17 WINNERS NAMED IN THE USC COMMUNITY DAY BAKE-OFF!

Encanto to Sir Lady Pancake to Springtime in USC, the cake entries in the Upper St. Clair Bethel Park Rotary, Breakfast Club contest were on point!

After a 7-year hiatus, the Upper St. Clair Bethel Park Rotary, Breakfast Club brought the time-honored Bake-Off tradition back to the annual Community Day celebration.  “We could not be more thrilled by the number of applications we received for this event” said Leigh Harkreader, Co-chair and President Elect of the local club.  “We had 29 entries, from 5 different schools within the district, with children as young as kindergarten through 7^th grade.”

Open to all USC residents K-8^th grade, the entries ranged from favorite book to movie, to bakers’ choice. Cake designs ranged from Minecraft, Taylor Swift and Harry Potter to USC Panthers in Paradise, this years’ community day theme. From cake concept to design, execution, to grade level, age, and overall level of difficulty, the three judges worked together to carefully examine all cakes.  After roughly 45 minutes Matthew Cosgrove, USC Eisenhower Art teacher, Colleen Miles from the USC Library and Diane Atkins announced the winners.  Each winner received a small cash prize, and most notably the Best in Show winner, Caitlyn Foil, received $50 for her “Planting a Rainbow” themed cake.

Kindergarten – 2^nd Grade

Favorite Book:           

1^st: Angela Zambri, Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast                              

Favorite Movie:         

1^st: Hope Higgins, Sisu the Dragon

My Choice:

1^st: Miriam Foil, Taylor Swift

2^nd: Julian Rossman, Minecraft

3^rd:  Ivy Reagan, Waterfall

 3^rd Grade – 5^th Grade

 Favorite Book:

1^st:  Cassidy & Kiersten King, The Wild Robot 

2^nd:  Giorgia Memo, Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets   

3^rd: Siima Makucki, Sulwe

Favorite Movie:

1^st: Giana Zambri, Encanto

My Choice:

1^st: Hana El Nokali, Rubix Cube

2^nd: Ishvani Kuppilli, Rainbow Party

3^rd: Miriam Wynne,  Springtime in USC

 6^th Grade – 8^th Grade

Favorite Movie:

1^st: Salome Macikowski, Rapunzel                                          

My Choice:

1^st: Anastasia Le, Beach/USC

2^nd: Kayla Fibbi & Maddy Zevallos, Happy Capy                                                                   

3^rd:  Logan Dunkin, Pie

And "Best in Show" went to 4th grader Caitlyn Foil 

"Planting A Rainbow" by Lois Ehlert