Save NA's Third Grade Strings Program Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/save-nas-third-grade-strings-program.html Online petition signatures en-us Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:21 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition tiana haynes [Signature #504] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23513463?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Apr 2020 04:07:27 UTC 23513463 Manu S-M [Signature #503] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23238842?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 Sep 2019 02:14:00 UTC 23238842 Jose Diaz [Signature #502] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21292805?utm_medium=rss Sat, 29 Apr 2017 01:23:30 UTC 21292805 Herman Diaz [Signature #501] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21292803?utm_medium=rss Sat, 29 Apr 2017 01:22:32 UTC 21292803 Glenda Just [Signature #500] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21291998?utm_medium=rss We have been blessed in this community for years with a school system that understands the benefit of music for young children! Don't make the mistake so many have made and take away this gift that so many music teachers have built over the years!

]]> Fri, 28 Apr 2017 12:52:08 UTC 21291998 Daniel Carlin [Signature #499] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21291603?utm_medium=rss I still play today, I'm glad to have started so early.

]]> Fri, 28 Apr 2017 02:21:16 UTC 21291603 Ti Nghiem [Signature #498] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21291464?utm_medium=rss Mrs. Loverti was an amazing influence since my young life. Because of music class, I am able to pick up any instrument as well as appreciate almost every genre of music. please keep music in the elementary school!

]]> Fri, 28 Apr 2017 01:04:29 UTC 21291464 Sara Strzempek [Signature #497] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21291367?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Apr 2017 10:57:22 UTC 21291367 Juliette Deeds [Signature #496] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21291266?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Apr 2017 09:20:13 UTC 21291266 Jerry Crockett [Signature #495] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21291191?utm_medium=rss This is one of the most successful programs in the area and it's a shame the school board isn't willing to listen to the taxpayers in keeping this amazing youth program working.

]]> Thu, 27 Apr 2017 08:03:32 UTC 21291191 Samantha Mancu [Signature #494] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21291140?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Apr 2017 07:19:34 UTC 21291140 Jonathan Zuzak [Signature #493] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21291085?utm_medium=rss I started playing cello in the Bradford Woods Elementary orchestra, in 3rd grade. It still remains one of the best decisions of my life. I find it abhorrent that there is even a consideration of cutting funding for the arts when there's already a gross expenditure for athletics.

]]> Thu, 27 Apr 2017 06:23:47 UTC 21291085 Mangala Murthy [Signature #492] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21291032?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Apr 2017 05:38:32 UTC 21291032 Kenia Ashby [Signature #491] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21290928?utm_medium=rss It will be a disservice to the community to end a program that has produced some many amazing musicians as well as given children in our community something to be proud of. Keep the kids away from the hands of drug dealers. Keep them ocupied with worthwhile activities that will enrich their lives.

]]> Thu, 27 Apr 2017 03:55:04 UTC 21290928 Anonymous [Signature #490] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21290921?utm_medium=rss I was in NA orchestra from 3rd grade through 12th grade. It was one of the best things to happen to me.

]]> Thu, 27 Apr 2017 03:42:30 UTC 21290921 Mahesh Murthy [Signature #489] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21290919?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Apr 2017 03:38:48 UTC 21290919 dan ruffolo [Signature #488] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21290858?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Apr 2017 02:20:33 UTC 21290858 Louise Moncla [Signature #487] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21290756?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Apr 2017 12:38:53 UTC 21290756 Anonymous [Signature #486] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21290276?utm_medium=rss I began my strings education with the third grade NA program at McKnight Elementary School. The strings program instilled a newfound sense of wonder that I would hate for future children to miss out on. Please reconsider.

]]> Thu, 27 Apr 2017 12:32:58 UTC 21290276 Kevin Kuntz [Signature #485] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21290245?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Apr 2017 11:50:49 UTC 21290245 Renee Frohnert [Signature #484] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21290239?utm_medium=rss I started playing viola in 3rd grade at NA. I kept up with this all the way until senior year. This program was vital as it led to my involvement in symphony and musicals. These both played an important role in my college application process. I highly discourage any budget cuts to this excellent program.

]]> Wed, 26 Apr 2017 11:46:20 UTC 21290239 Lucas Ashby [Signature #483] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21290224?utm_medium=rss As a nationally-touring professional musician, I must STRONGLY OBJECT to the shutdown of the 3rd grade strings program through which Christine Loverti gave me my start. The musicianship and technical skills I learned throughout my time in NA's string program laid a the groundwork for the career that puts food on the table for my children. I am horrified that cutting such a vital program is even a consideration, and the school board should be ashamed. Arts education is an essential component of how we combat ignorance in this world, and as we have learned in recent months, the time has come to stem the tide of anti-intellectualism and disdain for culture both in Western PA and around the country.

