Implementation of the Plan for Excellence has already begun.  District administrators have been hard at work securing proposals for the complex task of moving furniture and equipment over a very short summer of 2015.  Administrators and representative of the Woodland Hills Education Association have also been working very closely and cooperatively to assure that all of our buildings will be staffed by the best and brightest teachers we have.  By very early February we hope to have named a Plan for Excellence Steering Committee that will assist the Board of Directors in monitoring and overseeing the progress of the Plan’s implementation.  We will also hold periodic community forums to help keep the members of the Woodland Hills community as up to date as possible on the work being done to make this exciting new vision a reality.  The Plan for Excellence represents what is perhaps the biggest change in the history of the Woodland Hills School District going back almost to its inception.  It is a bold and sweeping change that we believe will make our District among the best and most attractive public school systems in Allegheny County.  Our residents, and above all our students, deserve nothing less. We welcome you to the start of a new Woodland Hills School District.   It is my sincere hope that you will join us in this effort and that, together, we can move from a Plan for Excellence to a reality of excellence!

Please CLICK HERE for information on the 'After School Meals' for school-age children in the community for the 2014-2015 school year.

The workshop will be held on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at the Georgetown Centre in Pleasant Hills. To learn more please CLICK HERE. 

The Woodland Hills Foundation cordially invites you to our sixth annual

Chocolate & Diamonds Affair

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Valentine's Day!

6 pm

Edgewood Country Club

WHSD Faculty & Staff Tickets are $40/individual $80/couple

*Black Tie Optional*

(Tuxedos/Suits can be rented at Tuxedo Junction, 3463 William Penn Hwy, Monroeville)

This year's Friend of the Foundation Award recipient is Ali Nespoli.

Dessert will be provided by ManneyCakes.

Attached please find this year's invitation and RSVP card.  RSVPs can be printed out and mailed to:

Woodland Hills Foundation

PO Box 321

Turtle Creek, PA 15145

Questions can be directed to general.info@woodlandhillsfoundation.org or rebecca.f.kurtz@gmail.com.

We'll see you on Valentine's Day!

Wolverine Wrestler Tyriq Thompson took 3rd place in the annual Allegheny County Wrestling Championships this past weekend. 

The Woodland Hills High School offers a preschool program through its Child Development Program.  Parents of children who are 3-5 years old and live within the Woodland Hills School District are invited to register their children.

National Book Award winner and McArthur Fellow Terrance Hayes visited WHHS on December 17, 2014 to share his poetry and discuss his literary influences to students as part of the Woodland Hills Interaction Series.

Congratulations to Bilquisu Abdullah, Syed Rizvi and Sean Bright for earning first place in Fairchild Challenge #2 at Phipps. The second challenge asked middle school students in grades 6-8 to create a photo essay about the relationship between people and edible plants. Over 265 entries were submitted for the second challenge.

For the second year, the WHSD Certified School Nurse’s planned and hosted an evening of fun and healthy activities for middle school girls in the district…Girl’s Night Out!

The Woodland Hills Wolverines are celebrating the holiday spirit by donating to the less fortunate through the KISS-FM 96.1 'Stuff-a-Bus' toy drive for Toys for Tots.  The fundraiser was organized by the Woodland Hills High School student leadership class in conjunction with the Churchill Police Department. 

The Woodland Hills School District announces the plan for

The Pathway to Educational Excellence and Financial Stability:

Building the District of the Future to ensure that every student who passes through our door is Career and/or College ready.

WHHS seniors Justin McCord and J'Vonha Moore will be representing Woodland Hills in Temple University's Marching Band Day on Saturday, November 29, 2014 in Philadelphia. 

Artist, teacher and WHHS '93 Ramon Riley united his Pine-Richland High School students with students from his alma mater Woodland Hills High School to create art for a professional art exhibition.

On November 21, Woodland Hills High School students attended the first Pittsburgh Learning Pathways Summit at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

The students explored the concepts of digital badges, connected learning, and career pathways. 

WHHS senior Seirra Anderson was selected to present at the Junior Achievement 75th Anniversary Spirit of Enterprise Dinner and Award Ceremony on November 19th.

Senior swimmer Claudia Zido signed a National Letter of Intent this morning with Cleveland State University.  The soon-to-be CSU Viking has been a member of the Woodland Hills High School Varsity Swim Team since her freshman year. 

Congratulations to Sydney Kaboly, a junior at Woodland Hills High School, for winning second place in an essay contest through the Fairchild Challenge at Phipps Conservatory.  

On October 27th and 28th, the Woodland Hills High School Interact Club participated in the Salvation Army's Project Bundle-Up program. The students shopped with local children for coats, boots, hats, and gloves at the Monroeville JC Penney store. This is the WHHS Interact Club's sixth year helping with Project Bundle-Up. The shopping trip was sponsored by R:BASE Technologies in Murrysville.

