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CITY PINE-RICHLAND OF MCKEESPORT SCHOOL NEWS DISTRICT NEWS
l-r : Amish Sethi , Audrey DeKunder and Andrew Ni
Nancy Bowman , PRHS Principal
PRHS Graduates 336
Pine-Richland High School hosted graduation for the 336 members of the Class of 2022 on June 10 . Andrew Ni was named valedictorian , while Amish Sethi and Audrey DeKunder were named salutatorian and tertiary , respectively . This year , seniors applied to 2,407 colleges and universities , and the PRHS Guidance Office sent 2,471 teacher letters of recommendation for members of the Class of 2022 , who earned $ 4,447,350 in scholarships .
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Pine-Richland Middle School Redesignated as Don Eichhorn Schools : School to Watch
Pine-Richland Middle School is one of 14 exemplary middle grades schools in Pennsylvania that has been redesignated as PA Don Eichhorn Schools : School to Watch ( PA STW ) as part of a recognition program developed by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform .
PRMS is one of only two schools to be re-designated a fifth time in the past 15 years . In partnership with the Pennsylvania Association for Middle- Level Education ( PAMLE ), Duquesne University , Edinboro University , Kutztown University , and the Horace Mann Service Corporation , Pennsylvania Schools to Watch recognized PRMS at the Pennsylvania Association for Middle-Level Education ’ s State Conference on February 27 , in State College , PA . The school was recognized nationally in Washington , D . C . at the National Forum ’ s National Schools to Watch Conference on June 23-25 . Dr . Kristofic and Mr . Minsinger presented at the conference about developing and refining teams to support all middle school students .
The Schools to Watch selection process is based on a written application that required schools to show how they met criteria developed by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform . Schools that appeared to meet the criteria were then visited by state team members who observed classrooms , interviewed administrators , teachers , students and
Principal Dr . David Kristofic and Assistant Principal Mr . Jacob Minsinger .
Front row l-r : Pine-Richland Middle School Students Eva Bloom , Jordyn Mandel , Elizabeth Liebe , Sanika Das , Deeya Nayyar , Olivia Moore . Second Row l-r : Dr . David Kristofic , Principal , and Mr . Jacob Minsinger , Assistant Principal
parents , and looked at achievement data , suspension rates , quality of lessons and student work .
Schools are recognized for three years , and at the end of three years , they must demonstrate progress on specific goals to be re-designated . Unlike the Blue Ribbon recognition program , Schools to Watch requires schools to not just identify strengths , but also focus on areas for continuous improvement ; thus the three-year redesignation . The redesignation process is based on the school ’ s continued growth since its last STW recognition .
Six Students Named National Merit Scholarship Winners
Six seniors were named National Merit Scholarship Winners by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation program : Kevin Frenz , Nicholas Labuda , Eliana Lazzaro , Andrew Ni , Jeffrey Ock and Anabel Peasah . These students , along with Ethan Jancy , Tadg Manna and Amish Sethi earned finalist status in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Corporation program . They are among 15,000 finalists in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship Program . These students are being recognized for their outstanding work on the Preliminary SAT / National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test ( PSAT / NMSQT ).