September 10, 2010
Cupples Stadium – South Side
7:00 PM: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony celebrating the completion of the new field
7:30 PM: Pittsburgh Brashear High School vs. Pittsburgh Schenley High School
Free Admission for all youth football players, teams and coaches (accompanying their teams) who wear their team jerseys!
Parents and fans pay $3 for admission. (more…)
At the Board’s June 21 Education Committee meeting, Superintendent Mark Roosevelt released a proposal for school reconfiguration in line with the District’s ongoing efforts to improve its high schools.
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Pittsburgh Allderdice (V) vs. Pittsburgh Brashear (H)
Thursday June 3, 2010 3:30 p.m. – ALL TICKETS $5
There is an opportunity for PPS students to attend Culinary Camp, sponsored by Whole Foods, at the East Liberty market from June 21 through June 25, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students who are currently in the Culinary Arts program of CTE are the targeted audience, but all PPS high school students are eligible. Whole Foods Market’s Chef and Healthy Eating experts will inspire their imagination and encourage their creativity as they discover the secrets to amazingly tasty, healthy meals. At the end of the week, the students will be challenged by a Top Chef style cooking competition where participants will work in teams to create dishes that culminate in a paid apprenticiship in Whole Food’s kitchen (at age 18). Applications are available from Culinary Arts teachers. (more…)
As part of their Civics: Be the Change coursework, students of the District’s 9th Grade Nation will gather for the 2010 Civics Summit. This culminating event planned in collaboration with Pittsburgh Cares will be held at Duquesne University May 17-20, 2010.
In May students from five District schools had the unique and exciting opportunity to meet with two Steelers Ryan Mundy and Justin Hartwig in four special Video Conference events.
The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies presented 20 Pittsburgh Public Schools students with a $100.00 scholarship from the Zahorchak Education-Economic Endowment Fund. The awarded students are enrolled in Spring 2010 Dual-Enrollment courses at various colleges & universities in Pittsburgh. Congratulations! (more…)
Carnegie Mellon University and The Urban League of Pittsburgh are co-sponsoring the 11th Annual College Success 101 onWednesday, May 12, 2010 at Carnegie Mellon University Center from 9:00AM – 2:00PM.
The mission of the program is to:
There’s less than one week to go until the Pittsburgh Marathon and the Pittsburgh Promise runners have been training hard for the big day. Thanks so much to all of you who have supported the Promise by making a contribution on our team website! If you would like to make a contribution, you can still do so at http://www.firstgiving.com/pps. The team has exceeded the initial goal of $2,500 and is now aiming for $5,000. UPMC will match $1.00 for every $1.50 that is contributed to The Pittsburgh Promise. (more…)