Congratulations to Justin McCord (senior) and Leah Prestogeorge (junior) who represented Woodland Hills at PMEA Honors Choir on October 24 & 25 at Seton Hill University.

WHHS Anatomy & Physiology students along with students from the G.A.T.E. department participated with students across the globe today in a videoconference on Ebola.
 

On Friday October 24th, approximetly 100 WHHS students along with students around Allgheny County had the oppurtunity to hear from and interact with Mr. Bryant Salter.  A joint activity of the Woodland Hills Interaction Series (WHIS) and the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh, the event was another example of the unmatched oppurtunities that students at Woodland Hills High School have.

Senior Alexander Berkley, freshman Riley O'Neil, WH music staff member and '00 alumni Katie Miller, and '98 alumni Dan Parasky performed at Heinz Hall on Sunday, Oct. 26 as part of a 140 piece flute orchestra.  The performance, which was part of the Pittsburgh Symphony's Divine Travel concert, featured two different world premiere pieces. 

On October 22, the Woodland Hills High School library held a Read-a-Thon to promote the 'Big Read'. The 'Big Read' is a program sponsored by CCAC that promotes a county wide reading and discussion of one book. 

The teachers and staff at Wilkins Elementary showed their support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month by donating money and wearing pink this week.  Through their efforts, the staff has raised $380.  Way to go Wilkins!!

The C-SPAN Bus continued its trip across America today with a stop at Woodland Hills High School. 

The C-SPAN Bus is an interactive, multi-media learning center that brings C-SPAN’s coverage of public affairs to communities nationwide and teaches students, teachers and the public how to follow Washington Your Way.

National Book Award winner Colum McCann spoke this morning as featured author for the Allegheny County Library Association (ACLA)'s 2014 "One Book, One Community" program.

The crew of the USS CONSTITUTION, the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, and America’s Ship of State provided interactive events for WHHS students as part of the U.S. Navy's outreach program during Pittsburgh Navy Week.

In celebration of Pittsburgh Navy Week 2014, the Navy Northeast Band's popular music group, Rhode Island Sound, performed a concert at Woodland Hills High School on Wednesday, June 4th. Under the direction of Lieutenant Commander Carl Gerhard, this group of active duty Navy sailors provides musical support for military ceremonies, recruiting, morale and retention programs, and community relations.  The group performed a wide variety of the latest top-40 hits.

Congratulations to Miranda Miller for placing 1st at the 14th Congressional District's Art Show.  She is the grand prize winner and her work "City Built on Hope" will be displayed in our Nation's Capitol along with the other winners from across the United States. 

Click on this link to view the Approved 2014-2015 School Calendar.

Woodland Hills Junior Keiton Kramer received a $3,250 Scholarship Award from the Pennsylvania  American Legion Essay Contest.  Keiton's entry, titled "What Is Our Nation's Responsibility to Our Wounded Veterans?" placed 1st in the Western Section of the state, and took 3rd place statewide.

The Woodland Hills High School chapter of the National Honor Society had their Induction Ceremony, for new and returning members, on May 12, 2014.

Attention Woodland Hills High School fans! The Video Production class is a top finalist in the Pennsylvania Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative PSA contest! Please CLICK HERE to view the all-student directed and produced 60 second video, which is titled 60 Second Video C!  Please CLICK HERE to vote.  You can vote as many times as you want, and voting ends on April 4 at noon. Thanks for your support!

On March 19, Woodland Hills High School hosted a panel discussion with Vietnam War veterans in conjunction with CCAC's program "The Big Read." This event provided context for students who have studied the time period and read The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien.

The 2014 PIAA and WPIAL Champion rifle team was formally applauded for their historic season in both chambers of the state legislature this afternoon.  Sen. Costa and Rep. Costa introduced the team and head coach Matt Rodrigues as the House of Representatives presented the team with an official citation on the feat.

WATCH THE SENATE EVENT

WATCH THE HOUSE EVENT

Congratulations to Head Coach Matt Rodrigues and the WHHS Rifle squad on winning the 2014 Pennsylvania State Scholastic Team and Individual Smallbore Rifle Championships. It is the first state title for the program and also the first state team championship in Woody High history!  In addition, junior Mike Krivi won the Pennsylvania State Individual title for the Wolverines!

Congratulations to the WHHS Rifle team on another WPIAL Championship.  The team used a perfect score to dominate the competition and bring back the gold to Woody High!  It is the Wolverines 4th WPIAL Rifle title and second in the past 3 years.  

Congratulations to the Woodland Hills High School students who participated in the 31^st annual ESSPA Equations Tournament held in the WHHS Media Center on Tuesday, February 4th.  

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