It's Patton at Relay!

With the support of faculty, students, & staff the team of Patton Power raised $4,075.99 for Relay for Life.  In the 5 years since Relay has returned to Unionville, we are proud to have raised over $20,000 for the American Cancer. Together we make a difference! Thank you to all the 7th graders who came out to the Whiteout dance on Friday.  With your generosity, we were able to donate $792.00 to the American Cancer Society.  All-in-all the team of Patton Power raised over $4,000.  We are #PattonProud!

8th Graders Published!

The 8th grade has published a book again this year! It's a collection of very short stories (or micro fiction) of 300 words or less. All creative writing students in Kropp's and Kelley's classes contributed a story; students also created the front and back cover art. The book is for sale on Amazon. Search "300 Words: Through Our Eyes" and it should appear. All royalties are sent by check each month to the middle school and are deposited into the Student Council account. Click here to find out more!

Patton Planner Contest!

Thanks to all our young artists who entered the Patton Planner Cover contest this year,​​ the art work was amazing!. Mr. Hoffman, the art teachers and our team leaders had a very difficult decision choosing the best designs from 22 entries. Congratulations go to Josie Tucker, front cover and Sarah Linskens, back cover. Additionally, Emily Wright's pencil drawing was chosen to be the Patton Postcard for 2016-2017!!

School Spirit Awards!

The students and adults listed below received special recognition at our final pep rally on June 3rd. They were chosen to receive the school spirit award because of their outstanding contributions to our school. Their kind manner, helpfulness, work ethic and integrity set and example for others to follow. Patton appreciates their choice to do the right thing when no one is looking and their determination to be a positive leader for their peers. Each and every one of them make us ‪#‎PattonProud‬! It was a great Pep Rally as we honored these students and staff members as well as our spring athletes and academic competition teams! Go Hawks!

6th grade: Katie Turner, Jake Kammeier, Danny Dunphy, 

Amanda Wolfe, Maddie Diehl, Ben Friedman.

7th grade:William Cunningham, Annie Dao, Kylie Harlan,

Emily Clark, Jack Moriarty, Elsa Young

8th grade: Jill Anderson, Baily Denmark, Dylan Murphy

Sally Padula, Bailey Porter, Joe Sciarra

Adults: 6th grade: Mrs. Nanis, Mrs. Lear

7th grade: Mrs. Spisak, Dr. Crowley

8th grade: Mr. Thomas, Mrs. Brogan

Enrichment: Mrs. Rafferty, Mr. Walsh

Support Staff: Mrs. Dunbar

8th Grade EOY Celebration!

Listen up 8th graders and mark your calendars!!! The Annual 8th Grade End of Year Celebration will take place on June 10 at UHS. The party runs from 5:30-9:30 PM. There will be dinner, a DJ, photo booth and more! Drop off for the event will be at Patton, with all activities at UHS. Questions! Contact Jen Hall jenhallmomof3@gmail.com or Dana Mayer at danaLmayer@gmail.com. There's still time to buy your tickets online right here!

PennDOT Engineers at Patton

Pennsylvania's Department of Transportation took the time to share their experience and expertise with the students in Mr. Palo's Technology & Engineering class last Thursday. Civil Engineer/Project Manager Leanne Fullard and Civil Engineer/Bridge Inspector Kevin Sutow shared information about the bridges in our area and information about what it is like to be a civil engineer. One of the key topics of discussion was the "Pocopson Bridge" replacement project at the intersection of route 926 & Pocopson road which will effect these students and 13,000 citizens daily.  The information and time that they shared is greatly appreciated by the students. Here are just a few of the comments that the students shared after the presentation.

"Something that I found very interesting about the civil engineer's presentation was that there are about 22,000 bridges in PA."

"I found it very interesting that much testing was needed for a bridge inspection and data collection from scuba diving to the foundation to the hydraulic engineering needed for flood safety."

"What I found to be interesting from the civil engineer's presentation was that there are people like Mr. Sutow who goes under the bridges after being built and work on the technology of it."

This special visit directly ties to the structural engineering unit found in Patton's award winning Technology & Engineering program. Mr. Palo commented..."I was thrilled when PennDOT agreed to honor my request to come and share their expertise with our students, for a learning connection was made that they will remember for the rest of their lives." This is an example of the impacts that businesses and other entities can make if they take the time to team up with their local schools to create more "real world" S.T.E.M. connections.

Special Olympics 2016!

On May 25th, members of the Patton Peer Buddy Club traveled to Coatesville High School to participate in the 2016 Special Olympics Track and Field Event.  All of our Patton athletes did an amazing job.  It was a beautiful day and everyone had a great time.