Quaker Valley Middle School

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Attendance

If you know in advance that your child will miss school, please email [email protected] or call 412-749-5000 (option 1) to report the absence. Be sure to indicate the date of absence, reason for absence, and any additional pertinent information. On the day a student is absent, a ParentSquare alert will be sent home indicating that your child is not in school. If you have not yet submitted an excuse for the day, please do so through the link included in the message.

QVMS Girls Lacrosse Sign-Ups (Spring 2026)
Girls interested in 7th and 8th grade (U14) girls lacrosse are asked to complete the linked form to both indicate interest and provide contact information so that student-athletes as well as their parents/guardians can receive more information to register. Registration closes February 20th. The season runs March 2nd - May 16th. If you have any questions, please contact the team managers: Marie Borstelmann and Kara McCune at [email protected]

Middle School Boys Lacrosse Sign-Ups (Spring 2026)
7th and 8th grade (U14) boys register for lacrosse via the SVLAX website: https://www.qvra.org/lacrosse-home Registration is closing in a couple of weeks, please register soon! *If your son needs a new uniform this year (new to the program or needs a larger size), please reach out to [email protected]. Practices will start in March and games will run April through May. SVLAX will continue to run programming for all 6th grade players as well (U12 - 5th and 6th grade team).

Quaker Valley Middle School Track and Field Sign-Ups
Please use this link to sign up for the 2026 QVMS Track and Field team so that student-athletes as well as their parents/guardians will be included in all future communications regarding the upcoming season. Please feel free to reach out to Mr. Kelly with any questions as we prepare for the season to officially begin with the first practice on Monday, March 2, 2026. We would like for sign-ups to be completed by Friday, February 13, 2026, so that all student-athletes will have adequate time to complete the required online registration information so that they are cleared and ready to participate beginning with the first practice on Monday, March 2, 2026. Please let me know if you have any further questions.

Track and Field Spring Clinic for Quaker Valley Students in Grades 3-6
This Spring, Ryan Kelly, Quaker Valley Middle School Track and Field Coach is again offering a track and field Spring clinic for Quaker Valley Middle School students in 6th grade and Quaker Valley elementary students in grades 3-5. This opportunity is to provide students exposure to all that track and field offers and provide them with time to be instructed in the events of sprinting, distance running, hurdling, jumping, and throwing in a practice setting. This opportunity will occur on the track at Quaker Valley Middle School (GPS Address: 618 Harbaugh Street, Sewickley, PA 15143) from 8-10 AM on Saturday, March 7, 2026, Saturday, March 14, 2026, Saturday, March 21, 2026, Saturday, April 11, 2026, Saturday, April 18, 2026 and Saturday, April 25, 2026. If your student-athlete is interested in participating in this track and field Spring clinic, please reach out to Ryan Kelly via email to register your student-athlete and thank you for your interest.

ParentSquare Communication Platform

Quaker Valley School District uses ParentSquare for school communication. Parents/guardians, staff members, middle and high school students, and others receive important updates and notices via text and email notifications. We encourage parents/guardians to access their accounts so they can download the mobile app, which is available for download both in the App Store and on Google Play. Learn more about ParentSquare and how to use it here.