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Pine-Richland seniors Abigail Fuller and Andrew Kirkpatrick earned the Outstanding Delegate Award at the Westminster College Model United Nations Tournament on Tuesday, April 14.

Pine-Richland High School students earned five awards in the annual Digital Media Arts Consortium’s Student Competition Awards at Robert Morris University on April 15. 

Six seniors participated in April 15th's Signing Day, representing soccer, volleyball, and field hockey.

Eighth-graders Myriam Bell and Penny Robbibaro represented Pine-Richland at the PMEA Jr. High District Band in April.

Three Pine-Richland High School students earned awards at the Pennsylvania Family, Career and Community Leaders of America  Student Leadership Conference

Senior Alaina Cafardi has been honored with the Pittsburgh Steelers Jerome Bettis Leadership Award.

On April 8, leaders from Pine-Richland's Peer-to-Peer club participated in Project Impact at Point Park University, earning the Heart of Service Award.

The Pine-Richland High School Programming Club hosted PR Code Collab, an immersive event designed to bridge the gap between classroom coding and the tech industry.

A team of four juniors earned first place in the Senior Group Performance category at the National History Day competition.

The ninth annual STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) Competition was hosted at Pine-Richland High School on March 23.

Nine students also earned individual honors in the state competition.

Students battled it out answering trivia questions about several books selected for the competition.

The Pine-Richland High School Wind Ensemble was adjudicated at Heinz Hall on March 16 for this year's PMEA Music Performance Assessment.

Pine-Richland Middle School and Pine-Richland High School recently placed in the statewide TSA TEAMS competition. 

Twelve sophomores recently participated in the National German Exam, an annual assessment administered by the American Association of Teachers of German.

Seniors Sanika Das and Deeya Nayyar have been identified as candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.

Eighth-graders Kyle Annal, Matthew DeVito, Riya Jhamb, Vyom Patel, and Aiden Ro were awarded a trophy and a $300 prize.

Juniors Natasha Kuciak and Cara Murray have been selected to attend the 2026 United States Air Force Academy Summer Seminar

Twelve students were awarded honorable mentions in the Pittsburgh Public Theater's annual Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Contest .

Pine-Richland High School raised more than $4,550 for the Special Olympics, a campaign that culminated with the Polar Plunge on February 27.

Four AFS exchange students currently studying at other schools in the Pittsburgh area spent the day at Pine-Richland High School. They each shadowed a Pine-Richland student for the morning, and in the afternoon, presented about their home countries to World Language students. 

Mr. Will Guess, director of bands, will be inducted into the Nu (Pennsylvania) Chapter of the Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity in April.

Twenty-three Pine-Richland High School students were recently awarded in the 2026 regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition, winning 37 awards for outstanding art achievement.

Mrs. Vigliotti was nominated by sophomore Emma Gallagher, who wrote an essay describing her teacher’s impact on her ninth-grade biology class, the welcoming environment she creates for her students, and how she goes above and beyond.

The Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) will host an in-person information session on March 23 to discuss pre-employment transition services (pre-ETS) for students.

For Krisha Thakkar and Sonaya Arora, the Student Visionaries of the Year program is less about the title and more about the lives they can impact. 

Three Model UN members were awarded at the annual Model UN Tournament at Duquesne University on February 6.

Fourteen musicians from Eden Hall were selected to perform in the first-ever Elementary Allegheny Valley Honors Band Festival.

Nine seniors participated in February 4th's Signing Day, representing football, baseball, softball, rowing and acrobatics and tumbling.

This collaborative production included 70 students across the cast and crew. Leading the cast were Mckenna Byrne in the title role of Beetlejuice and Brynn Kohley as Lydia Deetz, along with Nathan Angelo and Izzy Woodburn, who portrayed Adam and Barbara Maitland.

Thirty-seven Pine-Richland Middle School and Pine-Richland High School musicians were selected to perform with the Allegheny Valley Honors Band on Thursday, January 29, at North Allegheny High School.

Residents of a village in Ghana recently took to YouTube to thank Pine-Richland High School students and other local organizations for their fundraising efforts.

This award from the Pennsylvania School Librarians' Association honors school administrators outside of the library profession whose leadership makes a significant contribution to school library services and programs. 

