Shannon Striner (left) of Highland Park, and her daughter Sienna Striner participate in a rally protesting the proposed closure of nine Pittsburgh Public Schools before a public hearing on May 26. (Sophia Lucente | TribLive)
It’s a Tuesday morning in June, one of the final days of the 2025-26 school year. While getting ready for school, Sienna Striner is playing with sensory building blocks and humming to “Seussical the Musical.”
Sienna, 10, engages with music videos most every morning at her Highland Park home. Today, she’s playing one of her favorites: A recording of her older sister, Haley, as Mayzie LaBird in the Dr. Seuss-based musical produced at Haley’s middle school. Sienna knows it by heart…