]]> Wed, 26 Apr 2017 11:30:28 UTC 21290224 Anonymous [Signature #482] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21290155?utm_medium=rss Save 3rd grade string program plz

]]> Wed, 26 Apr 2017 10:23:18 UTC 21290155 Tim Fulwider [Signature #481] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21290081?utm_medium=rss I am an NA grad and public elementary school music teacher. Beginning strings as early as third grade is unique to North Allegheny. Many other school districts introduce string instruments to students much later in their education. This fails to take advantage of the fact that the string family is the only instrument family that can be manufactured in smaller sizes. Many young students simply don't have the lung capacity to play a woodwind or brass instrument. The third grade strings program is a privilege that a generation of Tigers have enjoyed and should be preserved for generations present and future.

]]> Wed, 26 Apr 2017 09:22:10 UTC 21290081 Adrienne Leard (Berry) [Signature #480] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21290061?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Apr 2017 09:07:28 UTC 21290061 Sarah Genise [Signature #479] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21290030?utm_medium=rss I am an elementary school teacher and I have seen the benefits of music in my children's academics. Whether music is taught at a young age or an older age, it is critical in the lives of students. Do not let this become a dying art.

]]> Wed, 26 Apr 2017 08:44:45 UTC 21290030 John Boujoukos [Signature #478] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21290021?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Apr 2017 08:41:51 UTC 21290021 Mike Dice [Signature #477] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21290005?utm_medium=rss If it weren't for third grade orchestra at Hosak, I would have never taken private double bass lessons with Christine Loverti who had a significant impact on my life. Third grade orchestra had a lasting impact on my life. I want every kid that goes to a North Allegheny elementary school to have the same opportunities that were offered to me.

]]> Wed, 26 Apr 2017 08:34:59 UTC 21290005 Debbie Boncek [Signature #476] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21289924?utm_medium=rss Please retain the program. We are a growing community with increasing tax base. Cuts should not be necessary. The arts are a key differentiator in today's education of our children.

]]> Wed, 26 Apr 2017 07:30:26 UTC 21289924 Max Richards [Signature #475] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21289905?utm_medium=rss I was a student in the NA string program from third grade through graduation. I consider my experience invaluable as not just a student or a musician, but who I became as a person and member of my community. For myself and many other students, the string program was the first school program that students looked forward to being old enough to join. That cannot be said about many programs from a students perspective. The string program introduced me to hands-on, trial and error, collective learning; bucking the trend today's education of read, memorize, regurgitate. It gave a voice and a way of expression to many students who normally did not feel like they could or should participate in other classes. Please do not let my school take away the first step that so many students use to approach learning in a different way.

]]> Wed, 26 Apr 2017 07:21:11 UTC 21289905 John Patterson [Signature #474] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21289785?utm_medium=rss Please don't cut this beneficial program.

]]> Wed, 26 Apr 2017 05:39:44 UTC 21289785 Denise Sobehart [Signature #473] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21289716?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Apr 2017 04:46:27 UTC 21289716 Lisa Patterson [Signature #472] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21289669?utm_medium=rss PLEASE do not take away NA's Third Grade Strings Program!
--Parent of 4th grader and 1st grader at McKnight Elementary

]]> Wed, 26 Apr 2017 04:17:59 UTC 21289669 Barbara Richards [Signature #471] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21289469?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Apr 2017 02:07:26 UTC 21289469 Rich Misutka [Signature #470] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21289324?utm_medium=rss Do not eliminate the 3rd grade string program in the NA School District!!

]]> Wed, 26 Apr 2017 12:14:07 UTC 21289324 Anonymous [Signature #469] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21289291?utm_medium=rss Please keep the strings program for our 3rd graders!!

]]> Wed, 26 Apr 2017 11:49:48 UTC 21289291 Staci James [Signature #468] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21289270?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Apr 2017 11:36:51 UTC 21289270 Kelly DiBiasi [Signature #467] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21289209?utm_medium=rss Cutting a music program is not what school with music excellence should do. This would negatively affect both the orchestra program and the band program.

]]> Wed, 26 Apr 2017 11:01:35 UTC 21289209 Ross SNYDER [Signature #466] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288983?utm_medium=rss I began playing violin at age 3, and I was fortunate that I was allowed to begin orchestra at Ingomar Elementary a year early, in 2nd grade. As I was a more advanced player, it provided me the opportunity to develop leadership skills from a young age.

