Shaler Area School District has been recognized as a member of the NFL’s Super Bowl High School Honor Roll and received a Golden Football by Shaler Area alumnus and former NFL athlete Steve Sciullo.

Shaler Area School District and the Teamsters Local Union No. 205, which represents the district’s custodial and maintenance employees, are proud to announce they have signed a new five-year contract.

Shaler Area School District thanks this year’s 46 retirees for their dedication and service to the school district and wishes them well in their retirement.

Congratulations to all of the spring athletes and coaches who were recognized fellow section coaches for their accomplishments during the 2016 sports season.

Burchfield Primary students entered the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania’s Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl poster contest and poetry contest and came back with top local and state prizes.

Shaler Area High School students studying ceramics had the opportunity to explore raku firing techniques.

Shaler Area High School students returned from the Festivals of Music, held in Nashville, Tenn., with 15 top awards as well as the Dr. Tim Lautzenhauser’s Esprit de Corps award presented for the students’ exemplary attitude of positive support and outstanding personal behavior.

Jerry Koller, a social studies teacher at Shaler Area Middle School, was inducted into the WPIAL’s Hall of Fame Class of 2016 in the athlete category for his outstanding swim career at Bethel Park.

Shaler Area Middle School students enrolled in the Kids and You child development class were given the opportunity to become certified in infant and youth CPR.

Shaler Area Middle School eighth-graders Elisa Gabriel, Michaela Brining and Mia Fantozzi were selected to present at the 2016 International Green Schools Conference and Expo on March 31, 2016 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. 

The Shaler Area High School and Middle School teams each won first place in the fourth challenge of The Fairchild Challenge at Phipps, yearlong environmental competition.

Shaler Area Middle School students will present the musical “Legally Blonde JR.” March 18-20 at the middle school auditorium.

Shaler Area Education Foundation will host its first fundraising event to benefit the students and academic programs at Shaler Area School District: "A Taste of Shaler Area" will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, at Shaler Area High School.

Shaler Area School District is proud to announce three high school students placed in the most advanced category of the 2016 High School Japanese Speech Contest.

Shaler Area School District is proud to welcome Sherri L. Ludwig, CPA as the new Director of Business Affairs. Shaler Area School Board approved Ms. Ludwig to the position during the voting meeting on Wednesday, March 16.

Shaler Area High School students in the History of Western Pennsylvania course had got a better glimpse into the daily lives of the Native Americans who first settled Western Pennsylvania with a special guest speaker.

Shalerpalooza VIII, a concert to benefit the class funds, will feature student musicians and soloists in a fundraising concert to benefit class funds on Feb. 20 at Mr. Smalls Theatre, in Millvale.

Students are taking their English class lessons from book to social media in a new project they hope will go viral.

Shaler Area High School students received a grant that allows them purchase fresh foods and share lessons about healthy eating with preschool students.

Shaler Area School District primary students participated in the annual Souper Bowl Challenge to collect canned food donations for local food pantries.

Shaler Area School District will benefit from two separate grants through the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Safe Schools Initiative Targeted Grant program aimed at improving school safety in the district.

Shaler Area High School students interested in careers in education are getting the opportunity to gain teaching experience through the Future Teachers of America club.

Shaler Area Middle School and High School students are competing against peers throughout the area in the Fairchild Challenge at Phipps, a yearlong environmental competition.

Ethan James, a sixth-grader at Shaler Area Elementary School, took the challenge of solving a Rubik’s Cube to the next level when he set out to create a robot to complete the task.

Shaler Area School District expanded its Team Up for Success mentoring program into Marzolf Primary School during National Mentoring Month, in January.

A group of Shaler Area varsity athletes gave up their Saturday to give back to the community that supports them. On Saturday, Dec. 12, Shaler Area High School athletes held a food drive outside of the Kuhn’s Market, on Ferguson Road, to collect more than 1,700 individual food items for the Shaler Area Backpack Initiative.

Shaler Area students are getting an in-depth look at STEAM through a new pilot course at the high school.

Students across Shaler Area School District participated in Code.org’s worldwide Hour of Code event as an introduction to computer science and computer coding during the second week in December.

Reserve Primary kindergarten teacher Angela Urso recently earned more than $2,000 in funding at DonorsChoose.org for her classroom project “iMagine the Possibilities with iPad Minis.”

Shaler Area School District is proud to welcome Sean Aiken as the new Shaler Area Superintendent of Schools.

Shaler Area Middle School students will take the stage in the two-act comedy "Romeo to Go" 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20 and 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Shaler Area Middle School auditorium. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and senior citizens and can be purchased at the door.

Shaler Area School District and the Shaler Area Education Association are proud to announce they have signed a new five-year contract.

Shaler Area School District is proud to announce five Shaler Area High School students have been selected to participate in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Honors ensembles.

Shaler Area High School partnered with Alcosan and the Borough of Etna to identify and label storm drains located in watersheds, to educate the public and combat waterway pollution.

Nova Davis, a fourth-grader at Shaler Area Elementary School, spoke at The Caring Place, in Warrendale on Oct. 6.

Shaler Area School District staff recently completed a project to improve the safety and security of Burchfield Primary School.

Shaler Area Middle School teachers Thomas Gray and Lynn Haffely were selected to participate in the Smithsonian Learning Lab Workshops presented by the Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access.

Shaler Area High School students in the Japanese Honor Society get a taste of Japanese culture in after school cooking lessons.

Seventh-grade students and staff in Shaler Area Middle School’s 7Red team raised $380 to donate to the Parkinson’s Foundation of Western Pennsylvania.

