Pittsburgh Public Schools News

The Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science is a regional competition; it involves schools from all over Southwestern PA, and encourages science for 7-12^th graders.  First place finishers are invited to compete at the state competition every May up at Penn State in State College.  This year, the Pittsburgh Public Schools were represented by Allderdice, CAPA, SciTech, Obama, Colfax, Carmalt and Sterrett. 

Here they are, 22 fantastic representatives for Pittsburgh Colfax.  Between them 6 first places, 12 seconds, and 4 third places were earned.  A first for this year, Vandana George earned the perfect score and two awards from Westinghouse Women in Nuclear Engineering, and the Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Chemical Society for her work on Soap Dispersion of Water Molecules.  

Congratulations to the Pittsburgh Colfax winners, as well as all the students who competed!

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and to celebrate Black History Month in February 2013, Citizens Bank has partnered with the New Pittsburgh Courier, KISS-FM, WPXI-TV and the Pittsburgh Public Schools to sponsor the Twelfth Annual Expressions of Freedom writing contest for all students in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.  This year students were asked to describe one of Dr. King’s character traits that inspires them and explain how they can apply that trait to their daily life.  (more…)

Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 students are  raising money and awareness about cancer, and they need your help to reach their goal.  So far, student have collected $2,000 for the Strike Out Cancer Campaign. It is a campaign that supports 7^th grader Will Templin’s mother Dale, who was diagnosed with stage IV colon and liver cancer back in August.  Since then, she has had surgery to remove the cancer in her liver and colon and is now receiving chemotherapy to get rid of any cancer that is left in her blood.  

Will and his friends decided to hold a fundraiser to honor his mother.  Their goal is to raise $5,000.00—half of which will be donated to  EECM Hunger Programs(Food Pantry, Meals on Wheels and the Soup Kitchen) and the other half will be donated to two local baseball leagues (Squirrel Hill and 14th Ward).  The money raised would go to help keep these programs strong.

Students and teachers at Pittsburgh Colfax have gotten behind this cause and would like you to team up with them to Strike Out Cancer.  You can participate by donating as little as a dollar. They only have six more days to raise money, so please spread the word.

To learn more about the Strike out Cancer Campaign, please click this link  HERE

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Pittsburgh Public Schools Celebrate Take a Father to School Day

Board Member Mr. Mark Brentley Sr. visits PPS PreK classroom at the Pittsburgh Children's Museum

PITTSBURGH, May 17, 2012 –Hundreds of fathers across     Pittsburgh took their children to school today.  Instead of dropping them off and waving goodbye, they headed inside the buildings.  Fathers, grandfathers, uncles and other adult males who have made an impact in the life of a Pittsburgh Public Schools student participated in various activities, such as field day, story time, arts and crafts and career talks. (more…)

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May 16, 2012

Please see a special message from Superindent Linda S. Lane for Teacher Appreciation Week (May 7- 11th)

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April 20, 2012

PITTSBURGH, PA, April 17, 2012 – The August Wilson Center for African American Culture (AWC), is hosting a Youth Talent Showcase as part of the Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board’s, “Imagine! Career Week.” In order to participate, interested students, ages 12-18, must meet application requirements and apply via application video by the deadline of April 20^th, 2012.  (more…)