Steel Valley Senior High School News

Steel Valley Families & Staff: As we draw closer to the start of our winter holiday break, I've spent some time reflecting on the first half of the 2024-2025 school year. We have so much to truly celebrate as a District!

A student opens a new tuba

Steel Valley students received a surprise Monday morning, as Citizens donated over 30 new musical instruments to the music program as part of its Sounds of Giving initiative. Citizens is donating $100,000 worth of instruments to schools in the area, and their campaign began Monday at Steel Valley High School.

The high school choir performs

The Steel Valley Music Department presented its Winter Concert featuring middle school and high school students on Friday, December 13. The festive show struck all the right notes as the Steel Valley community prepares for the holiday break.

An early dismissal graphic

The Steel Valley School District will have an early dismissal for all students on Friday, December 20 to kick off the winter break.

Winter Concert

December 13, 2024

You are invited to the Steel Valley Winter Concert. Performance by the Middle & High School Band & Choruses on December 13 at 6:30 pm in the Steel Valley High School Auditorium.

Steel Valley Unified Bocce wins first game of the season!

The Steel Valley Unified Bocce Team clinched a win at their first game of the season by...

Barksdale with his family

Steel Valley senior Donald Barksdale announced his college commitment on Wednesday, December 4 during a special signing day ceremony in front of family, friends, classmates, and coaches inside the high school auditorium.

Batch-A-Toys

November 27, 2024

Steel Valley High School students volunteered with Best of the Batch for their Batch-A-Toys Drive on November 25 & 26. They helped load, unload, sort, and organize the abundance of toys that have been donated.

The Steel Valley Transition Program hosted their Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon. They gat...

Bocce

Spread the Word: Inclusion

November 22, 2024

The Student Council encouraged everyone to sign the “Spread the Word: Inclusion” banner to pledge to show kindness and respect and to be inclusive.

Student Council Inclusion Activity Day

On November 22, 2024, High School Student Council members spent some time in Mrs. Lavelle’s classroom today enjoying some fun activities with their friends. When students work together, they create an environment of understanding, empathy, and mutual growth.

Early Dismissal for students on Wednesday, November 27th

The Steel Valley School District will have an Early Dismissal for students on Wednesday, November 27th

Salopek signs with family

Steel Valley senior Kylie Salopek has officially signed to play collegiate soccer at Division I Mercyhurst University next fall. Salopek was joined by her family, friends, teammates, and coaches for a special signing ceremony on Wednesday, November 13 in the Steel Valley High School auditorium.

Veterans Day Memorial

The Steel Valley School District and the community gathered on Friday, November 15, 2024 to honor the men and women of the armed forces who have answered the call to serve their country. The 42nd Annual Veterans Day Program had the theme of "A Legacy of Loyalty and Service," which highlighted the dedication and personal sacrifices of those who made the commitment to serve.

The Steel Valley High School's Chick-fil-A Leader Academy visited Park and Barrett Elementary Schools, where they distributed packs of books that were donated by Chick-fil-A.

PMEA Choir

Eleven Steel Valley Concert Choir students participated in PMEA's first annual Contemporary A Cappella Showcase at Peters Township High School on Saturday, November 2.

At Duquesne Law School

Steel Valley High School’s Gifted Support Teacher, Mr. Shawn McCallister took a group of students to Duquesne University’s Thomas R. Kline School of Law, where they took part in the day-long Future Voices of the People Program. These students, along with more than 100 other students from the Pittsburgh area participated in presentations led by Duquesne Kline School of Law faculty, interactive activities with current law school students and undergraduate Pre-Law students, and a law school tour.

BARRETT ELEMENTARY’S 12 DAYS OF GIVING ARE BACK!

Over 12 days in November, Barrett Elementary will be looking at various ways we can make a difference through giving. Each day, we will be highlighting a new way to give back. While we do have a day to celebrate each, donations for all days can be made any time from November 4th through November 27th.

GAVIN’S MEMORY MITTENS

November 5, 2024

Please help decorate GAVIN’S TREE in the SV High School lobby with donations of NEW mittens, hats & socks for students aged 5-18. Items will be distributed to children in our community in need. Drop off or ship items to: Steel Valley HS/Gavin’s Mittens 3113 Main Street Munhall PA 15120

An image of the attached letter

Please see the following letter from superintendent Bryan M. Macuga regarding a potential Flexible Instruction Day on November 6, 2024.

Caring Closet

Caring Closet is in NEED

October 25, 2024

Our Caring Closet has been up and running and is in desperate need.

Notice Board Meeting Change

NOTICE: The Steel Valley School District Board of Directors rescheduled the December 2nd Worksession (Reorganization) Meeting to December 3rd

The queen and the runners-up with their escorts

Homecoming and Spirit Week festivities reached a fever pitch on Friday, October 11 as Steel Valley capped the annual celebration with its fall sports pep rally for high school and middle school students, and then crowned a new Homecoming Queen at halftime of a dominant win over OLSH that evening. Congratulations to Kylie Salopek, who was crowned the 2024 Steel Valley Homecoming Queen.

The powder puff participants

Wednesday night was the annual Powder Puff Game as part of Spirit Week and Homecoming. The junior girls came ready to upset the senior girls and the game stayed close for a while, but the Class of 2025 slowly pulled away and ended up winning comfortably. Congratulations to the seniors for the win and the juniors for a hard fought game!

SemiFormal 2025

October 7, 2024

The dates of the 2024 - 2025 Semi-Formal will be:   Saturday, January 11, 2025&...