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Students Dazzle Audience with Play
First graders at Hance Elementary dazzled audiences with their play titled “It’s a Jungle Out There!” on Thursday, May 24, 2018.
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Students Enjoy Priate-Themed Lessons
Hance Elementary third-grade teachers developed a myriad of pirate-themed activities on May 29, 2018. Students dressed up in Pirate garb from eye patches to striped pants.
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Teacher Named Finalist in Awards Program
Hance Elementary Teacher Carin Liberati was named a Champions of Learning Awards Teaching Finalist. She was recognized at a special awards program on April 7, 2018, at the Pittsburgh Marriott Center. The annual event is a celebration for those in the region who have dedicated their time, talents and/or resources to create and expand learning opportunities for our youth.
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Principal Approved for Hance Elementary School
Eden Hall Upper Elementary School Assistant Principal Greta Kuzilla will take on a new role for the 2018-2019 school year. The school board approved Ms. Kuzilla as the principal of Hance Elementary School at its meeting on April 16, 2018.
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Students Build Problem-Solving & Team Work Skills
Students from Hance, Richland and Wexford Elementary schools were challenged to take 100 pieces of uncooked spaghetti and 100 marshmallows and build a 30-centimeter bridge. The bridge project was one of two projects students participated in during STEAM Day. The other was to build a slender tower out of paper.
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Schools Celebrate Read Across America
Activities for Read Across America Week took place at the primary and upper elementary schools in the Pine-Richland School District in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday.
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Students Read 140,000 Minutes & Raise $4,000
Students at Hance Elementary School read 140,000 minutes and raised $4,000 for the school. Staff and students celebrated their success. As a special surprise, Clifford the Red Dog stopped by to celebrate the success.
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Visitor Shares Lesson in Different Culture
A former student from Hance Elementary School gave students in second grade a lesson in geography and way of life in the country of Oman.
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Students Support the Troops
Students at Hance Elementary School are supporting our troops this holiday season. Under the direction of Ilene Greenblatt, students and staff members are donating to the "Support for Boucek's Battalion" project, which involves the entire school donating supplies for soldiers.
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Second Grader Receives Presidential Reply
Hance Elementary Second Grader Tyler Turcan wrote to the president and received a reply.
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Schools Promote Love of Reading
Hance Elementary School is inspiring students to love reading and storytelling through various initiatives across the district.
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Alumna Combines Passion for Nutrition & Writing
A familiar face from Hance Elementary School’s past is combining her passion for nutrition, teaching and writing into one endeavor by publishing a book and will appear at a book signing on November 16, 2017.
