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PRSD Timeline
Video of PR History
Eden Hall Upper Elementary School Dedication
- The 1800s—Students study in single room schoolhouses.
- 1932—Washington Elementary is built.
- 1936—Pine Elementary is constructed. Secondary students travel outside the area to attend high school.
- 1956—Richland Junior/Senior High opens to educate 750 students in grades 7-12.
- 1958—Pine & Richland Townships merge to form the Pine-Richland Joint School District.
- 1958—The first class at Richland Junior/Senior High graduates.
- 1958—Hance Elementary is constructed.
- 1959—Wexford Elementary in Pine Township opens.
- 1960—Pine Junior High opens after being built to accommodate the growing student body. Pine Junior High Houses grades 7-9 and RHS accommodates grades 10-12.
- 1971—The school district changes its name to Babcock School District.
- 1971—Wexford Elementary is renovated.
- 1979—The district completes a renovation of Richland Senior High.
- 1982—Pine Junior High becomes Pine Middle School for students in grades 6-8. RHS transitions to serve grades 9-12.
- 1982—The district changes name to Pine-Richland School District to bring a sense of recognition and commonality.
- 1985—Pine Elementary School is sold and is now home to Stepping Stones Children's Center.
- 1992 -1993—Richland High School closes.
- 1993—The newly constructed Pine-Richland High School at 700 Warrendale Road in Pine Township opens. Pine Middle is renamed Pine-Richland Middle School. PRHS is dedicated on November 13, 1993, the same day that RHS was dedicated 35 years earlier. Crews begin a transformation on RHS to remodel it into Richland Elementary School.
- 1994—Washington Elementary School closes and the building is sold to St. Barnabas.
- 1996—PRMS is remodeled and expanded.
- 1998—The district completes the Wexford Elementary expansion and renovation project.
- 2000—District Administrative Offices are dedicated on October 23, 2000, after being moved from Ewalt Road in Richland Township to PRHS on Warrendale Road. The PRHS expansion is completed.
- 2001—PRHS Stadium is constructed. Hance Elementary is dedicated after a remodeling and expansion project on October 21, 2001.
- 2006—Ground is broken for a new upper elementary school to accommodate grades 4-6.
- 2007—The district begins a feasibility study on expanding the high school for the second time.
- 2008—PRSD celebrates 50 years with a community celebration at PRHS (see the 50th video). PRSD opens Eden Hall Upper Elementary School in August 2008 and officially dedicates it on November 2, 2008. Click here for a video of the dedication.
- 2010—PRHS officially breaks ground in November 2010 as work begins to expand the high school to accommodate a growing population. Click here to see the groundbreaking ceremony details.
- 2012—The expanded portion of PRHS opens to students featuring the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) Center expansion. The newly expanded portion is dedicated in September 2012.
- 2018—The district celebrates 60 years. Stadium visitor lockers and team rooms are updated at the stadium.
- 2019—The district updates its demographic study for redistricting purposes.
- 2020—The district finalizes the redistricting recommendation for the start of the 2021-2022 school year. The RAMS Cage practice field project is completed.
- 2021—The district implements the first year of redistricting. PRSD celebrates being recognized with the Excellence Award by the Mid-Atlantic Alliance for Performance Excellence program.