STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS
Business Times Ranking
In the 2023 Guide to Schools from the Pittsburgh Business Times , Peters Township has ranked 3rd in the region overall , 6th in the state overall and 3rd in the region for our Keystone exam scores . This year ’ s rankings are based on the past three years of available standardized test scores ( 2022 , 2021 , 2019 for grades 3-8 ( PSSAs ) and high school ( Keystone Exams ). Counties included : Allegheny , Armstrong , Beaver , Butler , Fayette , Washington , Westmoreland .
Eighth Grade Awards
As the school year ended the Class of 2027 celebrated their 8th grade awards as they get ready to say goodbye to PTMS ! The students below were honored with special awards at the event . Student Citizenship Award Team Rooney : Regan Joyce and Joseph Peterson Team Clemente : Neve Zuzek and Jackson Tookey Team Warhol : Evalyn Drake and Andrew Gallagher Kindness Award Team Rooney : Talia Lozar and Alex Carrozzi Team Clemente : Addison Lehman and Kaleb Lira Team Warhol : Julia Henderson and Owen Fallon Teachers Award of Excellence Evalyn Drake and Talia Lozar ( tie ) And Joseph Peterson
Junior Achievement at PV
Our 3rd graders had a special day with Junior Achievement Volunteers at Pleasant Valley . Students learned all about financial literacy and key roles that businesses play in our community . Many thanks to our community volunteers who came to share their expertise with our students .
Career and Technical Signing Day
Seniors Ashton Chan and Bryson Chan were recognized at the Career and Technical Education Signing Day at PNC Park . They were presented with certificates and honored for their plans to attend the Rochester Institute of Technology next fall .
Book Tasting at McMurray
Student on Team Luna were invited to a “ Book Tasting ” - complete with snacks courtesy of the class parents ! Students each provided a review of their favorite book and their classmates had the chance to take a look and “ sample ” the offerings to come up with a list of books they might like to read this summer !
Farm Day at Bower Hill
We celebrated Farm Day for Kindergarten at Bower Hill ! Dressed in their finest farm gear , students rotated through stations where they got to try their hand at painting a barn , shearing sheep , planting crops , milking the cows and more !
PTHS Engineering Presentation
The High School Applied Engineering & Innovation Class welcomed guests for their Final Presentations as they worked for the past several months to solve problems presented by this year ’ s industry partner , Gemini Shale Solutions . Following each presentation , the students took questions and comments from the team from Gemini , as well as teachers and board members . Overall the Gemini team commended the students for how much they had learned and grown as researchers and presenters over the past few months . The students were also presented with Gemini shirts as a thank you from the team . Solutions discussed were in the areas of Branding and Design , Engineering Design – Animated Demonstration Video , Engineering Solution - External Vibration Modifications , Engineering Solution - Interior Vibration Modifications and Engineering Design - P & ID and Offloading .
Color Run at McMurray
May marked the annual Color Run Fundraiser at McMurray with 252 students participating to raise nearly $ 6,000 for The Highmark Caring Place . Students raised funds and had the chance to run the course at the school getting covered in colors !
Best Buddies at Pleasant Valley
In May our Best Buddies at PV wrapped up the year by painting birdhouses that our very own custodian Mr . Vickers built from scratch ! Mr . Vickers taught students how to paint fingerprint flowers to decorate the birdhouses . Be sure to keep your eye out for these beautiful birdhouses all around PV ! Thanks to the fingerprint flowers , there is a little “ touch ” of all of our friends on each of them . eters Township
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