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Steel Valley School District News
Park Elementary did a behavior refresh on Thursday and Friday, practicing our Park Rules. Park stands for Prepared, Accountable, Respectful, Kind. To practice our Park Expectations even more, the students spent time in the "Glow Room!"
Steel Valley senior Cruce Brookins has been selected to be part of the Pennsylvania roster for the 2023 Big 33 Football Classic. The Big 33 is one of the largest and most celebrated high school all-star football games in the country.
The High School Student Council celebrated National Random Acts of Kindness Week during the week of February 13. Thanks to Ms. Wright and the Art Club, a tree was created on which we hung acts of kindness that had been observed by staff and students during the week. We also posted Kindness Quotes throughout the school and on the TVs in the lobby and cafeteria to remind everyone how important the act of kindness is.
The High School Student Council would like to thank everyone who donated to their collection for Beverly’s Birthdays. Beverly’s Birthdays is an organization that provides birthday cheer for children experiencing homelessness and families in need. Their Beverly’s Babies division provides critical baby care items and life sustaining resources for expecting parents and new babies.
Second grader Emerson Yakubic will be performing in Beauty and the Beast, Jr. at the Gargaro Theater in Pittsburgh February 16-19! If you have a chance, check out this amazing performance in this Broadway style theater! Break a leg, Emerson!
The Stand Together club in the Middle School decorated every 4th locker this morning with candy and informational fliers symbolizing the 1 in 4 youth affected by mental illness.
Students in Ms. Dunmire’s 7th grade math class did a quick spiral review recently using an interactive Olympic Theme to practice math skills learned thus far this year.
Pittsburgh Cares has named Steel Valley seventh grader Austin Blick as one of its Kids Who Care winners in honor of his willingness to go above and beyond to make a difference in the Steel Valley community.
The Middle School PBIS team rewarded students on Thursday, February 9 for their great behavior during January with a hot chocolate bar during all of the lunches.
Earn a FREE Prom ticket by selling Pittsburgh Popcorn! from February 13th thur March 1st. You can receive 50% of your profit. See Mrs. Bowden in room 218 for Fundraising Forms.
Steel Valley High School seniors who are interested in pursuing a career in the medical field had the opportunity to view an open heart surgery at Allegheny General Hospital on February 8. Students Chelsea Bulger, Jennifer Nguyen, Myrian Perez-Paulino, and Madison Blasko witnessed the 4-hour open heart surgery from the observation deck above the operating room. While peering down through the glass window, they were able to watch the surgeon, nurse, surgical tech, anesthesiologist, perfusionist, and other surgical team members of AGH perform a Redo Sternotomy, a Redo Aortic Root Replacement, and an Aortic Valve Replacement.
As a collaboration between UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh and Morgantown, Inc., the Care Mobile offers no out-of-pocket cost medical care to children throughout Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas. The Care Mobile will be at Steel Valley High School - Feb. 27 & April 24 and Barrett Elementary - March 27
The second of three Circle Talks sessions took place on Tuesday, February 7 for middle school students. The sessions are co-hosted by the Steel Valley Stand Together team and Steel Valley Wellness co-owner and licensed professional counselor, Katie Whitney.
Barrett Elementary students as well as a group of Steel Valley Middle School and Steel Valley High School students attended the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust School Day Matinee performance of "Step Afrika!" The touring professional company performs shows dedicated to the art of stepping - which they describe as a "polyrhythmic, percussive dance form that uses the body as an instrument."
Today was the 100th day of school for Park students and it was quite the celebration!
The 7th and 8th grade dance will be held this Friday, February 3 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, February 1 and Thursday, February 2 in the cafeteria during lunch periods.
Beginning Monday, January 30, there will be a change to the student entry process. Students in 7th and 8th grades will continue to enter the building through the main high school entrance. Students in 5th and 6th grades will now enter the building through the middle school entrance.
Jordan Corcoran, the founder of the mental health organization Listen, Lucy, visited Steel Valley on Wednesday, January 25 to speak with middle school and high school students about erasing stigmas around mental health and the importance of caring about their own mental health.
The Caring Closet mission is to serve students who are financially struggling and in need of a little extra help with obtaining daily necessities; those students who are striving to do well academically, but need an extra boost to ensure their focus can be on their education and not on meeting their basic needs. If you have donations of school supplies, hygiene products, or "like new" or "gently used" school uniform clothing appropriate for middle school or high school aged students, please contact us. Thank you!
As a collaboration between UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh and Morgantown, Inc., the Care Mobile offers no out-of-pocket cost medical care to children throughout Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas. The Care Mobile will be at Barrett Elementary - Jan. 23 & March 27 and Steel Valley High School - Feb. 27 & April 24
Students in the Middle School Stand Together club are working to raise awareness about mental health amongst their peers. They used lunch periods on Thursday, January 12 to engage their fellow students about mental health issues and the stigma around them.
Steel Valley hosted its sixth community meeting of the school year on Wednesday, January 11 at Park Elementary. Meeting organizers and school board members Bill McLaughlin and JaQuay Carter extended invitations to officials from Homestead, Munhall and West Homestead, as the focus of the January meeting centered on collaborative efforts between the communities and the school district.
Last week, students in Ms. Dunmire’s Math 8 class put their Linear Function knowledge to the test during our Bungee Barbie Lab.
Tuesday, January 10 was the first of a three-part series of Circle Talks co-hosted by the Steel Valley Middle School Stand Together team and the co-owner of Steel Valley Wellness and licensed professional counselor, Katie Whitney.
Steel Valley SADD is in contest to receive the most Pledges for NJM's Just Drive Campaign. Two years in a row, Steel Valley was the school to receive the most pledges in the State. Let's make it a third! The school with the most pledges will be awarded.