United School District would like to recognize the hard work and dedication of our paraprofessionals! We couldn't do it without you.
Student Workshop Opportunity: Attached is a flyer for the annual UPMC Sports Medicine Student Aide Workshop. The spring workshop is offered to high school students who are interested in a career in athletic training/sports medicine. The program exposes students to key topics through lecture and hands-on practice of techniques and procedures.
The workshop is being held on Saturday, May 17th, from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, 8000 Cranberry Springs Drive, Cranberry Township, PA 16066.
The fee for the workshop is $40 and covers educational materials, supplies, continental breakfast, and lunch. A registration link is included in the flyer and must be completed in advance.
Please contact Rob McCabe with any questions at mccabere@upmc.edu or 412-432-3771.
Congratulations to our United Elementary students that participated in the Fort Ligonier Build a Fort Competition!
Will Conway and Ashley Manning (Grade 3)
Bodie Utnik and Luke Becker (Grade 5)
Brooke Kolarik and Gwenyth Burda (Grade 5)
Caroline Conway and Allison Manning (Grade 5)
Austin Frampton, Donevan Cook, and Keller Uncapher (Grade 6)
People's Choice Winners and Grade 6th -8th First place.
Senior Reminder -
Monday, April 7, 2025, by 6PM, is the due date for the United scholarship application and all supplemental information.
Please reference the posted information on the 2025 Google Classroom.
Attention Elementary Parents: Please take a moment to fill out our United Elementary School Title I Survey. Your input on this survey is valuable in partnering with us to support your child's educational needs.
To complete the survey click the link below:
https://forms.gle/Ztu6qx1hM4ifhXHV7
On Friday, March 28th, Komatsu representatives Lee Barbus (Site Manager) and Marlena Booth (Human Resource Manager) donated and delivered a new Bambu Lab 3D Printer, Bambu Lab AMS Filament System, and several boxes of 3D Printer Filament to our students at United Elementary School. This new addition to the United Elementary STEM Program will support our students in educational opportunities to further their STEM instruction. Komatsu has provided United students various educational opportunities through our STEM partnership initiatives in which students have visited the Komatsu site and are planning collaborative learning projects in the future.
The Education Policy and Leadership Center is offering a series of Public Forum via Zoom for state residents to participate in titled "What Education Does Each Child in PA Need?"
Westmoreland County Community College and United School District recently partnered on a grant opportunity to support student STEM initiatives in the area of commercial drone education and certification. This grant helps support United School District in its offering of a Commercial Drone Flying Course in which students participate in a drone flying curriculum that aligns with the FAA Commercial Drone Exam. At the culmination of this course, students take a field trip to complete the license exam and if they are successful in passing will have this credential to support their postsecondary plans. The grant supports the cost of the fee for the FAA Commercial Drone Exam for each student, transportation, and the purchase of a new state of the art drone in which students can use during their learning experiences.
The United School District has students with exceptional talents that do not always get the attention that they deserve. Marissa Bowers is a perfect example, Marissa painted this mural on a classroom wall in four days, just utilizing time that she had between classes.
Information on Kindergarten and Pre-K Counts Registration.
REMINDER:
Attention Jr./Sr. High Parents: We will be holding a Parent Informational Meeting regarding Dual Enrollment, Advanced Placement, and Associates in High School opportunities on March 20th at 5:00 p.m. Please register using the link below: https://forms.gle/SwPWPmPFMi1tgNKm8
Check out the GROW PA scholarship opportunity for graduating seniors as well as currently enrolled post-secondary students through PHEAA.
Please see the Revised 2024-2025 United School District School Calendar (Approved 03/11/2025).
The Walking Track has opened for the season on March 14th.
The hours will be 6:00 p.m. until dusk on weekdays; and 8:00 a.m. until dusk on weekends.
Please remember that if there is a district event taking place, the track will be closed to the public for walking.
This past week several High School students participated in the Heritage Academic Competitions held at various schools throughout the conference. Here are a few pictures of each of the five teams that participated this week. Congratulations to all teams!
The United High School Senior Class is hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, March 20th in the High School Main Gym. Blood supplies are critically low, and every pint of blood donated helps benefit our seniors with a scholarship from the American Red Cross. Appointments are required to attend. To schedule an appointment, visit the following website:
https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=UnitedHS
On March 5, United Elementary School sent three teams to compete in the Regional STEM Design Challenge in Elderton. Each team was tasked with using Knex to create a prototype of their own, original solution to a problem affecting traffic, infrastructure, and/or urban development. Our students competed in a field of 38 teams from 8 school districts. Thank you to these students for representing our school so well, and making us proud! A special congratulations to our team of 6th graders (Andrew Buchkoski, Madelyn Oliver, and Ona Sisitiki) who placed first in the 6th to 8th grade division. They will now advance to the state competition in Harrisburg this May.
Attention Jr./Sr. High Parents: We will be holding a Parent Informational Meeting regarding Dual Enrollment, Advance Placement, and Associates in High School opportunities on March 20th. Please register using the link below:
https://forms.gle/SwPWPmPFMi1tgNKm8
Please consider nominating one (or more) of our outstanding educators for the Excellence in Education Teacher of the Year Award. One teacher selected from United School District will be in the running for the Indiana County Excellence in Education Award in April.
Nominate a teacher by using the link below:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=uEQay2u_MEOSo_KQn8gwrAFjOwsoOrFEp6s23Q1lWDJUOUpIUVJJR0UxOEEwWENCV1NGNkMzOVlNWi4u
The attached letter is a followup communication to a letter shared by the school district on January 10, 2025 regarding Powerschool.
We ask that you please read the letter in its entirety as it relates to an email that some have recently received directly from Powerschool.