In its 41st year celebrating the nation’s best high school athletes, Gatorade announced Isabelle Hoppe is the 2025-26 Gatorade Pennsylvania Volleyball Player of the Year.

To qualify for the Gold level, schools must meet rigorous benchmarks across all three metrics for their graduating class, which Pine-Richland achieved for the Class of 2025 and every year since the AP School Honor Roll began in 2023.

Pine-Richland High School's production of The Election earned three awards and 10 nominations in the 6th Annual Prime Stage Theater High School Drama Awards.

Mrs. Giran, principal of Hance Elementary, has been named a 2026 Pittsburgh Penguins MVP (Most Valuable Principal).

Ninety-five recent Pine-Richland High School graduates and retirees returned to school on December 19 for the school’s annual Past Graduates and Staff Day. 

Two Pine-Richland Middle School teams placed in the Northern Area Gifted Consortium Chess Tournament on December 5.

Pine-Richland School District has been named a Green Ribbon School District through the PA Pathways to Green Schools program. 

The Pine-Richland School Board approved the 2026-2027 Academic Calendar at their December 8, 2025, combined meeting. 

Pine-Richland High School Student Government delivered four buses of toys to the 96.1 KISS FM Stuff-a-Bus event on December 5. 

This year, the district successfully met the goal of achieving within the top decile of Pennsylvania districts in all major tested areas.

Juniors Amelia Doughty and Piper Brooks, both Advanced Video students, took home a third-place finish and a $500 prize in the West View Water Authority's 7th annual video/photo contest.

Three senior football players participated in National Signing Day on December 3. 

Pine-Richland student art is on display at Pine Community Center through mid-January in the fourth year of a partnership with Pine Township. All members of the community are encouraged to stop by to see what our K-8 students have been working on this school year! 

A team of Pine-Richland seventh- and eighth-grade students placed second in the SciYinz Squad Judo-Bot Rumble held November 21 at Kamin Science Center.

Wexford families raised $14,705 for the 2025 KDKA Turkey Fund, which works with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank to distribute Thanksgiving meals to local families in need.

Earlier this month, Tisha Joshi and Shreya Gadtoula presented their work at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

Taking first place and scoring a whopping 98/100 was the team of Ariel Brotherson, Matthew DeVito, Ryann Mandel, Atharva Nagrath and Lorelei Vernon.

Pine-Richland Middle School hosted Career Day for seventh-grade students on November 5, welcoming in parents and grandparents of current students who talked about their education and careers.

Fifteen accomplished student-athletes participated in National Signing Day on November 12, representing soccer, lacrosse, baseball, softball, volleyball, field hockey, ice hockey, golf and triathlon.

Pine-Richland High School teachers Kristen Pinkerton and Alicia Metzger were featured on the November 4 episode of Talk Pittsburgh on KDKA as part of their Teach Me Tuesday segment. 

Assistance is available. Please contact Pine-Richland School District Social Worker Carolyn Welshonce at 724-625-4444 ext.1677 or contact your school counselor for help, community connections or resources.

Twenty-five Pine-Richland Middle School GATE students had the opportunity to participate in a special STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) event on October 30, hosted by the Pittsburgh Steelers and featuring professionals from Wabtec.

Pine-Richland Field Hockey earned its 7th-consecutive WPIAL title on Tuesday, October 28, defeating North Allegheny 2-0.

Ninety-four students were inducted into the National Honor Society at Pine-Richland High School on Monday, October 27. This is the largest number of students inducted in a single year in Pine-Richland history.

Senior Mateen Hasan has been named a semifinalist in the 2026 Coca-Cola Scholars Program, moving to the next round of the selection process to become a Coca-Cola Scholar and receive a $20,000 college scholarship.

School counselors and Caring Team members from Eden Hall Upper Elementary and Pine-Richland Middle School were invited to speak to attendees at the Children’s Grief Awareness Day Summit.

Twenty-three Pine-Richland High School students tested their language skills at Slippery Rock University's World Language Competition.

Pine-Richland School District and its transportation partner, Student Transportation of America, have doubled their fleet of electric buses to six, thanks in part to funding from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School Bus Program.

Seniors Sanika Das and Nicholas Annal competed with junior Cameron Wincko, defeating teams from Fort Cherry and Central Valley.

