Pittsburgh Christian Academy (PCA) marked its grand opening with a ribbon cutting on the first day of school, Wednesday morning, August 31, 2022. The new school opened with an enrollment of 150 students and 38 staff members to serve Pre-K through Grade 12 students in West Mifflin and throughout the Greater Pittsburgh area. 

Students who earned local, state and national accolades and recent retirees with a combined 164 years in the district were recognized by the West Jefferson Hills School District Board during their recent monthly meeting.

A total of 16 students from Jefferson Hills Intermediate School earned honors for their PTA Reflections submissions and were recognized by the Board. Ava Flood won a National PTA Award of Excellence for her Dance Choreography entry in the Intermediate grade division. She will receive a $200 Young Artist Scholarship in addition to a silver medal and a plaque. Alex Lauver, Danielle Parsons and Flood were selected Pennsylvania honorees for their PTA Reflections and received a medal and a plaque.

A record number of Thomas Jefferson High School students recently began taking Advanced Placement (AP) Exams and some of those students recently were lauded at a pair of events.  Students who pass AP exams may qualify to earn college credits.

By Sarah Petrovich, TJHS senior