On January 20th, five outstanding athletes from the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team visited the Central Cambria Middle School as part of their tour of some thirty cities. Lucky for us, we were one the schools they chose to visit! The Pirate Parrot, accompanied by pitchers Ross Olendorf and Paul Maholm, third base coach Tony Beasly, announcers Greg Brown and John Wehner, and outfielder Nate McLough presented a fun-filled program called "Are You Smarter than a Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Grader?" One student from each grade showed off their science, math, and social studies knowledge against the players and won signed jerseys and hats, along with tickets to one of this season's home games. Tony Beasly challenged sixth grade teacher Mr. Moore to a round of questions about baseball. Mr. Moore won the challenge, and as a result, all students in the school received Pirate game tickets! Everyone enjoyed the program and how they encouraged students to never give up their dreams to do something special with their lives. The Pirates will definitely be seeing many Central Cambria Middle School students at their games supporting them!
