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Kindergarten students Brooklyn, Luca, and Clara represented their schools at the Class of 2026 commencement ceremony.
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Third-grade students celebrated the end of their time at Hance with a carnival on May 28.
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Hance students celebrated the end of the school year with Field Day on May 18.
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The Hance PTO treated first graders to a special assembly from Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh on April 14. The presenters shared about the organization's work treating wild animals native to Western Pennsylvania.
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Author John Patrick Green and illustrator Pat Lewis visited Hance on March 26 to talk to students about their popular books and how they got into writing and illustrating children's books.
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Hance students, staff and families raised $33,735 in their Glow Run fundraiser and celebrated with a fun assembly on February 18 in which teachers played Human Hungry, Hungry Hippos and students turned Mrs. Giran into a walking taco.
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The Hance PTO treated second graders to a special assembly from the Pittsburgh Aviary on February 12.
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Hance students capped off their fundraising campaign with a Glow Run in the gym on February 6.
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Hance celebrated the 100th Day of School on January 30. Students were encouraged to come to school dressed as their future selves.
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Third-grade students at Hance were treated by the PTO to a special assembly from the Pittsburgh Zoo on January 30.
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Hance PTO hosted a kindness-themed assembly for students on November 21 featuring a performance from Saltworks Theatre Company.
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Hance students invited veteran family members to join them for a special Veterans Day breakfast and then participated in a parade through the school. Their fellow students colored signs and posters to thank all of the veterans in attendance.
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Students and staff at Hance had fun celebrating Halloween with classroom parties and parades for family members.
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Hance's teachers and staff got in on the Halloween fun to celebrate with students.
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Third graders work with Ms. Skowronski on a math lesson.
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First-grader Ella holds up one of the books donated to the Hance Library by the Class of 2025.
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Senior football players and cheerleaders visited their elementary schools to read to students on September 18.
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In order to help facilitate more understanding and awareness about dyslexia, Pine-Richland School District is offering a dyslexia simulation event on Wednesday, October 14.
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This is the presentation reviewed with parents at Kindercamp on June 8 and 9.
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All students who turn in a page with 10+ activities completed will get a summer reading goody bag, plus a chance to win a free book at the fall Book Fair!
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Skylar Sanford-Dolly earned first place in the 2026 WQED Writers Contest.
All current 3rd-grade students will receive flyers during their library class at the end of the school year. Students who complete both the reading activity and poster will be invited to the summer reading celebration at Eden Hall at the beginning of next school year
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School supply lists for the upcoming year are available here.
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