admirable goals for 2005.  read more »

Though all of America is caught up in poll-fever, we at the Murrysville Star noticed one demographic that has been sorely overlooked in the daily polls - fourth- and fifth-graders.  read more »