SEEKING GREATNESS Mt. Lebanon High School’s Great Alumni Award, established by the Mt. Lebanon High School Student Council in 2004, recognizes outstanding alumni who have made a significant impact in their communities and professions. Honorees are selected based on their exceptional contributions in at least one of the following areas: improving the lives of others, community service, volunteer work, or professional achievement. Nominations for the 2026 Great Alumni Award are being accepted through April 15. Learn more and download a nomination form at mtlsd.org/community/alumni/great-alumni [1].
ART ON DISPLAY Mt. Lebanon High School Student Art Show is on Friday, April 24, in the high school’s center court and C20 lobby, from 7 to 9 p.m. The show is free and open to the public.
SHREK THE MUSICAL Mt. Lebanon High School performers are putting the finishing touches on Shrek the Musical before taking the stage on Thursday, April 30. The musical has 7:30 p.m. showtimes on April 30-May 2, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday.
Purchase tickets at mtlsd.org/fine-arts/tickets [2], or by calling 412-344-2067.
MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION Keynotes is accepting applications for its 2026 Music Scholarship Competition which will be held Saturday, May 9. Cash awards totaling more than $16,000 will be awarded. Instrumentalists must be under 26 years of age by June 1, 2025 and vocalists must be under the age of 30. The student must be a full-time music major at a college, university or music school or a graduating high school senior accepted for admission as a full-time music major. Contestant must be current legal resident of Pennsylvania for one year, or if out of state, attending a school in Pennsylvania, can provide proof of Pennsylvania address. Application deadline is April 30. For an application, call Lori Walter at 412-260-6972 or email her at houdini5@hotmail.com [3], or apply online at keynotesmusicscholarship.com.
Amanda Gillen, Scrubgrass Road, is the new president of the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums’ board of directors. Last year, Gillen was named executive director of the Frick Pittsburgh Museums & Gardens, where she had worked for more than 20 years in several capacities, including director of learning and visitor experience.
Mt. Lebanon native named president and CEO of Brentwood Bank
Bill Garvey, a lifelong Mt. Lebanon resident with more than three decades of banking leadership experience, is the new president and chief executive officer of Brentwood Bank.
Brentwood Bank primarily serves the South Hills, including Bethel Park, Brentwood, Upper St. Clair, Peters Township and Mt. Lebanon. Garvey brings extensive experience in private banking, wealth management and commercial lending to the institution.
Garvey most recently served as senior vice president and team leader for Private Banking and Wealth Management at Farmers National Bank of Canfield. He previously spent nearly a decade at Dollar Bank, where he rose to senior vice president and division manager of private banking after six years as vice president. Earlier in his career, he held leadership positions at Huntington National Bank and S&T Bank and began his career at PNC as a community banking officer before advancing to vice president of commercial lending.
Beyond his professional background, Garvey has deep ties to the Mt. Lebanon community. A graduate of Lincoln Elementary, Jefferson Middle School and Mt. Lebanon High School, he raised his family here and spent 16 years as an assistant varsity basketball coach at Mt. Lebanon High School from 2004 to 2020.
“Coaching in Mt. Lebanon gave me the chance to give back to a community that has given so much to me,” he said.
As CEO of Brentwood Bank, Garvey plans to continue the legacy of former CEO Tom Bailey by focusing on trust, community service and relationship-based banking.
“That level of trust drives success in banking, both with our colleagues and our customers,” he said. “We want to support the communities where we operate and help local businesses and families thrive.”
Garvey said the role also represents a personal opportunity to align his professional experience with his long-standing connection to the South Hills.
“This role lets me combine all my banking experience under one roof while continuing to serve the community I call home.”
