Wearing his cap and gown at Slippery Rock University’s commencement ceremony, Joe Coudriet said something many college graduates have said upon earning their degree: “It ...
May 18, 2024
Education
After being named a 2024 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School, students in each classroom at Rowan Elementary School planted seeds and plants around the build...
May 18, 2024
Education
ADAMS TWP — There are only a few school days left on the calendar, and Mars Centennial School marked the occasion with its annual field day Friday, May 17.
Fifth- and six...
May 18, 2024
Education
ADAMS TWP — Board directors at Mars Area School District failed to renew membership for the Pennsylvania School Board Association at a meeting Tuesday, May 14.
A tied vot...
May 17, 2024
Education
BUTLER TOWNSHIP — Butler County Community College’s board of trustees unanimously agreed to adopt a policy from the Department of Defense regarding tuition assistance for...
May 17, 2024
Education
FORWARD TWP — The board of supervisors approved a motion Tuesday, May 14, to send a proposal letter to Seneca Valley School District asking for a “student adviser” from t...
May 16, 2024
Government
Mars Area High School’s jazz ensemble and show choir will host various performances as part of their Chorus Cabaret & Night of Jazz at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 17, in the au...
May 16, 2024
Education
Discussion around Lawrence Crossing campus continues
Discussion around Lawrence Crossing campus continues
May 16, 2024
Education
ADAMS TWP — Mars Area School District’s board is discussing conducting an updated population study that could help inform designs for the district’s planned elementary sc...
May 16, 2024
Education
BUTLER TWP — For former EMT rescue technician and firefighter Deborah Hoffman, graduating from Butler County Community College was partly a way to inspire her daughter.
H...
May 15, 2024
Education
The Seneca Valley School District board approved the hiring of Cassandra Doggrell as the district’s director of student services during a school board meeting Monday, May...
May 15, 2024
Education
Seneca Valley School District board members approved a $2 million parking lot expansion for its secondary campus at a school board meeting, Monday, May 13, as well as rou...
May 15, 2024
Education
Ehrman Crest Elementary School will welcome a new principal next school year.
The Seneca Valley School District board approved the hiring of Bridget Miller during a schoo...
May 15, 2024
Education
Preliminary budget includes 3.474 mill tax increase
Preliminary budget includes 3.474 mill tax increase
May 14, 2024
Education
Mars Area High School students were inducted into the school’s National Honor Society chapter during a ceremony earlier this month.
Inductees are juniors Madalynn Balfour...
May 13, 2024
Education
Alivia Miller, a senior at Mars Area High School, participated in the Southwestern PA Career & Technical Education Signing Day last month at PNC Park.
Miller was one of f...
May 13, 2024
Education
Paige Lauten, a Mars Area High School freshman, was recently nominated for a 2023-24 Western Pennsylvania Positive High School Athlete Award recognizing positive student ...
May 11, 2024
Education
Mars Area Elementary School fourth-graders who will be attending Mars Area Centennial School in the fall are welcome to participate in a Transition Days program on Monday...
May 11, 2024
Education
Video production students and SVTV volunteers at Seneca Valley School District won nine awards at Robert Morris University’s annual Digital Media Arts Consortium student ...
May 11, 2024
Education
Seneca Valley School District recently received the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors Youth Award at the PSATS Conference in Hershey after being nomi...
May 11, 2024
Education
BUTLER TWP — Ninety-eight new nurses graduated from the Butler County Community College Shaffer School of Nursing and Allied Health on Thursday, May 9, setting a record f...
May 09, 2024
Education
Seneca Valley Senior High School student Jo Fernandez-Jenkins placed 2nd out of 73 entries from Pennsylvania’s 16th Congressional District in the 2024 Congressional Art C...
May 07, 2024
Arts & Entertainment
Five Mars Area Centennial School students helped decide the best book of the year at the 2024 Children’s Choice Awards hosted earlier this month by Allegheny Intermediate...
May 04, 2024
Education
David C. Huseman, a professor and employee of Butler County Community College for nearly 57 years, will deliver the keynote address in his final commencement at BC3 and D...
May 03, 2024
Education
Seneca Valley School District will host its inaugural Best Buddies Walk on Saturday, June 1, at North Boundary Park in Cranberry Township.
The event is open to the public...
May 02, 2024
Education
An after-school physical activity program hosted at Slippery Rock University for children with special needs provides experiential learning opportunities for SRU students...
May 02, 2024
Education
Mars Area High School students earned multiple awards in the district’s 2024 Spring Art show, held April 26 at the high school:
Intermediate/Advanced
Drawing
Sydney ...
May 02, 2024
Education
Seneca Valley School District’s Spring Thespians Play will take place at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4, in the senior high school auditorium.
The play featurin...
April 30, 2024
Education
Football teams at Mars Area High School will conduct a shoe drive from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at the Adams Township Municipal Building.
Donations of new or gentl...
April 30, 2024
Education
The 20th annual Spring into School Readiness was especially important this year because some children entering school in the fall might not be comfortable in group settin...
April 29, 2024
Education
