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14 high school bands will compete at PIMBA 2024 Championships in Monroeville
Oct. 22—Marching bands from across the region will compete this weekend in Monroeville at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Marching Band Association's 2024 championships. For Shawn Harris, director of the Southmoreland High School Scotties Marching Band, it's a chance to showcase his students' talent. "A lot of times at halftime we aren't always able to perform the full show," Harris said. ...
PPS parents want to share community-led proposal amid consolidation plan
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The debate over the future of some Pittsburgh Public Schools continues.Some parents are coming up with a plan of their own after a consultant group advised closing 14 schools in the district. According to the parents, the plan looks at the strengths and challenges of Pittsburgh Public Schools.They want to see the strengths used to overcome these challenges."With only one option to modify, it's hard to kind of see other pathways. The community has been really innovative at looking at other pathways forward," parent Sarah Zangle said.Zangle has a child at Pittsburgh Woolslair PreK-5, one of the schools...
Hazing reports at Penn State significantly increase, including at unrecognized fraternities
Penn State has received double the number of hazing reports compared to this time last year, the university said in a recent letter to parents and noted that “multiple reports” of hazing and high-risk drinking behaviors were related to unrecognized fraternities. As of Thursday, the university has received...
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank helps stock pantry at Brashear High School
The 43rd annual KDKA-TV Turkey Fund is underway. Every Wednesday from now until Thanksgiving, we'll share stories about why your donations to the Turkey Fund are so important.PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank works with 30 local schools' food pantries. Brashear High School in the Pittsburgh Public Schools district is one of them.Back in February of this year, Brashear teachers Chrissy Wolski and Megan Perfetti saw a need and decided to do something about it. Within weeks, the Brashear food pantry was up and running."We turn no one away," said Wolski."We just want to make...
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