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Defending World Champions lead Keystone Oaks back to Odyssey of the Mind World Finals

One Keystone Oaks Odyssey of the Mind team will be defending its World Champion title after qualifying for the OM World Finals for the third consecutive year!  The Precisely Cut Potatoes, which won

Young Playwrights at Middle School continue winning streak with award-winning play

For the third consecutive school year, a team of Keystone Oaks Middle School students have been selected as winners in Pittsburgh City Theatre’s annual Young Playwrights Contest! The play, “Bolts

Middle School students win awards in regional video contest

A team of seven Keystone Oaks Middle School students recently brought home two awards in this year’s “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” video contest.  Their video, which showcased the role that

Future educators earn a spot to compete at the National Educators Rising Conference

Three Keystone Oaks High School students will be competing in the Educators Rising National Conference after earning top honors at the recent state conference.  Seniors Vee Betta and Kellen Veri

Eradicate Hate Committee honored at regional summit, hosts second annual Cultural Celebration Day

It has been an exciting month for Keystone Oaks High School’s Eradicate Hate Committee!  In March, ten Keystone Oaks High School students joined their peers from 26 school districts for the

Keystone Oaks superintendent officially welcomed into prestigious League of Innovative Schools

In March, Keystone Oaks Superintendent Dr. Stropkaj and High School Principal Dr. Linnert traveled to Seattle, Washington, for the League of Innovative Schools Spring 2026 Convening, where Dr.

New Golden Eagle image, updated branding approved by the Keystone Oaks Board of School Directors

Keystone Oaks Superintendent Dr. Stropkaj released a letter to the community about the new Golden Eagle image, new color palette, and refreshed interlocking KO logo.

Keystone Oaks Junior Kira Voichenko Wins Statewide Pre-Apprentice Achievement Award

Junior Kira Voichenko has been selected as the winner of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry’s Outstanding Registered Pre-Apprentice Achievement Award!

Keystone Oaks Middle & High School Robotics Teams compete at the Western PA Championships

The 2025-2026 robotics competition season was a successful one for both the Middle and High School Robotics Teams, with both advancing to the state championships!

New “Passing the Torch” podcast series builds connections through anonymous conversations

What happens when you remove the pressure of identity and simply let students talk? Passing the Torch, a new cross-building collaborative podcast series, explores this question.

Celebrating Success: Recognizing end-of-season accomplishments for winter teams and athletes

Congratulations to our winter athletic teams and student athletes on their tremendous success!  Both the boys and girls basketball teams competed in the first round of the WPIAL

Four Odyssey of the Mind teams advance to the PA State Finals

Four of the Keystone Oaks School District’s Odyssey of the Mind teams earned top honors in the recent regional competition and are advancing to the PA State Finals!

Six students perform as part of the PMEA District 1 Senior High Orchestra Festival

Six Keystone Oaks High School students performed as part of the PMEA District 1 Senior High Orchestra Festival in late January.

Celebrating Success: Recognizing the accomplishments of Keystone Oaks' winter sports athletes

From 1,000 career points, to qualifying for the WPIAL Gymnastics Bronze Invitational, it was a successful season for winter sports! Congratulations to Keystone Oaks gymnast Sydney Maegle who

Celebrating 150 Years of Dedication: Congratulations to our retirees!

Join us in recognizing four individuals who retired at the end of the first semester and one who is retiring in mid-March.