Work on Peebles Pavilion begins

A groundbreaking ceremony was held June 28 at Peebles Elementary School for the new Peebles Pavilion open-air classroom. The Peebles Elementary Parent-Teacher Association Pavilion Committee presented the North Allegheny School District with a $50,000 check to pay for the cost and construction. Digging in at the groundbreaking, from left to right are: William Kirk, assistant director, North Allegheny School District Facilities Department, Project Management and Infrastructure Design; Alexis McKinley, PTA president; Susie Bjalobok, Peebles Elementary principal; Dr. Michele Dowell, assistant superintendent of elementary education; Jay Schmidt, PTA treasurer; Bill Brown, general manager, Baierl Acura, a platinum sponsor; Nikki Burger, PTA social chair; Dr. Kirsten Lin, Direct Care Physicians of Pittsburgh, a gold sponsor; Jamie Karlovits, PTA volunteer coordinator; Michelle Schmidt, PTA treasurer-elect; Shelley Rodgers, PTA webmaster; Catherine Reich, PTA vice president-elect; Amanda Hirsh, PTA vice president and Peebles elementary teachers Julie Pistella, Jolene Cernicky and Jennifer Selepack.

The Peebles Elementary Parent-Teacher Association Pavilion Committee presented the North Allegheny School District with a $50,000 check on June 28, 2022, to pay for the cost and construction of the new Peebles Pavilion, an open-air classroom. From left to right: Alexis McKinley, Peebles PTA president; Bill Brown, general manager, Baierl Acura, a platinum sponsor; Jay Schmidt, Peebles PTA treasurer; Susie Bjalobok, Peebles Elementary principal; Kermit Houser, North Allegheny’s assistant director of finance/treasurer; Dr. Michele Dowell, assistant superintendent of elementary education; Dr. Kirsten Lin, Direct Care Physicians of Pittsburgh, a gold sponsor; William Kirk, assistant director, North Allegheny’s Facilities Department, Project Management and Infrastructure Design.