Greater Latrobe, Burrell high schoolers take science class outdoors

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Greater Latrobe, Burrell high schoolers take science class outdoors

Quincey Reese | Thursday, October 9, 2025 2:01 p.m.

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Greater Latrobe High School student Franklin Handwork helps science teacher Patrick Roberts pull frames out of the school’s bee box for students to inspect at Latrobe Rotary Community Park, located near the district’s junior high school, on Thursday Oct. 9, 2025.

About 30 junior and senior students from Burrell and Greater Latrobe high schools put their science lessons into action Thursday.

As part of Greater Latrobe’s Capstone Environmental Science course, the students inspected bee boxes to assess the health of the queen bee. The bee boxes were built about a year and a half ago at Latrobe Rotary Community Park, located near Greater Latrobe Junior High School.

Science teacher Patrick Roberts demonstrates beekeeping to his @GLSDwildcats high school seniors on Thursday at Latrobe Rotary Community Park.@TribWestmoreCo @TribLIVE pic.twitter.com/iWvP30FMzQ

— Quincey Reese (@QuinceyReese) October 9, 2025

Students then searched nearby Nine Mile Run for wildlife such as insects and crayfish, which are indicative of a healthy aquatic ecosystem.

The Capstone Environmental Science course was started at Greater Latrobe in 1995, said teacher Patrick Roberts, who has taught the class for about four years. Burrell High School teacher Chad Clair, who completed his student teaching placement under Roberts, partnered with Greater Latrobe to expose his students to similar science opportunities.

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