The Woodland Hills School District is honored to be the recipient of a generous donation from U.S. Steel and the Edgar Thomson Plant to help support the district's competitive robotics teams that recently returned from the 2026 VEX Robotics World Championships in St. Louis.
The donation from U.S. Steel was presented to the district and members of the sixth-grade Robotic Wolverines on Thursday, May 28 prior to the district-wide third grade robotics competition at Turtle Creek Elementary STEAM Academy. Chris Hannigan, the Plant Inventory Manager at the Edgar Thomson Works, presented the check for $11,000 to Woodland Hills School District Acting Superintendent Dr. Jean Livingston, Director of STEAM and Innovation Tina Dietrich, and the team members.
The Woodland Hills School District is proud to have forged a rapidly growing partnership with Mr. Hannigan, U.S. Steel, and the Edgar Thomson Works throughout the 2025-26 school year. Alongside the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation, Mr. Hannigan and U.S. Steel helped support the STEM Literacy nights held at all three elementary schools in the second half of the school year. Each school received books to add to their respective libraries, and participating students all went home with a new book to read.
Woodland Hills expresses its sincere thanks to Mr. Hannigan, U.S. Steel, and the Edgar Thomson Plant for their support, and the district looks forward to continuing the partnership next year and beyond.
