Photo: Carl Watson is Pittsburgh Morrow PreK-8's new principal. He is a graduate of the Pittsburgh Public Schools system. Photo by Sean P. Ray By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor While teachers are the school personnel students most often interact with, principals also play a vital role in the educatio...

A community meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 14 to discuss the Woods Run Stormwater Management Project* in Riverview Park. The meeting will take place at Perry High School from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Story by Ashlee Green Photo by Neil Strebig According to the Environmental Protection Agency, approxima...

By Merecedes J. Howze, Pittsburgh Public Schools The 2018-2019 school year is quickly approaching, and four Northside schools have new school leaders.  In addition to the new (and some familiar) faces at these schools, Northside parents will be afforded the opportunity to meet their child’s principa...

By Chloe Burkart and Ashlee Green The eighth annual free basketball camp hosted by P.R.O.M.I.S.E. (Protecting and Restoring the Order of Mankind with the Initiative of Serving Elders) will take place from July 25 to 27 at Perry High School. Presented by Jakim Donaldson, a native Pittsburgher and pro...

Newly formed Five Points Business District of Observatory Hill group activates the commercial district with public events. By Lauren Stauffer Tents lined Perry High School’s back parking lot on Sunday, July 1 with local residents and businesses offering a wide variety of new-to-you goods, crafted je...

Tuesday, May 16 is the primary election for school board seats in Pittsburgh Public Districts 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9. District 9 includes Chartiers Early Childhood Center, Langley K-8, Morrow PreK-8, Westwood K-5, Classical 6-8, Perry High School, and the Gifted Center. The two candidates running for Dis...

One Northside has partnered with the Community College of Allegheny County, Perry High School, BMe Community and Ya Momz House, Inc. to create Northside Narratives, an initiative that was designed to spark entrepreneurship in students at PHS. Forty project proposals were chosen and will receive $1,0...

by Merecedes J. Howze, Pittsburgh Public Schools In September, the Pittsburgh Board of Education approved the selection of James Cooper as Principal of Pittsburgh Perry Traditional Academy. Principal Cooper’s first official day was Monday, October 17. “My first order of business is to listen, learn,...

Photos by Lauren Stauffer Perry High School Community Day was held on Monday, June 13 to highlight the achievements and future endeavors of the faculty, staff and students, and to continue establishing a strong relationship with the community. The event ran from 1-4 p.m. and included a variety of ac...

Pittsburgh Perry High School JROTC Cadets are holding a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, May 13 in the Perry High School Drill Hall. The cadets organized the drive to help support the Central Blood Bank. The cadets will also be placing flags on veterans graves in Highwood Cemetery on Fri...