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Pine-Richland School District
DISTRICT & COMMUNITY NEWS
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PR
School District General News
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 PR School Board Reorganizes & Welcomes New
Director: The
Pine-Richland School Board reorganized and re-appointed Steve
Hawbaker as president and Richard Herko as vice president on
December 8. Dr. Jeffrey Banyas representing Region 2
in Pine and Richland Townships was newly elected in November to
the seat vacated by Gary Deschamps, who retired after eight
years. For more details, click here.
Changes to School Board Meetings: The Pine-Richland School Board approved
changes to its meeting schedule. The board will meet the second
and fourth Mondays of each month beginning January 2010 with one
board meeting in July on July 12. All meetings will be held
in the Administration Building's DeWitt Blank Conference Room at
7:30 p.m. See the entire meeting schedule by clicking here.
Grades K-3 PRIMA World Language Academy
2010: Register
today for PRIMA's World Language Academy for all students in
grades K-3. Sessions held on Thursdays from 5-6 p.m. at
the Middle School from January 21-March 11. Click here for
the registration form, due January 11.
A Partnership with the Northern Area Alliance, Prevention Video of the Month: PRSD
participates in The Alliance Against Highly Addictive
Drugs' Prevention
Video of the Month to provide support and information
to families regarding drug abuse prevention. Please click here for
this month's video. (Username is Alliance;
Password is whatsinyourwallet)
Eden Hall Upper Elementary School Student Plays Key
Role in Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's Nutcracker: Tanner, 9, of Richland, is one of about
120 students to dance in the ballet. Click here for
details.
PRHS & PRMS Cheer Teams Earn Recognition: The PRHS Competition Cheerleading Team earned
a bid to a national cheerleading competition and can be seen on a
reality show on MTV. In addition, the PRMS Competition Team
begins competing for the first time. Click here to
see the results and video of the reality show.
PRHS Student Named State Semifinalist in Math,
Science & Technology Competition: A Pine-Richland High School 12th grader was named a
semifinalist in Pennsylvania in the Siemens Competition in Math,
Science & Technology. Details...
PR Kindergarten Registration Scheduled for February: Click here for
details.
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District
Outreach Events
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2nd Annual P-R Varsity Ice Hockey Team
Outdoor Game! The Varsity
Hockey team will play North Allegheny in its second annual
outdoor hockey game on Monday, January 25, at 7 p.m.
at North Park Ice Skating Rink. Proceeds will
benefit Breast Cancer Research. Last year,
we had a terrific crowd, a very exciting game, and raised several
thousand dollars. We hope to surpass that this season.
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District
Fundraisers
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PR Lacrosse Caps Available: Click here to
order PR Caps. Questions? Email Lori Horan.
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The
Arts
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Kean Idol Amateur Talent Contest:
Register today to participate in this talent contest...new adult
vocal category added! Details...
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Sports
Leagues, Teams, and Activities
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Lacrosse Silent Auction -- Bids Due by December
20: Visit www.prlax.net to enter your bid
for the silent auction that will run through Sunday,
December 20, 2009. The auction is for a Lifetime 71286
Shatter Guard 52 Inch Power Lift XL Portable Basketball System. The
starting bid is for $200. This item retails for $500 at any
sporting goods store. Visit the website or contact Tina
Kelly to submit your bid.
i9 Sports Winter Basketball at PRYC: Click here for
details; registration deadline is December 21.
Fencing for Kids Ages 8-16! Register today for winter fencing
classes. First classes begin January 4. Click here for
details and registration form.
Girls Grades K-8, Dance Team Workshop &
Performance:
Instructional Clinic being held on Tuesday, January 12, from
5-7:30 p.m. followed by a performance at the PRHS Basketball Game
on Friday, January 15. Click here for
details and the registration form, which is due January 5.
PR Field Youth Hockey Indoor Program for Grades 4-6: The PRYC is hosting an eight week winter
indoor field hockey program for players in grades
4-6. Click here for
details and here for a
registration form. Deadline
is December 31.
PR Youth Baseball and Softball - 2010 Spring Season
Registration! Registration
for all leagues will be held on Saturday, January 16, at the Pine
Community Center from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. and Saturday, January 30,
at Eden Hall from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Click here for
additional league and registration information.
Pine-Richland Soccer Club -- 2010 Spring Registration: U6-U10 inhouse & U11 and up recreational
travel -- Registration is being held on Saturday, January 23,
from 9 a.m. - noon, and Thursday, January 28, from 6-9 p.m. at
the Pine Community Center (please note that this is a new
location for registration). Details...
Additional changes: Refund requests will
only be completed through February 6; incomplete registration for
travel players will not be processed until complete.
Indoor Lacrosse Program Recruiting Players: Lightning Lacrosse & Pittsburgh Lacrosse is hosting an indoor fall/winter program. Click here to
register online.
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Community
News, Events, & Fundraisers
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Pine-Richland Youth Center: Click here for
all details about PRYC programs and events.
You are invited to Pine Community Center's One-Year
Celebration! Join us on
Sunday, January 31, from noon to 4 p.m. for demos, games, crafts,
wellness seminars, raffles and open gym. Free gift to the
first 50 visitors! Details...
Be a
part of the 2010 Census Team! Earn
good pay, work flexible hours, receive paid
training, help your community have a successful 2010 Census,
and much more. Apply today! For more information, click here or
call 1-866-861-2010 (Dial "0" and provide your zip code;
FedRelay: 1-800-877-8339-TTY).
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Summer
Camps/Programs
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Chatham University's Camp E.D.E.N. Program is
Registering for Summer 2010! Chatham
University offers summer camp at the Eden Hall Campus for
children ages 5-12. Day camp information can be found at
the Chatham website or
by contacting the day camp office at 412-365-1174 or daycamp@chatham.edu.
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This newsletter is provided by the Pine-Richland School
District as a service to our families to inform them of
relevant District and Community news and events. Included
in this newsletter are links that are not affiliated with the
Pine-Richland School District. If you have items to be
published in this publications, please email the District.
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