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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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Kindergarten students Daveena Estrada (Wexford), Jacob Mitchell (Richland) and Ella DaDamo (Hance) were this year's kindergarten speakers at commencement. The Class of 2025 presented each student with a donation to their school's library.
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News & Announcements
![Join Us for an Information Night on Brain Injuries]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1759158362/pinerichlandorg/qkixbvoivn0hododlxqe/BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1759158362/pinerichlandorg/qkixbvoivn0hododlxqe/BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1759158362/pinerichlandorg/qkixbvoivn0hododlxqe/BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth.png","width":800}])
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. Join Pine-Richland's Student Services Department and Athletics Department for an informational night presented by BrainSTEPS to learn more about concussions and other brain injuries.
![Principal's Message—February 13, 2026]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1719418757/pinerichlandorg/wn60smembguswkoolfim/GiranMessagefromthePrincipal.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1719418757/pinerichlandorg/wn60smembguswkoolfim/GiranMessagefromthePrincipal.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1719418757/pinerichlandorg/wn60smembguswkoolfim/GiranMessagefromthePrincipal.png","width":800}])
Happy Valentine’s Day! Fridays in February have been so exciting! Our glow run was a HUGE success and the kids had a blast.
![Join Us at the Scholastic Book Fair Beginning March 3]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724859020/pinerichlandorg/yees6tw2pfqlt5zqhoxs/BookFair.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1724859020/pinerichlandorg/yees6tw2pfqlt5zqhoxs/BookFair.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724859020/pinerichlandorg/yees6tw2pfqlt5zqhoxs/BookFair.jpg","width":800}])
Join us for the Hance Book Fair starting March 3. Also, check out the information for our Share the Fair Coin Drive!
The excitement is building as we prepare to welcome John Patrick Green, author of the InvestiGATORS series, and Pat Lewis, Pittsburgh-based illustrator of Agents of S.U.I.T., on Wednesday, March 26.
A huge shout-out to our amazing families during this week's schedule shifts. This week showed what it means to have "all Hance on deck," and we couldn't have done it without your energy and support.
![Take a Look at Our Ongoing Book Sales]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709799205/pinerichlandorg/fsgtcmkvbmck839rbdpz/kids_reading_book.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1709799205/pinerichlandorg/fsgtcmkvbmck839rbdpz/kids_reading_book.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709799205/pinerichlandorg/fsgtcmkvbmck839rbdpz/kids_reading_book.jpg","width":800}])
Order either the new Pizza and Taco or One and Only Ruby books from Riverstone, and Hance will recieve 20% in Riverstone gift cards to purchase library books.
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