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![Robotics teams advance to state FLL championship]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768505124/uscsdk12paus/wefa3z4ssijgw0hjbto1/FLL-Robotics.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1768505124/uscsdk12paus/wefa3z4ssijgw0hjbto1/FLL-Robotics.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1768505124/uscsdk12paus/wefa3z4ssijgw0hjbto1/FLL-Robotics.png","width":800}])
Three Upper St. Clair middle school robotics teams have qualified for the Pennsylvania FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Championship following strong performances at the Western Pennsylvania FLL Grand Championship on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at Aliquippa High School.
![2026-27 calendar proposed – feedback accepted thru Jan. 26]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768263845/uscsdk12paus/dk0ej05wczjlihibva6x/2026-27ProposedCalendar.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1768263845/uscsdk12paus/dk0ej05wczjlihibva6x/2026-27ProposedCalendar.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1768263845/uscsdk12paus/dk0ej05wczjlihibva6x/2026-27ProposedCalendar.png","width":800}])
The Upper St. Clair School District has posted its proposed calendar for the 2026-27 school year. The district values stakeholder input and is accepting feedback through Monday, Jan. 26, 2026.
![Fort Couch student selected for U.S. Youth Futsal National Team]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1767984374/uscsdk12paus/vnce2jlqdkdopbzqd5m6/BlohmFutsal.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1767984374/uscsdk12paus/vnce2jlqdkdopbzqd5m6/BlohmFutsal.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1767984374/uscsdk12paus/vnce2jlqdkdopbzqd5m6/BlohmFutsal.png","width":800}])
An eighth-grade student at Fort Couch Middle School recently represented the United States on an international stage.
![Middle School Students Earn National Honors in Math]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1766506097/uscsdk12paus/utidbfn3boanv6zsuht8/12-22-25NoeticMath.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1766506097/uscsdk12paus/utidbfn3boanv6zsuht8/12-22-25NoeticMath.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1766506097/uscsdk12paus/utidbfn3boanv6zsuht8/12-22-25NoeticMath.png","width":800}])
Four Upper St. Clair middle school students were recently named to the Noetic Learning Math Contest (NLMC) Fall 2025 National Honor Roll.
![Middle schools named Schools-to-Watch]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1765311643/uscsdk12paus/l63ek8qycjle2i6pvo31/2025SchoolToWatch.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1765311643/uscsdk12paus/l63ek8qycjle2i6pvo31/2025SchoolToWatch.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1765311643/uscsdk12paus/l63ek8qycjle2i6pvo31/2025SchoolToWatch.png","width":800}])
Boyce and Fort Couch middle schools have once again been recognized as Pennsylvania Don Eichhorn Schools to Watch (STW) – marking the sixth time both schools have earned this prestigious designation.
![USCSD ranks No. 7 nationally and No. 1 in Pennsylvania]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762890650/uscsdk12paus/pia6zphu449yjt9efk2d/MoneyInc-rankings.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762890650/uscsdk12paus/pia6zphu449yjt9efk2d/MoneyInc-rankings.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762890650/uscsdk12paus/pia6zphu449yjt9efk2d/MoneyInc-rankings.png","width":800}])
Upper St. Clair School District has been recognized as the seventh best school district in the United States and No. 1 in Pennsylvania for academic excellence and student outcomes, according to Money Inc.
![Elementary & middle schools among Pennsylvania’s BEST]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761748499/uscsdk12paus/dmls74e9b6ejzlvibhqq/2026Best-ElemMS.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761748499/uscsdk12paus/dmls74e9b6ejzlvibhqq/2026Best-ElemMS.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1761748499/uscsdk12paus/dmls74e9b6ejzlvibhqq/2026Best-ElemMS.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1761748499/uscsdk12paus/dmls74e9b6ejzlvibhqq/2026Best-ElemMS.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1761748499/uscsdk12paus/dmls74e9b6ejzlvibhqq/2026Best-ElemMS.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1761748499/uscsdk12paus/dmls74e9b6ejzlvibhqq/2026Best-ElemMS.png","width":2200}])
Upper St. Clair School District’s elementary and middle schools once again rank among the top 1% in Pennsylvania, according to U.S. News & World Report.
![Siblings Earn Top Honors in Statewide Poster Contest]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761164694/uscsdk12paus/mrcotlgmyfnrej6vqcsz/2025BusPosterWinners.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761164694/uscsdk12paus/mrcotlgmyfnrej6vqcsz/2025BusPosterWinners.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761164694/uscsdk12paus/mrcotlgmyfnrej6vqcsz/2025BusPosterWinners.png","width":800}])
Upper St. Clair siblings Arjun and Lipi Kairi earned first-place honors in the 2025 School Bus Safety Poster Contest, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).
![Sisters Launch Community Clean-Up Days]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1760543839/uscsdk12paus/gbkqxwog6a4exjbq5nwn/USCclean-up.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1760543839/uscsdk12paus/gbkqxwog6a4exjbq5nwn/USCclean-up.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1760543839/uscsdk12paus/gbkqxwog6a4exjbq5nwn/USCclean-up.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1760543839/uscsdk12paus/gbkqxwog6a4exjbq5nwn/USCclean-up.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1760543839/uscsdk12paus/gbkqxwog6a4exjbq5nwn/USCclean-up.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1760543839/uscsdk12paus/gbkqxwog6a4exjbq5nwn/USCclean-up.png","width":2200}])
Three Upper St. Clair students are leading the charge to keep their community clean. Sisters Briere (grade 9), Ashlyn (grade 7), and Talon Etter (grade 5) recently launched USC Community Clean-Up Days, collecting more than 20 bags of trash during their inaugural event on Sunday, Oct. 12, along a 2.5-mile stretch of Route 19. Plans for additional Clean-Up Days are already underway.
![Homecoming excitement travels to elementary & middle schools]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1759242448/uscsdk12paus/fbct39ckmpyqpoqiqs4c/2025HocoTour.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1759242448/uscsdk12paus/fbct39ckmpyqpoqiqs4c/2025HocoTour.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1759242448/uscsdk12paus/fbct39ckmpyqpoqiqs4c/2025HocoTour.png","width":800}])
The celebration kicked off on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, with the annual Homecoming Tour.
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