With a shift of their tassels and a countdown from senior class president Gabrielle Matusky, the Steel Valley Class of 2023 launched their caps into the air and took a giant leap toward the next stage of their lives. Congratulations to the Steel Valley Class of 2023!

Madeleine L'Engel's "A Wrinkle in Time" won the Newberry Medal, Sequoyah Book Award, and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award when the book was first published in 1962. The Steel Valley Middle School Drama Club brought an adaptation by Morgan Gould to the stage May 18-20, taking audiences on a fantastic voyage that spanned time and dimensions.

It was an afternoon of feel-good vibes at Barrett Elementary on Thursday, May 25 as students performed their spring musical showcase "Music in the Valley."

Park Elementary students brought some spring and summer vibes for "Music in the Valley," a showcase of each grade's musical talents that took place on Wednesday, May 17.

The Steel Valley School District celebrated the Class of 2023 with the annual Dr. Lawrence A. Griffin Senior Honor Awards Program on May 4. The ceremony celebrates seniors who have maintained a minimum grade point average of 3.25 and who have been selected to receive a scholarship award from a local business, organization, alumni or community. As part of the ceremony, alumnus Richard Bazzy awarded 26 students $5,000 a scholarship.

Introducing the Steel Valley Class of 2023 Top 10. These students did phenomenal work in the classroom in order to be ranked at the top of their class. Steel Valley is incredibly proud of the way they have performed academically and in the way they have represented the school district. Congratulations to all!

Steel Valley Class of 2023 valedictorian Brenna Kern and salutatorian Chelsea Bulger reflected on their achievements, shared their college plans, and reminisced on their time at Steel Valley in this conversation.

The High School Concert Choir and Middle School Chorus gave their final performance of the school year with the Spring Vocal Program on Tuesday, May 9. It was final show for the Class of 2023 as well as the final show conducted by retiring choir director Ms. Sharon Kampe.

Tuesday night was the Steel Valley Instrumental Spring Concert, which featured the theme of "Ancient Times: A Journey Through Time." The evening featured performances from both the fifth and sixth grade concert band as well as the seventh through 12th grade concert band.

History came to life for Steel Valley students and community members as they toured the 2023 edition of the Barrett Elementary Black History Month Interactive Living Museum on Thursday, February 23.