New Kensington-Arnold 5th graders spend morning fishing at Valley High School

Triblive | Monday, May 13, 2024 4:07 p.m.

Louis B. Ruediger | TribLive

Pat Nee, assistant to New Kensington-Arnold Superintendent Chris Sefcheck, talks to about 30 students in the parking lot of Valley High School in New Kensington before the start of the district’s fishing event Monday.

Fifth grade students in the New Kensington-Arnold School District enjoyed a morning of fishing Monday at Valley High School.

Little Pucketa Creek was stocked with trout just before students began casting their lines, with the help of high school students. The fifth graders are students at Roy A. Hunt Elementary in Arnold.

The district’s annual “Teach a Kid to Fish Day” started years ago when district officials decided to use the creek running past the high school to teach children how to fish.