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At Pittsburgh Allegheny, football and academics are the perfect combination

BRICE FLENORY, PROJECT MANAGER AT PITTSBURGH ALLEGHENY K-5, leads the students in football games during recess. He’s the quarterback for all teams, looking to get all students on the field involved. (Photos by Rob Taylor Jr.)

Football is tradition in Pittsburgh.

It unifies strangers. It brings families closer.

And for the past decade, it’s been the recipe in getting students at Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 to learn teamwork and organization while keeping their grades up.

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