Members of the Commission for Women at Penn State Greater Allegheny are hosting a fundraiser to provide more opportunities for professional development and other workplace programs for women on campus. The group is selling reusable shopping bags for $6, $9 and $12.

To view the bags, visit www.mixedbagdesigns.com. Orders are due by Nov. 13, and the bags will be delivered the week of Dec. 7.

For more, e-mail Cheryl Sorrentino at xcs2@psu.edu.

At 11:11 a.m. Wednesday, students and staff at the South Allegheny Early Childhood Center will host a flag ceremony on the lawn of the school.

For more, call Public Relations Coordinator Laura Thomson at 412-675-3043.

• The new Student Fitness Center at the high school opened this week. The facility was made possible by a $10,000 Highmark Healthy High 5 grant and an additional $10,000 contribution by the district. A room previously being used for athletic storage was renovated for the center. Grant money was secured last spring and renovations began at the beginning of this school year. Renovations were done by maintenance workers.

Included are four spinning bikes, three elliptical climbers, weight training equipment and a climbing wall. Adjacent to the fitness center is an aerobic room for exercise classes with video projection equipment.

Physical education teacher Jason Beisler spearheaded the project and grant writing.

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