The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reminding parents to ensure their children are properly vaccinated as they head back to school. More information is available here.

Rep. Pyle welcomes Joseph Crissman and Hayley Woodside, winners of the 2018 State Elks Anti-Drug Video Contest, to the floor of the House. Hayley and Joey wrote, directed and acted in an anti-drug short video based on the theme "What Heroes Do” which won the state-wide Elks Drug Awareness Video Contest for their High School age group. Their video won at the local and district levels and was chosen as the overall winner in the state. The video was submitted for entry into the National contest and may be featured on the elkskidszone.org website and/or in ENF or DAP publications. They were honored by the speaker of the House and presented citations by Pyle for their achievement. You can watch of video of Pyle’s speech here. You can watch their winning video here.

Freeport High School girls’ volleyball won the state Championship and were honored during a ceremony on the House floor by Rep. Pyle and Speaker Mike Turzai. This was the Lady Yellowjackets first statewide title ever and the first athletic title in the school’s history. Above, Freeport Mayor Jim Swartz presents a citation to the state champs on the stairs of the Ryan Office Building. Below, with the team and Sen. Don White on the Capitol steps.

Reps. Pyle and Joe Petrarca meeting with members of the Alle-Kiski Valley leadership Conference to discuss regional issues.