Shaler Area Elementary School student Isabelle Dutkovic’s creative writing skills are being recognized at the national level after receiving first place in the National Garden Club’s annual poetry contest.

Shaler Area School District is proud to recognize senior Zachary Hughes as being named a Commended Student in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Shaler Area School Board approved Dr. Bryan O’Black as Assistant Superintendent during its Sept. 16 meeting.

All Shaler Area juniors and seniors are trained in first aid and CPR during the course of their high school careers and given the opportunity to be certified in CPR through the American Heart Association.

Each year students in Life Skills and adapted physical education classes team up with Camp Guyasuta, in Sharpsburg, for outdoor lessons.

The Shaler Area School Board recognized several students during its Sept. 9 Committee of the Whole meeting for their heroic actions two situations.

Shaler Area High School seniors Adam Bleil and Tori Lorenz were accepted into the prestigious National Association for Music Education All-National Honor Ensembles and will perform alongside some of the best student musicians in the country in October.

The Ingomar Garden Club recognized the hard work and green thumbs of the Shaler Area Middle School students and staff by naming the middle school’s garden as September’s Garden of the Month.

Shaler Area School District is proud to announce 11 of its educators received certification to be Apple Vanguard Coaches.

Shaler Area High School students, Emily Weidner and Alexandra Evans, explored health careers this summer from practicing health care professionals in the 13th Annual Summer Health Career Academy, July 20-24.

A dozen Shaler Area students traveled to Spain this summer to experience the culture and language in the District’s first trip to the country.

Congratulations to Shaler Area High School sophomore Gia Thorpe who was accepted into the summer program, Intensive Law & Trial, July 11 to 21.

Jimmy Woods, a 1984 Shaler Area High School grad, is the owner of Mission Mahi food truck, which he uses to support recovering addicts.

David Berdik, an upcoming senior at Shaler Area High School, placed first in the Desktop Application Programming category at the Future Business Leaders of America’s National Leadership Conference, held in Chicago in July.

Gavin Dietz, a second-grader at Marzolf Primary School, in the Shaler Area School District, will make his film debut in “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” when it is released in June.

Shaler Area School District will expand its STEAM initiatives into the primary level next school year with the help of a $20,000 grant awarded through the Allegheny Intermediate Unit’s Center for Creativity and provided by the Chevron Corporation, the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation and the Grable Foundation.

Burchfield Primary students entered the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania’s Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl poster contest and poetry contest for the first time this year and came back with top local and state prizes.

Zach Reed, a freshman at Shaler Area High School, placed third in WQED’s August Wilson Education Project “The 11th Play Competition” for his play, “Lead Astray.”

JoAnne Townsend, assistant principal at Shaler Area High School, received the 2014 Leadership Award from Blended Schools Network during the 64th annual PASCD Conference, in Hershey, for her work with the Shaler Area Academy.

Students at Rogers Primary School will be able to curl up with a good book and furry friend with the return of the Reading with Rover program.

Shaler Area High School students took home the top prize and four additional awards in the 2015 High School Japanese Speech Contest on March 6 at the University of Pittsburgh.

Shaler Area High School seniors Josiah Johnson and Jacob Nasiadka, came in first and second place, respectively, in the 2015 University of Pittsburgh High School Integration Bee on Sunday, April 12 .

Shaler Area High School junior David Berdik will represent the school district in the Future Business Leaders of America’s National Leadership Conference after placing second in the state in the Desktop Application Programming category.

Thirty Shaler Area High School students participated in and received recognition for their performance on two national exams, which tested their knowledge in the Latin language and mythology.

Josiah Johnson, a senior at Shaler Area High School has been named one of 15,000 National Merit Scholarship Finalists.

Students from Rogers Primary School will attend Burchfield Primary School starting Wednesday, April 8, following an April 4 fire that temporarily closed Rogers Primary. 

Shaler Area School District will hold a special meeting for all Rogers Primary School parents on Tuesday, April 7, at 6:30 p.m. at the Burchfield Primary gymnasium, to discuss the transition plan for the Kindergarten through third-grade students.

Five Shaler Area student musicians will represent the District in the annual Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District honors ensembles this spring.

Shaler Area High School AP chemistry students, Tyler Eklund and Logan Hellinger, recently were recognized for their essays in the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh 2014-2015 High School Science Essay Contest.

The Shaler Area Education Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the educational needs and curricular advancement of students in the Shaler Area School District by seeking grants and donations to purchase necessary equipment and resources to advance current and potential programs.

Congratulations to the Shaler Area students who qualified for the WPIAL Diving Championships this month. Come cheer on our Titans.

Adam Bleil, a junior at Shaler Area High School, is one of 16 students from across the state who was accepted into the all-state jazz ensemble to perform at the 2015 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association All-State Conference.

Three Middle School GATE students placed in the Plant and Pollinator pair drawing contest, the third Challenge in The Fairchild Challenge at Phipps, a yearlong environmental competition.

Shaler Area High School students are creating memories for youth around the world who otherwise would have few childhood mementos through The Memory Project.

Shaler Area High School students are taking their English class lessons from book to social media in a new project they hope will go viral.

Shaler Area High School students are being recognized by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

Five Shaler Area High School students were chosen to perform in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) Region Chorus concert, to be held on Friday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m.

Shaler Area School District welcomes Shaler Township Police Officer Frank Spiker as the district’s first School Resource Officer.

Shaler Area student named Miss Pennsylvania Junior Teen
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Marzolf Primary student wins third place in the national PBS Kids Writers Contest for his story “Seeds from Space”.