Archive for February, 2010
Pittsburgh Public Schools to Apply to State for Act 80 Wavier Due to Snow Days
Thursday, February 25th, 2010March 26, 2010 – Becomes a Full Student Day in Session
The Pittsburgh Public Schools will apply for five Act 80 days from the State in hopes of
maintaining Spring Break for students who missed seven days of school due to recent inclement
weather. (more…)
Speak Up Oliver High School project named finalist in the Pittsburgh Voices of Youth Competition
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010The top three winners are chosen by the public and will each receive $15,000 to make their projects come to life. Pittsburgh Cares & Pittsburgh Young Leaders Academy need your support to win! Visit the link below and vote for our projects. You can vote each day from now until March 15th.
» Read about the Speak Up Oliver project
» Vote!
9th Grade Nation student recounts visit from NASA climatologist to discuss new research on climate change
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010On February 16, 2010 physicist Dr. Eric Swanson and climatologist Dr. Gavin Schmidt, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies expert on climate change, came to Pittsburgh CAPA to discuss Schmidt’s new book Climate Change: Picturing the Science with Ms. Breault and Ms. Daher’s civics classes, and Ms. Suhajda’s Environmental Science students. (more…)
Local AIDS film both real and harrowing
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Pittsburgh Grandview raises 877 dollars in the Pennies for Pasta Drive
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Pittsburgh Grandview participated in the Pennies For Pasta Drive for the Leukemia Society for children in the month of February. This was our second year and we are pleased and proud to report a total of $877.00 this year. The students took this very seriously and did their best. The winning room raised $300.00 and will receive a free lunch from the Olive Garden.
Career and Technical Education students bring home some precious metal from the SkillsUSA District 9 Competition
Thursday, February 18th, 2010Students from the Pittsburgh Public Schools represented the district and their CTE programs with an esteemed performance at this year’s event. Students were required to demonstrate their skills and compete in accordance with industry performance standards. (more…)