{"id":10896,"date":"2018-05-18T13:53:12","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T17:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=10896"},"modified":"2018-05-18T23:09:55","modified_gmt":"2018-05-19T03:09:55","slug":"take-a-father-to-school-day-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2018\/05\/18\/take-a-father-to-school-day-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a Father to School Day 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pittsburgh Public Schools held their annual \u201cTake a Father to School Day 2018,\u201d welcoming fathers, grandfathers, uncles, and positive male role models.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s theme is #PPSMenRead. Each school will have various activities to celebrate literacy.<\/p>\n

This year’s event featured a dance competition, a visit from Pirates coaches and the Pirate Parrot, as well as a visit from WAMO.<\/p>\n

This marks the 20th year of the program.<\/p>\n

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A father and son leave Pittsburgh Langley K-8’s Take a Father to School Day on Friday, May 18, 2018 in Sheraden. Pittsburgh Public Schools invites fathers, grandfathers, uncles, and other positive male role models to accompany students to school for a day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pittsburgh Langley K-8 students, Aliyah Bonner, 11, Maylee Young, 10, Zakareya Harris,10, and Amyah Dorsey,10 react to the Pirate Parrot during the school’s Take a Father to School Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Darius Auston hugs his daughter, Dariana, 8, after he arrived for Take a Father to School Day at Langley K-8.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jerome McKinney helps his daughter, Nevaeh, 11, with her baseball glove during Pittsburgh Langley K-8’s Take a Father to School Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Allen Haley, center, of Sheraden, takes part in the dads vs. sons dance competition during Pittsburgh Langley K-8’s Take a Father to School Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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