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Mark your calendars for the 2015 Day of Giving! On Tuesday, May 5th, your tax-deductible donation to the Foundation will be matched making your gift more impactful! Select “Greater Latrobe Partners in Education Foundation” and make a gift. Last year, Day of Giving donations totaled over $7,500. Thank you for your continued support for the students of Greater Latrobe schools.

Annual Golf Classic & Dinner

Greater Latrobe Partners in Education Foundation accepts a $5,000 check from the Greater Latrobe-Laurel Valley Community Chamber of Commerce from the 2014 Golf Classic.

The Chamber’s Annual Golf Classic & Dinner is scheduled for Friday, July 17, 2015 at the Latrobe Country Club with Arnold Palmer serving as Honorary Chair. The event will benefit the educational programs of the Chamber and the Greater Latrobe Partners in Education Foundation. Contact [email protected] to learn more.

Welcome Officer Rob!

Greater Latrobe School District’s School Resource Officer (SRO) Robert Daerr recently visited with kindergarten students at Mountain View Elementary School. Officer Daerr showed students the new SRO vehicle that was made possible by donations to the Greater Latrobe Partners in Education Foundation. Officer Daerr works with staff and students in every Greater Latrobe school building to enhance safety and security. Officer Daerr became the School Resource Officer in March after a successful career as a PA state trooper.

Math Instruction Then & Now

Former math teacher and current Senior High Principal Mr. LoCascio demonstrates a geometry problem on one of the new interactive whiteboards in the Senior High. GLPIEF granted GLSD $200,000 this school year to support new whiteboards in the SHS, purchase two 3-D printers and elementary chromebooks for 5th graders. Every classroom in GLSD has an interactive whiteboard.

What a Transformation!

Sharing the Greater Latrobe Junior High improvements of the connecting corridor and “long hallway.” GLPIEF’s A+ Campaign secured local foundation funding to renovate these spaces along with building a new secure Junior High entrance.