Thursday, May 17, 2012
Letter writer Brian Spence credits Pine-Richland Music Department for making him the teacher and person he is today. He is a 1998 Pine-Richland High School graduate.
My name is Brian Spence and I am a member of the Pine-Richland class of 1998. I am currently wrapping up my 8th year teaching music in the Northwestern School District based in Albion, PA. I would not be the teacher or person I am today without the Pine-Richland Music Department. I honestly feel that I was born to teach music. I love my job with a fierce passion and could not be happier at Northwestern. The only district in the entire country that I would even consider leaving my position for is Pine-Richland, my alma mater. A few years ago, I emailed Dave Supinsky to thank him for all the time, patience, and effort he put into my music career. He had a profound influence on me as a musician, as did all of my P-R music teachers, and I …
Letter writer Benjamin R. Campbell, Ph.D., says his Pine-Richland music education was the gateway for invaluable life experiences. He is a 1998 graduate of Pine-Richland High School.
Before I begin, I should disclose that my wife is a Pine-Richland music teacher and would be reduced to a half-time position if the proposed program cuts from the school board’s April 23rd meeting are approved. This concern is secondary to the damage that would be inflicted on the Pine-Richland educational experience if these changes are enacted. I could go on at length about the importance of art, physical education, business education and foreign language in my career, but I will concentrate on music, because it is a passion my wife and I share. I am a proud 1998 Pine-Richland Alumnus. I currently do not live in the district, but my parents still do, and my wife and I would like to move to Pine-Richland before our daughter enters …
Proposed budget also calls for cuts.
When the Pine-Richland School Board meets Monday, it will have a budget proposal before it that calls for a 3.2 percent tax increase and cuts that include 15 teaching positions. That is what the finance committee decided Wednesday night as it considered a budget of about $65 million that has a $2 million gap between revenue and expenses. The proposal has a caveat—about $477,300 of the increased revenue would be placed in a reserve to help deal with the rising costs of the Public School Employees' Retirement System, commonly referred to as PSERS. The school board is scheduled to vote at its 7:30 p.m. Monday meeting to adopt a proposed final budget, which will then be posted for public review. The meeting will be held at the Pine-Richland …
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Jennifer Lott is one of 60 students chosen from across the country.
The annual art show will be held at Pine-Richland Middle School.
Thousands of pieces of art go on display Thursday from young artists in the Pine-Richland School District, some of whom are auctioning their work to raise money for Save the Children. The 2012 Pine-Richland Secondary Art Show will be held from Thursday through Saturday at Pine-Richland Middle School, 100 Logan Road, Gibsonia. The show is open from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and from 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday. The program kicks off at 6 p.m. Thursday with a middle school band concert.
The art show continues Friday with a special exhibit titled "How to Save a Life" that features artwork produced by Pine-Richland High School for this special auction. All proceeds will go directly to Save the Children, a non-profit organization that …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Students encouraged to "Take A Shot at Changing the World."
The "Ram Fans" video team from Pine-Richland High School created a film called "Animal Friends" and it needs your vote. The film is entered in a contest called "Take a Shot at Changing the World," a video competition in which students make films about Pittsburgh Innovations. To view the video, click here. To vote, click here. The video chronicles the story of Pittsburgh's Animal Friends, a no-kill shelter dedicated to finding homes for animals and educating the public. Contestants are encouraged to create videos about "events of people that began in Pittsburgh and had an impact on the world at large, or they can make films that feature their own big ideas to change the world," according to the contest website. "The contest furthers the …
Monday, May 14, 2012
The Pine-Richland School Board's finance committee meets this week.
We call this column Last Chance, but this week we're featuring one of many chances to make your opinions known about Pine-Richland School District's budget. The Pine-Richland School Board is in the process of adopting a budget for the 2012-2013 school year. The total budget is about $65 million, but a $2 million gap exists between revenue and expenses. Options to deal with the gap involve raising taxes and/or cutting programs. The school board's finance committee will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Pine-Richland School District administrative offices at 702 Warrendale Road in Gibsonia, directly behind Pine-Richland High School. Although it is a committee meeting, the entire school board usually attends. Adoption of a final budget is set …
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Saturday, May 12, 2012
Science teacher Nancy Snyder will receive the award at a May 29 banquet along with a cash award of $5,000, a golden apple statue with a 24-karat gold cross, a golden apple pin and a certificate.
St. Alphonsus School science teacher Nancy Snyder has won a 2012 Golden Apple Award honoring her as an outstanding individual who devotes her life to teaching in Catholic schools. She will receive the award at a May 29 banquet along with a cash award of $5,000, a golden apple statue with a 24-karat gold cross, a golden apple pin and a certificate. The Most Rev. Bishop David A. Zubik and Diocesan Secretary for Catholic Education Rev. Kris D. Stubna, S.T.D., will present the award on behalf of the Donahue Family Foundation. “I am very excited about teaching junior high science,” Snyder said. “Kids come back and say how I got them interested in science and that means more to me than any award." She said she plans to use the money to …
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Pine-Richland High School's prom at Heinz Field was preceded by the Prom Walk at the school. We know you took pictures. We saw all those cameras. Now we're asking you to share them with the community so everyone can see how beautiful those kids looked!
Like Cinderellas going to the ball, Pine-Richland High School girls in their beautiful gowns climbed aboard white carriages—OK, limos—with their Prince Charmings Friday night and headed to Heinz Field for the annual rite of passage known as Prom. Parent papparazzi snapped photo after photo of the magical moments—here's one with just her, now one with just him. OK, both of them together. Now, let's get mom and dad in the picture .... And on and on until Cinderella and Prince Charming felt they were ready to be "America's Next Models." But, hey. As parents, we have that right ... we want this day to live forever, especially if we're the ones who paid for the prom tickets, dresses, tuxes, flowers, limos, hair dressers, manicurists ... Even …
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Friday, May 11, 2012
Dr. Mary Bucci provides information about budget and comparisons to other school districts.
The Pine-Richland School Board has started debating what to do with its 2012-13 budget, which has a $2 million gap between revenue and expenses. Public debate is heating up about the possibility of raising taxes and cutting personnel and programs. Today, Superintendent Mary Bucci released the following letter about the budget. It included the chart and graph to the right of this article. Dear Parents/Community: As you know, the district has been working very hard to balance the budget for 2012-2013. We have excellent teachers and programs, which makes it very difficult to balance the budget. If we had unlimited resources, we wouldn't have difficult decisions to make. These are the same decisions schools have been facing for several …
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Alan
6:54 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
No wonder so many homes are for sale! Get us the hell out of here! more ›