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Steel Valley School District News
Steel Valley Superintendent Bryan M. Macuga shared the following progress report with district staff and families regarding the construction of Steel Valley Elementary. The letter documents the exciting progress the construction team has made, shares which phases have been completed, and what steps are coming next. The new school is on schedule to open in August 2026.
Steel Valley High School was buzzing with excitement as the doors of the brand-new Common Grounds Café officially opened — and it’s safe to say, the grand opening was a resounding success!
Steel Valley High School is proud to announce the grand opening of “Common Grounds” Café – a brand-new coffee shop located right in the heart of our school, with a mission that goes far beyond serving coffee.
Wednesday, September 10 was Suicide Prevention Awareness Day. To recognize this important day, the Steel Valley High School Student Council hosted an informational table during lunch periods. Junior student Hannah Lesser took a leading role in planning and organizing the event and Kamyah Davis, Elaina Fedoris, Claire Peterson, Ashley Bulger, Demaya Clark, Loghan Muha, and Amber Fey helped manage the table.
During the 2025-2026 school year, Chick-fil-A Leader Academy™ will be partnering with Steel Valley High School to provide curriculum opportunities that teach students important leadership skills to help make a difference in their community.
Mr. Jeffrey Filia joined the Steel Valley School District over the summer as the district's new Head of Security. He brings nearly 30 years of experience in law enforcement to the role.
The Batch team stopped by Barrett Elementary and Park Elementary this morning along with their friends from PepsiCo to personally hand out backpacks and stuff them full of school supplies. This annual program helps provide students at every grade level with all of the things they'll need throughout the school year.
Ms. Cara McKenna joins the Steel Valley School District with a wealth of administrative experience in both Pittsburgh Public Schools and, most recently, the East Allegheny School District.
Steel Valley students officially opened the 2025-26 school year on Monday, August 25 with the first day of school. Students from Pre-K to 12th grade had their first full classes, met their teachers, and reunited with friends as the school year got underway.
Transition Day 2025 helped Steel Valley Pre-K, kindergarten, fifth grade, and ninth grade students become a bit more familiar with their new surroundings as they prepare for the start of the new school year.
Steel Valley faculty and staff have made their official return, as Tuesday marked the second of three days devoted to ensuring the 2025-26 school year starts off right. Superintendent Bryan Macuga and the Steel Valley administration welcomed everyone back on Monday with a presentation highlighting the accomplishments of the 2024-25 school year and outlining the goals for the upcoming year.
The newest members of the Steel Valley School District faculty and support staff underwent New Hire Orientation on Friday, August 15. The orientation process is designed to not only formally welcome these new hires into the district, but to help them gain a broader understanding of the district and the community.
The 2025-26 school year is fast approaching, and the Steel Valley School District cannot wait to welcome our students and staff back into our buildings. We’re excited about the promise this year holds, and we cannot wait to see the progress our students - and the district as a whole - will experience throughout the year. To prepare for the new year, take a moment to read our Back to School Newsletter!
The Steel Valley School District Board of Directors will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the Senior High School Library, 3113 Main Street, Munhall, PA 15120.
The Steel Valley School District celebrated in a major milestone in the construction of the new Steel Valley Elementary with an official Topping Off Ceremony on Tuesday, June 24. As part of the celebration, the district announced a donation of $250,000 from U.S. Steel that will go to the new facility's dedicated STREAM room for science, technology, research, engineering, arts, and mathematics.
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In collaboration with Coach Dixon, our new girls basketball coach, we are proud to host our first basketball camp! Camp will take place from July 22 through July 24 from 9 a.m. to noon each day.
We have reached a very exciting and momentous time in our new school construction process - the placement of the final steel beam. To commemorate and celebrate this transition from creating the solid foundation and framework to building out the rest of the pieces that will make the structure our school, we will be holding a Steel Topping Off Ceremony on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 3:00pm.
Barrett held their very first Pre-K graduation on Thursday, May 29th. The students sang various songs after their red carpet entrance. They received Pre-K certificates. Families, teachers and staff enjoyed the performance and ceremony. A huge thank you to Mrs. Hughes, Ms. Bon, Ms Levy and Ms. Ollis for a wonderful job. Enjoy this special video from the celebration as well as a few photos!
There is pressure for high school seniors to have their future careers figured out when they accept their diplomas. Gabriel Gerson thought he did. But instead of a lifelong career in the sciences, he's now working in business for Citibank. The 2006 Steel Valley graduate and guest speaker at the Class of 2025's commencement ceremony shared how he made the successful pivot from engineering to business, and offered some guidance for future Steel Valley grads if they want to make a change of their own.
The Steel Valley School District honored the Class of 2025 on Friday, May 30 with the district's 54th Annual Commencement Ceremony. Read a full recap of the evening's festivities and see a gallery of photos.
Brick-by-brick, the Steel Valley School District is building a brighter future for our students and our community. The district has reached some major milestones and had some significant achievements this year, highlighted by the beginning of construction on the new Steel Valley Elementary School. Here are some highlights from throughout the school year.
On May 20th, Barrett Elementary proudly celebrated the incredible achievements of our 3rd and 4th graders during the Doris J. Hyde Merit Day Celebration—an evening dedicated to showcasing their hard work and growth throughout the school year. This inspiring event was generously sponsored by The Best of the Batch Foundation.
Everyone at Park had a blast during the annual Celebration in Education event today! With a theme centered around space, students spent the day exploring their own little galaxy of activities and fun.
Barrett Elementary students stepped into the spotlight on Thursday, May 22 and took the audience on a trip through some familiar Broadway, Disney, and Silver Screen tunes during their spring concert.