Monessen fifth-graders offer coding demonstration

By Mon Valley Independent

By LIAM BELAN

lbelan@yourmvi.com

A group of fifth-grade students were in the spotlight at Tuesday’s meeting of the Monessen School Board. Teacher Jennifer Gardner brought three of her students — Avery Rivera, Natalia Taylor and Avaya Brewer — to show the board some of the coding projects that they have been putting together.

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