St. Wendelin students hatch Steelers-themed chicks
Penelope Scardina and Finnian Mooney play with the baby chicks they hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
St. Wendelin Catholic School students in grades four through eight returned from a field trip to Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on Monday to find a surprise — a brood of Steelers-themed chicks had hatched in their classroom.
As part of a 21-day embryology lesson, the fourth-grade class monitored eggs daily. The newly hatched chicks were playfully named after Steelers’ management and stars, including Egg Rooney, TJ Wattle, DK Metchick, George Chickens, Hens Ward, Yolky Blier and James Feathier.
The project was led by Lee Dittman, who guided students through the fascinating world of chick development.
Bentley Birchard feeds one of the baby chicks hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School in the palm of his hand at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Bentley Birchard feeds one of the baby chicks hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School in the palm of his hand at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Penelope Scardina pets one of the baby chicks hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
4th through 8th graders hatched baby chicks at St. Wendelin Catholic School as seen on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Bentley Birchard, left, Ryker Rettig, Penelope Scardina, Finnian Mooney and Gavin Bowser play with the baby chicks they hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Penelope Scardina and Finnian Mooney play with the baby chicks they hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Bentley Birchard, left, Ryker Rettig, Finnian Mooney, and Penelope Scardina play with the baby chicks they hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Ryker Rettig, left, and Gavin Bowser place the baby chicks they hatched back into their box at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Penelope Scardina and Finnian Mooney play with the baby chicks they hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Bentley Birchard, left, Finnian Mooney and Penelope Scardina play with the baby chicks they hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Ryker Rettig places one of the baby chicks hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School back into its box on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Bentley Birchard, left, Ryker Rettig, Penelope Scardina, Finnian Mooney and Gavin Bowser hold baby chicks they hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Bentley Birchard, left, Ryker Rettig, Finnian Mooney, Penelope Scardina and Gavin Bowser play with the baby chicks they hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Bentley Birchard, left, Ryker Rettig, Finnian Mooney, Penelope Scardina and Gavin Bowser play with the baby chicks they hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Bentley Birchard feeds one of the baby chicks hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School in the palm of his hand at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Bentley Birchard feeds one of the baby chicks hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School in the palm of his hand at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Penelope Scardina pets one of the baby chicks hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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4th through 8th graders hatched baby chicks at St. Wendelin Catholic School as seen on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Bentley Birchard, left, Ryker Rettig, Penelope Scardina, Finnian Mooney and Gavin Bowser play with the baby chicks they hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Penelope Scardina and Finnian Mooney play with the baby chicks they hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Bentley Birchard, left, Ryker Rettig, Finnian Mooney, and Penelope Scardina play with the baby chicks they hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Ryker Rettig, left, and Gavin Bowser place the baby chicks they hatched back into their box at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Penelope Scardina and Finnian Mooney play with the baby chicks they hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Bentley Birchard, left, Finnian Mooney and Penelope Scardina play with the baby chicks they hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Ryker Rettig places one of the baby chicks hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School back into its box on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Bentley Birchard, left, Ryker Rettig, Penelope Scardina, Finnian Mooney and Gavin Bowser hold baby chicks they hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Bentley Birchard, left, Ryker Rettig, Finnian Mooney, Penelope Scardina and Gavin Bowser play with the baby chicks they hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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Bentley Birchard, left, Ryker Rettig, Finnian Mooney, Penelope Scardina and Gavin Bowser play with the baby chicks they hatched at St. Wendelin Catholic School on Friday, April 11, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