I am now 32 and play violin professionally in a string quartet that tours all over the world. I cannot stress enough how important my orchestra experience at NA was. I urge the school board to retain the 3rd grade string program.

]]> Wed, 26 Apr 2017 04:21:36 UTC 21288983 Anonymous [Signature #465] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288951?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Apr 2017 04:03:23 UTC 21288951 Amy Derzic [Signature #464] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288930?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Apr 2017 03:44:31 UTC 21288930 Jen Pursley [Signature #463] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288915?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Apr 2017 03:32:55 UTC 21288915 Joe Beierle [Signature #462] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288889?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Apr 2017 03:19:44 UTC 21288889 Carrie Fox [Signature #461] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288870?utm_medium=rss I benefited from the 3rd grade strings program in the 1980s and have been passionate about music my entire life. I have been a professional music therapist my entire adult life and have seen the power of music first hand to influence the numerous children and adults I have had the wonderful opportunity to work with. None of this would have been possible without the benefit of music in early elementary school specifically my experience in orchestra as a 3rd grader. Please save the amazing orchestra program at NA! 3rd grade strings holds a special place in my heart!

]]> Wed, 26 Apr 2017 03:10:07 UTC 21288870 Rachel Tengowski [Signature #460] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288843?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Apr 2017 02:50:26 UTC 21288843 Barbara Oberlander [Signature #459] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288830?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Apr 2017 02:38:59 UTC 21288830 PAULETTE BUNDICK [Signature #458] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288822?utm_medium=rss Please DO NOT eliminate the 3rd grade strings program! It is invaluable to the students who chose to play a stringed instrument and to the school district!

]]> Wed, 26 Apr 2017 02:30:45 UTC 21288822 Brenda Miller [Signature #457] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288808?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Apr 2017 02:19:37 UTC 21288808 Nicole Myers [Signature #456] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288796?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Apr 2017 02:12:59 UTC 21288796 Karen Griffin [Signature #455] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288776?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Apr 2017 01:52:03 UTC 21288776 Erin Karsman [Signature #454] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288766?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Apr 2017 01:44:52 UTC 21288766 Bethany Cirota [Signature #453] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288729?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Apr 2017 01:08:57 UTC 21288729 Anonymous [Signature #452] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288690?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Apr 2017 12:32:27 UTC 21288690 Anonymous [Signature #451] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288627?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Apr 2017 11:33:45 UTC 21288627 Anonymous [Signature #450] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288604?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Apr 2017 11:16:31 UTC 21288604 Patrick MAher [Signature #449] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288602?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Apr 2017 11:15:54 UTC 21288602 Andrea Sitter [Signature #448] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288598?utm_medium=rss Keep this program!

]]> Tue, 25 Apr 2017 11:12:10 UTC 21288598 Anonymous [Signature #447] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288586?utm_medium=rss Please do not cut the 3rd grade string program. Both of my children have benefited from the program and I felt it was a valuable addition to their education. Sincerely, Melanie Schmidt

]]> Tue, 25 Apr 2017 11:00:53 UTC 21288586 Stephanie Droe [Signature #446] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288410?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Apr 2017 08:51:55 UTC 21288410 Gratia Maley [Signature #445] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288328?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Apr 2017 07:37:24 UTC 21288328 Anne Dudro [Signature #444] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288285?utm_medium=rss Please keep the strings program starting in 3rd grade at North Allegheny School district.

]]> Tue, 25 Apr 2017 06:52:40 UTC 21288285 Jen Abbott [Signature #443] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288280?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Apr 2017 06:48:25 UTC 21288280 Elizabeth Yurkovich [Signature #442] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288272?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Apr 2017 06:41:41 UTC 21288272 Ken Mcgettigan [Signature #441] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288258?utm_medium=rss Save the arts at NA with keeping the 3rd grade string program .

]]> Tue, 25 Apr 2017 06:25:50 UTC 21288258 Anonymous [Signature #440] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288252?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Apr 2017 06:20:55 UTC 21288252 Anonymous [Signature #439] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288232?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Apr 2017 06:02:14 UTC 21288232 Karen Totin [Signature #438] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288191?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Apr 2017 05:25:02 UTC 21288191 Marcy Crosby [Signature #437] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288147?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Apr 2017 04:52:10 UTC 21288147 Michele Wessel [Signature #436] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288029?utm_medium=rss As the parent of 2 current students interested in this program, one a current 2nd-grader, I strongly oppose eliminating the third-grade strings program. NA has received accolades for its music programs, it seems a poor choice to begin eliminating them and taking away from a strength within the district.