Pine-Richland School District and Mars Area School District honored the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks with a memorial flag display.

Five nominees and one team have been selected to be inducted into the Pine-Richland Athletic Hall of Fame as the Class of 2025. 

Senior Deeya Nayyar earned a $2,000 scholarship and a six-week internship with the 2025 UPMC Freddie Fu Sports Medicine Scholarship.

U.S. News and World Report announced the nation’s top high schools in its 2025 rankings.

The 2024-2025 Annual Report was mailed to all residents of Pine and Richland Townships. The publication celebrates the incredible accomplishments of our students and staff over the last school year. 

Recent PRHS graduate Jessica Bui earned the prestigious Certified Fundamentals Cook (CFC) certification through A.W. Beattie.

A team of Pine-Richland Middle School students placed first at the National TSA TEAMS competition held in Nashville from June 27 to July 1, 2025.

Pine-Richland/Mars Area Air Force JROTC was recently honored with the Silver Star Community Service with Excellence Award from AFJROTC Headquarters.

Pine-Richland celebrated the commencement of 374 seniors on Saturday, June 7.

Eleven AP German 5 seniors were inducted into the Delta Epsilon Phi (ΔΕΦ) National Honor Society for High School Students of German. 

Junior Doolin Stober earned first place in the southwest Pennsylvania region in the Brighter Financial Futures Investing Challenge. Sophomore William Woessner placed second in the region in the Spring Budget Challenge.

Seventh-grade choir and PRfect Pitch both placed first and earned Superior ratings.

Four talented seniors proudly committed to continuing their athletic journeys at the collegiate level, representing dance, track and field/cross country and cheerleading.

Pine-Richland High School's production of 42nd Street earned two Gene Kelly Awards and six nominations.

On May 22, Pine-Richland Middle School hosted its annual Eighth Grade Awards, presenting awards from the American Legion and Pittsburgh Foundation. 

Sixteen Pine-Richland High School French students were recognized by the American Association of Teachers of French for their performance on the National French Exam in April.

A driver for Student Transportation of America aided a Pine-Richland family dealing with a generator fire on April 29. 

For the sixth time since 2006-2007, Pine-Richland Middle School has been redesignated in the Pennsylvania Don Eichhorn Schools: Schools to Watch program.

Juniors Maddie Gross and Arrash Sheikh qualified to compete at the University of Kentucky Tournament of Champions in Poetry and Extemporaneous Speaking

First-grade students at Richland engaged in a heartwarming letter-writing exchange with fifth graders from Eden Hall this year. Following four months of letter writing, the students met in person on May 12.

Five students earned first place in the annual Cultural Communications Alliance’s International Business Marketing Competition held at the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz Business School on May 6.

Two Pine-Richland Middle School teams of seventh- and eighth-grade GATE students placed in the 2025 Spring Stock Market Game in April.

Pine-Richland High School students raised over $30,000 for pediatric cancer and the Four Diamonds Foundation through their Mini-Thon program this year.

Fourteen Pine-Richland High School sophomores placed on the Level 3 National Spanish Exam this year.

Four Pine-Richland High School juniors and seniors were named 2025 Outstanding Young Citizens by Trib Total Media.

In honor of National Poetry Month, Mrs. Harshman's Honors English 10 classes hosted their annual Poetry Jam on April 24, an opportunity for students to understand poetry as performance. Ninth-graders Sophia Kerns and Hannahjayne Shannon wrote a recap of the event for the Rampage.

Mrs. Carolyn Welshonce, Pine-Richland social worker, has been elected the new president of the Pennsylvania Association of Student Assistant Professionals.

Congratulations to junior Joah Sarver, sophomore Madison Began and junior Zachary Shingledecker.

Two Pine-Richland teams participated in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s 2025 Student Visionaries of the Year program in February and March, raising more than $48,000.

Four talented seniors proudly committed to continuing their athletic journeys at the collegiate level this afternoon on National Signing Day, representing wrestling, ice hockey, football and volleyball.

Four Pine-Richland A.W. Beattie students placed at the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America state championship March 31-April 2: junior Reid Carter, second place/bronze in the public policy advocate category; junior Cayden Cutone, fourth place/gold in job interview; senior Jessica Bui, third place/gold in culinary arts; and senior Charlie Jackson, silver in cake decorating. 

