Shaler Area

School District

Shaler Area

School District

Shaler Area

School District

Ryker Ferguson Earns a Spot in International Hockey Tournament

Ryker Ferguson, a fourth-grader at Shaler Area Elementary, is a dedicated hockey player, lacing up his skates with the local youth team the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite. Ryker recently qualified to compete with the Pennsylvania Brick team in Edmonton, Alberta over the 4th of July. Earning a spot to compete in

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Design to Make a Difference

Sixth-grade students at Shaler Area Elementary School are leveraging their imaginations to make the world a better place. Students are tasked with taking a board game and adapting it in a way to support making it easier for an individual with a disability or difficulties with their fine motor skills.

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SAES Student Designs Shirt for 143 Day of Kindness

The Shaler Area School District hosted a competition to design our shirts for 143 Day of Kindness. Many vibrant designs were submitted. This year’s winner is Bella Allegra, fifth-grade student at Shaler Area Elementary School. Monica C. McElwain, Burchfield Art Teacher, shares, “Bella’s artwork shows soothing patterns of leaves and

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Kids of Steel at Shaler Area Elementary Featured by WTAE

In early April, WTAE Channel 4 Action News joined us at Kids of Steel practice. They are going to be showing a special 1-hour segment about the Pittsburgh Marathon. They will be sharing how students train for the Kids Marathon, and they plan to feature our Shaler Area Elementary School’s

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Kids of Steel Kicks off at SAES

March 5th was our opening day of practice for Kids of Steel at SAES! The runners were excited and eager to start training for our upcoming races. Our Kids of Steel program is unique because Shaler Area High School varsity distance track coach, Tyler Schultz, brought 5 of his trackletes

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Students Premier Musical Skills

The Shaler Area Elementary School’s beginning orchestra and band students took the stage in February for their very first concert! These young musicians showcased their hard work and dedication, filling the auditorium with excitement and music. They did a great job and should be proud of their first performance!

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Students Learn from Holocaust Generations Speaker

In February, Shaler Area Elementary School welcomed Lynne Ravas, a former teacher and Holocaust Generations speaker, to present to sixth-grade students. Leading up to the presentation, students read and discussed the novel Number the Stars. Ms. Ravas shared with students and then opened the floor for a Q & A

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Registration is Open for the 13th Annual Run for the Titan Trail

The race will take place on Saturday, April 26 at 9:00am at Shaler Area Elementary school.  The 3.1-mile course will begin at Shaler Area Elementary School and circle through local neighborhood streets.  Families and participants of all ages are welcome!  Discounted pricing is available for students and group registrations of 4

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