]]> Tue, 25 Apr 2017 03:21:44 UTC 21288029 Anonymous [Signature #435] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21288020?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Apr 2017 03:09:48 UTC 21288020 Misty Leininger [Signature #434] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21287987?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Apr 2017 02:39:38 UTC 21287987 Mary McGettigan [Signature #433] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21287980?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Apr 2017 02:32:17 UTC 21287980 Noreen Sullivan [Signature #432] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21287979?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Apr 2017 02:32:05 UTC 21287979 Denise Ackerman [Signature #431] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21287978?utm_medium=rss We recently moved to the NA school district, coming from Montgomery County in Maryland, where arts programs in the schools have been cut back more and more each year. We were thrilled that NA's schools were still placing a high priority on the arts in public schools, making them a true standout among other schools we have had experience with. Please don't take this program away from our students - the arts improve all aspects of childrens' lives - social interaction, confidence, risk-taking, and, yes, test scores!

]]> Tue, 25 Apr 2017 02:31:53 UTC 21287978 Belinda Lison [Signature #430] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21287967?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Apr 2017 02:23:13 UTC 21287967 Anonymous [Signature #429] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21287962?utm_medium=rss Save 3rd grade string program!

]]> Tue, 25 Apr 2017 02:12:29 UTC 21287962 Cassandra Christie [Signature #428] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21287944?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Apr 2017 01:57:02 UTC 21287944 Maria Rohde [Signature #427] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21287884?utm_medium=rss Mom of a 3rd grader, 2nd grader and a 2017-2018 Kindergartener.

]]> Tue, 25 Apr 2017 01:16:56 UTC 21287884 Anonymous [Signature #426] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21287826?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Apr 2017 12:19:24 UTC 21287826 Hilary Kyes [Signature #425] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21287774?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Apr 2017 11:35:32 UTC 21287774 Erin Conwell [Signature #424] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21287737?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Apr 2017 10:37:38 UTC 21287737 Anonymous [Signature #423] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21287712?utm_medium=rss This program should stay as it adds value to the curriculum at NA.

]]> Tue, 25 Apr 2017 09:38:50 UTC 21287712 Marcie Yoho [Signature #422] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21287408?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Apr 2017 02:21:23 UTC 21287408 Kathy Galecki [Signature #421] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21287131?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Apr 2017 12:43:17 UTC 21287131 Julie Evanish [Signature #420] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21286907?utm_medium=rss Please keep the 3rd grade orchestra program. It's very important to our children!

]]> Mon, 24 Apr 2017 11:01:39 UTC 21286907 Christina Hoffman [Signature #419] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21286698?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Apr 2017 08:47:18 UTC 21286698 Christine Schwer [Signature #418] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21286654?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Apr 2017 07:47:53 UTC 21286654 Tebecca Chick [Signature #417] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21286584?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Apr 2017 06:47:41 UTC 21286584 Lizzy Martinez [Signature #416] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21286581?utm_medium=rss Having an orchestra is essential because it encourages children to learn to love music and be able to understand it.

]]> Mon, 24 Apr 2017 06:46:22 UTC 21286581 Jonathan Weis [Signature #415] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21286576?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Apr 2017 06:41:59 UTC 21286576 Sarah Weis [Signature #414] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21286567?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Apr 2017 06:37:38 UTC 21286567 Kimberly Witt [Signature #413] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21286560?utm_medium=rss I want my children to have this opportunity when they are in 3rd grade like those before them!

]]> Mon, 24 Apr 2017 06:32:18 UTC 21286560 Amy Kane [Signature #412] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21286380?utm_medium=rss Keep 3rd grade strings program!

]]> Mon, 24 Apr 2017 03:16:53 UTC 21286380 Celine Mundackal [Signature #411] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21286335?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Apr 2017 02:28:46 UTC 21286335 Lisa Myers [Signature #410] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21286322?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Apr 2017 02:16:16 UTC 21286322 Lynne Braun Warth [Signature #409] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21286260?utm_medium=rss My daughter started the strings program in 3rd grade and played throughout high school. It was a great experience for her. Please don't cut the 3rd grade strings program

]]> Mon, 24 Apr 2017 01:27:14 UTC 21286260 Anonymous [Signature #408] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21286255?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Apr 2017 01:24:00 UTC 21286255 Christa Demi [Signature #407] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21286233?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Apr 2017 12:53:17 UTC 21286233 Julie Winn [Signature #406] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21285795?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Apr 2017 03:17:33 UTC 21285795 Toni Weaver [Signature #405] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21285742?utm_medium=rss My nephew was part of this program and it was wonderful!

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