PRESS PHOTOS BY DONNA GEWERTZSecond-grade learning support teacher Rebecca Viglianti and physical education teacher Jada Whiteman give the scooter race a try during the Steckel STARS pep rally, held Sept. 13 in the Whitehall High School gymnasium. The STARS program — Safety, Team Players, Achievers, Respect and Self Discipline — rewards students for good behaviors.

Second-grade teacher Leila Jefferis and her class take a moment together during the Steckel STARS pep rally, held Sept. 13 in the Whitehall High School gymnasium. The STARS program — Safety, Team Players, Achievers, Respect and Self Discipline — rewards students for good behaviors.

The WHS cheerleaders kick off the Steckel STARS pep rally, which excites students for their participation in the elementary school’s schoolwide positive behavior program under the direction of Principal Cora Snyder.

Tristen Lowe provides the power to move classmate Mila Sana forward during a scooter relay race. Both are in Erin Waltman’s second-grade class.

Second-grade teacher Tanya Jarvis shares the excitement of the pep rally with her students.

Learning support teachers Rebecca Edenfield and Rebecca Viglianti assist third-grade student Billy Hnat during the scooter relay race.

Third-grader Anazasia Wright is cautious to maintain her balance in the oversized basketball sneakers as she makes her way across the gym floor in a relay race.

Christine Nicklas’ second-grade students Theodore Khouli and Ava Abi-Samra plot their strategy during the scooter relay race.

Student teams race toward victory in the scooter relay.

Third-grade students welcome Whitehall Police Department School Resource Officer Matthew Christman.

Blin Maloku and Ben Koch-Borda hold up signs in support of their classmates during the pep rally. Both are in Michelle George’s second-grade class.