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African penguin wows Mother of Sorrows students in Murrysville

Patrick Varine
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Kindergartner Gabriella Sberna reacts to Sunshine the penguin during a National Aviary program at Mother of Sorrow School in Murrysville, on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019.
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Sunshine the penguin appears during a National Aviary program at Mother of Sorrow School in Murrysville, on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019.
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Kindergartners Gabriella Sberna, left, Emma Petrucci, and Sofia Esposito, react to Sunshine the penguin during a National Aviary program at Mother of Sorrow School in Murrysville, on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019.
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Sunshine the penguin peers over the side of the table as students watch during a National Aviary program at Mother of Sorrow School in Murrysville, on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019.
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Sunshine the penguin looks around the gym during a National Aviary program at Mother of Sorrow School in Murrysville, on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019.
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Sunshine the penguin shows off during a National Aviary program at Mother of Sorrow School in Murrysville, on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019.
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Kindergartner Rylee Dayton (center), reacts to meeting Sunshine the penguin, during a visit from the National Aviary to Mother of Sorrow School in Murrysville, on Monday, on Feb. 4, 2019.

National Aviary officials brought their “Penguins Are Cool” program to Mother of Sorrows School in Murrysville on Monday as part of Catholic Schools Week.

Students learned about the world’s 18 species of penguin and had a chance to meet an African penguin as they learned about its special adaptations and behavior.


Patrick Varine is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Patrick at 724-850-2862, pvarine@tribweb.com or via Twitter @MurrysvilleStar.


Patrick Varine is a TribLive reporter covering Delmont, Export and Murrysville. He is a Western Pennsylvania native and joined the Trib in 2010 after working as a reporter and editor with the former Dover Post Co. in Delaware. He can be reached at pvarine@triblive.com.

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