Pine-Richland earned four awards in the annual DMAC Competition on April 9.

Seniors Ava Means and Jack Salvatore were named recipients of the Allegheny County American Legion Award for Academic Achievement.

Two Pine-Richland Middle School teams and six Pine-Richland High School teams qualified for the National TSA TEAMS Competition in Nashville June 27-July 1. 

Juniors Ashlyn Casale and Ryan Noir were selected to participate in the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Student Side-by-Side program which hosted their joint performance on April 2.

Pine-Richland High School junior Deeya Nayyar has been recognized as a Rensselaer Medal Award recipient for excellence in math and science education. 

Mr. Chris Vins, third-grade teacher at Wexford, was selected to join the Penguins Science Champions Team and participate in a day-long event dedicated to brainstorming fun and engaging science lessons for second- and third-grade students.

Pine-Richland High School’s Mock Trial team has advanced to the PBA Young Lawyer Division High School Mock Trial State Championship to be held March 28-29.

Eighteen Pine-Richland High School students competed in the annual Pennsylvania High School Speech League State Championships March 21-22, placing second in medium school sweepstakes.

Four Pine-Richland High School sophomores and one eighth-grade student were selected to advance to the 2025 National History Day in Pennsylvania state competition in April.

Pine-Richland Middle School nurse Michelle Schonbachler has earned the School Nurse Excellence Award for the Southwest Region of Pennsylvania for 2025 from the Pennsylvania Association of School Nurses and Practitioners.

On March 13, Pine-Richland High School’s Peer2Peer Club members hosted the Mind Matters Conference, welcoming students from Mars, North Allegheny, Riverview, Seneca Valley and The Neighborhood Academy.

Pine-Richland Middle School's Odyssey of the Mind Club team competed in the Western PA Regional Odyssey of the Mind competition on March 8, where they took second place and qualified for the state finals in April.

Ninth-grader Keerthana Visveish earned the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) Aspirations in Computing (AiC) High School Award.

Seniors John Folino and Jillian Uzelac won Best Scene in the Pittsburgh Public Theater's Shakespeare Showcase of Finalists for their scene from Taming of the Shrew.

For the third year in a row, Pine-Richland student art is on display at Pine Community Center. Art displays have been updated for this quarter. All members of the community are encouraged to stop by to see what our K-8 students have been working on this school year! 

Pine-Richland High School language arts teacher Michelle Bruno has been honored with Pittsburgh Public Theater's prestigious Rob Zellers Award for Excellence in Arts Education.

Seniors Charlie Ozelski, Thomas DeVito, Heath Cwynar, Tim Peng and Sean Burk were announced last week as earning this prestigious recognition. 

Twenty-one of Mr. Ramon Riley and Mrs. Mary Anne Andreassi’s art students recently won 33 awards in the regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition, including four Gold Key Awards and 11 Silver Key Awards.

Fifteen talented seniors proudly committed to continuing their athletic journeys at the collegiate level this afternoon on National Signing Day, representing baseball, football, track and field, cross country, golf, rowing and volleyball.

Senior Alexis Verba, under the direction of teacher Courtney Kronk-Love, earned second place in the statewide Brighter Financial Futures Fall Budgeting Challenge. 

Student musicians from Pine-Richland, Avonworth, Fox Chapel, Hampton, North Allegheny, North Hills, Northgate, Riverview and Shaler participated in the 71st annual Allegheny Valley Honors Band festival on January 17, hosted at Pine-Richland High School by music teachers Mr. Will Guess and Mr. Jim Stillwagon.

Twelve Pine-Richland High School students proved they could hold their own in the courtroom and recently captured first place in the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral Classic Mock Trial Tournament. 

Pine-Richland High School's production of The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon earned six awards and 13 nominations in the 5th Annual Prime Stage Theater High School Drama Awards presented on January 11.

More than 70 recent Pine-Richland High School graduates and retirees returned to school on December 20 for the school’s annual Past Graduates and Staff Day. 

Pine-Richland High School Student Government Association led the district in its annual Stuff-a-Bus toy drive, collecting toys for 96.1 KISS FM's Stuff-a-Bus event and helping the radio station fill a record 82 buses with toys.

