(L-R) Seniors Molly McCarthy, Mahak Sethi and
Tyler Viljaste are competing in an international
speech and debate competition.
Students Earn Top
Placement in
International Speech
& Debate
Competition
Pine-Richland High School students
are moving on in the “Top 64” teams and
are now in the “Top 32” as they compete
in the 17th annual International Public
Policy Forum, under the direction of
The Brewer Foundation and New York
University. This is the only contest that
gives high school students around the
world the opportunity to engage in
written and spoken debate on issues
of public policy. Students making up
the Pine-Richland team include seniors
Mahak Sethi, Molly McCarthy and Tyler
Viljaste, under the direction of PRHS
Teacher Jeff Byko. Pine-Richland is the
only team in Pennsylvania to move
on in the competition. For 2017-2018,
teams are debating the topic: “Resolved:
International climate accords for
greenhouse gas emissions should adopt
binding enforcement mechanisms.”
Senior Awarded
with Student of
Distinction
The Pittsburgh
Rotary named
senior Matthew
Zirckel with the
Student of
Distinction Award.
Matthew is a
member of the Air
Force JRTOC
Senior Matthew Zirckel program. The
earns the Student of
rotary recognizes
Distinction Award.
students who
demonstrate a willingness to help others
Pine-Richland
High School
Teacher Matthew
Roberts earned the
University of
Chicago
Outstanding
Educator Award.
Pine-Richland High
Teacher Matthew
School graduate
Roberts
Noah Adams, who
is attending the University of Chicago,
nominated him for the award. Noah, who
graduated in 2017, specifically thanked
Roberts for all he has done for him and
his peers in Asians Studies and AP
Psychology classes and for being a
sponsor of the Global Relations Club. The
university has asked entering students to
help identify and commend outstanding
high school educators for the past 30
years.
Board Approves
Senior Citizen Tax
Rebate
The Pine-Richland School Board
approved a property tax rebate program
for qualifying senior citizens, widows,
and widowers for the calendar year of
2017. The program is for residents of Pine
Township or Richland Township, who
have owned a home in Pine or Richland
Township for all of 2017 and used it as his
or her primary residence. The filer must
be classified as a senior citizen, widow or
widower. Review details and download
a packet by visiting pinerichland.org/
seniors.
Board Approves Tax
Resolution
The Pine-Richland School Board
approved a resolution certifying the
district will not raise local taxes at a rate
to exceed the school district’s Act 1 index
of 2.4% for 2018-2019. The purpose of
this resolution is to allow the school
Alumni Directory
Pine-Richland School
District to Update
Alumni Directory
Pine-Richland School District is
working with PCI-Harris Connect also
known as Publishing Concepts to update
the district alumni directory. PCI is a
company, which is located in Dallas,
Texas, that publishes directories for
educational institutions and military
organizations. During the school year,
you may receive a postcard or a phone
call. Graduates are not obligated to
update their information or purchase a
directory. However, the project allows
PRSD to receive important updates to
our database so we can better serve
you and future alumni. If you wish
not to be contacted, please email
[email protected] or call
724.625.7773, ext. 6202. If you would
like to provide the district with your
information, you can submit it via our
website by visiting pinerichland.org/
alumni.
Sign Up for District
E-Newsletter
The district has an electronic
newsletter packed with information
about the district. If you would like to
learn more about the district (budget
information, upcoming events like
musicals and plays and more), visit
pinerichland.org/community to sign up
for electronic newsletter.
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Teacher Earns
Outstanding
Educator Award
district to continue through the general
fund budget preparation process for
2018-2019.
This resolution states the school
board is not planning to raise the real
estate tax rate for next fiscal year beyond
the approved Act 1 index for the Pine-
Richland School District. You can read
more about the resolution by visiting
pinerichland.org/budget.
through initiatives and who are active
contributors in their community.