News from the Laurel Highlands School District

Laurel Highlands School District announces that Dr. Jesse T. Wallace III, Superintendent of Schools, has submitted his notice of retirement, effective immediately. The Board of School Directors, Faculty and the Staff of the Laurel Highlands School District extends its appreciation to Dr. Wallace for his years of dedicated service to the students, staff, and community of Laurel Highlands, and wishes him well in his retirement. The Board has initiated the search for an interim

Due to unforeseen circumstances, The Athletic and ExtraCurricular Committee Meeting and The Curriculum Meeting have been cancelled for Monday 11/2/26. They will be rescheduled at a later date.

The Interact club's latest service project, Project Sunshine, sent messages of hope, encouragement, and warmth to patients undergoing care at the Hillman Cancer Center in Uniontown, PA. Our students created 162 beautiful and thoughtful cards with the hopes of brightening up the lives of others.

On Thursday, October 8, the Interact club officers, Preston Hill, Cameryn McClean, and Lola Mitchell, attended the Annual Interact District Conference at the Greensburg Country Club. Lola Mitchell currently serves on the student board of directors for our area. Our officers had the opportunity to learn about community service projects by attending breakout sessions on Rotary Youth Exchange, The Peace Pole Project, ShelterBox USA, Build-A-Chair Foundation, Pawsitive Impact The

LAUREL HIGHLANDS FALL SPORTS PASSES -STUDENT AND ADULT- WILL NOT BE HONORED BY THE WPIAL FOR FALL PLAY-OFF GAMES-2026 STUDENT AND ADULT TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED ON LINE STUDENTS-$5.00 IF PURCHASED ON LINE-ADULT TICKETS-$7.00 ALL TICKETS AT THE GATE-7.00 Bracket Link: https://wpial.org/tournaments/?id=6 Ticket Link: https://gofan.co/WPIAL

On Tuesday, October 20th, students in all of Mr. Gantzhorn's Spanish classes and Mrs. Gaster’s Literature classes will be registering for Seton Hill College in High School credits during class. No payment is required on Tuesday. After students register, Seton Hill will email payment instructions directly to parents.

Please see the letter below from the superintendent and the Laurel Highlands School District family. Dear Families, Staff, and Community Members, It is with a heavy heart that I write to you today. Our school community has recently experienced the profoundly painful loss of several of our beloved staff members and a former student. During times like these, words often feel inadequate to express the deep sorrow and grief we share as a community. Our thoughts, prayers, and deep

See flyer for info!

Please see attached flyer for more information regarding these topics held at Trinity High School hosted by the Institute for Disability, Empowerment and Advocacy at Duquesne University.

In conjunction with EEUCC this grant provides support for Harvesting Knowledge: LHMS Outdoor Learning project.

Oct 27 Toy Story Event at the High School