Mr. Dereck Major’s Honors English 9 students brought literature to life as they participated in a mock trial based on the plot of John Knowles’ A Separate Peace.

All six Pine-Richland schools have been recognized by the Pennsylvania Positive Behavior Support Network for achieving Tier I with Fidelity status for implementing and sustaining school-wide positive behavior interventions and supports through the RAMS Way program during the 2023-2024 school year.

Pine-Richland's Football team earned the 2024 WPIAL 5A Championship on November 23.

A team of Pine-Richland High School GATE students has advanced to the Top 64 round of the 24th annual International Public Policy Forum  (IPPF) debate competition.

U.S. News and World Report named Richland Elementary School #4 and Wexford Elementary #6 out of nearly 1,600 elementary schools ranked in Pennsylvania

Twenty seniors affirmed their commitments to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level on November 13’s National Signing Day, representing swimming, field hockey, track and field, baseball, softball, wrestling, and lacrosse.

The Western Pennsylvania chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention has named Pine-Richland High School their 2023-2024 Education Award recipient. 

Pine-Richland's field hockey team earned the 2024 WPIAL 3A Championship on November 2 for the 6th consecutive time.

Seniors Sean Burk, Charlie Ozelski and Mike Tunder competed on KD Quiz on KDKA on October 19, placing second as they faced teams from North Hills and Gateway.

Thanks to artist Tiffani Jakovac and the PTO, students at Richland Elementary School have a new colorful mural to enjoy in the school library.

Art teachers Katelynn Tronetti and Mary Anne Andreassi recently collaborated in a special way to connect high school mixed media and 5th grade art students as they worked on similar projects.

Ten Pine-Richland High School French and Spanish students placed at the World Language Competition at Slippery Rock University on October 8.

Senior Niharika Nadipalli recently spoke at a legislative briefing in Harrisburg. Nia, a member of the Phipps’ Youth Climate Advocacy Committee, spoke on October 2 about the effects of radon on youth in her effort to help pass Senate Bill 1328.

Last month, Custodian Mr. Joe Strobel was recognized for his heroic actions at a local restaurant when he successfully performed the Heimlich maneuver on a choking diner. As part of his recognition, Mr. Strobel was interviewed by Mrs. Leticia Harshman's journalism class.

Pine-Richland School District celebrated Homecoming on Friday, September 27. Senior Tiffany Gathers was named Homecoming Queen, while senior Maura Sciullo was named first runner-up and senior Mackenzie Mercuri was named second runner-up. 

Ninth-graders Tisha Joshi and Abheek Tuladhar have earned the highest scores in the state of Pennsylvania on practical piano performance examinations administered by the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.

Hance Elementary School has been named to two lists of healthy schools, and Eden Hall Upper Elementary has been designated to one, in recognition of the schools’ commitments to supporting student, staff and family well-being.

Last Sunday, Pine-Richland High School Custodian Joe Strobel became a hero after successfully performing the Heimlich on a fellow restaurant patron. 

Desolina Postreich, an eighth grader at Pine-Richland Middle School, is a nine-year survivor of ovarian cancer. This weekend, she will share her story at the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition Together in TEAL Run/Walk in Dallas, Texas.

Sophomore Rana Osuri-Gershon participated in this summer's EcoLeader Academy through Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Learn more about Rana's interest and experience through an interview with Youth Express. 

Recent Pine-Richland High School graduate Jayden Lahoti achieved a rare feat this past May: earning an associate’s degree weeks before graduating from high school.

Business education teacher Courtney Kronk-Love has been recognized as a Distinguished Educator by Next Gen Personal Finance for outstanding commitment to professional development.

Please join us in welcoming two new administrators: Dr. Alysha Kaparakos joined the district in July as a K-6 school psychologist, and Mr. Michael Rose will join Eden Hall Upper Elementary School this fall as assistant principal.

Pine-Richland High School's Dance Team won several awards and qualified for the Universal Dance Association's (UDA) National Dance Competition in early 2025.

The new class will be inducted on October 5.

The Pennsylvania American Legion announced the award on June 17.

Jack Nolin was named winner of the five-county competition.

Senior Samyuktha Ravichandran volunteered over 300 hours to earn this distinction.

Sophomores Ryan Noir (clarinet) and Leah Wu (violin) have been selected to join the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra.