{"id":13345,"date":"2019-02-22T18:57:29","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T23:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=13345"},"modified":"2019-02-22T20:51:41","modified_gmt":"2019-02-23T01:51:41","slug":"bethel-park-hockey-players-skate-with-younger-students-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2019\/02\/22\/bethel-park-hockey-players-skate-with-younger-students-with-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Bethel Park hockey players skate with younger students with disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Smiles were plentiful Friday at the Spencer Family YMCA, where a group of Bethel Park students joined in a morning of ice skating. Organized by adaptive physical education teacher Linda Graney, the event pairs Bethel Park hockey players with elementary and middle school students with disabilities.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13346\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2019\/02\/22\/bethel-park-hockey-players-skate-with-younger-students-with-disabilities\/2019022smskating04-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating04.jpg?fit=2600%2C1666&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2600,1666\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Steve Mellon\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D810&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Ryan McLinden, a junior at Bethel Park High School and member of the school&#039;s hockey team, gives a push to  Alana Martinez, a fifth grade student at Neil Armstrong Middle School, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, at Spencer Family YMCA in Bethel Park. (Steve Mellon\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1550853543&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;2019022smSkating04.jpg&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2019022smSkating04.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ryan McLinden, a junior at Bethel Park High School and member of the school&#8217;s hockey team, gives a push to  Alana Martinez, a fifth grade student at Neil Armstrong Middle School, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, at Spencer Family YMCA in Bethel Park. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating04.jpg?fit=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating04.jpg?fit=848%2C543&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13346\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating04.jpg?resize=848%2C543&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating04.jpg?w=2600&amp;ssl=1 2600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating04.jpg?resize=398%2C255&amp;ssl=1 398w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating04.jpg?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating04.jpg?resize=1024%2C656&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating04.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating04.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ryan McLinden, a junior at Bethel Park High School and member of the school&#8217;s hockey team, gives a push to Alana Martinez, a fifth-grader at Neil Armstrong Middle School, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, at Spencer Family YMCA in Bethel Park. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13347\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13347\" style=\"width: 2600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13347\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2019\/02\/22\/bethel-park-hockey-players-skate-with-younger-students-with-disabilities\/yearmonthdaysmslug-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating01.jpg?fit=2600%2C1922&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2600,1922\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Steve Mellon\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D810&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Cameron Gaborek, a sixth grade student at Neil Armstrong Middle School, musses the hair of her new pal Adam Slater, a senior varsity member of the Bethel Park High School hockey team, after the two skated together. Slater&#039;s teammates are, from left, Austin Read, senior; Vincent Vituccio, senior; Dimitri Geronimos, freshman; Luke McLinden, junior. (Steve Mellon\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1550856090&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;YearMonthDaysmSlug&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"YearMonthDaysmSlug\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cameron Gaborek, a sixth grade student at Neil Armstrong Middle School, musses the hair of her new pal Adam Slater, a senior varsity member of the Bethel Park High School hockey team, after the two skated together. Slater&#8217;s teammates are, from left, Austin Read, senior; Vincent Vituccio, senior; Dimitri Geronimos, freshman; Luke McLinden, junior. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating01.jpg?fit=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating01.jpg?fit=848%2C627&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13347\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating01.jpg?resize=848%2C627&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating01.jpg?w=2600&amp;ssl=1 2600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating01.jpg?resize=345%2C255&amp;ssl=1 345w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating01.jpg?resize=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating01.jpg?resize=1024%2C757&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating01.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating01.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cameron Gaborek, a sixth-grader at Neil Armstrong Middle School, musses the hair of her new pal Adam Slater, a senior varsity member of the Bethel Park High School hockey team, after the two skated together. Slater&#8217;s teammates are, from left, Austin Read, senior; Vincent Vituccio, senior; Dimitri Geronimos, freshman; Luke McLinden, junior. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13348\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13348\" style=\"width: 2600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13348\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2019\/02\/22\/bethel-park-hockey-players-skate-with-younger-students-with-disabilities\/20190222smskating09-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating09.jpg?fit=2600%2C1800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2600,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Steve Mellon\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D810&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;J.C. Bele, a senior at Bethel Park High School and member of the school&#039;s hockey team, skates with Christine Danchik, a third grader at George Washington Elementary School. (Steve Mellon\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1550854424&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20190222smSkating09.jpg&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20190222smSkating09.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;J.C. Bele, a senior at Bethel Park High School and member of the school&#8217;s hockey team, skates with Christine Danchik, a third grader at George Washington Elementary School. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating09.jpg?fit=300%2C208&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating09.jpg?fit=848%2C587&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13348\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating09.jpg?resize=848%2C587&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating09.jpg?w=2600&amp;ssl=1 2600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating09.jpg?resize=368%2C255&amp;ssl=1 368w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating09.jpg?resize=300%2C208&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating09.jpg?resize=1024%2C709&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating09.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating09.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">J.C. Bele, a senior at Bethel Park High School and member of the school&#8217;s hockey team, skates with Christine Danchik, a third-grader at George Washington Elementary School. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13349\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13349\" style=\"width: 2600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13349\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2019\/02\/22\/bethel-park-hockey-players-skate-with-younger-students-with-disabilities\/20190222smskating03\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating03a.jpg?fit=2600%2C1829&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2600,1829\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Steve Mellon\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Abraham Matuszewski, left, a sixth grade student at Neil Armstrong Middle School, gets help from Sean Maerkle, a junior on the Bethel Park High School hockey team. (Steve Mellon\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1550853212&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20190222smSkating03&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20190222smSkating03\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Abraham Matuszewski, left, a sixth grade student at Neil Armstrong Middle School, gets help from Sean Maerkle, a junior on the Bethel Park High School hockey team. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating03a.jpg?fit=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating03a.jpg?fit=848%2C596&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13349\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating03a.jpg?resize=848%2C597&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating03a.jpg?w=2600&amp;ssl=1 2600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating03a.jpg?resize=362%2C255&amp;ssl=1 362w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating03a.jpg?resize=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating03a.jpg?resize=1024%2C720&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating03a.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating03a.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abraham Matuszewski, left, a sixth-grader student at Neil Armstrong Middle School, gets help from Sean Maerkle, a junior on the Bethel Park High School hockey team. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13350\" style=\"width: 2600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13350\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2019\/02\/22\/bethel-park-hockey-players-skate-with-younger-students-with-disabilities\/20190222smskating05\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating05.jpg?fit=2600%2C1796&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2600,1796\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Steve Mellon\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D810&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Adam Slater, senior at Bethel Park High School and member of the school&#039;s hockey team, ties the skates of Cameron Gaborek, a sixth grader at Neil Armstrong Middle School. (Steve Mellon\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1550854724&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20190222smSkating05&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20190222smSkating05\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Adam Slater, senior at Bethel Park High School and member of the school&#8217;s hockey team, ties the skates of Cameron Gaborek, a sixth grader at Neil Armstrong Middle School. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating05.jpg?fit=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating05.jpg?fit=848%2C585&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13350\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating05.jpg?resize=848%2C586&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating05.jpg?w=2600&amp;ssl=1 2600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating05.jpg?resize=369%2C255&amp;ssl=1 369w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating05.jpg?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating05.jpg?resize=1024%2C707&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating05.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating05.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adam Slater, a senior at Bethel Park High School and member of the school&#8217;s hockey team, ties the skates of Cameron Gaborek, a sixth-grader at Neil Armstrong Middle School. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13352\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13352\" style=\"width: 2600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13352\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2019\/02\/22\/bethel-park-hockey-players-skate-with-younger-students-with-disabilities\/20190222smskating07-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating07-1.jpg?fit=2600%2C1753&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2600,1753\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Steve Mellon\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D810&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Shawna Palmer, a sixth grader at Neil Armstrong Middle School, gets a push from a member of the Bethel Park High School hockey team. (Steve Mellon\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1550853992&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20190222smSkating07.jpg&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20190222smSkating07.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Shawna Palmer, a sixth grader at Neil Armstrong Middle School, gets a push from a member of the Bethel Park High School hockey team. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating07-1.jpg?fit=300%2C202&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating07-1.jpg?fit=848%2C571&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13352\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating07-1.jpg?resize=848%2C572&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating07-1.jpg?w=2600&amp;ssl=1 2600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating07-1.jpg?resize=378%2C255&amp;ssl=1 378w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating07-1.jpg?resize=300%2C202&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating07-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C690&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating07-1.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating07-1.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shawna Palmer, a sixth grader at Neil Armstrong Middle School, gets a push from a member of the Bethel Park High School hockey team. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13351\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13351\" style=\"width: 2600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13351\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2019\/02\/22\/bethel-park-hockey-players-skate-with-younger-students-with-disabilities\/20190222smskating08-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating08.jpg?fit=2600%2C1733&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2600,1733\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Steve Mellon\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Cameron Gaborek, a sixth grade student at Neil Armstrong Middle School, gets help with her helmet from \\rAdam Slater, a senior at Bethel Park High School and member of the school&#039;s hockey team, before going skating. (Steve Mellon\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1550852639&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20190222smSkating08.jpg&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20190222smSkating08.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cameron Gaborek, a sixth grade student at Neil Armstrong Middle School, gets help with her helmet from&lt;br \/&gt;\nAdam Slater, a senior at Bethel Park High School and member of the school&#8217;s hockey team, before going skating. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating08.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating08.jpg?fit=848%2C566&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13351\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating08.jpg?resize=848%2C565&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating08.jpg?w=2600&amp;ssl=1 2600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating08.jpg?resize=383%2C255&amp;ssl=1 383w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating08.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating08.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating08.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating08.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cameron Gaborek, a sixth-grader at Neil Armstrong Middle School, gets help with her helmet from Adam Slater, a senior at Bethel Park High School and member of the school&#8217;s hockey team, before going skating. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13353\" style=\"width: 2600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13353\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2019\/02\/22\/bethel-park-hockey-players-skate-with-younger-students-with-disabilities\/20190222smskating06\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating06.jpg?fit=2600%2C1667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2600,1667\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Steve Mellon\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Josh Ko, sophomore at Bethel Park High School and member of the school&#039;s hockey team, gives a push to Cara Stromberg, a sixth grade student at Neil Armstrong Middle School. (Steve Mellon\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1550855044&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;165&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20190222smSkating06&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20190222smSkating06\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Josh Ko, sophomore at Bethel Park High School and member of the school&#8217;s hockey team, gives a push to Cara Stromberg, a sixth grade student at Neil Armstrong Middle School. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating06.jpg?fit=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating06.jpg?fit=848%2C544&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13353\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating06.jpg?resize=848%2C544&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating06.jpg?w=2600&amp;ssl=1 2600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating06.jpg?resize=398%2C255&amp;ssl=1 398w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating06.jpg?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating06.jpg?resize=1024%2C657&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating06.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/2019022smSkating06.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josh Ko, a sophomore at Bethel Park High School and member of the school&#8217;s hockey team, gives a push to Cara Stromberg, a sixth-grader at Neil Armstrong Middle School. 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